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Earth Science
Switzerland
2022

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Earth Science D-index 80 Citations 22,825 243 World Ranking 188 National Ranking 4

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Switzerland Leader Award

2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

2015 - Member of Academia Europaea

2010 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Earth Sciences

2009 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Igneous rock
  • Basalt
  • Mineral

Klaus Mezger mainly focuses on Geochemistry, Metamorphic rock, Zircon, Mineralogy and Metamorphism. His Geochemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Proterozoic and Terrane. The various areas that Klaus Mezger examines in his Metamorphic rock study include Rutile and Igneous rock.

His Zircon research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Country rock, Anatexis and Biotite, Hornblende. His work is dedicated to discovering how Mineralogy, Geochronology are connected with Radioactive decay, Hadean and Lunar geologic timescale and other disciplines. His studies deal with areas such as Subduction and Lithosphere as well as Metamorphism.

His most cited work include:

  • Calibration of the lutetium-hafnium clock. (1823 citations)
  • Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf-W chronometry. (582 citations)
  • Hf-W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets (434 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Zircon, Metamorphism, Metamorphic rock and Mantle. His work on Crust, Continental crust and Archean as part of general Geochemistry research is frequently linked to Granulite, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Geochronology, Felsic, Mineralogy and Terrane.

His research in Metamorphism intersects with topics in Gneiss, Eclogite, Proterozoic and Monazite. His studies in Metamorphic rock integrate themes in fields like Rutile and Igneous rock. His Mantle study also includes fields such as

  • Silicate which is related to area like Meteorite,
  • Astrobiology that intertwine with fields like Planet.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Geochemistry (65.79%)
  • Zircon (23.98%)
  • Metamorphism (17.54%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Geochemistry (65.79%)
  • Sputtering (3.22%)
  • Mantle (16.96%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Geochemistry, Sputtering, Mantle, Chondrite and Solar wind are his primary areas of study. His Geochemistry research integrates issues from Craton and Silicate. Klaus Mezger studies Mantle, focusing on Radiogenic nuclide in particular.

His Chondrite research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Accretion and Solar System, Formation and evolution of the Solar System. Klaus Mezger has included themes like Coesite, Petrology, Basement and Zircon in his Archean study. His work carried out in the field of Zircon brings together such families of science as Metamorphism, Biotite, Gondwana and Terrane.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Time and duration of chondrule formation: Constraints from 26Al-26Mg ages of individual chondrules (34 citations)
  • Genesis of the Singhbhum Craton, eastern India; implications for Archean crust-mantle evolution of the Earth (30 citations)
  • Formation of Paleoarchean-Mesoarchean Na-rich (TTG) and K-rich granitoid crust of the Singhbhum craton, eastern India: Constraints from major and trace element geochemistry and Sr-Nd-Hf isotope composition (24 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Igneous rock
  • Basalt
  • Mineral

His primary areas of investigation include Geochemistry, Crust, Craton, Chondrite and Formation and evolution of the Solar System. His Geochemistry research is mostly focused on the topic Mantle. His work carried out in the field of Craton brings together such families of science as Petrology, Mafic, Coesite and Basalt.

His Chondrite research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Accretion, Astrophysics and Porphyritic. His study in Formation and evolution of the Solar System is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Abundance of the chemical elements, Iron meteorite, Planetary science, Troilite and Silicate. His study on Continental crust also encompasses disciplines like

  • Paleoarchean that intertwine with fields like Volcanic rock, Zircon, Subduction, Partial melting and Felsic,
  • Archean and related Metamorphic rock, Impact crater, Planar deformation features, Impact structure and Basement.

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Best Publications

Calibration of the lutetium-hafnium clock.

Erik Scherer;Carsten Münker;Klaus Mezger.
Science (2001)

2160 Citations

Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf-W chronometry.

T. Kleine;C. Münker;K. Mezger;H. Palme.
Nature (2002)

748 Citations

Interpretation of discordant U-Pb zircon ages: An evaluation

Klaus Mezger;E. J. Krogstad.
Journal of Metamorphic Geology (1997)

575 Citations

Hf-W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets

Thorsten Kleine;Mathieu Touboul;Bernard Bourdon;Francis Nimmo.
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (2009)

467 Citations

Separation of high field strength elements (Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf) and Lu from rock samples for MC‐ICPMS measurements

Carsten Münker;Stefan Weyer;Erik Scherer;Klaus Mezger.
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (2001)

450 Citations

U-Pb Garnet, Sphene, Monazite, and Rutile Ages: Implications for the Duration of High-Grade Metamorphism and Cooling Histories, Adirondack Mts., New York

Klaus Mezger;C. M. Rawnsley;S. R. Bohlen;G. N. Hanson.
The Journal of Geology (1991)

397 Citations

Closure temperatures of the Sm—Nd system in metamorphic garnets

Klaus Mezger;Eric J. Essene;A. N. Halliday.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (1992)

351 Citations

The thermal history of the Eastern Ghats Belt (India) as revealed by U–Pb and 40Ar/39Ar dating of metamorphic and magmatic minerals: implications for the SWEAT correlation

Klaus Mezger;Michael A Cosca.
Precambrian Research (1999)

350 Citations

Evolution of planetary cores and the Earth-Moon system from Nb/Ta systematics.

Carsten Münker;Jörg A. Pfänder;Stefan Weyer;Anette Büchl.
Science (2003)

349 Citations

The Preparation and Preliminary Characterisation of Eight Geological MPI‐DING Reference Glasses for In‐Situ Microanalysis

Klaus Peter Jochum;Donald B. Dingwell;Alexander Rocholl;Brigitte Stoll.
Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research (2000)

329 Citations

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