Robert D. van der Hilst

13.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
100 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

Robert D. van der Hilst is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. van der Hilst has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Geophysics, 18 papers in Ocean Engineering and 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Robert D. van der Hilst's work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (70 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (64 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (55 papers). Robert D. van der Hilst is often cited by papers focused on High-pressure geophysics and materials (70 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (64 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (55 papers). Robert D. van der Hilst collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and France. Robert D. van der Hilst's co-authors include Huajian Yao, E. R. Engdahl, L. H. Royden, B. C. Burchfiel, Chang Li, Maarten V. de Hoop, Sri Widiyantoro, S. Burdick, Caroline Beghein and A. Meltzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. van der Hilst

99 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Geological Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau 1997 2026 2006 2016 2008 1997 2006 2008 2008 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. The Geological Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau
    2008 1.4k citations L. H. Royden, B. C. Burchfiel et al. Science profile →
  2. Evidence for deep mantle circulation from global tomography
    1997 999 citations Robert D. van der Hilst, Sri Widiyantoro et al. Nature profile →
  3. Surface-wave array tomography in SE Tibet from ambient seismic noise and two-station analysis - I. Phase velocity maps
    2006 823 citations Huajian Yao, Robert D. van der Hilst et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →
  4. A new global model for P wave speed variations in Earth's mantle
    2008 610 citations Chang Li, Robert D. van der Hilst et al. profile →
  5. A geological and geophysical context for the Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
    2008 606 citations B. C. Burchfiel, L. H. Royden et al. profile →
  6. Subduction of the Indian lithosphere beneath the Tibetan Plateau and Burma
    2008 595 citations Chang Li, Robert D. van der Hilst et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
  7. Surface wave array tomography in SE Tibet from ambient seismic noise and two-station analysis - II. Crustal and upper-mantle structure
    2008 475 citations Huajian Yao, Caroline Beghein et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →
  8. Eastward expansion of the Tibetan Plateau by crustal flow and strain partitioning across faults
    2014 352 citations Robert D. van der Hilst et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert D. van der Hilst United States 42 9.9k 972 711 432 402 100 10.6k
S. L. Klemperer United States 58 8.0k 0.8× 875 0.9× 260 0.4× 813 1.9× 451 1.1× 192 8.6k
Paul G. Silver United States 54 11.9k 1.2× 507 0.5× 337 0.5× 257 0.6× 241 0.6× 136 12.2k
Dapeng Zhao Japan 74 19.5k 2.0× 1.4k 1.4× 277 0.4× 1.3k 2.9× 515 1.3× 311 20.5k
G. A. Houseman United Kingdom 44 8.3k 0.8× 586 0.6× 163 0.2× 629 1.5× 725 1.8× 121 8.8k
G. Zandt United States 57 11.3k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 141 0.2× 255 0.6× 684 1.7× 173 11.6k
Florian Wobbe Germany 9 4.1k 0.4× 646 0.7× 169 0.2× 335 0.8× 652 1.6× 13 5.3k
Joaquim Luís Portugal 19 4.8k 0.5× 657 0.7× 180 0.3× 417 1.0× 847 2.1× 36 6.2k
Onno Oncken Germany 51 7.3k 0.7× 971 1.0× 180 0.3× 393 0.9× 925 2.3× 183 8.1k
Kelin Wang Canada 52 9.8k 1.0× 799 0.8× 162 0.2× 362 0.8× 1.2k 3.0× 197 10.9k
Peter Bird United States 46 8.0k 0.8× 975 1.0× 97 0.1× 552 1.3× 591 1.5× 92 8.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yao, Huajian, et al.. (2024). Seismic radial anisotropy in southeastern Tibetan Plateau and its implications for regional geodynamic evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 649. 119122–119122. 3 indexed citations
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Jagoutz, Oliver, et al.. (2023). Mantle thermochemical variations beneath the continental United States through petrologic interpretation of seismic tomography. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 602. 117965–117965. 7 indexed citations
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Beaucé, Éric, Robert D. van der Hilst, & Michel Campillo. (2022). Microseismic Constraints on the Mechanical State of the North Anatolian Fault Zone 13 Years After the 1999 M7.4 Izmit Earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(9). 15 indexed citations
