Jean Chorowicz

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Jean Chorowicz is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean Chorowicz has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Geophysics, 29 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Jean Chorowicz's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (45 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (43 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (28 papers). Jean Chorowicz is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (45 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (43 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (28 papers). Jean Chorowicz collaborates with scholars based in France, Türkiye and Madagascar. Jean Chorowicz's co-authors include Damien Dhont, Tekin Yürür, M. C. Daly, J. D. Fairhead, Niyazi Gündoğdu, Benoı̂t Deffontaines, Bernard Collet, F. F. Bonavia, Charles Ichoku and Tesfaye Korme and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Remote Sensing of Environment and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Jean Chorowicz

113 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

The East African rift system 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 200 400 600
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. The East African rift system
    2005 659 citations Jean Chorowicz profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean Chorowicz France 32 2.6k 621 608 573 518 120 3.8k
Francesco Mazzarini Italy 37 2.8k 1.1× 453 0.7× 474 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 613 1.2× 141 4.1k
Jeffrey K. Weissel United States 35 2.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.8× 673 1.1× 968 1.7× 152 0.3× 54 4.1k
Mohamed G. Abdelsalam United States 42 3.9k 1.5× 653 1.1× 550 0.9× 385 0.7× 1.8k 3.4× 95 5.0k
Marco Bonini Italy 42 4.1k 1.6× 587 0.9× 860 1.4× 661 1.2× 333 0.6× 145 5.0k
Damien Delvaux Belgium 31 2.8k 1.1× 648 1.0× 564 0.9× 419 0.7× 412 0.8× 91 3.7k
Bihong Fu China 34 1.8k 0.7× 255 0.4× 290 0.5× 767 1.3× 816 1.6× 111 3.2k
Jacques Angelier France 46 6.5k 2.5× 604 1.0× 706 1.2× 1.2k 2.0× 523 1.0× 141 7.7k
Gezahegn Yirgu Ethiopia 37 4.5k 1.7× 410 0.7× 581 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 1.1k 2.1× 91 5.3k
Robert S. Yeats United States 40 4.3k 1.6× 227 0.4× 509 0.8× 1.0k 1.8× 511 1.0× 112 5.0k
Eugenio Carminati Italy 40 4.4k 1.7× 304 0.5× 680 1.1× 665 1.2× 337 0.7× 147 5.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean Chorowicz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chorowicz, Jean. (2015). Genesis of the Pieniny Klippen Belt in the Carpathians: Possible effects of a major paleotransform fault in the Neo-Tethyan domain. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 348(1). 15–22. 6 indexed citations
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Dhont, Damien, et al.. (2009). Geological mapping in the zone of Chotts, Tunisia, using ALOS sensors. II–13. 3 indexed citations
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Kheir, Rania Bou, Jean Chorowicz, Chadi Abdallah, & Damien Dhont. (2007). Soil and bedrock distribution estimated from gully form and frequency: A GIS-based decision-tree model for Lebanon. Geomorphology. 93(3-4). 482–492. 40 indexed citations
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Villeneuve, Michel & Jean Chorowicz. (2004). Les sillons plissés du Burundien supérieur dans la chaıne Kibarienne d'Afrique centrale. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 336(9). 807–814. 11 indexed citations
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Parrot, Jean‐François, et al.. (2003). Geomorphic criteria for volcanoes from numerical analysis of DEMs. Application to the tectonics of Eastern Anatolia. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie. 47(2). 235–250. 2 indexed citations
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Chorowicz, Jean & Damien Dhont. (2002). The Black Sea: A Remnant of The Paleotethyan Lithosphere ?. EGSGA. 4200. 4 indexed citations
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Pubellier, Manuel, et al.. (2000). Recent deformation at the junction between the North Luzon block and the Central Philippines from ERS‐1 Images. Island Arc. 9(4). 598–610. 22 indexed citations
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Dhont, Damien, Jean Chorowicz, & Tekin Yürür. (1999). The Bolkar Mountains (Central Taurides, Turkey): A Neogene extensional thermal uplift?. Türkiye Jeoloji Bülteni / Geological Bulletin of Turkey. 42(2). 69–87. 9 indexed citations
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Chorowicz, Jean, et al.. (1997). Keys to analyze active lahars from Pinatubo on SAR ERS imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment. 62(1). 20–29. 12 indexed citations
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Chorowicz, Jean, et al.. (1993). Cadre structural et risques geologiques etudies a l'aide de l'imagerie spatiale; la region du Colca (Andes du sud Perou). LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 164(6). 807–818. 6 indexed citations
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Polidori, Laurent & Jean Chorowicz. (1993). Comparison of bilinear and Brownian interpolation for digital elevation models. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 48(2). 18–23. 19 indexed citations
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Tiercelin, Jean‐Jacques, et al.. (1988). East African rift system: offset, age and tectonic significance of the Tanganyika-Rukwa-Malawi intracontinental transcurrent fault zone. Tectonophysics. 148(3-4). 241–252. 88 indexed citations
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Lybéris, N., et al.. (1982). La paleofaille transformante du Kastaniotikos (Grece); teledetection, donnees de terrain et geophysique. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-XXIV(1). 73–85. 6 indexed citations
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Chorowicz, Jean, et al.. (1982). Essai de cartographie geologique de la Basse Californie obtenue a partir de l'analyse des images spatiales: methodes et resultats. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-XXIV(1). 139–142. 1 indexed citations
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Angelier, Jacques, B. Colletta, Jean Chorowicz, Luc Ortlieb, & Claude Rangin. (1981). Fault tectonics of the Baja California Peninsula and the opening of the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Journal of Structural Geology. 3(4). 347–357. 82 indexed citations
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Chorowicz, Jean & Geneviève Termier. (1975). Une faunule silicifiée nouvelle dans le Trias moyen de la Svilaja (Yougoslavie).. Persée (Ministère de lEnseignement supérieur et de la Recherche). 95(4). 231–242. 1 indexed citations
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Chorowicz, Jean. (1974). Le chevauchement du Velebit (Croatie, Yougoslavie). Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-XVI(1). 74–85. 2 indexed citations

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