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Karen M. Fischer

Karen M. Fischer

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Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
8814
World Ranking
3423
National Ranking
1362

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Karen M. Fischer is affiliated with Brown University in the United States and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics. Their work spans several subfields including earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and geological and geochemical analysis. Additionally, they have contributed research related to Primary Care and Health Outcomes, and diabetes management.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics within Earth sciences and health fields. Notable papers include:

  • Asthenospheric low-velocity zone consistent with globally prevalent partial melting, 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • A comparison of oceanic and continental mantle lithosphere, 2020, Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
  • Assessing the presence of volatile-bearing mineral phases in the cratonic mantle as a possible cause of mid-lithospheric discontinuities, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Global Patterns in Cratonic Mid-Lithospheric Discontinuities From Sp Receiver Functions, 2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Disparities in Diabetes Care: Differences Between Rural and Urban Patients Within a Large Health System, 2023, The Annals of Family Medicine

Frequent collaborators with Fischer include:

  • Junlin Hua
  • Isabella Gama
  • Randy Foss
  • Matthew Bernard
  • Jessica Sosso

Key publication venues where Fischer regularly contributes are:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Monograph

The scientist has also authored book publications, including a title published by the International Federation for Structural Concrete: fib Bulletin 118. Technology and aesthetics of visual concrete surfaces, slated for 2025.

Main topics covered in their research include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Karen M. Fischer was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2010. Their interdisciplinary focus bridges detailed geophysical research with aspects of health science, reflecting a diverse and broad-ranging scientific portfolio.

Best Publications

  • The Lithosphere- Asthenosphere Boundary

    Karen M. Fischer;Heather A. Ford;David L. Abt;Catherine A. Rychert

  • North American lithospheric discontinuity structure imaged by Ps and Sp receiver functions

    David L. Abt;David L. Abt;Karen M. Fischer;Scott W. French;Scott W. French;Heather A. Ford

  • A Complex Pattern of Mantle Flow in the Lau Backarc

    Gideon P. Smith;Douglas A. Wiens;Karen M. Fischer;Leroy M. Dorman

  • The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment

    J. Marshall;F. Dobson;K. Moore;P. Rhines

  • Shear wave splitting, continental keels, and patterns of mantle flow

    Matthew J. Fouch;Karen M. Fischer;E. M. Parmentier;Michael E. Wysession

  • Evidence for an upper mantle plume beneath the Tanzanian craton from Rayleigh wave tomography

    Dayanthie S. Weeraratne;Donald W. Forsyth;Karen M. Fischer;Andrew A. Nyblade

  • The South Pacific superswell

    Marcia K. Mcnutt;Karen M. Fischer

  • Arc-parallel flow in the mantle wedge beneath Costa Rica and Nicaragua

    Kaj Hoernle;David L. Abt;Karen M. Fischer;Holly Nichols

  • Mantle anisotropy beneath northwest Pacific subduction zones

    Matthew J. Fouch;Karen M. Fischer

  • A sharp lithosphere–asthenosphere boundary imaged beneath eastern North America

    Catherine A. Rychert;Karen M. Fischer;Stéphane Rondenay

  • The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary and cratonic lithospheric layering beneath Australia from Sp wave imaging

    Heather A. Ford;Karen M. Fischer;David L. Abt;Catherine A. Rychert

  • P-to-S and S-to-P imaging of a sharp lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary beneath eastern North America

    Catherine A. Rychert;Catherine A. Rychert;Stéphane Rondenay;Karen M. Fischer

  • Shear velocity structure and azimuthal anisotropy beneath eastern North America from Rayleigh wave inversion

    Aibing Li;Aibing Li;Donald W. Forsyth;Karen M. Fischer

  • 3-D shear wave radially and azimuthally anisotropic velocity model of the North American upper mantle

    Huaiyu Yuan;Barbara Romanowicz;Karen M. Fischer;David Abt

  • The global seismographic network surpasses its design goal

    Rhett Butler;Thome Lay;Ken Creager;Paul Earl

  • Modification of the Western Gondwana craton by plume–lithosphere interaction

    Jiashun Hu;Lijun Liu;Manuele Faccenda;Quan Zhou

  • The influence of plate motions on three-dimensional back arc mantle flow and shear wave splitting

    Chad E. Hall;Karen M. Fischer;E. M. Parmentier;Donna K. Blackman

  • The depth distribution of mantle anisotropy beneath the Tonga subduction zone

    Karen M. Fischer;Douglas A. Wiens

  • Lithospheric Thinning Beneath Rifted Regions of Southern California

    Vedran Lekic;Scott W. French;Karen M. Fischer

  • Waning buoyancy in the crustal roots of old mountains

    Karen M. Fischer

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey A. Abers
Geoffrey A. Abers Cornell University
Marino Protti
Marino Protti University of California, Santa Cruz
Stéphane Rondenay
Stéphane Rondenay University of Bergen
Donald W. Forsyth
Donald W. Forsyth Brown University
Kaj Hoernle
Kaj Hoernle GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Nicholas Harmon
Nicholas Harmon Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
E. M. Parmentier
E. M. Parmentier Brown University
Stephen Marshak
Stephen Marshak University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Paul van den Bogaard
Paul van den Bogaard GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Guillermo E. Alvarado
Guillermo E. Alvarado University of Costa Rica

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