K. G. Cox

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

K. G. Cox is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, K. G. Cox has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Geophysics, 13 papers in Geology and 11 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in K. G. Cox's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (21 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (17 papers). K. G. Cox is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (47 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (21 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (17 papers). K. G. Cox collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Czechia and South Africa. K. G. Cox's co-authors include John D. Bell, R. J. Pankhurst, Chris J. Hawkesworth, R. M. Ellam, Peter J. Wyllie, G. M. Biggar, P. Krishnamurthy, Mike Widdowson, Christopher J. Hawkesworth and D. I. J. Mallick and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

K. G. Cox

60 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

The Interpretation of Igneous Rocks

1979 1.7k citations K. G. Cox, John D. Bell et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The composition of mantle xenoliths in the Matsoku Kimberlite Pipe 2019 ·J. J. Gurney, B. Harte, K. G. Cox	0
2	Uplift and erosional history of the Deccan Traps, India: Evidence from laterites and drainage patterns of the Western Ghats and Konkan Coast 1996 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Mike Widdowson, K. G. Cox	143
3	Basalts Generated by Decompressive Adiabatic Melting of a Mantle Plume: a Case Study from the Isle of Skye, NW Scotland 1995 ·Journal of Petrology ·Jane H. Scarrow, K. G. Cox	100
4	Continental magmatic underplating 1993 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences ·K. G. Cox	108
5	Karoo igneous activity, and the early stages of the break-up of Gondwanaland 1992 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·K. G. Cox	176
6	Gradual volcanic catastrophes? 1988 ·Nature ·K. G. Cox	14
7	Relationships between crustal contamination and crystallisation in continental flood basalt magmas with special reference to the Deccan Traps of the Western Ghats, India 1987 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Colin W. Devey, K. G. Cox	94
8	Are the Falkland Islands a rotated microplate? 1986 ·Nature ·C. Mitchell, G. K. Taylor, K. G. Cox, John Shaw	110
9	Relative contribution of crust and mantle to flood basalt magmatism, Mahabaleshwar area, Deccan Traps 1984 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·K. G. Cox, Christopher J. Hawkesworth	125
10	Correlation coefficient patterns and their interpretation in three basaltic suites 1982 ·Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology ·K. G. Cox, Paul M. Clifford	18
11	Geology and geochemistry of the basalt flows (Deccan traps) of the Mahad-Mahableshwar section, India 1981 ·(unknown), K. G. Cox, (unknown)	39
12	Kimberlite and carbonatite magmas 1980 ·Nature ·K. G. Cox	1
13	Metamorphic petrology 1979 ·Nature ·K. G. Cox	169
14	The Interpretation of Igneous Rocks breakdown → 1979 ·K. G. Cox, John D. Bell, R. J. Pankhurst	1692
15	Komatiites and other high-magnesia lavas: some problems 1978 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·K. G. Cox	17
16	Picrite basalts and related lavas from the Deccan Traps of Western India 1977 ·Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology ·P. Krishnamurthy, K. G. Cox	110
17	The Karroo Volcanic Cycle 1972 ·Journal of the Geological Society ·K. G. Cox	48
18	Geochemical and petrographic provinces in the karroo basalts of southern africa 1967 ·K. G. Cox, Raymond J. MacDonald, (unknown)	105
19	The geology of the Nuanesti Igneous Province 1965 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·K. G. Cox, (unknown), C. J. Stillman, J. R. Vail, (unknown)	95
20	Karroo Igneous Activity and Tectonics in south-east Southern Rhodesia 1961 ·Nature ·K. G. Cox, J. R. Vail, (unknown), (unknown)	2

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