R. Kind

14.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
163 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

R. Kind is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Kind has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Geophysics, 10 papers in Ocean Engineering and 10 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in R. Kind's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (142 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (134 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (107 papers). R. Kind is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (142 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (134 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (107 papers). R. Kind collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Russia. R. Kind's co-authors include Xiaohui Yuan, Prakash Kumar, S. V. Sobolev, J. Mechie, Xueqing Li, James Ni, W. Hanka, G. Kosarev, Lev Vinnik and Eric Sandvol and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. Kind

160 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Seismic Images of Crust and Upper Mantle Beneath Tibet: Evidence for Eurasian Plate Subduction

2002 569 citations R. Kind, Xiaohui Yuan et al. profile →
The boundary between the Indian and Asian tectonic plates below Tibet

2010 384 citations Xiaohui Yuan, Prakash Kumar et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
R. Kind	9.5k	536	254	253	179	163	9.9k
Xiaohui Yuan	8.6k 0.9×	573 1.1×	265 1.0×	289 1.1×	97 0.5×	171	9.0k
James Ni	6.1k 0.6×	315 0.6×	228 0.9×	230 0.9×	93 0.5×	72	6.4k
G. R. Keller	4.7k 0.5×	491 0.9×	275 1.1×	658 2.6×	233 1.3×	148	5.1k
G. Zandt	11.3k 1.2×	1.3k 2.5×	684 2.7×	255 1.0×	141 0.8×	173	11.6k
L. D. Brown	3.9k 0.4×	521 1.0×	252 1.0×	322 1.3×	146 0.8×	107	4.4k
Thomas M. Brocher	6.6k 0.7×	505 0.9×	488 1.9×	430 1.7×	361 2.0×	153	7.0k
Keith Priestley	10.9k 1.1×	705 1.3×	493 1.9×	453 1.8×	177 1.0×	202	11.4k
M. Grad	4.1k 0.4×	193 0.4×	237 0.9×	327 1.3×	88 0.5×	143	4.4k
G. A. Abers	10.8k 1.1×	1.0k 1.9×	417 1.6×	423 1.7×	273 1.5×	148	11.4k
S. L. Klemperer	8.0k 0.8×	875 1.6×	451 1.8×	813 3.2×	260 1.5×	192	8.6k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kind, R., Stefan M. Schmid, Felix Schneider, et al.. (2023). Sp converted waves reveal the structure of the lithosphere below the Alps and their northern foreland. Geophysical Journal International. 235(2). 1832–1848. 4 indexed citations

Kind, R., et al.. (2021). Moho and uppermost mantle structure in the Alpine area from S-to-P converted waves. Solid Earth. 12(11). 2503–2521. 8 indexed citations

Kind, R., Tuna Eken, Frederik Tilmann, et al.. (2015). Thickness of the lithosphere beneath Turkey and surroundings from S-receiver functions. Solid Earth. 6(3). 971–984. 74 indexed citations

Sodoudi, F., et al.. (2015). Receiver function images of the Hellenic subduction zone and comparison to microseismicity. Solid Earth. 6(1). 135–151. 14 indexed citations

Kind, R., Xiaohui Yuan, J. Mechie, & F. Sodoudi. (2015). Structure of the upper mantle in the north-western and central United States from USArray S-receiver functions. Solid Earth. 6(3). 957–970. 21 indexed citations

Carbonell, R., A. Levander, & R. Kind. (2013). The Moho Discontinuity Beneath the Continental Crust. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 1 indexed citations

Kumar, Prakash, Xiaohui Yuan, R. Kind, & J. Mechie. (2012). The lithosphere-asthenosphere boundary observed with USArray receiver functions. Solid Earth. 3(1). 149–159. 25 indexed citations

Heit, Benjamín, Xiaohui Yuan, R. Kind, et al.. (2010). Receiver function results from the PUDEL (PUna DELamination) Seismic Array in the Southern Puna plateau. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 14192. 1 indexed citations

Kind, R., R. Meißner, Zhenhan Wu, et al.. (2007). Three-component Seismic Observations Within the INDEPTH IV Transect: NE Tibetan Plateau to Qaidam Basin. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2007. 1 indexed citations

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Kumar, Prakash, Xiaohui Yuan, M. Ravi Kumar, et al.. (2007). The rapid drift of the Indian tectonic plate. Nature. 449(7164). 894–897. 371 indexed citations

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Li, Xueqing, R. Kind, Xiaohui Yuan, Ingo Wölbern, & W. Hanka. (2004). Rejuvenation of the lithosphere by the Hawaiian plume. Nature. 427(6977). 827–829. 200 indexed citations

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Kind, R., Joachim Saul, Douglas Nelson, et al.. (2003). Comprehensive seismic images of the crust and upper mantle beneath Tibet. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 3179. 5 indexed citations

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Kind, R., et al.. (2003). Rejuvenation of the Lithosphere by the Hawaiian Plume. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2003. 3 indexed citations

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Kind, R., G. Bock, A. Vafidis, et al.. (2003). Receiver Function Study of the Hellenic Subduction Zone. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2003. 6 indexed citations

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Kind, R. & Xiaohui Yuan. (2003). Kollidierende Kontinente: SPEZIAL: GEOPHYSIK. Physik in unserer Zeit. 34(5). 213–217.

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Alinaghi, A., R. Kind, & F. Sodoudi. (2002). Receiver function probing of the crust in northern Iran. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2002. 1 indexed citations

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Kind, R., et al.. (2001). Seismic Detection of Narrow Oceanic Plumes and Relation to Mantle Transition Zone Temperature. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 2001. 1 indexed citations

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Kind, R., G. L. Kosarev, Larissa Makeyeva, & Lev Vinnik. (1985). Observations of laterally inhomogeneous anisotropy in the continental lithosphere. Nature. 318(6044). 358–361. 67 indexed citations

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Bock, G., et al.. (1983). Synthesis of complete SH seismograms. Geophysical Journal International. 75(1). 261–274. 29 indexed citations

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Bock, G., et al.. (1983). Synthesis of complete SH seismograms. Geophysical Journal International. 75(1). 261–274. 5 indexed citations

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