Carol Simpson

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Carol Simpson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol Simpson has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Geophysics, 9 papers in Atmospheric Science and 7 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Carol Simpson's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (19 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (13 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers). Carol Simpson is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (19 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (13 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers). Carol Simpson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Argentina. Carol Simpson's co-authors include Stefan Schmid, Declan G. De Paor, P. Segall, Steven J. Whitmeyer, K. Stewartson, Christopher M. Bailey, Thomas D. Hoisch, Roberto César Miró, L. Peter Gromet and Eleanor Rosch and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Fluid Mechanics and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Carol Simpson

43 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

An evaluation of criteria to deduce the sense of movement... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 200 400 600
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.

  1. An evaluation of criteria to deduce the sense of movement in sheared rocks
    1983 676 citations Carol Simpson, Stefan Schmid Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carol Simpson United States 21 2.2k 366 356 244 226 43 2.6k
W. D. Means United States 29 2.3k 1.0× 260 0.7× 753 2.1× 307 1.3× 413 1.8× 47 3.1k
Rodney Graham United Kingdom 18 1.9k 0.9× 407 1.1× 321 0.9× 192 0.8× 309 1.4× 25 2.2k
Peter J. Hudleston United States 34 1.6k 0.8× 201 0.5× 530 1.5× 638 2.6× 311 1.4× 69 2.6k
M. Casey United Kingdom 31 2.7k 1.2× 211 0.6× 632 1.8× 240 1.0× 286 1.3× 59 3.2k
Soumyajit Mukherjee India 29 2.1k 1.0× 332 0.9× 452 1.3× 132 0.5× 301 1.3× 117 2.5k
Giorgio Pennacchioni Italy 38 4.0k 1.8× 294 0.8× 634 1.8× 294 1.2× 130 0.6× 116 4.4k
David Elliott United States 9 1.2k 0.6× 139 0.4× 274 0.8× 173 0.7× 233 1.0× 14 1.5k
Guido Schreurs Switzerland 29 2.3k 1.1× 137 0.4× 433 1.2× 252 1.0× 486 2.2× 92 2.7k
Jörn H. Kruhl Germany 21 1.4k 0.7× 333 0.9× 330 0.9× 120 0.5× 81 0.4× 53 1.8k
N. De Paola United Kingdom 26 2.1k 1.0× 144 0.4× 378 1.1× 127 0.5× 91 0.4× 45 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Carol Simpson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carol Simpson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carol Simpson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carol Simpson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carol Simpson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Carol Simpson. Carol Simpson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Simpson, Carol, et al.. (2010). Restoring maps and memoirs to four-dimensional space using virtual globe technology: a case study from the Scottish Highlands. Geological Society London Special Publications. 335(1). 429–441. 8 indexed citations
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Whitmeyer, Steven J. & Carol Simpson. (2004). Regional deformation of the Sierra de San Luis, Argentina: Implications for the Paleozoic development of western Gondwana. Tectonics. 23(1). 33 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol, Richard D. Law, L. Peter Gromet, Roberto César Miró, & C.J.M. Northrup. (2003). Paleozoic deformation in the Sierras de Cordoba and Sierra de Las Minas, eastern Sierras Pampeanas, Argentina. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 15(7). 749–764. 67 indexed citations
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Bailey, Christopher M., Carol Simpson, & Declan G. De Paor. (1994). Volume loss and tectonic flattening strain in granitic mylonites from the Blue Ridge province, central Appalachians. Journal of Structural Geology. 16(10). 1403–1416. 57 indexed citations
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Hoisch, Thomas D. & Carol Simpson. (1993). Rise and tilt of metamorphic rocks in the lower plate of a detachment fault in the Funeral Mountains, Death Valley, California. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(B4). 6805–6827. 36 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol. (1992). Kinematic analysis in general shear mylonite zones. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 431–438. 1 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol, et al.. (1992). Phase boundary mobility in naturally deformed, high-grade quartzofeldspathic rocks: evidence for diffusional creep. Journal of Structural Geology. 14(3). 301–313. 105 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol, et al.. (1991). A reinterpretation of the timing, position, and significance of part of the Sacramento Mountains detachment fault, southeastern California. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 103(6). 751–761. 16 indexed citations
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Paor, Declan G. De, et al.. (1991). The role of solution in the formation of boudinage and transverse veins in carbonate rocks at Rheems, Pennsylvania. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 103(12). 1552–1563. 16 indexed citations
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Craig, James R., Frank M. Vokes, & Carol Simpson. (1991). Rotational fabrics in pyrite from Ducktown, Tennessee. Economic Geology. 86(8). 1737–1746. 10 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol. (1990). Microstructural evidence for northeastward movement on the Chocolate Mountains Fault Zone, southeastern California. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 95(B1). 529–537. 20 indexed citations
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Roermund, H.L.M. van, et al.. (1989). Burgers vector determination in clinoamphibole by computer simulation. American Mineralogist. 74. 586–592. 15 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol, et al.. (1989). Late Precambrian crustal extension preserved in Fries fault zone mylonites, southern Appalachians. Geology. 17(2). 148–148. 10 indexed citations
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Segall, P. & Carol Simpson. (1986). Nucleation of ductile shear zones on dilatant fractures. Geology. 14(1). 56–56. 175 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol, et al.. (1986). Cleavage development in dolomite of the Elbrook Formation, southwest Virginia. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 97(6). 778–778. 7 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol. (1984). Borrego Springs–Santa Rosa mylonite zone: A Late Cretaceous west-directed thrust in southern California. Geology. 12(1). 8–8. 62 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol & Stefan Schmid. (1983). An evaluation of criteria to deduce the sense of movement in sheared rocks. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 94(11). 1281–1281. 676 indexed citations breakdown →
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Simpson, Carol & K. Stewartson. (1982). A singularity in an unsteady free-convection boundary layer. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 35. 291–304. 10 indexed citations
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Simpson, Carol & K. Stewartson. (1982). A note on a boundary-layer collision on a rotating sphere. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 33(3). 370–378. 18 indexed citations
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Stewartson, K. & Carol Simpson. (1982). ON A SINGULARITY INITIATING A BOUNDARY-LAYER COLLISION. The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. 35(1). 1–16. 33 indexed citations

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