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Enrico Bonatti 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 Enrico Bonatti sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 242 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Enrico Bonatti 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 Enrico Bonatti sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2004 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Enrico Bonatti is affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a specific focus on Geophysics and Ocean Engineering, alongside studies in Ecology, Geology, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work mainly addresses key topics such as Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Drilling and Well Engineering, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Offshore Engineering and Technologies, and Geological Studies and Exploration.

Bonatti has published extensively in venues including Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Lithos, the CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Genoa), Science Advances, and Scientific Reports.

  • Origin of oceanic ferrodiorites by injection of nelsonitic melts in gabbros at the Vema Lithospheric Section, Mid Atlantic Ridge (2020, Lithos)
  • Ultra-depleted melt refertilization of mantle peridotites in a large intra-transform domain (Doldrums Fracture Zone; 7-8°N, Mid Atlantic Ridge) (2020, Lithos)
  • SEAFLOOR SPREADING AND TECTONICS AT THE CHARLIE GIBBS TRANSFORM SYSTEM (52-53ºN, MID ATLANTIC RIDGE): PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM R/V A. N. STRAKHOV EXPEDITION S50 (2021, CINECA IRIS Institutial Research Information System (University of Genoa))
  • Postmelting hydrogen enrichment in the oceanic lithosphere (2021, Science Advances)
  • High H2O Content in Pyroxenes of Residual Mantle Peridotites at a Mid Atlantic Ridge Segment (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent collaborators in Bonatti's work include Marco Ligi, Jean Masclé, Kim A. Kastens, Christian Auroux, and C. Broglia.

Recognition for Bonatti's contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2004 and becoming a member of Academia Europaea in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Classification and genesis of submarine iron-manganese deposits

    E. Bonatti

  • ODP Leg 107 in the Tyrrhenian Sea: Insights into passive margin and back-arc basin evolution

    Kim Kastens;Jean Mascle;Christian Auroux;Enrico Bonatti

  • Mobility of manganese in diagenesis of deep-sea sediments☆

    D.C. Lynn;E. Bonatti

  • Mantle peridotites from continental rifts to ocean basins to subduction zones

    Enrico Bonatti;Peter J. Michael

  • Punctiform initiation of seafloor spreading in the Red Sea during transition from a continental to an oceanic rift

    Enrico Bonatti

  • Metallogenesis at Oceanic Spreading Centers

    Enrico Bonatti

  • Peridotite composition from the North Atlantic: regional and tectonic variations and implications for partial melting

    Peter J. Michael;Enrico Bonatti

  • Postdepositional mobility of some transition elements, phosphorus, uranium and thorium in deep sea sediments

    Enrico Bonatti;D.E. Fisher;Oiva Joensuu;H.S. Rydell

  • Vertical tectonism in oceanic fracture zones

    Enrico Bonatti

  • Trace and REE content of clinopyroxenes from supra-subduction zone peridotites. Implications for melting and enrichment processes in island arcs

    Michael Bizimis;Vincent J.M Salters;Enrico Bonatti

  • Peridotites from the Island of Zabargad (St. John), Red Sea: Petrology and geochemistry

    Enrico Bonatti;Giulio Ottonello;Paul R. Hamlyn

  • Sections of the Earth's crust in the equatorial Atlantic

    Enrico Bonatti;Jose Honnorez

  • Dust in the Caribbean atmosphere traced to an African dust storm

    Joseph M. Prospero;Enrico Bonatti;Carl Schubert;Toby N. Carlson

  • Serpentinite protrusions in the oceanic crust

    Enrico Bonatti

  • Neptunism and vulcanism in the ocean

    Gustaf Arrhenius;Enrico Bonatti

  • Metalliferous deposits from the Apennine ophiolites: Mesozoic equivalents of modern deposits from oceanic spreading centers

    Enrico Bonatti;Marco Zerbi;Robert Kay;Harold Rydell

  • Easter Volcanic Chain (southeast Pacific): A mantle hot line

    E. Bonatti;C. G. A. Harrison;D. E. Fisher;J. Honnorez

  • Serpentinization of oceanic peridotites: temperature dependence of mineralogy and boron content

    Enrico Bonatti;James R. Lawrence;Noris Morandi

  • Petrology of mantle-derived ultramafics from the Owen fracture zone, northwest Indian ocean: Implications for the nature of the oceanic upper mantle

    Paul R. Hamlyn;Enrico Bonatti

  • Eruption styles of basalt in oceanic spreading ridges and seamounts: Effect of magma temperature and viscosity

    Enrico Bonatti;C. G. A. Harrison

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Ligi
Marco Ligi National Research Council (CNR)
Daniele Brunelli
Daniele Brunelli University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Luca Gasperini
Luca Gasperini National Research Council (CNR)
Luisa Ottolini
Luisa Ottolini University of Pavia
Catherine Mével
Catherine Mével Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Peter J. Michael
Peter J. Michael University of Tulsa
Hannes K. Brueckner
Hannes K. Brueckner Columbia University
Mathilde Cannat
Mathilde Cannat Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Naci Görür
Naci Görür Istanbul Technical University
Kathleen Crane
Kathleen Crane University of Hawaii at Manoa

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