2026 Matt Heizler: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	52	2993	2733	1221	1084	321	11932

Overview

Matt Heizler is affiliated with the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in the United States. Their research is primarily situated in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in subfields such as Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Artificial Intelligence, and Paleontology.

The scientist's work spans several main research topics, including:

Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
Geological Formations and Processes
Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
Evolution and Paleontology Studies

They have authored numerous papers across various venues, with a frequent presence in several publication outlets. Notable venues include:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Geosphere
Proceedings volume... annual spring meeting
Geology
Geological Society of America Bulletin

Some recent papers highlight the range of their research focus, including:

"Unique achondrite Northwest Africa 11042: Exploring the melting and breakup of the L chondrite parent body" (2020), Meteoritics and Planetary Science
"Redefining the age of the lower Colorado River, southwestern United States" (2021), Geology
"Early Paleocene Magnetostratigraphy and Revised Biostratigraphy of the Ojo Alamo Sandstone and Lower Nacimiento Formation, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA" (2020), Geological Society of America Bulletin
"Tectonic controls on basement exhumation in the southern Rocky Mountains (United States): The power of combined zircon (U-Th)/He and K-feldspar 40Ar/39Ar thermochronology" (2021), Geology
"Timing of Rhyolite Intrusion and Carlin-Type Gold Mineralization at the Cortez Hills Carlin-Type Deposit, Nevada, USA" (2022), Economic Geology

The scientist collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

Karl E. Karlstrom
Daniel J. Koning
Laura J. Crossey
Andres Aslan
Jason W. Ricketts

Best Publications

Geological records of the Lhasa-Qiangtang and Indo-Asian collisions in the Nima area of central Tibet

Paul Kapp;Peter G. DeCelles;George E. Gehrels;Matthew Heizler

1116
Citations
Diffusion of 40Ar in muscovite

T. Mark Harrison;T. Mark Harrison;Julien Célérier;Amos B. Aikman;Joerg Hermann

711
Citations
Tibetan basement rocks near Amdo reveal "missing" Mesozoic tectonism along the Bangong suture, central Tibet

Jerome H. Guynn;Paul Kapp;Alex Pullen;Matthew Heizler

531
Citations
Thermochronologic evidence for plateau formation in central Tibet by 45 Ma

Alexander Rohrmann;Paul Kapp;Barbara Carrapa;Peter W. Reiners

290
Citations
Tectonic controls on the genesis of ignimbrites from the Campanian Volcanic Zone, southern Italy

G. Rolandi;F. Bellucci;M. T. Heizler;H. E. Belkin

290
Citations
Early Pleistocene 40Ar/39Ar ages for Bapang Formation hominins, Central Jawa, Indonesia

Roy Larick;Russell L. Ciochon;Yahdi Zaim;Sudijono

269
Citations
Cretaceous-Tertiary geology of the Gangdese Arc in the Linzhou area, southern Tibet

Shundong He;Paul Kapp;Peter G. DeCelles;George E. Gehrels

254
Citations
Interpreting and reporting 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic data

Allen J. Schaen;Brian R. Jicha;Kip V. Hodges;Pieter Vermeesch

249
Citations
Tectonic controls on metamorphism, partial melting, and intrusion: timing and duration of regional metamorphism and magmatism in the Niğde Massif, Turkey

Donna L Whitney;Christian Teyssier;Annia K Fayon;Michael A Hamilton

227
Citations
Mantle-driven dynamic uplift of the Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau and its surface response: Toward a unified hypothesis

K.E. Karlstrom;D. Coblentz;K. Dueker;W. Ouimet;W. Ouimet

209
Citations
North-south extension in the Tibetan crust triggered by granite emplacement

Mutsuki Aoya;Simon R. Wallis;Kentaro Terada;Jeffrey Lee

191
Citations
Controls on architecture of the Late Cretaceous to Cenozoic southern Middle Magdalena Valley Basin, Colombia

Elías Gómez;Teresa E. Jordan;Richard W. Allmendinger;Kerry Hegarty

170
Citations
A chlorine disinfectant for excess argon released from K-felsspar during step heating

T. Mark Harrison;Matthew T. Heizler;Oscar M. Lovera;Chen Wenji

155
Citations
Upper Cenozoic chronostratigraphy of the southwestern Amazon Basin

Kenneth E. Campbell;Matt Heizler;Carl D. Frailey;Lidia Romero-Pittman

143
Citations
Structure and evolution of the lithosphere beneath the rocky mountains: Initial results from the CD-ROM experiment

K. E. Karlstrom;S. A. Bowring;K. R. Chamberlain;K. G. Dueker

142
Citations
Revised timing of the South American early Paleogene land mammal ages

Michael O. Woodburne;Francisco J. Goin;Maria Sol Raigemborn;Maria Sol Raigemborn;Matt Heizler

139
Citations
Formation and emplacement of the Josephine ophiolite and the Nevadan orogeny in the Klamath Mountains, California‐Oregon: U/Pb zircon and 40Ar/39Ar geochronology

Gregory D. Harper;Jason B. Saleeby;Matthew Heizler

135
Citations
Multiple trapped argon isotope components revealed by 40AR39AR isochron analysis

Matthew T Heizler;T.Mark Harrison

132
Citations
Tephrochronology of the Miocene Santa Cruz and Pinturas Formations, Argentina

Michael E. Perkins;John Fleagle;Matthew Heizler;Barbara Nash

130
Citations
Data reporting norms for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology

Paul R. Renne;Paul R. Renne;Alan L. Deino;Willis E. Hames;Matthew T. Heizler

126
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl E. Karlstrom University of New Mexico

T. Mark Harrison University of California, Los Angeles

Paul R. Renne Berkeley Geochronology Center

Christian Teyssier University of Minnesota

John W. Geissman The University of Texas at Dallas

Laura J. Crossey University of New Mexico

Paul Kapp University of Arizona

George E. Gehrels University of Arizona

Andreas Mulch Goethe University Frankfurt

Donna L. Whitney University of Minnesota

External Links

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