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Charles E. Lesher

Charles E. Lesher

Charles E. Lesher 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 Charles E. Lesher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Charles E. Lesher 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 Charles E. Lesher sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Charles E. Lesher is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has established a research profile that spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Arts and Humanities. Their work integrates multiple scientific domains, with a focus on geophysics, archaeology, and artificial intelligence.

Their publication record includes papers primarily concentrated on topics like geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and cultural heritage materials analysis. Lesher's research also touches on geochemistry and geologic mapping, archaeology and historical studies, earthquake and tectonic studies, and historical and archaeological studies.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Lesher include Gry H. Barfod, Christian Tegner, Thomas Birch, P. Thy, and Justin Glessner. Collaborative efforts have led to publications in notable scientific venues such as Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, GEUS Bulletin, Scientific Reports, Nature Geoscience, and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms.

Selected recent papers by Lesher and colleagues are:

  • 'Alexandrian' glass confirmed by hafnium isotopes (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Iron isotope fractionation at the core-mantle boundary by thermodiffusion (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • Non-destructive identification of surface enrichment and trace element fractionation in ancient silver coins (2020, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms)
  • New Reference Materials, Analytical Procedures and Data Reduction Strategies for Sr Isotope Measurements in Geological Materials by LA-MC-ICP-MS (2023, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research)
  • Copper-based metalwork in Roman to early Islamic Jerash (Jordan): Insights into production and recycling through alloy compositions and lead isotopes (2020, Journal of Archaeological Science Reports)

The scientist has contributed significantly to the fields of geophysics and archaeology, employing advanced isotope methods and analytical techniques to explore geological boundaries and cultural heritage artifacts.

Lesher has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, an honor indicating membership in a professional community engaged in geoscience research.

Best Publications

  • Decoupling of chemical and isotopic exchange during magma mixing

    C. E. Lesher

  • Effects of melt depletion on the density and seismic velocity of garnet and spinel lherzolite

    D. L. Schutt;Charles Lesher

  • High temperature elemental losses and mineralogical changes in common biomass ashes

    P. Thy;Bryan M. Jenkins;S. Grundvig;R. Shiraki

  • Diffusive crystal dissolution

    Youxue Zhang;David Walker;Charles E. Lesher

  • Isotope fractionation in silicate melts by thermal diffusion

    F. Huang;P. Chakraborty;C. C. Lundstrom;C. Holmden

  • Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Silicate Melts and Magma

    Charles E. Lesher;Charles E. Lesher;Frank J. Spera

  • Assimilation of granite by basaltic magma at Burnt Lava flow, Medicine Lake volcano, northern California: Decoupling of heat and mass transfer

    T. L. Grove;R. J. Kinzler;M. B. Baker;J. M. Donnelly-Nolan

  • Kinetics of Sr and Nd exchange in silicate liquids: Theory, experiments, and applications to uphill diffusion, isotopic equilibration, and irreversible mixing of magmas

    C. E. Lesher

  • Cumulate maturation and melt migration in a temperature gradient

    C. E. Lesher;D. Walker

  • Differentiation and Compaction in the Skaergaard Intrusion

    Christian Tegner;Peter Thy;Marian B. Holness;Jakob K. Jakobsen;Jakob K. Jakobsen

  • Experimental determination of high-temperature elemental losses from biomass slag

    P Thy;C.E Lesher;B.M Jenkins

  • High‐Pressure Sintering of Nanocrystalline γAl2O3

    Rajiv S. Mishra;Charles E. Lesher;Amiya K. Mukherjee

  • Evidence from the rare-earth-element record of mantle melting for cooling of the Tertiary Iceland plume

    C. Tegner;C. E. Lesher;L. M. Larsen;W. S. Watt

  • Geochemical constraints on mantle melting during creation of the North Atlantic basin

    M. S. Fram;M. S. Fram;C. E. Lesher

  • Ex situ XRD, TEM, IR, Raman and NMR spectroscopy of crystallization of lithium disilicate glass at high pressure

    Tihana Fuss;Andrea Moguš-Milanković;Chandra S. Ray;C. E. Lesher

  • Generation and Polybaric Differentiation of East Greenland Early Tertiary Flood Basalts

    Miranda S. Fram;Charles E. Lesher

  • Solution properties of silicate liquids from thermal diffusion experiments

    C.E. Lesher;D. Walker

  • High-pressure viscometry of polymerized silicate melts and limitations of the Eyring equation

    David Tinker;Charles E. Lesher;Gregory M. Baxter;Takeyuki Uchida

  • Volcanic Mercury and Mutagenesis in Land Plants During the end-Triassic Mass Extinction

    Sofie Lindström;Hamed Sanei;Bas van de Schootbrugge;Gunver K. Pedersen

  • Self diffusion of network formers (silicon and oxygen) in naturally occurring basaltic liquid

    C. E. Lesher;Richard Hervig;D. Tinker

  • Effects of silicate liquid composition on mineral‐liquid element partitioning from Soret diffusion studies

    C. E. Lesher

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Tegner
Christian Tegner Aarhus University
Bryan M. Jenkins
Bryan M. Jenkins University of California, Davis
S. Sen
S. Sen University of California, Davis
David Walker
David Walker Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Alexandra Navrotsky
Alexandra Navrotsky Arizona State University
Yanbin Wang
Yanbin Wang University of Chicago
Amiya K. Mukherjee
Amiya K. Mukherjee University of California, Davis
Rajiv S. Mishra
Rajiv S. Mishra University of North Texas
Craig C. Lundstrom
Craig C. Lundstrom University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael J. Walter
Michael J. Walter Carnegie Institution for Science

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