| Magma fragmentation in highly explosive basaltic eruptions induced by rapid crystallization F Arzilli, G La Spina, MR Burton, M Polacci, N Le Gall, ME Hartley, ... Nature Geoscience 12 (12), 1023-1028, 2019 | 128 | 2019 |
| In situ observation of nanolite growth in volcanic melt: A driving force for explosive eruptions D Di Genova, RA Brooker, HM Mader, JWE Drewitt, A Longo, J Deubener, ... Science advances 6 (39), eabb0413, 2020 | 95 | 2020 |
| Crystallisation in basaltic magmas revealed via in situ 4D synchrotron X-ray microtomography M Polacci, F Arzilli, G La Spina, N Le Gall, B Cai, ME Hartley, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 8377, 2018 | 78* | 2018 |
| Role of syn-eruptive plagioclase disequilibrium crystallization in basaltic magma ascent dynamics G La Spina, M Burton, MM Vitturi, F Arzilli Nature communications 7, 13402, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |
| Explosivity of basaltic lava fountains is controlled by magma rheology, ascent rate and outgassing G La Spina, F Arzilli, EW Llewellin, MR Burton, AB Clarke, MM Vitturi, ... Earth and Planetary Science Letters 553, 116658, 2021 | 63 | 2021 |
| Temperature evolution during magma ascent in basaltic effusive eruptions: A numerical application to Stromboli volcano G La Spina, M Burton, MM Vitturi Earth and Planetary Science Letters 426, 89-100, 2015 | 59 | 2015 |
| The unexpected explosive sub-Plinian eruption of Calbuco volcano (22–23 April 2015; southern Chile): Triggering mechanism implications F Arzilli, D Morgavi, M Petrelli, M Polacci, M Burton, D Di Genova, L Spina, ... Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 378, 35-50, 2019 | 55 | 2019 |
| Timescales of water accumulation in magmas and implications for short warning times of explosive eruptions M Petrelli, K El Omari, L Spina, Y Le Guer, G La Spina, D Perugini Nature communications 9 (1), 770, 2018 | 48 | 2018 |
| SO2 emissions, plume heights and magmatic processes inferred from satellite data: The 2015 Calbuco eruptions F Pardini, M Burton, F Arzilli, G La Spina, M Polacci Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 361, 12-24, 2018 | 38 | 2018 |
| Dendritic crystallization in hydrous basaltic magmas controls magma mobility within the Earth’s crust F Arzilli, M Polacci, G La Spina, N Le Gall, EW Llewellin, RA Brooker, ... Nature Communications 13 (1), 3354, 2022 | 35 | 2022 |
| High-Resolution Finite Volume Central Schemes for a Compressible Two-Phase Model G La Spina, M de'Michieli Vitturi SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing 34 (6), B861-B880, 2012 | 25 | 2012 |
| Volcanic lateral collapse processes in mafic arc edifices: a review of their driving processes, types and consequences JE Romero, M Polacci, S Watt, S Kitamura, D Tormey, G Sielfeld, F Arzilli, ... Frontiers in Earth Science 9, 639825, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
| Transient numerical model of magma ascent dynamics: application to the explosive eruptions at the Soufrière Hills Volcano G La Spina, MM Vitturi, AB Clarke Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 336, 118-139, 2017 | 24 | 2017 |
| Role of volatiles in highly explosive basaltic eruptions G La Spina, F Arzilli, MR Burton, M Polacci, AB Clarke Communications Earth & Environment 3 (1), 156, 2022 | 23 | 2022 |
| Conduit dynamics of highly explosive basaltic eruptions: The 1085 CE Sunset Crater sub-Plinian events G La Spina, AB Clarke, MM Vitturi, M Burton, CM Allison, K Roggensack, ... Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 387, 106658, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| A compressible single‐temperature conservative two‐phase model with phase transitions G La Spina, M de'Michieli Vitturi, E Romenski International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 76 (5), 282-311, 2014 | 20 | 2014 |
| In situ quantification of crystallisation kinetics of plagioclase and clinopyroxene in basaltic magma: Implications for lava flow N Le Gall, F Arzilli, G La Spina, M Polacci, B Cai, ME Hartley, NT Vo, ... Earth and Planetary Science Letters 568, 117016, 2021 | 19 | 2021 |
| Numerical investigation of permeability models for low viscosity magmas: Application to the 2007 Stromboli effusive eruption G La Spina, M Polacci, M Burton, MM Vitturi Earth and Planetary Science Letters 473, 279-290, 2017 | 18 | 2017 |
| Basaltic Plinian eruptions at Las Sierras-Masaya volcano driven by cool storage of crystal-rich magmas EC Bamber, G La Spina, F Arzilli, M de’Michieli Vitturi, M Polacci, ... Communications Earth & Environment 3 (1), 253, 2022 | 15 | 2022 |
| Decarbonation of subducting carbonate-bearing sediments and basalts of altered oceanic crust: Insights into recycling of CO2 through volcanic arcs F Arzilli, M Burton, G La Spina, CG Macpherson, PE van Keken, ... Earth and Planetary Science Letters 602, 117945, 2023 | 13 | 2023 |
Mike BurtonProfessor of Volcanology, University of ManchesterVerified email at manchester.ac.uk