Mark A. Smethurst

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

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Mark A. Smethurst is a scholar working on Geophysics, Molecular Biology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark A. Smethurst has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Geophysics, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Mark A. Smethurst's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (28 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (26 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers). Mark A. Smethurst is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (28 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (26 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers). Mark A. Smethurst collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United Kingdom and United States. Mark A. Smethurst's co-authors include Trond H. Torsvik, Kevin Burke, Bernhard Steinberger, Sonia Rousse, Joseph G. Meert, Cinthia Labails, Harald Walderhaug, А. Н. Храмов, W. S. McKerrow and M Brasier and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Science of The Total Environment and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Mark A. Smethurst

46 papers receiving 3.2k citations

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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.

Continental break-up and collision in the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic — A tale of Baltica and Laurentia

1996 697 citations Trond H. Torsvik, Mark A. Smethurst et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
A new scheme for the opening of the South Atlantic Ocean and the dissection of an Aptian salt basin

2009 394 citations Trond H. Torsvik, Sonia Rousse et al. Geophysical Journal International profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark A. Smethurst Norway	25	2.7k	889	723	661	603	46	3.4k
Márcia Ernesto Brazil	23	2.4k 0.9×	944 1.1×	560 0.8×	634 1.0×	295 0.5×	75	3.0k
M. K. Watkeys South Africa	28	1.8k 0.7×	476 0.5×	536 0.7×	703 1.1×	501 0.8×	68	2.5k
K. A. Foland United States	34	3.3k 1.2×	609 0.7×	127 0.2×	966 1.5×	239 0.4×	86	3.9k
Raymond Montigny France	32	3.1k 1.1×	478 0.5×	347 0.5×	646 1.0×	250 0.4×	62	3.5k
Anthony Koppers United States	37	4.4k 1.6×	451 0.5×	713 1.0×	1.5k 2.3×	714 1.2×	145	5.3k
B. A. Sturt Norway	24	2.9k 1.1×	777 0.9×	300 0.4×	535 0.8×	549 0.9×	59	3.5k
R. Pedersen Norway	33	2.6k 1.0×	252 0.3×	186 0.3×	607 0.9×	172 0.3×	82	3.5k
Paul W. Layer United States	42	4.3k 1.6×	558 0.6×	527 0.7×	1.2k 1.8×	708 1.2×	180	5.2k
Ichiro Kaneoka Japan	33	2.6k 1.0×	167 0.2×	236 0.3×	980 1.5×	217 0.4×	124	3.1k
Edward L. Winterer United States	23	1.1k 0.4×	549 0.6×	146 0.2×	1.2k 1.8×	407 0.7×	44	2.2k

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Watson, Robin J., et al.. (2016). The use of mapped geology as a predictor of radon potential in Norway. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 166(Pt 2). 341–354. 46 indexed citations

Smethurst, Mark A., et al.. (2016). The predictive power of airborne gamma ray survey data on the locations of domestic radon hazards in Norway: A strong case for utilizing airborne data in large-scale radon potential mapping. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 166(Pt 2). 321–340. 24 indexed citations

Colli, Lorenzo, Ingo Stotz, Hans‐Peter Bunge, et al.. (2014). Rapid South Atlantic spreading changes and coeval vertical motion in surrounding continents: evidence for temporal changes of pressure-driven upper mantle flow. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 3361. 2 indexed citations

Dowdall, M., Mark A. Smethurst, Robin J. Watson, et al.. (2012). Car-borne gamma spectrometry: a virtual exercise in emergency response. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 107. 68–77. 5 indexed citations

Clark, Stuart, et al.. (2012). 4DPlates: On the fly visualization of multilayer geoscientific datasets in a plate tectonic environment. Computers & Geosciences. 45. 46–51. 9 indexed citations

Ganerød, Morgan, Mark A. Smethurst, Trond H. Torsvik, et al.. (2010). The North Atlantic Igneous Province reconstructed and its relation to the Plume Generation Zone: the Antrim Lava Group revisited. Geophysical Journal International. no–no. 57 indexed citations

Ganerød, Morgan, Cora A. McKenna, Mark A. Smethurst, et al.. (2008). The Age of the Antrim Lava Group, Northern Ireland, and its correlation to the North Atlantic Igneous Province. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations

Smethurst, Mark A., Terje Strand, A. Sundal, & Anne Liv Rudjord. (2008). Large-scale radon hazard evaluation in the Oslofjord region of Norway utilizing indoor radon concentrations, airborne gamma ray spectrometry and geological mapping. The Science of The Total Environment. 407(1). 379–393. 47 indexed citations

Ganerød, Morgan, Mark A. Smethurst, Sonia Rousse, Trond H. Torsvik, & Tore Prestvik. (2008). Reassembling the Paleogene–Eocene North Atlantic igneous province: New paleomagnetic constraints from the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 272(1-2). 464–475. 13 indexed citations

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Torsvik, Trond H., Mark A. Smethurst, Kevin Burke, & Bernhard Steinberger. (2008). Long term stability in deep mantle structure: Evidence from the ~ 300 Ma Skagerrak-Centered Large Igneous Province (the SCLIP). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 267(3-4). 444–452. 143 indexed citations

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Torsvik, Trond H., Mark A. Smethurst, Kevin Burke, & Bernhard Steinberger. (2006). Large igneous provinces generated from the margins of the large low-velocity provinces in the deep mantle. Geophysical Journal International. 167(3). 1447–1460. 263 indexed citations

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Olesen, Odleiv, Mark A. Smethurst, Trond H. Torsvik, & Torben Bidstrup. (2004). Sveconorwegian igneous complexes beneath the Norwegian–Danish Basin. Tectonophysics. 387(1-4). 105–130. 24 indexed citations

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Lauritzen, Bent, et al.. (2002). Mobile Gamma Spectrometry Evaluation of the Resume 99 Exercise. 6 indexed citations

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Smethurst, Mark A.. (2000). Land–offshore tectonic links in western Norway and the northern North Sea. Journal of the Geological Society. 157(4). 769–781. 29 indexed citations

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Torsvik, Trond H., Elizabeth A. Eide, Joseph G. Meert, Mark A. Smethurst, & Harald Walderhaug. (1998). The Oslo Rift: new palaeomagnetic and⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar age constraints. Geophysical Journal International. 135(3). 1045–1059. 33 indexed citations

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Smethurst, Mark A., А. Н. Храмов, & Trond H. Torsvik. (1998). The Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic palaeomagnetic data for the Siberian Platform: From Rodinia to Pangea. Earth-Science Reviews. 43(1-2). 1–24. 167 indexed citations

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Smethurst, Mark A., et al.. (1994). An aeromagnetic compilation over mainland Norway. First Break. 12(4). 3 indexed citations

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Torsvik, Trond H., Odleiv Olesen, Allan Trench, et al.. (1992). Geophysical investigation of the Honningsvåg igneous complex, Scandinavian Caledonides. Journal of the Geological Society. 149(3). 373–381. 13 indexed citations

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Briden, J. C., David J. Robertson, & Mark A. Smethurst. (1989). Short Paper; Terrane rotations in the Irish Caledonides. Journal of the Geological Society. 146(6). 909–911. 4 indexed citations

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Smethurst, Mark A. & J. C. Briden. (1988). Palaeomagnetism of Silurian Sediments In W Ireland: Evidence For Block Rotation In the Caledonides. Geophysical Journal International. 95(2). 327–346. 20 indexed citations

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