Scott Whattam

3.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Scott Whattam is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott Whattam has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Geophysics, 24 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 11 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Scott Whattam's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (60 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (42 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (36 papers). Scott Whattam is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (60 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (42 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (36 papers). Scott Whattam collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, United States and China. Scott Whattam's co-authors include Robert J. Stern, Mark K. Reagan, Osamu Ishizuka, Yasuhiko Ohara, Taras Gerya, S. V. Sobolev, Marzieh Baes, Ian E.M. Smith, John Malpas and Jason R. Ali and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Scott Whattam

66 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

To understand subduction initiation, study forearc crust: To understand forearc crust, study ophiolites

2012 389 citations Robert J. Stern, Mark K. Reagan et al. profile →
The ‘subduction initiation rule’: a key for linking ophiolites, intra-oceanic forearcs, and subduction initiation

2011 364 citations Scott Whattam, Robert J. Stern profile →
Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation

2015 323 citations Taras Gerya, Robert J. Stern et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Evidence of Multiple Subducting Slabs Beneath Sulawesi From Teleseismic P‐Wave Tomography 2025 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), Simone Pilia, Nicholas Rawlinson, Scott Whattam, Pepen Supendi	0
2	Tectonic evolution of the crustal section of the Neoproterozoic Jabal Ess ophiolite-arc complex, Midyan terrane, NW Arabian Shield 2025 ·Precambrian Research ·Scott Whattam, (unknown), Keewook Yi, (unknown), (unknown), Jieun Seo	2
3	Ghost plumes hidden beneath Earth’s continents 2025 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Simone Pilia, Giampiero Iaffaldano, D. Rhodri Davies, (unknown), Paolo A. Sossi, Scott Whattam, Dapeng Zhao, (unknown)	0
4	The Xilaokou carbonate-sulfide vein type gold deposit: A distinct mineralization in the giant Jiaodong gold province, North China 2024 ·Ore Geology Reviews ·(unknown), Huan Li, Shangyi Gu, Scott Whattam, Mingchun Song, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	2
5	Zircon and cassiterite geochronology of Sn-polymetallic pegmatite from the Xianghualing ore field, South China: Implications for multi-stage magmatic-hydrothermal events 2024 ·Geochemistry ·(unknown), Huan Li, (unknown), Scott Whattam, (unknown), Xiaojun Hu, (unknown), Zhaoyang Luo	6
6	Unlocking the H2 potential in Saudi Arabia: Exploring serpentinites as a source of H2 production 2024 ·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy ·(unknown), Manzar Fawad, Scott Whattam, Abdullatif Al‐Shuhail, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
7	Characterizing the Attributes of Large Burrows in the Upper Cretaceous Aruma Formation: Insights From Ground Penetrating Radar 2024 ·IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing ·(unknown), Sherif M. Hanafy, Hassan A. Eltom, Ammar El‐Husseiny, Robert H. Goldstein, Scott Whattam, John Humphrey	1
8	Arc adakitic-like signatures caused by amphibole fractionation: An example from 20 Ma granitoids, Charco Rico district, Panama 2023 ·Lithos ·Scott Whattam, (unknown), Lisard Torró, Hossein Azizi, Youn‐Joong Jeong, (unknown), (unknown)	2
9	Remote sensing and geochemical investigations of sulfide-bearing metavolcanic and gabbroic rocks (Egypt): Constraints on host-rock petrogenesis and sulfide genesis 2023 ·Gondwana Research ·Mohamed Zaki Khedr, Samir Kamh, (unknown), Eiichi Takazawa, Christoph Hauzenberger, Scott Whattam, (unknown)	19
10	Subduction initiation ophiolites of the SW Pacific I: first-formed MORB-like lavas 2023 ·International Geology Review ·Scott Whattam	9
11	Hydrothermal alteration mapping using ASTER data, Takab-Baneh area, NW Iran: a key for further exploration of polymetal deposits 2022 ·Geocarto International ·(unknown), Hossein Azizi, (unknown), (unknown), Scott Whattam, Yousif O. Mohammad	9
12	Significance of a highly refractory source during subduction initiation to form the Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc 2021 ·Science Bulletin ·Scott Whattam, Robert J. Stern	4
13	Magmatic Response to Subduction Initiation, Part II: Boninites and Related Rocks of the Izu‐Bonin Arc From IODP Expedition 352 2020 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·John W. Shervais, Mark K. Reagan, Marguerite Godard, Julie Prytulak, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Julian A. Pearce, Renat Almeev, Hongyan Li, (unknown), Timothy Chapman, Walter Kurz, Wendy R. Nelson, Daniel E. Heaton, Maria Kirchenbaur, Kenji Shimizu, Tetsuya Sakuyama, Scott K. Vetter, Yibing Li, Scott Whattam	76
14	Magmatic Response to Subduction Initiation: Part 1. Fore‐arc Basalts of the Izu‐Bonin Arc From IODP Expedition 352 2018 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·John W. Shervais, Mark K. Reagan, (unknown), Renat Almeev, Julian A. Pearce, Julie Prytulak, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Scott Whattam, Marguerite Godard, Timothy Chapman, Hongyan Li, Walter Kurz, Wendy R. Nelson, Daniel E. Heaton, Maria Kirchenbaur, Kenji Shimizu, Tetsuya Sakuyama, Yibing Li, Scott K. Vetter	149
15	Chemostratigraphy of Subduction Initiation: Boninite and Forearc Basalt from IODP Expedition 352 2017 ·RUNE (Research UNE) ·John W. Shervais, (unknown), Marguerite Godard, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Julie Prytulak, Hongyan Li, Timothy Chapman, Wendy R. Nelson, Daniel E. Heaton, Maria Kirchenbaur, Kenji Shimizu, Yibing Li, Scott Whattam, Renat Almeev, Tetsuya Sakuyama, Mark K. Reagan, Julian A. Pearce	1
16	Evolution of the mantle beneath the eastern North China Craton during the Cenozoic: Linking geochemical and geophysical observations 2016 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·Hongyan Li, Yi‐Gang Xu, Jeffrey G. Ryan, Scott Whattam	29
17	Geochemistry of the Bonin Fore-arc Volcanic Sequence: Results from IODP Expedition 352 2015 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Marguerite Godard, Jeffrey G. Ryan, John W. Shervais, Scott Whattam, Tetsuya Sakuyama, Maria Kirchenbaur, (unknown), Wendy R. Nelson, Julie Prytulak, Julian A. Pearce, Mark K. Reagan	2
18	Plume tectonics and cratons formation in the early Earth 2015 ·2015 AGU Fall Meeting ·Taras Gerya, R. J. Stern, Marzieh Baes, (unknown), Elena Sizova, S. V. Sobolev, Scott Whattam	2
19	Refractory Inclusions as Precursors of Chondrules: Initial Results from Melting Experiments 2010 ·Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ·Scott Whattam, R. H. Hewins, Bertrand Devouard	2
20	Origin of the Northland Ophiolite, northern New Zealand: Discussion of new data and reassessment of the model 2004 ·New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics ·Scott Whattam, John Malpas, Jason R. Ali, Ian E.M. Smith, Ching‐Hua Lo	23

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