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Paolo A. Sossi

Paolo A. Sossi

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Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
3961
World Ranking
7383
National Ranking
157

Overview

Paolo A. Sossi is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy. Their work covers several subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's research topics focus on Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, High-pressure geophysics and materials, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.

Notable recent publications by Paolo A. Sossi include:

  • Redox state of Earth's magma ocean and its Venus-like early atmosphere, 2020, Science Advances
  • An experimentally-determined general formalism for evaporation and isotope fractionation of Cu and Zn from silicate melts between 1300 and 1500 °C and 1 bar, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

In addition, publications frequently associated with the scientist's research interests appear in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Chemical Geology, and Goldschmidt2021 abstracts.

Collaborative efforts have involved frequent co-authors such as Frédéric Moynier, Dan J. Bower, Julien Siebert, Max W. Schmidt, and Amir Khan. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary engagement within their areas of expertise.

Best Publications

  • Combined Separation of Cu, Fe and Zn from Rock Matrices and Improved Analytical Protocols for Stable Isotope Determination

    Paolo A Sossi;Paolo A Sossi;Galen Pippa Halverson;Galen Pippa Halverson;Oliver Nebel;Stephen Malcolm Eggins

  • Redox-controlled iron isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation: An example from the Red Hill intrusion, S. Tasmania

    Paolo A. Sossi;Paolo A. Sossi;John D. Foden;Galen P. Halverson

  • Zinc isotope composition of the Earth and its behaviour during planetary accretion

    Paolo A. Sossi;Paolo A. Sossi;Oliver Nebel;Hugh St.C. O'Neill;Frédéric Moynier

  • The effect of bonding environment on iron isotope fractionation between minerals at high temperature

    Paolo A. Sossi;Paolo A. Sossi;Hugh St.C. O’Neill

  • Fe isotopes and the contrasting petrogenesis of A-, I- and S-type granite

    John Foden;Paolo A. Sossi;Paolo A. Sossi;Christine M. Wawryk

  • Evaporation of moderately volatile elements from silicate melts: experiments and theory

    Paolo A. Sossi;Stephan Klemme;Hugh St.C. O'Neill;Jasper Berndt

  • Petrogenesis and Geochemistry of Archean Komatiites

    Paolo A Sossi;Paolo A Sossi;Stephen Malcolm Eggins;Robert W. Nesbitt;Oliver Nebel

  • Iron isotope systematics in planetary reservoirs

    Paolo A Sossi;Paolo A Sossi;Oliver Nebel;Oliver Nebel;John David Foden

  • Redox state of Earth's magma ocean and its Venus-like early atmosphere.

    Paolo A. Sossi;Paolo A. Sossi;Antony D. Burnham;James Badro;Antonio Lanzirotti

  • Zn isotope evidence for immediate resumption of primary productivity after snowball Earth

    Marcus Kunzmann;Galen P. Halverson;Galen P. Halverson;Paolo A. Sossi;Timothy D. Raub

  • Hafnium and iron isotopes in early Archean komatiites record a plume-driven convection cycle in the Hadean Earth

    Oliver Nebel;Ian Henry Campbell;Paolo A Sossi;Martin J Van Kranendonk;Martin J Van Kranendonk

  • Extensive crustal extraction in Earth’s early history inferred from molybdenum isotopes

    Alex J. McCoy-West;Alex J. McCoy-West;Priyadarshi Chowdhury;Kevin W. Burton;Paolo Sossi

  • Redox-variability and controls in subduction zones from an iron-isotope perspective

    Oliver Nebel;Oliver Nebel;Paolo Sossi;Antoine Benard;Martin Wille

  • Geophysical and cosmochemical evidence for a volatile-rich Mars

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  • Retention of water in terrestrial magma oceans and carbon-rich early atmospheres

    Dan J. Bower;Kaustubh Hakim;Paolo A. Sossi;Patrick Sanan

  • Volatile loss following cooling and accretion of the Moon revealed by chromium isotopes.

    Paolo A. Sossi;Frédéric Moynier;Frédéric Moynier;Kirsten van Zuilen

  • Controls on the iron isotopic composition of global arc magmas

    John Foden;Paolo A. Sossi;Oliver Nebel

  • Evidence for a liquid silicate layer atop the Martian core

    Unknown

  • Reconciling petrological and isotopic mixing mechanisms in the Pitcairn mantle plume using stable Fe isotopes

    Oliver Nebel;Paolo A. Sossi;Antoine Bénard;Richard J. Arculus

  • Tin isotopic fractionation during igneous differentiation and Earth’s mantle composition

    N. Badullovich;F. Moynier;J. Creech;F.-Z. Teng

  • Stable vanadium isotopes as a redox proxy in magmatic systems

    J. Prytulak;P. A. Sossi;A. N. Halliday;T. Plank

  • Chemical and isotopic kinship of iron in the Earth and Moon deduced from the lunar Mg-Suite

    Paolo A. Sossi;Frédéric Moynier;Frédéric Moynier

  • Iron isotopic evidence for convective resurfacing of recycled arc-front mantle beneath back-arc basins

    Oliver Nebel;Richard John Arculus;Paolo A Sossi;Frances Elaine Jenner

  • Thermodynamics of Element Volatility and its Application to Planetary Processes

    Paolo A. Sossi;Bruce Fegley

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Moynier
Frédéric Moynier Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Oliver Nebel
Oliver Nebel Monash University
Julien Siebert
Julien Siebert Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Hugh St. C. O'Neill
Hugh St. C. O'Neill Monash University
Galen P. Halverson
Galen P. Halverson McGill University
Richard J. Arculus
Richard J. Arculus Australian National University
John Foden
John Foden University of Adelaide
Peter Wurz
Peter Wurz University of Bern
James Badro
James Badro Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Martin J. Van Kranendonk
Martin J. Van Kranendonk Curtin University

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