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 W. van Westrenen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 165 publications — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.
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 W. van Westrenen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 39 D-Index — 23rd percentile
23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.
W. van Westrenen is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans several subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology, and Mechanics of Materials.
The scientist's work focuses on multiple topics, such as Astro and Planetary Science, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Planetary Science and Exploration, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.
Recent published papers cover varied aspects of planetary and geophysical sciences. These include the 2022 paper titled "Observability of evaporating lava worlds" published in Astronomy and Astrophysics, the 2020 article "A possible high-temperature origin of the Moon and its geochemical consequences" in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, and the 2020 study "Mercury's Interior Structure Constrained by Density and P-Wave Velocity Measurements of Liquid Fe-Si-C Alloys" appearing in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets.
Other papers are the 2023 publication "Magmatic Evolution I: Initial Differentiation of the Moon" found in Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry and the 2020 work "Geochemical constraints on core-mantle differentiation in Mercury and the aubrite parent body" in Icarus.
Frequent collaborators in van Westrenen's research include Jasper Berndt, Stephan Klemme, Yanhao Lin, E. S. Steenstra, and Mantas Zilinskas. These coauthors have worked jointly on numerous projects, reflecting ongoing partnerships within the geosciences community.
Van Westrenen has contributed regularly to several scientific journals. The most frequent venues of publication are Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, arXiv (Cornell University), Astronomy and Astrophysics, Surveys in Geophysics, and Journal of Geophysical Research Planets.
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M. Anand;M. Anand;I.A. Crawford;M. Balat-Pichelin;S. Abanades
Wim van Westrenen;Jon Blundy;Bernard Wood
John M. Hanchar;Wim van Westrenen
V. Rama Murthy;V. Rama Murthy;Wim van Westrenen;Wim van Westrenen;Yingwei Fei
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Yingwei Fei;Jie Li;Kei Hirose;William Minarik
W van Westrenen;N.L Allan;J.D Blundy;J.A Purton
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P McDade;BJ Wood;W Van Westrenen;Richard A Brooker
O. Nebel;O. Nebel;P.Z. Vroon;W. van Westrenen;T. Iizuka
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Wim Westrenen;Bernard J. Wood;Jonathan D. Blundy
Kei Hirose;Nobumichi Shimizu;Wim van Westrenen;Wim van Westrenen;Yingwei Fei
Wim van Westrenen;Jonathan D. Blundy;Bernard J. Wood
Wim Van Westrenen;Mark R. Frank;John M. Hanchar;Yingwei Fei
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Y. Zhao;J. de Vries;J. de Vries;A. P. van den Berg;A. P. van den Berg;M. H.G. Jacobs
J. Flahaut;J. Carpenter;J.-P. Williams;M. Anand
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Chrystele Sanloup;W. van Westrenen;R. Dasgupta;H. Maynard-Casely
Mirjam van Kan Parker;Paul R.D. Mason;Wim van Westrenen
E.S. Steenstra;Nachiketa Rai;Nachiketa Rai;J.S. Knibbe;Y.H. Lin
M. Anand;I. A. Crawford;M. Balat-Pichelin;S. Abanades
J. de Vries;A. P. van den Berg;W. van Westrenen
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