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Iceland
2026

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D-Index
47
Citations
10475
World Ranking
3941
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Karl Grönvold is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Geophysics and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological formations and processes exploration

One recent publication by Karl Grönvold is titled "Hydraulically linked reservoirs simultaneously fed the 1975-1984 Krafla Fires eruptions: Insights from petrochemistry", published in 2024 in Earth and Planetary Science Letters. This paper has garnered citations, reflecting engagement within the academic community.

They have collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Shane M. Rooyakkers
  • Kate J. Carroll
  • Alexandra F. Gutai
  • B. Winpenny
  • Enikö Bali

Their research output appears regularly in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

Best Publications

  • High-resolution record of Northern Hemisphere climate extending into the last interglacial period.

    K. K. Andersen;N. Azuma;J.-M. Barnola;M. Bigler

  • Ash layers from Iceland in the Greenland GRIP ice core correlated with oceanic and land sediments

    Karl Grönvold;Níels Óskarsson;Sigfús J. Johnsen;Sigfús J. Johnsen;Henrik B. Clausen

  • Current rifting episode in north Iceland

    Axel Björnsson;Kristján Saemundsson;Páll Einarsson;Eysteinn Tryggvason

  • The link between volcanism and deglaciation in Iceland

    J. Maclennan;M. Jull;D. McKenzie;L. Slater

  • Volcanic Aerosol Records and Tephrochronology of the Summit, Greenland, Ice Cores

    Gregory A. Zielinski;Paul Andrew Mayewski;L. David Meeker;Karl Grönvold

  • Helium, oxygen, strontium and neodymium isotopic relationships in Icelandic volcanics

    M. Condomines;K. Grönvold;P.J. Hooker;K. Muehlenbachs

  • Volcanic eruptions on mid‐ocean ridges: New evidence from the superfast spreading East Pacific Rise, 17°–19°S

    John Sinton;Eric Bergmanis;Ken Rubin;Rodey Batiza;Rodey Batiza

  • Postglacial eruptive history of the Western Volcanic Zone, Iceland

    John Sinton;Karl Grönvold;Kristján Sæmundsson

  • Dynamic melting of the Iceland plume

    T. R. Elliott;C. J. Hawkesworth;K. Grönvold

  • Extreme 3He/4He ratios in northwest Iceland: constraining the common component in mantle plumes

    David R. Hilton;Karl Grönvold;Colin G. Macpherson;Paterno R. Castillo

  • Volcanic ash layers from the Last Glacial Termination in the NGRIP ice core

    Anette K. Mortensen;Matthias Bigler;Karl Grönvold;Jørgen P. Steffensen

  • Melt Generation and Movement beneath Theistareykir, NE Iceland

    Lucy Slater;Dan McKENZIE;Karl Grönvold;Nobu Shimizu

  • Theistareykir revisited: THEISTAREYKIR REVISITED

    Andreas Stracke;Alan Zindler;Vincent J. M. Salters;Dan McKenzie

  • Geochemical and Isotopic Evidence for Crustal Assimilation Beneath Krafla, Iceland

    Hugh Nicholson;Michel Condomines;J. Godfrey Fitton;Anthony E. Fallick

  • The 1991 eruption of Hekla, Iceland

    Agust Gudmundsson;Niels Oskarsson;Karl Gronvold;Kristjan Saemundsson

  • Petrogenetic relationships of acid and basic rocks in iceland: Sr-isotopes and rare-earth elements in late and postglacial volcanics

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  • Plume-driven upwelling under central Iceland

    J. Maclennan;D. McKenzie;K. Gronvöld

  • Deglaciation effects on mantle melting under Iceland: results from the northern volcanic zone

    L Slater;M Jull;D McKenzie;K Gronvöld

  • Carbon isotope and abundance systematics of Icelandic geothermal gases, fluids and subglacial basalts with implications for mantle plume-related CO2 fluxes

    P.H. Barry;P.H. Barry;D.R. Hilton;E. Füri;E. Füri;S.A. Halldórsson

  • Crustal accretion under northern Iceland

    J. Maclennan;D. McKenzie;K. Gronvöld;L. Slater

  • Melt mixing and crystallization under Theistareykir, northeast Iceland

    J. Maclennan;D. McKenzie;K. Grönvold;N. Shimizu

Frequent Co-Authors

Dan McKenzie
Dan McKenzie University of Cambridge
John Maclennan
John Maclennan University of Cambridge
Niels Oskarsson
Niels Oskarsson Nordic Volcanological Center
Andreas Stracke
Andreas Stracke University of Münster
David R. Hilton
David R. Hilton University of California, San Diego
John M. Sinton
John M. Sinton University of Hawaii at Manoa
S. A. Halldorsson
S. A. Halldorsson University of Iceland
Georg F. Zellmer
Georg F. Zellmer University of Bonn
Sigfus J Johnsen
Sigfus J Johnsen University of Copenhagen
Nobumichi Shimizu
Nobumichi Shimizu Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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