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Economic Geology

Study of mineral deposits with economic value

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Researchers in Economic Geology

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William L. Griffin
ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems
1,226
Papers
86,035
Citations
135
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisAstro and Planetary Science
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O. Forni
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
1,036
Papers
80,847
Citations
129
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Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary ScienceCosmology and Gravitation Theories
M
M. Santosh
China University of Geosciences
1,532
Papers
79,072
Citations
130
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
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Fu‐Yuan Wu
781
Papers
68,666
Citations
136
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
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Simon A. Wilde
Curtin University
579
Papers
65,253
Citations
134
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
G
Guochun Zhao
Planetary Science Institute
1,045
Papers
63,760
Citations
134
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
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T. Mark Harrison
University of California, Los Angeles
475
Papers
57,113
Citations
116
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisAstro and Planetary ScienceGeological and Geophysical Studies
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Min Sun
State Key Laboratory of Mineral Processing
782
Papers
56,238
Citations
121
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
R
R. E. Arvidson
Washington University in St. Louis
1,320
Papers
49,479
Citations
117
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Planetary Science and ExplorationAstro and Planetary ScienceGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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Peter A. Cawood
Northwest University
733
Papers
49,057
Citations
111
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisGeological and Geophysical Studies
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Xian‐Hua Li
Chinese Academy of Sciences
575
Papers
45,796
Citations
103
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
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Yong‐Fei Zheng
637
Papers
42,499
Citations
106
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral DepositsGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis
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Active NSF Grants

Guoqiang Li
Louisiana State University
$1.75MSep 2026
EGF-EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship
Anna Mummert
Marshall University Research Corporation
$2.00MJul 2026
S-STEM-Schlr Sci Tech Eng&Math
Kathleen Surpless
Trinity University
$45KAug 2026
CESEV-Chem Evo of Earth & Volc
Brigitte Tenhumberg
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
$1.75MAug 2026
EGF-EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship
Kami Silk
University of Delaware
$2.38MAug 2026
EGF-EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship
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