Louis Moresi

12.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
159 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Louis Moresi is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Moresi has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Geophysics, 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 16 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Louis Moresi's work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (101 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (94 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (78 papers). Louis Moresi is often cited by papers focused on High-pressure geophysics and materials (101 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (94 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (78 papers). Louis Moresi collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Switzerland. Louis Moresi's co-authors include V. S. Solomatov, Michael Gurnis, A. Lenardic, H.‐B. Mühlhaus, Wouter P. Schellart, Shijie Zhong, D. R. Stegman, Dave A. May, J. Freeman and Frédéric Dufour and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Louis Moresi

154 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Evolution and diversity of subduction zones controlle... 1995 2026 2005 2015 2007 1995 100 200 300 400
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. Evolution and diversity of subduction zones controlled by slab width
    2007 499 citations D. R. Stegman, Louis Moresi et al. profile →
  2. Numerical investigation of 2D convection with extremely large viscosity variations
    1995 408 citations Louis Moresi, V. S. Solomatov profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Louis Moresi Australia 48 7.5k 1.0k 718 534 496 159 9.0k
Shijie Zhong United States 52 6.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 1.2k 1.7× 308 0.6× 319 0.6× 153 9.2k
Taras Gerya Switzerland 73 17.0k 2.3× 945 0.9× 899 1.3× 289 0.5× 946 1.9× 353 18.5k
F. A. Dahlen United States 49 11.6k 1.6× 620 0.6× 922 1.3× 121 0.2× 459 0.9× 125 13.0k
Jeroen Tromp United States 59 12.8k 1.7× 409 0.4× 553 0.8× 489 0.9× 194 0.4× 241 14.7k
Klaus Mosegaard Denmark 30 2.7k 0.4× 601 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 110 0.2× 108 0.2× 94 5.2k
G. A. Houseman United Kingdom 44 8.3k 1.1× 127 0.1× 725 1.0× 114 0.2× 629 1.3× 121 8.8k
M. Nafi Toksöz United States 61 12.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.3× 560 0.8× 116 0.2× 224 0.5× 449 15.3k
J. B. Minster United States 38 5.2k 0.7× 635 0.6× 727 1.0× 53 0.1× 439 0.9× 95 6.7k
Maurizio Ripepe Italy 51 5.5k 0.7× 278 0.3× 1.7k 2.4× 93 0.2× 182 0.4× 213 7.3k
Hans‐Peter Bunge Germany 39 4.7k 0.6× 130 0.1× 321 0.4× 141 0.3× 210 0.4× 105 5.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Louis Moresi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louis Moresi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Louis Moresi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Louis Moresi 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 Louis Moresi. Louis Moresi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Haibin, et al.. (2023). Numerical Modeling of Earthquake Cycles Based On Navier‐Stokes Equations With Viscoelastic‐Plasticity Rheology. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 24(9). 1 indexed citations
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Sachau, Till, et al.. (2022). ISMIP-HOM benchmark experiments using Underworld. Geoscientific model development. 15(23). 8749–8764. 1 indexed citations
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Holt, W. E., Ran Feng, Jacqueline Austermann, et al.. (2022). Coupled influence of tectonics, climate, and surface processes on landscape evolution in southwestern North America. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4437–4437. 27 indexed citations
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Morón, Sara, Barry P. Kohn, Romain Beucher, et al.. (2020). Denuding a Craton: Thermochronology Record of Phanerozoic Unroofing From the Pilbara Craton, Australia. Tectonics. 39(9). 19 indexed citations
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Kaus, Boris, et al.. (2019). The Impact of a Very Weak and Thin Upper Asthenosphere on Subduction Motions. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(21). 11893–11905. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Ting, Louis Moresi, Michael Gurnis, et al.. (2019). Contrasted East Asia and South America tectonics driven by deep mantle flow. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 517. 106–116. 31 indexed citations
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Beucher, Romain, Louis Moresi, Dan Sandiford, et al.. (2019). UWGeodynamics: A teaching and research tool for numerical geodynamic modelling. The Journal of Open Source Software. 4(36). 1136–1136. 24 indexed citations
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Yang, Haimeng, Louis Moresi, & Mark Quigley. (2019). Fault spacing in continental strike-slip shear zones: Southern California, New Zealand, and Central Tibet. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Sandiford, Dan & Louis Moresi. (2019). Improving subduction interface implementation in dynamic numerical models. Solid Earth. 10(3). 969–985. 15 indexed citations
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Boneh, Y., Iris van Zelst, Meghan S. Miller, et al.. (2019). Intermediate‐Depth Earthquakes Controlled by Incoming Plate Hydration Along Bending‐Related Faults. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(7). 3688–3697. 33 indexed citations
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Yang, Ting, Louis Moresi, R. Dietmar Müller, & Michael Gurnis. (2017). Oceanic Residual Topography Agrees With Mantle Flow Predictions at Long Wavelengths. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(21). 15 indexed citations
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Jadamec, M. A., et al.. (2011). Slab edge interaction with a back-arc spreading center: 3D instantaneous mantle flow models of Vanuatu, SW Pacific. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Quenette, Steve & Louis Moresi. (2010). Models based experimentation: numerical modelling of 3D basin scale architecture heat & fluid flow. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 4 indexed citations
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Cooper, C. M., A. Lenardic, A. Levander, & Louis Moresi. (2005). Craton Formation Via Thrust Stacking: Constraints on Proto-Cratonic Lithosphere From Geodynamics, Seismology, and Geochemistry. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Stegman, D. R., et al.. (2004). gLucifer: Next-generation visualization framework. AGUFM. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, C. M., A. Lenardic, & Louis Moresi. (2003). Stability of a Chemical Boundary Layer Within a Convecting Mantle. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003.
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Lenardic, A. & Louis Moresi. (2002). The Longevity and Stability of Cratonic Lithosphere: Insights From Numerical Simulations of Coupled Mantle Convection and Continental Tectonics. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Boschetti, Fabio & Louis Moresi. (2001). Interactive inversion in geosciences. Geophysics. 66(4). 1226–1234. 40 indexed citations
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Solomatov, V. S., et al.. (2000). The Timing of Formation of Beta Regio and Its Geodynamical Implications. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1942. 1 indexed citations
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Moresi, Louis. (1993). Effective elastic thickness of the Venusian lithosphere with lateral viscosity variations in the mantle. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1009. 1 indexed citations

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