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Christopher J. MacLeod

Christopher J. MacLeod

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
7183
World Ranking
4947
National Ranking
536

Christopher J. MacLeod 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 Christopher J. MacLeod sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 206 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Christopher J. MacLeod 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 Christopher J. MacLeod sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christopher J. MacLeod is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Christopher J. MacLeod has published extensively in several academic venues. Frequent publication places include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geophysical Journal International

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christopher J. MacLeod are:

  • James F. Allan
  • Lindsay M. Parson
  • James W. Hawkins
  • Niels Abrahamsen
  • Ulrich Bednarz

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Christopher J. MacLeod include:

  • Early-Stage Melt-Rock Reaction in a Cooling Crystal Mush Beneath a Slow-Spreading Mid-Ocean Ridge (IODP Hole U1473A, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge), 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Mineral-scale variation in the trace metal and sulfur isotope composition of pyrite: implications for metal and sulfur sources in mafic VMS deposits, 2021, Mineralium Deposita
  • Shear Zone Development in Serpentinized Mantle: Implications for the Strength of Oceanic Transform Faults, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • A missing link between ancient and active mafic-hosted seafloor hydrothermal systems - Magmatic volatile influx in the exceptionally preserved Mala VMS deposit, Troodos, Cyprus, 2021, Chemical Geology
  • Seismicity trends and detachment fault structure at 13°N, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 2020, Geology

Best Publications

  • Oceanic core complexes and crustal accretion at slow-spreading ridges

    B. Ildefonse;D.K. Blackman;B.E. John;Y. Ohara

  • Early Arc Volcanism and the Ophiolite Problem: A Perspective from Drilling in the Western Pacific

    Sherman H. Bloomer;Brian Taylor;Christopher J. Macleod;Robert J. Stern

  • Constraints on deformation conditions and the origin of oceanic detachments: The Mid‐Atlantic Ridge core complex at 15°45′N

    J. Escartin;C. Mevel;Christopher John MacLeod;A. M. McCaig

  • Life cycle of oceanic core complexes

    Christopher John MacLeod;R. C. Searle;B. J. Murton;J. F. Casey

  • Continuous exhumation of mantle-derived rocks at the Southwest Indian Ridge for 11 million years

    Daniel Sauter;Mathilde Cannat;Stephane Rouméjon;Muriel Andreani

  • Direct geological evidence for oceanic detachment faulting: The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 15°45′N

    Christopher John MacLeod;J. Escartin;D. Banerji;G. J. Banks

  • Oceanic detachment faults focus very large volumes of black smoker fluids

    Andrew M. McCaig;Robert A. Cliff;Javier Escartin;Anthony E. Fallick

  • A fossil melt lens in the Oman ophiolite: implications for magma chamber processes at fast spreading ridges

    Christopher John MacLeod;G. Yaouancq

  • Near-solidus evolution of oceanic gabbros: insights from amphibole geochemistry

    Laurence A. Coogan;Robert N. Wilson;Kathryn M. Gillis;Christopher John MacLeod

  • “Moist MORB” axial magmatism in the Oman ophiolite: The evidence against a mid-ocean ridge origin

    Christopher J. MacLeod;C. Johan Lissenberg;Lauren E. Bibby

  • Pervasive reactive melt migration through fast-spreading lower oceanic crust (Hess Deep, equatorial Pacific Ocean)

    C. Johan Lissenberg;Christopher J. MacLeod;Kerry A. Howard;Marguerite Godard

  • Tectonic structure, evolution, and the nature of oceanic core complexes and their detachment fault zones (13°20′N and 13°30′N, Mid Atlantic Ridge)

    J. Escartín;C. Mével;Sven Petersen;D. Bonnemains

  • A reactive porous flow control on mid-ocean ridge magmatic evolution

    C. Johan Lissenberg;Christopher J. MacLeod

  • Quantifying tectonic strain and magmatic accretion at a slow spreading ridge segment, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 29°N

    J. Escartín;J. Escartín;J. Escartín;P. A. Cowie;R. C. Searle;S. Allerton

  • Footwall rotation in an oceanic core complex quantified using reoriented Integrated Ocean Drilling Program core samples

    A. Morris;J. S. Gee;N. Pressling;B. E. John

  • Inferring the lithology of borehole rocks by applying neural network classifiers to downhole logs: an example from the Ocean Drilling Program

    D. Benaouda;G. Wadge;R.B. Whitmarsh;R.G. Rothwell

  • Ridge axial segmentation in the Oman ophiolite: evidence from along-strike variations in the sheeted dyke complex

    C. J. MacLeod;D. A. Rothery

  • Drilling constraints on lithospheric accretion and evolution at Atlantis Massif, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge 30°N

    D. K. Blackman;B. Ildefonse;B. E. John;Y. Ohara

  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge volcanism from deep-towed side-scan sonar images, 25 °–29 °N

    Deborah K. Smith;Joe R. Cann;Martin E. Dougherty;Jian Lin

  • Lower-crustal cracking front at fast-spreading ridges: Evidence from the East Pacific Rise and the Oman Ophiolite

    Craig E. Manning;Christopher John MacLeod;Patricia E. Weston

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger C. Searle
Roger C. Searle Durham University
Benoit Ildefonse
Benoit Ildefonse University of Montpellier
Javier Escartín
Javier Escartín École Normale Supérieure
Timothy J. Reston
Timothy J. Reston University of Birmingham
Donna K. Blackman
Donna K. Blackman University of California, San Diego
Tomoaki Morishita
Tomoaki Morishita Kanazawa University
Paul T. Robinson
Paul T. Robinson Dalhousie University
Barbara E. John
Barbara E. John University of Wyoming
Maurice A. Tivey
Maurice A. Tivey Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Marguerite Godard
Marguerite Godard University of Montpellier

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