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Christopher L. Kirkland

Christopher L. Kirkland

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
63
Citations
13869
World Ranking
1600
National Ranking
99

Christopher L. Kirkland 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 L. Kirkland sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 359 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christopher L. Kirkland 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 L. Kirkland sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christopher L. Kirkland is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on several subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The main topics covered in their research include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.

Frequent publication venues where their work appears include Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Precambrian Research, Chemical Geology, Geology, and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. These journals have hosted numerous contributions from Kirkland, with the highest number in Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Precambrian Research.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Christopher L. Kirkland include:

  • Oxygen isotopes trace the origins of Earth's earliest continental crust, 2021, Nature
  • A geochronological review of magmatism along the external margin of Columbia and in the Grenville-age orogens forming the core of Rodinia, 2022, Precambrian Research
  • Evolution of geodynamics since the Archean: Significant change at the dawn of the Phanerozoic, 2020, Geology
  • Precise radiometric age establishes Yarrabubba, Western Australia, as Earth's oldest recognised meteorite impact structure, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Understanding ancient tectonic settings through detrital zircon analysis, 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Kirkland has collaborated frequently with other researchers in the field. Some notable co-authors include Milo Barham, Hugo K.H. Olierook, Michael Hartnady, Noreen J. Evans, and Tim Johnson.

In addition to journal articles, Christopher L. Kirkland has contributed to book publications. One example is a volume published by the Geological Society of America titled Large Meteorite Impacts and Planetary Evolution VI released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Strategies towards statistically robust interpretations of in situ U–Pb zircon geochronology

    Christopher J. Spencer;Christopher L. Kirkland;Christopher L. Kirkland;Richard J.M. Taylor

  • Zircon Th/U ratios in magmatic environs

    Chris Kirkland;Chris Kirkland;R. Smithies;Richard Taylor;Noreen Evans

  • Th/U ratios in metamorphic zircon

    Chris Yakymchuk;Christopher L. Kirkland;Chris Clark

  • Earth's first stable continents did not form by subduction

    Tim E. Johnson;Michael Brown;Nicholas J. Gardiner;Christopher L. Kirkland

  • Zircon Compositions as a Pathfinder for Porphyry Cu ± Mo ± Au Deposits

    Yong-Jun Lu;Robert R. Loucks;Marco Fiorentini;T. Campbell McCuaig

  • High-Temperature Granite Magmatism, Crust–Mantle Interaction and the Mesoproterozoic Intracontinental Evolution of the Musgrave Province, Central Australia

    Robert H. Smithies;H.M. Howard;P. M. Evins;Christopher L. Kirkland

  • Detrital zircon fingerprint of the Proto-Andes: Evidence for a Neoproterozoic active margin?

    David M. Chew;Tomas Magna;Christopher L. Kirkland;Aleksandar Mišković

  • Accessories after the facts: Constraining the timing, duration and conditions of high-temperature metamorphic processes

    Richard J.M. Taylor;Christopher L. Kirkland;Chris Clark

  • Archean komatiite volcanism controlled by the evolution of early continents

    David R. Mole;David R. Mole;Marco L. Fiorentini;Nicolas Thebaud;Kevin F. Cassidy

  • Apatite: a U-Pb thermochronometer or geochronometer?

    Chris Kirkland;C. Yakymchuk;K. Szilas;Noreen Evans

  • On the edge: U-Pb, Lu-Hf, and Sm-Nd data suggests reworking of the Yilgarn craton margin during formation of the Albany-Fraser Orogen

    Christopher L. Kirkland;Catherine V. Spaggiari;M. J. Pawley;M. T.D. Wingate

  • Seeing is believing: Visualization of He distribution in zircon and implications for thermal history reconstruction on single crystals

    Martin Danišík;Brent I. A. McInnes;Christopher L. Kirkland;Christopher L. Kirkland;Christopher L. Kirkland;Brad J. McDonald

  • Provenance and terrane evolution of the kalak nappe complex, norwegian caledonides : Implications for neoproterozoic paleogeography and tectonics

    Christopher L. Kirkland;J. Stephen Daly;Martin J. Whitehouse

  • Crustal evolution, intra-cratonic architecture and the metallogeny of an Archaean craton

    D. R. Mole;D. R. Mole;M. L. Fiorentini;K. F. Cassidy;C. L. Kirkland

  • No evidence for high-pressure melting of Earth's crust in the Archean

    Robert H. Smithies;Yongjun Lu;Tim E. Johnson;Tim E. Johnson;Christopher L. Kirkland

  • Secular change in TTG compositions: Implications for the evolution of Archaean geodynamics

    Tim Johnson;Tim Johnson;Chris Kirkland;Nicholas Gardiner;M. Brown

  • Strategies towards robust interpretations of in situ zircon Lu–Hf isotope analyses

    C.J. Spencer;C.J. Spencer;C.L. Kirkland;N.M.W. Roberts;N.J. Evans

  • Transformation of an Archean craton margin during Proterozoic basin formation and magmatism: The Albany-Fraser Orogen, Western Australia

    Catherine V. Spaggiari;Christopher L. Kirkland;Christopher L. Kirkland;Christopher L. Kirkland;Robert H. Smithies;M.T.D. Wingate

  • Strengths and limitations of zircon Lu-Hf and O isotopes in modelling crustal growth

    Justin L. Payne;David J. McInerney;Karin M. Barovich;Christopher L. Kirkland

  • A Palaeoproterozoic tectono-magmatic lull as a potential trigger for the supercontinent cycle

    Christopher J. Spencer;J. Brendan Murphy;J. Brendan Murphy;Christopher L. Kirkland;Yebo Liu

  • Oxygen isotopes trace the origins of Earth's earliest continental crust

    Robert H Smithies;Robert H Smithies;Yongjun Lu;Yongjun Lu;Christopher L Kirkland;Tim E Johnson;Tim E Johnson

  • Granitic magmatism of Grenvillian and late Neoproterozoic age in Finnmark, Arctic Norway—Constraining pre-Scandian deformation in the Kalak Nappe Complex

    C.L. Kirkland;J.S. Daly;M.J. Whitehouse

  • Constraints and deception in the isotopic record; the crustal evolution of the west Musgrave Province, central Australia

    Christopher L. Kirkland;R. Hugh Smithies;Ailsa J. Woodhouse;Heather M. Howard

  • Long-lived, autochthonous development of the Archean Murchison Domain, and implications for Yilgarn Craton tectonics

    Martin J. Van Kranendonk;Tim J. Ivanic;Michael T.D. Wingate;Christopher L. Kirkland

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael T.D. Wingate
Michael T.D. Wingate University of Western Australia
Tim E. Johnson
Tim E. Johnson Curtin University
Noreen J. Evans
Noreen J. Evans Curtin University
Elena Belousova
Elena Belousova Macquarie University
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History
Christopher J. Spencer
Christopher J. Spencer Queen's University
Martin Danišík
Martin Danišík Curtin University
Steven M. Reddy
Steven M. Reddy Curtin University
Yongjun Lu
Yongjun Lu Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Nick M.W. Roberts
Nick M.W. Roberts British Geological Survey

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