| The generation of oceanic rhyolites by crystal fractionation: the basalt-rhyolite association at Volcán Alcedo, Galápagos Archipelago D Geist, KA Howard, P Larson Journal of Petrology 36 (4), 965-982, 1995 | 216 | 1995 |
| Dynamics of the Galapagos hotspot from helium isotope geochemistry MD Kurz, D Geist Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 63 (23-24), 4139-4156, 1999 | 206 | 1999 |
| Origin of the Columbia Plateau and Snake River plain: Deflection of the Yellowstone plume D Geist, M Richards Geology 21 (9), 789-792, 1993 | 186 | 1993 |
| Plume-asthenosphere mixing beneath the Galapagos archipelago DJ Geist, WM White, AR McBirney Nature 333 (6174), 657-660, 1988 | 140 | 1988 |
| Subduction controls on the compositions of lavas from the Ecuadorian Andes R Barragan, D Geist, M Hall, P Larson, M Kurz Earth and Planetary Science Letters 154 (1-4), 153-166, 1998 | 137 | 1998 |
| A paleogeographic model of the Galápagos Islands and biogeographical and evolutionary implications DJ Geist, H Snell, H Snell, C Goddard, MD Kurz The Galápagos: a natural laboratory for the earth sciences, 145-166, 2014 | 135 | 2014 |
| Primitive neon from the center of the Galápagos hotspot MD Kurz, J Curtice, D Fornari, D Geist, M Moreira Earth and Planetary Science Letters 286 (1-2), 23-34, 2009 | 116 | 2009 |
| Characterization and petrological constraints of the midlithospheric discontinuity E Rader, E Emry, N Schmerr, D Frost, C Cheng, J Menard, CQ Yu, D Geist Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 16 (10), 3484-3504, 2015 | 114 | 2015 |
| On the emergence and submergence of the Galápagos Islands D Geist | 114 | 1996 |
| A volcano bursting at the seams: Inflation, faulting, and eruption at Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos WW Chadwick Jr, DJ Geist, S Jonsson, M Poland, DJ Johnson, ... Geology 34 (12), 1025-1028, 2006 | 109 | 2006 |
| Nickel and helium evidence for melt above the core–mantle boundary C Herzberg, PD Asimow, DA Ionov, C Vidito, MG Jackson, D Geist Nature 493 (7432), 393-397, 2013 | 108 | 2013 |
| Unravelling the peculiarities of island life: vicariance, dispersal and the diversification of the extinct and extant giant Galápagos tortoises N Poulakakis, M Russello, D Geist, A Caccone Molecular ecology 21 (1), 160-173, 2012 | 108 | 2012 |
| The 2005 eruption of Sierra Negra volcano, Galápagos, Ecuador DJ Geist, KS Harpp, TR Naumann, M Poland, WW Chadwick, M Hall, ... Bulletin of Volcanology 70, 655-673, 2008 | 104 | 2008 |
| Evolution of Galápagos magmas: Mantle and crustal fractionation without assimilation D Geist, T Naumann, P Larson Journal of Petrology 39 (5), 953-971, 1998 | 102 | 1998 |
| Genes record a prehistoric volcano eruption in the Galápagos LB Beheregaray, C Ciofi, D Geist, JP Gibbs, A Caccone, JR Powell Science 302 (5642), 75-75, 2003 | 101 | 2003 |
| Physical volcanology and structural development of Cerro Azul Volcano, Isabela Island, Galápagos: implications for the development of Galápagos-type shield volcanoes T Naumann, D Geist Bulletin of Volcanology 61, 497-514, 2000 | 98 | 2000 |
| The role of lithospheric gabbros on the composition of Galapagos lavas AE Saal, MD Kurz, SR Hart, JS Blusztajn, J Blichert-Toft, Y Liang, DJ Geist Earth and Planetary Science Letters 257 (3-4), 391-406, 2007 | 97 | 2007 |
| Physical volcanology and structural development of Sierra Negra volcano, Isabela island, Galápagos archipelago RW Reynolds, D Geist, MD Kurz Geological Society of America Bulletin 107 (12), 1398-1410, 1995 | 95 | 1995 |
| Geology and petrogenesis of lavas from San Cristobal Island, Galapagos archipelago DJ Geist, AR McBIRNEY, RA Duncan Geological Society of America Bulletin 97 (5), 555-566, 1986 | 95 | 1986 |
| The May 2005 eruption of Fernandina volcano, Galápagos: The first circumferential dike intrusion observed by GPS and InSAR WW Chadwick, S Jónsson, DJ Geist, M Poland, DJ Johnson, S Batt, ... Bulletin of Volcanology 73, 679-697, 2011 | 94 | 2011 |
