James Jackson

26.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
188 papers, 22.5k citations indexed

About

James Jackson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Archeology. According to data from OpenAlex, James Jackson has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 22.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 176 papers in Geophysics, 21 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Archeology. Recurrent topics in James Jackson's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (174 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (122 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (106 papers). James Jackson is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (174 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (122 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (106 papers). James Jackson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Iran. James Jackson's co-authors include Dan McKenzie, Richard Walker, Keith Priestley, Morteza Talebian, Helén Anderson, Tuncay Taymaz, Mark B. Allen, Nicky White, Manuel Berberian and Philip England and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

James Jackson

185 papers receiving 20.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Active tectonics of the Alpine--Himalayan Belt between western Turkey and Pakistan

1984 1.0k citations James Jackson et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →
Active tectonics of the north and central Aegean Sea

1991 864 citations James Jackson et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →
The relationship between plate motions and seismic moment tensors, and the rates of active deformation in the Mediterranean and Middle East

1988 788 citations James Jackson et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →
Active tectonics of the Adriatic Region

1987 579 citations Helén Anderson, James Jackson Geophysical Journal International profile →
Late Cenozoic reorganization of the Arabia‐Eurasia collision and the comparison of short‐term and long‐term deformation rates

2004 519 citations Mark B. Allen, James Jackson et al. Tectonics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Jackson United Kingdom	88	20.5k	2.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	188	22.5k
G. C. P. King France	61	13.0k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 1.2×	795 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	141	15.4k
Philip England United Kingdom	68	19.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	870 0.7×	142	21.8k
Paul Wessel United States	38	18.8k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	602 0.5×	114	24.0k
Rolando Armijo France	45	10.6k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	717 0.4×	871 0.6×	637 0.5×	122	12.2k
A. M. Celâl Şengör Türkiye	57	20.6k 1.0×	2.0k 0.7×	6.6k 4.0×	917 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	159	23.0k
L. H. Royden United States	68	18.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	123	21.2k
P. Tapponnier France	61	19.0k 0.9×	3.5k 1.3×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	141	21.2k
Seth Stein United States	53	16.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	856 0.6×	496 0.4×	229	17.7k
Jean‐Philippe Avouac United States	90	21.9k 1.1×	5.0k 1.8×	2.0k 1.2×	2.2k 1.5×	988 0.8×	320	27.0k
Xavier Le Pichon France	72	14.9k 0.7×	3.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	206	18.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kalligeris, Nikos, Costas E. Synolakis, Philip England, James Jackson, & Richard Walker. (2025). Implications of the 9 July 1956 M _S ∼ 7.2 Amorgos Earthquake for Tsunami Hazard in the Aegean. Geophysical Research Letters. 52(14).

Craig, T. J., James Jackson, Keith Priestley, & Göran Ekström. (2023). A Cautionary Tale: examples of the mis-location of small earthquakes beneath the Tibetan plateau by routine approaches. Geophysical Journal International. 233(3). 2021–2038. 6 indexed citations

Walker, Richard, et al.. (2021). Slip‐Rate on the Main Köpetdag (Kopeh Dagh) Strike‐Slip Fault, Turkmenistan, and the Active Tectonics of the South Caspian. Tectonics. 40(8). 15 indexed citations

Talebian, Morteza, Alex Copley, Morteza Fattahi, et al.. (2016). Active faulting within a megacity: the geometry and slip rate of the Pardisan thrust in central Tehran, Iran. Geophysical Journal International. 207(3). 1688–1699. 34 indexed citations

Sloan, R. A., James Jackson, David McKenzie, & Keith Priestley. (2011). Earthquake depth distributions in central Asia, and their relations with lithosphere thickness, shortening and extension. Geophysical Journal International. 185(1). 1–29. 137 indexed citations

Walker, Richard, Phillip B. Gans, Mark B. Allen, et al.. (2009). Late Cenozoic volcanism and rates of active faulting in eastern Iran. Geophysical Journal International. 177(2). 783–805. 95 indexed citations

Tatar, M., James Jackson, D. Hatzfeld, & Eric Bergman. (2007). The 2004 May 28 Baladeh earthquake (M_w6.2) in the Alborz, Iran: overthrusting the South Caspian Basin margin, partitioning of oblique convergence and the seismic hazard of Tehran. Geophysical Journal International. 170(1). 249–261. 115 indexed citations

Youngson, J. H., et al.. (2006). Combining geomorphic observations with in situ cosmogenic isotope measurements to study anticline growth and fault propagation in Central Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 49(2). 217–231. 28 indexed citations

Walker, Richard, et al.. (2005). The 2002 June 22 Changureh (Avaj) earthquake in Qazvin province, northwest Iran: epicentral relocation, source parameters, surface deformation and geomorphology. Geophysical Journal International. 160(2). 707–720. 60 indexed citations

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Talebian, Morteza, E. J. Fielding, G. J. Funning, et al.. (2004). The 2003 Bam (Iran) earthquake: Rupture of a blind strike‐slip fault. Geophysical Research Letters. 31(11). 170 indexed citations

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Maggi, Alessia, Keith Priestley, & James Jackson. (2002). Focal Depths of Moderate and Large Size Earthquakes in Iran. Journal of seismology and earthquake engineering. 4(23). 1–10. 33 indexed citations

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Jackson, James, Keith Priestley, Mark B. Allen, & Manuel Berberian. (2001). Active tectonics of the South Caspian Basin. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 2001. 3 indexed citations

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Jackson, James, Russ Van Dissen, & Kelvin Berryman. (1998). Tilting of active folds and faults in the Manawatu region, New Zealand: Evidence from surface drainage patterns. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 41(4). 377–385. 76 indexed citations

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Anderson, Helén, Sarah Beanland, Gaye Downes, et al.. (1994). The 1968 May 23 Inangahua, New Zealand, earthquake: An integrated geological, geodetic, and seismological source model. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 37(1). 59–86. 43 indexed citations

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Bradshaw, J. D., Hugh Cowan, Jarg R. Pettinga, et al.. (1994). Fission track ages and uplift patterns in the Southern Alps comment. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 37(4). 495–501. 1 indexed citations

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Berberian, Manuel, M. Qorashi, James Jackson, Keith Priestley, & Terry C. Wallace. (1992). The Rudbar-Tarom earthquake of 20 June 1990 in NW Persia: Preliminary field and seismological observations, and its tectonic significance. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 82(4). 1726–1755. 114 indexed citations

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Jackson, James. (1987). Active continental deformation and regional metamorphism. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 321(1557). 47–66. 14 indexed citations

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Anderson, Helén & James Jackson. (1987). The deep seismicity of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Geophysical Journal International. 91(3). 613–637. 173 indexed citations

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King, G. C. P., P. Papadimitriou, A. Deschamps, et al.. (1985). The evolution of the Gulf of Corinth (Greece): an aftershock study of the 1981 earthquakes. Geophysical Journal International. 80(3). 677–693. 130 indexed citations

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Jackson, James & G. Yielding. (1983). The seismicity of Kohistan, Pakistan: Source studies of the Hamran (1972.9.3), Darel (1981.9.12) and Patan (1974.12.28) earthquakes. Tectonophysics. 91(1-2). 15–28. 22 indexed citations

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