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Matt Heizler publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matt Heizler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 321 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Matt Heizler D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matt Heizler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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

  • Diffusion of 40Ar in muscovite

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

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

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

  • Thermochronologic evidence for plateau formation in central Tibet by 45 Ma

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Interpreting and reporting 40Ar/39Ar geochronologic data

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • Upper Cenozoic chronostratigraphy of the southwestern Amazon Basin

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Multiple trapped argon isotope components revealed by 40AR39AR isochron analysis

    Matthew T Heizler;T.Mark Harrison

  • Tephrochronology of the Miocene Santa Cruz and Pinturas Formations, Argentina

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

  • Data reporting norms for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl E. Karlstrom
Karl E. Karlstrom University of New Mexico
T. Mark Harrison
T. Mark Harrison University of California, Los Angeles
Paul R. Renne
Paul R. Renne Berkeley Geochronology Center
Christian Teyssier
Christian Teyssier University of Minnesota
John W. Geissman
John W. Geissman The University of Texas at Dallas
Laura J. Crossey
Laura J. Crossey University of New Mexico
Paul Kapp
Paul Kapp University of Arizona
George E. Gehrels
George E. Gehrels University of Arizona
Andreas Mulch
Andreas Mulch Goethe University Frankfurt
Donna L. Whitney
Donna L. Whitney University of Minnesota

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