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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
85,250
Citations
134
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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
78,477
Citations
130
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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
601
Papers
66,692
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
547
Papers
64,979
Citations
134
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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W. F. McDonough
Tohoku University
433
Papers
64,535
Citations
78
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsAstro and Planetary Science
G
Guochun Zhao
Planetary Science Institute
666
Papers
60,873
Citations
132
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsearthquake and tectonic studies
H
Hiroo Kanamori
California Institute of Technology
640
Papers
60,405
Citations
119
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earthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsEarthquake Detection and Analysis
S
Shan Gao
Jiangsu University
517
Papers
59,993
Citations
105
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Geological and Geochemical Analysisearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
M
Min Sun
Xiamen University
1,013
Papers
58,482
Citations
120
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materialsGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping
J
John Wheeler
University of Liverpool
578
Papers
58,426
Citations
79
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Geological and Geochemical AnalysisRelativity and Gravitational TheoryHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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T. Mark Harrison
464
Papers
56,845
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
56,071
Citations
116
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earthquake and tectonic studiesGeological and Geochemical AnalysisHigh-pressure geophysics and materials
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Kathleen Surpless
Trinity University
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CESEV-Chem Evo of Earth & Volc
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Yale University
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
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University of Hawaii
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Michigan State University
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