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60
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9853
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1962
National Ranking
209

Peter Francis 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 Peter Francis sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 137 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Francis 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 Peter Francis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter Francis is affiliated with The Open University in the United Kingdom. Their academic profile currently includes no recorded recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications. Additionally, there are no specific details available regarding their main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of research.

Due to the absence of explicit publication data, it is not possible to summarize specific research outputs or collaborations. Similarly, there are no awards listed for this researcher.

This profile reflects the current publicly available information on Peter Francis's academic and research contributions.

Best Publications

  • Volcano monitoring using short wavelength infrared data from satellites

    D. A. Rothery;P. W. Francis;C. A. Wood

  • Volcanoes: A Planetary Perspective

    Peter Francis

  • 143Nd/144Nd,87Sr/86Sr, and incompatible element variations in calc-alkaline andesites and plateau lavas from South America

    C.J. Hawkesworth;M.J. Norry;J.C. Roddick;P.E. Baker

  • Catastrophic collapse at stratovolcanoes induced by gradual volcano spreading

    B. van Wyk de Vries;P. W. Francis

  • Remote measurements of volcanic gas compositions by solar occultation spectroscopy

    Peter Francis;Mike R. Burton;Clive Oppenheimer

  • Remote sensing of CO2 and H2O emission rates from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

    Michael R. Burton;Clive Oppenheimer;Lisa A. Horrocks;Peter W. Francis

  • Regional O-, Sr-, and Pb-isotope relationships in late Cenozoic calc-alkaline lavas of the Andean Cordillera

    R. S. Harmon;B. A. Barreiro;S. Moorbath;J. Hoefs

  • A gravitational spreading origin for the Socompa debris avalanche

    B. van Wyk de Vries;Stephen Self;Peter Francis;Laszlo P. Keszthelyi

  • Relative roles of source composition, fractional crystallization and crustal contamination in the petrogenesis of Andean volcanic rocks

    R. S. Thorpe;P. W. Francis;L. O'callaghan

  • Endogenous growth of persistently active volcanoes

    Peter Francis;Peter Francis;Clive Oppenheimer;David Stevenson

  • Infrared image analysis of volcanic thermal features: Láscar Volcano, Chile, 1984-1992

    Clive Oppenheimer;Peter W. Francis;David A. Rothery;Richard W. T. Carlton

  • Ignimbrites of the Cerro Galan caldera, NW Argentina

    R.S.J. Sparks;P.W. Francis;R.D. Hamer;R.J. Pankhurst

  • Using the Landsat Thematic Mapper to detect and monitor active volcanoes: An example from Lascar volcano, northern Chile

    P. W. Francis;D. A. Rothery

  • Landsat Thematic Mapper observations of debris avalanche deposits in the Central Andes

    P. W. Francis;G. L. Wells

  • Petrology and geochemistry of volcanic rocks of the Cerro Galan caldera, northwest Argentina

    Peter W. Francis;R. S. J. Sparks;C. J. Hawkesworth;R. S. Thorpe

  • Excessive sulfur dioxide emissions from Chilean volcanoes

    R. J. Andres;William I. Rose;P. R. Kyle;S. DeSilva

  • Effusive silicic volcanism in the Central Andes: The Chao dacite and other young lavas of the Altiplano‐Puna Volcanic Complex

    S. L. de Silva;S. Self;P. W. Francis;R. E. Drake

  • Catastrophic debris avalanche deposit of Socompa volcano, northern Chile

    P. W. Francis;M. Gardeweg;C. F. Ramirez;D. A. Rothery

  • Remote measurement of volcanic gases by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

    C. Oppenheimer;P. Francis;M. Burton;A.J.H. Maciejewski

  • Upper Cenozoic volcanism in the Central Andes — Ages and volumes

    M.C.W. Baker;P.W. Francis

  • Implications of continental drift to the earth sciences, 2: D.H. Tarling and S.K. Runcorn (editors). Academic Press, London, 1973, 1184 pp., £ 13.00

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Clive Oppenheimer
Clive Oppenheimer University of Cambridge
R. S. Thorpe
R. S. Thorpe The Open University
David A. Rothery
David A. Rothery The Open University
Stephen Self
Stephen Self University of California, Berkeley
Stephen Moorbath
Stephen Moorbath University of Oxford
Russell S. Harmon
Russell S. Harmon North Carolina State University
John Stix
John Stix McGill University
R. S. J. Sparks
R. S. J. Sparks University of Bristol
Chris J. Hawkesworth
Chris J. Hawkesworth University of Bristol
Andrew J. L. Harris
Andrew J. L. Harris University of Clermont Auvergne

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