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Margherita Polacci is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields, primarily focusing on geophysics, with additional work in artificial intelligence, radiation, astronomy and astrophysics, and atmospheric science.

Their work covers a range of specialized topics including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques

Polacci has a significant publication record with a concentration of works appearing in the following venues:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Notable recent papers by Polacci include:

  • The initial phase of the 2021 Cumbre Vieja ridge eruption (Canary Islands): Products and dynamics controlling edifice growth and collapse, 2022, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Explosivity of basaltic lava fountains is controlled by magma rheology, ascent rate and outgassing, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Dendritic crystallization in hydrous basaltic magmas controls magma mobility within the Earth's crust, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Volcanic Lateral Collapse Processes in Mafic Arc Edifices: A Review of Their Driving Processes, Types and Consequences, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Basaltic Plinian eruptions at Las Sierras-Masaya volcano driven by cool storage of crystal-rich magmas, 2022, Communications Earth & Environment

Throughout their career, Polacci has collaborated frequently with several researchers including Mike Burton, Fabio Arzilli, Giuseppe La Spina, Margaret Hartley, and Jorge E. Romero. These frequent co-authorships suggest an active engagement in interdisciplinary and collaborative projects within volcanology and related fields.

Best Publications

  • An introduction to the application of X-ray microtomography to the three-dimensional study of igneous rocks

    Don R. Baker;L. Mancini;M. Polacci;Michael D. Higgins

  • Textural heterogeneities in pumices from the climactic eruption of Mount Pinatubo, 15 June 1991, and implications for magma ascent dynamics

    Margherita Polacci;Paolo Papale;Mauro Rosi

  • The role of gas percolation in quiescent degassing of persistently active basaltic volcanoes

    M.R. Burton;H.M. Mader;M. Polacci

  • The Plinian phase of the Campanian Ignimbrite eruption (Phlegrean Fields, Italy): evidence from density measurements and textural characterization of pumice

    Margherita Polacci;Laura Pioli;Mauro Rosi

  • Coupled textural and compositional characterization of basaltic scoria: Insights into the transition from Strombolian to fire fountain activity at Mount Etna, Italy

    Margherita Polacci;Rosa Anna Corsaro;Daniele Andronico

  • Eruption dynamics of the 22-23 April 2015 Calbuco Volcano (Southern Chile): Analyses of tephra fall deposits

    Jorge E. Romero;Daniele Morgavi;Fabio Arzilli;Romina Daga

  • Magma fragmentation in highly explosive basaltic eruptions induced by rapid crystallization

    Fabio Arzilli;Giuseppe La Spina;Mike R. Burton;Margherita Polacci

  • The initial phase of the 2021 Cumbre Vieja ridge eruption (Canary Islands): Products and dynamics controlling edifice growth and collapse

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  • Changes in eruptive style during the A.D. 1538 Monte Nuovo eruption (Phlegrean Fields, Italy): the role of syn-eruptive crystallization

    Claudia D’Oriano;Elisa Poggianti;Antonella Bertagnini;Raffaello Cioni

  • Three-dimensional investigation of volcanic textures by X-ray microtomography and implications for conduit processes

    Margherita Polacci;Don R. Baker;Lucia Mancini;Giuliana Tromba

  • Textural and geophysical characterization of explosive basaltic activity at Villarrica volcano

    L. Gurioli;A. Harris;B. Houghton;M. Polacci

  • Quantitative analysis of X-ray microtomography images of geomaterials: Application to volcanic rocks

    D. Zandomeneghi;M. Voltolini;L. Mancini;F. Brun;F. Brun

  • Large vesicles record pathways of degassing at basaltic volcanoes

    Margherita Polacci;Don R. Baker;Don R. Baker;Liping Bai;Lucia Mancini

  • Vesiculation in magmas from Stromboli and implications for normal Strombolian activity and paroxysmal explosions in basaltic systems

    Margherita Polacci;Don R. Baker;Don R. Baker;Lucia Mancini;Stefano Favretto

  • Role of carbon dioxide in the dynamics of magma ascent in explosive eruptions

    Paolo Papale;Margherita Polacci

  • Texture analysis of volcanic rock samples: Quantitative study of crystals and vesicles shape preferred orientation from X-ray microtomography data

    M. Voltolini;D. Zandomeneghi;L. Mancini;M. Polacci

  • Thermo-rheological magma control on the impact of highly fluid lava flows at Mt. Nyiragongo

    D. Giordano;M. Polacci;A. Longo;P. Papale

  • Characterizing high energy explosive eruptions at Stromboli volcano using multidisciplinary data: An example from the 9 January 2005 explosion

    D. Andronico;R.A. Corsaro;A. Cristaldi;M. Polacci

  • Textural characterization of the pāhoeho–‘a‘a transition in Hawaiian basalt

    M. Polacci;K. V. Cashman;J. P. Kauahikaua

  • Explosivity of basaltic lava fountains is controlled by magma rheology, ascent rate and outgassing

    G. La Spina;F. Arzilli;E.W. Llewellin;M.R. Burton

  • Role of conduit shear on ascent of the crystal-rich magma feeding the 800-year-B.P. Plinian eruption of Quilotoa Volcano (Ecuador)

    M. Rosi;P. Landi;M. Polacci;A. Di Muro

  • Floating stones off El Hierro, Canary Islands: xenoliths of pre-island sedimentary origin in the early products of the October 2011 eruption

    Valentin Troll;Valentin Troll;A Klügel;M.-A Longpré;Steffi Burchardt

Frequent Co-Authors

Mike Burton
Mike Burton University of Manchester
Don R. Baker
Don R. Baker McGill University
Daniele Giordano
Daniele Giordano University of Turin
Paolo Papale
Paolo Papale National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Peter D. Lee
Peter D. Lee University College London
Heidy M Mader
Heidy M Mader University of Bristol
Valentin R. Troll
Valentin R. Troll Uppsala University
Daniele Andronico
Daniele Andronico National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Mauro Rosi
Mauro Rosi University of Pisa
Ulrich Kueppers
Ulrich Kueppers Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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