Péter Luffi

3.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
26 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Péter Luffi is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Péter Luffi has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Péter Luffi's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (17 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (16 papers). Péter Luffi is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (17 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (16 papers). Péter Luffi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Romania and Tajikistan. Péter Luffi's co-authors include Cin‐Ty A. Lee, Emily J. Chin, William P. Leeman, Terry Plank, H. Dalton, Rajdeep Dasgupta, V. Le Roux, Mihai N. Ducea, Qing‐Zhu Yin and Douglas M. Morton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Péter Luffi

26 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Constraints on the depths and temperatures of basaltic ma... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2012 2011 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Constraints on the depths and temperatures of basaltic magma generation on Earth and other terrestrial planets using new thermobarometers for mafic magmas
    2009 628 citations Cin‐Ty A. Lee, Péter Luffi et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
  2. Copper Systematics in Arc Magmas and Implications for Crust-Mantle Differentiation
    2012 505 citations Cin‐Ty A. Lee, Péter Luffi et al. Science profile →
  3. Building and Destroying Continental Mantle
    2011 427 citations Cin‐Ty A. Lee, Péter Luffi et al. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Péter Luffi United States 17 2.6k 719 156 118 78 26 2.7k
V. Le Roux United States 19 2.2k 0.9× 710 1.0× 232 1.5× 96 0.8× 68 0.9× 36 2.4k
Aphrodite Indares Canada 27 2.0k 0.8× 624 0.9× 144 0.9× 121 1.0× 80 1.0× 60 2.1k
Tamara L. Carley United States 11 1.4k 0.5× 456 0.6× 138 0.9× 174 1.5× 98 1.3× 19 1.5k
Pavlína Hasalová Czechia 23 1.5k 0.6× 591 0.8× 120 0.8× 88 0.7× 86 1.1× 43 1.6k
Edmond Mathez United States 14 1.1k 0.4× 600 0.8× 163 1.0× 60 0.5× 74 0.9× 22 1.3k
K. Johnson United States 20 3.0k 1.2× 630 0.9× 263 1.7× 208 1.8× 80 1.0× 41 3.2k
Yongjun Su United States 5 1.6k 0.6× 465 0.6× 239 1.5× 154 1.3× 113 1.4× 7 1.8k
Scott Whattam Saudi Arabia 23 2.2k 0.8× 577 0.8× 110 0.7× 95 0.8× 101 1.3× 74 2.3k
Chenguang Sun United States 20 1.8k 0.7× 446 0.6× 146 0.9× 85 0.7× 60 0.8× 35 2.0k
N Wodicka Canada 21 1.3k 0.5× 566 0.8× 93 0.6× 96 0.8× 80 1.0× 35 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Péter Luffi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Péter Luffi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Luffi, Péter & Mihai N. Ducea. (2022). Chemical Mohometry: Assessing Crustal Thickness of Ancient Orogens Using Geochemical and Isotopic Data. Reviews of Geophysics. 60(2). e2021RG000753–e2021RG000753. 49 indexed citations
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Balica, Constantin, Mihai N. Ducea, George E. Gehrels, et al.. (2019). A zircon petrochronologic view on granitoids and continental evolution. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 531. 116005–116005. 54 indexed citations
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Luffi, Péter, et al.. (2012). The Origin of Tholeiitic and Calc-Alkaline Trends in Arc Magmas. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Lee, Cin‐Ty A., Péter Luffi, Emily J. Chin, et al.. (2012). Copper Systematics in Arc Magmas and Implications for Crust-Mantle Differentiation. Science. 336(6077). 64–68. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gordon, Stacia M., Péter Luffi, Bradley R. Hacker, et al.. (2012). The thermal structure of continental crust in active orogens: insight from Miocene eclogite and granulite xenoliths of the Pamir Mountains. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 30(4). 413–434. 42 indexed citations
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Chapman, Alan D., Péter Luffi, Jason B. Saleeby, & Sierra Petersen. (2011). Metamorphic evolution, partial melting and rapid exhumation above an ancient flat slab: insights from the San Emigdio Schist, southern California. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 29(6). 601–626. 24 indexed citations
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Lee, Cin‐Ty A., Péter Luffi, & Emily J. Chin. (2011). Building and Destroying Continental Mantle. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 39(1). 59–90. 427 indexed citations breakdown →
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Asimow, Paul D., et al.. (2010). Effect of water on mantle melting and magma differentiation, as modeled using Adiabat_1ph 3.0. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Cin‐Ty A., Péter Luffi, T. Höink, et al.. (2010). Upside-down differentiation and generation of a ‘primordial’ lower mantle. Nature. 463(7283). 930–933. 141 indexed citations
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Lee, Cin‐Ty A., Péter Luffi, V. Le Roux, et al.. (2010). The redox state of arc mantle using Zn/Fe systematics. Nature. 468(7324). 681–685. 227 indexed citations
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Luffi, Péter, Terry Plank, Hayden Dalton, et al.. (2008). Secular changes in the style of mantle melting and mantle differentiation as constrained by the depths and temperatures of magma genesis. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Hacker, Bradley R., L. Mehl, P. B. Kelemen, et al.. (2008). Reconstruction of the Talkeetna intraoceanic arc of Alaska through thermobarometry. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(B3). 82 indexed citations
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Wernicke, Brian P., J. L. Davis, Nathan A. Niemi, Péter Luffi, & Sunil Bisnath. (2008). Active megadetachment beneath the western United States. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(B11). 37 indexed citations
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Lee, Cin‐Ty A., et al.. (2008). The role of serpentine in preferential craton formation in the late Archean by lithosphere underthrusting. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 269(1-2). 96–104. 15 indexed citations
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Chapman, Alan D., Péter Luffi, & Jason B. Saleeby. (2006). The Origin of High-Ca Annuli in Garnets from the Rand Schist of the San Emigdio Mountains, Southern California. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Hacker, Bradley R., Péter Luffi, В. С. Лутков, et al.. (2005). Near-Ultrahigh Pressure Processing of Continental Crust: Miocene Crustal Xenoliths from the Pamir. Journal of Petrology. 46(8). 1661–1687. 164 indexed citations
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Ducea, Mihai N., В. С. Лутков, V. Minaev, et al.. (2003). Building the Pamirs: The view from the underside. Geology. 31(10). 849–849. 136 indexed citations

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