Douglas G. Masson

9.5k citations

105 papers · 7.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 46

Co-authors: Peter J. Talling A. B. Watts R. B. Wynn Russell B. Wynn E. J. Sumner P.P.E. Weaver G. Malgesini Finn Løvholt
Topics: Geological formations and processes (58 papers)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (56 papers)earthquake and tectonic studies (37 papers)
Cited by: Earth-Surface Processes Geophysics Atmospheric Science
Journals: Nature Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Partner nations: United Kingdom Germany Spain

In The Last Decade

Douglas G. Masson

103 papers receiving 6.7k citations

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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.

Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types

2012 790 citations Peter J. Talling, Douglas G. Masson et al. Sedimentology profile →
Submarine landslides: processes, triggers and hazard prediction

2006 597 citations Douglas G. Masson, R. B. Wynn et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The spatial and temporal distribution of grain‐size breaks in turbidites 2013 ·Sedimentology ·C. J. Stevenson,Peter J. Talling,Douglas G. Masson,E. J. Sumner,Michael Frenz,Russell B. Wynn	53
2	Turbidite record of frequency and source of large volume (>100 km³) Canary Island landslides in the last 1.5 Ma: Implications for landslide triggers and geohazards 2013 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·James E. Hunt,R. B. Wynn,Peter J. Talling,Douglas G. Masson	35
3	Widespread and progressive seafloor-sediment failure following volcanic debris avalanche emplacement: Landslide dynamics and timing offshore Montserrat, Lesser Antilles 2012 ·Marine Geology ·Sebastian Watt,Peter J. Talling,Mark E. Vardy,Douglas G. Masson,T. Henstock,Veit Hühnerbach,T. A. Minshull,Morelia Urlaub,Élodie Lebas,Anne Le Friant,Christian Berndt,Gareth Crutchley,Jens Karstens	55
4	Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit typesbreakdown → 2012 ·Sedimentology ·Peter J. Talling,Douglas G. Masson,E. J. Sumner,G. Malgesini	790
5	Sedimentary processes in the middle Nazaré Canyon 2011 ·Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ·Douglas G. Masson,Veerle A.I. Huvenne,Henko de Stigter,R.G. Arzola,(unknown)	28
6	Switching of a paleo-ice stream in northwest Svalbard 2011 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Sudipta Sarkar,Christian Berndt,Anne Chabert,Douglas G. Masson,T. A. Minshull,Graham K. Westbrook	34
7	Depositional environments of late glacial to Holocene sediments on the deep water levees of Setúbal and Nazaré Canyons, offshore Portugal: preliminary results 2010 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown),Douglas G. Masson,(unknown)	1
8	Sediment dynamics of a sandy contourite: the sedimentary context of the Darwin cold-water coral mounds, Northern Rockall Trough 2008 ·International Journal of Earth Sciences ·Veerle A.I. Huvenne,Douglas G. Masson,A. Wheeler	46
9	Provenance and pathways of late Quaternary turbidites in the deep-water Agadir Basin, northwest African margin 2008 ·International Journal of Earth Sciences ·Michael Frenz,Russell B. Wynn,Aggeliki Georgiopoulou,(unknown),(unknown),Douglas G. Masson,Peter J. Talling,Bryan T. Cronin	39
10	Onset of submarine debris flow deposition far from original giant landslide 2007 ·Nature ·Peter J. Talling,R. B. Wynn,Douglas G. Masson,Michael Frenz,Bryan T. Cronin,Ralf Schiebel,A. Akhmetzhanov,Sünje Dallmeier-Tiessen,Sara Benetti,P.P.E. Weaver,Aggeliki Georgiopoulou,C. Zühlsdorff,Lawrence Amy	273
11	Scale invariant characteristics of the Storegga Slide and implications for large-scale submarine mass movements 2007 ·Marine Geology ·Aaron Micallef,Christian Berndt,Douglas G. Masson,Dorrik A. V. Stow	37
12	A technique for the morphological characterization of submarine landscapes as exemplified by debris flows of the Storegga Slide 2007 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Aaron Micallef,Christian Berndt,Douglas G. Masson,Dorrik A. V. Stow	43
13	Landslides in the North Atlantic and its adjacent seas: an analysis of their morphology, setting and behaviour 2004 ·Marine Geology ·Veit Hühnerbach,Douglas G. Masson	164
14	Canary Islands landslides and tsunami generation 2003 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·R. B. Wynn,Douglas G. Masson	10
15	Deep‐water sediment wave fields, bottom current sand channels and gravity flow channel‐lobe systems: Gulf of Cadiz, NE Atlantic 2003 ·Sedimentology ·(unknown),N. H. Kenyon,Douglas G. Masson,A. Akhmetzhanov,P.P.E. Weaver,J. M. Gardner,Thierry Mulder	102
16	Experimental constraints on shear mixing rates and processes: implications for the dilution of submarine debris flows 2002 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·Peter J. Talling,Jeff Peakall,R. S. J. Sparks,Colm Ó Cofaigh,Julian A. Dowdeswell,M. Felix,R. B. Wynn,Jaco H. Baas,Andrew J. Hogg,Douglas G. Masson,J. Taylor,(unknown)	32
17	An autonomous vehicle for geological exploration: Sensor payload and mission analysis 2002 ·Douglas G. Masson,B. Sichler,Vincent Renard,(unknown),(unknown)	3
18	The morphology of the submarine flanks of volcanic ocean islands 2002 ·Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research ·Neil C. Mitchell,Douglas G. Masson,A. B. Watts,M.J.R. Gee,Roger Úrgeles	111
19	Remnants of a submerged pre-Jurassic (Devonian?) landscape on Orphan Knoll, offshore eastern Canada 1984 ·Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences ·Lindsay M. Parson,Douglas G. Masson,R.G. Rothwell,A. C. Grant	4
20	The development of Mesozoic sedimentary basins around the margins of the north Atlantic and their hydrocarbon potential 1983 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Douglas G. Masson,P. R. Miles	1

About Douglas G. Masson

Douglas G. Masson is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science, having authored 105 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological formations and processes (58 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (56 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (4.2k citations), Geophysics (3.1k citations) and Atmospheric Science (3.6k citations). Douglas G. Masson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Peter J. Talling, A. B. Watts, R. B. Wynn, Russell B. Wynn, E. J. Sumner, P.P.E. Weaver, G. Malgesini, Finn Løvholt, C. B. Harbitz and Geir Pedersen. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

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