D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Michael J. Walter

Carnegie Institution for Science
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Earth Science D-index 43 Citations 8,668 134 World Ranking 2944 National Ranking 1274

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Mineral
Igneous rock
Thermodynamics

Michael J. Walter mainly investigates Mantle, Mineralogy, Oceanic crust, Geochemistry and Thermodynamics. His Mantle course of study focuses on Petrology and Peridotite. Michael J. Walter interconnects Internal pressure, Aluminium and Silicate in the investigation of issues within Mineralogy.

His Oceanic crust research includes themes of Mid-ocean ridge and Transition zone. His work on Crust as part of general Geochemistry study is frequently linked to Volcanic rock, bridging the gap between disciplines. He combines subjects such as Crystallography, Standard sample, Spinel and Solidus with his study of Thermodynamics.

His most cited work include:

Melting of Garnet Peridotite and the Origin of Komatiite and Depleted Lithosphere (997 citations)
Experimentally determined postspinel transformation boundary in Mg2SiO4 using MgO as an internal pressure standard and its geophysical implications (329 citations)
Accretion of the Earth and segregation of its core (304 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Mantle, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Silicate and Transition zone. He specializes in Mantle, namely Peridotite. The Mineralogy study combines topics in areas such as Solid solution, Analytical chemistry, Thermodynamics and Perovskite, Silicate perovskite.

His Geochemistry research focuses on Subduction and how it relates to Partial melting. His Silicate research includes elements of Planetesimal, Mineral redox buffer, Metal, Magnesium and Astrobiology. His Transition zone study incorporates themes from Planetary differentiation, Mantle convection, Ferropericlase and Oceanic crust.

He most often published in these fields:

Mantle (40.00%)
Mineralogy (24.76%)
Geochemistry (21.90%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2019)?

Transition zone (19.05%)
Mantle (40.00%)
Geochemistry (21.90%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Transition zone, Mantle, Geochemistry, Silicate and Astrobiology. His Transition zone research incorporates elements of Orthorhombic crystal system, Petrology, Oceanic crust, Titanium and Silicate perovskite. His studies deal with areas such as Analytical chemistry, Subduction and Crust as well as Mantle.

His Analytical chemistry research includes elements of Metasomatism, Spinel, Metal and Mineralogy. His Geochemistry study is mostly concerned with Peridotite and Majorite. Michael J. Walter combines subjects such as Planetesimal and Terrestrial planet with his study of Astrobiology.

Between 2015 and 2019, his most popular works were:

Slab melting as a barrier to deep carbon subduction (206 citations)
Magnesium isotope evidence that accretional vapour loss shapes planetary compositions (72 citations)
Collisional stripping of planetary crusts (26 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Mineral
Thermodynamics
Igneous rock

Michael J. Walter spends much of his time researching Mantle, Astrobiology, Silicate, Chondrite and Planetesimal. His Mantle research includes themes of Oceanic crust, Lithosphere, Transition zone and Hotspot. His Transition zone research is under the purview of Geochemistry.

His studies in Astrobiology integrate themes in fields like Crust, Terrestrial planet, Magnesium and Incompatible element. His Silicate study incorporates themes from Formation and evolution of the Solar System and Isotopes of magnesium.

This overview was generated by a machine learning system which analysed the scientist’s body of work. If you have any feedback, you can contact us here.

Best Publications

Melting of Garnet Peridotite and the Origin of Komatiite and Depleted Lithosphere

Michael J. Walter.
Journal of Petrology (1998)

1408 Citations

Accretion of the Earth and segregation of its core

Bernard J. Wood;Michael J. Walter;Jonathan Wade.
Nature (2006)

459 Citations

Diamonds and the Geology of Mantle Carbon

Steven B. Shirey;Pierre Cartigny;Daniel J. Frost;Shantanu Keshav.
Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry (2013)

458 Citations

Deep mantle cycling of oceanic crust: evidence from diamonds and their mineral inclusions.

Michael J Walter;Simon C Kohn;D Araujo;G Bulanova.
Science (2011)

344 Citations

Experimentally determined postspinel transformation boundary in Mg2SiO4 using MgO as an internal pressure standard and its geophysical implications

Y Fei;J Van Orman;J Van Orman;J Li;J Li;W van Westrenen;W van Westrenen.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2004)

342 Citations

Olivine‐wadsleyite transition in the system (Mg,Fe)2SiO4

Tomoo Katsura;Hitoshi Yamada;Osamu Nishikawa;Osamu Nishikawa;Maoshuang Song.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2004)

328 Citations

Slab melting as a barrier to deep carbon subduction

Andrew R. Thomson;Michael J. Walter;Simon C. Kohn;Richard A. Brooker.
Nature (2016)

320 Citations

Primary carbonatite melt from deeply subducted oceanic crust

Michael J Walter;Galina Bulanova;Lora S Armstrong;S Keshav.
Nature (2008)

265 Citations

Melting in the Fe–C system to 70 GPa

Oliver T Lord;Michael J Walter;R Dasgupta;R Dasgupta;D Walker.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters (2009)

257 Citations

Post-spinel transition in Mg2SiO4 determined by high P–T in situ X-ray diffractometry

Tomoo Katsura;Hitoshi Yamada;Toru Shinmei;Atsushi Kubo.
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors (2003)

232 Citations

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Frequent Co-Authors

External Links

Personal Website for Michael J. Walter