C.K. Morley

13.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
242 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

C.K. Morley is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, C.K. Morley has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Geophysics, 144 papers in Geology and 57 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in C.K. Morley's work include Geological and Geophysical Studies (140 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (124 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (102 papers). C.K. Morley is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geophysical Studies (140 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (124 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (102 papers). C.K. Morley collaborates with scholars based in Thailand, United Kingdom and Australia. C.K. Morley's co-authors include Richard R. Hillis, Mark Tingay, Rosalind King, M. P. Searle, Richard E. Swarbrick, Pieter Van Rensbergen, Gauthier Guérin, Abdul Razak Damit, Nicholas J. Gardiner and Joseph J. Lambiase and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

C.K. Morley

233 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Hit Papers

Late Cretaceous–Early Pal... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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. Late Cretaceous–Early Palaeogene tectonic development of SE Asia
    2012 306 citations C.K. Morley Earth-Science Reviews profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
C.K. Morley 8.0k 4.7k 2.7k 2.5k 1.1k 242 10.9k
P.R. Cobbold 9.7k 1.2× 2.1k 0.4× 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 1.6k 1.5× 156 12.0k
Martin P. A. Jackson 4.6k 0.6× 2.2k 0.5× 3.7k 1.4× 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 1.5× 108 7.3k
Ken McClay 5.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 133 7.3k
John Suppe 11.3k 1.4× 1.6k 0.3× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 2.1k 2.0× 130 13.0k
Christopher Beaumont 12.5k 1.6× 1.9k 0.4× 2.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 2.0k 1.9× 161 14.8k
David J. Sanderson 7.2k 0.9× 977 0.2× 1.4k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 155 9.5k
T. A. Minshull 6.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.3× 814 0.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 214 8.5k
Jian Lin 11.6k 1.4× 1.8k 0.4× 777 0.3× 908 0.4× 1.4k 1.3× 218 13.4k
Gregor P. Eberli 2.6k 0.3× 975 0.2× 2.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 2.2k 2.0× 167 6.5k
James Jackson 20.5k 2.6× 1.1k 0.2× 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 2.7k 2.5× 188 22.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C.K. Morley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C.K. Morley

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All Works

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Morley, C.K. & Samuel Boone. (2025). Inception and evolution of the Turkana Depression: A review from the perspective of the longest-lived sector of the East African Rift. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 227. 105625–105625. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuyang, Yuyang Wang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2025). Cenozoic Crustal Shortening and Structural Transition in the NW Yunnan Basin Region, SE Tibetan Plateau. Tectonics. 44(2). 4 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (2025). Indosinian structural geology and tectonics of northern Thailand: A discussion based on new field observations. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 293. 106755–106755.
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Gao, Yan, Yang Wang, Yang Wang, et al.. (2024). Cenozoic thermal-tectonic evolution of Sundaland: Constraints from low-temperature thermochronology. Earth-Science Reviews. 254. 104812–104812. 2 indexed citations
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Soto, Juan I., Dallas Dunlap, Michael R. Hudec, et al.. (2024). Introduction to the special section: Mobile shales — Historical perspective, seismic expression, and open questions. Interpretation. 12(4). SFi–SFxxxi. 1 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (2024). Target-field design of surface permanent magnets. Physical Review Applied. 22(3). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Yang, Yang Wang, Yan Gao, et al.. (2023). Pleistocene Accelerated Exhumation Within the Sumatran Fault: Implications for Late Cenozoic Evolution of Sumatra (Indonesia). Geophysical Research Letters. 50(2). 4 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (2023). The Cenozoic hyper-oblique collision zone of Indochina: A re-appraisal of escape tectonics. Earth-Science Reviews. 243. 104453–104453. 26 indexed citations
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Schofield, Nick, et al.. (2020). Linking surface and subsurface volcanic stratigraphy in the Turkana Depression of the East African Rift system. Journal of the Geological Society. 178(1). 19 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (2019). Structural interpretation of Mae Suai Basin, Chiang Rai Province, based on gravity data analysis and modelling. Heliyon. 5(2). e01232–e01232. 8 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (2018). Impact of pre-existing fabrics and multi-phase oblique extension on Cenozoic fault patterns, Wichianburi sub-basin of the Phetchabun rift, Thailand. Journal of Structural Geology. 118. 340–361. 29 indexed citations
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Collins, Alan S., Stijn Glorie, John Foden, et al.. (2018). Data analysis of the U–Pb geochronology and Lu–Hf system in zircon and whole-rock Sr, Sm–Nd and Pb isotopic systems for the granitoids of Thailand. Data in Brief. 21. 1794–1809. 8 indexed citations
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Zwingmann, Horst, et al.. (2017). Constraining the timing of shale detachment faulting: A geochemical approach. Lithosphere. 9(3). 431–440. 7 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (2014). Reducing the variation of Eaton’s exponent for overpressure prediction in a basin affected by multiple overpressure mechanisms. Interpretation. 2(1). SB57–SB68. 7 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (1999). Financial impact of resource/reserve uncertainty. Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. 99(6). 293–301. 14 indexed citations
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Morley, C.K., et al.. (1958). The short stories of Saki (H.H. Munro). 2 indexed citations
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Bartlett, John R., et al.. (1953). The Shorter Bartlett's familiar quotations : a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature. 3 indexed citations

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