What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Sedimentary rock
- Geometry
- Optics
His primary areas of investigation include Mineralogy, Electron backscatter diffraction, Misorientation, Grain boundary and Microstructure.
His Mineralogy study combines topics in areas such as Nucleation, Crystal twinning, Peléan eruption, Magma and Dense-rock equivalent.
His research integrates issues of Deformation mechanism, Porphyroblast, Coalescence and Scanning electron microscope in his study of Electron backscatter diffraction.
His studies in Misorientation integrate themes in fields like Grain Boundary Sliding, Geometry, Recrystallization, Quartz and Dislocation creep.
His work deals with themes such as Cathode ray and Diffraction, which intersect with Quartz.
In Grain boundary, David J. Prior works on issues like Grain size, which are connected to Olivine, Spinel, Deep-focus earthquake and Lithosphere.
His most cited work include:
- The application of electron backscatter diffraction and orientation contrast imaging in the SEM to textural problems in rocks (543 citations)
- Deformation Mechanisms, Rheology and Tectonics (492 citations)
- Intragranular dynamic recrystallization in naturally deformed calcite marble: diffusion accommodated grain boundary sliding as a result of subgrain rotation recrystallization. (224 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
David J. Prior mainly investigates Electron backscatter diffraction, Mineralogy, Misorientation, Microstructure and Grain boundary.
His Electron backscatter diffraction research includes elements of Scanning electron microscope, Grain size, Dislocation creep and Deformation.
David J. Prior has researched Dislocation creep in several fields, including Geochemistry and Diffusion creep.
His Mineralogy course of study focuses on Mylonite and Fault.
His Misorientation research focuses on subjects like Grain Boundary Sliding, which are linked to Subgrain rotation recrystallization.
David J. Prior has included themes like Crystallite, Condensed matter physics, Grain growth and Recrystallization in his Grain boundary study.
He most often published in these fields:
- Electron backscatter diffraction (39.64%)
- Mineralogy (31.98%)
- Misorientation (17.57%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Electron backscatter diffraction (39.64%)
- Seismology (11.26%)
- Mineralogy (31.98%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
David J. Prior mainly focuses on Electron backscatter diffraction, Seismology, Mineralogy, Anisotropy and Slip.
His Electron backscatter diffraction research incorporates elements of Dislocation creep and Misorientation, Grain boundary.
His Dislocation creep research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Deformation mechanism and Subgrain rotation recrystallization.
In the subject of general Seismology, his work in Normal fault and Rift is often linked to New guinea, thereby combining diverse domains of study.
His work in the fields of Mineralogy, such as Minor element, overlaps with other areas such as Transmission.
His Anisotropy research focuses on Deformation and how it connects with Magnitude, Strain, Strain rate and Diffraction.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Olivine xenocryst diffusion reveals rapid monogenetic basaltic magma ascent following complex storage at Pupuke Maar, Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand (19 citations)
- Greenland Ice Sheet: Higher Nonlinearity of Ice Flow Significantly Reduces Estimated Basal Motion (18 citations)
- Crystallographic preferred orientations of ice deformed in direct-shear experiments at low temperatures (13 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Sedimentary rock
- Geometry
- Composite material
Electron backscatter diffraction, Crystallography, Shear, Grain boundary and Grain Boundary Sliding are his primary areas of study.
His Electron backscatter diffraction study is associated with Microstructure.
His study on Shear also encompasses disciplines like
- Perpendicular, which have a strong connection to Thin section, Dynamic recrystallization, Shear stress, Direct shear test and Plane,
- Slip which connect with Crystal twinning, Cleavage, Shear zone, Gabbro and Porphyroclast.
His biological study deals with issues like Crystallite, which deal with fields such as Deformation mechanism.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Orientation, Rotation, Subgrain rotation recrystallization and Deformation.
His work carried out in the field of Misorientation brings together such families of science as Crystal growth, Condensed matter physics, Crystal and Ice crystals.
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