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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1981 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

E. R. Oxburgh is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their academic career includes recognition through various professional honors reflecting contributions to the field of geosciences.

The scientist has been acknowledged as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2001, indicating a level of trust and recognition by peers in the scientific community.

In 1981, they were elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), a professional organization that promotes discovery in Earth and space sciences.

Additionally, Oxburgh holds fellowship status in the Geological Society of America, an association that supports the advancement of geoscience research, although the precise year of this fellowship is not specified.

Best Publications

  • Finite amplitude convective cells and continental drift

    D. L. Turcotte;E. R. Oxburgh

  • Heat and helium in the Earth

    R. K. O'Nions;E. R. Oxburgh

  • Helium, volatile fluxes and the development of continental crust

    R.K. O'Nions;E.R. Oxburgh

  • Thermal Structure of Island Arcs

    E. R Oxburgh;D. L Turcotte

  • Compositional and density stratification in oceanic lithosphere- causes and consequences

    E. R. Oxburgh;E. M. Parmentier

  • Continental rifts as a setting for regional metamorphism

    S. M. Wickham;S. M. Wickham;E. R. Oxburgh

  • Helium isotopes in sedimentary basins

    E. R. Oxburgh;R. K. O'Nions;R. I. Hill;R. I. Hill

  • Helium, oxygen, strontium and neodymium isotopic relationships in Icelandic volcanics

    M. Condomines;K. Grönvold;P.J. Hooker;K. Muehlenbachs

  • Mid-plate Tectonics

    D. L. Turcotte;E. R. Oxburgh

  • Rare gas constraints on hydrocarbon accumulation, crustal degassing and groundwater flow in the Pannonian Basin

    C.J. Ballentine;R.K. O'Nions;E.R. Oxburgh;F. Horvath

  • Mid‐ocean ridges and geotherm distribution during mantle convection

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  • Flake Tectonics and Continental Collision

    Unknown

  • Origin of paired metamorphic belts and crustal dilation in island arc regions

    E. R. Oxburgh;D. L. Turcotte

  • Helium and carbon isotope systematics in crustal fluids from the Eifel, the Rhine Graben and Black Forest, F.R.G.

    Erika Griesshaber;R. K. O’Nions;E. R. Oxburgh

  • Helium-3 anomalies and crust-mantle interaction in Italy

    P.J Hooker;R Bertrami;S Lombardi;R.K O'Nions

  • Geology of Switzerland: A Guide-Book. Part A: An Outline of the Geology of Switzerland

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  • Helium Loss, Tectonics, and the Terrestrial Heat Budget

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  • Mantle-derived volatiles in continental crust: the Massif Central of France

    A. Matthews;C. Fouillac;R. Hill;R.K. O'Nions

  • A fluid theory for the deep structure of dip-slip fault zones

    D.L. Turcotte;E.R. Oxburgh

  • Membrane tectonics and the East African Rift

    E.R. Oxburgh;D.L. Turcotte

  • Leakage of helium from the Pannonian basin

    D. J. Martel;J. Deák;P. Dövenyi;F. Horváth

  • Convection in a mantle with variable physical properties

    Unknown

  • Helium isotopes in Alpine regions

    B. Marty;R.K. O'Nions;E.R. Oxburgh;D. Martel

  • Stability of Planetary Interiors

    G. Schubert;D. L. Turcotte;E. R. Oxburgh

  • The role of element distribution in production and release of radiogenic helium: the Carnmenellis Granite, southwest England

    D.J. Martel;R.K. O'Nions;D.R. Hilton;E.R. Oxburgh

Frequent Co-Authors

R.K. O'Nions
R.K. O'Nions University of Oxford
Erika Griesshaber
Erika Griesshaber Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
David R. Hilton
David R. Hilton University of California, San Diego
Frank Horváth
Frank Horváth Eötvös Loránd University
Martin Stute
Martin Stute Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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