Boris Kaus

7.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
124 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Boris Kaus is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Boris Kaus has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Geophysics, 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 13 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Boris Kaus's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (75 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (71 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (67 papers). Boris Kaus is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (75 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (71 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (67 papers). Boris Kaus collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Boris Kaus's co-authors include Dave A. May, Cristiano Collettini, M. Cocco, Stephen A. Miller, Lauro Chiaraluce, Massimiliano Rinaldo Barchi, Stefan M. Schmalholz, Yury Podladchikov, Marcel Thielmann and Tim Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Boris Kaus

123 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Aftershocks driven by a high-pressure CO2 source at depth

2004 665 citations Boris Kaus et al. profile →
Delamination and recycling of Archaean crust caused by gravitational instabilities

2013 349 citations Boris Kaus et al. profile →
A comparison of numerical surface topography calculations in geodynamic modelling: an evaluation of the ‘sticky air’ method

2012 296 citations Fabio Crameri, Harro Schmeling et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Boris Kaus Germany	35	4.2k	466	308	303	257	124	4.8k
Harro Schmeling Germany	36	3.9k 1.0×	356 0.8×	157 0.5×	364 1.2×	297 1.2×	112	4.7k
Marc Spiegelman United States	34	4.9k 1.2×	354 0.8×	571 1.9×	184 0.6×	527 2.1×	72	5.8k
Yan Lavallée United Kingdom	43	3.6k 0.9×	1.1k 2.3×	378 1.2×	277 0.9×	567 2.2×	136	4.8k
Stefan M. Schmalholz Switzerland	40	3.6k 0.9×	639 1.4×	263 0.9×	369 1.2×	185 0.7×	159	4.3k
Peter E. van Keken United States	47	7.6k 1.8×	315 0.7×	596 1.9×	138 0.5×	321 1.2×	118	8.2k
Bettina Scheu Germany	33	2.5k 0.6×	435 0.9×	229 0.7×	232 0.8×	572 2.2×	104	3.2k
Giulio Di Toro Italy	51	6.7k 1.6×	1.3k 2.9×	420 1.4×	99 0.3×	306 1.2×	185	7.5k
Hans‐Peter Bunge Germany	39	4.7k 1.1×	138 0.3×	167 0.5×	141 0.5×	321 1.2×	105	5.0k
S. Tait France	40	3.0k 0.7×	229 0.5×	553 1.8×	299 1.0×	1.0k 4.1×	71	4.2k
Richard F. Katz United Kingdom	27	2.6k 0.6×	221 0.5×	215 0.7×	92 0.3×	489 1.9×	75	3.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Boris Kaus

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boris Kaus

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kaus, Boris, et al.. (2024). GeophysicalModelGenerator.jl: A Julia package to visualise geoscientific data and create numerical model setups. The Journal of Open Source Software. 9(103). 6763–6763. 1 indexed citations

Mazzucchelli, Mattia L., Evangelos Moulas, Boris Kaus, & Thomas Speck. (2024). Fluid-mineral Equilibrium Under Nonhydrostatic Stress: Insight From Molecular Dynamics. American Journal of Science. 324. 4 indexed citations

Griera, Albert, et al.. (2024). Thrust vs. fold nappes: Mechanical and geometrical controls from 2D numerical simulations and applications to a recumbent fold of the Pyrenees. Journal of Structural Geology. 191. 105314–105314. 1 indexed citations

Ito, Garrett, et al.. (2023). How transform fault shear influences where detachment faults form near mid-ocean ridges. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9259–9259. 6 indexed citations

Fernández, Naiara, Oliver B. Duffy, Christopher Jackson, et al.. (2023). How Fast Can Minibasins Translate Down a Slope? Observations from 2D Numerical Models. 1(2).

Rojas‐Agramonte, Yamirka, Boris Kaus, Ian S. Williams, et al.. (2022). Zircon Dates Long‐Lived Plume Dynamics in Oceanic Islands. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 23(11). 6 indexed citations

Kumar, Ajay, Mauro Cacace, Magdalena Scheck‐Wenderoth, Hans‐Jürgen Götze, & Boris Kaus. (2022). Present‐Day Upper‐Mantle Architecture of the Alps: Insights From Data‐Driven Dynamic Modeling. Geophysical Research Letters. 49(18). 4 indexed citations

Kaus, Boris, Jianfeng Yang, Kun Wang, et al.. (2021). 3D Geodynamic Models for HP‐UHP Rock Exhumation in Opposite‐Dip Double Subduction‐Collision Systems. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(8). 5 indexed citations

Kaus, Boris, et al.. (2021). Subduction Polarity Reversal Triggered by Oceanic Plateau Accretion: Implications for Induced Subduction Initiation. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(24). 26 indexed citations

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El‐Sharkawy, Amr, et al.. (2020). Constraining the dynamics of the present-day Alps with 3D geodynamic inverse models - model version 0.2. 1 indexed citations

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Kaus, Boris, et al.. (2019). The Impact of a Very Weak and Thin Upper Asthenosphere on Subduction Motions. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(21). 11893–11905. 6 indexed citations

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Kaus, Boris, et al.. (2016). Determining scaling laws from geodynamic simulations using adjoint gradients.. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Kaus, Boris, et al.. (2014). LaMEM: a Massively Parallel Staggered-Grid Finite-Difference Code for Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Lithospheric Deformation with Visco-Elasto-Plastic Rheologies. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Popov, Anton & Boris Kaus. (2013). LaMEM (Lithosphere and Mantle Evolution Model): advancing a staggered-grid finite difference version of the code.. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Keller, Tobias, Dave A. May, & Boris Kaus. (2013). Finite-element modelling of visco-elasto-plastic two-phase flow. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Thielmann, Marcel & Boris Kaus. (2012). Shear heating induced lithospheric localization: Does it result in subduction?. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 9766. 2 indexed citations

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Kaus, Boris, Anton Popov, & Dave A. May. (2012). Recent progress in modelling 3D lithospheric deformation. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 14116. 1 indexed citations

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Duretz, Thibault, T. V. Gerya, Boris Kaus, & Torgeir B. Andersen. (2012). Thermomechanical modelling of slab eduction. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2441. 3 indexed citations

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Crameri, Fabio, Harro Schmeling, Gregor Golabek, et al.. (2011). A benchmark comparison of numerical surface topography calculations in geodynamic modelling. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Platt, J. P., Boris Kaus, & T. W. Becker. (2006). The San Andreas Transform System and the Tectonics of California: An Alternative Approach. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 2 indexed citations

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