Ken McClay

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
133 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Ken McClay is a scholar working on Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ken McClay has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Geophysics, 50 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 35 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Ken McClay's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (73 papers), Geological formations and processes (50 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (46 papers). Ken McClay is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (73 papers), Geological formations and processes (50 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (46 papers). Ken McClay collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Spain. Ken McClay's co-authors include P. G. Ellis, William Bosworth, Philippe Huchon, Tim P. Dooley, Samir Khalil, Fabrizio Storti, Josep Antón Muñoz, Peter G. Buchanan, Paul Whitehouse and Chris Dart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Ken McClay

131 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Red Sea and Gulf of A... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 250 500 750
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 Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Basins
    2005 759 citations William Bosworth, Philippe Huchon et al. Journal of African Earth Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ken McClay 5.7k 2.1k 1.5k 1.5k 1.0k 133 7.3k
Martin P. A. Jackson 4.6k 0.8× 3.7k 1.7× 2.2k 1.5× 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.5× 108 7.3k
John Suppe 11.3k 2.0× 1.6k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 2.1k 2.1× 130 13.0k
Nick Kusznir 5.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 2.3k 1.5× 1.3k 0.8× 674 0.7× 150 6.9k
Hemin Koyi 4.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 683 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 632 0.6× 168 5.8k
Nicky White 5.9k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.7× 2.1k 2.1× 166 8.2k
P.R. Cobbold 9.7k 1.7× 2.4k 1.1× 2.1k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 1.6k 1.5× 156 12.0k
William Bosworth 3.0k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 740 0.7× 59 4.6k
Christopher J. Talbot 3.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 555 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 816 0.8× 121 5.2k
Jean‐Pierre Brun 8.5k 1.5× 1.6k 0.7× 942 0.6× 711 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 139 9.5k
R. E. Holdsworth 7.7k 1.4× 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 810 0.8× 217 9.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Ken McClay

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ken McClay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ken McClay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ken McClay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ken McClay based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ken McClay. Ken McClay is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Olierook, Hugo K.H., Fred Jourdan, Christopher L. Kirkland, et al.. (2021). Mafic intrusions in southwestern Australia related to supercontinent assembly or breakup?. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 69(2). 200–222. 2 indexed citations
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Ren, Jianye, Xiong Pang, Patrice Rey, et al.. (2020). South China Sea documents the transition from wide continental rift to continental break up. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4583–4583. 60 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken, et al.. (2018). Orthorhombic faulting in the Beagle Sub-basin, North West Shelf, Australia. Geological Society London Special Publications. 476(1). 205–230. 10 indexed citations
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Ferrer, Oriol, et al.. (2018). Weld kinematics of syn-rift salt during basement-involved extension and subsequent inversion: Results from analog models. Geologica Acta. 391–410. 15 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken, et al.. (2017). Tectonic inversion of salt-detached ramp-syncline basins as illustrated by analog modeling and kinematic restoration. Interpretation. 6(1). T127–T144. 24 indexed citations
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Ball, Philip, Graeme Eagles, C. J. Ebinger, Ken McClay, & Jennifer Totterdell. (2013). The spatial and temporal evolution of strain during the separation of Australia and Antarctica. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 14(8). 2771–2799. 52 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken, et al.. (2009). Structure of the Zagros fold and thrust belt in the Kurdistan Region, northern Iraq. Trabajos de Geología. 29(29). 213–217. 25 indexed citations
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Wu, Jonny, Ken McClay, Paul Whitehouse, & Tim P. Dooley. (2008). 4D analogue modelling of transtensional pull-apart basins. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 26(8). 1608–1623. 203 indexed citations
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Sàbat, F., et al.. (2007). Structural Style and Tectonic Evolution of the Domeyko Range, North Chilean Precordillera. AGUSM. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Dooley, Tim P., Francis C. Monastero, & Ken McClay. (2007). Effects of A Weak Crustal Layer in a Transtensional Pull-Apart Basin: Results from a Scaled Physical Modeling Study. AGUFM. 2007. 5 indexed citations
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Bosworth, William, Philippe Huchon, & Ken McClay. (2005). The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Basins. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 43(1-3). 334–378. 759 indexed citations breakdown →
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McClay, Ken, et al.. (2004). 4D Evolution of Fault Systems in Sedimentary Basins: A Review. 3 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken, Tim P. Dooley, & Gonzalo Zamora. (2003). Analogue models of delta systems above ductile substrates. Geological Society London Special Publications. 216(1). 411–428. 38 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken, et al.. (1989). Inversion of the Kechika Trough, Northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Geological Society London Special Publications. 44(1). 235–257. 30 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken & P. G. Ellis. (1987). Geometries of extensional fault systems developed in model experiments. Geology. 15(4). 341–341. 157 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken, et al.. (1986). Duplex structures in the lewis thrust sheet, crowsnest pass, rocky mountains, Alberta, Canada. Journal of Structural Geology. 8(8). 911–922. 22 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken & Barry Kean Atkinson. (1977). Experimentally induced kinking and annealing of single crystals of galena. Tectonophysics. 39(1-3). 175–189. 18 indexed citations
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McClay, Ken. (1976). Textures and fabrics in rocks. Journal of the Geological Society. 132(3). 337–339. 3 indexed citations

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