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Nicholas T. Arndt

Nicholas T. Arndt

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Earth Science
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
89
Citations
28202
World Ranking
283
National Ranking
11

Nicholas T. Arndt 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 Nicholas T. Arndt sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 287 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas T. Arndt 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 Nicholas T. Arndt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in France Leader Award
  • 2005 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • 2000 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Nicholas T. Arndt is a researcher affiliated with Grenoble Alpes University in France, with extensive contributions in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly work spans several intersecting disciplines, including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, and Mechanics of Materials. The breadth of their research topics encompasses Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Astro and Planetary Science, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, as well as Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on the formation and evolution of Earth's crust and mantle processes. Selected papers include:

  • How did the continental crust form: No basalt, no water, no granite (2023), published in Precambrian Research
  • Residual liquid from deep magma ocean crystallization in the source of komatiites from the ICDP drill core in the Barberton Greenstone Belt (2021), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • European Raw Materials Resilience-Turning a Blind Eye (2022), published in Earth Science Systems and Society
  • Olivine in kimberlites and related rocks - macrocrysts, dunitic nodules and megacrysts from the same metasomatized source (2022), published in Journal of Petrology
  • Growth of continental crust and lithosphere subduction in the Hadean revealed by geochemistry and geodynamics (2025), published in Nature Communications

Arndt collaborates frequently with a number of peers, with their most common coauthors including Daniele L. Pinti, Frederick A. Frey, Millard F. Coffin, Paul Wallace, and M. Antretter.

The researcher's work is represented across various publication venues, illustrating a range of scientific interests and dissemination outlets. Notably, these include Goldschmidt2021 abstracts, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) at La Trobe University, Zenodo hosted by CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, Journal of Petrology, and Precambrian Research.

Throughout their career, Nicholas T. Arndt has been recognized with several honors, including being named a Geochemistry Fellow by the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2005. They were also inducted as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2000.

Best Publications

  • The Amount of Recycled Crust in Sources of Mantle-Derived Melts

    Alexander V. Sobolev;Albrecht W. Hofmann;Dmitry V. Kuzmin;Gregory M. Yaxley

  • Temperatures in Ambient Mantle and Plumes: Constraints from Basalts, Picrites, and Komatiites

    C. Herzberg;P.D. Asimow;Nicholas Arndt;Y. Niu

  • Role of recycled oceanic basalt and sediment in generating the Hf–Nd mantle array

    Catherine Chauvel;Eric Lewin;Marion Carpentier;Nicholas T. Arndt

  • Mineral supply for sustainable development requires resource governance

    Saleem H. Ali;Saleem H. Ali;Saleem H. Ali;Damien Giurco;Nicholas Arndt;Edmund Nickless

  • Crustal growth in West Africa at 2.1 Ga

    Muriel Boher;Wafa Abouchami;Annie Michard;Francis Albarede

  • Linking mantle plumes, large igneous provinces and environmental catastrophes

    Stephan V. Sobolev;Alexander V. Sobolev;Dmitry V. Kuzmin;Nadezhda A. Krivolutskaya

  • Use and abuse of crust-formation ages

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Komatiitic and Iron-rich Tholeiitic Lavas of Munro Township, Northeast Ontario

    N. T. Arndt;A. J. Naldrett;D. R. Pyke

  • Oceanic nickel depletion and a methanogen famine before the Great Oxidation Event

    Kurt O. Konhauser;Ernesto Pecoits;Stefan V. Lalonde;Dominic Papineau

  • Flood and shield basalts from Ethiopia: Magmas from the African superswell

    Bruno Kieffer;Nicholas Arndt;Henriette Lapierre;Florence Bastien

  • Constraining the potential temperature of the Archaean mantle: A review of the evidence from komatiites

    E.G. Nisbet;M.J. Cheadle;N.T. Arndt;M.J. Bickle

  • The role of lithospheric mantle in continental flood volcanism: Thermal and geochemical constraints

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Ulrich Christensen

  • Isotopic and trace-element constraints on mantle and crustal contributions to Siberian continental flood basalts, Noril'sk area, Siberia

    Joseph L Wooden;Gerald K Czamanske;Valeri A Fedorenko;Nicholas T Arndt

  • An open boundary between lower continental crust and mantle: its role in crust formation and crustal recycling

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Steven L. Goldstein

  • Metals for a low-carbon society

    Olivier Vidal;Bruno Goffé;Nicholas Arndt

  • The heterogeneous Iceland plume: Nd-Sr-O isotopes and trace element constraints

    Christophe Hemond;Nicholas T. Arndt;Uwe Lichtenstein;Albrecht W. Hofmann

  • Ir, Ru, Pt, and Pd in basalts and komatiites: new constraints for the geochemical behavior of the platinum-group elements in the mantle

    Mark Rehkämper;Mark Rehkämper;A.N. Halliday;A.N. Halliday;J.G. Fitton;D.-C. Lee

  • Crustally contaminated komatiites and basalts from Kambalda, Western Australia

    Nicholas T. Arndt;George A. Jenner;George A. Jenner

  • Lithospheric, Cratonic, and Geodynamic Setting of Ni-Cu-PGE Sulfide Deposits

    Graham C. Begg;Jon A.M. Hronsky;Nicholas T. Arndt;William L. Griffin

  • Nd isotopes and tectonics of 1.9-1.7 Ga crustal genesis

    P. Jonathan Patchett;Nicholas T. Arndt

  • Mantle and crustal contributions to continental flood volcanism

    Nicholas T. Arndt;Gerald K. Czamanske;Joseph L. Wooden;Valeri A. Fedorenko

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Chauvel
Catherine Chauvel Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Euan G. Nisbet
Euan G. Nisbet Royal Holloway University of London
Stephen E. Kesler
Stephen E. Kesler University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Alexander V. Sobolev
Alexander V. Sobolev Grenoble Alpes University
George A. Jenner
George A. Jenner Memorial University of Newfoundland
Fabrice Gaillard
Fabrice Gaillard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Francis Albarède
Francis Albarède École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Lluis Fontboté
Lluis Fontboté University of Geneva
Andrew Craig Kerr
Andrew Craig Kerr Cardiff University
Anne-Marie Boullier
Anne-Marie Boullier Grenoble Alpes University

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