Christian Chopin

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
101 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Christian Chopin is a scholar working on Geophysics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Chopin has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Geophysics, 26 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 15 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Christian Chopin's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (75 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (35 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (33 papers). Christian Chopin is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (75 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (35 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (33 papers). Christian Chopin collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Switzerland. Christian Chopin's co-authors include Bruno Goffé, Olivier Beyssac, Jean‐Noël Rouzaud, André Michard, Caroline Henry, Hans‐Peter Schertl, Fabrice Brunet, Philippe Agard, Werner Schreyer and Henri Maluski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Christian Chopin

98 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

Coesite and pure pyrope in high-grade blueschists of the Western Alps: a first record and some consequences

1984 1.1k citations Christian Chopin profile →
Raman spectra of carbonaceous material in metasediments: a new geothermometer

2002 964 citations Bruno Goffé, Christian Chopin et al. Journal of Metamorphic Geology profile →
Evolution of the Raman spectrum of carbonaceous material in low-grade metasediments of the Glarus Alps (Switzerland)

2010 346 citations Abdeltif Lahfid, Christian Chopin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian Chopin France	38	6.2k	1.0k	680	606	561	101	7.2k
Gerhard P. Brey Germany	53	8.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	657 1.0×	388 0.6×	347 0.6×	149	9.5k
R G Berman Canada	34	6.1k 1.0×	2.0k 2.0×	510 0.8×	333 0.5×	339 0.6×	71	7.0k
John Holloway United States	51	8.5k 1.4×	2.0k 2.0×	1.1k 1.6×	535 0.9×	649 1.2×	133	10.2k
Hans Keppler Germany	59	9.1k 1.5×	1.9k 1.9×	1.1k 1.6×	465 0.8×	424 0.8×	152	10.8k
Max W. Schmidt Switzerland	52	12.0k 1.9×	2.7k 2.7×	1.0k 1.5×	507 0.8×	443 0.8×	170	13.0k
Jibamitra Ganguly United States	45	5.4k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	446 0.7×	237 0.4×	374 0.7×	111	6.1k
Adrian Jones United Kingdom	34	2.9k 0.5×	651 0.6×	515 0.8×	424 0.7×	456 0.8×	112	4.4k
R. L. Hervig United States	54	6.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.8×	1.6k 2.3×	422 0.7×	844 1.5×	185	8.6k
Michel Pichavant France	59	9.0k 1.4×	2.8k 2.8×	1.1k 1.6×	503 0.8×	644 1.1×	169	10.4k
D. M. Kerrick United States	39	4.2k 0.7×	922 0.9×	493 0.7×	668 1.1×	521 0.9×	65	5.3k

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Schmid‐Beurmann, Peter, et al.. (2024). Compressibility and thermal expansion of magnesium phosphates. European Journal of Mineralogy. 36(3). 417–431.

Campomenosi, Nicola, et al.. (2023). Elastic thermobarometry of ultrahigh-pressure metapelites from the Brossasco-Isasca Unit (Dora-Maira Massif, Western Alps). Lithos. 448-449. 107167–107167. 2 indexed citations

Bonnet, Guillaume, et al.. (2022). Protracted Subduction of the European Hyperextended Margin Revealed by Rutile U‐Pb Geochronology Across the Dora‐Maira Massif (Western Alps). Tectonics. 41(4). 31 indexed citations

Michard, André, Stefan M. Schmid, Abdeltif Lahfid, et al.. (2022). The Maira-Sampeyre and Val Grana Allochthons (south Western Alps): review and new data on the tectonometamorphic evolution of the Briançonnais distal margin. Swiss Journal of Geosciences. 115(1). 17 indexed citations

Malvoisin, Benjamin, Christian Chopin, Alain Baronnet, et al.. (2017). Fe–Ni-rich Silicate Aggregates Formed after Sulfides in High-pressure Serpentinites. Journal of Petrology. 6 indexed citations

Clerc, Camille, Abdeltif Lahfid, Patrick Monié, et al.. (2015). High-temperature metamorphism during extreme thinning of the continental crust: a reappraisal of the North Pyrenean passive paleomargin. Solid Earth. 6(2). 643–668. 122 indexed citations

Chopin, Christian, François Guillot, & Maria de Lourdes da Silva Rosa. (2015). Jadeite in the Gran Paradiso massif: the high-pressure metamorphic evolution of upper continental crust. Rendiconti online della Società Geologica Italiana. 37. 20–23. 1 indexed citations

Ventura, Giancarlο Della, et al.. (2014). The arrojadite enigma III. The incorporation of volatiles: a polarised FTIR spectroscopy study. European Journal of Mineralogy. 26(5). 679–688. 7 indexed citations

Plunder, Alexis, Philippe Agard, Christian Chopin, & Aral İ. Okay. (2013). Record of high-pressure overprint in metamorphic soles of the Tavşanli zone, Western Anatolia. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2 indexed citations

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Plunder, Alexis, Philippe Agard, Christian Chopin, & Aral İ. Okay. (2012). New petrological insights from the Tavșanli zone (Izmir-Ankara suture, Western Anatolia). EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 7440. 1 indexed citations

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Plunder, Alexis, Philippe Agard, Benoît Dubacq, Christian Chopin, & Mathieu Bellanger. (2012). How continuous and precise is the record of P–T paths? Insights from combined thermobarometry and thermodynamic modelling into subduction dynamics (Schistes Lustrés, W. Alps). Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 30(3). 323–346. 77 indexed citations

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Chopin, Christian, Klaus Langer, & Vladimir Khomenko. (2009). Fe2+-Ti4+ vs. Fe2+-Fe3+ charge-transfer and short-range order in single chains of face-sharing octahedra: ellenbergerite and dumortierite. EGUGA. 9087. 1 indexed citations

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Chopin, Christian, Bruno Goffé, Luciano Ungaretti, & Roberta Oberti. (2003). Magnesiostaurolite and zincostaurolite: mineral description with a petrogenetic and crystal-chemical update*We dedicate this paper to the memory of our co-author Luciano Ungaretti, a good friend and outstanding mineralogist.. European Journal of Mineralogy. 15(1). 167–176. 6 indexed citations

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Chopin, Christian, et al.. (2003). Polytypism in wagnerite, Mg2PO4(F,OH). EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 8323. 4 indexed citations

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Platonov, A. N., Klaus Langer, Christian Chopin, M. Andrut, & Michail N. Taran. (2000). Fe2+-Ti4+ charge-transfer in dumortierite. European Journal of Mineralogy. 12(3). 521–528. 18 indexed citations

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Jaulmes, S., et al.. (1997). Structure Cristalline de la Phase Haute Température et Haute Pression de Mg3(PO4)2. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 129(2). 341–345. 21 indexed citations

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Brunet, Fabrice, et al.. (1995). Crystal and powder XRD data of Mg ₃ (PO ₄ ) ₂ -III: High-temperature and high-pressure form. Powder Diffraction. 10(4). 293–295. 6 indexed citations

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Mattauer, Maurice, Jacques Malavieille, Patrick Monié, et al.. (1994). Tectonic model for the evolution of the western Alps: Comment and Reply. Geology. 22(8). 762–762. 2 indexed citations

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Chopin, Christian & Klaus Langer. (1988). Fe2+-Ti4+ charge transfer between face-sharing octahedra : polarized absorption spectra and crystal chemistry of ellenbergerite. Bulletin de Minéralogie. 111(1). 17–27. 7 indexed citations

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Chopin, Christian. (1987). Very-high-pressure metamorphism in the western Alps: implications for subduction of continental crust. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 321(1557). 183–197. 113 indexed citations

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