Volcanology

Volcanology is a subdiscipline of geology concerned with the scientific study of volcanoes, their eruptions, and the geological processes associated with volcanic activity.

39.4K

Publications

2.3M

Citations

56K

Authors

6.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7.5K

Variants

Volcanological Sciences

Parents

Earth SciencesGeology

Children

Caldera FormationEffusive VolcanismEruption ForecastingExplosive VolcanismFissure EruptionsLava FlowsMagma GenerationMagma TransportPyroclastic Density CurrentsShield Volcanoes

Publications

39.4K

A Guide to the Chemical Classification of the Common Volcanic Rocks

Τ. N. Irvine, W R A Baragar · Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences · 1971 · 7.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Earth Sciences +16

Geochemistry of eocene calc-alkaline volcanic rocks from the Kastamonu area, Northern Turkey

Angelο Peccerillo, S. R. Taylor · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · 1976 · 5.8K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +11

Tectonic setting of basic volcanic rocks determined using trace element analyses

Julian A. Pearce, J. R. Cann · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 1973 · 3.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +16

Petrogenetic implications of Ti, Zr, Y, and Nb variations in volcanic rocks

Julian A. Pearce, Michael J Norry · Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology · 1979 · 2.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +16

Mantle geochemistry: the message from oceanic volcanism

Albrecht W. Hofmann · Nature · 1997 · 2.7K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +14

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Authors

56K

RS
R. S. J. Sparks
University of Bristol, United Kingdom
212 publications · 24.1K citations
95
h-index
JW
J. W. Head
Brown University, United States
174 publications · 16.3K citations
72
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CO
Clive Oppenheimer
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
185 publications · 14.5K citations
66
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AA
Alessandro Aiuppa
University of Palermo, Italy
161 publications · 11.4K citations
65
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DM
David M. Pyle
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
126 publications · 9.5K citations
64
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Institutions

6.2K

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Venues

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
JGR · 2.1K publications · 189.2K citations
193
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Earth and Planetary Science Letters
1.5K publications · 129.6K citations
163
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Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
3.8K publications · 215.2K citations
161
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Nature
527 publications · 73.4K citations
149
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Science
465 publications · 60.6K citations
143
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See also Volcanology
Magma Processes	Magma Mixing Fractional Crystallization Melt Segregation Magma Recharge Magma Convection Magma Crystallization Magma Ascent Dynamics Volatile Exsolution Magma Viscosity Evolution
Eruption Types	Phreatic Eruptions Effusive Eruption Processes
Monitoring Methods	Machine Learning Pattern Recognition Geodetic Monitoring Ground Deformation Monitoring Volcanic Seismology Quality Control In Seismic Acquisition Digital Signal Processing Gas Emission Monitoring Gaussian Process Regression
Hazard Assessment	Volcanic Hazard Assessment Artificial Intelligence Kernel Density Estimation Homogeneous Poisson Process
Volcanic Products	Lahars Lava Flows Volcanic Ash Debris Avalanches Pyroclastic Density Currents Volcanic Tephra