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Francois Holtz 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 Francois Holtz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 280 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Francois Holtz 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 Francois Holtz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Francois Holtz is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, particularly focusing on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Materials Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials. Their research covers a variety of topics including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Mineralogy and Gemology Studies, and Glass properties and applications.

Holtz's publication record includes frequent contributions to several scientific journals. They have published multiple papers in the following venues:

  • Lithos
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Chemical Geology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Petrology

Notable recent papers by Holtz include:

  • Calculating biotite formula from electron microprobe analysis data using a machine learning method based on principal components regression, 2020, Lithos
  • Ti-in-quartz thermobarometry and TiO2 solubility in rhyolitic melts: New experiments and parametrization, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Calculating amphibole formula from electron microprobe analysis data using a machine learning method based on principal components regression, 2020, Lithos
  • Kinetics of Fe-Ti Oxide Re-equilibration in Magmatic Systems: Implications for Thermo-oxybarometry, 2020, Journal of Petrology
  • Significant boron isotopic fractionation in the magmatic evolution of Himalayan leucogranite recorded in multiple generations of tourmaline, 2021, Chemical Geology

Holtz has collaborated with a number of researchers frequently, including:

  • Renat Almeev
  • Chao Zhang
  • Harald Behrens
  • Xiaoyan Li
  • Roman Botcharnikov

Among Holtz's professional recognitions is the membership of Academia Europaea awarded in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Petrogenesis and experimental petrology of granitic rocks

    Wilhelm Johannes;François Holtz

  • Maximum and minimum water contents of granitic melts generated in the crust: a reevaluation and implications

    F. Holtz;W. Johannes;N. Tamic;H. Behrens

  • The formation of SiO 2 -rich melts within the deep oceanic crust by hydrous partial melting of gabbros

    Juergen Koepke;Jasper Berndt;Sandrin T. Feig;Francois Holtz

  • H2O SOLUBILITY IN HAPLOGRANITIC MELTS: COMPOSITIONAL, PRESSURE, AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE

    Francois Holtz;Harald Behrens;Donald B. Dingwell;Wilhelm Johannes

  • A combined rapid-quench and H2-membrane setup for internally heated pressure vessels: Description and application for water solubility in basaltic melts

    Jasper Berndt;Christian Liebske;François Holtz;Marcus Freise

  • Water and the viscosity of andesite melts

    Pascal Richet;Anne-Marie Lejeune;François Holtz;Jacques Roux

  • Genesis of Peraluminous Granites I. Experimental Investigation of Melt Compositions at 3 and 5 kb and Various H2O Activities

    François Holtz;Wilhelm Johannes

  • Compositional dependence of molar absorptivities of near-infrared OH- and H2O bands in rhyolitic to basaltic glasses

    Susanne Ohlhorst;Harald Behrens;François Holtz

  • The solubility of H2O and CO2 in rhyolitic melts in equilibrium with a mixed CO2–H2O fluid phase

    Nathalie Tamic;Harald Behrens;François Holtz

  • Experimental evidence for rapid water exchange between melt inclusions in olivine and host magma

    Maxim Portnyagin;Renat Almeev;Sergei Matveev;François Holtz

  • Trace elements in magnetite from massive iron oxide-apatite deposits indicate a combined formation by igneous and magmatic-hydrothermal processes

    Jaayke L. Knipping;Laura D. Bilenker;Adam C. Simon;Martin Reich

  • The combined effects of fO2 and melt composition on SnO2 solubility and tin diffusivity in haplogranitic melts

    Robert L. Linnen;Michel Pichavant;François Holtz

  • Near-infrared spectroscopic determination of water species in glasses of the system MAlSi3O8 (M = Li, Na, K) : an interlaboratory study

    Harald Behrens;Claudia Romano;Marcus Nowak;Francois Holtz

  • Effects of H 2 O on liquidus phase relations in the haplogranite system at 2 and 5 kbar

    Francois Holtz;Michel Pichavant;Pierre Barbey;Wilhelm Johannes

  • Maximum and minimum water contents of granitic melts: implications for chemical and physical properties of ascending magmas

    François Holtz;Wilhelm Johannes

  • High gold concentrations in sulphide-bearing magma under oxidizing conditions

    Roman E. Botcharnikov;Robert L. Linnen;Robert L. Linnen;Max Wilke;Francois Holtz

  • Solubility of H2O- and CO2-bearing fluids in tholeiitic basalts at pressures up to 500 MPa

    T. A. Shishkina;R. E. Botcharnikov;F. Holtz;R. R. Almeev

  • Effects of f O2 and H2O on andesite phase relations between 2 and 4 kbar

    Caroline Martel;Michel Pichavant;Francois Holtz;Bruno Scaillet

  • The effect of water activity on the oxidation and structural state of Fe in a ferro-basaltic melt

    R. E. Botcharnikov;J. Koepke;Francois Holtz;C. McCammon

  • Phase Relations and Liquid Lines of Descent in Hydrous Ferrobasalt—Implications for the Skaergaard Intrusion and Columbia River Flood Basalts

    R. E. Botcharnikov;R. R. Almeev;J. Koepke;F. Holtz

  • Phase equilibrium constraints on the viscosity of silicic magmas: 1. Volcanic‐plutonic comparison

    Bruno Scaillet;François Holtz;Michel Pichavant

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Behrens
Harald Behrens University of Hannover
Roman E. Botcharnikov
Roman E. Botcharnikov Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Michel Pichavant
Michel Pichavant University of Orléans
Jürgen Koepke
Jürgen Koepke University of Hannover
Wilhelm Johannes
Wilhelm Johannes University of Hannover
Bruno Scaillet
Bruno Scaillet University of Orléans
Robert L. Linnen
Robert L. Linnen University of Western Ontario
Adam C. Simon
Adam C. Simon University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Maxim Portnyagin
Maxim Portnyagin GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Bernard Charlier
Bernard Charlier University of Liège

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