Catherine Annen

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Catherine Annen is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Annen has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Geophysics, 7 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 7 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Catherine Annen's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (35 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (35 papers). Catherine Annen is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (35 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (35 papers). Catherine Annen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and France. Catherine Annen's co-authors include R. S. J. Sparks, Jon Blundy, Jonathan D. Blundy, Matthew D. Jackson, Luca Caricchi, Julien Leuthold, A. Rust, K. V. Cashman, Bruno Scaillet and Michel de Saint Blanquat and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Annen

49 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Genesis of Intermediate and Silicic Magmas in Deep Crustal Hot Zones

2005 1.6k citations Catherine Annen, Jon Blundy et al. profile →
Effects of repetitive emplacement of basaltic intrusions on thermal evolution and melt generation in the crust

2002 487 citations Catherine Annen, R. S. J. Sparks Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
Formation and dynamics of magma reservoirs

2019 240 citations R. S. J. Sparks, Catherine Annen et al. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catherine Annen United Kingdom	30	4.7k	1.5k	476	188	147	50	5.0k
George W. Bergantz United States	36	4.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	566 1.2×	236 1.3×	115 0.8×	60	4.8k
Allen F. Glazner United States	40	5.7k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	905 1.9×	293 1.6×	160 1.1×	140	5.9k
Michael A. Clynne United States	29	2.9k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	738 1.6×	293 1.6×	225 1.5×	112	3.5k
Luca Caricchi Switzerland	34	3.2k 0.7×	813 0.6×	526 1.1×	128 0.7×	210 1.4×	91	3.6k
Drew S. Coleman United States	29	3.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	541 1.1×	185 1.0×	86 0.6×	98	3.7k
Arnaud Pêcher France	39	4.4k 0.9×	866 0.6×	672 1.4×	240 1.3×	225 1.5×	117	5.0k
Georg F. Zellmer New Zealand	34	2.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	460 1.0×	240 1.3×	95 0.6×	92	3.2k
Takeyoshi Yoshida Japan	31	2.5k 0.5×	604 0.4×	532 1.1×	262 1.4×	78 0.5×	112	2.9k
Terry L. Spell United States	24	2.5k 0.5×	976 0.7×	665 1.4×	115 0.6×	132 0.9×	55	2.8k
Johan De Grave Belgium	32	3.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	375 0.8×	158 0.8×	167 1.1×	135	3.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Weber, Gregor, Juliet Biggs, & Catherine Annen. (2025). Distinct patterns of volcano deformation for hot and cold magmatic systems. Nature Communications. 16(1). 532–532. 1 indexed citations

Annen, Catherine, Roberto F. Weinberg, Jean‐François Moyen, & Rémy Cazabet. (2025). A complex system approach to magmatism. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. 6(8). 535–548.

Burchardt, Steffi, et al.. (2022). Developments in the study of volcanic and igneous plumbing systems: outstanding problems and new opportunities. Bulletin of Volcanology. 84(6). 5 indexed citations

Annen, Catherine, Rais Latypov, Sofya Chistyakova, Alexander R. Cruden, & T. F. D. Nielsen. (2022). Catastrophic growth of totally molten magma chambers in months to years. Science Advances. 8(38). eabq0394–eabq0394. 6 indexed citations

Burgisser, Alain, et al.. (2020). Numerical simulations of magmatic enclave deformation. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 392. 106790–106790. 7 indexed citations

Annen, Catherine & Alain Burgisser. (2020). Modeling water exsolution from a growing and solidifying felsic magma body. Lithos. 402-403. 105799–105799. 16 indexed citations

Biggs, Juliet & Catherine Annen. (2019). The lateral growth and coalesence of magma systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 377(2139). 20180005–20180005. 27 indexed citations

Annen, Catherine, et al.. (2017). Magma Emplacement Rates and Porphyry Copper Deposits: Thermal Modelling of the Yerington Batholith, Nevada, USA. EGUGA. 13127. 1 indexed citations

Annen, Catherine, Jonathan D. Blundy, Julien Leuthold, & R. S. J. Sparks. (2015). Construction and evolution of igneous bodies: Towards an integrated perspective of crustal magmatism. Lithos. 230. 206–221. 220 indexed citations

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Annen, Catherine, et al.. (2013). The effects of magma flux variations on the formation and lifetime of large silicic magma chambers. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 118(3). 926–942. 67 indexed citations

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Paulatto, M., Catherine Annen, T. Henstock, et al.. (2011). Magma chamber properties from integrated seismic tomography and thermal modeling at Montserrat. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 13(1). 71 indexed citations

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Menand, T., Michel de Saint Blanquat, & Catherine Annen. (2010). Emplacement of magma pulses and growth of magma bodies. Tectonophysics. 500(1-4). 1–2. 33 indexed citations

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Annen, Catherine. (2009). From plutons to magma chambers: Thermal constraints on the accumulation of eruptible silicic magma in the upper crust. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 284(3-4). 409–416. 297 indexed citations

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Leeman, William P., Catherine Annen, & Josef Dufek. (2008). Snake River Plain – Yellowstone silicic volcanism: implications for magma genesis and magma fluxes. Geological Society London Special Publications. 304(1). 235–259. 69 indexed citations

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Zellmer, Georg F. & Catherine Annen. (2008). An introduction to magma dynamics. Geological Society London Special Publications. 304(1). 1–13. 37 indexed citations

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Annen, Catherine, Jonathan D. Blundy, & R. S. J. Sparks. (2008). The sources of granitic melt in Deep Hot Zones. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Earth Sciences. 97(4). 297–309. 70 indexed citations

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Annen, Catherine. (2007). The Growth of Magma Bodies by Amalgamation of Discrete Sheet Intrusions: Implications for the Formation of Magma Chambers. AGUFM. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Annen, Catherine & Bruno Scaillet. (2006). Thermal evolution of leucogranites in extensional faults: implications for Miocene denudation rates in the Himalaya. Geological Society London Special Publications. 268(1). 309–326. 9 indexed citations

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Annen, Catherine & R. S. J. Sparks. (2002). Effects of repetitive emplacement of basaltic intrusions on thermal evolution and melt generation in the crust. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 203(3-4). 937–955. 487 indexed citations breakdown →

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Annen, Catherine, R. S. J. Sparks, & Jon Blundy. (2002). Silicic melt generation by basalt crystallization in the deep crust. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 66. 23–23. 3 indexed citations

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