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Chris Clark

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Indiana University

Publications

395

Citations

20,133

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

56

Publishing since 1970

Research summary
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Chris Clark works in Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing on the study of metamorphic rocks and the timing of geological events using mineral dating techniques. Their research examines how continental crust forms and evolves over very long timescales, particularly in ancient rock formations, and includes developing methods for dating minerals like garnet and zircon. (Note: the provided publication list mixes in unrelated medical and computing papers, likely from other authors sharing the same name.)

Metamorphic petrology (how rocks change under heat and pressure)Geochronology (dating rocks and minerals)Precambrian continental crust evolutionIsotope diffusion and thermal history modellingOre deposit geology (gold and copper systems)

Publication activity peaked in the late 2010s (around 27-35 per year) and has since declined to a lower, relatively steady level (roughly 11-20 per year), though name ambiguity in the data makes exact counts uncertain.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 12.8/year recently
2017: 32 publications172018: 27 publications182019: 35 publications35192020: 22 publications202021: 16 publications212022: 11 publications222023: 16 publications232024: 20 publications242025: 17 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology×19
  • Figshare×15
  • Precambrian Research×14
  • Lithos×8
  • EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts×8

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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