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James A. Van Orman 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 James A. Van Orman sits on this spectrum.

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James A. Van Orman 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 James A. Van Orman sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

James A. Van Orman is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics, materials chemistry, geochemistry and petrology, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, astro and planetary science, planetary science and exploration, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and the investigation of nuclear materials and radiation effects.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Van Orman include Tony Yu, Yanbin Wang, Man Xu, Zhicheng Jing, and Patrick Cordier. These collaborations indicate a network of research partners with overlapping interests in geophysical and geological sciences.

Among their recent publications are:

  • High-pressure elastic properties of dolomite melt supporting carbonate-induced melting in deep upper mantle, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A molecular dynamics study of grain boundary diffusion in MgO, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Periclase deforms more slowly than bridgmanite under mantle conditions, 2023, Nature
  • Experimental Evidence Supporting an Overturned Iron-Titanium-Rich Melt Layer in the Deep Lunar Interior, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Fe-Mg and Fe-Mn interdiffusion in ilmenite with implications for geospeedometry using oxides, 2020, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology

The scientist has published primarily in venues such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geophysical Research Letters, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Goldschmidt Abstracts, and Goldschmidt2022 abstracts. These journals and conferences are well recognized in the domains of geochemistry, geophysics, and planetary sciences.

Van Orman's research covers subfields including:

  • Geophysics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Mechanics of Materials

Their main research topics encompass:

  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Nuclear materials and radiation effects

Best Publications

  • Volatile content of lunar volcanic glasses and the presence of water in the Moon’s interior

    Alberto E. Saal;Erik H. Hauri;Mauro Lo Cascio;James A. Van Orman

  • Rare earth element diffusion in diopside: influence of temperature, pressure, and ionic radius, and an elastic model for diffusion in silicates

    James A. Van Orman;Timothy L. Grove;Nobumichi Shimizu

  • High Pre-Eruptive Water Contents Preserved in Lunar Melt Inclusions

    Erik H. Hauri;Thomas Weinreich;Alberto E. Saal;Malcolm C. Rutherford

  • Rare earth element diffusion in a natural pyrope single crystal at 2.8 GPa

    James A. Van Orman;Timothy L. Grove;Nobumichi Shimizu;Graham D. Layne

  • Water in the Moon's interior: Truth and consequences

    Erik H. Hauri;Alberto E. Saal;Malcolm J. Rutherford;James A. Van Orman

  • Hydrogen Isotopes in Lunar Volcanic Glasses and Melt Inclusions Reveal a Carbonaceous Chondrite Heritage

    Alberto E. Saal;Erik H. Hauri;James A. Van Orman;Malcolm J. Rutherford

  • Diffusion in Oxides

    James A. Van Orman;Katherine L. Crispin

  • Re-examination of the lunar magma ocean cumulate overturn hypothesis: melting or mixing is required

    Linda T. Elkins Tanton;James A. Van Orman;Bradford H. Hager;Timothy L. Grove

  • A critical evaluation of pressure scales at high temperatures by in situ X-ray diffraction measurements

    Yingwei Fei;Jie Li;Kei Hirose;William Minarik

  • Hf-W thermochronometry: Closure temperature and constraints on the accretion and cooling history of the H chondrite parent body

    Thorsten Kleine;Mathieu Touboul;James A. Van Orman;Bernard Bourdon

  • Mapping the thermal structure of solid-media pressure assemblies

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  • Diffusion in MgO at high pressures: Constraints on deformation mechanisms and chemical transport at the core‐mantle boundary

    James A. Van Orman;James A. Van Orman;Yingwei Fei;Erik H. Hauri;Jianhua Wang

  • Molecular dynamics investigation of viscosity, chemical diffusivities and partial molar volumes of liquids along the MgO–SiO2 join as functions of pressure

    Daniel J. Lacks;David B. Rear;James A. Van Orman

  • Fractional melting and smelting on the ureilite parent body

    Cyrena Anne Goodrich;James A. Van Orman;Lionel Wilson;Lionel Wilson

  • Magnesium diffusion in plagioclase: Dependence on composition, and implications for thermal resetting of the 26Al–26Mg early solar system chronometer

    James A. Van Orman;Daniele J. Cherniak;Noriko T. Kita

  • Diffusive fractionation of trace elements during production and transport of melt in Earth's upper mantle

    James A. Van Orman;Timothy L. Grove;Nobumichi Shimizu

  • Distribution of shortening between the Indian and Australian plates in the central Indian Ocean

    James Van Orman;James Van Orman;James R. Cochran;Jeffrey K. Weissel;Florence Jestin

  • Uranium and thorium diffusion in diopside

    James A. Van Orman;Timothy L. Grove;Nobumichi Shimizu

  • Thermal evolution and physics of melt extraction on the ureilite parent body

    Lionel Wilson;Cyrena Anne Goodrich;James A. Van Orman

  • Origin of lunar high‐titanium ultramafic glasses: Constraints from phase relations and dissolution kinetics of clinopyroxene‐ilmenite cumulates

    James A. Van Orman;Timothy L. Grove

  • Isotope Fractionation by Thermal Diffusion in Silicate Melts

    Daniel J. Lacks;Gaurav Goel;Charles J. Bopp;James A. Van Orman

Frequent Co-Authors

Cyrena Anne Goodrich
Cyrena Anne Goodrich Planetary Science Institute
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
Patrick Cordier
Patrick Cordier Institut Universitaire de France
Jennifer M. Jackson
Jennifer M. Jackson California Institute of Technology
Nobumichi Shimizu
Nobumichi Shimizu Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Thorsten Kleine
Thorsten Kleine Max Planck Society
Lionel Wilson
Lionel Wilson Lancaster University
Yingwei Fei
Yingwei Fei Carnegie Institution for Science
Liqun Zhang
Liqun Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University

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