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Håkon Austrheim

Håkon Austrheim

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Earth Science
Norway
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
70
Citations
12356
World Ranking
1018
National Ranking
7

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Håkon Austrheim is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and focuses their research within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Paleontology.

The primary topics of their research include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, and Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications.

Austrheim has published extensively in various scientific venues, contributing notable works in journals such as:

  • Lithos
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Geology
  • Chemical Geology

Recent publications by Austrheim include:

  • "Sustainable densification of the deep crust" (2020), published in Geology
  • "Preservation of granulite in a partially eclogitized terrane: Metastable phenomena or local pressure variations?" (2021), published in Lithos
  • "Origin of Rodingite Forming Fluids Constrained by Calcium and Strontium Isotope Ratios in the Leka Ophiolite Complex" (2020), published in Chemical Geology
  • "Metastability and Nondislocation-Based Deformation Mechanisms of the Flem Eclogite in the Western Gneiss Region, Norway" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Metamorphic Differentiation via Enhanced Dissolution along High Permeability Zones" (2020), published in Journal of Petrology

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, most notably:

  • Andrew Putnis (5 publications)
  • Jo Moore (3 publications)
  • Andreas Beinlich (3 publications)
  • Ane K. Engvik (3 publications)
  • Kristina G. Dunkel (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Eclogitization of lower crustal granulites by fluid migration through shear zones

    H. Austrheim

  • Fluid-induced processes: metasomatism and metamorphism

    Andrew Putnis;H. Austrheim

  • Pseudotachylytes generated during seismic faulting and eclogitization of the deep crust.

    H. Austrheim;T. M. Boundy

  • Shear deformation and eclogite formation within granulite-facies anorthosites of the Bergen Arcs, western Norway

    Håkon Austrheim;William L. Griffin

  • Ilmenite as a Source for Zirconium during High-grade Metamorphism? Textural Evidence from the Caledonides of Western Norway and Implications for Zircon Geochronology

    Bernard Bingen;Håkon Austrheim;Martin Whitehouse

  • Fluid controlled eclogitization of granulites in deep crustal shear zones, Bergen arcs, Western Norway

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Kurt Bucher-Nurminen;Håkon Austrheim

  • Generation of intermediate-depth earthquakes by self-localizing thermal runaway

    Timm John;Timm John;Sergei Medvedev;Lars H. Rüpke;Torgeir B. Andersen

  • Metastability, mechanical strength, and the support of mountain belts

    J.A. Jackson;H. Austrheim;D. McKenzie;K. Priestley

  • Trace element signature and U–Pb geochronology of eclogite-facies zircon, Bergen Arcs, Caledonides of W Norway

    Bernard Bingen;Håkon Austrheim;Martin J. Whitehouse;William J. Davis

  • Metasomatism and the Chemical Transformation of Rock

    Daniel E. Harlov;Håkon Austrheim

  • ALBITIZATION OF GRANITIC ROCKS: THE MECHANISM OF REPLACEMENT OF OLIGOCLASE BY ALBITE

    Ane K. Engvik;Andrew Putnis;John D. Fitz Gerald;Håkon Austrheim

  • Processing of crust in the root of the Caledonian continental collision zone: the role of eclogitization

    Håkon Austrheim;Muriel Erambert;Ane K. Engvik

  • Structural development and petrofabrics of eclogite facies shear zones, Bergen Arcs, western Norway: implications for deep crustal deformational processes

    T. M. Boundy;D. M. Fountain;H. Austrheim

  • Recycling of continental crust into the mantle as revealed by Kytlym dunite zircons, Ural Mts, Russia

    F. Bea;G. B. Fershtater;P. Montero;M. Whitehouse

  • N2 and CO2 in deep crustal fluids: evidence from the Caledonides of Norway

    Tom Andersen;Håkon Austrheim;Ernst A.J. Burke;Synnøve Elvevold

  • Accelerated hydration of the Earth's deep crust induced by stress perturbations

    Bjørn Jamtveit;Håkon Austrheim;Anders Malthe-Sørenssen

  • The effect of fluid and deformation on zoning and inclusion patterns in poly-metamorphic garnets

    Muriel Erambert;Håkon Austrheim

  • The granulite-eclogite facies transition: A comparison of experimental work and a natural occurrence in the Bergen Arcs, western Norway

    Håkon Austrheim

  • Influence of Fluid and Deformation on Metamorphism of the Deep Crust and Consequences for the Geodynamics of Collision Zones

    Håkon Austrheim

  • High-pressure metamorphism and deep-crustal seismicity: evidence from contemporaneous formation of pseudotachylytes and eclogite facies coronas

    Mats G. Lund;Håkon Austrheim

  • Eclogite formation and dynamics of crustal roots under continental collision zones

    Håkon Austrheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Putnis
Andrew Putnis Curtin University
Bjørn Jamtveit
Bjørn Jamtveit University of Oslo
Torgeir B. Andersen
Torgeir B. Andersen University of Oslo
Christine V. Putnis
Christine V. Putnis University of Münster
Fernando Corfu
Fernando Corfu University of Oslo
Johannes Glodny
Johannes Glodny University of Potsdam
Timm John
Timm John Freie Universität Berlin
François Renard
François Renard University of Oslo
Sandra Piazolo
Sandra Piazolo University of Leeds
Stéphane Rondenay
Stéphane Rondenay University of Bergen

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