M. A. Murphy

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

M. A. Murphy is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, M. A. Murphy has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Geophysics, 5 papers in Geology and 2 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in M. A. Murphy's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (5 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (5 papers). M. A. Murphy is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (6 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (5 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (5 papers). M. A. Murphy collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. M. A. Murphy's co-authors include An Yin, T. Mark Harrison, Sören B. Dürr, F. J. Ryerson, W. S. F. Kidd, Paul Kapp, C. E. Manning, Xiguang Deng, Matthew S. Spurlin and Lin Ding and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin and Geosphere.

In The Last Decade

M. A. Murphy

11 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Did the Indo-Asian collision alone create the Tibetan pla... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 100 200 300 400 500
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. Did the Indo-Asian collision alone create the Tibetan plateau?
    1997 572 citations M. A. Murphy, An Yin et al. Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. A. Murphy United States 5 1.0k 244 123 114 72 12 1.1k
G. E. Gehrels United States 5 944 0.9× 327 1.3× 94 0.8× 138 1.2× 98 1.4× 6 1.0k
Sören B. Dürr Germany 8 974 1.0× 220 0.9× 153 1.2× 125 1.1× 112 1.6× 12 1.1k
Xiaohong Ge China 10 638 0.6× 216 0.9× 144 1.2× 190 1.7× 95 1.3× 13 808
Liekun Yang China 20 951 0.9× 321 1.3× 127 1.0× 135 1.2× 55 0.8× 41 1.0k
Andrew K. Laskowski United States 16 893 0.9× 275 1.1× 119 1.0× 153 1.3× 117 1.6× 33 971
Devon Orme United States 13 664 0.7× 138 0.6× 100 0.8× 178 1.6× 105 1.5× 25 763
Gaoyuan Sun China 15 628 0.6× 198 0.8× 135 1.1× 99 0.9× 187 2.6× 28 783
Alan T. Baxter Canada 13 634 0.6× 144 0.6× 120 1.0× 94 0.8× 94 1.3× 27 709
Badengzhu Hong Kong 10 899 0.9× 148 0.6× 135 1.1× 109 1.0× 145 2.0× 23 999
M E Villeneuve Canada 14 1.0k 1.0× 408 1.7× 93 0.8× 103 0.9× 118 1.6× 24 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by M. A. Murphy

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. A. Murphy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. A. Murphy

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Murphy, M. A., et al.. (2012). Deposition and deformation in the deepwater sediment of the offshore Barreirinhas Basin, Brazil. Geosphere. 8(6). 1606–1631. 12 indexed citations
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Wijk, Jolante van, et al.. (2011). Pull-apart basin evolution: insights from numerical models. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A., et al.. (2011). The Barreirinhas Basin, Equatorial Brazil: Pitfalls of "Structural Styles"Analysis in Frontier Basins.
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Murphy, M. A., et al.. (2010). Onset of oblique extension in south-central Tibet by 15 Ma: implications for diachronous extension of the Tibetan Plateau. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 6 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A., et al.. (2009). Structural evolution of the Thakkhola graben and implications on the architecture of the central Himalaya. AGUFM. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A., et al.. (2007). Deformation History of the Ayishan, Western Tibet. AGUFM. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A., et al.. (2006). Structural Evolution of the Ayishan Detachment: Implications for the Deformation of the Indus-Yalu Suture Zone. AGUFM. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A., et al.. (2006). Structural Evolution of the Eastern Sierra Madre Oriental: The Role of Basement Structures in Fold-Thrust Development. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A. & An Yin. (2002). Structural evolution and sequence of thrusting in the Tethyan fold-thrust belt and Indus-Yalu suture zone, southwest Tibet. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 115(1). 21–34. 163 indexed citations
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Kapp, Paul, An Yin, C. E. Manning, et al.. (2000). Blueschist-bearing metamorphic core complexes in the Qiangtang block reveal deep crustal structure of northern Tibet. Geology. 28(1). 19–19. 318 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A., An Yin, & T. Mark Harrison. (1999). Did the Indo-Asian collision alone create theTibetan plateau?: Reply. Geology. 27(3). 285–285. 2 indexed citations
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Murphy, M. A., An Yin, T. Mark Harrison, et al.. (1997). Did the Indo-Asian collision alone create the Tibetan plateau?. Geology. 25(8). 719–719. 572 indexed citations breakdown →

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