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Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni 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 Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni 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 Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their work primarily focuses on the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant concentration in Geophysics. They have also contributed to studies in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Astro and Planetary Science

Their frequent co-authors include Lars Stixrude, Claudio Faccenna, Whitney Behr, Marie Edmonds, and Joshua M. Feinberg.

Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni has published in notable venues such as:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Thermal expansivity, heat capacity and bulk modulus of the mantle" (2021, Geophysical Journal International)
  • "Constraining the Volume of Earth's Early Oceans With a Temperature-Dependent Mantle Water Storage Capacity Model" (2021, AGU Advances)
  • "On the relative temperatures of Earth's volcanic hotspots and mid-ocean ridges" (2022, Science)
  • "Oceanic plateau of the Hawaiian mantle plume head subducted to the uppermost lower mantle" (2020, Science)
  • "Thermodynamics of mantle minerals - III: the role of iron" (2024, Geophysical Journal International)

In 2001, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Best Publications

  • THE DYNAMICS OF CENOZOIC AND MESOZOIC PLATE MOTIONS

    Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Mark A. Richards

  • Thermodynamics of mantle minerals - II. Phase equilibria

    Lars Stixrude;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Thermodynamics of mantle minerals – I. Physical properties

    Lars Stixrude;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Dynamic topography, plate driving forces and the African superswell

    Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Paul G. Silver

  • How Mantle Slabs Drive Plate Tectonics

    Clinton P. Conrad;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • A geodynamic model of mantle density heterogeneity

    Yanick Ricard;Mark Richards;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Yves Le Stunff

  • The effect of bulk composition and temperature on mantle seismic structure

    Wenbo Xu;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Lars Stixrude;Jeroen Ritsema

  • Mineralogy and elasticity of the oceanic upper mantle: Origin of the low‐velocity zone

    Lars Stixrude;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Coupling of South American and African Plate Motion and Plate Deformation

    Paul G. Silver;Paul G. Silver;Raymond M. Russo;Raymond M. Russo;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Time Scales and Heterogeneous Structure in Geodynamic Earth Models

    Hans Peter Bunge;Mark A. Richards;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;John R. Baumgardner

  • Influence of continental roots and asthenosphere on plate-mantle coupling

    Clinton P. Conrad;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Viscosity jump in Earth’s mid-mantle

    Maxwell L. Rudolph;Vedran Lekić;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Geophysics of Chemical Heterogeneity in the Mantle

    Lars Stixrude;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • The temporal evolution of plate driving forces: Importance of “slab suction” versus “slab pull” during the Cenozoic

    Clinton P. Conrad;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Origin of the lithospheric stress field

    Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni;Jerome H. Guynn;Jerome H. Guynn

  • Influence of phase transformations on lateral heterogeneity and dynamics in Earth's mantle

    Lars Stixrude;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Cenozoic plate driving forces

    C. Lithgow-Bertelloni;Mark A. Richards

  • Great earthquakes and slab pull: interaction between seismic coupling and plate-slab coupling

    Clinton P. Conrad;Susan Bilek;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Reconciling strong slab pull and weak plate bending: The plate motion constraint on the strength of mantle slabs

    Benjun Wu;Clinton P. Conrad;Arnauld Heuret;Carolina Lithgow-Bertelloni

  • Toroidal-poloidal partitioning of plate motions since 120 MA

    C. Lithgow-Bertelloni;Mark A. Richards;Yanick Ricard;Richard J. O'Connell

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Stixrude
Lars Stixrude University of California, Los Angeles
Clinton P. Conrad
Clinton P. Conrad University of Oslo
Mark A. Richards
Mark A. Richards University of California, Berkeley
Stanley R. Hart
Stanley R. Hart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Thorsten W. Becker
Thorsten W. Becker The University of Texas at Austin
Claudio Faccenna
Claudio Faccenna Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrum
John P. Brodholt
John P. Brodholt University College London
Yanick Ricard
Yanick Ricard École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
David Barrado
David Barrado Spanish National Research Council

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