V. L. Ferrini

5.0k citations

61 papers · 3.5k · 3 hit papers · h-index 16

Impact in

Geophysics top 1%
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
Earth-Surface Processes top 1%
- Geological formations and processes

Papers in

Oceanography 23
- Underwater Acoustics Research 18
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes 8
Atmospheric Science 11
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 10

Co-authors: S. M. Carbotte (22 shared papers)A. M. Goodwillie (4 shared papers)R. A. Arko (10 shared papers)R. Weissel (3 shared papers)Suzanne O’Hara (5 shared papers)A. K. Melkonian (3 shared papers)William B. F. Ryan (4 shared papers)F. O. Nitsche (4 shared papers)
Journals: Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (5 papers)Marine Geology (3 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2 papers)Frontiers in Marine Science (2 papers)Computers & Geosciences (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

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V. L. Ferrini

58 papers receiving 3.4k citations

V. L. Ferrini's Hit Papers

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The Nippon Foundation—GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project: The Quest to See the World’s Oceans Completely Mapped by 2030 2018 · 302 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2018 Geosciences
2015 Earth and Space Science
2009 Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

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1	Global Multi‐Resolution Topography synthesis Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·William B. F. Ryan, S. M. Carbotte, J. Coplan, Suzanne O’Hara, A. K. Melkonian, R. A. Arko, R. Weissel, V. L. Ferrini, A. M. Goodwillie, F. O. Nitsche, J. Bonczkowski, Richard Zemsky Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1592
2	A new digital bathymetric model of the world's oceans Earth and Space Science ·Pauline Weatherall, K. M. Marks, Martin Jakobsson, Thierry Schmitt, Shin Tani, Jan Erik Arndt, Marzia Rovere, D. N. Chayes, V. L. Ferrini, Rochelle Wigley Hit paper breakdown →	2015	709
3	The Nippon Foundation—GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project: The Quest to See the World’s Oceans Completely Mapped by 2030 Geosciences ·Larry A. Mayer, Martin Jakobsson, Graham Allen, Boris Dorschel, R. K. H. Falconer, V. L. Ferrini, Geoffroy Lamarche, Helen M. Snaith, Pauline Weatherall Hit paper breakdown →	2018	302
4	Seafloor Mapping – The Challenge of a Truly Global Ocean Bathymetry Frontiers in Marine Science ·Anne‐Cathrin Wölfl, Helen M. Snaith, Sam Amirebrahimi, Colin W. Devey, Boris Dorschel, V. L. Ferrini, Veerle A.I. Huvenne, Martin Jakobsson, Jennifer Jencks, Gordon Johnston, Geoffroy Lamarche, Larry A. Mayer, David Millar, Terje Haga Pedersen, Kim Picard, Anja Reitz, Thierry Schmitt, Martin Visbeck, Pauline Weatherall, Rochelle Wigley	2019	179
5	How many vent fields? New estimates of vent field populations on ocean ridges from precise mapping of hydrothermal discharge locations Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Edward T. Baker, Joseph A. Resing, Rachel M. Haymon, Verena Tunnicliffe, J. W. Lavelle, Fernando Martínez, V. L. Ferrini, S. L. Walker, Koichi Nakamura	2016	85
6	The effects of fine-scale surface roughness and grain size on 300 kHz multibeam backscatter intensity in sandy marine sedimentary environments Marine Geology ·V. L. Ferrini, Roger D. Flood	2006	80
7	The East Pacific Rise Between 9°N and 10°N: Twenty-Five Years of Integrated, Multidisciplinary Oceanic Spreading Center Studies Oceanography ·Daniel J. Fornari, Karen Von Damm, J. G. Bryce, James P. Cowen, V. L. Ferrini, A. T. Fundis, Marvin D. Lilley, George W. Luther, Lauren S. Mullineaux, M. R. Perfit, M. F. Meana-Prado, K. H. Rubin, William E. Seyfried, Timothy M. Shank, S. A. Soule, M. Tolstoy, S. M. White	2012	75
8	Navigational infrastructure at the East Pacific Rise 9°50′N area following the 2005–2006 eruption: Seafloor benchmarks and near‐bottom multibeam surveys Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·S. A. Soule, V. L. Ferrini, J. C. Kinsey, Daniel J. Fornari, Cynthia J. Sellers, S. M. White, K. von Damm, S. M. Carbotte	2008	63
9	Variable morphologic expression of volcanic, tectonic, and hydrothermal processes at six hydrothermal vent fields in the Lau back‐arc basin Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·V. L. Ferrini, Margaret K. Tivey, S. M. Carbotte, Fernando Martínez, Chris Roman	2008	49
