M. Sdrolias

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

M. Sdrolias is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Sdrolias has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Geology and 3 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in M. Sdrolias's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (7 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (7 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (6 papers). M. Sdrolias is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (7 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (7 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (6 papers). M. Sdrolias collaborates with scholars based in Australia, France and Norway. M. Sdrolias's co-authors include R. Dietmar Müller, Carmen Gaina, W. R. Roest, Christian Heine, Bernhard Steinberger, Michael Gurnis, Chad E. Hall, L. L. Lavier, Joanne M. Whittaker and German Leitchenkov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Tectonophysics.

In The Last Decade

M. Sdrolias

13 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry of the world's ocean crust

2008 1.6k citations R. Dietmar Müller, M. Sdrolias et al. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems profile →
Long-Term Sea-Level Fluctuations Driven by Ocean Basin Dynamics

2008 600 citations R. Dietmar Müller, M. Sdrolias et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Sdrolias Australia	9	2.8k	655	599	336	281	13	3.4k
Kara J. Matthews Australia	18	2.3k 0.8×	701 1.1×	457 0.8×	342 1.0×	309 1.1×	24	2.8k
Nicolas Flament Australia	34	2.3k 0.8×	581 0.9×	553 0.9×	391 1.2×	385 1.4×	67	3.0k
J. Dyment France	32	2.2k 0.8×	689 1.1×	687 1.1×	204 0.6×	339 1.2×	115	2.9k
Reinhard Werner Germany	33	3.1k 1.1×	591 0.9×	759 1.3×	301 0.9×	283 1.0×	117	3.7k
Pascal Gente France	28	2.0k 0.7×	375 0.6×	570 1.0×	125 0.4×	202 0.7×	53	2.5k
Ian O. Norton United States	24	1.8k 0.6×	848 1.3×	488 0.8×	239 0.7×	552 2.0×	58	2.4k
Kim D. Klitgord United States	29	2.7k 1.0×	543 0.8×	785 1.3×	145 0.4×	358 1.3×	64	3.3k
William W. Sager United States	34	2.0k 0.7×	860 1.3×	912 1.5×	376 1.1×	250 0.9×	125	3.0k
Brian E. Tucholke United States	37	3.5k 1.2×	857 1.3×	1.0k 1.7×	197 0.6×	838 3.0×	107	4.4k
Nicky M. Wright Australia	15	1.2k 0.4×	355 0.5×	426 0.7×	219 0.7×	182 0.6×	31	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by M. Sdrolias

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Sdrolias

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Sdrolias

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

All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Whittaker, Joanne M., R. Dietmar Müller, German Leitchenkov, et al.. (2008). Response to Comment on "Major Australian-Antarctic Plate Reorganization at Hawaiian-Emperor Bend Time". Science. 321(5888). 490–490. 8 indexed citations

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Müller, R. Dietmar, M. Sdrolias, Carmen Gaina, & W. R. Roest. (2008). Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry of the world's ocean crust. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 9(4). 1603 indexed citations breakdown →

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Müller, R. Dietmar, M. Sdrolias, Carmen Gaina, Bernhard Steinberger, & Christian Heine. (2008). Long-Term Sea-Level Fluctuations Driven by Ocean Basin Dynamics. Science. 319(5868). 1357–1362. 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whittaker, Joanne M., R. Dietmar Müller, German Leitchenkov, et al.. (2007). Major Australian-Antarctic Plate Reorganization at Hawaiian-Emperor Bend Time. Science. 318(5847). 83–86. 252 indexed citations

5.

Whittaker, Joanne M., R. Dietmar Müller, M. Sdrolias, & Christian Heine. (2007). Sunda-Java trench kinematics, slab window formation and overriding plate deformation since the Cretaceous. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 255(3-4). 445–457. 76 indexed citations

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Müller, R. Dietmar, M. Sdrolias, & Carmen Gaina. (2006). Reconstructing vanished ocean basins. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations

7.

Sdrolias, M. & R. Dietmar Müller. (2006). Controls on back‐arc basin formation. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 7(4). 345 indexed citations

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Sdrolias, M., W. R. Roest, & R. Dietmar Müller. (2004). An expression of Philippine Sea plate rotation: the Parece Vela and Shikoku Basins. Tectonophysics. 394(1-2). 69–86. 157 indexed citations

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Sdrolias, M., R. Dietmar Müller, Alain Mauffret, & George Bernardel. (2004). Enigmatic formation of the Norfolk Basin, SW Pacific: A plume influence on back‐arc extension. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 5(6). 49 indexed citations

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Roest, W. R., et al.. (2003). Detailed analysis of the spreading history of the Parece Vela and Shikoku Basins: Implications for Philippine Plate Rotation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations

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Hall, Chad E., Michael Gurnis, M. Sdrolias, L. L. Lavier, & R. Dietmar Müller. (2003). Catastrophic initiation of subduction following forced convergence across fracture zones. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 212(1-2). 15–30. 316 indexed citations

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Gaina, Carmen, et al.. (2002). The Evolution of Global Oceanic Crust From Jurassic to Present Day: A Global Data Integration. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Sdrolias, M., R. Dietmar Müller, & Carmen Gaina. (2001). Plate Tectonic Evolution of Eastern Australian Marginal Ocean Basins. 16 indexed citations

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