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  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience

Overview

Bernhard Steinberger is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Germany. Their research primarily contributes to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on geophysics. Within this domain, Steinberger has produced a substantial body of work addressing geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies.

The scientist's research spans numerous subfields, including geophysics, geology, atmospheric science, paleontology, and oceanography. Steinberger's work encompasses topics such as geological and geophysical studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, and paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils.

Steinberger's recent published papers illustrate their engagement with various Earth science themes. These include:

  • "Mantle plumes and their role in Earth processes" (2021), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "The supercontinent cycle" (2021), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "A record of plume-induced plate rotation triggering subduction initiation" (2021), published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Glacial-Isostatic Adjustment Models Using Geodynamically Constrained 3D Earth Structures" (2021), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Spatial Characteristics of Recycled and Primordial Reservoirs in the Deep Mantle" (2021), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Steinberger's academic career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • T. W. Becker
  • Matthew G. Jackson
  • Kevin Konrad
  • Eivind O. Straume
  • Claudio Faccenna

Steinberger has contributed to several publication venues beyond individual papers, with repeated appearances in journals such as:

  • Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Tectonophysics

The scientist has also been recognized as a Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, reflecting their involvement within the geoscience community.

Best Publications

  • Phanerozoic polar wander, palaeogeography and dynamics

    Trond H. Torsvik;Rob Van der Voo;Rob Van der Voo;Ulla Preeden;Conall Mac Niocaill

  • Long-Term Sea-Level Fluctuations Driven by Ocean Basin Dynamics

    R. Dietmar Müller;Maria Sdrolias;Carmen Gaina;Bernhard Steinberger

  • Global plate motion frames: Toward a unified model

    Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;R. Dietmar Müller;Rob Van der Voo;Bernhard Steinberger

  • Plume Generation Zones at the margins of Large Low Shear Velocity Provinces on the core–mantle boundary

    Kevin Burke;Kevin Burke;Bernhard Steinberger;Trond H. Torsvik;Mark A. Smethurst

  • Diamonds sampled by plumes from the core–mantle boundary

    Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik;Kevin Burke;Kevin Burke;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Susan J. Webb

  • Acceleration and deceleration of India-Asia convergence since the Cretaceous: Roles of mantle plumes and continental collision

    Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Pavel V. Doubrovine;Pavel V. Doubrovine;René Gassmöller;René Gassmöller

  • Plumes in a convecting mantle: Models and observations for individual hotspots

    Bernhard Steinberger

  • The Emperor Seamounts: Southward Motion of the Hawaiian Hotspot Plume in Earth's Mantle

    John A. Tarduno;Robert A. Duncan;David W. Scholl;Rory D. Cottrell

  • On the uncertainties in hot spot reconstructions and the significance of moving hot spot reference frames

    Craig O'Neill;Craig O'Neill;Dietmar Müller;Bernhard Steinberger

  • Prediction of Emperor-Hawaii seamount locations from a revised model of global plate motion and mantle flow

    Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Rupert Sutherland;Richard J. O'Connell

  • Absolute plate motions in a reference frame defined by moving hot spots in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans

    Pavel V. Doubrovine;Pavel V. Doubrovine;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Bernhard Steinberger;Trond H. Torsvik

  • Large igneous provinces generated from the margins of the large low-velocity provinces in the deep mantle

    Trond H. Torsvik;Mark A. Smethurst;Kevin Burke;Bernhard Steinberger

  • Advection of plumes in mantle flow: implications for hotspot motion, mantle viscosity and plume distribution

    Bernhard Steinberger;Richard J. O’Connell

  • Models of large‐scale viscous flow in the Earth's mantle with constraints from mineral physics and surface observations

    Bernhard Steinberger;Arthur R. Calderwood

  • Origin of anomalous subsidence along the Northern South China Sea margin and its relationship to dynamic topography

    Xinong Xie;R. Dietmar Müller;Sitian Li;Zaisheng Gong

  • Geodynamics of the Yellowstone hotspot and mantle plume: Seismic and GPS imaging, kinematics, and mantle flow

    Robert B. Smith;Michael Jordan;Michael Jordan;Bernhard Steinberger;Christine M. Puskas

  • Deep mantle structure as a reference frame for movements in and on the Earth

    Trond H. Torsvik;Rob van der Voo;Pavel V. Doubrovine;Kevin Burke;Kevin Burke

  • Absolute plate motions and true polar wander in the absence of hotspot tracks

    Bernhard Steinberger;Trond H. Torsvik;Trond H. Torsvik

  • Possible links between long-term geomagnetic variations and whole-mantle convection processes

    A. J. Biggin;B. Steinberger;B. Steinberger;J. Aubert;N. Suttie

  • New seismic constraints on the upper mantle structure of the Hainan plume

    Jianshe Lei;Dapeng Zhao;Bernhard Steinberger;Bateer Wu

Frequent Co-Authors

Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo
Carmen Gaina
Carmen Gaina University of Oslo
Kevin Burke
Kevin Burke University of Houston
Stephan V. Sobolev
Stephan V. Sobolev University of Potsdam
Stephanie C. Werner
Stephanie C. Werner University of Oslo
Wim Spakman
Wim Spakman Utrecht University
Richard J. O'Connell
Richard J. O'Connell Harvard University
Clinton P. Conrad
Clinton P. Conrad University of Oslo
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen Utrecht University
Anthony A. P. Koppers
Anthony A. P. Koppers Oregon State University

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