World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
57
Citations
9677
World Ranking
2315
National Ranking
254

Overview

Baruch Spiro is affiliated with the Natural History Museum in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their work covers a range of specialized subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Mechanics of Materials, Ocean Engineering, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology.

The research topics addressed by Spiro mainly revolve around coal and its by-products, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geochemistry and elemental analysis, coal properties and utilization, geology and paleoclimatology research, peatlands and wetlands ecology, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Spiro's recent scientific publications include:

  • Mineralogy and geochemistry of the Late Triassic coal from the Caotang mine, northeastern Sichuan Basin, China, with emphasis on the enrichment of the critical element lithium, 2021, Ore Geology Reviews
  • Distribution of Li, Ga, Nb, and REEs in coal as determined by LA-ICP-MS imaging: A case study from Jungar coalfield, Ordos Basin, China, 2023, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Geological factors controlling variations in the mineralogical and elemental compositions of Late Permian coals from the Zhijin-Nayong Coalfield, western Guizhou, China, 2021, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Hydrothermally-altered coal from the Daqingshan Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, northern China: Evidence from stable isotopes of C within organic matter and C-O-Sr in associated carbonates, 2023, International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Strontium isotopes in high- and low-Ge coals from the Shengli Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, northern China: New indicators for Ge source, 2020, International Journal of Coal Geology

Frequently publishing in the International Journal of Coal Geology, Spiro has also contributed to Ore Geology Reviews, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Chemical Geology, and Journal of Asian Earth Sciences.

Their closest professional collaborators include David French, Ian T. Graham, Shifeng Dai, Victor P. Nechaev, and Jingjing Liu. Collaborations with these coauthors range in frequency from four to eight joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Controls on trace element Sr-Mg compositions of carbonate cave waters: implications for speleothem climatic records

    Ian J Fairchild;Andrea Borsato;Anna F Tooth;Silvia Frisia

  • Sulphate reduction, organic matter decomposition and pyrite formation

    R. A. Berner

  • Zn and Cu isotopic variability in the Alexandrinka volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) ore deposit, Urals, Russia

    Thomas F.D. Mason;Dominik J. Weiss;Dominik J. Weiss;John B. Chapman;John B. Chapman;Jamie J. Wilkinson;Jamie J. Wilkinson

  • Holocene climate variability in Europe: Evidence from δ18O, textural and extension-rate variations in three speleothems

    Frank McDermott;Silvia Frisia;Yiming Huang;Yiming Huang;Antonio Longinelli

  • Fluid and geochemical transport through oceanic crust: a transect across the eastern flank of the Juan de Fuca Ridge

    H. Elderfield;C.G. Wheat;M.J. Mottl;C. Monnin

  • Potential canopy influences on the isotopic composition of nitrogen and sulphur in atmospheric deposition.

    T. H. E. Heaton;Baruch Spiro;S. Madeline C. Robertson

  • Sulfur isotopic variations during seawater evaporation with fractional crystallization

    M. Raab;B. Spiro

  • Refining the pre-industrial atmospheric Pb isotope evolution curve in Europe using an 8000 year old peat core from NW Spain

    M.E. Kylander;M.E. Kylander;D.J. Weiss;D.J. Weiss;A. Martínez Cortízas;B. Spiro

  • Biological marker characteristics of oils and asphalts from carbonate source rocks in a rapidly subsiding graben, Dead Sea, Israel

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Baruch Spiro;Arie Nissenbaum

  • Fractionation of sulfur isotopes during bacterial sulfate reduction in deep ocean sediments at elevated temperatures

    Mark D. Rudnicki;Henry Elderfield;Baruch Spiro

  • Oxygen, carbon and strontium isotope study of the carbonatitic dolomite host of the Bayan Obo Fe-Nb-REE deposit, Inner Mongolia, N China

    M. J. Le Bas;B. Spiro;Yang Xueming

  • Petrological and isotopic implications of some contrasting Late Precambrian carbonates, NE Spitsbergen

    Ian J. Fairchild;Baruch Spiro

  • Sampling shells for seasonality: oxygen isotope analysis on shell carbonates of the inter-tidal gastropod Monodonta lineata (da Costa) from populations across its modern range and from a Mesolithic site in southern Britain

    Marcello A Mannino;Baruch F Spiro;Kenneth D Thomas

  • New evidence from a calcite-dolomite carbonatite dyke for the magmatic origin of the massive Bayan Obo ore-bearing dolomite marble, Inner Mongolia, China

    M. J. Le Bas;Yang Xueming;Rex N. Taylor;B. Spiro

  • Stable carbon and oxygen isotope composition of calcites associated with modern freshwater cyanobacteria and algae

    Allan Pentecost;Baruch Spiro

  • Biological markers in bitumens and pyrolyzates of Upper Cretaceous bituminous chalks from the Ghareb Formation (Israel)

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Zeev Aizenshtat;Baruch Spiro

  • The Filon Norte orebody (Tharsis, Iberian Pyrite Belt): a proximal low-temperature shale-hosted massive sulphide in a thin-skinned tectonic belt

    F. Tornos;E. González Clavijo;B. Spiro

  • Accurate and precise Pb isotope ratio measurements in environmental samples by MC-ICP-MS

    Dominik J. Weiss;Dominik J. Weiss;Bernd Kober;Alla Dolgopolova;Alla Dolgopolova;Kerry Gallagher

  • The distribution and isotopic composition of sulfur in organic-rich sedimentary rocks

    D. Dinur;B. Spiro;Z. Aizenshtat

  • Geological controls on the mineral matter and trace elements of coals from the Fuxin basin, Liaoning Province, northeast China

    X. Querol;A. Alastuey;A. Lopez-Soler;F. Plana

  • One day in the life of a stream—a diurnal inorganic carbon mass balance for a travertine‐depositing stream (waterfall beck, Yorkshire)

    Baruch Spiro;Allan Pentecost

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominik J. Weiss
Dominik J. Weiss Imperial College London
Ian J. Fairchild
Ian J. Fairchild University of Birmingham
Barry J. Coles
Barry J. Coles Imperial College London
Andrés Alastuey
Andrés Alastuey Spanish National Research Council
Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Longyi Shao
Longyi Shao China University of Mining and Technology
Steve P. McGrath
Steve P. McGrath Rothamsted Research
Shifeng Dai
Shifeng Dai China University of Mining and Technology
Henry Elderfield
Henry Elderfield University of Cambridge
Fang-Jie Zhao
Fang-Jie Zhao Nanjing Agricultural University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in expanding their academic horizons alongside Earth Science, several related online degree programs offer valuable skills and career flexibility. For example, students can explore language skills through an online degree in Spanish, which enhances communication abilities and opens doors in international environmental organizations.

Veterans pursuing higher education may find specialized opportunities with an online Spanish bachelor degree for veterans, offering tailored support and career options in government and consultancy roles related to Earth Science.

Creative skills are also beneficial in environmental fields, where clear communication and public engagement are vital. Programs like an online MFA creative writing allow students to develop storytelling techniques useful for environmental advocacy and education.

Additionally, leadership and organizational expertise gained through the best online human resource management masters degree can prepare graduates for management roles within scientific research institutions or environmental firms.

Best Scientists Citing Baruch Spiro

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles