K. D. Nelson

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

K. D. Nelson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, K. D. Nelson has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Geophysics, 4 papers in Geology and 3 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in K. D. Nelson's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (11 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (8 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (6 papers). K. D. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (11 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (8 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (6 papers). K. D. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. K. D. Nelson's co-authors include Di Lu, Wenjin Zhao, Chunhao Wu, Xiaodong Liu, W. S. F. Kidd, Jie Zhang, M. Cogan, Greg L. Wortman, M. A. Edwards and Jixiang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geology.

In The Last Decade

K. D. Nelson

17 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Deep seismic reflection evidence for continental underthr... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 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. Deep seismic reflection evidence for continental underthrusting beneath southern Tibet
    1993 617 citations Wenjin Zhao, K. D. Nelson et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. D. Nelson United States 11 1.2k 137 109 79 61 18 1.3k
A. J. Rex United Kingdom 6 1.1k 0.9× 221 1.6× 119 1.1× 86 1.1× 96 1.6× 6 1.2k
Somdev Bhattacharji United States 13 590 0.5× 149 1.1× 89 0.8× 55 0.7× 57 0.9× 19 657
M. Q. Jan Pakistan 6 737 0.6× 161 1.2× 88 0.8× 84 1.1× 79 1.3× 11 836
Arie J. van der Velden Canada 13 876 0.7× 135 1.0× 75 0.7× 79 1.0× 48 0.8× 16 935
Sun Yiyin Taiwan 4 1.1k 0.9× 249 1.8× 112 1.0× 150 1.9× 54 0.9× 4 1.2k
P.G. Guise United Kingdom 15 816 0.7× 242 1.8× 204 1.9× 80 1.0× 70 1.1× 20 890
R. M. Clowes Canada 17 996 0.8× 107 0.8× 53 0.5× 82 1.0× 48 0.8× 29 1.0k
U. Achauer France 25 2.7k 2.2× 139 1.0× 137 1.3× 188 2.4× 78 1.3× 49 2.8k
C. G. Chase United States 12 662 0.5× 67 0.5× 152 1.4× 42 0.5× 48 0.8× 16 749
Thomas K. Kelty United States 8 672 0.5× 190 1.4× 122 1.1× 81 1.0× 75 1.2× 13 739

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. D. Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. D. Nelson

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All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Spratt, J., Alan G. Jones, K. D. Nelson, & Martyn Unsworth. (2005). Crustal structure of the India–Asia collision zone, southern Tibet, from INDEPTH MT investigations. Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors. 150(1-3). 227–237. 40 indexed citations
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Jones, Alan G., K. D. Nelson, Martyn Unsworth, et al.. (2005). Structure of the crust in the vicinity of the Banggong‐Nujiang suture in central Tibet from INDEPTH magnetotelluric data. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(B10). 52 indexed citations
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Spratt, J., Alan G. Jones, K. D. Nelson, & Martyn Unsworth. (2002). Very Long Period Magnetotelluric Data Across the India-Asia Collision Zone. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Cheung, Kei‐Hoi, Janet Hager, K. D. Nelson, et al.. (2002). A dynamic approach to mapping coordinates between microplates and microarrays. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 35(5-6). 306–312. 5 indexed citations
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Cheung, Kei‐Hoi, Kevin P. White, Janet Hager, et al.. (2002). YMD: a microarray database for large-scale gene expression analysis.. PubMed. 140–4. 13 indexed citations
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Nelson, K. D.. (1998). The Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau; a perspective from project INDEPTH. Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America. 30(7). 244. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson, K. D., Greg L. Wortman, Scott D. Samson, et al.. (1998). Yadong cross structure and South Tibetan Detachment in the east central Himalaya (89°–90°E). Tectonics. 17(1). 28–45. 159 indexed citations
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Zhao, Wenjin, et al.. (1993). Deep seismic reflection evidence for continental underthrusting beneath southern Tibet. Nature. 366(6455). 557–559. 617 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, K. D. & Jie Zhang. (1991). A COCORP deep reflection profile across the buried reelfoot rift, south-central United States. Tectonophysics. 197(2-4). 271–293. 55 indexed citations
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Nelson, K. D.. (1987). COCORP looks at Moho results, plans new lines. Eos. 68(48). 1625–1629. 2 indexed citations
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Rosencrantz, Eric & K. D. Nelson. (1982). Floating Lids on Large Mid-Ocean Spreading Center Magma Chambers?. The Journal of Geology. 90(4). 455–458. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson, K. D.. (1981). A simple thermal-mechanical model for mid-ocean ridge topographic variation. Geophysical Journal International. 65(1). 19–30. 22 indexed citations
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Nelson, K. D.. (1981). Mélange development in the Boones Point Complex, north-central Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 18(3). 433–442. 26 indexed citations
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Nelson, K. D. & W. S. F. Kidd. (1979). The age of the Roberts Arm Group, north-central Newfoundland: Discussion. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 16(10). 2068–2070. 6 indexed citations

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