Martin Hovland

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Martin Hovland is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Hovland has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 40 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 39 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Martin Hovland's work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (84 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (40 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (33 papers). Martin Hovland is often cited by papers focused on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (84 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (40 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (33 papers). Martin Hovland collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. Martin Hovland's co-authors include Alan Judd, Michael B. Clennell, Henrik H. Svensen, Pierre Henry, William J. Winters, James S. Booth, James V. Gardner, Pål Buhl‐Mortensen, Torleiv Brattegard and Håkon Rueslåtten and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Martin Hovland

111 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Formation of natural gas hydrates in marine sediments: 1. Conceptual model of gas hydrate growth conditioned by host sediment properties

1999 556 citations Martin Hovland et al. profile →
Seabed pockmarks and seepages: Impact on geology, biology and the marine environment

1988 480 citations Martin Hovland, Alan Judd profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Martin Hovland Norway	44	5.5k	2.9k	2.5k	1.9k	1.4k	114	7.6k
C. K. Paull United States	52	5.5k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	4.7k 1.9×	2.6k 1.3×	2.7k 1.9×	218	10.3k
Gerhard Bohrmann Germany	57	7.2k 1.3×	4.1k 1.4×	4.1k 1.7×	2.4k 1.2×	556 0.4×	244	9.7k
Jörn Peckmann Germany	54	6.8k 1.2×	4.6k 1.6×	3.8k 1.6×	1.3k 0.7×	596 0.4×	275	10.1k
Klaus Wallmann Germany	58	5.7k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	3.9k 1.6×	2.2k 1.2×	448 0.3×	209	10.4k
Jürgen Mienert Norway	48	4.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	136	6.5k
Harry H. Roberts United States	48	3.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	3.0k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	3.0k 2.1×	239	8.1k
William Ussler United States	40	3.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	757 0.5×	84	5.2k
Alan Judd United Kingdom	26	3.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	741 0.5×	48	3.9k
Christian Berndt Germany	40	3.2k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	215	5.4k
C. Ruppel United States	47	5.1k 0.9×	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	287 0.2×	116	7.0k

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Hovland, Martin, Daniele Casalbore, Marzia Rovere, et al.. (2025). Pockmark Distribution and Genesis in the Mediterranean and Black Seas: A Regional Synthesis. Geosciences. 15(12). 448–448.

Hovland, Martin, et al.. (2018). Formation of linear planform chimneys controlled by preferential hydrocarbon leakage and anisotropic stresses in faulted fine-grained sediments, offshore Angola. Solid Earth. 9(6). 1437–1468. 26 indexed citations

Hovland, Martin, et al.. (2017). Large salt accumulations as a consequence of hydrothermal processes associated with ‘Wilson cycles’: A review Part 1: Towards a new understanding. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 92. 987–1009. 18 indexed citations

Hovland, Martin, et al.. (2015). Detailed Sea Bed Mapping for a Pipeline Across the Norwegian Trench. The International Hydrographic Review. 57(2). 2 indexed citations

Carbone, Serafina, et al.. (2015). Magma–serpentinite interaction as the origin of diatremes: a case study from the Hyblean Plateau (southeastern Sicily). International Journal of Earth Sciences. 105(5). 1371–1385. 7 indexed citations

Roy, Sudip, Kim Senger, Riko Noormets, & Martin Hovland. (2012). Pockmarks in the fjords of western Svalbard and their implications on gas hydrate dissociation. EGUGA. 8960. 4 indexed citations

Jensen, Sigmund, Sébastien Duperron, Nils-Kåre Birkeland, & Martin Hovland. (2010). Intracellular Oceanospirillales bacteria inhabit gills of Acesta bivalves. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 74(3). 523–533. 53 indexed citations

Hovland, Martin. (2009). Hydrate pingoes at Nyegga: some characteristic features. EGUGA. 1782. 1 indexed citations

Wegener, Gunter, Maya Shovitri, Katrin Knittel, et al.. (2008). Biogeochemical processes and microbial diversity of the Gullfaks and Tommeliten methane seeps (Northern North Sea). Biogeosciences. 5(4). 1127–1144. 48 indexed citations

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Jensen, Sigmund, Josh D. Neufeld, Nils-Kåre Birkeland, Martin Hovland, & J. Colin Murrell. (2008). Insight into the microbial community structure of a Norwegian deep-water coral reef environment. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 55(11). 1554–1563. 31 indexed citations

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Forsberg, Carl Fredrik, Martin Hovland, Sverre Planke, et al.. (2005). Pockmarks with Methane Derived Authigenic Carbonate in the Norwegian Trench, Northern North Sea. AGUFM. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Niemann, Helge, Marcus Elvert, Martin Hovland, et al.. (2005). Methane emission and consumption at a North Sea gas seep (Tommeliten area). Biogeosciences. 2(4). 335–351. 130 indexed citations

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Hovland, Martin, et al.. (2002). Mapping and imaging deep-sea coral reefs off Norway, 1982–2000. Hydrobiologia. 471(1-3). 13–17. 26 indexed citations

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Hovland, Martin, et al.. (2001). Gas Hydrate And Seeps - Effects On Slope Stability: The "Hydraulic Model". 5 indexed citations

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Hovland, Martin, Johan Bäckman, Bernard Coakley, et al.. (2001). The high-Arctic drilling challenge : Excerpts from the final report of the Arctic’s role in Global Change Program Planning Group (APPG). Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 27(1). 7–20. 3 indexed citations

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Buhl‐Mortensen, Pål, et al.. (1995). Deep water bioherms of the scleractinian coral Lophelia pertusa (L.) at 64° n on the Norwegian shelf: Structure and associated megafauna. Sarsia. 80(2). 145–158. 186 indexed citations

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Whiticar, Michael J., Martin Hovland, Miriam Kastner, & James Sample. (1995). Organic geochemistry of gases, fluids, and hydrates at the Cascadia Margin accretionary margin. 146. 385–397. 36 indexed citations

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Hovland, Martin, et al.. (1993). The global flux of methane from shallow submarine sediments. Chemosphere. 26(1-4). 559–578. 188 indexed citations

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Hovland, Martin. (1985). Seabed features caused by shallow gas in North Sea. AAPG Bulletin. 52(1). 116–124. 2 indexed citations

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Hovland, Martin. (1984). Gas‐induced erosion features in the North Sea. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 9(3). 209–228. 40 indexed citations

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