What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Plate tectonics
- Basalt
- Tectonics
Alain Vauchez mainly investigates Mantle, Geochemistry, Shear zone, Olivine and Lithosphere.
His work on Peridotite as part of general Mantle research is frequently linked to Dislocation creep, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Peridotite research incorporates elements of Mineralogy, Petrology and Partial melting.
Alain Vauchez works in the field of Geochemistry, namely Zircon.
Shear zone is a subfield of Seismology that he explores.
His study in Lithosphere is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Indentation, São Francisco Craton, Craton and Deformation.
His most cited work include:
- Seismic properties of an asthenospherized lithospheric mantle: constraints from lattice preferred orientations in peridotite from the Ronda massif (87 citations)
- Deformation, static recrystallization, and reactive melt transport in shallow subcontinental mantle xenoliths (Tok Cenozoic volcanic field, SE Siberia) (83 citations)
- Feedback between melt percolation and deformation in an exhumed lithosphere asthenosphere boundary (78 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Geochemistry, Petrology, Shear zone, Lithosphere and Geophysics.
His Geochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Lineation and Mylonite.
His research integrates issues of Volcano, Crust, Quartz, Seismic anisotropy and Terrane in his study of Petrology.
His Shear zone study combines topics in areas such as Shear, Metamorphic rock, Orogeny and Deformation.
His Lithosphere research integrates issues from Xenolith, Partial melting, Mantle and Craton.
His biological study deals with issues like Olivine, which deal with fields such as Websterite.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geochemistry (35.00%)
- Petrology (35.00%)
- Shear zone (28.33%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2010-2016)?
- Geochemistry (35.00%)
- Petrology (35.00%)
- Shear zone (28.33%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Alain Vauchez mostly deals with Geochemistry, Petrology, Shear zone, Crust and Peridotite.
His research in Geochemistry intersects with topics in Lineation, Mylonite and Rift.
His work deals with themes such as Orogeny, Geophysics, Xenolith, Lithosphere and Terrane, which intersect with Petrology.
His Shear zone research includes themes of Rheology, Microstructure and Mineralogy.
His Peridotite study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Massif and Metasomatism.
His Metasomatism study incorporates themes from East African Rift and Olivine.
Between 2010 and 2016, his most popular works were:
- Heterogeneity and anisotropy in the lithospheric mantle (51 citations)
- Preorogenic exhumation of the North Pyrenean Agly massif (Eastern Pyrenees‐France) (38 citations)
- Microfabrics and zircon U–Pb (SHRIMP) chronology of mylonites from the Patos shear zone (Borborema Province, NE Brazil) (35 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Plate tectonics
- Basalt
- Tectonics
His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Peridotite, Lineation, Mylonite and Geophysics.
His Geochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Foreland basin and Amphibole.
His Peridotite research incorporates themes from Boudinage, Rift, Olivine and Massif.
Alain Vauchez interconnects Xenolith, Mantle and Lithosphere in the investigation of issues within Olivine.
His studies deal with areas such as Intraplate earthquake, Tectonics, Characteristic length and Deformation as well as Geophysics.
The various areas that Alain Vauchez examines in his Crust study include Petrology and Craton.
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