Charles DeMets

19.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
135 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Charles DeMets is a scholar working on Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles DeMets has authored 135 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Geophysics, 17 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 11 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Charles DeMets's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (113 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (68 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (51 papers). Charles DeMets is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (113 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (68 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (51 papers). Charles DeMets collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and France. Charles DeMets's co-authors include Richard G. Gordon, Donald F. Argus, Seth Stein, Timothy H. Dixon, E. Calais, S. Merkouriev, P. E. Jansma, B. Márquez‐Azúa, Paul Mann and G. S. Mattioli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Charles DeMets

130 papers receiving 14.1k citations

Hit Papers

Current plate motions 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1994 2010 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Current plate motions
    1990 3.1k citations Charles DeMets, Richard G. Gordon et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →
  2. Effect of recent revisions to the geomagnetic reversal time scale on estimates of current plate motions
    1994 2.9k citations Charles DeMets, Richard G. Gordon et al. profile →
  3. Geologically current plate motions
    2010 2.1k citations Charles DeMets, Richard G. Gordon et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →
  4. Geologically current motion of 56 plates relative to the no-net-rotation reference frame
    2011 511 citations Donald F. Argus, Richard G. Gordon et al. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles DeMets United States 51 14.1k 1.8k 1.0k 1.0k 833 135 15.3k
E. Calais France 64 9.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 1.0k 1.2× 193 11.1k
Richard G. Gordon United States 47 15.8k 1.1× 2.5k 1.4× 1.6k 1.6× 628 0.6× 896 1.1× 127 17.0k
Jeffrey T. Freymueller United States 54 8.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 448 0.4× 1.7k 1.6× 1.3k 1.6× 240 10.2k
James Jackson United Kingdom 88 20.5k 1.5× 2.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.1× 484 0.5× 939 1.1× 188 22.5k
Donald F. Argus United States 41 11.0k 0.8× 2.7k 1.5× 738 0.7× 2.1k 2.0× 3.1k 3.7× 83 14.6k
Timothy H. Dixon United States 58 7.5k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 314 0.3× 2.3k 2.3× 1.3k 1.5× 185 10.8k
C. J. Ebinger United States 60 10.1k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 2.2k 2.2× 333 0.3× 442 0.5× 183 12.0k
G. Peltzer United States 40 10.0k 0.7× 2.7k 1.5× 2.1k 2.0× 3.3k 3.3× 524 0.6× 73 13.6k
Remko Scharroo Germany 24 4.1k 0.3× 1.3k 0.7× 357 0.4× 919 0.9× 1.8k 2.2× 68 6.9k
Joaquim Luís Portugal 19 4.8k 0.3× 847 0.5× 417 0.4× 435 0.4× 841 1.0× 36 6.2k

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All Works

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Tikoff, Basil, et al.. (2020). An integrated structural and GPS study of the Jalpatagua fault, southeastern Guatemala. Geosphere. 17(1). 201–225. 11 indexed citations
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Argus, Donald F., Charles DeMets, A. A. Borsa, et al.. (2020). Rise of Great Lakes Surface Water, Sinking of the Upper Midwest of the United States, and Viscous Collapse of the Forebulge of the Former Laurentide Ice Sheet. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 125(9). 23 indexed citations
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DeMets, Charles, S. Merkouriev, & Daniel Sauter. (2015). High-resolution estimates of Southwest Indian Ridge plate motions, 20 Ma to present. Geophysical Journal International. 203(3). 1495–1527. 30 indexed citations
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Mattioli, G. S., et al.. (2014). Rigidity and definition of Caribbean plate motion from COCONet and campaign GPS observations. EGUGA. 2015. 14546. 3 indexed citations
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Cabral‐Cano, Enrique, et al.. (2014). Subsidence and associated shallow faulting hazard assessment in central Mexico using InSAR and GPS. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014. 3 indexed citations
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Mével, Hélène Le, Loreto Córdova, Syed Tabrez Ali, et al.. (2013). Unrest within a large rhyolitic magma system at Laguna del Maule volcanic field (Chile) from 2007 through 2013: geodetic measurements and numerical models. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations
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Gordon, Richard G., et al.. (2010). Current Plate Motion Relative to the Hotspots and to the Mantle. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 3 indexed citations
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Argus, Donald F., et al.. (2010). NNR-MORVEL56: No-net-rotation model of geologically current plate motions. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010.
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DeMets, Charles, et al.. (2009). Geodynamic evolution of crust accretion at the axis of the Reykjanes Ridge, Atlantic Ocean. Geotectonics. 43(3). 194–207. 9 indexed citations
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Calais, E. & Charles DeMets. (2008). Geodetic strain rates in the New Madrid Seismic Zone, 2000-2008: Converging Toward Zero. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Brudzinski, M. R., Enrique Cabral‐Cano, A. Arciniega‐Ceballos, Charles DeMets, & O. Diaz‐Molina. (2007). Preliminary Evidence for Non-Volcanic Tremor in the Oaxaca Region, Mexico. AGUSM. 2007.
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Brudzinski, M. R., et al.. (2007). Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Non-Volcanic Tremor Source Locations Along the Oaxacan Segment of the Middle America Subduction Zone. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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DeMets, Charles, Richard G. Gordon, & Jean‐Yves Royer. (2005). Motion between the Indian, Capricorn and Somalian plates since 20 Ma: implications for the timing and magnitude of distributed lithospheric deformation in the equatorial Indian ocean. Geophysical Journal International. 161(2). 445–468. 73 indexed citations
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DeMets, Charles, et al.. (2004). Large-scale Seismic and Aseismic Deformation Patterns Associated With Subduction: Constraints From Continuous GPS measurements in Mexico. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 3 indexed citations
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Weber, John, Timothy H. Dixon, Charles DeMets, et al.. (2001). GPS estimate of relative motion between the Caribbean and South American plates, and geologic implications for Trinidad and Venezuela. Geology. 29(1). 75–75. 161 indexed citations
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DeMets, Charles, I. S. E. Carmichael, T. I. Melbourne, et al.. (1995). Anticipating the successor to Mexico's largest historical earthquake. Eos. 76(42). 417–424. 12 indexed citations
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Gordon, Richard G., Charles DeMets, Sherman K. Stein, Donald F. Argus, & Dale Woods. (1988). Current Plate Motions. Symposium - International Astronomical Union. 129(129). 351–352. 4 indexed citations

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