Simon L. Harley

12.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
144 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Simon L. Harley is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon L. Harley has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Geophysics, 36 papers in Atmospheric Science and 27 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Simon L. Harley's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (118 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (65 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (56 papers). Simon L. Harley is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (118 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (65 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (56 papers). Simon L. Harley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Simon L. Harley's co-authors include Nigel M. Kelly, I. C. W. Fitzsimons, D. P. Carrington, Andreas Möller, L. P. Black, Chris Clark, D. H. Green, G. R. Watt, V. Nandakumar and I. S. Buick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Simon L. Harley

141 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The origins of granulites: a metamorphic perspective

1989 897 citations Simon L. Harley Geological Magazine profile →
An experimental study of the partitioning of Fe and Mg between garnet and orthopyroxene

1984 585 citations Simon L. Harley Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology profile →
Zircon Behaviour and the Thermal Histories of Mountain Chains

2007 528 citations Simon L. Harley, Nigel M. Kelly et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon L. Harley United Kingdom	51	9.8k	3.1k	1.3k	930	776	144	10.2k
R. W. White Australia	49	11.4k 1.2×	3.9k 1.3×	549 0.4×	620 0.7×	730 0.9×	124	12.0k
Calvin F. Miller United States	42	9.7k 1.0×	4.0k 1.3×	818 0.6×	476 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	137	10.0k
Bernard E. Leake United Kingdom	31	6.1k 0.6×	2.4k 0.8×	787 0.6×	717 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	126	6.8k
Paul T. Robinson China	53	9.8k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	557 0.4×	641 0.7×	1.3k 1.6×	191	10.6k
Michael Brown United States	67	14.0k 1.4×	4.8k 1.6×	813 0.6×	881 0.9×	949 1.2×	181	14.5k
Frank S. Spear United States	60	14.3k 1.5×	4.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.0×	621 0.7×	1.6k 2.1×	147	14.9k
А. В. Соболев Russia	49	9.0k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	528 0.4×	457 0.5×	783 1.0×	144	9.6k
Gregory M. Yaxley Australia	44	7.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	488 0.4×	466 0.5×	724 0.9×	106	7.9k
J. G. Liou United States	71	14.3k 1.5×	3.4k 1.1×	619 0.5×	615 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	207	15.0k
Daniela Rubatto Australia	62	15.0k 1.5×	5.5k 1.8×	882 0.7×	666 0.7×	1.6k 2.0×	183	15.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Jaques, A. L., Gregory M. Yaxley, & Simon L. Harley. (2025). David Headley Green 1936–2024. Historical Records of Australian Science. 36(2).

Hokada, Tomokazu & Simon L. Harley. (2025). Evolution of the Archean crust in the Indian Ocean coastal sector (Napier Complex, and nearby areas) of Antarctica – Review. Polar Science. 46. 101266–101266.

Clark, Chris, Richard Taylor, Malcolm P. Roberts, & Simon L. Harley. (2024). Modification of the isotopic and geochemical compositions of accessory minerals controlled by microstructural setting. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 42(7). 957–978. 2 indexed citations

Seydoux‐Guillaume, Anne‐Magali, Denis Fougerouse, Simon L. Harley, et al.. (2024). From ID-TIMS U-Pb dating of single monazite grain to APT-nanogeochronology: application to the UHT granulites of Andriamena (North-Central Madagascar). Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. 195. 18–18.

Roever, E.W.F. de, Simon L. Harley, & Jan Marten Huizenga. (2023). Primary cordierite with > 2.5 wt% CO2 from the UHT Bakhuis Granulite Belt, Surinam: CO2 fluid phase saturation during ultrahigh-temperature metamorphism. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 178(4). 1 indexed citations

Bromiley, Geoffrey, et al.. (2023). Deep formation of Earth’s earliest continental crust consistent with subduction. Nature Geoscience. 16(9). 816–821. 27 indexed citations

Seydoux‐Guillaume, Anne‐Magali, Steven M. Reddy, Simon L. Harley, et al.. (2023). Nanoscale features revealed by a multiscale characterisation of discordant monazite highlight mobility mechanisms of Th and Pb. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 178(5). 7 indexed citations

Clark, Chris, et al.. (2019). Testing the fidelity of thermometers at ultrahigh temperatures. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 37(7). 917–934. 33 indexed citations

Johnson, Tim, Chris Clark, Saibal Gupta, et al.. (2018). Neoproterozoic evolution and Cambrian reworking of ultrahigh temperature granulites in the Eastern Ghats Province, India. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 37(7). 977–1006. 26 indexed citations

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Wheeler, John, et al.. (2015). Opening the closed box: lattice diffusion in zircon?. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Grew, Edward S., R. F. Dymek, Jan C.M. De Hoog, et al.. (2015). Boron isotopes in tourmaline from the ca. 3.7–3.8 Ga Isua supracrustal belt, Greenland: Sources for boron in Eoarchean continental crust and seawater. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 163. 156–177. 47 indexed citations

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Harley, Simon L.. (2008). Refining the P–T records of UHT crustal metamorphism. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 26(2). 125–154. 290 indexed citations

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Rapp, J. F., Stephan Klemme, Ian B. Butler, & Simon L. Harley. (2007). Experimental Studies on Rutile Solubility. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Harley, Simon L.. (2005). Timing of zircon growth during highgrade metamorphism: Constraints from garnet-zircon REE.. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 69(10). 2 indexed citations

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Kelly, Nigel M. & Simon L. Harley. (2004). Inheritance and Partial Resetting of Monazite and Xenotime During Polyphase Metamorphism at Granulite and Amphibolite Facies Conditions - an Integrated SEM-SIMS-EMP Study.. AGUSM. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Hinton, R. W., et al.. (2003). The possible role of hydrogen in the substitution of rare earth elements into zircon. EAEJA. 5968. 6 indexed citations

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国立極地研究所, et al.. (2001). Geological map of Tonagh island. Institutional Repository National Institute of Polar Research (National Institute of Polar Research (Japan)). 2 indexed citations

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Cartwright, Ian, I. S. Buick, & Simon L. Harley. (1997). Stable isotope geochemistry of calc-silicate boudins, Rauer Group, East Antarctica: Implications for late-metamorphic fluid-rock interaction. American Mineralogist. 392–404. 2 indexed citations

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Kotková, Jana & Simon L. Harley. (1997). Mineral controls on the trace element and REE geochemistry of high-pressure leucogranulites from the Bohemian Massif. Journal of Geosciences. 42(3). 4 indexed citations

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Harley, Simon L.. (1989). The origins of granulites: a metamorphic perspective. Geological Magazine. 126(3). 215–247. 897 indexed citations breakdown →

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