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Tectonics

Study of Earth's lithospheric plates and their large-scale structural deformation

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Researchers in Tectonics

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William L. Griffin
ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems
1,254
Papers
84,571
Citations
132
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies
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M. Santosh
St. Joseph's Institute of Technology
1,543
Papers
77,564
Citations
129
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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Fu‐Yuan Wu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
600
Papers
66,123
Citations
135
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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Simon A. Wilde
Curtin University
546
Papers
64,493
Citations
133
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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W. F. McDonough
431
Papers
63,966
Citations
77
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsAstro and Planetary Science
G
Guochun Zhao
Planetary Science Institute
661
Papers
60,292
Citations
132
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies
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Hiroo Kanamori
California Institute of Technology
642
Papers
60,287
Citations
119
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earthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsEarthquake Detection and Analysis
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Shan Gao
Academy of Medical Sciences
514
Papers
59,440
Citations
104
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
J
John Wheeler
University of Liverpool
577
Papers
58,389
Citations
80
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisRelativity and Gravitational TheoryHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
M
Min Sun
Xiamen University
1,017
Papers
58,067
Citations
120
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping
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T. Mark Harrison
Planetary Science Institute
463
Papers
56,505
Citations
116
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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Péter Molnár
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
391
Papers
55,817
Citations
116
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earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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Active NSF Grants

Helen Janiszewski
University of Hawaii
$526KJul 2026
Marine Geology and Geophysics, SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth
Songqiao Wei
Michigan State University
$424KJul 2026
SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth, Marine Geology and Geophysics
Gen Li
University of California-Santa Barbara
$683KApr 2026
WaLCZ-Water, Land, & Crit Zone
Cemile Nur Schuba
University of Texas at Austin
$80KJul 2026
ESH-Earth System Hazards
Donna Shillington
Northern Arizona University
$450KJul 2026
Marine Geology and Geophysics
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