B. C. Burchfiel is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Atmospheric Science.
According to data from OpenAlex, B. C. Burchfiel has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Geophysics, 31 papers in Geology and 26 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in B. C. Burchfiel's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (88 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (78 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (32 papers). B. C. Burchfiel is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (88 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (78 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (32 papers). B. C. Burchfiel collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Bulgaria. B. C. Burchfiel's co-authors include L. H. Royden, Zhiliang Chen, Robert D. van der Hilst, Erchie Wang, R. W. King, Brian P. Wernicke, Yuping Liu, Péter Molnár, K. X. Whipple and Feng Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
In The Last Decade
B. C. Burchfiel
124 papers
receiving
16.0k citations
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The Geological Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau
20081.4k citationsL. H. Royden, B. C. Burchfiel et al.profile →
Surface Deformation and Lower Crustal Flow in Eastern Tibet
19971.4k citationsL. H. Royden, B. C. Burchfiel et al.profile →
Tectonics of the Longmen Shan and Adjacent Regions, Central China
1995835 citationsB. C. Burchfiel, L. H. Royden et al.profile →
Surface uplift, tectonics, and erosion of eastern Tibet from large‐scale drainage patterns
2004786 citationsMarla D. Clark, Lindsay M. Schoenbohm et al.Tectonicsprofile →
The South Tibetan Detachment System, Himalayan Orogen: Extension Contemporaneous With and Parallel to Shortening in a Collisional Mountain Belt
1992704 citationsB. C. Burchfiel, K. V. Hodges et al.profile →
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Geissman, J. W., et al.. (2008). Paleomagnetic data from Upper Cretaceous Red Beds, Northwest Vietnam (Song Da Terrane), and Their Bearing on the Extrusion History of Indochina and Deformation Along its Margins. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008.2 indexed citations
Burchfiel, B. C., et al.. (2005). The Yulong Mountains Structural Culmination: Tectonic and Geomorphic Controls on Localized Uplift Rates and Exhumation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005.1 indexed citations
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Kotzev, V., Radoslav Nakov, B. C. Burchfiel, & R. W. King. (2004). Crustal Motion in Bulgaria Inferred from GPS Measurements. 57(5). 55–62.1 indexed citations
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Kotzev, V., et al.. (2004). Crustal Strain in Bulgaria. Comptes Rendus De L Academie Bulgare Des Sciences. 57(6). 99–104.2 indexed citations
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Clark, Marla D., Lindsay M. Schoenbohm, L. H. Royden, et al.. (2004). Surface uplift, tectonics, and erosion of eastern Tibet from large‐scale drainage patterns. Tectonics. 23(1).786 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schoenbohm, Lindsay M., et al.. (2003). Pliocene uplift, river incision and faulting in the Red River region, Yunnan Province, China. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 11678.1 indexed citations
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Royden, L. H., et al.. (2003). Late Cenozoic uplift of southeastern Tibet: Implications for lower crustal flow. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 12969.2 indexed citations
Kotzev, V., et al.. (2002). Three-dimensional crustal velocity field for Bulgaria. Comptes Rendus De L Academie Bulgare Des Sciences. 55(12). 12.1 indexed citations
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Clark, Marla D., et al.. (2001). Sub-regional Dynamic Topography and Deformation of the Lower Crust by Decoupled Channel Flow in Tibet. AGUFM. 2001.4 indexed citations
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Kotzev, V., Radoslav Nakov, B. C. Burchfiel, & R. W. King. (2001). GPS Constraints on the Kinematics of Southwestern Bulgaria. 54. 7.3 indexed citations
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Geissman, J. W., et al.. (2001). Paleomagnetic Data Bearing on Tectonic Rotations in Northern Indochina South of the Ailao Shan Shear Zone. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001.1 indexed citations
Davis, G. A., J. W. H. Monger, & B. C. Burchfiel. (1978). Mesozoic Construction of the Cordilleran “Collage”, Central British Columbia to Central California. 1–32.109 indexed citations
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Burchfiel, B. C.. (1964). Stratigraphic reassignment of four species in the Lower Miocene rocks of the Bear Creek area, Santa Cruz County, California. Journal of Paleontology. 38(2). 401–405.8 indexed citations
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