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Andrew J.W. Gleadow

Andrew J.W. Gleadow

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Earth Science

D-Index
71
Citations
19378
World Ranking
910
National Ranking
63

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Andrew J.W. Gleadow is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Archeology, Anthropology, and Geology. Their research addresses a wide range of topics, including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Their recent publications cover diverse aspects of geoscience and archaeology. These include:

  • 12,000-Year-old Aboriginal rock art from the Kimberley region, Western Australia (2020) in Science Advances
  • Ages for Australia's oldest rock paintings (2021) in Nature Human Behaviour
  • Interpreting and reporting fission-track chronological data (2024) in Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • AusGeochem: An Open Platform for Geochemical Data Preservation, Dissemination and Synthesis (2022) in Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Development of the Nyika Plateau, Malawi: A Long Lived Paleo-Surface or a Contemporary Feature of the East African Rift? (2022) in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Frequent co-authors in Gleadow's research include Barry P. Kohn, Samuel Boone, Damien Finch, Helen Green, and Brent McInnes. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary efforts spanning geochronology, geochemical data platforms, and archaeological studies.

Gleadow's research has been published repeatedly in several venues, evidencing ongoing contributions to the field. The key publication venues are:

  • Science Advances
  • Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Geoarchaeology
  • Geochronology

The scientist has been recognized with awards including the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012 and the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in the same year. These honors acknowledge contributions to geochemistry and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Thermal annealing of fission tracks in apatite 2. A quantitative analysis

    G.M. Laslett;P.F. Green;I.R. Duddy;A.J.W. Gleadow

  • Confined fission track lengths in apatite: a diagnostic tool for thermal history analysis

    A. J. W. Gleadow;I. R. Duddy;P. F. Green;J. F. Lovering

  • Thermal annealing of fission tracks in apatite: 1. A qualitative description

    P.F Green;I.R Duddy;A.J.W Gleadow;P.R Tingate

  • Thermal annealing of fission tracks in apatite 4. Quantitative modelling techniques and extension to geological timescales

    P.F. Green;I.R. Duddy;G.M. Laslett;K.A. Hegarty

  • Fission-track dating methods: What are the real alternatives?

    A.J.W. Gleadow

  • A natural long-term track annealing experiment for apatite

    A.J.W. Gleadow;I.R. Duddy

  • Thermal annealing of fission tracks in apatite. II: A quantitative analysis

    G. M. Laslett;P. F. Green;I. R. Duddy;A. J. W. Gleadow

  • FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS: A NEW TOOL FOR THE EVALUATION OF THERMAL HISTORIES AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL.

    A. J. W. Gleadow;I. R. Duddy;J. F. Lovering

  • Thermal annealing of fission tracks in apatite. I: A qualitative description

    P. F. Green;I. R. Duddy;A. J. W. Gleadow;P. R. Tingate

  • Uplift history and structure of the Transantarctic Mountains: new evidence from fission track dating of basement apatites in the Dry Valleys area, southern Victoria Land

    A.J.W. Gleadow;P.G. Fitzgerald;P.G. Fitzgerald

  • Apatite Fission-Track Analysis as a Paleotemperature Indicator for Hydrocarbon Exploration

    Paul F. Green;Ian R. Duddy;Andrew J. W. Gleadow;John F. Lovering

  • Fission track dating of zircon: Improved etching techniques

    A.J.W. Gleadow;A.J. Hurford;R.D. Quaife

  • BIAS IN MEASUREMENT OF FISSION-TRACK LENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS

    Gm Laslett;Ws Kendall;Ajw Gleadow;Ir Duddy

  • Fission-track annealing in apatite: Track length measurements and the form of the Arrhenius plot

    P.F. Green;I.R. Duddy;A.J.W. Gleadow;P.R. Tingate

  • Fission Track Dating of Phosphate Minerals and the Thermochronology of Apatite

    Andrew J.W. Gleadow;David X. Belton;Barry P. Kohn;Roderick W. Brown

  • Fission track lengths in the apatite annealing zone and the interpretation of mixed ages

    Andrew J.W. Gleadow;Ian R. Duddy;Paul F. Green;Kerry A. Hegarty

  • Asymmetric extension associated with uplift and subsidence in the Transantarctic Mountains and Ross Embayment

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Paul G. Fitzgerald;Michael Sandiford;Peter J. Barrett;Andrew J.W. Gleadow

  • Apatite (U-Th-Sm)/He thermochronology of rapidly cooled samples: The effect of He implantation

    Cornelia Spiegel;Barry Kohn;David Belton;Zsolt Berner

  • THERMAL EVOLUTION OF RIFTED CONTINENTAL MARGINS - NEW EVIDENCE FROM FISSION TRACKS IN BASEMENT APATITES FROM SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA

    Marilyn E. Moore;Andrew J.W. Gleadow;John F. Lovering

  • Fission-track geochronology, tectonics and structure of the transantarctic mountains in Northern Victoria land, antarctica

    Paul G. Fitzgerald;Andrew J.W. Gleadow

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry P. Kohn
Barry P. Kohn University of Melbourne
David A. Foster
David A. Foster University of Florida
Roderick Brown
Roderick Brown University of Glasgow
Ian R. Duddy
Ian R. Duddy University of Melbourne
Paul G. Fitzgerald
Paul G. Fitzgerald Syracuse University
Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher University of Rennes
Paul B. O'Sullivan
Paul B. O'Sullivan Syracuse University
Michael A. Summerfield
Michael A. Summerfield University of Edinburgh
Janet M. Hergt
Janet M. Hergt University of Melbourne
David Phillips
David Phillips University of Melbourne

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