She has published the finding of her research in metamorphic petrology, tectonics, geochemistry and geology in geographical journals and other peer publications hence cited with an H-index of 44 with 6096 citations and has thus published research findings in over 73 peer-reviewed journal geographical publications[6]
Selverstone's research examines the interactions between water and rocks [7] and changes in rocks that occur in the subsurface. Much of her research centered on the Eastern Alps (e.g., [8][9]) where her research examines the processes that lead to the formation and breakdown of new mountains, or their orogenesis.[10] Selverstone has also used stable isotopes of chlorine to examine small-scale fluid-rock interactions.[11][12] In 2010, Selverstone and colleagues discovered diamonds in the Italian Alps[13] which were the first diamonds from an oceanic source found in the area.[14] The geochemistry of the diamonds indicated that carbon release from the rocks was through dissolution and therefore could be a mechanism to transfer carbon from the mantle to the atmosphere.[15]
Selverstone, J.; Spear, F. S.; Franz, G.; Morteani, G. (1 January 1984). "High-Pressure Metamorphism in the SW Tauern Window, Austria: P-T Paths from Hornblende-Kyanite-Staurolite Schists". Journal of Petrology. 25 (2): 501–531. doi:10.1093/petrology/25.2.501.
Selverstone, Jane (December 1985). "Petrologic constraints on imbrication, metamorphism, and uplift in the SW Tauern Window, eastern Alps". Tectonics. 4 (7): 687–704. Bibcode:1985Tecto...4..687S. doi:10.1029/TC004i007p00687.
Selverstone, Jane (February 1988). "Evidence for east-west crustal extension in the Eastern Alps: Implications for the unroofing history of the Tauern window". Tectonics. 7 (1): 87–105. Bibcode:1988Tecto...7...87S. doi:10.1029/TC007i001p00087.
Selverstone is married to the meteorologist David Gutzler[20] and they have two children.[3] In 2006 Selverstone and Gutzler discussed their path through different research institutions as a dual-career couple.[21] Selverstone is also a photographer primarily interested in black and white images.[22]
^Selverstone, J.; Spear, F. S.; Franz, G.; Morteani, G. (1 January 1984). "High-Pressure Metamorphism in the SW Tauern Window, Austria: P-T Paths from Hornblende-Kyanite-Staurolite Schists". Journal of Petrology. 25 (2): 501–531. doi:10.1093/petrology/25.2.501.
^Selverstone, J.; Morteani, G.; Staude, J.-M. (July 1991). "Fluid channelling during ductile shearing: transformation of granodiorite into aluminous schist in the Tauern Window, Eastern Alps". Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 9 (4): 419–431. Bibcode:1991JMetG...9..419S. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1314.1991.tb00536.x.
^Selverstone, Jane (December 1985). "Petrologic constraints on imbrication, metamorphism, and uplift in the SW Tauern Window, eastern Alps". Tectonics. 4 (7): 687–704. Bibcode:1985Tecto...4..687S. doi:10.1029/TC004i007p00687.
^Selverstone, Jane; Sharp, Zachary D. (1 May 2015). "Chlorine isotope behavior during prograde metamorphism of sedimentary rocks". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 417: 120–131. Bibcode:2015E&PSL.417..120S. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.02.030.
^Selverstone, Jane; Sharp, Zachary D. (15 October 2011). "Chlorine isotope evidence for multicomponent mantle metasomatism in the Ivrea Zone". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 310 (3–4): 429–440. Bibcode:2011E&PSL.310..429S. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2011.08.034.