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Matthew I. Leybourne

Matthew I. Leybourne

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
5625
World Ranking
5874
National Ranking
295

Matthew I. Leybourne 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 I. Leybourne sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 230 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew I. Leybourne 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 I. Leybourne sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthew I. Leybourne is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and has a significant research output in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Pollution. The scientist's work spans numerous aspects of geological and geochemical analysis, emphasizing elemental and radioactive element chemistry as well as environmental studies related to heavy metals and pollutant dynamics.

Their research interests include a range of topics such as:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Heavy metals in environment

Matthew I. Leybourne has published extensively in several scientific venues, highlighting a strong presence in:

  • Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis (15 publications)
  • The Canadian Mineralogist (14 publications)
  • Chemical Geology (9 publications)
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America (8 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (5 publications)

Recent notable publications include:

  • Copper Isotopic Analysis in Geological and Biological Reference Materials by MC-ICP-MS, 2020, Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research
  • Chromite chemistry of a massive chromitite seam in the northern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa: correlation with the UG-2 in the eastern and western limbs and evidence of variable assimilation of footwall rocks, 2020, Mineralium Deposita
  • Improved ion-exchange column chromatography for Cu purification from high-Na matrices and isotopic analysis by MC-ICPMS, 2020, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
  • The Atud gabbro-diorite complex: glimpse of the Cryogenian mixing, assimilation, storage and homogenization zone beneath the Eastern Desert of Egypt, 2020, Journal of the Geological Society
  • Uranium: an overview of physicochemical properties, exposure assessment methodologies, and health effects of environmental and occupational exposure, 2022, Environmental Geochemistry and Health

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors, including:

  • Daniel Layton-Matthews (53 collaborations)
  • Alexandre Voinot (22 collaborations)
  • Kaj Sullivan (13 collaborations)
  • Anna L. Harrison (13 collaborations)
  • J.A. Kidder (12 collaborations)

Matthew I. Leybourne's research output contributes notably to interdisciplinary efforts combining geochemical techniques with advanced analytical methods, supporting studies in environmental and inorganic chemistry alongside traditional geological investigations. This body of work reflects a research profile deeply engaged in both fundamental and applied aspects of Earth system sciences.

Best Publications

  • Rare earth elements (REE) and yttrium in stream waters, stream sediments, and Fe–Mn oxyhydroxides: Fractionation, speciation, and controls over REE + Y patterns in the surface environment

    Matthew I. Leybourne;Karen H. Johannesson

  • Finding deeply buried deposits using geochemistry

    Eion M. Cameron;Stewart M. Hamilton;Matthew I. Leybourne;Gwendy E.M. Hall

  • Rapid development of negative Ce anomalies in surface waters and contrasting REE patterns in groundwaters associated with Zn–Pb massive sulphide deposits

    Matthew I Leybourne;Matthew I Leybourne;Wayne D Goodfellow;Wayne D Goodfellow;Dan R Boyle;Gwendy M Hall

  • Subduction factory processes beneath the Guguan cross-chain, Mariana Arc: no role for sediments, are serpentinites important?

    Robert J. Stern;Ed Kohut;Ed Kohut;Sherman H. Bloomer;Matthew Leybourne

  • Source, transport, and fate of rhenium, selenium, molybdenum, arsenic, and copper in groundwater associated with porphyry–Cu deposits, Atacama Desert, Chile

    Matthew I. Leybourne;Eion M. Cameron

  • Kimberlites and the start of plate tectonics

    R.J. Stern;M.I. Leybourne;Tatsuki Tsujimori

  • A new approach to laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) using the flexible map interrogation tool ‘Monocle’

    Joseph Petrus;Joseph Petrus;David Chew;Matthew Leybourne;Balz Kamber

  • Exploring for deeply covered mineral deposits: Formation of geochemical anomalies in northern Chile by earthquake-induced surface flooding of mineralized groundwaters

