What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Basalt
- Paleontology
- Igneous rock
His primary areas of investigation include Zircon, Geochemistry, Paleontology, Geochronology and Crust.
His work deals with themes such as Trace element, Mineralogy, Mafic and Plutonism, which intersect with Zircon.
His Mineralogy research integrates issues from Radiometric dating, Radiogenic nuclide, Hydrothermal circulation, Homogeneity and Calibration.
His Geochemistry research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Magmatism and Pluton.
Urs Schaltegger works mostly in the field of Paleontology, limiting it down to concerns involving Extinction event and, occasionally, Flood basalt and Basalt.
As part of one scientific family, Urs Schaltegger deals mainly with the area of Geochronology, narrowing it down to issues related to the Underplating, and often Laccolith and Continental crust.
His most cited work include:
- The Composition of Zircon and Igneous and Metamorphic Petrogenesis (2632 citations)
- Plesovice zircon : A new natural reference material for U-Pb and Hf isotopic microanalysis (2407 citations)
- Growth, annealing and recrystallization of zircon and preservation of monazite in high-grade metamorphism: conventional and in-situ U-Pb isotope, cathodoluminescence and microchemical evidence (512 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Zircon, Paleontology, Geochronology and Magmatism.
His Geochemistry research incorporates themes from Batholith and Pluton.
Urs Schaltegger has researched Zircon in several fields, including Felsic, Mafic, Metamorphism, Mineralogy and Magma.
His Paleontology research includes themes of Extinction event and Extinction.
Urs Schaltegger has included themes like Volcano, Stage, Orogeny and Baddeleyite in his Geochronology study.
His Magmatism research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Gondwana, Subduction, Lithosphere and Earth science.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geochemistry (57.87%)
- Zircon (47.69%)
- Paleontology (31.94%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?
- Geochemistry (57.87%)
- Zircon (47.69%)
- Paleontology (31.94%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Urs Schaltegger mainly investigates Geochemistry, Zircon, Paleontology, Geochronology and Magmatism.
He interconnects Batholith and Pluton in the investigation of issues within Geochemistry.
The various areas that Urs Schaltegger examines in his Zircon study include Extinction event, Magma and Large igneous province.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Impact crater and Extinction in addition to Paleontology.
His Geochronology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Range, Mineralization and Ammonite.
The concepts of his Igneous rock study are interwoven with issues in Earth science and Refining.
Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- New high-resolution age data from the Ediacaran-Cambrian boundary indicate rapid, ecologically driven onset of the Cambrian explosion (54 citations)
- Precisely dating the Frasnian-Famennian boundary: implications for the cause of the Late Devonian mass extinction. (26 citations)
- The isotopic evolution of the Kohistan Ladakh arc from subduction initiation to continent arc collision (21 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Paleontology
- Basalt
- Igneous rock
His scientific interests lie mostly in Zircon, Paleontology, Geochronology, Geochemistry and Mass spectrometry.
His research investigates the connection with Zircon and areas like Dissolution which intersect with concerns in Mineralogy and Trace element.
His Volcanic ash, Phanerozoic and Subduction study, which is part of a larger body of work in Paleontology, is frequently linked to Arc and Collision, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Geochronology research includes themes of Range, Ammonite, Period and Orbital forcing.
His Geochemistry research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Suite and Pluton.
His work on Secondary ion mass spectrometry as part of general Mass spectrometry research is frequently linked to Sri lanka, Placer deposit and Mass fraction, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.
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