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Thóra Árnadóttir

Thóra Árnadóttir

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7646 7081 19 19 164 4415

Thóra Árnadóttir publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thóra Árnadóttir between 1991 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thóra Árnadóttir published across 34 years, from 1991 to 2024, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2010. 8 of the 166 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2010. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications
1991 2024

166 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thóra Árnadóttir: publications per year, 1991 to 2024
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 3
1995 4
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 1
2000 1
2001 3
2002 4
2003 5
2004 4
2005 7
2006 12
2007 4
2008 7
2009 8
2010 18
2011 7
2012 11
2013 6
2014 6
2015 15
2016 2
2017 6
2018 5
2019 4
2020 4
2021 2
2022 2
2023 4
2024 4
Total 166
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Thóra Árnadóttir 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 Thóra Árnadóttir 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, 158–167 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: 164 publications — 46th percentile

46% 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
158–167 458 164
168–177 490
178–187 414
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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Thóra Árnadóttir 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 Thóra Árnadóttir 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
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

Thóra Árnadóttir is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland and has an extensive research portfolio within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on areas including Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of subjects such as earthquake and tectonic studies, methane hydrates and related phenomena, earthquake detection and analysis, geophysics and gravity measurements, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) applications and techniques, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and cryospheric studies and observations.

They have published in various scientific venues, with a notable presence in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). Other frequent publication venues include Bulletin of Volcanology, Frontiers in Earth Science, and Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth.

Thóra Árnadóttir has collaborated frequently with several researchers. Notable co-authors include Cécile Ducrocq, Vincent Drouin, Halldór Geirsson, Yeşim Çubuk Sabuncu, and Kristín Jónsdóttir.

Their recent scholarly publications illustrate the breadth of their investigative scope:

  • Widespread fracture movements during a volcano-tectonic unrest: the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, from 2019-2021 TerraSAR-X interferometry (2024), Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Inflation-Deflation Episodes in the Hengill and Hrómundartindur Volcanic Complexes, SW Iceland (2021), Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Temporal Seismic Velocity Changes Associated With the Mw 6.1, May 2008 Ölfus Doublet, South Iceland: A Joint Interpretation From dv/v and GPS (2024), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Temporal Seismic Velocity Changes Associated with the Mw 6.1, May 2008 Ölfus Doublet, South Iceland: a Joint Interpretation from dv/v and GPS. Cubuk-Sabuncu-etal-Dataset (2024), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Additional material for the article "Widespread fracture movements during a volcano-tectonic unrest: the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, from 2019-2021 TerraSAR-X interferometry" (2023), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bárðarbunga volcanic system, Iceland

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Andrew Hooper;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Kristín S. Vogfjörd

  • Intrusion triggering of the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull explosive eruption

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Andrew Hooper;Thóra Árnadóttir

  • Glacial rebound and plate spreading: Results from the first countrywide GPS observations in Iceland

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Björn Lund;Wei Jiang;Halldor Geirsson

  • The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake imaged from inversion of geodetic data

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Paul Segall

  • Fault slip distribution of two June 2000 M W 6.5 earthquakes in South Iceland estimated from joint inversion of InSAR and GPS measurements

    Rikke Pedersen;Sigurjón Jónsson;Thóra Árnadóttir;Freysteinn Sigmundsson

  • Geodetic GPS measurements in south Iceland: Strain accumulation and partitioning in a propagating ridge system

    P. C. LaFemina;Timothy H. Dixon;R. Malservisi;R. Malservisi;T. Arnadottir

  • Rapid Deformation of the South Flank of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii

    Susan Owen;Paul Segall;Jeff Freymueller;Asta Mikijus

  • The 2008 May 29 earthquake doublet in SW Iceland

    J. Decriem;T. Árnadóttir;A. Hooper;H. Geirsson

  • Current plate movements across the Mid-atlantic ridge determined from 5 years of continuous GPS measurements in Iceland

    Halldór Geirsson;Thóra Árnadóttir;Christof Völksen;Weiping Jiang;Weiping Jiang

  • Volcanic plume height correlated with magma-pressure change at Grímsvötn Volcano, Iceland

    Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Matthew J. Roberts;Halldór Björnsson

  • Kinematic models of plate boundary deformation in southwest Iceland derived from GPS observations

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Weiping Jiang;Kurt L. Feigl;Halldór Geirsson

  • Earthquakes, stress, and strain along an obliquely divergent plate boundary: Reykjanes Peninsula, southwest Iceland

    Marie Keiding;Björn Lund;Thóra Árnadóttir

  • Icelandic rhythmics: Annual modulation of land elevation and plate spreading by snow load

    Ronni Grapenthin;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Halldór Geirsson;Thóra Árnadóttir

  • Crustal deformation of the Marlborough Fault Zone in the South Island of New Zealand: Geodetic constraints over the interval 1982-1994

    S. J. Bourne;T. Árnadóttir;J. Beavan;D. J. Darby

  • Coseismic stress changes and crustal deformation on the Reykjanes Peninsula due to triggered earthquakes on 17 June 2000

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Halldór Geirsson;Páll Einarsson

  • Geodynamics of Iceland and the signatures of plate spreading

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Páll Einarsson;Ásta Rut Hjartardóttir;Vincent Drouin

  • Plate boundary deformation and man-made subsidence around geothermal fields on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland

    Marie Keiding;Thóra Árnadóttir;Sigurjon Jonsson;Judicaël Decriem

  • Motion of Kilauea Volcano during sustained eruption from the Puu Oo and Kupaianaha Vents, 1983–1991

    Paul T. Delaney;Asta Miklius;Thora Arnadottir;Arnold T. Okamura

  • Glacio-isostatic deformation around the Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland, induced by recent climate warming : GPS observations and finite element modeling

    Carolina Pagli;Carolina Pagli;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Björn Lund;Erik Sturkell

  • Deflation of the Askja volcanic system: Constraints on the deformation source from combined inversion of satellite radar interferograms and GPS measurements

    Carolina Pagli;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Thóra Árnadóttir;Páll Einarsson

  • Postseismic deformation following the June 2000 earthquake sequence in the south Iceland seismic zone

    Thóra Árnadóttir;Sigurjón Jónsson;Fred F. Pollitz;Weiping Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Freysteinn Sigmundsson
Freysteinn Sigmundsson University of Iceland
Páll Einarsson
Páll Einarsson University of Iceland
Erik Sturkell
Erik Sturkell University of Gothenburg
Andrew Hooper
Andrew Hooper University of Leeds
Kurt L. Feigl
Kurt L. Feigl University of Wisconsin–Madison
Richard A. Bennett
Richard A. Bennett University of Arizona
Sigurjón Jónsson
Sigurjón Jónsson King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Magnús T. Gudmundsson
Magnús T. Gudmundsson University of Iceland
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Björnsson University of Iceland

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