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Dean C. Presnall 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 Dean C. Presnall sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Dean C. Presnall 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 Dean C. Presnall sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Dean C. Presnall is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their academic profile reflects recognition by professional scientific organizations, having been named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1999. Additionally, they hold the title of Fellow of the Geological Society of America, which further signifies their engagement with the geological sciences.

Their career includes contributions to the fields related to geophysics and geology, inferred from the fellowships granted by leading societies in these disciplines. While detailed records of publications, co-authors, and specific research topics are not documented here, Presnall's affiliation and honors suggest active involvement in these areas of earth sciences.

Best Publications

  • Liquidus phase relations on the join diopside-forsterite-anorthite from 1 atm to 20 kbar: Their bearing on the generation and crystallization of basaltic magma

    D. C. Presnall;Selena A. Dixon;James R. Dixon;T. H. O'Donnell

  • The Continuum of Primary Carbonatitic-Kimberlitic Melt Compositions in Equilibrium with Lherzolite: Data from the System CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-CO2 at 6 GPa

    John A. Dalton;Dean C. Presnall

  • Generation of Mid-ocean Ridge Tholeiites

    D. C. Presnall;J. R. Dixon;T. H. O'donnell;S. A. Dixons

  • Continuous Gradations among Primary Carbonatitic, Kimberlitic, Melilititic, Basaltic, Picritic, and Komatiitic Melts in Equilibrium with Garnet Lherzolite at 3–8 GPa

    Gudmundur H. Gudfinnsson;Dean C. Presnall

  • Carbonatitic melts along the solidus of model lherzolite in the system CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-CO2 from 3 to 7 GPa

    John A. Dalton;Dean C. Presnall

  • Melting Behavior of Simplified Lherzolite in the System CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-Na2O from 7 to 35 kbar

    Michael J. Walter;Dean C. Presnall

  • Generation of mid-ocean ridge basalts at pressures from 1 to 7 GPa

    Dean C Presnall;Dean C Presnall;Gudmundur H Gudfinnsson;Michael J Walter

  • Changes in electrical conductivity of a synthetic basalt during melting

    D. C. Presnall;C. L. Simmons;H. Porath

  • A mass proportion method for calculating melting reactions and application to melting of model upper mantle lherzolite

    Michael J. Walter;Thomas W. Sisson;Dean C. Presnall

  • The geometrical analysis of partial fusion

    D. C. Presnall

  • Liquidus Phase Relations in the CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2 System at 3.0 GPa: the Aluminous Pyroxene Thermal Divide and High-Pressure Fractionation of Picritic and Komatiitic Magmas

    Cheney S. Milholland;Dean C. Presnall

  • The system Mg2SiO4-SiO2 at pressures up to 25 kilobars

    Cheng-Hong Chen;Cheng-Hong Chen;Dean C. Presnall

  • Phase Diagrams of Earth-Forming Minerals

    Dean C. Presnall

  • The join forsterite-diopside-iron oxide and its bearing on the crystallization of basaltic and ultramafic magmas

    D. C. Presnall

  • Fusion Relations in the System NaAlSi3O8-CaAl2Si2O8-KAlSi3O8-SiO2-H2O and Generation of Granitic Magmas in the Sierra Nevada Batholith

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  • Melting of enstatite (MgSiO3) from 10 to 16.5 GPa and the forsterite (Mg2SiO4)‐majorite (MgSiO3) eutectic at 16.5 GPa: Implications for the origin of the mantle

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  • Alumina content of enstatite as a geobarometer for plagioclase and spinel lherzolites

    D. C. Presnall

  • Melting relations of model lherzolite in the system CaO‐MgO‐Al2O3‐SiO2 at 2.4–3.4 GPa and the generation of komatiites

    Gudmundur H. Gudfinnsson;Dean C. Presnall

  • Composition and depth of origin of primary mid-ocean ridge basalts

    D. C. Presnall;J. D. Hoover

  • Melting of forsterite, Mg2SiO4, from 9.7 to 16.5 GPa

    Dean C. Presnall;Michael J. Walter

  • Melting Behaviour of Model Lherzolite in the System CaO–MgO–Al2O3–SiO2–FeO at 0·7–2·8 GPa

    Gudmundur H. Gudfinnsson;Dean C. Presnall

  • A method for studying iron silicate liquids under reducing conditions with negligible iron loss

    Dean C. Presnall;Norma L. Brenner

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Walter
Michael J. Walter Carnegie Institution for Science
Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas
Thomas W. Sisson
Thomas W. Sisson United States Geological Survey
Peter J. Wyllie
Peter J. Wyllie California Institute of Technology
Edward M. Stolper
Edward M. Stolper California Institute of Technology
David W. Walker
David W. Walker Cardiff University

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