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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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Hiroo Kanamori
California Institute of Technology
753
Papers
61,304
Citations
121
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earthquake and tectonic studiesSeismic Waves and AnalysisEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
P
Péter Molnár
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
557
Papers
60,114
Citations
121
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Geological and Geophysical Studiesearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical Analysis
D
Dan McKenzie
University of Cambridge
633
Papers
56,808
Citations
100
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Geological and Geophysical StudiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
P
Paul E. Tapponnier
Institut de physique du globe de Paris
504
Papers
54,283
Citations
110
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earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeological and Geochemical Analysis
R
R. S. J. Sparks
University of Bristol
662
Papers
50,412
Citations
126
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Geological and Geophysical StudiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeological formations and processes
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Ze Liu
43
Papers
40,966
Citations
16
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Geological and Geophysical Studiesearthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical Analysis
M
Mark D. Zoback
Stanford University
708
Papers
39,401
Citations
99
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Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesRock Mechanics and Modeling
R
R. Dietmar Müller
The University of Sydney
692
Papers
38,305
Citations
96
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Geological and Geophysical StudiesGeological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studies
J
Jean‐Philippe Avouac
California Institute of Technology
712
Papers
36,295
Citations
104
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earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geophysical StudiesEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies
S
Sun‐Lin Chung
National Taiwan University
486
Papers
35,798
Citations
100
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeological and Geophysical StudiesGeochemistry and Geochronology of Asian Mineral Deposits
A
An Yin
University of California, Los Angeles
337
Papers
34,170
Citations
79
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Geological and Geophysical StudiesGeological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studies
C
Christopher H. Scholz
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
269
Papers
34,117
Citations
88
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earthquake and tectonic studiesRock Mechanics and ModelingGeological and Geophysical Studies
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Active NSF Grants

Kathleen Surpless
Trinity University
$45KAug 2026
CESEV-Chem Evo of Earth & Volc
David Bercovici
Yale University
$354KAug 2026
SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth
Lars Hansen
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
$275KAug 2026
SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth
Jonathan Wolf
University of California-Santa Cruz
$398KAug 2026
SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth
Weiqiang Zhu
University of California-Berkeley
$345KAug 2026
SPSE-Study of Physics of Earth
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