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Gary M. McMurtry 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 Gary M. McMurtry sits on this spectrum.

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Gary M. McMurtry 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 Gary M. McMurtry sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Gary M. McMurtry is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular attention to Geophysics and related subfields.

Their work spans several specialized areas including Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Seismology and Earthquake Studies, earthquake and tectonic studies, and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

McMurtry has contributed to numerous publications across different venues, with recent works appearing in:

  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Journal of Applied Volcanology

Recent papers by McMurtry include:

  • Helium isotopes constrain magma sources and emplacement beneath Kīlauea caldera during the 2018 and 2020 eruptions, 2022, Goldschmidt2022 abstracts
  • Field-Portable Helium Isotope Detectors for Continuous Monitoring of Volcanic Unrest and Large Earthquakes, 2020, Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • In-situ monitoring of 3He/4He in summit gases of Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii) prior to the 2020 eruption, 2023, Journal of Applied Volcanology

Collaborations have been a part of McMurtry's research, working frequently with co-authors including Luis A. Dasilveira, Tobias Fischer, David Bekaert, P. S. Barry, and James DeLuze.

Best Publications

  • The Sissano, Papua New Guinea tsunami of July 1998 — offshore evidence on the source mechanism

    D.R. Tappin;P. Watts;G.M. McMurtry;Y. Lafoy

  • Loihi Seamount, Hawaii: a mid-plate volcano with a distinctive hydrothermal system

    D. M. Karl;G. M. McMurtry;A. Malahoff;M. O. Garcia

  • Giant landslides, mega-tsunamis, and paleo-sea level in the Hawaiian Islands

    G.M McMurtry;P Watts;G.J Fryer;J.R Smith

  • Sediment slump likely caused 1998 Papua New Guinea tsunami

    David R. Tappin;Takeshi Matsumoto;Phil Watts;Kenji Satake

  • Variations in bioturbation across the oxygen minimum zone in the northwest Arabian Sea

    Craig R. Smith;Lisa A. Levin;Daniel J. Hoover;Gary McMurtry

  • Rare-earth element geochemistry of ferromanganese crusts from the Hawaiian Archipelago, central Pacific☆☆☆

    Eric Heinen De Carlo;Gary M. McMurtry

  • Geology and chemistry of hydrothermal deposits from active submarine volcano Loihi, Hawaii

    Alexander Malahoff;Gary M. McMurtry;John C. Wiltshire;Hsueh-Wen Yeh

  • Chemistry of hydrothermal solutions from Pele's Vents, Loihi Seamount, Hawaii

    P.N Sedwick;G.M McMurtry;J.D Macdougall

  • Tritium and stable isotopes of magmatic waters

    F. Goff;G.M. McMurtry

  • Measurement of submarine groundwater discharge in Kahana Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i

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  • Large variations in vent fluid CO2/3He ratios signal rapid changes in magma chemistry at Loihi seamount, Hawaii

    D. R. Hilton;G. M. McMurtry;F. Goff

  • Chemical and isotopic investigations into the origin of clay minerals from the Galapagos hydrothermal mounds field

    Gary M. McMurtry;Wang Chung-Ho;Yeh Hsueh-Wen

  • Hydrothermal clay mineral formation of East Pacific rise and Bauer Basin sediments

    Gary M. McMurtry;Hsueh-Wen Yeh

  • Megatsunami deposits on Kohala volcano, Hawaii, from flank collapse of Mauna Loa

    Gary M. McMurtry;Gerard J. Fryer;David R. Tappin;Ian P. Wilkinson

  • Geochemistry of hydrothermal deposits from Loihi submarine volcano, Hawaii

    Eric H. De Carlo;Gary M. McMurtry;Hsueh-Wen Yeh

  • Continuous sampling of hydrothermal fluids from Loihi Seamount after the 1996 event

    C. Geoffrey Wheat;Hans W. Jannasch;Josh N. Plant;Craig L. Moyer

  • Gas-rich submarine exhalations during the 1989 eruption of Macdonald Seamount

    P. Stoffers;G. McMurtry;H. Richnow

  • Cenozoic accumulation history of a Pacific ferromanganese crust

    G. M. McMurtry;D. L. VonderHaar;Anton Eisenhauer;J. J. Mahoney

  • Unusual geochemistry of hydrothermal vents on submarine arc volcanoes: Kasuga Seamounts, Northern Mariana Arc

    G.M. McMurtry;P.N. Sedwick;P. Fryer;D.L. VonderHaar

  • Evidence for extensive degassing of the Hawaiian mantle plume from helium-carbon relationships at Kilauea volcano

    David R. Hilton;Gary M. McMurtry;Rob Kreulen

  • Stratigraphic constraints on the timing and emplacement of the Alika 2 giant Hawaiian submarine landslide

    Gary M McMurtry;Emilio Herrero-Bervera;Maximilian D Cremer;John R Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter N. Sedwick
Peter N. Sedwick Old Dominion University
David R. Tappin
David R. Tappin British Geological Survey
Jan Fietzke
Jan Fietzke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Emilio Herrero-Bervera
Emilio Herrero-Bervera University of Hawaii at Manoa
David R. Hilton
David R. Hilton University of California, San Diego
Fraser Goff
Fraser Goff New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Peter Stoffers
Peter Stoffers Kiel University
Michael O. Garcia
Michael O. Garcia University of Hawaii at Manoa
John J. Mahoney
John J. Mahoney University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mark Williams
Mark Williams University of Leicester

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