W. I. Ridley

W. I. Ridley publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

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W. I. Ridley D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

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Research.com Recognitions

• Fellow of the Geological Society of America
• Fellow of the Geological Society of America
• Fellow of the Geological Society of America
• Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Best Publications

• Applications of Microanalytical Techniques to Understanding Mineralizing Processes

  Michael A. McKibben;Wayne C. Shanks;W. Ian Ridley

  993
  Citations

• Fractionation of Cu and Zn isotopes during adsorption onto amorphous Fe(III) oxyhydroxide: Experimental mixing of acid rock drainage and ambient river water

  Laurie S. Balistrieri;David M. Borrok;Richard B. Wanty;W. Ian Ridley

  347
  Citations

• Relation of the spectroscopic reflectance of olivine to mineral chemistry and some remote sensing implications

  Unknown

  262
  Citations

• Textural, Compositional, and Sulfur Isotope Variations of Sulfide Minerals in the Red Dog Zn-Pb-Ag Deposits, Brooks Range, Alaska: Implications for Ore Formation

  K. D. Kelley;D. L. Leach;C. A. Johnson;J. L. Clark

  259
  Citations

• Separation of Copper, Iron, and Zinc from Complex Aqueous Solutions for Isotopic Measurement

  David M. Borrok;Richard B. Wanty;William Ian Ridley;Ruth E. Wolf

  229
  Citations

• Recent volcanism in the Siqueiros transform fault: picritic basalts and implications for MORB magma genesis

  Michael R. Perfit;D. J. Fornari;W. I. Ridley;P. D. Kirk

  173
  Citations

• Mineralogy and composition of the oceanic mantle

  Keith Putirka;F. J. Ryerson;Michael Perfit;W. Ian Ridley

  171
  Citations

• Basalts from leg 6 of the deep-sea drilling project

  Unknown

  150
  Citations

• Dacite Petrogenesis on Mid-Ocean Ridges: Evidence for Oceanic Crustal Melting and Assimilation

  V. D. Wanless;V. D. Wanless;M. R. Perfit;W. I. Ridley;E. Klein

  141
  Citations

• Geochemistry of lavas from the 2005–2006 eruption at the East Pacific Rise, 9°46′N–9°56′N: Implications for ridge crest plumbing and decadal changes in magma chamber compositions

  A. R. Goss;M. R. Perfit;W. I. Ridley;K. H. Rubin

  115
  Citations

• Channelized lava flows at the East Pacific Rise crest 9°–10°N: The importance of off‐axis lava transport in developing the architecture of young oceanic crust

  S.A. Soule;D.J. Fornari;M.R. Perfit;M.A. Tivey

  103
  Citations

• Hydrothermal alteration in oceanic ridge volcanics: A detailed study at the Galapagos Fossil Hydrothermal Field

  W.I. Ridley;M.R. Perfit;I.R. Josnasson;M.F. Smith

  85
  Citations

• Volatile abundances and oxygen isotopes in basaltic to dacitic lavas on mid-ocean ridges: The role of assimilation at spreading centers

  V.D. Wanless;M.R. Perfit;W.I. Ridley;W.I. Ridley;P.J. Wallace

  85
  Citations

• Kilauea East Rift Zone Magmatism: an Episode 54 Perspective

  Carl R. Thornber;Christina Heliker;David R. Sherrod;James P. Kauahikaua

  79
  Citations

• An interpretation of gravity data for Tenerife, Canary Islands

  Unknown

  79
  Citations

• Application of iron and zinc isotopes to track the sources and mechanisms of metal loading in a mountain watershed

  David M. Borrok;Richard B. Wanty;W. Ian Ridley;Paul J. Lamothe

  74
  Citations

• A combined chemical-petrological study of separated chondrules from the Richardton meteorite

  N.M. Evensen;S.R. Carter;P.J. Hamilton;R.K. O'Nions

  69
  Citations

• Interaction of sea water and lava during submarine eruptions at mid-ocean ridges

  Michael R. Perfit;Johnson R. Cann;Daniel J. Fornari;Jennifer Engels

  68
  Citations

• Low-temperature alteration of dredged volcanics from the Southern Chile Ridge: additional information about early stages of seafloor weathering

  Thomas Pichler;W.Ian Ridley;Eric Nelson

  66
  Citations

• Magmatic processes and segmentation at a fast spreading mid‐ocean ridge: Detailed investigation of an axial discontinuity on the East Pacific Rise crest at 9°37′N

  Matthew C. Smith;Matthew C. Smith;Matthew C. Smith;Michael R. Perfit;Daniel J. Fornari;W. Ian Ridley

  60
  Citations

• Magmatic processes in developing oceanic crust revealed in a cumulate xenolith collected at the East Pacific Rise, 9°50′N

  W. Ian Ridley;Michael R. Perfit;Matthew C. Smith;Daniel J. Fornari

  60
  Citations

• Volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrence model: Chapter C in Mineral deposit models for resource assessment

  W.C. Pat Shanks;Randolph A. Koski;Dan L. Mosier;Klaus J. Schulz

  47
  Citations

• Rapid cooling rates at an active mid-ocean ridge from zircon thermochronology

  Axel K. Schmitt;Michael R. Perfit;Kenneth H. Rubin;Daniel F. Stockli

  38
  Citations

• Geologic, Petrologic and Geochemical Relationships between Magmatism and Massive Sulfide Mineralization along the Eastern Galapagos Spreading Center

  Michael R. Perfit;W. Ian Ridley;Ian R. Jonasson

  34
  Citations

• Highly aluminous glasses in lunar soils and the nature of the lunar highlands.

  Arch M Reid;W.I Ridley;Russell S Harmon;Jeff Warner

  31
  Citations