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D-Index
42
Citations
5950
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5315
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92

Pieter Z. Vroon 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 Pieter Z. Vroon sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 116 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pieter Z. Vroon 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 Pieter Z. Vroon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Pieter Z. Vroon is a researcher affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their academic work is focused primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial number of publications spanning geophysics, geochemistry and petrology, atmospheric science, paleontology, and earth-surface processes.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

Scholarly articles by Pieter Z. Vroon include the following recent papers:

  • "Reliability of detrital marine sediments as proxy for continental crust composition: The effects of hydrodynamic sorting on Ti and Zr isotope systematics" (2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Sr isotopes in arcs revisited: tracking slab dehydration using δ88/86Sr and 87Sr/86Sr systematics of arc lavas" (2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Sabkha and salina dolomite preserves the biogeochemical conditions of its depositional paleoenvironment" (2023, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta)
  • "Eruptive history and 40 Ar∕ 39 Ar geochronology of the Milos volcanic field, Greece" (2021, Geochronology)
  • "Chemical Weathering and CO2 Consumption Inferred from Riverine Water Chemistry in the Xi River Drainage, South China" (2023, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)

Pieter Z. Vroon frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors including:

  • J.R. Wijbrans
  • Klaudia F. Kuiper
  • Pamela D. Kempton
  • Ann Spence
  • Hilary Downes

The body of their published work is often found in a select number of scientific venues, highlighting a consistent engagement with specific journals and conferences. These include:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Geochronology
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Best Publications

  • Hafnium isotope characterization of the GJ-1 zircon reference material by solution and laser-ablation MC-ICPMS

    M L A Morel;Oliver Nebel;Yona Nebel-Jacobsen;J S Miller

  • An inter-laboratory comparison of Si isotope reference materials

    Ben C. Reynolds;Jugdeep Aggarwal;Luc André;Douglas Baxter

  • Geochemical trends across an arc-continent collision zone: magma sources and slab-wedge transfer processes below the Pantar Strait volcanoes, Indonesia

    Marlina A. Elburg;Manfred van Bergen;Jurian Hoogewerff;John Foden

  • Dual role of seawater and hydrothermal fluids in Early Archean chert formation: Evidence from silicon isotopes

    Sander H.J.M. van den Boorn;Manfred J. van Bergen;Wouter Nijman;Pieter Z. Vroon

  • Lithium inputs to subduction zones

    Claudia Bouman;Tim Elliott;Pieter Z. Vroon

  • Sr and Pb isotopic composition of five USGS glasses (BHVO-2G, BIR-1G, BCR-2G, TB-1G, NKT-1G)

    M.A. Elburg;P.Z. Vroon;R.A.C.A. van der Wagt;A. Tchalikian

  • Ocean circulation and iceberg discharge in the glacial North Atlantic: Inferences from unmixing of sediment size distributions

    Maarten A. Prins;Laurens M. Bouwer;Christiaan J. Beets;Simon R. Troelstra

  • Silicon isotope and trace element constraints on the origin of similar to 3.5 Ga cherts: Implications for Early Archaean marine environments

    S.H.J.M. van den Boorn;M.J. van Bergen;P.Z. Vroon;S.T. de Vries

  • Sr-Nd-Pb isotope systematics of the Banda Arc, Indonesia: Combined subduction and assimilation of continental material

    P. Z. Vroon;M. J. van Bergen;W. M. White;J. C. Varekamp

  • Problems in obtaining precise and accurate Sr isotope analysis from geological materials using laser ablation MC-ICPMS

    P.Z. Vroon;R.A.C.A. van der Wagt;J.M. Koornneef;G.R. Davies

  • Crustal interaction during construction of ocean islands: PbSrNdO isotope geochemistry of the shield basalts of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands

    M.F. Thirlwall;C. Jenkins;P.Z. Vroon;D.P. Mattey

  • Strontium, neodymium, and lead isotopic and trace-element signatures of the East indonesian sediments: provenance and implications for banda arc magma genesis

    P.Z. Vroon;P.Z. Vroon;M.J. van Bergen;G.J. Klaver;W.M. White

  • U-series, SrNdPb isotope and trace-element systematics across an active island arc-continent collision zone: Implications for element transfer at the slab-wedge interface

    Jurian A. Hoogewerff;M. J. Van Bergen;P. Z. Vroon;P. Z. Vroon;J. Hertogen

  • Texture–Temperature–Geochemistry Relationships in the Upper Mantle as Revealed from Spinel Peridotite Xenoliths from Wangqing, NE China

    Yigang Xu;Yigang Xu;Martin A Menzies;Pieter Vroon;Jean-Claude Mercier

  • Silicon isotope fractionation during abiotic silica precipitation at low temperatures : Inferences from flow-through experiments

    Sonja Geilert;Pieter Z. Vroon;Desiree L. Roerdink;Philippe Van Cappellen

  • The Last Domicile of the Iceman from Hauslabjoch: A Geochemical Approach Using Sr, C and O Isotopes and Trace Element Signatures

    Jurian Hoogewerff;Wolfgang Papesch;Martin Kralik;Margit Berner

  • The effect of sediment recycling in subduction zones on the Hf isotope character of new arc crust, Banda arc, Indonesia

    O. Nebel;O. Nebel;P.Z. Vroon;W. van Westrenen;T. Iizuka

  • Determination of silicon isotope ratios in silicate materials by high-resolution MC-ICP-MS using a sodium hydroxide sample digestion method

    Sander H. J. M. van den Boorn;Pieter Z. Vroon;Coos C. van Belle;Bas van der Wagt

  • Temporal and spatial variations in provenance of Eastern Mediterranean Sea sediments: Implications for Aegean and Aeolian arc volcanism

    Martijn Klaver;Thomas Djuly;Stefan de Graaf;Alex Sakes

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

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

  • Oligocene and Pliocene interglacial events in the Antarctic Peninsula dated using strontium isotope stratigraphy

    R. V. Dingle;J. M. McARTHUR;P. Vroon

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Nebel
Oliver Nebel Monash University
Manfred J. van Bergen
Manfred J. van Bergen Utrecht University
Gareth R. Davies
Gareth R. Davies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Tim Elliott
Tim Elliott University of Bristol
Jan Wijbrans
Jan Wijbrans Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
W. van Westrenen
W. van Westrenen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Klaudia F. Kuiper
Klaudia F. Kuiper Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Yi-Gang Xu
Yi-Gang Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Marlina Elburg
Marlina Elburg University of Johannesburg

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