Björn S. Harðarson

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Björn S. Harðarson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn S. Harðarson has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 4 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Björn S. Harðarson's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (17 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers). Björn S. Harðarson is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (17 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers). Björn S. Harðarson collaborates with scholars based in Iceland, United Kingdom and Norway. Björn S. Harðarson's co-authors include J. Godfrey Fitton, A.D. Saunders, Rex N. Taylor, Michael J Norry, Pamela D. Kempton, Andrew D. Saunders, R. M. Ellam, Malcolm S. Pringle, Hjalti Franzson and Helgi A. Alfreðsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Björn S. Harðarson

19 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Thermal and chemical structure of the Iceland plume

1997 582 citations J. Godfrey Fitton, A.D. Saunders et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →

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Simona Ferrando Italy

Pierre Nehlig France

Jeffrey A. Benowitz United States

Christine Laverne France

C. P. Wood New Zealand

Chris Harris South Africa

Noriko Hasebe Japan

Qicheng Fan China

J. F. Larsen United States

T. Juteau France

Simona Ferrando Italy

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Bali, Enikö, et al.. (2021). Partial melt generation and evolution of magma reservoir conditions at the Paka volcanic complex in Kenya: Constraints from geochemistry, petrology and geophysics. Lithos. 400-401. 106385–106385. 4 indexed citations

Harðarson, Björn S., et al.. (2021). Reservoir characterization of the Paka geothermal system in Kenya: Insights from borehole PK-01. Geothermics. 98. 102293–102293. 2 indexed citations

Bali, Enikö, et al.. (2020). Updated geothermal model, power capacity estimates and financial model for resource development in Paka geothermal Field. 1–5.

Harðarson, Björn S., et al.. (2020). Eruptive history and volcano-tectonic evolution of Paka volcanic complex in the northern Kenya rift: Insights into the geothermal heat source. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 173. 103951–103951. 10 indexed citations

Friðleifsson, G. Ó., W. A. Elders, Robert A. Zierenberg, et al.. (2017). ICDP supported coring in IDDP-2 at Reykjanes - the DEEPEGS demonstrator in Iceland - Supercritical conditions reached below 4.6 km depth.. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 14147. 2 indexed citations

Friðleifsson, G. Ó., W. A. Elders, Robert A. Zierenberg, et al.. (2017). The Iceland Deep Drilling Project 4.5 km deep well, IDDP-2, in the seawater-recharged Reykjanes geothermal field in SW Iceland has successfully reached its supercritical target. Scientific Drilling. 23. 1–12. 70 indexed citations

Johannesson, B., Hjalti Franzson, Björn S. Harðarson, et al.. (2017). GREENBAS. TemaNord.

Harðarson, Björn S.. (2014). GEOTHERMAL EXPLORATION OF THE HENGILL HIGH-TEMPERATURE FIELD. 1 indexed citations

Alfreðsson, Helgi A., Björn S. Harðarson, Hjalti Franzson, & S.R. Gíslason. (2008). CO₂ sequestration in basaltic rock at the Hellisheidi site in SW Iceland: stratigraphy and chemical composition of the rocks at the injection site. Mineralogical Magazine. 72(1). 1–5. 54 indexed citations

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Kristjánsson, Leó, et al.. (2003). A detailed palaeomagnetic study of the oldest (≈15 Myr) lava sequences in Northwest Iceland. Geophysical Journal International. 155(3). 991–1005. 22 indexed citations

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Fitton, J. Godfrey, Andrew D. Saunders, Pamela D. Kempton, & Björn S. Harðarson. (2003). Does depleted mantle form an intrinsic part of the Iceland plume?. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 4(3). 244 indexed citations

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Fitton, J. Godfrey, Lotte Melchior Larsen, A.D. Saunders, Björn S. Harðarson, & Pamela D. Kempton. (2000). Palaeogene Continental to Oceanic Magmatism on the SE Greenland Continental Margin at 63°N: a Review of the Results of Ocean Drilling Program Legs 152 and 163. Journal of Petrology. 41(7). 951–966. 45 indexed citations

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Steinþórsson, S., Björn S. Harðarson, R. M. Ellam, & Guðrún Larsen. (2000). Petrochemistry of the Gjálp-1996 subglacial eruption, Vatnajökull, SE Iceland. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 98(1-4). 79–90. 24 indexed citations

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Kempton, Pamela D., J. Godfrey Fitton, A. D. Saunders, G M Taylor, & Björn S. Harðarson. (1999). The Depleted Components of Mantle Plumes: A Strontium-Neodymium-Lead-Hafnium Study of the North Atlantic Rifted Margin. 7131. 1 indexed citations

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Harðarson, Björn S. & J. Godfrey Fitton. (1997). Mechanisms of crustal accretion in Iceland. Geology. 25(11). 1043–1043. 42 indexed citations

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Harðarson, Björn S., J. Godfrey Fitton, R. M. Ellam, & Malcolm S. Pringle. (1997). Rift relocation — A geochemical and geochronological investigation of a palaeo-rift in northwest Iceland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 153(3-4). 181–196. 195 indexed citations

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Fitton, J. Godfrey, A.D. Saunders, Michael J Norry, Björn S. Harðarson, & Rex N. Taylor. (1997). Thermal and chemical structure of the Iceland plume. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 153(3-4). 197–208. 582 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harðarson, Björn S.. (1994). Geochemical Variation in the Tertiary Basalts of Iceland. Mineralogical Magazine. 58A(1). 372–373. 7 indexed citations

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Harðarson, Björn S.. (1994). Alkalic rocks in Iceland with special reference to the Snaefellsjokull system. 1 indexed citations

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Harðarson, Björn S. & J. Godfrey Fitton. (1991). Increased mantle melting beneath Snaefellsjökull volcano during Late Pleistocene deglaciation. Nature. 353(6339). 62–64. 90 indexed citations

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