John G. Ramsay

11.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

John G. Ramsay is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John G. Ramsay has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Geophysics, 15 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 10 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in John G. Ramsay's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (17 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (13 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (12 papers). John G. Ramsay is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (17 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (13 papers) and Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering (12 papers). John G. Ramsay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. John G. Ramsay's co-authors include Rodney Graham, O. Adrian Pfiffner, Richard J. Lisle, Dennis S. Wood, M. Casey, Roy Kligfield, Herbert M. Kliebard, Dorothee Dietrich, Igor M. Villa and David A. Spencer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

John G. Ramsay

58 papers receiving 8.7k 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.

Folding and fracturing of rocks

1967 3.3k citations John G. Ramsay profile →
Strain variation in shear belts

1970 871 citations John G. Ramsay et al. profile →
Shear zone geometry: A review

1980 849 citations John G. Ramsay Journal of Structural Geology profile →
The crack–seal mechanism of rock deformation

1980 830 citations John G. Ramsay profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John G. Ramsay United Kingdom	33	7.7k	1.9k	1.5k	1.2k	1.2k	58	9.8k
David J. Sanderson United Kingdom	51	7.2k 0.9×	2.5k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	155	9.5k
P.R. Cobbold France	61	9.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.6×	1.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	156	12.0k
John Suppe United States	49	11.3k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	849 0.7×	2.1k 1.8×	130	13.0k
G. C. P. King France	61	13.0k 1.7×	1.2k 0.6×	795 0.5×	1.9k 1.6×	2.0k 1.7×	141	15.4k
Christopher J. Talbot Sweden	40	3.7k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	734 0.6×	816 0.7×	121	5.2k
R. E. Holdsworth United Kingdom	56	7.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	810 0.7×	217	9.1k
Gordon Lister Australia	67	14.3k 1.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	1.5k 1.3×	179	16.2k
Ken McClay United Kingdom	50	5.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	636 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	133	7.3k
Cees W. Passchier Germany	46	5.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	914 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	676 0.6×	168	6.9k
Richard W. Allmendinger United States	49	9.7k 1.3×	687 0.4×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	1.7k 1.5×	105	10.8k

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Ramsay, John G.. (2017). Folding and Fracturing of Rocks: the background. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 19428. 1 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G., et al.. (2010). Scotland and Scotsmen in the Eighteenth Century. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G., et al.. (2002). Pre-conference field trip. 1 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G. & Richard J. Lisle. (2000). Applications of continuum mechanics in structural geology. Academic Press eBooks. 43 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G. & Richard J. Lisle. (2000). Applications of continuum mechanics in structural geology (Techniques of modern structural geology. Vol.3). ORCA Online Research @Cardiff. 126 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (2000). A Strained Earth, Past and Present. Science. 288(5474). 2139–2141. 2 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G., et al.. (1997). Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. 1 indexed citations

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Mohanty, S. & John G. Ramsay. (1994). Strain partitioning in ductile shear zones: an example from a Lower Pennine nappe of Switzerland. Journal of Structural Geology. 16(5). 663–676. 31 indexed citations

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Tonarini, S., Igor M. Villa, Felix Oberli, et al.. (1993). Eocene age of eclogite metamorphism in Pakistan Himalaya: implications for India‐Eurasia collision. Terra Nova. 5(1). 13–20. 196 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1993). The Hybrid Course: Competences and Behaviourism in Higher Education. Journal of Further and Higher Education. 17(3). 70–89. 9 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1990). Madeline Hunter's Model. Urban Education. 24(4). 476–487. 3 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G. & Robert Taggart. (1989). Private Philanthropy and Public Education: Pierre S. du Pont and the Delaware Schools, 1890-1940. History of Education Quarterly. 29(3). 490–490. 1 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G., et al.. (1987). Folds and fractures. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 167 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1976). A Discussion on natural strain and geological structure - Displacement and strain. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 283(1312). 3–25. 29 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1974). Development of Chevron Folds. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 85(11). 1741–1741. 226 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1969). The measurement of strain and displacement in orogenic belts. Geological Society London Special Publications. 3(1). 43–79. 52 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1966). Letters of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre, 1799-1812. 5 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1963). Structural investigations in the Barberton Mountian land, Eastern Transvaal. South African Journal of Geology. 66. 353–401. 54 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G., et al.. (1962). Moine stratigraphy in the Western Highlands of Scotland. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 73(3). 295–IN6. 44 indexed citations

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Ramsay, John G.. (1961). The Effects of Folding upon the Orientation of Sedimentation Structures. The Journal of Geology. 69(1). 84–100. 65 indexed citations

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