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Matthew G. Jackson 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 Matthew G. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 192 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew G. Jackson 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 Matthew G. Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Matthew G. Jackson is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in several subfields including Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Geology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "Mantle plumes and their role in Earth processes" (2021), published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Rapid shifting of a deep magmatic source at Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland" (2022), published in Nature
  • "The Mercury Isotopic Composition of Earth's Mantle and the Use of Mass Independently Fractionated Hg to Test for Recycled Crust" (2021), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Ancient helium and tungsten isotopic signatures preserved in mantle domains least modified by crustal recycling" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Remnants of early Earth differentiation in the deepest mantle-derived lavas" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Sæmundur A. Halldórsson
  • Allison A. Price
  • J. G. Konter
  • Anthony Koppers
  • Kevin Konrad

Matthew G. Jackson's work has been published extensively in journals such as:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

In recognition of their contributions to the field, they were named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Recycled metasomatized lithosphere as the origin of the Enriched Mantle II (EM2) end‐member: Evidence from the Samoan Volcanic Chain

    Rhea K. Workman;Stanley R. Hart;Matthew G. Jackson;Marcel Regelous

  • Ambient and excess mantle temperatures, olivine thermometry, and active vs. passive upwelling

    Keith D. Putirka;Michael Perfit;F.J. Ryerson;Matthew G. Jackson

  • The return of subducted continental crust in Samoan lavas

    Matthew G. Jackson;Stanley R. Hart;Anthony A. P. Koppers;Anthony A. P. Koppers;Hubert Staudigel

  • Compositions of HIMU, EM1, and EM2 from global trends between radiogenic isotopes and major elements in ocean island basalts

    Matthew G. Jackson;Rajdeep Dasgupta

  • Anomalous sulphur isotopes in plume lavas reveal deep mantle storage of Archaean crust

    Rita A. Cabral;Matthew G. Jackson;Estelle F. Rose-Koga;Kenneth T. Koga

  • Tungsten-182 heterogeneity in modern ocean island basalts

    Andrea Mundl;Mathieu Touboul;Matthew G. Jackson;James M. D. Day

  • Major element chemistry of ocean island basalts — Conditions of mantle melting and heterogeneity of mantle source

    Rajdeep Dasgupta;Matthew G. Jackson;Cin-Ty A. Lee

  • Mantle plumes and their role in Earth processes

    Anthony A. P. Koppers;Thorsten W. Becker;Matthew G. Jackson;Kevin Konrad;Kevin Konrad

  • Evidence for the survival of the oldest terrestrial mantle reservoir

    Matthew G. Jackson;Matthew G. Jackson;Richard W. Carlson;Mark D. Kurz;Pamela D. Kempton

  • Seawater cycled throughout Earth’s mantle in partially serpentinized lithosphere

    M. A. Kendrick;C. Hémond;V. S. Kamenetsky;L. Danyushevsky

  • Strontium isotopes in melt inclusions from Samoan basalts: Implications for heterogeneity in the Samoan plume

    Matthew G. Jackson;Stanley R. Hart

  • Preservation of Earth-forming events in the tungsten isotopic composition of modern flood basalts.

    Hanika Rizo;Richard J. Walker;Richard W. Carlson;Mary F. Horan

  • Primordial helium entrained by the hottest mantle plumes

    M. G. Jackson;J. G. Konter;T.W. Becker

  • New Samoan lavas from Ofu Island reveal a hemispherically heterogeneous high 3 He/ 4 He mantle

    Matthew G. Jackson;Mark D. Kurz;Stanley R. Hart;Rhea K. Workman

  • Anomalous 182W in high 3He/4He ocean island basalts: Fingerprints of Earth’s core?

    A. Mundl-Petermeier;A. Mundl-Petermeier;R.J. Walker;R.A. Fischer;V. Lekic

  • Evolution of carbonated melt to alkali basalt in the South China Sea

    Guo-Liang Zhang;Guo-Liang Zhang;Li-Hui Chen;Matthew G. Jackson;Albrecht W. Hofmann

  • Geochemical nature of sub-ridge mantle and opening dynamics of the South China Sea

    Guo-Liang Zhang;Qing Luo;Jian Zhao;Matthew G. Jackson

  • Helium and lead isotopes reveal the geochemical geometry of the Samoan plume

    M. G. Jackson;S. R. Hart;J. G. Konter;M. D. Kurz

  • Geochemical zoning of volcanic chains associated with Pacific hotspots

    Shichun Huang;Paul S. Hall;Matthew G. Jackson

  • Rapid shifting of a deep magmatic source at Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland

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  • Seawater cycled throughout Earth's mantle in partially serpentinised lithosphere

    Mark Kendrick;Christophe Hemond;Vadim S Kamenetsky;Leonid Danyushevsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark D. Kurz
Mark D. Kurz Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Anthony A. P. Koppers
Anthony A. P. Koppers Oregon State University
Stanley R. Hart
Stanley R. Hart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jerzy S. Blusztajn
Jerzy S. Blusztajn Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Janne Blichert-Toft
Janne Blichert-Toft École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
James M.D. Day
James M.D. Day University of California, San Diego
Erik H. Hauri
Erik H. Hauri Carnegie Institution for Science
S. A. Halldorsson
S. A. Halldorsson University of Iceland
Richard J. Walker
Richard J. Walker University of Maryland, College Park
James Farquhar
James Farquhar University of Maryland, College Park

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