Donald C. Murphy

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Donald C. Murphy is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald C. Murphy has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Geophysics, 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 4 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Donald C. Murphy's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (19 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (10 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (9 papers). Donald C. Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (19 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (10 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (9 papers). Donald C. Murphy collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Donald C. Murphy's co-authors include G. Ranalli, Maurice Colpron, JoAnne L. Nelson, Stephen J. Piercey, James K. Mortensen, S J Paradis, Richard L. Brown, L S Lane, Robert A. Creaser and J M Journeay and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geology and Tectonophysics.

In The Last Decade

Donald C. Murphy

27 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Rheological stratification of the lithosphere 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 100 200 300 400 500
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. Rheological stratification of the lithosphere
    1987 598 citations G. Ranalli, Donald C. Murphy Tectonophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald C. Murphy Canada 17 1.4k 427 151 116 113 27 1.6k
Robert J. Tracy United States 22 1.8k 1.3× 527 1.2× 63 0.4× 180 1.6× 220 1.9× 66 1.9k
T. W. Stern United States 18 665 0.5× 350 0.8× 70 0.5× 209 1.8× 63 0.6× 54 938
S. J. O’Brien Canada 20 1.1k 0.8× 431 1.0× 126 0.8× 279 2.4× 103 0.9× 29 1.4k
Jelle Zeilinga de Boer United States 14 954 0.7× 312 0.7× 64 0.4× 59 0.5× 106 0.9× 22 1.1k
Katharina Vogt Switzerland 17 831 0.6× 178 0.4× 43 0.3× 52 0.4× 23 0.2× 24 1.2k
Li Tang China 29 2.2k 1.6× 1.1k 2.5× 39 0.3× 36 0.3× 249 2.2× 99 2.4k
Joshua Schwartz United States 20 2.0k 1.5× 877 2.1× 101 0.7× 142 1.2× 236 2.1× 108 2.2k
Keith Myers United States 9 216 0.2× 114 0.3× 70 0.5× 153 1.3× 227 2.0× 24 756
Richard H. Armstrong Australia 18 1.0k 0.7× 602 1.4× 93 0.6× 97 0.8× 196 1.7× 38 1.5k
Enrique Arranz Yagüe Spain 12 524 0.4× 135 0.3× 24 0.2× 105 0.9× 41 0.4× 56 620

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald C. Murphy

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All Works

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Piercey, Stephen J., Donald C. Murphy, & Robert A. Creaser. (2012). Lithosphere-asthenosphere mixing in a transform-dominated late Paleozoic backarc basin: Implications for northern Cordilleran crustal growth and assembly. Geosphere. 8(3). 716–739. 13 indexed citations
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Colpron, Maurice, JoAnne L. Nelson, & Donald C. Murphy. (2007). Northern Cordilleran terranes and their interactions through time. GSA Today. 17(4). 4–4. 239 indexed citations
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Piercey, Stephen J., Donald C. Murphy, James K. Mortensen, & Robert A. Creaser. (2004). Mid-Paleozoic initiation of the northern Cordilleran marginal backarc basin: Geologic, geochemical, and neodymium isotope evidence from the oldest mafic magmatic rocks in the Yukon-Tanana terrane, Finlayson Lake district, southeast Yukon, Canada. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 116(9). 1087–1087. 48 indexed citations
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Piercey, Stephen J., James K. Mortensen, Donald C. Murphy, S J Paradis, & Robert A. Creaser. (2002). Geochemistry and tectonic significance of alkalic mafic magmatism in the Yukon-Tanana terrane, Finlayson Lake region, Yukon. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 39(12). 1729–1744. 53 indexed citations
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Piercey, Stephen J., S J Paradis, Donald C. Murphy, & James K. Mortensen. (2001). Geochemistry and Paleotectonic Setting of Felsic VolcanicRocks in the Finlayson Lake Volcanic-Hosted Massive Sulfide District, Yukon,Canada,. Economic Geology. 96(8). 1877–1905. 56 indexed citations
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Mihalynuk, Mitchell G., JoAnne L. Nelson, Donald C. Murphy, et al.. (1999). Structural and kinematic evolution of the Yukon-Tanana upland tectonites, east-central Alaska: A record of late Paleozoic to Mesozoic crustal assembly: Discussion and Reply. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 111(9). 1416–1422. 1 indexed citations
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Ricketts, B D, C A Evenchick, Robert Anderson, & Donald C. Murphy. (1992). Bowser basin, northern British Columbia: Constraints on the timing of initial subsidence and Stikinia-North America terrane interactions. Geology. 20(12). 1119–1119. 38 indexed citations
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Murphy, Donald C., Robert Walker, & R. R. Parrish. (1991). Age and geological setting of Gold Creek gneiss, crystalline basement of the Windermere Supergroup, Cariboo Mountains, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 28(8). 1217–1231. 10 indexed citations
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Murphy, Donald C.. (1989). Crustal paleorheology of the southeastern Canadian Cordillera and its influence on the kinematics of Jurassic convergence. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(B11). 15723–15739. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, Donald C.. (1987). Suprastructure/infrastructure transition, east-central Cariboo Mountains, British Columbia: geometry, kinematics and tectonic implications. Journal of Structural Geology. 9(1). 13–29. 41 indexed citations
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Ranalli, G. & Donald C. Murphy. (1987). Rheological stratification of the lithosphere. Tectonophysics. 132(4). 281–295. 598 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brown, Richard L., et al.. (1986). Obduction, backfolding and piggyback thrusting in the metamorphic hinterland of the southeastern Canadian Cordillera. Journal of Structural Geology. 8(3-4). 255–268. 135 indexed citations
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Brown, Richard L. & Donald C. Murphy. (1982). Kinematic interpretation of mylonitic rocks in part of the Columbia River fault zone, Shuswap terrane, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 19(3). 456–465. 22 indexed citations
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Price‐Bonham, Sharon & Donald C. Murphy. (1980). Dual‐Career Marriages: Implications for the Clinician*. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 6(2). 181–188. 27 indexed citations
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Murphy, Donald C., et al.. (1977). Sexual Issues in Marriage. The Family Coordinator. 26(2). 190–190. 3 indexed citations
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Murphy, Donald C., et al.. (1976). The Practice of Mental Health Consultation. The Family Coordinator. 25(2). 211–211. 33 indexed citations
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Murphy, Donald C., et al.. (1973). Use of the Observational Method in the Study of Live Marital Communication. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 35(2). 256–256. 11 indexed citations

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