A.D. Saunders

12.7k citations

41 papers · 10.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Geophysics top 0.05%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
Geochemistry and Petrology top 0.2%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Papers in ⓘ

Geophysics 39
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 39
- earthquake and tectonic studies 21
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 16
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America 6
Geology 8
- Geological Studies and Exploration 5
- Geological and Geophysical Studies 4

Co-authors: Michael J Norry (3 shared papers)J. Tarney (10 shared papers)J. Godfrey Fitton (5 shared papers)Rex N. Taylor (2 shared papers)G. F. Marriner (5 shared papers)Björn S. Harðarson (3 shared papers)G. Rogers (4 shared papers)Pamela D. Kempton (6 shared papers)
Journals: Earth and Planetary Science Letters (5 papers)Lithos (5 papers)Geology (5 papers)Chemical Geology (4 papers)Journal of Petrology (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States France

In The Last Decade

A.D. Saunders

40 papers receiving 10.2k citations

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The timing and extent of the eruption of the Siberian Traps large igneous province: Implications for the end-Permian environmental crisis 2008 · 407 citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2008 Earth and Planetary Science Letters
1998 Chemical Geology
1997 Earth and Planetary Science Letters
1989 Magmatism in the Ocean Basins

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1	Magmatism in the Ocean Basins A.D. Saunders, Michael J Norry Hit paper breakdown →	1989	5748
2	High precision Hf isotope measurements of MORB and OIB by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry: insights into the depleted mantle Chemical Geology ·Geoff Nowell, Pamela D. Kempton, Stephen R. Noble, J. Godfrey Fitton, A.D. Saunders, John J. Mahoney, Rex N. Taylor Hit paper breakdown →	1998	653
3	Thermal and chemical structure of the Iceland plume Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·J. Godfrey Fitton, A.D. Saunders, Michael J Norry, Björn S. Harðarson, Rex N. Taylor Hit paper breakdown →	1997	582
4	The timing and extent of the eruption of the Siberian Traps large igneous province: Implications for the end-Permian environmental crisis Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Marc Reichow, Malcolm S. Pringle, A. I. Al’mukhamedov, Mark B. Allen, В. Л. Андреичев, M.M. Buslov, Clare E. Davies, G. S. Fedoseev, J. Godfrey Fitton, S. Inger, A.Ya. Medvedev, C. Mitchell, В. Н. Пучков, Inna Safonova, Robert A. Scott, A.D. Saunders Hit paper breakdown →	2008	407
5	Origin of MORB and Chemically-Depleted Mantle Reservoirs: Trace Element Constraints Journal of Petrology ·A.D. Saunders, Michael J Norry, J. Tarney	1988	345
6	Geochemistry of basalts drilled in the North Atlantic by IPOD Leg 49: Implications for mantle heterogeneity Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·David A. Wood, J. Tarney, J. Varet, A.D. Saunders, H. Bougault, J.L. Joron, M. Treuil, J. R. Cann	1979	242
7	Aluminum-in-olivine thermometry of primitive basalts: Evidence of an anomalously hot mantle source for large igneous provinces Chemical Geology ·L. A. Coogan, A.D. Saunders, Robert N. Wilson	2014	217
8	Geochemistry of Cenezoic volcanic rocks, Baja California, Mexico: Implications for the petrogenesis of post-subduction magmas Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research ·A.D. Saunders, G. Rogers, G. F. Marriner, David J. Terrell, Surendra P. Verma	1987	207
9	Petrogenesis of syenite–granite suites from the Bryansky Complex (Transbaikalia, Russia): implications for the origin of A-type granitoid magmas Chemical Geology ·B.A. Litvinovsky, Bor‐ming Jahn, A. N. Zanvilevich, A.D. Saunders, S. Poulain, D. V. Kuzmin, Marc Reichow, A.V. Titov	2002	202
10	Cretaceous Basaltic Terranes in Western Columbia: Elemental, Chronological and Sr–Nd Isotopic Constraints on Petrogenesis Journal of Petrology ·Andrew C. Kerr, G. F. Marriner, J. Tarney, Alvaro Nivia, A.D. Saunders, M.F. Thirlwall, Christopher W. Sinton	1997	193
11	Geological–tectonic framework of Solomon Islands, SW Pacific: crustal accretion and growth within an intra-oceanic setting Tectonophysics ·Michael G. Petterson, Tanya L. Babbs, C. R. Neal, John J. Mahoney, A.D. Saunders, Robert A. Duncan, D. Tolia, R Magu, C. Qopoto, H Mahoa, D Natogga	1999	186
12	Geochemistry of Holocene volcanic rocks associated with ridge subduction in Baja California, Mexico Nature ·G. Rogers, A.D. Saunders, David J. Terrell, Surendra P. Verma, G. F. Marriner	1985	171
13	The petrogenesis of Gorgona komatiites, picrites and basalts: new field, petrographic and geochemical constraints Lithos ·Andrew C. Kerr, G. F. Marriner, Nicholas Arndt, J. Tarney, Alvaro Nivia, A.D. Saunders, Robert A. Duncan	1996	150
14	Large igneous provinces: Sites of plume impact or plume incubation? Geology ·R. W. Kent, Michael Storey, A.D. Saunders	1992	137
15	Relation between alkalic volcanism and slab-window formation Geology ·Malcolm J. Hole, G. Rogers, A.D. Saunders, Michael Storey	1991	134
16	The formation and fate of large oceanic igneous provinces Lithos ·A.D. Saunders, J. Tarney, Andrew C. Kerr, R. W. Kent	1996	116
17	Implications of Palaeozoic ophiolites from Western Junggar, NW China, for the tectonics of central Asia Journal of the Geological Society ·Chi Zhang, Mingguo Zhai, Mark B. Allen, A.D. Saunders, WANG GUANG-REI, Xuan Huang	1993	101
18	Geochemical aspects of back-arc spreading in the Scotia Sea and western Pacific Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. Tarney, A.D. Saunders, D. P. Mattey, David A. Wood, Nicholas G Marsh	1981	86
19	Rapid thermal rejuvenation of high-crystallinity magma linked to porphyry copper deposit formation; evidence from the Koloula Porphyry Prospect, Solomon Islands Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Simon Tapster, Daniel J. Condon, J. Naden, Stephen R. Noble, Michael G. Petterson, Nick M.W. Roberts, A.D. Saunders, Daniel J. Smith	2016	76
20	Nature of mantle heterogeneity in the North Atlantic: evidence from deep sea drilling Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. Tarney, Da A. Wood, A.D. Saunders, J. R. Cann, J. Varet	1980	70

About A.D. Saunders

A.D. Saunders is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 41 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (39 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (21 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (16 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (13 papers), Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America (6 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (5 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (4 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (10.2k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.4k citations), Artificial Intelligence (3.8k citations), Geology (644 citations) and Paleontology (734 citations). A.D. Saunders has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Michael J Norry, J. Tarney, J. Godfrey Fitton, Rex N. Taylor, G. F. Marriner, Björn S. Harðarson, G. Rogers, Pamela D. Kempton, John J. Mahoney and Stephen R. Noble. Their work appears in journals such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Lithos, Geology, Chemical Geology and Journal of Petrology.

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