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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4786 4409 1817 1613 185 6381

Stuart N. Thomson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stuart N. Thomson between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stuart N. Thomson published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2015. 18 of the 225 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2015. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 7 publications
1993 2025

225 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stuart N. Thomson: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 3
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 5
2003 3
2004 2
2005 4
2006 2
2007 7
2008 3
2009 4
2010 11
2011 5
2012 7
2013 5
2014 9
2015 20
2016 12
2017 15
2018 12
2019 19
2020 10
2021 9
2022 18
2023 13
2024 11
2025 7
Total 225
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Stuart N. Thomson publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stuart N. Thomson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 178–187 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 185 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414 185
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Stuart N. Thomson D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stuart N. Thomson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248 44
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Stuart N. Thomson is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States, focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans several domains within this broad field, with a particular emphasis on geophysics, atmospheric science, artificial intelligence, geology, and ecology as subfields of study.

The primary topics of their scientific work include geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, geochemistry and geologic mapping, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological studies and exploration, and cryospheric studies and observations.

Thomson has published extensively, with 93 publications related to Earth and Planetary Sciences. Major venues for their work include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Tectonophysics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Tectonics
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomson demonstrate involvement in tectonic and erosion processes, plate dynamics, and exhumation studies. Notable publications include:

  • "Regional Exhumation and Tectonic History of the Shanxi Rift and Taihangshan, North China" (2021, Tectonics)
  • "Rapid erosion of the central Transantarctic Mountains at the Eocene-Oligocene transition: Evidence from skewed (U-Th)/He date distributions near Beardmore Glacier" (2021, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • "Breaking plates: Creation of the East Anatolian fault, the Anatolian plate, and a tectonic escape system" (2023, Geology)
  • "Episodic Long-Term Exhumation of the Tianshan Orogenic Belt: New Insights From Multiple Low-Temperature Thermochronometers" (2023, Tectonics)
  • "Late Miocene Exhumation of the Western Cordillera, Ecuador, Driven by Increased Coupling Between the Subducting Carnegie Ridge and the South American Continent" (2022, Tectonics)

Thomson frequently collaborates with a group of researchers, including Kathy Licht, Sidney R. Hemming, Jiyuan Yin, James Marschalek, and Wenjiao Xiao. These co-authors have contributed to multiple publications together, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Routine low‐damage apatite U‐Pb dating using laser ablation–multicollector–ICPMS

    Stuart N. Thomson;George E. Gehrels;Joaquin Ruiz;Robert Buchwaldt

  • The Hellenic Subduction System: High-Pressure Metamorphism, Exhumation, Normal Faulting, and Large-Scale Extension

    Uwe Ring;Johannes Glodny;Thomas Will;Stuart Thomson

  • Glaciation as a destructive and constructive control on mountain building

    Stuart N. Thomson;Stuart N. Thomson;Mark T. Brandon;Jonathan H. Tomkin;Peter W. Reiners

  • Late Cenozoic geomorphic and tectonic evolution of the Patagonian Andes between latitudes 42°S and 46°S: An appraisal based on fission-track results from the transpressional intra-arc Liquiñe-Ofqui fault zone

    Stuart N. Thomson

  • Thermochronology of the high-pressure metamorphic rocks of Crete, Greece: Implications for the speed of tectonic processes

    Stuart N. Thomson;Bernhard Stöckhert;Manfred R. Brix

  • Mesozoic-Cenozoic denudation history of the Patagonian Andes (southern Chile) and its correlation to different subduction processes

    Stuart N. Thomson;Francisco Hervé;Bernhard Stöckhert

  • What caused the denudation of the Menderes Massif: Review of crustal evolution, lithosphere structure, and dynamic topography in southwest Turkey

    Klaus Gessner;Luis A. Gallardo;Vanessa Markwitz;Uwe Ring

  • Early exhumation of high‐pressure rocks in extrusion wedges: Cycladic blueschist unit in the eastern Aegean, Greece, and Turkey

    Uwe Ring;Thomas Will;Johannes Glodny;Christine Kumerics

  • Time markers for the evolution and exhumation history of a Late Palaeozoic paired metamorphic belt in North-Central Chile (34°-35°30′S)

    Arne P. Willner;Stuart N. Thomson;Stuart N. Thomson;Alfred Kröner;Jo Anne Wartho

  • Thermochronologic evaluation of postcollision extension in the Anatolide orogen, western Turkey

    Stuart N. Thomson;Uwe Ring

  • Fission track analysis of the crystalline basement rocks of the calabrian arc, southern italy: evidence of oligo-miocene late-orogenic extension and erosion

    Stuart N. Thomson

  • The geodynamics of collision of a microplate (Chilenia) in Devonian times deduced by the pressure–temperature–time evolution within part of a collisional belt (Guarguaraz Complex, W-Argentina)

    Arne P. Willner;Arne P. Willner;Axel Gerdes;Hans-Joachim Massonne;Alexander Schmidt

  • Continental underthrusting and obduction during the Cretaceous closure of the Rocas Verdes rift basin, Cordillera Darwin, Patagonian Andes

    Keith Klepeis;Paul Betka;Paul Betka;Geoffrey Clarke;Mark Fanning

  • Thermobarometric data from a fossil zircon partial annealing zone in high pressure–low temperature rocks of eastern and central Crete, Greece

    Manfred R. Brix;Bernhard Stöckhert;Eberhard Seidel;Thomas Theye

  • Miocene high-pressure metamorphic rocks of Crete, Greece: rapid exhumation by buoyant escape

    Stuart N. Thomson;Bernhard Stöckhert;Manfred R. Brix

  • Postmagmatic cooling and late Cenozoic denudation of the North Patagonian Batholith in the Los Lagos region of Chile, 41°−42°15′S

    A. C. Adriasola;S. N. Thomson;M. R. Brix;F. Hervé

  • New time constraints for the age of metamorphism at the ancestral Pacific Gondwana margin of southern Chile (42-52°S)

    Stuart N. Thomson;Francisco Hervé

  • An Oligocene extrusion wedge of blueschist-facies nappes on Evia, Aegean Sea, Greece: implications for the early exhumation of high-pressure rocks

    Uwe Ring;Johannes Glodny;Thomas Will;Stuart Thomson

  • Late Eocene Uplift of the Al Hajar Mountains, Oman, Supported by Stratigraphy and Low-Temperature Thermochronology

    Reuben J. Hansman;Uwe Ring;Stuart N. Thomson;Bas den Brok

  • Fast extension but little exhumation: the Vari detachment in the Cyclades, Greece

    Uwe Ring;Stuart N. Thomson;Michael Bröcker

  • Thermochronologic evidence for orogen-parallel variability in wedge kinematics during extending convergent orogenesis of the northern Apennines, Italy

    Stuart N. Thomson;Mark T. Brandon;Peter W. Reiners;Massimiliano Zattin

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. Reiners
Peter W. Reiners University of Arizona
Uwe Ring
Uwe Ring Stockholm University
Sidney R. Hemming
Sidney R. Hemming Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Arne P. Willner
Arne P. Willner Ruhr University Bochum
Massimiliano Zattin
Massimiliano Zattin University of Padua
Johannes Glodny
Johannes Glodny University of Potsdam
Francisco Hervé
Francisco Hervé Andrés Bello University
Leonardo Seeber
Leonardo Seeber Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Donna L. Whitney
Donna L. Whitney University of Minnesota

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