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Stephen H. Richardson

Stephen H. Richardson

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
6825
World Ranking
7467
National Ranking
32

Overview

Stephen H. Richardson is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their research spans both broad and specialized areas, demonstrating a focus on geophysical processes and engineering applications.

The main fields of study for Richardson include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

Within these fields, their subfields of expertise are:

  • Geophysics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Richardson's research covers several key topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Frequent collaborators in Richardson's research include Theodore C. Moore, Philip D. Rabinowitz, Anne Boersma, Peter E. Borella, and Alan D. Chave. Each of these coauthors has partnered on multiple projects, reflecting ongoing collaborative efforts.

The scientific publications in which Richardson's work appears frequently are:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Science Advances
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geology

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Richardson include:

  • Geochronology of Diamonds, 2022, Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry
  • Heavy iron in large gem diamonds traces deep subduction of serpentinized ocean floor, 2021, Science Advances
  • Fluid processes in the early Earth and the growth of continents, 2022, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Caught in the act: Diamond growth and destruction in the continental lithosphere, 2023, Geology
  • Petrogenesis of the Tuli Basin high-Ti picrites and basalts, Karoo CFB, southern Africa: Classification, stratigraphy, emplacement, and mantle source heterogeneity, 2023, Lithos

These works collectively contribute to understanding deep Earth processes, diamond formation and destruction, fluid dynamics in the early Earth, and geochemical characterization of igneous provinces. The diversity of publication venues highlights Richardson's interdisciplinary approach within geosciences and engineering.

Best Publications

  • Origin of diamonds in old enriched mantle

    S. H. Richardson;S. H. Richardson;J. J. Gurney;A. J. Erlank;J. W. Harris

  • Start of the Wilson Cycle at 3 Ga Shown by Diamonds from Subcontinental Mantle

    Steven B. Shirey;Stephen H. Richardson

  • Large gem diamonds from metallic liquid in Earth’s deep mantle

    Evan M. Smith;Steven B. Shirey;Fabrizio Nestola;Emma S. Bullock

  • Evidence for a 150–200-km thick Archaean lithosphere from diamond inclusion thermobarometry

    F. R. Boyd;J. J. Gurney;S. H. Richardson

  • 87Sr/86Sr ratios in modern and fossil food-webs of the Sterkfontein Valley: implications for early hominid habitat preference

    Andrew Sillen;Grant Hall;Stephen Richardson;Richard Armstrong

  • Noble gases in basalt glasses from a Mid-Atlantic Ridge topographic high at 14°N: geodynamic consequences

    Th. Staudacher;Ph. Sarda;S.H. Richardson;C.J. Allègre

  • Correlated Nd, Sr and Pb isotope variation in Walvis Ridge basalts and implications for the evolution of their mantle source

    S.H. Richardson;A.J. Erlank;A.R. Duncan;D.L. Reid

  • Alteration of the oceanic crust: Processes and timing

    Hubert Staudigel;Stanley R. Hart;Stephen H. Richardson

  • Archean subduction recorded by Re–Os isotopes in eclogitic sulfide inclusions in Kimberley diamonds

    S.H. Richardson;S.B. Shirey;J.W. Harris;R.W. Carlson

  • Diamonds through Time

    J. J. Gurney;H. H. Helmstaedt;S. H. Richardson;S. B. Shirey

  • Diamond Genesis, Seismic Structure, and Evolution of the Kaapvaal-Zimbabwe Craton

    Steven B. Shirey;Jeffrey W. Harris;Stephen H. Richardson;Matthew J. Fouch

  • Three generations of diamonds from old continental mantle

    S. H. Richardson;J. W. Harris;J. J Gurney

  • Latter-day origin of diamonds of eclogitic paragenesis

    Stephen H. Richardson

  • Kimberlite-borne garnet peridotite xenoliths from old enriched subcontinental lithosphere

    Stephen H. Richardson;Anthony J. Erlank;Stanley R. Hart

  • Trace element abundance patterns of garnet inclusions in peridotite-suite diamonds

    N. Shimizu;S.H. Richardson

  • Blue boron-bearing diamonds from Earth’s lower mantle

    Evan M. Smith;Steven B. Shirey;Stephen H. Richardson;Fabrizio Nestola

  • Archean emplacement of eclogitic components into the lithospheric mantle during formation of the Kaapvaal Craton

    Steven B. Shirey;Richard W. Carlson;Stephen H. Richardson;Andrew Menzies

  • Continental mantle signature of Bushveld magmas and coeval diamonds

    Stephen H. Richardson;Steven B. Shirey

  • A subduction wedge origin for Paleoarchean peridotitic diamonds and harzburgites from the Panda kimberlite, Slave craton: evidence from Re–Os isotope systematics

    K. J. Westerlund;S. B. Shirey;S. H. Richardson;R. W. Carlson

  • Eclogitic diamonds of Proterozoic age from Cretaceous kimberlites

    S. H. Richardson;A. J. Erlank;J. W. Harris;S. R. Hart

  • geochemistry: Large gem diamonds from metallic liquid in Earth's deep mantle

    Evan M. Smith;Steven B. Shirey;Fabrizio Nestola;Emma S. Bullock

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven B. Shirey
Steven B. Shirey Carnegie Institution for Science
Jeff W. Harris
Jeff W. Harris University of Glasgow
John J. Gurney
John J. Gurney University of Cape Town
Stanley R. Hart
Stanley R. Hart Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Richard W. Carlson
Richard W. Carlson Carnegie Institution for Science
A. J. Erlank
A. J. Erlank University of Cape Town
Hubert Staudigel
Hubert Staudigel University of California, San Diego
Fabrizio Nestola
Fabrizio Nestola University of Padua
Theodore C. Moore
Theodore C. Moore University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David E. James
David E. James Carnegie Institution for Science

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