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Derek Keir is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their primary research focuses on geophysics, earthquake and tectonic studies, and geological and geochemical analysis, reflecting a diverse engagement with topics within earth sciences.

Their recent publications cover multiple aspects of tectonics and volcanic processes, including the following papers:

  • "Rift-induced disruption of cratonic keels drives kimberlite volcanism" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Structural Analysis of the Western Afar Margin, East Africa: Evidence for Multiphase Rotational Rifting" (2020), published in Tectonics
  • "Tectonics of the Asela-Langano Margin, Main Ethiopian Rift (East Africa)" (2020), published in Tectonics
  • "Variations in melt emplacement beneath the northern East African Rift from radial anisotropy" (2021), published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Mechanism for Deep Crustal Seismicity: Insight From Modeling of Deformation Processes at the Main Ethiopian Rift" (2020), published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Derek Keir collaborates frequently with a consistent group of co-authors, including Carolina Pagli, Giacomo Corti, Federico Sani, Atalay Ayele, and Sascha Brune. These professional relationships suggest a sustained involvement in collaborative research projects, particularly in tectonics and geophysical studies.

The scientist's work is often published in specific academic venues known for Earth science research. These include:

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)
  • Tectonics
  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Within the broader scope of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Derek Keir's research subfields prominently feature:

  • Geophysics
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Geology
  • Atmospheric Science

The main thematic areas explored in their work include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Derek Keir has also contributed to scientific literature as an author of a book titled Seismicity in Volcanic Areas, published by Frontiers Media in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Magma-maintained rift segmentation at continental rupture in the 2005 Afar dyking episode

    Tim J. Wright;Tim J. Wright;Cindy Ebinger;Cindy Ebinger;Juliet Biggs;Atalay Ayele

  • Magma-assisted rifting in Ethiopia

    J.-M. Kendall;G. W. Stuart;C. J. Ebinger;I. D. Bastow

  • Geophysical constraints on the dynamics of spreading centres from rifting episodes on land

    Tim J. Wright;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Carolina Pagli;Manahloh Belachew

  • Strain accommodation by magmatism and faulting as rifting proceeds to breakup: Seismicity of the northern Ethiopian rift

    Derek Keir;C. J. Ebinger;G. W. Stuart;E. Daly

  • The nature of the crust beneath the Afar triple junction: Evidence from receiver functions

    James O.S. Hammond;J.-M. Kendall;G.W. Stuart;D. Keir

  • Length and Timescales of Rift Faulting and Magma Intrusion: The Afar Rifting Cycle from 2005 to Present

    Cynthia Ebinger;Atalay Ayele;Derek Keir;Julie Rowland

  • The Protracted Development of the Continent-Ocean Transition in Afar

    Ian D. Bastow;Derek Keir;Derek Keir

  • Magma Plumbing Systems: A Geophysical Perspective

    Craig Magee;Carl T. E. Stevenson;Susanna K. Ebmeier;Derek Keir

  • Fault growth at a nascent slow-spreading ridge: 2005 Dabbahu rifting episode, Afar

    J. V. Rowland;E. Baker;C. J. Ebinger;D. Keir

  • Evidence for focused magmatic accretion at segment centers from lateral dike injections captured beneath the Red Sea rift in Afar

    Derek Keir;Derek Keir;Ian J. Hamling;Atalay Ayele;Eric Calais

  • September 2005 mega‐dike emplacement in the Manda‐Harraro nascent oceanic rift (Afar depression)

    Atalay Ayele;Atalay Ayele;Derek Keir;Cynthia Ebinger;Tim J. Wright

  • Pulses of deformation reveal frequently recurring shallow magmatic activity beneath the Main Ethiopian Rift

    Juliet Biggs;ID Bastow;D. Keir;E. Lewi

  • Capturing magma intrusion and faulting processes during continental rupture: seismicity of the Dabbahu (Afar) rift

    C.J. Ebinger;C.J. Ebinger;D. Keir;D. Keir;A. Ayele;E. Calais

  • Strain accommodation in transitional rifts: extension by magma intrusion and faulting in Ethiopian rift magmatic segments

    M. Casey;C. J. Ebinger;D. Keir;R. Gloaguen;R. Gloaguen

  • Comparison of dike intrusions in an incipient seafloor-spreading segment in Afar, Ethiopia: Seismicity perspectives

    Manahloh Belachew;Manahloh Belachew;C. Ebinger;D. Coté;D. Keir

  • Volcanism in the Afar Rift sustained by decompression melting with minimal plume influence

    Catherine A. Rychert;James O. S. Hammond;Nicholas Harmon;J. Michael Kendall

  • Off-rift volcanism in rift zones determined by crustal unloading

    Francesco Maccaferri;Eleonora Rivalta;Derek Keir;Valerio Acocella

  • Dike-fault interaction during the 2004 Dallol intrusion at the northern edge of the Erta Ale Ridge (Afar, Ethiopia)

    Adriano Nobile;Adriano Nobile;Carolina Pagli;Derek Keir;Tim J. Wright

  • Mantle upwellings, melt migration and the rifting of Africa: insights from seismic anisotropy

    J. M. Kendall;S. Pilidou;D. Keir;I. D. Bastow

  • Lower crustal earthquakes near the Ethiopian rift induced by magmatic processes

    Derek Keir;Ian D. Bastow;Kathryn A. Whaler;Eve Daly

Frequent Co-Authors

Atalay Ayele
Atalay Ayele Addis Ababa University
Cynthia J. Ebinger
Cynthia J. Ebinger Tulane University
Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart University of Leeds
James O.S. Hammond
James O.S. Hammond Birkbeck, University of London
Giacomo Corti
Giacomo Corti National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Ian D. Bastow
Ian D. Bastow Imperial College London
Tim J. Wright
Tim J. Wright University of Leeds
Sylvie Leroy
Sylvie Leroy Sorbonne University
J-M Kendall
J-M Kendall University of Oxford
Federico Sani
Federico Sani University of Florence

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