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Overview

Nigel Harris is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research concentrates extensively on Geophysics, with significant work also in Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Economics and Econometrics, and Geology. This multidisciplinary approach enriches their studies of geological processes and geophysical phenomena.

The scientist's main lines of research cover a variety of topics within Earth sciences, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Recent publications by Nigel Harris demonstrate a focus on petrogenesis, metamorphic processes, and tectonic influences on climate. Notable papers include:

  • "Critical metal enrichment in crustal melts: The role of metamorphic mica," published in 2022 in Geology
  • "Tectonic and climatic drivers of Asian monsoon evolution," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Petrogenesis of Himalayan Leucogranites: Perspective From a Combined Elemental and Fe-Sr-Nd Isotope Study," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Kyanite petrogenesis in migmatites: resolving melting and metamorphic signatures," 2023, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • "Quaternary Collision-Zone Magmatism of the Greater Caucasus," 2022, Journal of Petrology

The scientist has published frequently in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Goldschmidt Abstracts, and Geology. This indicates a diverse dissemination of research findings across both geological and interdisciplinary platforms.

Collaborative work is a key component of Nigel Harris's research output. Frequent co-authors include Clare Warren, Tom Argles, Biji Luo, Barbara E. Kunz, and Fabin Pan. Each has partnered on multiple publications, reflecting ongoing academic collaboration within their field.

Best Publications

  • Trace element discrimination diagrams for the tectonic interpretation of granitic rocks

    Julian A. Pearce;Nigel B.W. Harris;Andrew G. Tindle

  • Geochemical characteristics of collision-zone magmatism

    Nigel B. W. Harris;Julian A. Pearce;Andrew G. Tindle

  • Post-collision, shoshonitic volcanism on the Tibetan Plateau: implications for convective thinning of the lithosphere and the source of ocean island basalts

    S. Turner;N. Arnaud;J. Liu;N. Rogers

  • Experimental Constraints on Himalayan Anatexis

    Alberto E. Patiño Douce;Nigel Harris

  • Constant elevation of southern Tibet over the past 15 million years

    Robert A. Spicer;Nigel B. W. Harris;Mike Widdowson;Alexei B. Herman

  • Geochemical Constraints on Leucogranite Magmatism in the Langtang Valley, Nepal Himalaya

    Simon Inger;Nigel Harris

  • Precambrian Tectonics and Crustal Evolution in South India

    S. A. Drury;N. B. W. Harris;R. W. Holt;G. J. Reeves-Smith

  • Trace element modelling of pelite-derived granites

    N. B. W. Harris;S. Inger

  • Age and composition of dikes in Southern Tibet: new constraints on the timing of east-west extension and its relationship to postcollisional volcanism

    Helen Williams;Simon Turner;Simon Kelley;Nigel Harris

  • Decompression and anatexis of Himalayan metapelites

    Nigel Harris;John Massey

  • Nature of the source regions for post-collisional, potassic magmatism in Southern and Northern Tibet from geochemical variations and inverse trace element modelling

    H. M. Williams;S. P. Turner;Julian A. Pearce;S. P. Kelley

  • Isotopic constraints on the structural relationships between the Lesser Himalayan Series and the High Himalayan Crystalline Series, Garhwal Himalaya

    Talat Ahmad;Nigel Harris;Mike Bickle;Hazel Chapman

  • The significance of monazite U–Th–Pb age data in metamorphic assemblages; a combined study of monazite and garnet chronometry

    Gavin Foster;Pete Kinny;Derek Vance;Christophe Prince

  • Himalayan architecture constrained by isotopic tracers from clastic sediments

    Andy Richards;Tom Argles;Nigel Harris;Randy Parrish

  • Causes and consequences of protracted melting of the mid-crust exposed in the North Himalayan antiform

    Hongfei Zhang;Nigel Harris;Randy Parrish;Simon Kelley

  • Preliminary conclusions of the Royal Society and Academia Sinica 1985 geotraverse of Tibet

    Chang Chengfa;Chen Nansheng;M. P. Coward;Deng Wanming

  • Crustal Evolution in South India: Constraints from Nd Isotopes

    N. B. W. Harris;M. Santosh;P. N. Taylor

  • REE fractionation and Nd-isotope disequilibrium during crustal anatexis: constraints from Himalayan leucogranites

    Michael Ayres;Nigel Harris

  • Isotope geochemistry of the 1985 Tibet Geotraverse, Lhasa to Golmud

    N. B. W. Harris;Xu Ronghua;C. L. Lewis;Christopher John Hawkesworth

  • The elevation history of the Tibetan Plateau and its implications for the Asian monsoon

    Nigel Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Randall R. Parrish
Randall R. Parrish University of Portsmouth
Hong-Fei Zhang
Hong-Fei Zhang China University of Geosciences
Simon P. Kelley
Simon P. Kelley University of Leeds
Clare J. Warren
Clare J. Warren The Open University
Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol
Derek Vance
Derek Vance ETH Zurich
M. Santosh
M. Santosh China University of Geosciences
Mike J. Bickle
Mike J. Bickle University of Cambridge
Nick M.W. Roberts
Nick M.W. Roberts British Geological Survey
David P. Mattey
David P. Mattey Royal Holloway University of London

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