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Hoop, Maarten V. de, et al.. (2020). Semiclassical inverse spectral problem for seismic surface waves in isotropic media: part I. Love waves. Inverse Problems. 36(7). 75015–75015. 1 indexed citations
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Hoop, Maarten V. de, et al.. (2020). Semiclassical inverse spectral problem for seismic surface waves in isotropic media: part II. Rayleigh waves. Inverse Problems. 36(7). 75016–75016. 3 indexed citations
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Yu, Chunquan, Elizabeth Day, Maarten V. de Hoop, et al.. (2018). Compositional heterogeneity near the base of the mantle transition zone beneath Hawaii. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1266–1266. 18 indexed citations
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Socco, Laura Valentina, D. Boiero, Paolo Bergamo, et al.. (2014). Surface wave tomography to retrieve near surface velocity models. 2013–2018. 11 indexed citations
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Yu, Chunquan, Wang‐Ping Chen, Jieyuan Ning, et al.. (2012). Thick crust beneath the Ordos plateau: Implications for instability of the North China craton. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 357-358. 366–375. 51 indexed citations
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Gouëdard, Pierre, Philippe Roux, Michel Campillo, et al.. (2011). Source depopulation potential and surface-wave tomography using a crosscorrelation method in a scattering medium. Geophysics. 76(2). SA51–SA61. 8 indexed citations
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Verdel, Arie, Pierre Gouëdard, Huajian Yao, & Robert D. van der Hilst. (2010). Surface‐wave eikonal tomography in a scattering environment. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 3 indexed citations
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Gouëdard, Pierre, Huajian Yao, Robert D. van der Hilst, & Arie Verdel. (2010). Surface‐wave eikonal tomography in a scattering environment. 1919–1923. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Chang & Robert D. van der Hilst. (2010). Structure of the upper mantle and transition zone beneath Southeast Asia from traveltime tomography. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 115(B7). 289 indexed citations
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Berg, A. P. van den, Maarten V. de Hoop, David A. Yuen, et al.. (2010). Geodynamical modeling and multiscale seismic expression of thermo-chemical heterogeneity and phase transitions in the lowermost mantle. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 180(3-4). 244–257. 10 indexed citations
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Yao, Huajian & Robert D. van der Hilst. (2009). Analysis of ambient noise energy distribution and phase velocity bias in ambient noise tomography, with application to SE Tibet. Geophysical Journal International. 179(2). 1113–1132. 204 indexed citations
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Burdick, S., Robert D. van der Hilst, F. L. Vernon, et al.. (2009). Model Update December 2008: Upper Mantle Heterogeneity beneath North America from P-wave Travel Time Tomography with Global and USArray Transportable Array Data. Seismological Research Letters. 80(4). 638–645. 33 indexed citations
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Yao, Huajian, Caroline Beghein, & Robert D. van der Hilst. (2008). Surface wave array tomography in SE Tibet from ambient seismic noise and two-station analysis - II. Crustal and upper-mantle structure. Geophysical Journal International. 173(1). 205–219. 475 indexed citations breakdown →
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Beghein, Caroline, Joseph S. Resovsky, & Robert D. van der Hilst. (2008). The signal of mantle anisotropy in the coupling of normal modes. Geophysical Journal International. 175(3). 1209–1234. 23 indexed citations
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Royden, L. H., B. C. Burchfiel, & Robert D. van der Hilst. (2008). The Geological Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau. Science. 321(5892). 1054–1058. 1422 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hilst, Robert D. van der & Maarten V. de Hoop. (2006). Reply to comment by R. Montelli, G. Nolet and F. A. Dahlen on ‘Banana-doughnut kernels and mantle tomography’. Geophysical Journal International. 167(3). 1211–1214. 12 indexed citations
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Hilst, Robert D. van der, Sri Widiyantoro, & E. R. Engdahl. (1997). Evidence for deep mantle circulation from global tomography. Nature. 386(6625). 578–584. 999 indexed citations breakdown →

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