M. P. Coward

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
106 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

M. P. Coward is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, M. P. Coward has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Geophysics, 37 papers in Geology and 21 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in M. P. Coward's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (77 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (53 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (30 papers). M. P. Coward is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (77 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (53 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (30 papers). M. P. Coward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Slovakia. M. P. Coward's co-authors include John Dewey, Paul L. Hancock, A. C. Ries, Brian F. Windley, Robert W. Butler, Peter J. Treloar, D. C. Rex, R. SHACKLETON, G. J. Potts and M. P. Searle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

M. P. Coward

106 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Continental extensional tectonics

1987 1.1k citations M. P. Coward, John Dewey et al. profile →
The closing of Tethys and the tectonics of the Himalaya

1987 620 citations M. P. Coward et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. P. Coward United Kingdom	49	6.5k	1.4k	1.2k	1.2k	875	106	7.6k
Jean‐Pierre Brun France	56	8.5k 1.3×	942 0.7×	773 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	139	9.5k
Jacques Malavieille France	49	9.0k 1.4×	921 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	958 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	111	9.8k
Ken McClay United Kingdom	50	5.7k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	636 0.5×	2.1k 1.8×	1.0k 1.2×	133	7.3k
Walter D. Mooney United States	57	12.9k 2.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	427 0.4×	553 0.6×	248	13.9k
Pierre Choukroune France	34	4.9k 0.8×	374 0.3×	684 0.6×	649 0.6×	693 0.8×	60	5.5k
Christopher J. Talbot Sweden	40	3.7k 0.6×	555 0.4×	734 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	816 0.9×	121	5.2k
Hemin Koyi Sweden	44	4.6k 0.7×	683 0.5×	551 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	632 0.7×	168	5.8k
Christian Teyssier United States	51	7.9k 1.2×	482 0.3×	1.5k 1.2×	450 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	159	8.4k
Onno Oncken Germany	51	7.3k 1.1×	393 0.3×	971 0.8×	675 0.6×	925 1.1×	183	8.1k
Stephen Marshak United States	35	3.6k 0.6×	308 0.2×	955 0.8×	563 0.5×	600 0.7×	92	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Coward, M. P., et al.. (1998). Structural geology in reservoir characterization. 107 indexed citations

Farrow, George E., et al.. (1998). A tectonostratigraphic framework for the Mid-Norway region. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 15(3). 245–276. 66 indexed citations

Coward, M. P. & A. C. Ries. (1995). Early precambrian processes. 214 indexed citations

Coward, M. P.. (1993). The effect of Late Caledonian and Variscan continental escape tectonics on basement structure, Paleozoic basin kinematics and subsequent Mesozoic basin development in NW Europe. Geological Society London Petroleum Geology Conference series. 4(1). 1095–1108. 102 indexed citations

Coward, M. P., et al.. (1992). THE TARIM BASIN, NW CHINA: FORMATION AND ASPECTS OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGY. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 15(1). 5–34. 70 indexed citations

Treloar, Peter J., M. P. Coward, & Nigel Harris. (1992). Himalayan-Tibetan analogies for the evolution of the Zimbabwe Craton and Limpopo Belt. Precambrian Research. 55(1-4). 571–587. 90 indexed citations

Hoffman, B. Todd, et al.. (1991). Relationship Between the Piriform Aperture and Interalar Nasal Widths in Adult Males. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 36(4). 1152–1161. 36 indexed citations

Treloar, Peter J., et al.. (1989). Metamorphism and crustal stacking in the North Indian Plate, North Pakistan. Tectonophysics. 165(1-4). 167–184. 54 indexed citations

Coward, M. P., Robert W. Butler, Rodney Graham, et al.. (1988). Folding and Imbrication of the Indian Crust during Himalayan Collision: Discussion. 326(1589). 89–116. 5 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P., Robert W. Butler, Rodney Graham, et al.. (1988). Folding and imbrication of the Indian crust during Himalayan collision. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 326(1589). 89–116. 72 indexed citations

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Kidd, W. S. F., Pan Yusheng, Chang Chengfa, et al.. (1988). Geological mapping of the 1985 Chinese—British Tibetan (Xizang—Qinghai) Plateau Geotraverse route. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 327(1594). 287–305. 97 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P., W. S. F. Kidd, Pan Yun, R. SHACKLETON, & Hu Zhang. (1988). The structure of the 1985 Tibet Geotraverse, Lhasa to Golmud. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 327(1594). 307–333. 163 indexed citations

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Treloar, Peter J., et al.. (1988). More evidence of pre-Himalayan orogenesis in Northern Pakistan. Geological Magazine. 125(6). 651–652. 12 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P., et al.. (1987). The Structure of the West Orkney Basin, northern Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society. 144(6). 871–884. 70 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P.. (1984). The strain and textural history of thin-skinned tectonic zones: examples from the Assynt region of the Moine thrust zone, NW Scotland. Journal of Structural Geology. 6(1-2). 89–99. 42 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P. & K. R. McClay. (1983). Thrust tectonics of S Devon. Journal of the Geological Society. 140(2). 215–228. 48 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P.. (1981). The Moabi syncline: the West Congolian of Gabon and its tectonic significance. Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique. 6 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P.. (1981). Diapirism and gravity tectonics: report of a Tectonic Studies Group conference held at Leeds University, 25–26 March 1980. Journal of Structural Geology. 3(1). 89–95. 21 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P.. (1976). A Discussion on natural strain and geological structure - Archaean deformation patterns in southern Africa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 283(1312). 313–331. 41 indexed citations

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Coward, M. P., et al.. (1973). A Discussion on the evolution of the Precambrian crust - A structural interpretation of the northern margin of the Limpopo orogenic belt, southern Africa. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 273(1235). 487–491. 28 indexed citations

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