Ph. Matte

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
32 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Ph. Matte is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ph. Matte has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 3 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ph. Matte's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (16 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (13 papers). Ph. Matte is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (25 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (16 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (13 papers). Ph. Matte collaborates with scholars based in France, China and Russia. Ph. Matte's co-authors include H. Maluski, François Arthaud, Jean‐Pierre Burg, Maurice Mattauer, P. Tapponnier, Wolfgang Franke, Petr Rajlich, Jacques Malavieille, A. Ribeiro and Ph. Laurent and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Ph. Matte

32 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Variscan collage and orogeny (480–290 Ma) and th... 1985 2026 1998 2012 2001 1985 1996 200 400 600
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. The Variscan collage and orogeny (480–290 Ma) and the tectonic definition of the Armorica microplate: a review
    2001 724 citations Ph. Matte Terra Nova profile →
  2. Tectonics of the Qinling Belt: build-up and evolution of eastern Asia
    1985 622 citations Maurice Mattauer, Ph. Matte et al. Nature profile →
  3. Tectonics of Western Tibet, between the Tarim and the Indus
    1996 458 citations Ph. Matte Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ph. Matte France 23 3.4k 755 290 287 263 32 3.6k
J. Girardeau France 37 3.0k 0.9× 480 0.6× 167 0.6× 191 0.7× 304 1.2× 69 3.2k
B. F. Windley United Kingdom 19 3.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.8× 224 0.8× 363 1.3× 317 1.2× 50 3.2k
Xiao Xuchang China 18 2.5k 0.7× 910 1.2× 174 0.6× 262 0.9× 269 1.0× 38 2.8k
Derek J. Thorkelson Canada 28 3.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 334 1.2× 244 0.9× 289 1.1× 64 3.2k
Martin F. J. Flower United States 29 3.0k 0.9× 599 0.8× 131 0.5× 335 1.2× 631 2.4× 71 3.3k
В. С. Буртман Russia 19 4.3k 1.3× 2.1k 2.8× 293 1.0× 384 1.3× 396 1.5× 32 4.5k
N. T. Arndt France 16 2.3k 0.7× 807 1.1× 227 0.8× 261 0.9× 142 0.5× 24 2.6k
Bernard Bonin France 27 4.2k 1.2× 1.7k 2.3× 178 0.6× 392 1.4× 210 0.8× 83 4.4k
Maurice Brunel France 31 3.0k 0.9× 603 0.8× 124 0.4× 124 0.4× 227 0.9× 46 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ph. Matte

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Matte, Ph., et al.. (1997). Continental subductions beneath Tibet and the Himalayan orogeny: a review. Terra Nova. 9(5-6). 264–270. 59 indexed citations
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Mattauer, Maurice, Ph. Laurent, & Ph. Matte. (1996). Plissement hercynien synschisteux post-nappe et étirement subhorizontal dans le versant sud de la Montagne Noire (Sud du Massif Central, France). Comptes Rendus de l Académie des Sciences - Series IIA - Earth and Planetary Science. 322(4). 309–315. 14 indexed citations
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Mattauer, Maurice & Ph. Matte. (1996). The geology of Switzerland. An introduction to tectonic facies. Earth-Science Reviews. 40(3-4). 297–298. 4 indexed citations
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Yusheng, Pan, Yi Wang, Ph. Matte, & P. Tapponnier. (1995). Geology Along the Line from Yecheng to Shiquanhe and Tectonic Evolution of the Region Involved1. Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition. 8(2). 119–133. 10 indexed citations
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Arnaud, Nicolas, Ph. Vidal, P. Tapponnier, Ph. Matte, & Deng Wanming. (1992). The high K2O volcanism of northwestern Tibet: Geochemistry and tectonic implications. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 111(2-4). 351–367. 190 indexed citations
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Matte, Ph., H. Maluski, Petr Rajlich, & Wolfgang Franke. (1990). Terrane boundaries in the Bohemian Massif: Result of large-scale Variscan shearing. Tectonophysics. 177(1-3). 151–170. 398 indexed citations
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Matte, Ph., et al.. (1988). Decollements in slate belts, examples from the European variscides and the Qin Ling Belt of Central China. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 77(1). 227–238. 18 indexed citations
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Bois, C., A. Hirn, A. Mascle, et al.. (1988). Contribution of deep seismic profiling to the knowledge of the lower crust in France and neighbouring areas. Tectonophysics. 145(3-4). 253–275. 38 indexed citations
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Bois, C., A. Hirn, Ph. Matte, et al.. (1987). Crustal laminations in deep seismic profiles in France and neighbouring areas. Geophysical Journal International. 89(1). 297–304. 29 indexed citations
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Zhiqin, Xu, Tang Yaoqing, Maurice Mattauer, et al.. (1986). Deformation Characteristics and Tectonic Evolution of the Eastern Qinling Orogenic Belt*. 60(3). 23–35. 29 indexed citations
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Courtillot, Vincent, et al.. (1986). A magnetotectonic study of the Hercynian Montagne Noire (France). Tectonics. 5(5). 733–751. 22 indexed citations
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Mattauer, Maurice, et al.. (1985). Tectonics of the Qinling Belt: build-up and evolution of eastern Asia. Nature. 317(6037). 496–500. 622 indexed citations breakdown →
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Burg, Jean‐Pierre, Ph. Matte, A. Leyreloup, & J. Marchand. (1984). Inverted metamorphic zonation and large-scale thrusting in the Variscan Belt: an example in the French Massif Central. Geological Society London Special Publications. 14(1). 47–61. 87 indexed citations
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Burg, Jean‐Pierre, Marta Iglesias, Ph. Laurent, Ph. Matte, & A. Ribeiro. (1981). Variscan intracontinental deformation: The Coimbra—Cordoba shear zone (SW Iberian Peninsula). Tectonophysics. 78(1-4). 161–177. 170 indexed citations
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Matte, Ph. & Jean‐Pierre Burg. (1981). Sutures, thrusts and nappes in the Variscan Arc of western Europe: plate tectonic implications. Geological Society London Special Publications. 9(1). 353–358. 44 indexed citations
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Burg, Jean‐Pierre & Ph. Matte. (1978). A Cross Section through the French Massif Central and the Scope of its Variscan Geodynamic Evolution. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 129(2). 429–460. 119 indexed citations
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Arthaud, François & Ph. Matte. (1977). Determination de la position initiale de la Corse et de la Sardaigne a la fin de l'orogenese hercynienne grace aux marqueurs geologiques ante-mesozoiques. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France. S7-XIX(4). 833–840. 40 indexed citations
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Arthaud, François & Ph. Matte. (1975). Les decrochements tardi-hercyniens du sud-ouest de l'europe. Geometrie et essai de reconstitution des conditions de la deformation. Tectonophysics. 25(1-2). 139–171. 257 indexed citations

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