J. P. Platt

12.7k citations

135 papers · 10.5k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

Geophysics top 0.05%
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
Earth-Surface Processes top 1%
- Geological formations and processes

Papers in

Geophysics 120
- earthquake and tectonic studies 106
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 97
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 46
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide 45
- Seismic Waves and Analysis 5
Earth-Surface Processes 12
- Geological formations and processes 11

Co-authors: Reinoud L.M. Vissers Whitney Behr Martin J. Whitehouse S. P. Kelley Philip England Jan H. Behrmann Robert Anczkiewicz Simon Wallis
Journals: Journal of Structural Geology (27 papers)Tectonics (14 papers)Geology (12 papers)Journal of the Geological Society (11 papers)Earth and Planetary Science Letters (10 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Netherlands

In The Last Decade

J. P. Platt

135 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Extensional collapse of thickened continental lithosphere: A working hypothesis for the Alboran Sea and Gibraltar arc 1989 · 709 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1989 Geology
1986 Geological Society of America Bulletin
1980 Journal of Structural Geology

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Co-authors

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1	Frictional stability of Pelona–Orocopia–Rand schists under hydrothermal conditions and implications for seismic hazards in Southern California Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Sezim Ezgi Güvercin, Sylvain Barbot, Lei Zhang, Huailin Pu, J. P. Platt, Zhuoga Chi, Anne Claire Simon	2025	3
2	Geological fingerprints of deep slow earthquakes: A review of field constraints and directions for future research Geosphere ·J. P. Platt, Djordje Grujić, FAHAD ALQAHTANI, Sandra Piazolo, D. A. Schmidt	2024	5
3	Is the Inverted Field Gradient in the Catalina Schist Terrane Primary or Constructional? Tectonics ·J. P. Platt, Tapera Elias Mangwende	2024	5
4	What controls the width of ductile shear zones? Tectonophysics ·R. P. Zhao, J. P. Platt	2021	17
5	Variations in the P‐T‐t of Deformation in a Crustal‐Scale Shear Zone in Metagranite Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·R. P. Zhao, J. P. Platt	2020	7
6	How Applicable are Existing Flow Laws to the Granitic Continental Crust AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·R. P. Zhao, J. P. Platt	2020	1
7	Comment on “Channel flow, tectonic overpressure, and exhumation of high-pressure rocks in the Greater Himalayas” by Marques et al. (2018) Solid Earth ·J. P. Platt	2019	2
8	Comment on Marques et al. (2018), Channel flow, tectonic overpressure, and exhumation of high-pressure rocks in the Greater Himalayas Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union) ·J. P. Platt	2018	1
9	Late extensional shear zones and associated recumbent folds in the Alpujarride subduction complex, Betic Cordillera, southern Spain Geologica Acta ·Katsushima Takafumi, عمرو خلیل, J. P. Platt	2017	7
10	Structural and rheological evolution of the Laramide subduction channel in southern California Solid Earth ·Ruslan F. YAROSHENKO, J. P. Platt	2017	26
11	Rheological transitions in the middle crust: insights from Cordilleran metamorphic core complexes Solid Earth ·F. J. Cooper, J. P. Platt, Whitney Behr	2017	22
12	Origin of Franciscan blueschist-bearing melange at San Simeon, central California coast International Geology Review ·J. P. Platt	2014	46
13	The San Andreas Transform System and the Tectonics of California: An Alternative Approach AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·J. P. Platt, Boris Kaus, T. W. Becker	2006	2
14	Franciscan subduction off to a slow start: evidence from high-precision Lu–Hf garnet ages on high grade-blocks Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Robert Anczkiewicz, J. P. Platt, M.F. Thirlwall, John Wakabayashi	2004	181
15	Isotope Dilution and LA ICPMS Study of Trace Elements in Garnets: Implications for Sm-Nd and Lu-Hf Dating. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Robert Anczkiewicz, J. P. Platt, M. F. Thirlwall, Olivier Alard	2003	1
16	Dating high-grade metamorphism: constraints from zircon and garnet REE compositions AGUFM ·Martin J. Whitehouse, J. P. Platt	2001	1
17	Petrological and Structural Evolution of High-Grade Metamorphic Rocks from the Floor of the Alboran Sea Basin, Western Mediterranean Journal of Petrology ·Juan I. Soto, J. P. Platt	1999	68
18	The uplift of high-pressure-low-temperature metamorphic rocks Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·J. P. Platt	1987	120
19	A zone of mylonite and related ductile deformation beneath the alpujarride nappe complex, betic cordilleras, S. Spain International Journal of Earth Sciences ·J. P. Platt, Jan H. Behrmann, José Miguel Martínez‐Martínez, Reinoud L.M. Vissers	1984	29
20	Geology of the continental margins Journal of Structural Geology ·J. P. Platt	1981	5

About J. P. Platt

J. P. Platt is a scholar working on Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Geology and Geochemistry and Petrology, having authored 135 papers that have together received 10.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include earthquake and tectonic studies (106 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (97 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (46 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (45 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers), Geological formations and processes (11 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (5 papers) and Rock Mechanics and Modeling (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (10.1k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (703 citations), Geology (324 citations), Atmospheric Science (1.0k citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (196 citations). J. P. Platt has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Reinoud L.M. Vissers, Whitney Behr, Martin J. Whitehouse, S. P. Kelley, Philip England, Jan H. Behrmann, Robert Anczkiewicz, Simon Wallis, Ellen Platzman and Juan I. Soto. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Structural Geology, Tectonics, Geology, Journal of the Geological Society and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

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