    Eion M. Cameron;Matthew I. Leybourne;David L. Kelley

  • Geochemistry, petrogenesis, and tectonic setting of lower Paleozoic alkalic and potassic volcanic rocks, Northern Canadian Cordilleran Miogeocline

    Wayne D. Goodfellow;Mike P. Cecile;Matthew I. Leybourne

  • Supergene enrichment of copper deposits since the onset of modern hyperaridity in the Atacama Desert, Chile

    Martin Reich;Carlos Palacios;Gabriel Vargas;Shangde Luo

  • Distribution, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry of Selenium in Felsic Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Finlayson Lake District, Yukon Territory, Canada

    Daniel Layton-Matthews;Jan M. Peter;Steven D. Scott;Matthew I. Leybourne

  • Biological monitoring for carbon capture and storage – A review and potential future developments

    Ryan R.P. Noble;Linda Stalker;Steven A. Wakelin;Bobby Pejcic

  • Atacamite in the oxide zone of copper deposits in northern Chile: involvement of deep formation waters?

    Eion M. Cameron;Matthew I. Leybourne;Carlos Palacios

  • Stable isotope geochemistry of ground and surface waters associated with undisturbed massive sulfide deposits; constraints on origin of waters and water–rock reactions

    M.I. Leybourne;I.D. Clark;W.D. Goodfellow

  • Multiple sources of selenium in ancient seafloor hydrothermal systems: Compositional and Se, S, and Pb isotopic evidence from volcanic-hosted and volcanic-sediment-hosted massive sulfide deposits of the Finlayson Lake District, Yukon, Canada

    Daniel Layton-Matthews;Matthew I. Leybourne;Jan M. Peter;Steven D. Scott

  • Porphyry copper deposit formation in arcs: What are the odds?

    Jeremy P. Richards

  • Atacamite formation by deep saline waters in copper deposits from the Atacama Desert, Chile: evidence from fluid inclusions, groundwater geochemistry, TEM, and 36 Cl data

    Martin Reich;Carlos Palacios;Miguel A. Parada;Udo Fehn

  • Composition of groundwaters associated with porphyry-Cu deposits, Atacama Desert, Chile: Elemental and isotopic constraints on water sources and water–rock reactions

    Matthew I. Leybourne;Eion M. Cameron

  • Louisville seamount subduction and its implication on mantle flow beneath the central Tonga-Kermadec arc

    Christian Timm;Daniel Bassett;Ian J. Graham;Matthew I. Leybourne

  • Mixing of magmas from enriched and depleted mantle sources in the northeast Pacific: West Valley segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge

    Brian L. Cousens;James F. Allan;Matthew I. Leybourne;R. L. Chase

  • Crustal Magnetization of Brothers Volcano, New Zealand, Measured by Autonomous Underwater Vehicles: Geophysical Expression of a Submarine Hydrothermal System

    F. Caratori Tontini;B. Davy;C.E.J. De Ronde;R.W. Embley

  • Late Silurian bimodal volcanism of southwestern New Brunswick, Canada: Products of continental extension

    Nancy A. Van Wagoner;Matthew I. Leybourne;Kelsie A. Dadd;Diane K. Baldwin

  • The origin of solutes within the groundwaters of a high Andean aquifer

    Clinton Rissmann;Matthew I. Leybourne;Chris Benn;Bruce Christenson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Stern
Robert J. Stern The University of Texas at Dallas
Edward T. Baker
Edward T. Baker Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean
Sherman H. Bloomer
Sherman H. Bloomer Oregon State University
Martin Reich
Martin Reich University of Chile
Richard J. Wysoczanski
Richard J. Wysoczanski National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Kevin Faure
Kevin Faure GNS Science
Ian C. Wright
Ian C. Wright National Oceanography Centre
Brian Cousens
Brian Cousens Carleton University
Steven D. Scott
Steven D. Scott University of Toronto
John E. Lupton
John E. Lupton Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

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