R. P. Comer

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

R. P. Comer is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, R. P. Comer has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Geophysics and 3 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in R. P. Comer's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (6 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (6 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (4 papers). R. P. Comer is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (6 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (6 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (4 papers). R. P. Comer collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. P. Comer's co-authors include Robert W. Clayton, Mark A. Richards, Adam M. Dziewoński, Bradford H. Hager, J. W. Head, Sean C. Solomon, S. C. Solomon and K. M. Marks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. P. Comer

14 papers receiving 854 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.

Lower mantle heterogeneity, dynamic topography and the geoid

1985 645 citations Bradford H. Hager, Robert W. Clayton et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. P. Comer United States	10	748	265	164	118	112	15	1.0k
Frederick K. Duennebier United States	16	781 1.0×	471 1.8×	141 0.9×	53 0.4×	137 1.2×	26	1.1k
Donna M. Jurdy United States	21	1.2k 1.7×	190 0.7×	281 1.7×	307 2.6×	59 0.5×	62	1.5k
T. J. Herron United States	13	364 0.5×	209 0.8×	65 0.4×	98 0.8×	43 0.4×	20	516
R. G. Hipkin United Kingdom	14	354 0.5×	131 0.5×	56 0.3×	87 0.7×	219 2.0×	38	624
F. K. Duennebier United States	22	640 0.9×	425 1.6×	78 0.5×	17 0.1×	174 1.6×	50	1.0k
David Al‐Attar United Kingdom	13	575 0.8×	93 0.4×	147 0.9×	43 0.4×	129 1.2×	30	733
N. J. Vlaar Netherlands	20	1.3k 1.8×	73 0.3×	79 0.5×	31 0.3×	34 0.3×	37	1.4k
M. Greff‐Lefftz France	19	408 0.5×	197 0.7×	160 1.0×	310 2.6×	372 3.3×	47	725
J. L. Hormaechea Argentina	17	182 0.2×	358 1.4×	300 1.8×	53 0.4×	102 0.9×	48	674
Shingo Watada Japan	21	1.4k 1.8×	190 0.7×	83 0.5×	22 0.2×	87 0.8×	51	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. P. Comer

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All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Comer, R. P.. (2007). Comments on: ‘Thick-plate flexure re-examined’ by Detlef Wolf. Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 85(2). 467–468.

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Comer, R. P., et al.. (1986). Topics in Geodetic Algorithm Research.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 3 indexed citations

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Hager, Bradford H., Robert W. Clayton, Mark A. Richards, R. P. Comer, & Adam M. Dziewoński. (1985). Lower mantle heterogeneity, dynamic topography and the geoid. Nature. 313(6003). 541–545. 645 indexed citations breakdown →

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Comer, R. P., Sean C. Solomon, & J. W. Head. (1985). Mars: Thickness of the lithosphere from the tectonic response to volcanic loads. Reviews of Geophysics. 23(1). 61–92. 107 indexed citations

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Comer, R. P.. (1984). Rapid seismic ray tracing in a spherically symmetric earth via interpolation of rays. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America. 74(2). 479–492. 4 indexed citations

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Comer, R. P.. (1984). The tsunami mode of a flat earth and its excitation by earthquake sources. Geophysical Journal International. 77(1). 1–27. 30 indexed citations

7.

Comer, R. P.. (1984). Tsunami generation: a comparison of traditional and normal mode approaches. Geophysical Journal International. 77(1). 29–41. 26 indexed citations

8.

Comer, R. P.. (1983). Thick plate flexure. Geophysical Journal International. 72(1). 101–113. 43 indexed citations

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Solomon, Sean C., R. P. Comer, & J. W. Head. (1982). The evolution of impact basins: Viscous relaxation of topographic relief. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 87(B5). 3975–3992. 91 indexed citations

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Comer, R. P. & Sean C. Solomon. (1981). The Olympus Mons Paradox: why Hasn't the Martian Lithosphere Failed Under the Load?. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 166–168. 2 indexed citations

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Comer, R. P., Sean C. Solomon, & J. W. Head. (1980). Thickness of the Martian Lithosphere Beneath Volcanic Loads: a Consideration of Time Dependent Effects. LPI. 171–173. 9 indexed citations

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Comer, R. P.. (1980). Tsunami height and earthquake magnitude: Theoretical basis of an empirical relation. Geophysical Research Letters. 7(6). 445–448. 16 indexed citations

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Comer, R. P., S. C. Solomon, & J. W. Head. (1979). Elastic lithosphere thickness on the moon from mare tectonic features - A formal inversion. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 3. 2441–2463. 17 indexed citations

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Solomon, Sean C., J. W. Head, & R. P. Comer. (1979). Thickness of the Martian lithosphere from tectonic features: evidence for lithospheric thinning beneath volcanic provinces.. 60–62. 9 indexed citations

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Comer, R. P., et al.. (1978). Principle of equivalence and the deflection of light by the sun. American Journal of Physics. 46(8). 801–803. 5 indexed citations

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