2026 Grenville Turner: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	53	2904	2654	325	301	165	9227

Research.com Recognitions

1998 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
1996 - Rumford Medal, Royal Society (UK) In recognition of his work on the 40Ar/39Ar method of dating developing this technique to a sophisticated level and one which is widely used for dating extraterrestrial and terrestrial rocks
1980 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Grenville Turner is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Environmental Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Water Science and Technology, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work prominently addresses topics related to heavy metals in the environment, toxic organic pollutants impact, water quality and pollution assessment, mercury impact and mitigation studies, planetary science and exploration, astro and planetary science, and geological and geochemical analysis.

Recent publications illustrate the breadth of their research interests and coauthorships. Notable papers include:

Trends in heavy metals, polychlorinated biphenyls and toxicity from sediment cores of the inner River Thames estuary, London, UK, 2020, Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
Organic pollutants, heavy metals and toxicity in oil spill impacted salt marsh sediment cores, Staten Island, New York City, USA, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
Xenon systematics of individual lunar zircons, a new window on the history of the lunar surface, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Among frequent collaborators are Christopher H. Vane, Simon Chenery, Vicky Moss-Hayes, M. C. Richardson, and Mark C. Cave. These collaborations reflect a range of studies that bridge environmental contaminant analysis and planetary science investigations.

Publications by Grenville Turner have appeared in venues such as Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, Marine Pollution Bulletin, and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, indicating contributions to both environmental chemistry and geochemical planetary sciences.

Throughout their career, Turner has been recognized by several awards. These include being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1998, receiving the Rumford Medal from the Royal Society (UK) in 1996 for contributions to the 40Ar/39Ar dating method widely used in terrestrial and extraterrestrial rock dating, and being a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, since 1980.

Best Publications

Potassium‐argon dating by activation with fast neutrons

Craig Merrihue;Grenville Turner

530
Citations
Resolving mantle and crustal contributions to ancient hydrothermal fluids: HeAr isotopes in fluid inclusions from Dae Hwa WMo mineralisation, South Korea

F.M. Stuart;P.G. Burnard;R.P. Taylor;G. Turner

397
Citations
40Ar-39Ar ages and cosmic ray exposure ages of Apollo 14 samples†

G. Turner;J.C. Huneke;F.A. Podosek;G.J. Wasserburg

381
Citations
RARE GASES IN THE CHONDRITE RENAZZO

J. H. Reynolds;G. Turner

360
Citations
Mantle, crustal and atmospheric noble gases in ailaoshan gold deposits, Yunnan Province, China

P.G. Burnard;R. Hu;G. Turner;X.W. Bi

341
Citations
Fluid inclusion noble gas and halogen evidence on the origin of Cu-Porphyry mineralising fluids

M.A. Kendrick;R. Burgess;R.A.D. Pattrick;G. Turner

289
Citations
Vesicle-specific noble gas analyses of popping rock : Implications for primordial noble gases in earth

Pete Burnard;David Graham;David Graham;Grenville Turner

283
Citations
The Distribution of Potassium and Argon in Chondrites

G. Turner

276
Citations
40Ar39Ar ages from the lunar maria

Grenville Turner;Grenville Turner

204
Citations
The source and significance of argon isotopes in fluid inclusions from areas of mineralization

S. Kelley;G. Turner;A.W. Butterfield;T.J. Shepherd

201
Citations
Helium isotopes as tracers of trapped hydrothermal fluids in ocean-floor sulfides

F. M. Stuart;G. Turner;R. C. Duckworth;A. E. Fallick

194
Citations
Degassing and contamination of noble gases in Mid‐Atlantic Ridge basalts

P. Burnard;P. Burnard;D. Harrison;G. Turner;R. Nesbitt

184
Citations
The thermal history of the Bruderheim meteorite

G. Turner;J.A. Miller;R.L. Grasty

181
Citations
Noble gas and halogen geochemistry of mantle fluids: Comparison of African and Canadian diamonds

L.H. Johnson;R. Burgess;G. Turner;H.J. Milledge

177
Citations
A Devonian auriferous hot spring system, Rhynie, Scotland

C. M. Rice;W. A. Ashcroft;D. J. Batten;A. J. Boyce

170
Citations
Noble gas behaviour and composition in the mantle: constraints from the Iceland Plume

D Harrison;P Burnard;G Turner

154
Citations
Argon 40-argon 39 dating - The optimization of irradiation parameters

Grenville Turner

153
Citations
Mineral age patterns in ca. 3700 my old rocks from West Greenland

R.J. Pankhurst;S. Moorbath;D.C. Rex;G. Turner

153
Citations
MARTIAN VOLATILES: ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION, ORIGIN, AND EVOLUTION

D. D. Bogard;R. N. Clayton;K. Marti;T. Owen

151
Citations
Helium and Argon isotope systematics in fluid inclusions of Machangqing copper deposit in west Yunnan province, China

Ruizhong Hu;P.G Burnard;G Turner;Xianwu Bi

148
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray Burgess University of Manchester

Pete Burnard University of Lorraine

Finlay M. Stuart University of Glasgow

Simon P. Kelley University of Leeds

Jeff W. Harris University of Glasgow

John Bridges University of Leicester

Richard A. D. Pattrick University of Manchester

Xian-Wu Bi Chinese Academy of Sciences

Stephen J. Mojzsis University of Bayreuth

Ruizhong Hu Chinese Academy of Sciences

External Links

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