Lawrence A. Lawver

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

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Lawrence A. Lawver is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence A. Lawver has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Geophysics, 22 papers in Geology and 21 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Lawrence A. Lawver's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (22 papers), Geological formations and processes (21 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers). Lawrence A. Lawver is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (22 papers), Geological formations and processes (21 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers). Lawrence A. Lawver collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Lawrence A. Lawver's co-authors include Tung-Yi Lee, Lisa M. Gahagan, Ian W. D. Dalziel, Jean‐Yves Royer, R. Dietmar Müller, Reidar Müller, John G. Sclater, Ian O. Norton, Christopher R. Scotese and J. Brendan Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence A. Lawver

59 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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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.

Cenozoic plate reconstruction of Southeast Asia

1995 605 citations Tung-Yi Lee, Lawrence A. Lawver Tectonophysics profile →
Revised plate motions relative to the hotspots from combined Atlantic and Indian Ocean hotspot tracks

1993 517 citations Lawrence A. Lawver et al. Geology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lawrence A. Lawver United States	32	3.0k	1.3k	1.2k	681	569	59	4.5k
Carla Müller France	33	2.6k 0.9×	899 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	714 1.0×	533 0.9×	114	4.2k
Asahiko Taira Japan	39	4.0k 1.3×	702 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	858 1.3×	324 0.6×	128	5.6k
Philippe Huchon France	36	3.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	723 0.6×	604 0.9×	497 0.9×	91	4.7k
Kensaku Tamaki Japan	25	2.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	645 0.5×	295 0.4×	452 0.8×	68	3.7k
Daniel E. Karig United States	44	5.9k 2.0×	1.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	741 1.1×	344 0.6×	82	6.8k
C. McA. Powell Australia	34	3.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	791 0.6×	672 1.0×	354 0.6×	78	4.9k
Dennis E. Hayes United States	32	2.9k 1.0×	2.0k 1.5×	1.0k 0.8×	902 1.3×	392 0.7×	57	4.2k
D.G. Roberts United Kingdom	32	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	1.5k 2.3×	787 1.4×	88	4.3k
Sabin Zahirovic Australia	32	4.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	663 1.0×	517 0.9×	70	6.8k
Roger L. Larson United States	36	3.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.8×	753 1.1×	480 0.8×	83	6.1k

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Smalley, R., et al.. (2019). The current tectonic setting of South Georgia Island based on GPS geodetic and marine seismic reflection data.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations

Lloyd, Andrew, Ian W. D. Dalziel, Lawrence A. Lawver, et al.. (2019). Decoding Cenozoic Tectonics in Patagonia, the Scotia Sea, and the Antarctic Peninsula from New Seismic Tomography. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations

Norton, Ian O., Lawrence A. Lawver, & John W. Snedden. (2018). Rift to Drift Transition in the Gulf of Mexico. AGUFM. 2018. 1 indexed citations

Anderson, John B., Sophie Warny, Rosemary A. Askin, et al.. (2011). Progressive Cenozoic cooling and the demise of Antarctica’s last refugium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(28). 11356–11360. 104 indexed citations

Lawver, Lawrence A., et al.. (2008). Pockmarks, Western Ross Sea, Antarctica and Mendeleev Ridge, Central Arctic Ocean: Recent and/or Prevalent?. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2008. 1 indexed citations

Macdonald, David I. M., Juan R. Franzese, Luís A. Spalletti, et al.. (2003). Mesozoic break-up of SW Gondwana. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 20. 11 indexed citations

Brozena, J. M., V. A. Childers, Lawrence A. Lawver, et al.. (2003). New aerogeophysical study of the Eurasia Basin and Lomonosov Ridge: Implications for basin development. Geology. 31(9). 825–825. 162 indexed citations

Macdonald, David I. M., Irene Gómez-Pérez, Juan R. Franzese, et al.. (2003). Mesozoic break-up of SW Gondwana: implications for regional hydrocarbon potential of the southern South Atlantic. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 20(3-4). 287–308. 177 indexed citations

Brozena, J. M., et al.. (2002). A New Aerogeophysical Study of the Eurasia Basin and Lomonosov Ridge: Implications for Basin Development. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Lawver, Lawrence A. & Lisa M. Gahagan. (2002). Animation of the Tectonic Evolution of the Southwest Pacific. AGUFM. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Stoffa, Paul L., et al.. (2001). An application for removing cultural noise from aeromagnetic data. Geophysics. 66(1). 213–219. 8 indexed citations

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Dalziel, Ian W. D., Lawrence A. Lawver, & J. Brendan Murphy. (2000). Plumes, orogenesis, and supercontinental fragmentation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 178(1-2). 1–11. 170 indexed citations

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Barker, P. F. & Lawrence A. Lawver. (2000). Anomalous temperatures in central Scotia Sea sediments – Bottom water variation or pore water circulation in old ocean crust. Geophysical Research Letters. 27(1). 13–16. 21 indexed citations

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Lawver, Lawrence A., Lisa M. Gahagan, & Ian W. D. Dalziel. (1998). A Tight fit-Early Mesozoic Gondwana, a Plate Reconstruction Perspective. Memoirs of National Institute of Polar Research. Special issue. 53. 214–229. 131 indexed citations

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Wiens, Douglas A., M. E. Wysession, & Lawrence A. Lawver. (1998). Recent oceanic intraplate earthquake in Balleny Sea was largest ever detected. Eos. 79(30). 353–354. 15 indexed citations

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Lee, Tung-Yi & Lawrence A. Lawver. (1994). Cenozoic plate reconstruction of the South China Sea region. Tectonophysics. 235(1-2). 149–180. 121 indexed citations

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Lawver, Lawrence A. & D. L. Williams. (1979). Heat flow in the central Gulf of California. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 84(B7). 3465–3478. 39 indexed citations

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Lawver, Lawrence A., James W. Hawkins, & John G. Sclater. (1976). Magnetic anomalies and crustal dilation in the Lau Basin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 33(1). 27–35. 52 indexed citations

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Lawver, Lawrence A., David L. Williams, & Richard P. Von Herzen. (1975). A major geothermal anomaly in the Gulf of California. Nature. 257(5521). 23–28. 39 indexed citations

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Lawver, Lawrence A., John G. Sclater, Thomas L. Henyey, & J Rogers. (1973). Heat flow measurements in the southern portion of the Gulf of California. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 19(2). 198–208. 18 indexed citations

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