Peter J. Coney

8.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Coney is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Coney has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Geophysics, 16 papers in Atmospheric Science and 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Coney's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (42 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (25 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers). Peter J. Coney is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (42 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (25 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers). Peter J. Coney collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Peter J. Coney's co-authors include David L. Jones, J. W. H. Monger, George H. Davis, Tekla A. Harms, Stephen J. Reynolds, Maria Fernanda Campa, Max D. Crittenden, Charles F. Kluth, C. L. Fergusson and Josep Antón Muñoz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Coney

51 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cordilleran suspect terranes 1977 2026 1993 2009 1980 1984 1977 250 500 750
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 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. Cordilleran suspect terranes
    1980 977 citations Peter J. Coney, David L. Jones et al. Nature profile →
  2. Cordilleran metamorphic core complexes: Cenozoic extensional relics of Mesozoic compression
    1984 576 citations Peter J. Coney, Tekla A. Harms Geology profile →
  3. Cordilleran Benioff zones
    1977 520 citations Peter J. Coney, Stephen J. Reynolds Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter J. Coney United States 33 5.3k 1.5k 1.1k 827 626 52 6.1k
Л.П. Зоненшайн Russia 21 4.0k 0.7× 939 0.6× 584 0.5× 827 1.0× 323 0.5× 34 4.7k
Daniel E. Karig United States 44 5.9k 1.1× 593 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.9× 741 1.2× 82 6.8k
Warren Hamilton United States 27 4.0k 0.7× 772 0.5× 704 0.6× 1.6k 1.9× 320 0.5× 69 4.9k
C. McA. Powell Australia 34 3.6k 0.7× 696 0.4× 791 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 672 1.1× 78 4.9k
Peter Copeland United States 28 4.6k 0.9× 909 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 415 0.5× 576 0.9× 52 5.7k
Claude Lepvrier France 32 4.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 453 0.4× 1.4k 1.7× 462 0.7× 65 5.6k
Diane Seward Switzerland 40 4.6k 0.9× 677 0.4× 1.7k 1.6× 705 0.9× 668 1.1× 112 5.7k
Luc-Emmanuel Ricou France 28 3.8k 0.7× 703 0.5× 816 0.7× 251 0.3× 474 0.8× 52 4.6k
Xu Zhiqin China 21 5.0k 0.9× 833 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 588 0.7× 374 0.6× 56 5.8k
Françoise Roger France 26 5.8k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 914 1.1× 392 0.6× 41 6.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Coney, Peter J. & C A Evenchick. (1994). Consolidation of the American Cordilleras. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 7(3-4). 241–262. 76 indexed citations
2.
Centeno‐García, Elena, Joaquín Ruiz, Peter J. Coney, P. Jonathan Patchett, & Fernando Ortega‐Gutiérrez. (1993). Guerrero terrane of Mexico: Its role in the Southern, Cordillera from new geochemical data. Geology. 21(5). 419–419. 98 indexed citations
3.
Coney, Peter J.. (1992). The lachlan belt of eastern Australia and Circum-Pacific tectonic evolution. Tectonophysics. 214(1-4). 1–25. 99 indexed citations
4.
Fergusson, C. L. & Peter J. Coney. (1992). Implications of a Bengal Fan-type deposit in the Paleozoic Lachlan fold belt of southeastern Australia. Geology. 20(11). 1047–1047. 62 indexed citations
5.
Coney, Peter J.. (1989). Structural aspects of suspect terranes and accretionary tectonics in western North America. Journal of Structural Geology. 11(1-2). 107–125. 59 indexed citations
6.
Norton, M. G., et al.. (1986). Collapse of the Caledonian orogen and the Old Red Sandstone. Nature. 323(6084). 147–149. 140 indexed citations
7.
Coney, Peter J. & David L. Jones. (1985). Accretion tectonics and crustal structure in Alaska. Tectonophysics. 119(1-4). 265–283. 57 indexed citations
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Coney, Peter J. & Tekla A. Harms. (1984). Cordilleran metamorphic core complexes: Cenozoic extensional relics of Mesozoic compression. Geology. 12(9). 550–550. 576 indexed citations breakdown →
9.
Butler, Robert F., et al.. (1983). Paleomagnetic evidence for Jurassic deformation of the McCoy Mountains Formation, southeastern California and southwestern Arizona. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 62(1). 104–114. 7 indexed citations
10.
Jones, David L., et al.. (1983). Tectono-stratigraphic map and interpretive bedrock geologic map of the Mount McKinley region, Alaska. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 7 indexed citations
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May, Steven R., Peter J. Coney, & Myrl E. Beck. (1983). Paleomagnetism and suspect terranes of the North American Cordillera. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations
12.
Coney, Peter J.. (1982). Plate Tectonic Constraints on the Biogeography of Middle America and the Caribbean Region. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 69(3). 432–432. 85 indexed citations
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Jones, David L., et al.. (1982). Character, distribution, and tectonic significance of accretionary terranes in the Central Alaska Range. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(B5). 3709–3717. 75 indexed citations
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Coney, Peter J., David L. Jones, & J. W. H. Monger. (1980). Cordilleran suspect terranes. Nature. 288(5789). 329–333. 977 indexed citations breakdown →
15.
Coney, Peter J. & Stephen J. Reynolds. (1980). Cordilleran Metamorphic Core Complexes and Their Uranium Favorability: Final Report. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3 indexed citations
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Davis, George H. & Peter J. Coney. (1979). Geologic development of the Cordilleran metamorphic core complexes. Geology. 7(3). 120–120. 270 indexed citations
17.
Coney, Peter J.. (1979). Tertiary Evolution of Cordilleran Metamorphic Core Complexes. 15–28. 29 indexed citations
18.
Berg, Henry C., David L. Jones, & Peter J. Coney. (1978). Map showing pre-Cenozoic tectonostratigraphic terranes of southeastern Alaska and adjacent areas. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 75 indexed citations
19.
Coney, Peter J.. (1972). Cordilleran tectonics and North America plate motion. American Journal of Science. 272(7). 603–628. 105 indexed citations
20.
Coney, Peter J.. (1971). Cordilleran Tectonic Transitions and Motion of the North American Plate. Nature. 233(5320). 462–465. 38 indexed citations

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