Paul Kapp

20.0k total citations · 10 hit papers
149 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

Paul Kapp is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Kapp has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Geophysics, 41 papers in Atmospheric Science and 31 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Paul Kapp's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (114 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (84 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (49 papers). Paul Kapp is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (114 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (84 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (49 papers). Paul Kapp collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Paul Kapp's co-authors include Lin Ding, Peter G. DeCelles, George E. Gehrels, An Yin, Alex Pullen, T. Mark Harrison, Jerome H. Guynn, Matthew T. Heizler, Mihai N. Ducea and Jay Quade and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Paul Kapp

143 papers receiving 16.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Geological records of the Lhasa-Qiangtang and Indo-Asian collisions in the Nima area of central Tibet
    2007 849 citations Paul Kapp, Peter G. DeCelles et al. Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →
  2. Cretaceous-Tertiary shortening, basin development, and volcanism in central Tibet
    2005 724 citations Paul Kapp, An Yin et al. Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →
  3. Detrital zircon geochronology of pre‐Tertiary strata in the Tibetan‐Himalayan orogen
    2011 718 citations George E. Gehrels, Paul Kapp et al. Tectonics profile →
  4. Paleocene–Eocene record of ophiolite obduction and initial India‐Asia collision, south central Tibet
    2005 639 citations Lin Ding, Paul Kapp et al. Tectonics profile →
  5. Cyclicity in Cordilleran orogenic systems
    2009 616 citations Peter G. DeCelles, Mihai N. Ducea et al. profile →
  6. Mesozoic–Cenozoic geological evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan orogen and working tectonic hypotheses
    2019 546 citations Paul Kapp, Peter G. DeCelles profile →
  7. Triassic continental subduction in central Tibet and Mediterranean-style closure of the Paleo-Tethys Ocean
    2008 486 citations Alex Pullen, Paul Kapp et al. profile →
  8. Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the Shiquanhe area of western Tibet
    2003 455 citations Paul Kapp, An Yin et al. Tectonics profile →
  9. Paleocene‐Eocene foreland basin evolution in the Himalaya of southern Tibet and Nepal: Implications for the age of initial India‐Asia collision
    2014 442 citations Peter G. DeCelles, Paul Kapp et al. Tectonics profile →
  10. Timing and mechanisms of Tibetan Plateau uplift
    2022 430 citations Lin Ding, Paul Kapp et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Paul Kapp 14.8k 4.0k 3.1k 1.8k 1.5k 149 16.9k
Peter G. DeCelles 16.5k 1.1× 4.1k 1.0× 5.4k 1.7× 1.6k 0.9× 2.0k 1.3× 192 20.2k
Alan S. Collins 14.3k 1.0× 4.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 3.1k 2.1× 228 15.8k
Joseph G. Meert 10.7k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 3.6k 2.4× 168 12.5k
Daniel F. Stöckli 13.2k 0.9× 3.4k 0.9× 3.6k 1.2× 953 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 455 15.4k
Mark B. Allen 10.1k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 843 0.6× 180 12.1k
Urs Schaltegger 14.8k 1.0× 6.2k 1.5× 2.3k 0.7× 871 0.5× 3.4k 2.3× 190 16.7k
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen 12.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.3× 3.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 2.0k 1.3× 250 15.0k
Nicolas Arnaud 9.0k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 667 0.4× 92 10.4k
Karl E. Karlstrom 8.5k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.8× 644 0.4× 2.0k 1.3× 261 10.6k
Stephan A. Graham 7.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.5× 4.5k 1.5× 2.6k 1.5× 2.0k 1.3× 183 12.8k

