R. B. Whitmarsh

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

R. B. Whitmarsh is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, R. B. Whitmarsh has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Geophysics, 17 papers in Geology and 11 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in R. B. Whitmarsh's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (45 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (37 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (18 papers). R. B. Whitmarsh is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (45 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (37 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (18 papers). R. B. Whitmarsh collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. R. B. Whitmarsh's co-authors include T. A. Minshull, G. Manatschal, P. R. Miles, Keith E. Louden, S. M. Dean, A. S. Laughton, Raymond C. Wilson, Brian Taylor, L.M. Pinheiro and R. S. White and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

R. B. Whitmarsh

79 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

Evolution of magma-poor continental margins from rifting to seafloor spreading

2001 517 citations R. B. Whitmarsh, G. Manatschal et al. Nature profile →

Peers

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Brian E. Tucholke United States

K. Hinz Germany

Kensaku Tamaki Japan

R. C. Searle United Kingdom

Dennis E. Hayes United States

Jean Francheteau France

Jean Masclé France

Hans Thybo Denmark

Kim D. Klitgord United States

Brian Taylor United States

Brian E. Tucholke United States

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291 ×0.6

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. B. Whitmarsh

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20 of 20 papers shown

Whitmarsh, R. B., et al.. (2009). Budgeting carbon cuts. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

Collier, Jenny, T. A. Minshull, J. O. S. Hammond, R. B. Whitmarsh, & J. M. Kendall. (2009). Factors influencing magmatism during continental break-up: new insights from a wide-angle seismic experiment across the conjugate Seychelles-Indian margins. BIROn (Birkbeck, University of London). 9441. 1 indexed citations

Collier, Jenny, et al.. (2003). Structure of the Laxmi Ridge Ocean-Continent Transition Zone. AGUFM. 2003. 1 indexed citations

Tucholke, Brian E., T. A. Minshull, & R. B. Whitmarsh. (2001). Drilling the Newfoundland margin in the Newfoundland-Iberia rift (abstract of paper presented at AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 10-14 Dec 2001). ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

Whitmarsh, R. B., G. Manatschal, & T. A. Minshull. (2001). Evolution of magma-poor continental margins from rifting to seafloor spreading. Nature. 413(6852). 150–154. 517 indexed citations breakdown →

Whitmarsh, R. B., S. M. Dean, T. A. Minshull, & Michael J. Tompkins. (2000). Tectonic implications of exposure of lower continental crust beneath the Iberia Abyssal Plain, Northeast Atlantic Ocean: Geophysical evidence. Tectonics. 19(5). 919–942. 46 indexed citations

Grevemeyer, Ingo, Wilfried Weigel, G. A. Dehghani, R. B. Whitmarsh, & F. Avedik. (1997). The Aegir Rift: Crustal Structure of an Extinct Spreading Axis. Marine Geophysical Research. 19(1). 1–23. 26 indexed citations

Recq, Maurice, et al.. (1996). Structure sismique de la ride de péridotite à I'Ouest du Banc de Galice (Ouest lbérie). Comptes Rendus de l Académie des Sciences - Series IIA - Earth and Planetary Science. 322(7). 571–578. 2 indexed citations

Peirce, C., et al.. (1996). Cocte d'Ivoire-Ghana margin: seismic imaging of passive rifted crust adjacent to a transform continental margin. Geophysical Journal International. 125(3). 781–795. 26 indexed citations

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Masson, D.G., et al.. (1994). Compressional deformation at the ocean–continent transition in the NE Atlantic. Journal of the Geological Society. 151(4). 607–613. 48 indexed citations

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Whitmarsh, R. B., P. R. Miles, L.M. Pinheiro, G. Boillot, & Maurice Recq. (1991). The ocean-continent transition of western Iberia. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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Avedik, F., et al.. (1982). A seismic refraction and reflexion study of the continent-ocean transition beneath the north Biscay margin. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 305(1489). 5–25. 35 indexed citations

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Whitmarsh, R. B. & A. S. Laughton. (1976). A long-range sonar study of the mid-atlantic ridge crest near 37°N (FAMOUS area) and its tectonic implications. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 23(11). 1005–IN10. 45 indexed citations

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Whitmarsh, R. B., et al.. (1972). Deep Sea Drilling Project in the Red Sea. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 7 indexed citations

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Whitmarsh, R. B., Syed A. Ali, R. L. Fleischer, et al.. (1972). Deep Sea Drilling Project in the Arabian Sea. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations

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Laughton, A. S., et al.. (1972). A Continuous East-West Fault on the Azores-Gibraltar Ridge. Nature. 237(5352). 217–220. 45 indexed citations

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Whitmarsh, R. B.. (1971). Seismic anisotropy of the uppermost mantle absent beneath the east flank of the Reykjanes Ridge. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 61(5). 1351–1368. 25 indexed citations

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Whitmarsh, R. B.. (1971). Precise sediment density determination by gamma-ray attenuation alone. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 41(3). 882–883. 4 indexed citations

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Laughton, A. S., R. B. Whitmarsh, & Morgan T. Jones. (1970). A discussion on the structure and evolution of the Red Sea and the nature of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Ethiopia rift junction - The evolution of the Gulf of Aden. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 267(1181). 227–266. 175 indexed citations

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Whitmarsh, R. B., et al.. (1969). Daily Variation and Secular Variation of the Geomagnetic Field from Shipboard Observations in the Gulf of Aden. Geophysical Journal International. 18(5). 477–488. 11 indexed citations

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