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William L. Griffin

William L. Griffin

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Earth Science
Australia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
146
Citations
94925
World Ranking
4
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Australia Leader Award
  • 2008 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Geoscience

Overview

William L. Griffin is affiliated with Macquarie University in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Surgery, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, with a primary focus on geoscience-related disciplines.

Their scholarly output comprises numerous publications, often featured in leading journals and conference proceedings. Frequent publication venues include Lithos, Gondwana Research, Goldschmidt Abstracts, American Mineralogist, and Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Kimberlite genesis from a common carbonate-rich primary melt modified by lithospheric mantle assimilation" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Recycled volatiles determine fertility of porphyry deposits in collisional settings" (2020, American Mineralogist)
  • "Cenozoic lithospheric architecture and metallogenesis in Southeastern Tibet" (2020, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Building cratonic keels in Precambrian plate tectonics" (2020, Nature)
  • "Apatite halogens and Sr-O and zircon Hf-O isotopes: Recycled volatiles in Jurassic porphyry ore systems in southern Tibet" (2022, Chemical Geology)

Regular collaborators in their research include Suzanne Y. O'Reilly, Hadi Shafaii Moghadam, Qiuli Li, Vered Toledo, and Qing Xiong.

The main topics explored in their work cover a broad spectrum of geological and geochemical studies, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes

Recognition of scientific contribution is reflected in awards such as the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2008. Additionally, they hold membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters under the Geoscience section.

Best Publications

  • THREE NATURAL ZIRCON STANDARDS FOR U‐TH‐PB, LU‐HF, TRACE ELEMENT AND REE ANALYSES

    M. Wiedenbeck;P. Allé;F. Corfu;W.L. Griffin

  • The application of laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry to in situ U–Pb zircon geochronology

    Simon E. Jackson;Norman J. Pearson;William L. Griffin;William L. Griffin;Elena A. Belousova

  • The Hf isotope composition of cratonic mantle: LAM-MC-ICPMS analysis of zircon megacrysts in kimberlites

    W.L. Griffin;W.L. Griffin;N.J. Pearson;E. Belousova;S.E. Jackson

  • Igneous zircon: trace element composition as an indicator of source rock type

    E. A Belousova;W. L Griffin;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;N. I Fisher

  • Zircon chemistry and magma mixing, SE China: In-situ analysis of Hf isotopes, Tonglu and Pingtan igneous complexes

    W.L Griffin;W.L Griffin;Xiang Wang;Xiang Wang;S.E Jackson;N.J Pearson

  • Archean crustal evolution in the northern Yilgarn Craton: U–Pb and Hf-isotope evidence from detrital zircons

    W.L. Griffin;W.L. Griffin;E.A. Belousova;S.R. Shee;N.J. Pearson

  • Phanerozoic Evolution of the Lithosphere Beneath the Sino‐Korean Craton

    W. L. Griffin;Zhang Andi;S. Y. O'Reilly;C. G. Ryan

  • GLITTER : Data reduction software for laser ablation ICP-MS

    W. L. Griffin

  • Trace element and isotopic composition of GJ-red zircon standard by laser ablation

    S. Elhlou;E. Belousova;W.L. Griffin;N.J. Pearson

  • The growth of the continental crust: Constraints from zircon Hf-isotope data

    E. A Belousova;Y. A Kostitsyn;William L Griffin;Graham C Begg

  • Apatite as an indicator mineral for mineral exploration: trace-element compositions and their relationship to host rock type

    E.A. Belousova;W.L. Griffin;W.L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;N.I. Fisher

  • Detrital zircon geochronology of Precambrian basement sequences in the Jiangnan orogen : dating the assembly of the Yangtze and Cathaysia Blocks

    Xiao-Lei Wang;Xiao-Lei Wang;Jin-Cheng Zhou;W.L. Griffin;Ru-Cheng Wang

  • The Composition and Evolution of Lithospheric Mantle: a Re-evaluation and its Tectonic Implications

    W. L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;J. C. Afonso;G. C. Begg

  • Zircon Crystal Morphology, Trace Element Signatures and Hf Isotope Composition as a Tool for Petrogenetic Modelling: Examples From Eastern Australian Granitoids

    E. A. Belousova;W. L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'reilly

  • Granitoid events in space and time: Constraints from igneous and detrital zircon age spectra

    Kent C. Condie;Elena Belousova;W.L. Griffin;Keith N. Sircombe

  • The lithospheric architecture of Africa: Seismic tomography, mantle petrology, and tectonic evolution

    G. C. Begg;W. L. Griffin;L. M. Natapov;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly

  • Widespread Archean basement beneath the Yangtze craton

    Jianping Zheng;W.L. Griffin;Suzanne Y. O'Reilly;Ming Zhang

  • Application of proton-microprobe data to trace-element partitioning in volcanic rocks

    A. Ewart;W.L. Griffin

  • The crust of Cathaysia: Age, assembly and reworking of two terranes

    Xisheng Xu;Xisheng Xu;Suzanne Y O'Reilly;William L Griffin;Xiaolei Wang;Xiaolei Wang

  • SNIP, A STATISTICS-SENSITIVE BACKGROUND TREATMENT FOR THE QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS OF PIXE SPECTRA IN GEOSCIENCE APPLICATIONS

    C.G. Ryan;E. Clayton;W.L. Griffin;S.H. Sie

  • The origin and evolution of Archean lithospheric mantle

    W.L Griffin;W.L Griffin;S.Y O’Reilly;N Abe;S Aulbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Suzanne Y. O'Reilly
Suzanne Y. O'Reilly Macquarie University
Norman J. Pearson
Norman J. Pearson Macquarie University
Elena Belousova
Elena Belousova Macquarie University
José María González-Jiménez
José María González-Jiménez University of Granada
Chris Ryan
Chris Ryan University of Waikato
Jinhai Yu
Jinhai Yu Nanjing University
Olivier Alard
Olivier Alard Macquarie University
Ming Zhang
Ming Zhang Macquarie University
Fernando Gervilla
Fernando Gervilla University of Granada
Kuo-Lung Wang
Kuo-Lung Wang Academia Sinica

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