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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6210 5753 104 100 165 5266

W. van Westrenen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. van Westrenen between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. van Westrenen published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2017. 23 of the 234 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2017. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 13 publications
1998 2025

234 publications in total across all disciplines

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W. van Westrenen: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 1
2002 1
2003 4
2004 4
2005 6
2006 4
2007 3
2008 11
2009 15
2010 13
2011 8
2012 14
2013 9
2014 6
2015 6
2016 14
2017 20
2018 10
2019 11
2020 13
2021 2
2022 15
2023 16
2024 10
2025 13
Total 234
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W. van Westrenen 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 W. van Westrenen 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: 165 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
158–167 458 165
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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W. van Westrenen 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 W. van Westrenen 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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

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.

Best Publications

  • Experimentally determined postspinel transformation boundary in Mg2SiO4 using MgO as an internal pressure standard and its geophysical implications

    Y Fei;J Van Orman;J Van Orman;J Li;J Li;W van Westrenen;W van Westrenen

  • A brief review of chemical and mineralogical resources on the Moon and likely initial In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) applications

    M. Anand;M. Anand;I.A. Crawford;M. Balat-Pichelin;S. Abanades

  • Crystal-chemical controls on trace element partitioning between garnet and anhydrous silicate melt

    Wim van Westrenen;Jon Blundy;Bernard Wood

  • Rare Earth Element Behavior in Zircon-Melt Systems

    John M. Hanchar;Wim van Westrenen

  • Experimental evidence that potassium is a substantial radioactive heat source in planetary cores.

    V. Rama Murthy;V. Rama Murthy;Wim van Westrenen;Wim van Westrenen;Yingwei Fei

  • Structural change in molten basalt at deep mantle conditions

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  • A critical evaluation of pressure scales at high temperatures by in situ X-ray diffraction measurements

    Yingwei Fei;Jie Li;Kei Hirose;William Minarik

  • Atomistic simulation of trace element incorporation into garnets—comparison with experimental garnet-melt partitioning data

    W van Westrenen;N.L Allan;J.D Blundy;J.A Purton

  • Evidence for an early wet Moon from experimental crystallization of the lunar magma ocean

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  • Pressure corrections for a selection of piston-cylinder cell assemblies

    P McDade;BJ Wood;W Van Westrenen;Richard A Brooker

  • The effect of sediment recycling in subduction zones on the Hf isotope character of new arc crust, Banda arc, Indonesia

    O. Nebel;O. Nebel;P.Z. Vroon;W. van Westrenen;T. Iizuka

  • Experimental constraints on the solidification of a nominally dry lunar magma ocean

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  • A predictive thermodynamic model of garnet–melt trace element partitioning

    Wim Westrenen;Bernard J. Wood;Jonathan D. Blundy

  • Trace element partitioning in Earth’s lower mantle and implications for geochemical consequences of partial melting at the core–mantle boundary

    Kei Hirose;Nobumichi Shimizu;Wim van Westrenen;Wim van Westrenen;Yingwei Fei

  • Effect of Fe2+ on garnet–melt trace element partitioning: experiments in FCMAS and quantification of crystal-chemical controls in natural systems

    Wim van Westrenen;Jonathan D. Blundy;Bernard J. Wood

  • In situ determination of the compressibility of synthetic pure zircon (ZrSiO4) and the onset of the zircon-reidite phase transition

    Wim Van Westrenen;Mark R. Frank;John M. Hanchar;Yingwei Fei

  • Lunar core formation: New constraints from metal–silicate partitioning of siderophile elements

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  • The participation of ilmenite-bearing cumulates in lunar mantle overturn

    Y. Zhao;J. de Vries;J. de Vries;A. P. van den Berg;A. P. van den Berg;M. H.G. Jacobs

  • Regions of interest (ROI) for future exploration missions to the lunar South Pole

    J. Flahaut;J. Carpenter;J.-P. Williams;M. Anand

  • Quantifying garnet-melt trace element partitioning using lattice-strain theory: new crystal-chemical and thermodynamic constraints

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  • Compressibility change in iron-rich melt and implications for core formation models

    Chrystele Sanloup;W. van Westrenen;R. Dasgupta;H. Maynard-Casely

  • Experimental study of trace element partitioning between lunar orthopyroxene and anhydrous silicate melt: Effects of lithium and iron

    Mirjam van Kan Parker;Paul R.D. Mason;Wim van Westrenen

  • New geochemical models of core formation in the Moon from metal–silicate partitioning of 15 siderophile elements

    E.S. Steenstra;Nachiketa Rai;Nachiketa Rai;J.S. Knibbe;Y.H. Lin

  • A brief review of chemical and mineralogical resources on the Moon and

    M. Anand;I. A. Crawford;M. Balat-Pichelin;S. Abanades

  • Formation and evolution of a lunar core from ilmenite-rich magma ocean cumulates

    J. de Vries;A. P. van den Berg;W. van Westrenen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jasper Berndt
Jasper Berndt University of Münster
Stephan Klemme
Stephan Klemme University of Münster
Gareth R. Davies
Gareth R. Davies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Oliver Nebel
Oliver Nebel Monash University
Mahesh Anand
Mahesh Anand The Open University
Pieter Z. Vroon
Pieter Z. Vroon Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Max W. Schmidt
Max W. Schmidt ETH Zurich
Jon D Blundy
Jon D Blundy University of Oxford
Neil L. Allan
Neil L. Allan University of Bristol
Yanbin Wang
Yanbin Wang University of Chicago

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