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All Works

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Li, Lin, Jay Quade, Carmala N. Garzione, et al.. (2024). Reliability of micritic carbonates in recording well-preserved isotopic composition and implications for paleoelevation estimates in central Tibet. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 375. 186–200. 5 indexed citations
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Huang, Wentao, Peter C. Lippert, Peter W. Reiners, et al.. (2023). Reply to comment by Zhao et al. on “Hydrothermal events in the Linzizong Group: Implications for Paleogene exhumation and paleoaltimetry of the southern Tibetan Plateau”. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 603. 117973–117973. 3 indexed citations
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Abell, Jordan T., Gisela Winckler, Alex Pullen, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Drivers of Quaternary Dust Fluxes to the Western North Pacific: East Asian Dustiness and Northern Hemisphere Gustiness. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 38(9). 11 indexed citations
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Mallik, Ananya, et al.. (2023). Metabasic rocks as important nitrogen carriers to forearc depths: Implications for deep nitrogen cycling. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 361. 265–275. 7 indexed citations
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Jepson, Gilby, Bárbara Carrapa, Paul Kapp, et al.. (2022). Where did the Arizona‐Plano Go? Protracted Thinning Via Upper‐ to Lower‐Crustal Processes. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 127(4). 7 indexed citations
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Abell, Jordan T., Alex Pullen, Zachary J. Lebo, et al.. (2020). A wind-albedo-wind feedback driven by landscape evolution. Nature Communications. 11(1). 96–96. 15 indexed citations
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Pelletier, Jon D., Paul Kapp, Jordan T. Abell, et al.. (2018). Controls on Yardang Development and Morphology: 1. Field Observations and Measurements at Ocotillo Wells, California. Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface. 123(4). 694–722. 19 indexed citations
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Worthington, James, Paul Kapp, V. Minaev, et al.. (2017). Birth, life, and demise of the Andean–syn‐collisional Gissar arc: Late Paleozoic tectono‐magmatic‐metamorphic evolution of the southwestern Tian Shan, Tajikistan. Tectonics. 36(10). 1861–1912. 35 indexed citations
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Huang, Wentao, Guillaume Dupont‐Nivet, Peter C. Lippert, et al.. (2015). Can a primary remanence be retrieved from partially remagnetized Eocence volcanic rocks in the Nanmulin Basin (southern Tibet) to date the India‐Asia collision?. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 120(1). 42–66. 43 indexed citations
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Huang, Wentao, Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen, Marco Maffione, et al.. (2015). Lower Cretaceous Xigaze ophiolites formed in the Gangdese forearc: Evidence from paleomagnetism, sediment provenance, and stratigraphy. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 415. 142–153. 110 indexed citations
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Pullen, Alex, Paul Kapp, Hong Chang, et al.. (2011). The Qaidam Basin and Northern Tibetan Plateau as Dust Sources for the Chinese Loess Plateau, Determined by U-Pb Detrital Zircon Provenance. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Lippert, Peter C., et al.. (2010). Consensus on the Eocene Latitude of Lhasa and the Age of the Tethyan Himalaya-Asia Collision?. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 3 indexed citations
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Heermance, Richard V., Paul Kapp, Alexander Rohrmann, & Andrew McCallister. (2009). Extreme winds during the Quaternary deduced from yardang preservation within lacustrine sediments in the Qaidam Basin, China. AGUFM. 2009. 2 indexed citations
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Rohrmann, Alexander, et al.. (2008). Minimal erosion in central Tibet since the Eocene and implications for plateau development. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2008. 3097. 1 indexed citations
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Kapp, Paul, Alex Pullen, George E. Gehrels, & Lin Ding. (2007). U-Pb Basement and Detrital Zircon Geochronology of the Lhasa and Qiangtang Terranes in Tibet. AGUFM. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Saylor, Joel E., Peter G. DeCelles, George E. Gehrels, & Paul Kapp. (2007). Provenance and basin evolution, Zhada basin, southwestern Tibet. AGUFM. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Kapp, Paul & An Yin. (2001). Unbending of Lithosphere as a Mechanism for Active Rifting in Tibet: Insight from Elastic Modeling. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 2 indexed citations
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Yin, Aijing, et al.. (2001). Coeval North-South Shortening and East-West Extension in Central Tibet. AGUFM. 2001. 1 indexed citations

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