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Overview

Justin L. Payne is affiliated with the University of South Australia in Australia and has contributed extensively to research within Earth and Planetary Sciences, as well as Computer Science. Payne's work predominantly intersects the fields of Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, and Geology.

The core research topics covered in Payne's publications include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Cephalopods and Marine Biology

Payne has been a frequent contributor to several publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • Precambrian Research
  • Economic Geology
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology
  • Geoscience Frontiers
  • Ore Geology Reviews

Recent representative papers by Payne include:

  • "Granites and gabbros at the dawn of a coherent Australian continent," 2021, Precambrian Research
  • "GalaxyTrakr: a distributed analysis tool for public health whole genome sequence data accessible to non-bioinformaticians," 2021, BMC Genomics
  • "ZIRCON TRACE ELEMENT GEOCHEMISTRY AS AN INDICATOR OF MAGMA FERTILITY IN IRON OXIDE COPPER-GOLD PROVINCES," 2021, Economic Geology
  • "Tectonic controls on sedimentary provenance and basin geography of the Mesoproterozoic Wilton package, McArthur Basin, northern Australia," 2020, Geological Magazine
  • "Mapping Phosphorus Availability in Soil at a Large Scale and High Resolution Using Novel Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films Designed for X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy," 2023, Environmental Science & Technology

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Payne's academic activity, with several frequent co-authors including:

  • Martin Hand
  • Laura J. Morrissey
  • Alan S. Collins
  • Juraj Farkaš
  • Jie Yu

Within their multidisciplinary approach, Payne integrates aspects of artificial intelligence into Earth science domains, contributing to both geophysical analysis and computational methods. Their work on geological and geochemical analysis is supported by extensive research in geochemistry, tectonics, and stratigraphy, often involving the study of high-pressure materials relevant to the Earth's interior.

Best Publications

  • Correlations and reconstruction models for the 2500–1500 Ma evolution of the Mawson Continent

    Justin L. Payne;Martin Hand;Karin M. Barovich;Anthony Reid

  • Temporal constraints on the timing of high-grade metamorphism in the northern Gawler Craton: implications for assembly of the Australian Proterozoic

    J. L. Payne;M. Hand;K. M. Barovich;B. P. Wade

  • Provenance of metasedimentary rocks in the northern Gawler Craton, Australia: Implications for Palaeoproterozoic reconstructions

    Justin L. Payne;Karin M. Barovich;Martin Hand

  • Arabian Shield magmatic cycles and their relationship with Gondwana assembly: Insights from zircon U–Pb and Hf isotopes

    F.A. Robinson;J.D. Foden;A.S. Collins;J.L. Payne

  • Strengths and limitations of zircon Lu-Hf and O isotopes in modelling crustal growth

    Justin L. Payne;David J. McInerney;Karin M. Barovich;Christopher L. Kirkland

  • Detrital zircons in basement metasedimentary protoliths unveil the origins of southern India

    Diana Plavsa;Alan S. Collins;Justin L. Payne;John D. Foden

  • Zn isotope evidence for immediate resumption of primary productivity after snowball Earth

    Marcus Kunzmann;Galen P. Halverson;Galen P. Halverson;Paolo A. Sossi;Timothy D. Raub

  • Cryogenian (∼830 Ma) mafic magmatism and metamorphism in the northern Madurai Block, southern India: A magmatic link between Sri Lanka and Madagascar?

    William Teale;Alan S. Collins;Alan S. Collins;John Foden;Justin L. Payne

  • Detrital mineral age, radiogenic isotopic stratigraphy and tectonic significance of the Cuddapah Basin, India

    Alan S. Collins;Sarbani Patranabis-Deb;Emma Alexander;Cari N. Bertram

  • Trace element mapping by LA-ICP-MS: assessing geochemical mobility in garnet

    Tom Raimondo;Justin Payne;Benjamin Wade;Pierre Lanari

  • A Proterozoic Wilson cycle identified by Hf isotopes in central Australia: Implications for the assembly of Proterozoic Australia and Rodinia

    R. Smits;R. Smits;William Collins;M. Hand;R. Dutch

  • High-pressure granulites at the dawn of the Proterozoic

    Jade R. Anderson;Justin L. Payne;David E. Kelsey;Martin Hand

  • Geologically constraining India in Columbia: The age, isotopic provenance and geochemistry of the protoliths of the Ongole Domain, Southern Eastern Ghats, India

    Bonnie Henderson;Alan S. Collins;Justin Payne;Caroline Forbes

  • Pitfalls of classifying ancient magmatic suites with tectonic discrimination diagrams: An example from the Paleoproterozoic Tunkillia Suite, southern Australia

    Justin L. Payne;Gary Ferris;Karin M. Barovich;Martin Hand

  • Crustal root of the Eastern Dharwar Craton: Zircon U–Pb age and Lu–Hf isotopic evolution of the East Salem Block, southeast India

    S. Glorie;S. Glorie;J. De Grave;T. Singh;J.L. Payne

  • U-Pb, Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotopic constraints on provenance and depositional timing of metasedimentary rocks in the western Gawler Craton: Implications for Proterozoic reconstruction models

    Katherine E. Howard;Martin Hand;Karin M. Barovich;Justin L. Payne

  • Genesis of the Tonian Imorona–Itsindro magmatic Suite in central Madagascar: Insights from U–Pb, oxygen and hafnium isotopes in zircon

    Donnelly B. Archibald;Alan S. Collins;John D. Foden;Justin L. Payne

  • Magnetotelluric constraints on subduction polarity: Reversing reconstruction models for Proterozoic Australia

    Kate Selway;Martin Hand;Graham S. Heinson;Justin L. Payne;Justin L. Payne

  • Linking the Windmill Islands, east Antarctica and the Albany–Fraser Orogen: Insights from U–Pb zircon geochronology and Hf isotopes

    Laura J Morrissey;Justin L Payne;Martin Hand;Chris Clark

  • Age and provenance of the Cryogenian to Cambrian passive margin to foreland basin sequence of the northern Paraguay Belt, Brazil

    Ben McGee;Alan S. Collins;Ricardo Ivan Ferreira da Trindade;Justin Payne

  • Age and hafnium isotopic evolution of the Didesa and Kemashi Domains, western Ethiopia

    Morgan L. Blades;Alan S. Collins;John Foden;Justin L. Payne

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan S. Collins
Alan S. Collins University of Adelaide
Martin Hand
Martin Hand University of Adelaide
John Foden
John Foden University of Adelaide
Karin M. Barovich
Karin M. Barovich University of Adelaide
Stijn Glorie
Stijn Glorie University of Adelaide
Chris D. Clark
Chris D. Clark University of Sheffield
Norman J. Pearson
Norman J. Pearson Macquarie University
Galen P. Halverson
Galen P. Halverson McGill University
Bert De Waele
Bert De Waele Fortescue Metals Group Limited
David E. Kelsey
David E. Kelsey University of Adelaide

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