Alex Copley

3.6k citations
70 papers · 2.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 31

Impact in

  • Geophysics top 0.5%
    • earthquake and tectonic studies
    • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
    • High-pressure geophysics and materials
    • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
    • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geology top 2%
    • Geological and Geophysical Studies

Papers in

    • earthquake and tectonic studies 66
    • Geological and Geochemical Analysis 51
    • High-pressure geophysics and materials 51
    • Earthquake Detection and Analysis 9
    • Seismic Waves and Analysis 3
    • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide 3
    • Geological and Geophysical Studies 3

Alex Copley

68 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

India‐Asia collision and the Cenozoic slowdown of the Indian plate: Implications for the forces driving plate motions 2010 · 363 citations
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Peers

Alex Copley
Comparison fields: 5 of 64
  • Geophysics 2.8k
  • Geology 187
  • Earth-Surface Processes 143
  • Atmospheric Science 296
  • Geochemistry and Petrology 42
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alex Copley, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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3 20252
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7 202156
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10 201931
11 201931
12 201738
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The potential record of far-field effects of the India-Asia collision: Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, India
20152
15 201512
16 201422
17 201229
18 2011154
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The India-Asia collision and the Cenozoic slowdown of the Indian plate; implications for the forces driving plate motions
200917
20 2006179

About Alex Copley

Alex Copley is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Archeology, having authored 70 papers that have together received 2.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include earthquake and tectonic studies (66 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (51 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (51 papers), Earthquake Detection and Analysis (9 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (3 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (3 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (2.8k citations), Geology (187 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (143 citations), Atmospheric Science (296 citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (42 citations). Alex Copley has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include James Jackson, Jean‐Philippe Avouac, Jean‐Yves Royer, T. J. Craig, Dan McKenzie, James Hollingsworth, Brian P. Wernicke, John R. Elliott, Owen Weller and Yani Najman. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Journal International, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Tectonics.

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