10	Monitoring and Modeling the Rapid Evolution of Earth's Newest Volcanic Island: Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai (Tonga) Using High Spatial Resolution Satellite Observations Geophysical Research Letters ·J. B. Garvin, D. A. Slayback, V. L. Ferrini, J. J. Frawley, Christine Giguere, Ghassem Asrar, Knud Andersen	2018	48
11	The 2005 Chios Ancient Shipwreck Survey: New Methods for Underwater Archaeology Hesperia The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens ·Brendan Foley, Katerina Dellaporta, Dimitris Sakellariou, Brian S. Bingham, Richard Camilli, Ryan M. Eustice, Dionysis Evagelistis, V. L. Ferrini, Kostas Katsaros, Dimitris Kourkoumelis, Angelos Mallios, Paraskevi Micha, David A. Mindell, Christopher Roman, Hanumant Singh, David S. Switzer, Theotokis Theodoulou	2009	44
12	Submeter bathymetric mapping of volcanic and hydrothermal features on the East Pacific Rise crest at 9°50′N Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·V. L. Ferrini, Daniel J. Fornari, Timothy M. Shank, James C. Kinsey, Maurice A. Tivey, S. A. Soule, S. M. Carbotte, Louis L. Whitcomb, D. Yoerger, Jonathan C. Howland	2007	41
13	A comparison of Rippled Scour Depressions identified with multibeam sonar: Evidence of sediment transport in inner shelf environments Continental Shelf Research ·V. L. Ferrini, Roger D. Flood	2005	34
14	A decade of volcanic construction and destruction at the summit of NW Rota‐1 seamount: 2004–2014 Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·S. Schnur, William W. Chadwick, R. W. Embley, V. L. Ferrini, Cornel E.J. de Ronde, K. V. Cashman, N. Deardorff, S. G. Merle, Robert P. Dziak, Joe Haxel, Haru Matsumoto	2017	27
15	Imaging of CO₂ bubble plumes above an erupting submarine volcano, NW Rota‐1, Mariana Arc Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·William W. Chadwick, S. G. Merle, Nathaniel J. Buck, J. W. Lavelle, Joseph A. Resing, V. L. Ferrini	2014	23
16	The Global Multi-Resolution Topography (GMRT) Synthesis AGUFM ·R. A. Arko, W. B. Ryan, S. M. Carbotte, A. K. Melkonian, J. Coplan, Suzanne O’Hara, D. N. Chayes, R. Weissel, A. M. Goodwillie, V. L. Ferrini, K. J. Stroker, W. Virden	2007	15
17	Antarctic Multibeam Bathymetry and Geophysical Data Synthesis: an on-line digital data Resource for marine geoscience research in the Southern Ocean Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World ·S. M. Carbotte, William B. F. Ryan, Suzanne O’Hara, R. A. Arko, A. M. Goodwillie, A. K. Melkonian, R. Weissel, V. L. Ferrini	2007	15
18	Characterization of Six Vent Fields Within the Lau Basin AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Margaret K. Tivey, Paul R. Craddock, J. Seewald, V. L. Ferrini, S. Kim, Michael J. Mottl, N. A. Sterling, Anna‐Louise Reysenbach, C.G. Wheat	2005	11
19	Characterization of the in situ magnetic architecture of oceanic crust (Hess Deep) using near‐source vector magnetic data Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Masako Tominaga, Maurice A. Tivey, C. J. MacLeod, Antony Morris, C. Johan Lissenberg, D. J. Shillington, V. L. Ferrini	2016	10
20	Evidence of mass failure in the Hess Deep Rift from multi-resolutional bathymetry data Marine Geology ·V. L. Ferrini, D. J. Shillington, K. M. Gillis, C. J. MacLeod, D.A.H. Teagle, Antony Morris, Pierre Cazenave, Stephen D. Hurst, Masako Tominaga	2013	9

About V. L. Ferrini

V. L. Ferrini is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry and Geophysics, having authored 61 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Underwater Acoustics Research (18 papers), Geological formations and processes (10 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (10 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (8 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers), Scientific Computing and Data Management (5 papers) and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (1.4k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (552 citations), Oceanography (972 citations), Geology (358 citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.0k citations). V. L. Ferrini has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include S. M. Carbotte, A. M. Goodwillie, R. A. Arko, R. Weissel, Suzanne O’Hara, A. K. Melkonian, William B. F. Ryan, F. O. Nitsche, J. Bonczkowski and Martin Jakobsson. Their work appears in journals such as Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Marine Geology, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Frontiers in Marine Science and Computers & Geosciences.

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