Derek E. Sawyer

1.8k total citations
41 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Derek E. Sawyer is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek E. Sawyer has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 21 papers in Geophysics and 14 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Derek E. Sawyer's work include Geological formations and processes (21 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (14 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (14 papers). Derek E. Sawyer is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (21 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (14 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (14 papers). Derek E. Sawyer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Derek E. Sawyer's co-authors include Peter B. Flemings, T. J. Reston, Brandon Dugan, John T. Germaine, P. B. Flemings, Kalachand Sain, C. A. Zelt, Marta Pérez‐Gussinyé, César R. Ranero and Ann E. Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Derek E. Sawyer

38 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek E. Sawyer United States 18 697 492 271 243 239 41 1.2k
Reidulv Bøe Norway 20 275 0.4× 399 0.8× 483 1.8× 321 1.3× 533 2.2× 60 1.2k
Robert D. Jacobi United States 16 538 0.8× 469 1.0× 105 0.4× 152 0.6× 374 1.6× 54 991
Daniel S. Brothers United States 19 575 0.8× 333 0.7× 417 1.5× 191 0.8× 479 2.0× 56 1.2k
Delphine Rouby France 22 779 1.1× 684 1.4× 100 0.4× 233 1.0× 405 1.7× 53 1.3k
Yujiro Ogawa Japan 27 1.5k 2.1× 362 0.7× 314 1.2× 310 1.3× 606 2.5× 94 2.0k
Christoph Gaedicke Germany 25 935 1.3× 395 0.8× 198 0.7× 222 0.9× 400 1.7× 66 1.5k
Guangfa Zhong China 16 275 0.4× 437 0.9× 310 1.1× 206 0.8× 239 1.0× 49 946
Brian D. Andrews United States 18 416 0.6× 478 1.0× 234 0.9× 87 0.4× 388 1.6× 46 1.0k
Katrin Huhn Germany 16 367 0.5× 354 0.7× 180 0.7× 117 0.5× 240 1.0× 48 856
Morelia Urlaub Germany 18 610 0.9× 587 1.2× 250 0.9× 93 0.4× 450 1.9× 56 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek E. Sawyer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek E. Sawyer

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All Works

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Cook, Ann E., et al.. (2025). A submarine mud volcano eruption triggered a 100 m thick mass flow. Marine Geology. 491. 107680–107680.
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Gulick, S. P. S., R. Reece, Derek E. Sawyer, Gail Christeson, & Brian K. Horton. (2024). Effect of Seismicity and Tectonic‐Glacial Interactions on Submarine Megaslides. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(7). 1 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Derek E., Roger Úrgeles, & Claudio Lo Iacono. (2023). 50,000 yr of recurrent volcaniclastic megabed deposition in the Marsili Basin, Tyrrhenian Sea. Geology. 51(11). 1001–1006. 2 indexed citations
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Griffith, W. A., et al.. (2023). Impact‐Induced Seafloor Deformation From Submarine Landslides: Diagnostic of Slide Velocity?. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(18). 3 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Derek E., et al.. (2021). Mass transport deposits in reflection seismic data offshore Oregon, USA. Basin Research. 34(1). 81–98. 13 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Derek E., et al.. (2021). Vulnerability to watershed erosion and coastal deposition in the tropics. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 885–885. 17 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Derek E., et al.. (2021). Erosion and deposition vulnerability of small (<5,000 km2) tropical islands. PLoS ONE. 16(9). e0253080–e0253080. 4 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Derek E., et al.. (2019). Widespread Deposition in a Coastal Bay Following Three Major 2017 Hurricanes (Irma, Jose, and Maria). Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7101–7101. 19 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Derek E., et al.. (2019). Submarine Landslides Induce Massive Waves in Subsea Brine Pools. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 128–128. 15 indexed citations
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Portnov, Alexey, et al.. (2019). The Jackalope gas hydrate system in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 111. 261–278. 17 indexed citations
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Hill, J. C., Daniel S. Brothers, Matthew J. Hornbach, et al.. (2018). Subsurface controls on the development of the Cape Fear Slide Complex, central US Atlantic Margin. Geological Society London Special Publications. 477(1). 169–181. 10 indexed citations
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Li, Jiabiao, et al.. (2018). Sedimentary filling characteristics of the South China Sea oceanic basin, with links to tectonic activity during and after seafloor spreading. International Geology Review. 62(7-8). 887–907. 8 indexed citations
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Cook, Ann E. & Derek E. Sawyer. (2015). The mud-sand crossover on marine seismic data. Geophysics. 80(6). A109–A114. 15 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Derek E., et al.. (2015). Elevated shear strength of sediments on active margins: Evidence for seismic strengthening. Geophysical Research Letters. 42(23). 64 indexed citations
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Flemings, P. B., H. Long, Brandon Dugan, et al.. (2007). Pore pressure penetrometers document high overpressure near the seafloor where multiple submarine landslides have occurred on the continental slope, offshore Louisiana, Gulf of Mexico. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 269(3-4). 309–325. 107 indexed citations
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Péron‐Pinvidic, Gwenn, Giänreto Manatschal, T. A. Minshull, & Derek E. Sawyer. (2006). How is continental break-up recorded in magma-poor rifted margins?. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Yuhji, Derek E. Sawyer, Jan H. Behrmann, P. B. Flemings, & Cédric M. John. (2005). Fabric contribution to sediment physical properties in Gulf of Mexico: Preliminary Results of IODP Expedition 308. AGUFM. 2005. 3 indexed citations
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Iturrino, Gerardo J., Carlos Pirmez, J. Casey Moore, et al.. (2005). Deformation Analyses and Lithologic Characterization in Overpressured Basins Based on Logging While Drilling and Wireline Results from the Gulf of Mexico. AGUFM. 2005.

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