Michael J. Heap

13.0k citations
261 papers · 10.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 58

Impact in

  • Geophysics top 0.2%
    • earthquake and tectonic studies
    • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
    • High-pressure geophysics and materials
    • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
    • Rock Mechanics and Modeling

Papers in

    • earthquake and tectonic studies 99
    • Geological and Geochemical Analysis 91
    • High-pressure geophysics and materials 48
    • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques 20
    • Rock Mechanics and Modeling 112

Michael J. Heap

247 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

The mechanical behaviour and failure modes of volcanic rocks: a review 2021 · 121 citations
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Peers

Michael J. Heap
Comparison fields: 5 of 156
  • Geophysics 5.2k
  • Mechanics of Materials 5.5k
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2.2k
  • Ocean Engineering 1.7k
  • Earth-Surface Processes 464
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Time-Dependent Weakening and Failure in the Crust: Subcritical Crack Growth and Brittle Creep
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About Michael J. Heap

Michael J. Heap is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, General Psychology and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 261 papers that have together received 10.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Rock Mechanics and Modeling (112 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (99 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (91 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (48 papers), Landslides and related hazards (46 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (21 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (20 papers) and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (5.2k citations), Mechanics of Materials (5.5k citations), Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (2.2k citations), Ocean Engineering (1.7k citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (464 citations). Michael J. Heap has collaborated with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Patrick Baud, P. G. Meredith, Thierry Reuschlé, Nicolas Brantut, Tao Xu, Jamie Farquharson, D. R. Faulkner, Ben Kennedy, Yan Lavallée and Donald B. Dingwell. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Bulletin of Volcanology, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geothermal Energy.

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