Peter J. Talling

11.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
143 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Talling is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Talling has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 99 papers in Atmospheric Science and 67 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Talling's work include Geological formations and processes (117 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (97 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (51 papers). Peter J. Talling is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (117 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (97 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (51 papers). Peter J. Talling collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Peter J. Talling's co-authors include E. J. Sumner, Lawrence Amy, Douglas G. Masson, G. Malgesini, Michael Clare, James E. Hunt, Matthieu Cartigny, R. B. Wynn, Ed Pope and Morelia Urlaub and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Talling

138 papers receiving 7.4k citations

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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.

Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types

2012 790 citations Peter J. Talling, Douglas G. Masson et al. Sedimentology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter J. Talling United Kingdom	50	5.9k	4.7k	2.6k	1.5k	1.0k	143	7.6k
Thierry Mulder France	47	6.7k 1.1×	5.7k 1.2×	2.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	138	8.9k
Douglas G. Masson United Kingdom	46	4.2k 0.7×	3.6k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	900 0.6×	585 0.6×	105	7.0k
Marc De Batist Belgium	49	3.0k 0.5×	4.3k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	809 0.6×	984 0.9×	243	7.2k
Dorrik A. V. Stow United Kingdom	51	7.3k 1.2×	6.2k 1.3×	3.4k 1.3×	834 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	166	9.5k
William R. Normark United States	44	4.6k 0.8×	4.2k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	882 0.8×	154	7.5k
Ben Kneller United Kingdom	40	5.0k 0.8×	3.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	111	6.2k
David J. W. Piper Canada	60	6.8k 1.1×	6.6k 1.4×	5.2k 2.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	370	12.7k
Bruno Savoye France	34	3.8k 0.6×	2.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	903 0.6×	693 0.7×	61	4.6k
Haflidi Haflidason Norway	49	3.6k 0.6×	6.4k 1.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	666 0.6×	143	8.1k
Fabio Trincardi Italy	47	3.6k 0.6×	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	409 0.4×	130	6.3k

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Bellwald, Benjamin, et al.. (2025). Deep Secrets: Discovery of a giant mega-slide in the North Sea Fan, offshore Norway. Marine Geology. 485. 107554–107554.

Talling, Peter J., Dietrich Lange, Wu‐Cheng Chi, et al.. (2025). Ocean-bottom seismometers reveal surge dynamics in Earth’s longest-runout sediment flows. Communications Earth & Environment. 6(1). 147–147.

Baker, Megan L., Peter J. Talling, Ed Pope, et al.. (2024). Seabed Seismographs Reveal Duration and Structure of Longest Runout Sediment Flows on Earth. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(23). 5 indexed citations

Hage, Sophie, Megan L. Baker, Nathalie Babonneau, et al.. (2024). How is particulate organic carbon transported through the river-fed submarine Congo Canyon to the deep sea?. Biogeosciences. 21(19). 4251–4272. 2 indexed citations

Talling, Peter J., Ed Pope, Megan L. Baker, et al.. (2024). Morphometric fingerprints and downslope evolution in bathymetric surveys: insights into morphodynamics of the Congo canyon-channel. Frontiers in Earth Science. 12. 3 indexed citations

Hage, Sophie, Valier Galy, Matthieu Cartigny, et al.. (2022). Turbidity Currents Can Dictate Organic Carbon Fluxes Across River‐Fed Fjords: An Example From Bute Inlet (BC, Canada). Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences. 127(6). 16 indexed citations

Pope, Ed, Maarten Heijnen, Peter J. Talling, et al.. (2022). Carbon and sediment fluxes inhibited in the submarine Congo Canyon by landslide-damming. Nature Geoscience. 15(10). 845–853. 21 indexed citations

Peakall, Jeff, Jim Best, Jaco H. Baas, et al.. (2020). An integrated process‐based model of flutes and tool marks in deep‐water environments: Implications for palaeohydraulics, the Bouma sequence and hybrid event beds. Sedimentology. 67(4). 1601–1666. 70 indexed citations

Talling, Peter J., Megan Baker, Ed Pope, et al.. (2020). First direct monitoring and time-lapse mapping starts to reveal how a large submarine fan works.

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Bellwald, Benjamin, Peter J. Talling, Aaron Micallef, et al.. (2020). Does Retrogression Always Account for the Large Volume of Submarine Megaslides? Evidence to the Contrary From the Tampen Slide, Offshore Norway. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(2). 9 indexed citations

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Allin, Joshua R., et al.. (2016). Were the Trænadjupet and Nyk Slides multi-staged?. EGUGA. 1 indexed citations

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Hage, Sophie, Matthieu Cartigny, Michael Clare, et al.. (2016). A multi-instrument approach to monitoring turbidity currents: Case study from the Squamish Delta, British Columbia (Canada). EGUGA. 1 indexed citations

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Clare, Michael, et al.. (2016). What threat do turbidity currents and submarine landslides pose to submarine telecommunications cable infrastructure. EGUGA. 2 indexed citations

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Morgan, Sally, Anne Le Friant, Georges Boudon, et al.. (2015). Composition, geometry, and emplacement dynamics of a large volcanic island landslide offshore Martinique: From volcano flank‐collapse to seafloor sediment failure?. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 17(3). 699–724. 31 indexed citations

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Talling, Peter J., Michael Clare, Morelia Urlaub, et al.. (2014). Large Submarine Landslides on Continental Slopes: Geohazards, Methane Release, and Climate Change. Oceanography. 27(2). 32–45. 133 indexed citations

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Karstens, Jens, Gareth Crutchley, Christian Berndt, et al.. (2013). Emplacement of pyroclastic deposits offshore Montserrat from 3D seismic data. Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR). 17 indexed citations

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Stevenson, C. J., Peter J. Talling, Douglas G. Masson, et al.. (2013). The spatial and temporal distribution of grain‐size breaks in turbidites. Sedimentology. 61(4). 1120–1156. 53 indexed citations

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Watt, Sebastian, Peter J. Talling, Mark E. Vardy, et al.. (2012). Widespread and progressive seafloor-sediment failure following volcanic debris avalanche emplacement: Landslide dynamics and timing offshore Montserrat, Lesser Antilles. Marine Geology. 323-325. 69–94. 55 indexed citations

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Talling, Peter J.. (2012). Comment in response to the Office of Nuclear Regulation (ONR) interim report on the Japanese earthquake and tsunami: implications for the UK nuclear industry. 2 indexed citations

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Lebas, Élodie, Anne Le Friant, Georges Boudon, et al.. (2011). Multiple widespread landslides during the long‐term evolution of a volcanic island: Insights from high‐resolution seismic data, Montserrat, Lesser Antilles. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 12(5). 41 indexed citations

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