2026 Quentin Williams: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	60	1913	1726	834	734	202	12236

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Quentin Williams is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Cruz in the United States. The primary field of their research is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics. Their work also encompasses related fields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Williams's research covers several main topics such as:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Crystal Structures and Properties
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Glass properties and applications
Crystallography and molecular interactions
Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research

Their recent publications showcase a strong emphasis on high-pressure studies and mineral analysis through Raman spectroscopy and related techniques. Selected recent papers include:

"A high-pressure Raman study of FeTiO3 ilmenite: Fermi resonance as a manifestation of Fe-Ti charge transfer" (2021), Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
"Convolutional Neural Networks as a Tool for Raman Spectral Mineral Classification Under Low Signal, Dusty Mars Conditions" (2022), Earth and Space Science
"Density of Fe-Ni-C Liquids at High Pressures and Implications for Liquid Cores of Earth and the Moon" (2021), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
"Raman spectroscopic constraints on compression and metastability of the amphibole tremolite at high pressures and temperatures" (2020), Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
"Thermal Pressure in the Laser-Heated Diamond Anvil Cell: A Quantitative Study and Implications for the Density Versus Mineralogy Correlation of the Mantle" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Williams has contributed significantly to several scientific journals with frequent publications in:

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
Multilingual Margins: A journal of multilingualism from the periphery
Geophysical Research Letters
Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
American Mineralogist

Their collaboration network includes coauthors such as Martin Kunz, Xiaojing Lai, Jianwei Wang, Yoshio Kono, and Murli H. Manghnani, each with multiple joint publications.

Williams has also contributed to book publishing, with a title released by Multilingual Matters eBooks:

"Struggles for Multilingualism and Linguistic Citizenship" (2022)

Among the recognitions received is the title of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), awarded in 2000.

Best Publications

Seismic Evidence for Partial Melt at the Base of Earth's Mantle

Quentin Williams;Edward J. Garnero

689
Citations
Seismic detection of the lunar core

Renee C. Weber;Pei Ying Lin;Edward J. Garnero;Quentin Williams

611
Citations
The core–mantle boundary layer and deep Earth dynamics

Thorne Lay;Quentin Williams;Edward J. Garnero

513
Citations
The Melting Curve of Iron to 250 Gigapascals: A Constraint on the Temperature at Earth's Center

Quentin Williams;Raymond Jeanloz;Jay D Bass;Bob Svendsen

469
Citations
Spectroscopic evidence for pressure-induced coordination changes in silicate glasses and melts.

Quentin Williams;Raymond Jeanloz

456
Citations
Hydrogen in the Deep Earth

Quentin Williams;Russell J. Hemley

359
Citations
Equivalence of the Boson Peak in Glasses to the Transverse Acoustic van Hove Singularity in Crystals

A. I. Chumakov;G. Monaco;A. Monaco;W. A. Crichton

344
Citations
Hit-and-run planetary collisions

Erik Asphaug;Craig B. Agnor;Quentin Williams

339
Citations
The D″ Discontinuity and its Implications

Michael E. Wysession;Thorne Lay;Justin Revenaugh;Quentin Williams

277
Citations
Vibrational spectra of Mg(OH)2 and Ca(OH)2 under pressure

M. B. Kruger;Q. Williams;R. Jeanloz

250
Citations
Partial melting in a thermo-chemical boundary layer at the base of the mantle

Thorne Lay;Edward J Garnero;Quentin Williams

237
Citations
Ultralow Velocity Zone at the Core-Mantle Boundary

Edward J. Garnero;Justin Revenaugh;Quentin Williams;Thorne Lay

236
Citations
Seismological constraints on a possible plume root at the core–mantle boundary

Sebastian Rost;Edward J. Garnero;Quentin Williams;Michael Manga

220
Citations
A correlation between ultra-Low basal velocities in the mantle and hot spots

Q. Williams;Justin Revenaugh;E. Garnero;E. Garnero

204
Citations
Mantle Melting and Basalt Extraction by Equilibrium Porous Flow

C. C. Lundstrom;J. Gill;Q. Williams;M. R. Perfit

174
Citations
Compositional controls on the partitioning of U, Th, Ba, Pb, Sr and Zr between clinopyroxene and haplobasaltic melts: implications for uranium series disequilibria in basalts

C.C. Lundstrom;H.F. Shaw;F.J. Ryerson;D.L. Phinney

171
Citations
Rock magnetic properties related to thermal treatment of siderite: Behavior and interpretation

Yongxin Pan;Rixiang Zhu;Subir K. Banerjee;J. Gill

162
Citations
Crystal chemical control of clinopyroxene-melt partitioning in the Di-Ab-An system: implications for elemental fractionations in the depleted mantle

C.C Lundstrom;H.F Shaw;F.J Ryerson;Q Williams

160
Citations
High-pressure Raman spectroscopy of ZrSiO4: Observation of the zircon to scheelite transition at 300 K

Elise Knittle;Quentin Williams

160
Citations
Rocks from the mantle transition zone: majorite-bearing xenoliths from malaita, southwest pacific

Kenneth D. Collerson;Sarath Hapugoda;Balz S. Kamber;Quentin Williams

149
Citations
Static amorphization of anorthite at 300 K and comparison with diaplectic glass

Quentin Williams;Quentin Williams;Raymond Jeanloz

146
Citations
Seismic Wave Anisotropy in the D″ Region and Its Implications

Thorne Lay;Quentin Williams;Edward J. Garnero;Louise Kellogg

140
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond Jeanloz University of California, Berkeley

Edward J. Garnero Arizona State University

Murli H. Manghnani University of Hawaii at Manoa

Thorne Lay University of California, Santa Cruz

Craig C. Lundstrom University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Erik Asphaug University of Arizona

James B. Gill University of California, Santa Cruz

Russell J. Hemley University of Illinois at Chicago

Frederick J. Ryerson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Kenneth D. Collerson University of Queensland

External Links

Personal website of Quentin Williams

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