Kenneth J. Hsü

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Kenneth J. Hsü is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth J. Hsü has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atmospheric Science, 10 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 9 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Kenneth J. Hsü's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Geological formations and processes (10 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers). Kenneth J. Hsü is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Geological formations and processes (10 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers). Kenneth J. Hsü collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, China and Taiwan. Kenneth J. Hsü's co-authors include A. M. Celâl Şengör, Charles A. Perry, Helmut Weissert, Pan Guitang, Jiliang Li, Haihong Chen, Sun Shu, Federico Giovanoli, Daniel Müller and David G. Kersey and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geology and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth J. Hsü

35 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Catastrophic Debris Strea... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Catastrophic Debris Streams (Sturzstroms) Generated by Rockfalls
    1975 662 citations Kenneth J. Hsü Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth J. Hsü Switzerland 17 924 891 581 306 305 37 2.2k
C. D. Ollier Australia 25 667 0.7× 766 0.9× 281 0.5× 518 1.7× 133 0.4× 92 1.8k
Chris King United Kingdom 23 371 0.4× 947 1.1× 164 0.3× 525 1.7× 403 1.3× 82 1.8k
James E. Begét United States 29 598 0.6× 1.9k 2.1× 333 0.6× 422 1.4× 227 0.7× 81 2.4k
Armin Freundt Germany 32 1.6k 1.7× 1.1k 1.3× 470 0.8× 436 1.4× 199 0.7× 82 2.6k
Gian Battista Vai Italy 19 1.0k 1.1× 751 0.8× 110 0.2× 496 1.6× 425 1.4× 51 1.9k
Nathan A. Niemi United States 28 1.9k 2.0× 951 1.1× 262 0.5× 253 0.8× 146 0.5× 78 2.5k
William B. Bull United States 25 1.5k 1.6× 1.7k 2.0× 814 1.4× 1.3k 4.2× 158 0.5× 39 3.6k
George Plafker United States 35 3.3k 3.5× 1.1k 1.2× 262 0.5× 341 1.1× 134 0.4× 104 4.2k
Ilaria Isola Italy 28 738 0.8× 1.6k 1.8× 340 0.6× 741 2.4× 403 1.3× 94 2.7k
Bahadur Singh Kotlia India 32 623 0.7× 1.9k 2.1× 593 1.0× 801 2.6× 425 1.4× 124 2.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liu, Xiaohan, Xiaohan Liu, Kenneth J. Hsü, et al.. (2012). New interpretation of tectonic model in south Tibet. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 56. 147–159. 16 indexed citations
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Selvaraj, K., et al.. (2012). Glacially derived material in an Inner Mongolian desert lake during Marine Isotope Stage 2. Journal of Quaternary Science. 27(7). 725–733. 3 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1998). Sun, climate, hunger, and mass migration. Science in China Series D Earth Sciences. 41(5). 449–472. 56 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1996). Could Global Warming be a Blessing for Mankind?. Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. 7(3). 375–375. 3 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J., et al.. (1992). Relict back‐arc basins of Eurasia and their hydrocarbon potentials. Island Arc. 1(1). 71–77. 2 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1989). Physical Principles of Sedimentology. 47 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J., et al.. (1988). HUANAN ALPS, NOT SOUTH CHINA PLATFORM. Science China Chemistry. 31(1). 109–119. 25 indexed citations
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Müller, Daniel & Kenneth J. Hsü. (1987). Event stratigraphy and paleoceanography in the Fortuna Basin (southeast Spain): A scenario for the Messinian salinity crisis. Paleoceanography. 2(6). 679–696. 68 indexed citations
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Reijers, T.J.A. & Kenneth J. Hsü. (1986). Manual of Carbonate Sedimentology: A Lexicographical Approach. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J. & Helmut Weissert. (1985). South Atlantic paleoceanography. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 124 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1985). Numerical ages of Cenozoic biostratigraphic datum levels: Results of South Atlantic Leg 73 drilling: Discussion and reply. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 96(6). 814–814. 1 indexed citations
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Siegenthaler, Christoph, et al.. (1984). Longitudinal transport of turbidity currents—–a model study of Horgen events. Sedimentology. 31(2). 187–193. 16 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1983). The Mediterranean was a Desert: A Voyage of the Glomar Challenger. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 24 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1983). Neptunic dikes and their relation to the hydrodynamic circulation of submarine hydrothermal systems. Geology. 11(8). 455–455. 11 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1983). Lost Secrets of the Mediterranean. The Sciences. 23(5). 44–52. 1 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J., et al.. (1982). Alpine‐Mediterranean Geodynamics. 160 indexed citations
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Kersey, David G. & Kenneth J. Hsü. (1976). Energy relations of density‐current flows: an experimental investigation*. Sedimentology. 23(6). 761–789. 20 indexed citations
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1975). Catastrophic Debris Streams (Sturzstroms) Generated by Rockfalls. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 86(1). 129–129. 662 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hsü, Kenneth J.. (1975). Paleoceanography of the Mesozoic Alpine Tethys. Geology. 3(6). 347–347. 14 indexed citations
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Nesteroff, Wladimir D., William B. F. Ryan, Kenneth J. Hsü, et al.. (1972). Evolution de la sédimentation pendant le Néogène en Méditerranée d'après les Forages JOIDES-DSDP. Institutional Archive of Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). 47–62. 6 indexed citations

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