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76
Citations
22275
World Ranking
660
National Ranking
69

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Robert S. White is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics as the predominant subfield. Additional areas of specialization include Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, highlighting a diverse research portfolio:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Frequent collaborators in their research include Nicholas Rawlinson, Tom Winder, Bryndís Brandsdóttir, Tim Greenfield, and Conor Bacon.

Robert S. White has published extensively in several notable scientific venues. These include:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • IEEE Power Electronics Magazine
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Bulletin of Volcanology

Among recent publications authored or co-authored are:

  • "Probabilistic earthquake locations of induced seismicity in the Groningen region, the Netherlands", 2020, Geophysical Journal International
  • "Icequake Source Mechanisms for Studying Glacial Sliding", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "Deep long period seismicity preceding and during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland", 2022, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • "QuakeMigrate v1.0.0", 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "On the Origin of Seismic Anisotropy in the Shallow Crust of the Northern Volcanic Zone, Iceland", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Robert S. White's career has been acknowledged by various scientific bodies. They have been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of the United Kingdom in 1994. Additionally, they were recognized twice as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1966 and again in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Magmatism at rift zones: The generation of volcanic continental margins and flood basalts

    Robert White;Dan McKenzie

  • Oceanic crustal thickness from seismic measurements and rare earth element inversions

    Robert S. White;Dan McKenzie;R. Keith O'Nions

  • Mantle plumes and flood basalts

    R. S. White;D. McKenzie

  • Segmented lateral dyke growth in a rifting event at Bárðarbunga volcanic system, Iceland

    Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Andrew Hooper;Sigrún Hreinsdóttir;Kristín S. Vogfjörd

  • Magmatism at rifted continental margins

    Robert S. White;George D. Spence;Susan R. Fowler;Dan P. McKenzie

  • Variation with spreading rate of oceanic crustal thickness and geochemistry

    Jonathan W. Bown;Robert S. White

  • Anomalous heat flow and geoid across the Cape Verde Rise: evidence for dynamic support from a thermal plume in the mantle

    Robert C. Courtney;Robert S. White

  • Lower-crustal intrusion on the North Atlantic continental margin.

    R. S. White;L. K. Smith;A. W. Roberts;P. A. F. Christie

  • The accretion of oceanic crust by episodic sill intrusion

    Timothy J. Henstock;Andrew W. Woods;Robert S. White

  • Structure of the crust and uppermost mantle of Iceland from a combined seismic and gravity study

    Fiona A Darbyshire;Robert S White;Keith F Priestley

  • Sediment compaction and fluid migration in the Makran Accretionary Prism

    Tim Minshull;Robert White

  • The temperature of the Iceland plume and origin of outward-propagating V-shaped ridges

    R. S. White;J. W. Bown;J. R. Smallwood

  • Melt Generation at Very Slow-Spreading Oceanic Ridges: Constraints from Geochemical and Geophysical Data

    R. S. White;T. A. Minshull;M. J. Bickle;C. J. Robinson

  • Effect of finite extension rate on melt generation at rifted continental margins

    Jonathan W. Bown;Robert S. White

  • Keweenaw hot spot: Geophysical evidence for a 1.1 Ga mantle plume beneath the Midcontinent Rift System

    D. R. Hutchinson;R. S. White;W. F. Cannon;K. J. Schulz

  • The ocean‐continent boundary off the western continental margin of Iberia: Crustal structure west of Galicia Bank

    Robert B. Whitmarsh;Robert S. White;Susan J. Horsefield;Jean-Claude Sibuet

  • Färoe-Iceland Ridge Experiment 1. Crustal structure of northeastern Iceland

    Robert K. Staples;Robert S. White;Bryndis Brandsdóttir;William Menke

  • Färoe‐Iceland Ridge Experiment 2. Crustal structure of the Krafla central volcano

    Bryndís Brandsdóttir;William Menke;Páll Einarsson;Robert S. White

  • Crustal structure of North Atlantic Fracture Zones

    R. S. Detrick;R. S. White;G. M. Purdy

  • A hot-spot model for early Tertiary volcanism in the N Atlantic

    R. S. White

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryndís Brandsdóttir
Bryndís Brandsdóttir University of Iceland
Timothy A. Minshull
Timothy A. Minshull University of Southampton
Richard Hobbs
Richard Hobbs Durham University
John A. Orcutt
John A. Orcutt University of California, San Diego
Nick Kusznir
Nick Kusznir University of Liverpool
Dan McKenzie
Dan McKenzie University of Cambridge
Timothy J. Henstock
Timothy J. Henstock University of Southampton
Satish C. Singh
Satish C. Singh Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Andrew Hooper
Andrew Hooper University of Leeds
Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith British Antarctic Survey

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