What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Thermodynamics
- Mechanics
- Plate tectonics
His primary areas of study are Geophysics, Mantle convection, Mantle, Mechanics and Lithosphere.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Plate tectonics, Grain size, Grain growth, Geodynamics and Diffusion creep in addition to Geophysics.
His Mantle convection study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Mantle wedge.
David Bercovici has included themes like Panache, Plume, Convection, Transition zone and Mantle plume in his Mantle study.
His Mechanics research focuses on subjects like Viscosity, which are linked to Stokes flow, Rheology and Porosity.
His Lithosphere study frequently links to related topics such as Subduction.
His most cited work include:
- Whole-mantle convection and the transition-zone water filter (516 citations)
- The generation of plate tectonics from mantle convection (286 citations)
- A two‐phase model for compaction and damage: 1. General Theory (225 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
David Bercovici mainly investigates Geophysics, Mantle, Mechanics, Plate tectonics and Mantle convection.
David Bercovici interconnects Tectonics, Lithosphere, Convection and Grain size in the investigation of issues within Geophysics.
His research integrates issues of Transition zone, Plume, Petrology, Mantle plume and Convective heat transfer in his study of Mantle.
The Mechanics study combines topics in areas such as Rheology and Viscosity.
David Bercovici has researched Plate tectonics in several fields, including Subduction, Plume tectonics, Geometry and Tectonophysics.
Many of his studies on Mantle convection involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Mantle wedge.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geophysics (38.86%)
- Mantle (28.50%)
- Mechanics (26.42%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Plate tectonics (21.76%)
- Geophysics (38.86%)
- Mechanics (26.42%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
David Bercovici spends much of his time researching Plate tectonics, Geophysics, Mechanics, Mantle and Lithosphere.
His Plate tectonics research integrates issues from Subduction, Mantle convection, Plume tectonics, Slab window and Tectonophysics.
His study in Geophysics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Porosity, Magma, Asthenosphere, Shear and Diffusion creep.
His study in the fields of Convection under the domain of Mechanics overlaps with other disciplines such as Planetesimal and Fluid injection.
His work carried out in the field of Mantle brings together such families of science as Convective heat transfer and Instability.
His Lithosphere study combines topics in areas such as Shear zone and Petrology.
Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Plate tectonics, damage and inheritance (145 citations)
- On the thermal and magnetic histories of Earth and Venus: Influences of melting, radioactivity, and conductivity (56 citations)
- Initiation of plate tectonics from post-magma ocean thermochemical convection (46 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Thermodynamics
- Mechanics
- Plate tectonics
David Bercovici mainly focuses on Geophysics, Mantle, Plate tectonics, Subduction and Lithosphere.
His Geophysics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Shear, Mantle convection, Oceanic basin and Diffusion creep.
His Mantle convection study frequently links to other fields, such as Hadean.
His studies deal with areas such as Tectonics, Inner core, Petrology, Dynamo and Convective heat transfer as well as Mantle.
The various areas that David Bercovici examines in his Plate tectonics study include Slab suction, Plume tectonics and Slab window.
His Subduction study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Slab, Trench, Supercontinent and Instability.
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