What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Paleontology
- Sedimentary rock
- Cretaceous
Walter Alvarez mainly focuses on Paleontology, Cretaceous, Extinction event, Impact crater and Iridium anomaly.
Paleontology is closely attributed to Mediterranean climate in his work.
His research integrates issues of Tektite, Tertiary and Sedimentary rock, Geochemistry, Basalt in his study of Cretaceous.
Walter Alvarez merges Extinction event with Comet in his study.
Walter Alvarez performs multidisciplinary studies into Iridium anomaly and Meteorite in his work.
He works mostly in the field of Stratigraphy, limiting it down to topics relating to Magnetic anomaly and, in certain cases, Anomaly and Paleomagnetism, as a part of the same area of interest.
His most cited work include:
- Extraterrestrial Cause for the Cretaceous-Tertiary Extinction (2812 citations)
- Fragmentation of the Alpine orogenic belt by microplate dispersal (279 citations)
- Coeval 40Ar/39Ar Ages of 65.0 Million Years Ago from Chicxulub Crater Melt Rock and Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Tektites. (260 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Paleontology, Cretaceous, Geochemistry, Impact crater and Boundary.
His work on Paleomagnetism, Stratigraphy and Tectonics as part of general Paleontology research is frequently linked to Extinction event and Iridium anomaly, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.
His studies in Stratigraphy integrate themes in fields like Carbonate rock, Outcrop, Marl and Sequence.
In his research on the topic of Cretaceous, Section is strongly related with Magnetic anomaly.
Walter Alvarez has researched Geochemistry in several fields, including Tektite, Mineralogy and Geomorphology.
His work on Meteorite craters as part of general Impact crater research is often related to Shocked quartz, thus linking different fields of science.
He most often published in these fields:
- Paleontology (42.01%)
- Cretaceous (31.95%)
- Geochemistry (20.71%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2019)?
- Geochemistry (20.71%)
- Seismology (11.83%)
- Cretaceous (31.95%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His scientific interests lie mostly in Geochemistry, Seismology, Cretaceous, Paleontology and Breccia.
His study in Geochemistry is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Subduction, Continental collision, Ophiolite and Eclogitization.
His work in the fields of Shear zone and Protolith overlaps with other areas such as Mesoscopic physics and Event.
The Cretaceous study combines topics in areas such as Asteroid belt, Chondrite, Meteorite, Phanerozoic and Pelagic zone.
His Paleontology research includes elements of Achondrite and Surge.
His Breccia research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Carbonate rock, Mineralogy and Clastic rock.
Between 2011 and 2019, his most popular works were:
- Triggering of the largest Deccan eruptions by the Chicxulub impact (101 citations)
- Metagenomic analysis of a high carbon dioxide subsurface microbial community populated by chemolithoautotrophs and bacteria and archaea from candidate phyla. (60 citations)
- A seismically induced onshore surge deposit at the KPg boundary, North Dakota (31 citations)
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