What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Mineral
- Basalt
- Igneous rock
Paul J. Sylvester focuses on Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Laser ablation, Analytical chemistry and Zircon.
His research in Mineralogy intersects with topics in Archean, Proterozoic and Geochronology.
Paul J. Sylvester has researched Geochemistry in several fields, including Petrology and Craton.
His Analytical chemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Silicate and Mantle.
In Mantle, Paul J. Sylvester works on issues like Mass spectrum, which are connected to Subduction.
His Zircon research incorporates elements of Provenance and Detritus.
His most cited work include:
- Further characterisation of the 91500 zircon crystal (812 citations)
- Post-collisional strongly peraluminous granites (776 citations)
- A simple method for the precise determination of ≥ 40 trace elements in geological samples by ICPMS using enriched isotope internal standardisation (666 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Paul J. Sylvester mainly investigates Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Analytical chemistry, Laser ablation and Zircon.
While the research belongs to areas of Geochemistry, Paul J. Sylvester spends his time largely on the problem of Petrology, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Magmatism and Anorthosite.
His research investigates the link between Mineralogy and topics such as Trace element that cross with problems in Metasomatism.
Paul J. Sylvester does research in Analytical chemistry, focusing on Mass spectrometry specifically.
His work investigates the relationship between Zircon and topics such as Geochronology that intersect with problems in Radiogenic nuclide.
His study in Archean is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Proterozoic and Mantle.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geochemistry (41.91%)
- Mineralogy (27.21%)
- Analytical chemistry (24.26%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2019)?
- Geochemistry (41.91%)
- Zircon (18.38%)
- Mineralogy (27.21%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Zircon, Mineralogy, Geochronology and Laser ablation.
Paul J. Sylvester has included themes like Arsenopyrite, Mineralization and Galena in his Geochemistry study.
His Zircon study incorporates themes from Sedimentary basin, Magmatism, Petrology, Mafic and Archean.
Paul J. Sylvester works mostly in the field of Archean, limiting it down to topics relating to Radiogenic nuclide and, in certain cases, Anorthosite, as a part of the same area of interest.
The various areas that Paul J. Sylvester examines in his Mineralogy study include Forestry and Calibration.
His Geochronology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Sample and Propagation of uncertainty.
Between 2012 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Community‐Derived Standards for LA‐ICP‐MS U‐(Th‐)Pb Geochronology – Uncertainty Propagation, Age Interpretation and Data Reporting (261 citations)
- Neoarchean suprasubduction zone arc magmatism in southern India: Geochemistry, zircon U-Pb geochronology and Hf isotopes of the Sittampundi Anorthosite Complex (101 citations)
- U-Pb Detrital Zircon Analysis : results of an Inter-laboratory Comparison (71 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Mineral
- Basalt
- Igneous rock
The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Zircon, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Population and Geochronology.
His Zircon research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Petrology, Basalt, Magmatism and Dharwar Craton.
His studies deal with areas such as Forestry, Gabbro and Propagation of uncertainty as well as Mineralogy.
Geochemistry and Plate tectonics are frequently intertwined in his study.
Calibration, Allochthon, Schist, Ultramafic rock and Mafic are fields of study that intersect with his Population study.
His studies in Geochronology integrate themes in fields like Statistics and Sample.
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