Ian O. Norton

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Ian O. Norton is a scholar working on Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian O. Norton has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Geophysics, 23 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 22 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Ian O. Norton's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (26 papers), Geological formations and processes (23 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (18 papers). Ian O. Norton is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (26 papers), Geological formations and processes (23 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (18 papers). Ian O. Norton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and South Africa. Ian O. Norton's co-authors include John G. Sclater, Lisa M. Gahagan, Lawrence A. Lawver, Michael R. Hudec, Frank J. Peel, Ian W. D. Dalziel, A.M. Gombos, Martin P. A. Jackson, Gail Christeson and David W. Scholl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Ian O. Norton

57 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A model for the evolution of the Indian Ocean and the breakup of Gondwanaland

1979 574 citations Ian O. Norton et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ian O. Norton United States	24	1.8k	848	552	488	388	58	2.4k
Kara J. Matthews Australia	18	2.3k 1.3×	701 0.8×	309 0.6×	457 0.9×	209 0.5×	24	2.8k
Jon Mosar Switzerland	22	1.8k 1.0×	307 0.4×	333 0.6×	435 0.9×	245 0.6×	49	2.2k
M. Sdrolias Australia	9	2.8k 1.6×	655 0.8×	281 0.5×	599 1.2×	166 0.4×	13	3.4k
Philip A. Symonds Australia	22	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	678 1.2×	452 0.9×	346 0.9×	47	2.6k
Jean‐Louis Olivet France	30	2.3k 1.3×	613 0.7×	951 1.7×	800 1.6×	201 0.5×	56	3.0k
Philippe Patriat France	24	3.1k 1.7×	1.6k 1.8×	569 1.0×	564 1.2×	412 1.1×	34	3.9k
Anne Replumaz France	28	3.2k 1.8×	939 1.1×	381 0.7×	561 1.1×	217 0.6×	58	3.7k
Paul J. Umhoefer United States	27	1.6k 0.9×	189 0.2×	518 0.9×	634 1.3×	220 0.6×	93	2.1k
Alastair J. Fraser United Kingdom	17	713 0.4×	700 0.8×	902 1.6×	525 1.1×	761 2.0×	57	1.8k
Marie‐Françoise Brunet France	26	1.7k 0.9×	497 0.6×	232 0.4×	284 0.6×	426 1.1×	49	2.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cunningham, Robert, et al.. (2022). Productivity and organic carbon trends through the Wilcox Group in the deep Gulf of Mexico: Evidence for ventilation during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 140. 105634–105634. 9 indexed citations

Matos, Renato M. Darros de, et al.. (2021). A solution to the Albian fit challenge between the South American and African plates based on key magmatic and sedimentary events late in the rifting phase in the Pernambuco and Paraíba basins. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 128. 105038–105038. 14 indexed citations

Escalona, Alejandro, et al.. (2020). Early Cretaceous evolution of the Tromsø Basin, SW Barents Sea, Norway. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 123. 104714–104714. 12 indexed citations

Norton, Ian O., Lawrence A. Lawver, & John W. Snedden. (2018). Rift to Drift Transition in the Gulf of Mexico. AGUFM. 2018. 1 indexed citations

Peel, Frank J., et al.. (2018). Extensional models for the development of passive‐margin salt basins, with application to the Gulf of Mexico. Basin Research. 30(6). 1180–1199. 27 indexed citations

Eddy, Drew, Harm J. A. Van Avendonk, Gail Christeson, & Ian O. Norton. (2018). Structure and origin of the rifted margin of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Geosphere. 14(4). 1804–1817. 20 indexed citations

Cunningham, Robert, et al.. (2016). Upper Jurassic Tithonian-centered source mapping in the deepwater northern Gulf of Mexico. Interpretation. 4(1). SC97–SC123. 9 indexed citations

Norton, Ian O., et al.. (2014). Formation of the Gulf of Mexico Salt Basin. 2014 AGU Fall Meeting. 2014. 1 indexed citations

Christeson, Gail, Harm J. A. Van Avendonk, Ian O. Norton, et al.. (2014). Deep crustal structure in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 119(9). 6782–6801. 46 indexed citations

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Norton, Ian O., et al.. (2013). Crustal structure of the northern Gulf of Mexico from potential fields and seismic refraction. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 1 indexed citations

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Christeson, Gail, Drew Eddy, Harm J. A. Van Avendonk, et al.. (2013). Deep Crustal Structure Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations

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Eddy, Drew, Harm J. A. Van Avendonk, Gail Christeson, et al.. (2013). Marine seismic refraction data indicate Mesozoic syn-rift volcanism and seafloor-spreading in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2 indexed citations

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Avendonk, Harm J. A. Van, Gail Christeson, Ian O. Norton, et al.. (2013). Structure and evolution of the Gulf of Mexico: New results from the GUMBO marine seismic refraction study. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2 indexed citations

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Norton, Ian O.. (2011). Two-stage formation of Death Valley. Geosphere. 7(1). 171–182. 30 indexed citations

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Norton, Ian O., et al.. (2007). Plate motion of Iberia relative to Europe in the Cretaceous: problems with the fit at M0 time. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 6 indexed citations

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Norton, Ian O.. (2005). Practical Ophthalmology – A Survival Guide for Doctors and Optometrists. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 17(5-6). 524–524. 3 indexed citations

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Nokleberg, Warren J., Leonid M. Parfenov, J. W. H. Monger, et al.. (2000). Phanerozoic tectonic evolution of the Circum-North Pacific. USGS professional paper. 230 indexed citations

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Grabowski, George J. & Ian O. Norton. (1995). Tectonic controls on the stratigraphic architecture and hydrocarbon systems of the Arabian Plate. 857–857. 26 indexed citations

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Norton, Ian O. & Péter Molnár. (1977). Implications of a revised fit between Australia and Antarctica for the evolution of the Eastern Indian Ocean. Nature. 267(5609). 338–340. 36 indexed citations

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Bergh, Hugh & Ian O. Norton. (1976). Prince Edward Fracture Zone and the evolution of the Mozambique Basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 81(29). 5221–5239. 62 indexed citations

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