Nick Petford

6.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
97 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Nick Petford is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Petford has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Geophysics, 17 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 11 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Nick Petford's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (38 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (25 papers). Nick Petford is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (38 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (25 papers). Nick Petford collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Nick Petford's co-authors include M. P. Atherton, Ken McCaffrey, Kerry Gallagher, Jean‐Louis Vigneresse, Alexander R. Cruden, John R. Lister, Ross C. Kerr, M. A. Koenders, J. D. Clemens and John A. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Nick Petford

96 papers receiving 5.2k 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.

Generation of sodium-rich magmas from newly underplated basaltic crust

1993 1.2k citations M. P. Atherton, Nick Petford Nature profile →
Na-rich Partial Melts from Newly Underplated Basaltic Crust: the Cordillera Blanca Batholith, Peru

1996 840 citations Nick Petford, M. P. Atherton profile →
Granite magma formation, transport and emplacement in the Earth's crust

2000 672 citations Nick Petford, Alexander R. Cruden et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nick Petford United Kingdom	27	4.9k	1.7k	376	312	296	97	5.4k
J. C. Eichelberger United States	39	4.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 2.9×	193 0.6×	308 1.0×	108	4.9k
George W. Bergantz United States	36	4.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	566 1.5×	115 0.4×	236 0.8×	60	4.8k
John S. Pallister United States	34	3.8k 0.8×	877 0.5×	746 2.0×	223 0.7×	235 0.8×	104	4.6k
Fidel Costa Singapore	40	4.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	755 2.0×	196 0.6×	236 0.8×	109	4.8k
Catherine Annen United Kingdom	30	4.7k 1.0×	1.5k 0.8×	476 1.3×	147 0.5×	188 0.6×	50	5.0k
G. A. Abers United States	50	10.8k 2.2×	1.0k 0.6×	417 1.1×	335 1.1×	181 0.6×	148	11.4k
Michael D. Higgins Canada	33	3.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	570 1.5×	406 1.3×	480 1.6×	84	4.0k
Marc Spiegelman United States	34	4.9k 1.0×	571 0.3×	527 1.4×	354 1.1×	138 0.5×	72	5.8k
Luca Caricchi Switzerland	34	3.2k 0.7×	813 0.5×	526 1.4×	210 0.7×	128 0.4×	91	3.6k
Simon Wallis Japan	39	5.0k 1.0×	751 0.4×	396 1.1×	364 1.2×	268 0.9×	138	5.5k

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Gillmore, Gavin, et al.. (2023). 3D imaging of volcanic ash using the confocal microscope; a comparison of natural fragments and experimentally vesiculated volcanic glass. Natural Hazards. 116(3). 4021–4036. 1 indexed citations

Petford, Nick & Seyed Mirhadizadeh. (2017). Image-based modelling of lateral magma flow: the Basement Sill, Antarctica. Royal Society Open Science. 4(5). 161083–161083. 8 indexed citations

Wertheim, David, et al.. (2017). High resolution 3D confocal microscope imaging of volcanic ash particles. The Science of The Total Environment. 590-591. 838–842. 6 indexed citations

Petford, Nick, et al.. (2012). High temperature steady shear and oscillatory rheometry of basaltic melt. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 3685. 1 indexed citations

Jerram, Dougal A. & Nick Petford. (2011). The Field Description of Igneous Rocks. Wiley-Blackwell eBooks. 14 indexed citations

Wertheim, David, Gavin Gillmore, Louise J. Brown, & Nick Petford. (2010). 3D visualisation and analysis of single and coalescing tracks in Solid state Nuclear Track Detectors. EGUGA. 11425. 1 indexed citations

Xiao, Long, Matthew R. Smith, Jun Huang, et al.. (2009). Volcanic Features on the Syria-Thaumasia Block, Mars: Implications for Ancient Martian Volcanology. LPI. 1026. 1 indexed citations

Wertheim, David, Gavin Gillmore, Louise J. Brown, & Nick Petford. (2009). A new method of imaging particle tracks in solid state nuclear track detectors. Journal of Microscopy. 237(1). 1–6. 18 indexed citations

Petford, Nick, et al.. (2008). Evolution of the North Central Peruvian Subduction Zone: Evidence From Late-Stage Adakite-Like Ignimbrites. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Petford, Nick, et al.. (2006). Numerical Modelling of Liquid Metal Transport in Partially Molten H5 Ordinary Chondrite. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 1603. 1 indexed citations

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Mitchell, K. L., R. M. C. Lopes, Jeffrey S. Kargel, et al.. (2006). Eruption of ammonia-water cryomagmas on Titan 2: eruption styles and landforms. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 2425. 1 indexed citations

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Davidson, Jon P., Dougal A. Jerram, Nick Petford, & B. D. Marsh. (2005). Using micro-isotopic approaches to evaluate the origin and emplacement mechanism of the Basement Sill, Dry Valleys, Antarctica. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Petford, Nick, Dougal A. Jerram, & J. Davidson. (2005). Slurry flow and structures formation in a magma mush: the Basement Sill, McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 4 indexed citations

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Petford, Nick. (2005). Rheology and Multiphase Flow in Congested Ammonia-Water-Ice Slurries. 36th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 266(9). 1043–2285. 3 indexed citations

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Petford, Nick, David Wertheim, & John A. Miller. (2005). Radon track imaging in CR‐39 plastic detectors using confocal scanning laser microscopy. Journal of Microscopy. 217(3). 179–183. 5 indexed citations

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Petford, Nick & M. A. Koenders. (2003). Seepage flow and consolidation in a deforming porous medium. EAEJA. 13329. 11 indexed citations

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Boyd, Doreen S., et al.. (2002). Forecasting the interannual trends in terrestrial vegetation dynamics using time series modelling techniques. October. 1–7. 7 indexed citations

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Petford, Nick, Alexander R. Cruden, Ken McCaffrey, & Jean‐Louis Vigneresse. (2000). Granite magma formation, transport and emplacement in the Earth's crust. Nature. 408(6813). 669–673. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

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Petford, Nick & M. P. Atherton. (1995). Crustal segmentation and the isotopic significance of the Abancay Deflection: Northern Central Andes (9-20°S). Andean geology. 22(2). 235–243. 5 indexed citations

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Petford, Nick & John A. Miller. (1992). Three-dimensional imaging of fission tracks using confocal scanning laser microscopy. American Mineralogist. 77. 529–533. 15 indexed citations

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