Concepedia

Melt Retention

Melt Retention is a geological process in which newly generated melt remains immobilized within the source region of a partially molten rock due to surface tension and pore geometry constraints, rather than migrating outward under buoyancy forces.

57

Publications

3K

Citations

204

Authors

90

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

11

Parents

Publications

57

In-vessel coolability and retention of a core melt

T.G. Theofanous, C. Liu, S.L. Additon et al. · Nuclear Engineering and Design · 1997 · 420 citations · Full text

, , +13

Tapping of melt by veins and dikes

Norman H. Sleep · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1988 · 261 citations

, , +17

Melt retention and segregation beneath mid-ocean ridges

U. Faul · Nature · 2001 · 138 citations

, , +11

Consequences of open-system melting in tectonics

Chris Yakymchuk, Michael Brown · Journal of the Geological Society · 2013 · 136 citations

, , +17

Segmentation and melt supply at the Southwest Indian Ridge

Mark R. Muller, T. A. Minshull, R. S. White · Geology · 1999 · 125 citations

, , +17

1–5 of 57

Authors

204

  1. MM
    Manfréd M. Fischer

    Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

    3 publications · 137 citations

    3

    h-index

  2. SB
    Sevostian Bechta

    KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

    3 publications · 39 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. DB
    D. Bottomley

    Joint Research Centre, Germany

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. MB
    Michael Brown

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 253 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. WT
    W. Tromm

    Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, France

    2 publications · 26 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 204

Institutions

90

  1. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

    Stockholm, Sweden

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    257 citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    506 citations

  3. Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, China

    2 h-index

    11 publications

    259 citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    92 citations

  5. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Framatome (Germany)

    Erlangen, Germany

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    145 citations

  7. Kurchatov Institute

    Moscow, Russia

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    114 citations

  8. Waseda University

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

1–8 of 90

Venues

  1. Nuclear Engineering and Design

    9 publications · 703 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 4 publications · 356 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Annals of Nuclear Energy

    4 publications · 115 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    3 publications · 206 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. Geology

    2 publications · 162 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5