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Ralf Gertisser is affiliated with Keele University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a wide scope within Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering, with 76, 15, and 12 publications respectively in these main fields. They have a particular focus on subfields including Geophysics, Geology, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work covers a variety of key topics, reflecting a broad interest in geological and geophysical processes. These topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Gertisser has contributed to several frequent publication venues, notably publishing three works in Nature Geoscience, two in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and two in Goldschmidt2021 abstracts. Additional publications have appeared in Nature Communications and the Journal of Petrology.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Gertisser include:

  • "Giant offshore pumice deposit records a shallow submarine explosive eruption of ancestral Santorini", 2024, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Magma recharge and mush rejuvenation drive paroxysmal activity at Stromboli volcano", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Eruptive activity of the Santorini Volcano controlled by sea-level rise and fall", 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Rapid crystallization of precious-metal-mineralized layers in mafic magmatic systems", 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "Magmatic and Metasomatic Effects of Magma-Carbonate Interaction Recorded in Calc-silicate Xenoliths from Merapi Volcano (Indonesia)", 2020, Journal of Petrology

Frequent collaborators identified include T. H. Druitt, Paraskevi Nomikou, Steffen Kutterolf, Thomas A. Ronge, and Jonas Preine, with 22 to 23 joint works each. This indicates a consistent pattern of collaboration within their research network.

In addition to journal articles, Gertisser has also contributed to book publications. One such publication is titled "Merapi Volcano," released by Springer Nature in 2023, which has received citations from subsequent research.

Best Publications

  • Trace Element and Sr, Nd, Pb and O Isotope Variations in Medium-K and High-K Volcanic Rocks from Merapi Volcano, Central Java, Indonesia: Evidence for the Involvement of Subducted Sediments in Sunda Arc Magma Genesis

    R. Gertisser

  • Paroxysmal dome explosion during the Merapi 2010 eruption: Processes and facies relationships of associated high-energy pyroclastic density currents

    Jean-Christophe Komorowski;Susanna F Jenkins;Peter J Baxter;Adrien Picquout

  • Magma volume, volatile emissions, and stratospheric aerosols from the 1815 eruption of Tambora

    S. Self;R. Gertisser;T. Thordarson;M. R. Rampino

  • Field observations and surface characteristics of pristine block-and-ash flow deposits from the 2006 eruption of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia

    Sylvain J. Charbonnier;R. Gertisser

  • Carbonate Assimilation at Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia: Insights from Crystal Isotope Stratigraphy

    Jane P. Chadwick;Valentin R. Troll;Catherine Ginibre;Catherine Ginibre;Daniel Morgan;Daniel Morgan

  • The major and trace element glass compositions of the productive Mediterranean volcanic sources: tools for correlating distal tephra layers in and around Europe

    Emma L. Tomlinson;Victoria C. Smith;Paul G. Albert;Erkan Aydar

  • Evaluation of the impact of the 2010 pyroclastic density currents at Merapi volcano from high-resolution satellite imagery, field investigations and numerical simulations

    Sylvain Charbonnier;Auralie Germa;Chuck Connor;Ralf Gertisser

  • Spatial, temporal and geochemical evolution of Oligo–Miocene granitoid magmatism in western Anatolia, Turkey

    Şafak Altunkaynak;Yıldırım Dilek;Can Ş. Genç;Gürsel Sunal

  • The geological evolution of Merapi volcano, Central Java, Indonesia

    Ralf Gertisser;Sylvain J. Charbonnier;Sylvain J. Charbonnier;Jörg Keller;Xavier Quidelleur;Xavier Quidelleur

  • Temporal variations in magma composition at Merapi Volcano (Central Java, Indonesia): magmatic cycles during the past 2000 years of explosive activity

    Ralf Gertisser;Jörg Keller

  • The pre-eruptive magma plumbing system of the 2007–2008 dome-forming eruption of Kelut volcano, East Java, Indonesia

    Adam J. Jeffery;Ralf Gertisser;Valentin R. Troll;Ester M. Jolis

  • Numerical simulations of block-and-ash flows using the Titan2D flow model: examples from the 2006 eruption of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia

    Sylvain J Charbonnier;Ralf Gertisser

  • Hf–Nd isotope and trace element constraints on subduction inputs at island arcs: Limitations of Hf anomalies as sediment input indicators

    Heather K. Handley;Heather K. Handley;Simon Turner;Colin G. Macpherson;Ralf Gertisser

  • Compositionally heterogeneous podiform chromitite in the Shetland Ophiolite Complex (Scotland): Implications for chromitite petrogenesis and late-stage alteration in the upper mantle portion of a supra-subduction zone ophiolite

    E. J. Derbyshire;B. O'Driscoll;Davide Lenaz;R. Gertisser

  • From basalt to dacite: origin and evolution of the calc-alkaline series of Salina, Aeolian Arc, Italy

    Ralf Gertisser;Jörg Keller

  • Evaluation of geophysical mass flow models using the 2006 block-and-ash flows of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia: Towards a short-term hazard assessment tool

    Sylvain J. Charbonnier;R. Gertisser

  • Magmatic differentiation processes at Merapi Volcano : inclusion petrology and oxygen isotopes

    Valentin R. Troll;Frances M. Deegan;Frances M. Deegan;Ester M. Jolis;Chris Harris

  • Transitions between explosive and effusive phases during the cataclysmic 2010 eruption of Merapi volcano, Java, Indonesia

    Katie Preece;Ralf Gertisser;Jenni Barclay;Sylvain J. Charbonnier

  • Eruptive activity of the Santorini volcano controlled by sea level rise and fall

    Chris Satow;Agust Gudmundsson;Ralf Gertisser;Christopher Bronk Ramsey

  • Deposit architecture and dynamics of the 2006 block‐and‐ash flows of Merapi Volcano, Java, Indonesia

    Sylvain J. Charbonnier;Ralf Gertisser

  • The latest explosive eruptions of Ciomadul (Csomád) volcano, East Carpathians - A tephrostratigraphic approach for the 51-29 ka BP time interval

    D. Karátson;Sabine Wulf;D. Veres;E. K. Magyari

Frequent Co-Authors

Valentin R. Troll
Valentin R. Troll Uppsala University
Sabine Wulf
Sabine Wulf University of Portsmouth
Jörg Keller
Jörg Keller University of Freiburg
Stephen Self
Stephen Self University of California, Berkeley
Richard A. Herd
Richard A. Herd University of East Anglia
Jenni Barclay
Jenni Barclay University of East Anglia
Daniel Veres
Daniel Veres Romanian Academy
Colin G. Macpherson
Colin G. Macpherson Durham University
John A. Wolff
John A. Wolff Washington State University
Jon P. Davidson
Jon P. Davidson Durham University

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