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Balz S. Kamber publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Balz S. Kamber sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Balz S. Kamber D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Balz S. Kamber sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Balz S. Kamber is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, contributing a total of 75 publications in this field. Within this broad area, the scientist has specialized in subfields such as Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Artificial Intelligence applications, Paleontology, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics addressed in Kamber's work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Kamber has collaborated frequently with several researchers, with notable coauthors being Robert B. Emo, Marco A. Acevedo Zamora, Michael G. Babechuk, Elizabeth C. Turner, and Ronny Schoenberg. These collaborations have contributed to a wide range of publications in various scientific venues.

Several journals and publication venues have frequently featured Kamber's work, including:

  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Chemical Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Minerals
  • Aquatic Geochemistry

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Robust laser ablation Lu-Hf dating of apatite: an empirical evaluation" (2023) published in Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "A template for an improved rock-based subdivision of the pre-Cryogenian timescale" (2021) published in Journal of the Geological Society
  • "Weathering, alteration and reconstructing Earth's oxygenation" (2020) published in Interface Focus
  • "Depth-dependent peridotite-melt interaction and the origin of variable silica in the cratonic mantle" (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • "Ultra-trace Element Characterization of the Central Ottawa River Basin using a Rapid, Flexible, and Low-volume ICP-MS Method" (2020) published in Aquatic Geochemistry

In 2018, Kamber was recognized as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Best Publications

  • Stromatolite reef from the Early Archaean era of Australia

    Abigail C. Allwood;Malcolm R. Walter;Balz S. Kamber;Craig P. Marshall;Craig P. Marshall

  • VizualAge: A Novel Approach to Laser Ablation ICP‐MS U‐Pb Geochronology Data Reduction

    Joseph A. Petrus;Balz S. Kamber

  • Rare earth elements in Holocene reefal microbialites: a new shallow seawater proxy

    Gregory E. Webb;Balz S. Kamber

  • Rare earth element geochemistry of Late Devonian reefal carbonates, canning basin, Western Australia: Confirmation of a seawater REE proxy in ancient limestones

    L. D. Nothdurft;G. E. Webb;B. S. Kamber

  • Characterisation of early Archaean chemical sediments by trace element signatures

    Robert Bolhar;Balz S Kamber;Stephen Moorbath;Christopher M Fedo

  • U-Pb LA-ICPMS dating using accessory mineral standards with variable common Pb

    David Chew;Joseph Petrus;Balz Kamber

  • Rare earth element and yttrium variability in South East Queensland waterways

    Michael G. Lawrence;Alan Greig;Kenneth D. Collerson;Balz S. Kamber

  • Age significance of U-Th-Pb zircon data from early Archaean rocks of west Greenland - a reassessment based on combined ion-microprobe and imaging studies - reply

    Martin J Whitehouse;Balz S Kamber;Stephen Moorbath

  • Oceanic nickel depletion and a methanogen famine before the Great Oxidation Event

    Kurt O. Konhauser;Ernesto Pecoits;Stefan V. Lalonde;Dominic Papineau

  • The geochemistry of late Archaean microbial carbonate: Implications for ocean chemistry and continental erosion history

    Balz S Kamber;Gregory E Webb

  • Rare Earth Element and yttrium compositions of Archean and Paleoproterozoic Fe formations revisited: New perspectives on the significance and mechanisms of deposition

    Noah Planavsky;Noah Planavsky;Andrey Bekker;Olivier J. Rouxel;Olivier J. Rouxel;Balz S. Kamber

  • Quantifying chemical weathering intensity and trace element release from two contrasting basalt profiles, Deccan Traps, India

    Michael Gordon Babechuk;Michael Gordon Babechuk;M. Widdowson;Balz S. Kamber

  • A new estimate for the composition of weathered young upper continental crust from alluvial sediments, Queensland, Australia

    Balz S. Kamber;Alan Greig;Kenneth D. Collerson

  • Geological and trace element evidence for a marine sedimentary environment of deposition and biogenicity of 3.45 Ga stromatolitic carbonates in the Pilbara Craton, and support for a reducing Archaean ocean

    Martin J. Van Kranendonk;Gregory E. Webb;Balz S. Kamber

  • Assigning Dates to Thin Gneissic Veins in High-Grade Metamorphic Terranes: A Cautionary Tale from Akilia, Southwest Greenland

    Martin J. Whitehouse;Balz S. Kamber

  • The behaviour of the rare earth elements during estuarine mixing—revisited

    Michael G. Lawrence;Balz S. Kamber

  • Evolution of Nd and Pb isotopes in Central Pacific seawater from ferromanganese crusts

    H.F. Ling;K.W. Burton;R.K. O'Nions;B.S. Kamber

  • Geochemistry of Ocean Floor and Fore-arc Serpentinites: Constraints on the Ultramafic Input to Subduction Zones

    János Kodolányi;Thomas Pettke;Carl Spandler;Balz S. Kamber

  • Fluid-mobile trace element constraints on the role of slab melting and implications for Archaean crustal growth models

    Balz S. Kamber;Anthony Ewart;Kenneth D. Collerson;Michael C. Bruce

  • Rare earth element geochemistry of scleractinian coral skeleton during meteoric diagenesis: a sequence through neomorphism of aragonite to calcite

    Gregory E. Webb;Luke D. Nothdurft;Balz S. Kamber;J. T. Kloprogge

  • The evolving nature of terrestrial crust from the Hadean, through the Archaean, into the Proterozoic

    Balz S. Kamber

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth D. Collerson
Kenneth D. Collerson University of Queensland
Hamish A. McGowan
Hamish A. McGowan University of Queensland
Ronny Schoenberg
Ronny Schoenberg University of Tübingen
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History
Stephen Moorbath
Stephen Moorbath University of Oxford
Gregory E. Webb
Gregory E. Webb University of Queensland
Thomas F. Nägler
Thomas F. Nägler University of Bern
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern
Jan Kramers
Jan Kramers University of Johannesburg
David Chew
David Chew Trinity College Dublin

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