P.L. Hancock

4.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
58 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

P.L. Hancock is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, P.L. Hancock has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Geophysics, 13 papers in Atmospheric Science and 13 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in P.L. Hancock's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (23 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers). P.L. Hancock is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (23 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers). P.L. Hancock collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Türkiye and United States. P.L. Hancock's co-authors include Erhan Altunel, Aykut Barka, Iain S. Stewart, Ziyadin Çakır, T.G. Bevan, R. A. Glen, A. Whittaker, Jonathan P. Turner, William M. Dunne and Terry Engelder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Geological Society of America Bulletin and Tectonics.

In The Last Decade

P.L. Hancock

57 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Brittle microtectonics: principles and practice 1983 2026 1997 2011 1985 1983 1986 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. Brittle microtectonics: principles and practice
    1985 828 citations P.L. Hancock Journal of Structural Geology profile →
  2. Geological atlas of Western and Central Europe
    1983 828 citations P.L. Hancock Journal of Structural Geology profile →
  3. Principles of structural geology
    1986 475 citations P.L. Hancock Journal of Structural Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P.L. Hancock United Kingdom 22 2.8k 846 834 823 502 58 3.8k
Roy W. Schlische United States 27 3.1k 1.1× 918 1.1× 671 0.8× 915 1.1× 688 1.4× 41 3.9k
J. Casey Moore United States 42 4.3k 1.6× 765 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 693 0.8× 507 1.0× 93 5.4k
François Roure France 36 3.6k 1.3× 863 1.0× 609 0.7× 777 0.9× 332 0.7× 123 4.2k
Ian Davison United Kingdom 30 2.1k 0.8× 692 0.8× 441 0.5× 1.1k 1.3× 735 1.5× 58 2.9k
L. L. Sloss United States 15 1.1k 0.4× 505 0.6× 919 1.1× 878 1.1× 428 0.9× 32 2.9k
William Bosworth United States 29 3.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 740 0.9× 1.4k 1.7× 1.0k 2.0× 59 4.6k
Fabrizio Storti Italy 40 4.2k 1.5× 927 1.1× 917 1.1× 782 1.0× 336 0.7× 144 5.0k
Giovanni Bertotti Netherlands 44 3.6k 1.3× 942 1.1× 874 1.0× 945 1.1× 379 0.8× 167 5.0k
Zvi Garfunkel Israel 43 6.1k 2.2× 838 1.0× 1.8k 2.2× 1.4k 1.7× 461 0.9× 91 7.4k
A. W. Bally United States 25 2.2k 0.8× 713 0.8× 639 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 814 1.6× 46 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.L. Hancock

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (2025). One size does not fit all: Are there any sustainable alternatives to soybean in chicken systems?. Poultry Science. 104(12). 105957–105957.
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (2001). Fracture and surface crust development in a Holocene pahoehoe lava flow on the Island of Tenerife, Canaries. Journal of Structural Geology. 23(2-3). 165–182. 9 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (2000). Creation and destruction of travertine monumental stone by earthquake faulting at Hierapolis, Turkey. Geological Society London Special Publications. 171(1). 1–14. 21 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L.. (2000). The Oxford Companion to the Earth. Oxford University Press eBooks. 34 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (1997). Theoretical considerations about residual strains around a magmatic dyke with application to the Castletown dyke, Scotland. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 203(1). 77–88. 1 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (1993). Pamukkale Travertenleri Kaç Yasinda. Explore Bristol Research. 26. 496–497. 4 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (1992). Commission on Tectonics : Field training workshop on 'inversion tectonics' in southwestern England. Episodes. 15. 206–208. 1 indexed citations
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Altunel, Erhan & P.L. Hancock. (1992). Active, fissuring, faulting and travertine depositions at Pamukkale western Turkey. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 6 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (1992). Major Active Faults of the World : Results of IGCP Project 206. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 23 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L.. (1991). Determining contemporary stress directions from neotectonic joint systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 337(1645). 29–40. 41 indexed citations
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Altunel, Erhan & P.L. Hancock. (1991). Annual meeting of Tectonic Studies Group. 1 indexed citations
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Bevan, T.G. & P.L. Hancock. (1986). A late Cenozoic regional mesofracture system in southern England and northern France. Journal of the Geological Society. 143(2). 355–362. 73 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L.. (1985). Brittle microtectonics: principles and practice. Journal of Structural Geology. 7(3-4). 437–457. 828 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hancock, P.L.. (1983). Foundations of Structural Geology. Journal of Structural Geology. 5(2). 221–221. 40 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L., et al.. (1981). Structural and photogeological evidence for the boundaries to an East Arabian' block. Geological Magazine. 118(5). 533–538. 9 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L.. (1979). Geological Atlas of Alpine Europe and Adjoining Alpine Areas. Journal of Structural Geology. 1(4). 342–342. 20 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L.. (1979). Recent crustal movements, 1977. Journal of Structural Geology. 1(3). 256–256. 14 indexed citations
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Allen, J. R. L., et al.. (1976). Stratigraphy and structure of the Winsle Inlier, south-west Dyfed, Wales. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 87(2). 221–229. 14 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L.. (1969). Jointing in the jurassic limestones of the Cotswold Hills. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 80(2). 219–241. 19 indexed citations
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Hancock, P.L.. (1964). The Relations Between Folds and Late-Formed Joints in South Pembrokeshire. Geological Magazine. 101(2). 174–184. 26 indexed citations

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