Paul Tapponnier

222 total papers · 26.7k total citations
157 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Paul Tapponnier is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Tapponnier has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Geophysics, 32 papers in Atmospheric Science and 21 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Paul Tapponnier's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (133 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (103 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (65 papers). Paul Tapponnier is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (133 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (103 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (65 papers). Paul Tapponnier collaborates with scholars based in France, China and Singapore. Paul Tapponnier's co-authors include Péter Molnár, Bertrand Meyer, Rolando Armijo, G. Wittlinger, Nicolas Arnaud, Xu Zhiqin, Jingsui Yang, Françoise Roger, G. Peltzer and Jean‐Philippe Avouac and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paul Tapponnier

154 papers receiving 21.2k citations

Hit Papers

Oblique Stepwise Rise and... 1976 2026 1992 2009 2001 1993 1995 1977 1993 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Oblique Stepwise Rise and Growth of the Tibet Plateau
    2001 3.3k citations Paul Tapponnier, Xu Zhiqin et al. Science profile →
  2. Updated interpretation of magnetic anomalies and seafloor spreading stages in the south China Sea: Implications for the Tertiary tectonics of Southeast Asia
    1993 1.2k citations A. Briais, Philippe Patriat et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  3. The Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone (Yunnan, China), Tertiary transform boundary of Indochina
    1995 1.0k citations Philippe Hervé Leloup, Robin Lacassin et al. Tectonophysics profile →
  4. Active faulting and tectonics in China
    1977 995 citations Paul Tapponnier, Péter Molnár Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  5. Kinematic model of active deformation in central Asia
    1993 843 citations Jean‐Philippe Avouac, Paul Tapponnier Geophysical Research Letters profile →
  6. Quaternary extension in southern Tibet: Field observations and tectonic implications
    1986 789 citations Rolando Armijo, Paul Tapponnier et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  7. Active faulting and cenozoic tectonics of the Tien Shan, Mongolia, and Baykal Regions
    1979 741 citations Paul Tapponnier, Péter Molnár Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  8. Formation and evolution of strike‐slip faults, rifts, and basins during the India‐Asia Collision: An experimental approach
    1988 728 citations G. Peltzer, Paul Tapponnier Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  9. Slip-line field theory and large-scale continental tectonics
    1976 682 citations Paul Tapponnier, Péter Molnár Nature profile →
  10. Active tectonics of Tibet
    1978 646 citations Péter Molnár, Paul Tapponnier Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →
  11. Late Cenozoic right‐lateral strike‐slip faulting in southern Tibet
    1989 502 citations Rolando Armijo, Paul Tapponnier et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Paul Tapponnier 19.9k 4.3k 4.0k 2.1k 1.4k 157 22.9k
P. Tapponnier 19.0k 1.0× 3.9k 0.9× 3.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.2× 140 21.1k
L. H. Royden 18.1k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 123 21.1k
B. C. Burchfiel 14.8k 0.7× 2.4k 0.6× 3.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 130 17.3k
Philip England 19.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 3.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 1.9k 1.3× 142 21.8k
Xavier Le Pichon 14.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 206 18.1k
P.R. Cobbold 9.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 156 12.0k
An Yin 25.3k 1.3× 3.1k 0.7× 4.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 6.1k 4.3× 234 28.7k
Sierd Cloetingh 17.5k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 3.8k 0.9× 3.7k 1.8× 863 0.6× 430 20.5k
Gordon Lister 14.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 2.2k 1.6× 178 16.1k
Christopher Beaumont 12.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 2.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 161 14.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Tapponnier

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