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Max W. Schmidt

Max W. Schmidt

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
62
Citations
18726
World Ranking
1645
National Ranking
47

Max W. Schmidt 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 Max W. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 199 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Max W. Schmidt 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 Max W. Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Max W. Schmidt is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, contributing extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans various subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist has authored numerous papers, focusing on geological and geochemical analysis and high-pressure geophysics, among other topics. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Genesis and evolution of kimberlites," 2023, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Experimental Crystallization of the Lunar Magma Ocean, Initial Selenotherm and Density Stratification, and Implications for Crust Formation, Overturn and the Bulk Silicate Moon Composition," 2022, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • "Effects of reactive dissolution of orthopyroxene in producing incompatible element depleted melts and refractory mantle residues during early fore-arc spreading: constraints from ophiolites in eastern Mediterranean," 2020, published in Lithos
  • "The Origin of Carbonatites-Combining the Rock Record with Available Experimental Constraints," 2024, published in Journal of Petrology
  • "Thermally-induced clumped isotope resetting in belemnite and optical calcites: Towards material-specific kinetics," 2023, published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Max W. Schmidt include Christian Liebske, Andrea Galli, Paolo A. Sossi, Andrea Giuliani, and Paul Petschnig. This network indicates interdisciplinary engagement across multiple areas within Earth sciences.

Publication venues where Schmidt's work frequently appears are:

  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Chemical Geology

Their research topics predominantly focus on:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies

Max W. Schmidt's scientific output highlights a commitment to advancing understanding in geosciences through experimental, field-based, and theoretical approaches. Their contributions provide insights into complex Earth and planetary processes, reflecting integration of subdisciplines and methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Experimentally based water budgets for dehydrating slabs and consequences for arc magma generation

    Max W. Schmidt;Stefano Poli

  • Amphibole composition in tonalite as a function of pressure: an experimental calibration of the Al-in-hornblende barometer

    Max W. Schmidt

  • Trace element signature of subduction-zone fluids, melts and supercritical liquids at 120–180 km depth

    Ronit Kessel;Max W. Schmidt;Peter Ulmer;Thomas Pettke

  • Petrology of subducted slabs

    Stefano Poli;Max W. Schmidt

  • Redox freezing and melting in the Earth/'s deep mantle resulting from carbon-iron redox coupling

    Arno Rohrbach;Max W. Schmidt

  • Melting and dissolution of subducting crust at high pressures: the key role of white mica

    Max W. Schmidt;Daniel Vielzeuf;Estelle Auzanneau

  • H2O transport and release in subduction zones : experimental constraints on basaltic and andesitic systems

    Stefano Poli;Max W. Schmidt

  • Melting relations in hydrous systems revisited: application to metapelites, metagreywackes and metabasalts

    D. Vielzeuf;M. W. Schmidt

  • Devolatilization during subduction

    Max W. Schmidt;S. Poli

  • The water–basalt system at 4 to 6 GPa: Phase relations and second critical endpoint in a K-free eclogite at 700 to 1400 °C

    R. Kessel;P. Ulmer;Thomas Pettke;M.W. Schmidt

  • Experimental determination of trace element partitioning between garnet and silica-rich liquid during anhydrous partial melting of MORB-like eclogite

    M. Pertermann;M. Pertermann;M. M. Hirschmann;K. Hametner;D. Günther

  • Experimental evidence of decompression melting during exhumation of subducted continental crust

    E. Auzanneau;D. Vielzeuf;M. W. Schmidt

  • The dependence of Nb and Ta rutile–melt partitioning on melt composition and Nb/Ta fractionation during subduction processes

    M.W. Schmidt;A. Dardon;G. Chazot;R. Vannucci

  • Melting of carbonated pelites at 2.5–5.0 GPa, silicate–carbonatite liquid immiscibility, and potassium–carbon metasomatism of the mantle

    Tonny B. Thomsen;Max W. Schmidt

  • The Melting of Carbonated Pelites from 70 to 700 km Depth

    Daniele Grassi;Max W. Schmidt

  • The formation and bulk composition of modern juvenile continental crust: The Kohistan arc

    Oliver Jagoutz;Max W. Schmidt

  • Epidote in calcalkaline magmas; an experimental study of stability, phase relationships, and the role of epidote in magmatic evolution

    Max W. Schmidt;Andalan B. Thompson

  • The roles of flux- and decompression melting and their respective fractionation lines for continental crust formation: Evidence from the Kohistan arc

    Oliver Jagoutz;Othmar Müntener;Max W. Schmidt;Jean-Pierre Burg

  • Titanium in phengite: a geobarometer for high temperature eclogites

    Estelle Auzanneau;M. W. Schmidt;D. Vielzeuf;J. A. D Connolly

  • The global systematics of primitive arc melts

    Max W. Schmidt;Oliver E. Jagoutz

  • Experimental Constraints on Recycling of Potassium from Subducted Oceanic Crust

    Max W. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Ulmer
Peter Ulmer ETH Zurich
Stefano Poli
Stefano Poli University of Milan
Marvin D. Lilley
Marvin D. Lilley University of Washington
Bernard Bourdon
Bernard Bourdon École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern

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