Alfons Berger

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Sedimentary rock
• Mineral
• Metamorphism

His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Metamorphism, Mineralogy, Allanite and Metamorphic rock. His studies link Pluton with Geochemistry. His Metamorphism course of study focuses on Subduction and Petrology, Earth science and Orogeny.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Deformation mechanism, Grain boundary strengthening, Mineral and Dislocation creep in addition to Mineralogy. His Allanite research includes elements of Epidote and Bastnäsite. Alfons Berger is interested in Greenschist, which is a branch of Metamorphic rock.

His most cited work include:

• Prograde metamorphic sequence of REE minerals in pelitic rocks of the Central Alps: implications for allanite-monazite-xenotime phase relations from 250 to 610 C (180 citations)
• Protracted fluid-induced melting during Barrovian metamorphism in the Central Alps (144 citations)
• U-Th-Pb and 230Th/238U disequilibrium isotope systematics: Precise accessory mineral chronology and melt evolution tracing in the Alpine Bergell intrusion (121 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Geochemistry, Metamorphic rock, Mineralogy, Petrology and Monazite. His study in Geochemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Hydrothermal circulation and Pluton. His work in Metamorphic rock covers topics such as Tectonics which are related to areas like Geomorphology and Dome.

The Mineralogy study combines topics in areas such as Mineral, Grain boundary, Deformation mechanism, Crystal and Grain size. His work deals with themes such as Crust, Fault, Mantle, Deformation and Massif, which intersect with Petrology. When carried out as part of a general Metamorphism research project, his work on Greenschist is frequently linked to work in Granulite, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.

He most often published in these fields:

• Geochemistry (47.46%)
• Metamorphic rock (27.12%)
• Mineralogy (24.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

• Geochemistry (47.46%)
• Metamorphic rock (27.12%)
• Petrology (17.51%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Alfons Berger mainly focuses on Geochemistry, Metamorphic rock, Petrology, Hydrothermal circulation and Massif. His Geochemistry study incorporates themes from Epidote and Mineral. His Metamorphic rock research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Dome, Metamorphism, Shear zone and Zircon.

His Petrology study combines topics in areas such as Fluid dynamics, SLATES, Breccia and Bearing. His research in Hydrothermal circulation tackles topics such as Fault which are related to areas like Tectonics. The various areas that Alfons Berger examines in his Massif study include Thrust tectonics, Thermochronology, Rift and Subduction.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• Late stages of continent-continent collision: Timing, kinematic evolution, and exhumation of the Northern rim (Aar Massif) of the Alps (10 citations)
• Constraining deformation phases in the Aar Massif and the Gotthard Nappe (Switzerland) using Th Pb crystallization ages of fissure monazite-(Ce) (9 citations)
• Dynamic Recrystallization Can Produce Porosity in Shear Zones (4 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Sedimentary rock
• Mineral
• Basalt

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Metamorphic rock, Geochemistry, Zircon, Monazite and Tectonics. Alfons Berger works mostly in the field of Zircon, limiting it down to topics relating to Geochronology and, in certain cases, Mineral, Spinel, Precambrian and Gneiss. In his research on the topic of Monazite, Group is strongly related with Dome.

His work in the fields of Tectonics, such as Subduction, overlaps with other areas such as Regime change. His Fission track dating research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Muscovite, Nappe, Shear zone, Window and Massif. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Volume of fluid method, Pressure drop and Mantle.