Melissa Pfeffer

1.9k total citations
56 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Melissa Pfeffer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Pfeffer has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Atmospheric Science, 32 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Melissa Pfeffer's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (18 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (16 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (13 papers). Melissa Pfeffer is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (18 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (16 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (13 papers). Melissa Pfeffer collaborates with scholars based in Iceland, United Kingdom and United States. Melissa Pfeffer's co-authors include Michael P. Doukas, C. A. Werner, J. E. Kristjánsson, Trude Storelvmo, Helene Muri, P. J. Kelly, Sara Barsotti, Robert G. McGimsey, Christina A. Neal and T. M. Lopez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Pfeffer

50 papers receiving 761 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Pfeffer Iceland 16 438 381 269 96 76 56 787
Santiago Arellano Sweden 19 617 1.4× 537 1.4× 528 2.0× 132 1.4× 66 0.9× 53 1.2k
Tjarda Roberts France 19 631 1.4× 420 1.1× 169 0.6× 39 0.4× 72 0.9× 46 837
Marcello Bitetto Italy 19 221 0.5× 177 0.5× 494 1.8× 158 1.6× 56 0.7× 43 822
A. J. Sutton United States 18 356 0.8× 279 0.7× 561 2.1× 146 1.5× 53 0.7× 48 1.0k
Evgenia Ilyinskaya United Kingdom 18 356 0.8× 255 0.7× 331 1.2× 126 1.3× 213 2.8× 53 902
Philipson Bani France 19 347 0.8× 222 0.6× 827 3.1× 157 1.6× 25 0.3× 53 1.1k
P. J. Kelly United States 18 404 0.9× 293 0.8× 559 2.1× 177 1.8× 20 0.3× 47 1.1k
T. M. Lopez United States 17 306 0.7× 287 0.8× 526 2.0× 176 1.8× 16 0.2× 46 893
Séverine Moune France 19 333 0.8× 137 0.4× 745 2.8× 217 2.3× 36 0.5× 55 1.1k
Þórdís Högnadóttir Iceland 12 425 1.0× 138 0.4× 320 1.2× 25 0.3× 15 0.2× 27 711

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Pfeffer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Pfeffer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Pfeffer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melissa Pfeffer. Melissa Pfeffer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moussallam, Yves, et al.. (2024). Kinetic Isotopic Degassing of CO2 During the 2021 Fagradalsfjall Eruption and the δ13C Signature of the Icelandic Mantle. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 25(12). 3 indexed citations
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Halldórsson, Sæmundur A., Bergrún Arna Óladóttir, Melissa Pfeffer, et al.. (2024). Magmatic Controls on Volcanic Sulfur Emissions at the Iceland Hotspot. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 25(5).
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Pfeffer, Melissa, et al.. (2024). Exceptionally low mercury concentrations and fluxes from the 2021 and 2022 eruptions of Fagradalsfjall volcano, Iceland. The Science of The Total Environment. 917. 170457–170457. 1 indexed citations
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Donovan, Amy, Melissa Pfeffer, Talfan Barnie, et al.. (2023). Insights into volcanic hazards and plume chemistry from multi-parameter observations: the eruptions of Fimmvörðuháls and Eyjafjallajökull (2010) and Holuhraun (2014–2015). Natural Hazards. 119(1). 463–495. 2 indexed citations
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Barnie, Talfan, Manuel Títos, Bergur H. Bergsson, et al.. (2023). Volcanic plume height monitoring using calibrated web cameras at the Icelandic Meteorological Office: system overview and first application during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). 9 indexed citations
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Pedersen, Gro B. M., Melissa Pfeffer, Sara Barsotti, et al.. (2023). Lava flow hazard modeling during the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, Iceland: applications of MrLavaLoba. Natural hazards and earth system sciences. 23(9). 3147–3168. 8 indexed citations
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Scott, Samuel, Melissa Pfeffer, Clive Oppenheimer, et al.. (2023). Near-surface magma flow instability drives cyclic lava fountaining at Fagradalsfjall, Iceland. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6810–6810. 11 indexed citations
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Whitty, Rachel C. W., Melissa Pfeffer, Evgenia Ilyinskaya, et al.. (2022). Effectiveness of low-cost air quality monitors for identifying volcanic SO₂ and PM downwind from Masaya volcano, Nicaragua. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(1). 33–59. 5 indexed citations
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Carlsen, Hanne Krage, Evgenia Ilyinskaya, Peter J. Baxter, et al.. (2021). Increased respiratory morbidity associated with exposure to a mature volcanic plume from a large Icelandic fissure eruption. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2161–2161. 24 indexed citations
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Ilyinskaya, Evgenia, Stephen Mobbs, Mike Burton, et al.. (2019). Globally Significant CO2 Emissions From Katla, a Subglacial Volcano in Iceland. White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York). 19182. 2 indexed citations
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Tarquini, Simone, et al.. (2018). Modeling lava flow propagation over a flat landscape by using MrLavaLoba: the case of the 2014–2015 eruption at Holuhraun, Iceland. Annals of Geophysics. 62(2). VO228–VO228. 9 indexed citations
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Stefánsson, Andri, Gerður Stefánsdóttir, N. S. Keller, et al.. (2017). Major impact of volcanic gases on the chemical composition of precipitation in Iceland during the 2014–2015 Holuhraun eruption. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 122(3). 1971–1982. 27 indexed citations
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Jónsdóttir, Kristín, Andrew Hooper, Kristján Jónasson, et al.. (2017). Bárðarbunga volcano - post-eruption trends following the Holuhraun eruption in 2014-2015. EGUGA. 12535. 1 indexed citations
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Barsotti, Sara, Kristín Jónsdóttir, Matthew J. Roberts, et al.. (2015). An overview of the Icelandic Volcano Observatory response to the on-going rifting event at Bárðarbunga (Iceland) and the SO2 emergency associated with the gas-rich eruption in Holuhraun. EGUGA. 12581.
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Barsotti, Sara, Baldur Bergsson, Melissa Pfeffer, et al.. (2015). Near-realtime monitoring of the 2014 Holuhraun volcanic plume, its composition and dispersion.. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 17. 11632. 1 indexed citations
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Pfeffer, Melissa, Gerður Stefánsdóttir, Baldur Bergsson, et al.. (2015). Ground-based measurements of the emission rate and composition of gases from the Holuhraun eruption. EGUGA. 7373. 2 indexed citations
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Barsotti, Sara, et al.. (2015). Abundant SO2 release from the 2014 Holuhraun eruption (Bárðarbunga, Iceland) and its impact on human health. EGUGA. 12886. 1 indexed citations
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Burton, Mike, Evgenia Ilyinskaya, Alessandro La Spina, et al.. (2015). Contrasting gas compositions and fluxes produced by the Holuhraun 2014/2015 eruption and the Fimmvörðuháls 2010 eruption, Iceland. EGUGA. 15899. 1 indexed citations
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Björnsson, Halldór, Guðrún Nína Petersen, Haraldur Ólafsson, et al.. (2015). Interaction Between the Eruption at Holuhraun and the Ambient Atmosphere. EGUGA. 6330.
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Rietmeijer, Frans J. M., Melissa Pfeffer, L. J. Chizmadia, et al.. (2003). Leonid Dust Spheres Captured During the 2002 Storm. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1358. 2 indexed citations

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