Olivier Lacombe

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Olivier Lacombe is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivier Lacombe has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 112 papers in Geophysics, 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 19 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Olivier Lacombe's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (98 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (96 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (32 papers). Olivier Lacombe is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (98 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (96 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (32 papers). Olivier Lacombe collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Italy. Olivier Lacombe's co-authors include Frédéric Mouthereau, Nicolas Bellahsen, Jaume Vergés, Laurent Jolivet, Nicolas Beaudoin, Jacques Angelier, François Roure, Jacques Angelier, Khalid Amrouch and B. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Olivier Lacombe

130 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

Building the Zagros collisional orogen: Timing, strain di... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Building the Zagros collisional orogen: Timing, strain distribution and the dynamics of Arabia/Eurasia plate convergence
    2012 536 citations Frédéric Mouthereau, Olivier Lacombe et al. Tectonophysics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Olivier Lacombe France 52 6.0k 1.1k 921 913 644 132 6.8k
Hemin Koyi Sweden 44 4.6k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.4× 632 0.7× 551 0.9× 168 5.8k
Ken McCaffrey United Kingdom 43 4.4k 0.7× 981 0.9× 613 0.7× 597 0.7× 1.0k 1.6× 161 5.9k
Fabrizio Storti Italy 40 4.2k 0.7× 927 0.8× 782 0.8× 917 1.0× 315 0.5× 144 5.0k
Christopher J. Talbot Sweden 40 3.7k 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 816 0.9× 734 1.1× 121 5.2k
David Peacock United Kingdom 35 4.5k 0.7× 1.6k 1.4× 784 0.9× 647 0.7× 476 0.7× 110 5.8k
Onno Oncken Germany 51 7.3k 1.2× 596 0.5× 675 0.7× 925 1.0× 971 1.5× 183 8.1k
Josep Antón Muñoz Spain 45 5.3k 0.9× 696 0.6× 2.1k 2.3× 1.7k 1.9× 298 0.5× 197 6.7k
Ken McClay United Kingdom 50 5.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 2.1k 2.3× 1.0k 1.1× 636 1.0× 133 7.3k
Giovanni Bertotti Netherlands 44 3.6k 0.6× 942 0.8× 945 1.0× 874 1.0× 217 0.3× 167 5.0k
Eugenio Carminati Italy 40 4.4k 0.7× 523 0.5× 680 0.7× 665 0.7× 337 0.5× 147 5.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivier Lacombe

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All Works

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Lacombe, Olivier, Nicolas Beaudoin, Jean‐Paul Callot, et al.. (2025). Sequence, duration, rate of deformation and paleostress evolution during fold development: Insights from fractures, calcite twins and U-Pb calcite geochronology in the Mirabeau anticline (SE France). Journal of Structural Geology. 199. 105460–105460. 1 indexed citations
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Lacombe, Olivier, Stefano Tavani, Juliette Lamarche, Fabrizio Balsamo, & Fabrizio Agosta. (2022). Introduction: Faults and fractures in rocks: mechanics, occurrence, dating, stress history and fluid flow. Geological Magazine. 159(11-12). 1847–1854. 6 indexed citations
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Benedicto, Antonio, Julien Mercadier, Olivier Lacombe, et al.. (2020). Structural controls and metallogenic model of polyphase uranium mineralization in the Kiggavik area (Nunavut, Canada). Mineralium Deposita. 56(7). 1263–1296. 16 indexed citations
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Dimanov, Alexandre, et al.. (2018). Uniaxial compression of calcite single crystals at room temperature: insights into twinning activation and development. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 10 indexed citations
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Tavani, Stefano, Fabrizio Storti, Olivier Lacombe, et al.. (2014). Fracturing stages in foreland fold and thrust belts. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 3030. 1 indexed citations
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Beaudoin, Nicolas, Nicolas Bellahsen, Olivier Lacombe, Laurent Emmanuel, & Jacques Pironon. (2013). Crustal‐scale fluid flow during the tectonic evolution of the Bighorn Basin (Wyoming, USA). Basin Research. 26(3). 403–435. 51 indexed citations
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Beaudoin, Nicolas, Rémi Leprêtre, Nicolas Bellahsen, et al.. (2012). Structural and microstructural evolution of the Rattlesnake Mountain Anticline (Wyoming, USA): New insights into the Sevier and Laramide orogenic stress build-up in the Bighorn Basin. Tectonophysics. 576-577. 20–45. 64 indexed citations
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Amrouch, Khalid, Nicolas Beaudoin, Olivier Lacombe, Nicolas Bellahsen, & Jean‐Marc Daniel. (2011). Paleostress magnitudes in folded sedimentary rocks. Geophysical Research Letters. 38(17). n/a–n/a. 54 indexed citations
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Amrouch, Khalid, Philippe Robion, Jean‐Paul Callot, et al.. (2010). Constraints on deformation mechanisms during folding provided by rock physical properties: a case study at Sheep Mountain anticline (Wyoming, USA). Geophysical Journal International. 182(3). 1105–1123. 42 indexed citations
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Amrouch, Khalid, Olivier Lacombe, Nicolas Bellahsen, Jean‐Marc Daniel, & Jean‐Paul Callot. (2010). Stress and strain patterns, kinematics and deformation mechanisms in a basement-cored anticline: Sheep Mountain Anticline, Wyoming. Tectonics. 29(1). n/a–n/a. 102 indexed citations
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Mouthereau, Frédéric, et al.. (2010). Constraints on Paleocene-Eocene uplift of the northern Pyrenees from AFT, ZHe and Z(U/Pb) dating on detrital grains. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 14(2). 4081–299. 1 indexed citations
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Lacombe, Olivier, et al.. (2007). Thrust belts and foreland basins: From fold kinematics to hydrocarbon systems. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 163 indexed citations
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Fournier, Marc, et al.. (2003). Post-nappe extension in the inner Western Alps (Liguro-Piemontese Schistes Lustrés): continuity with late ductile exhumation. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 11529. 2 indexed citations
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Lacombe, Olivier, Jacques Angelier, & Ph. Laurent. (1993). Les macles de la calcite, marqueurs des compressions récentes dans un orogène actif : l'exemple des calcaires récifaux du Sud de Taiwan. 316(12). 1805–1813. 17 indexed citations
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Lacombe, Olivier, et al.. (1965). Religions de l'Inde. 78(74). 104–107. 2 indexed citations

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