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Kerry Gallagher

Kerry Gallagher

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Earth Science

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66
Citations
14473
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National Ranking
75

Overview

Kerry Gallagher is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Computer Science. Within these broad categories, Gallagher has contributed extensively to subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their main research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Kerry Gallagher has published numerous papers in various scientific venues. Some notable recent publications are:

  • "A Revised Pseudo-Second-Order Kinetic Model for Adsorption, Sensitive to Changes in Adsorbate and Adsorbent Concentrations" (2021) in Langmuir
  • "Some comments on the effect of uranium zonation on fission track dating by LA-ICP-MS" (2021) in Chemical Geology
  • "Distinguishing tectonic versus climatic forcing on landscape evolution: An example from SE Tibetan Plateau" (2020) in Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • "Storm chasing: Tracking Holocene storminess in southern Sweden using mineral proxies from inland and coastal peat bogs" (2022) in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Building a Young Mountain Range: Insight Into the Growth of the Greater Caucasus Mountains From Detrital Zircon (U-Th)/He Thermochronology and 10 Be Erosion Rates" (2022) in Tectonics

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, with the most common coauthors including Adam M. Forte, Kate R Gutterman, Matthijs C. van Soest, Nathan Cogné, and Andrea Licciardi.

Gallagher's work has been disseminated in various publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Basin Research
  • Langmuir
  • Chemical Geology

Best Publications

  • Mantle and Slab Contributions in ARC Magmas

    C. J. Hawkesworth;K. Gallagher;J. M. Hergt;F. McDermott

  • FISSION TRACK ANALYSIS AND ITS APPLICATIONS TO GEOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

    Kerry Gallagher;Roderick Brown;Christopher Johnson

  • Transdimensional inverse thermal history modeling for quantitative thermochronology

    Kerry Gallagher

  • Evolving temperature histories from apatite fission-track data

    Kerry Gallagher

  • Partial melting of mafic (amphibolitic) lower crust by periodic influx of basaltic magma

    Nick Petford;Kerry Gallagher

  • Transdimensional inversion of receiver functions and surface wave dispersion

    Thomas Bodin;Malcolm Sambridge;Hrvoje Tkalcic;Pierre Arroucau

  • Dehydration melting and the generation of continental flood basalts

    Kerry Gallagher;Kerry Gallagher;Chris Hawkesworth

  • Trans-dimensional inverse problems, model comparison and the evidence

    Malcolm Sambridge;K Gallagher;Andrew Jackson;Peter Rickwood

  • Calc‐alkaline magmatism, lithospheric thinning and extension in the Basin and Range

    Chris Hawkesworth;Simon Turner;Kerry Gallagher;Arlëne Hunter

  • Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling methods to determine optimal models, model resolution and model choice for Earth Science problems

    Kerry Gallagher;Karl Charvin;Soren Nielsen;Malcolm Sambridge

  • Genetic algorithms: a powerful tool for large-scale nonlinear optimization problems

    Kerry Gallagher;Malcolm Sambridge

  • Paraná magmatism and the opening of the South Atlantic

    C. J. Hawkesworth;K. Gallagher;S. Kelley;M. Mantovani

  • The denudation history of the onshore continental margin of SE Brazil inferred from apatite fission track data

    K. Gallagher;C. J. Hawkesworth;M. S. M. Mantovani

  • Rapid incision of the Mekong River in the middle Miocene linked to monsoonal precipitation

    Junsheng Nie;Gregory Ruetenik;Kerry Gallagher;Gregory Hoke

  • Shaping the Australian crust over the last 300 million years: Insights from fission track thermotectonic imaging and denudation studies of key terranes

    B. P. Kohn;A. J. W. Gleadow;R. W. Brown;K. Gallagher

  • The evolution of western Scandinavian topography: A review of Neogene uplift versus the ICE (isostasy–climate–erosion) hypothesis

    Søren B. Nielsen;Kerry Gallagher;Callum Leighton;Niels Balling

  • Reply to comment regarding the ICE-hypothesis

    Soren-Bom Nielsen;Kerry Gallagher;D.L. Egholm;O.R. Clausen

  • Basaltic volcanism in the Southern Basin and Range: no role for a mantle plume

    T.K. Bradshaw;C.J. Hawkesworth;K. Gallagher;K. Gallagher

  • Mantle plumes, flood basalts, and thermal models for melt generation beneath continents: Assessment of a conductive heating model and application to the Paraná

    Simon Turner;Chris Hawkesworth;Kerry Gallagher;Kerry Gallagher;Kathy Stewart

  • Earthquake hypocenter location using genetic algorithms

    Malcolm Sambridge;Kerry Gallagher

Frequent Co-Authors

Roderick Brown
Roderick Brown University of Glasgow
Malcolm Sambridge
Malcolm Sambridge Australian National University
Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol
Andrew Carter
Andrew Carter Birkbeck, University of London
Thomas Bodin
Thomas Bodin École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Dominik J. Weiss
Dominik J. Weiss Imperial College London
Andrew J.W. Gleadow
Andrew J.W. Gleadow University of Melbourne
Barry P. Kohn
Barry P. Kohn University of Melbourne
Finlay M. Stuart
Finlay M. Stuart University of Glasgow
Cécile Robin
Cécile Robin University of Rennes

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