R.M. Key

1.9k citations

36 papers · 1.5k indexed · h-index 19

Impact in

Geophysics top 1%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
Paleontology top 2%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Papers in ⓘ

Geophysics 31
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 29
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 10
- earthquake and tectonic studies 9
Geology 8
- Geological and Geophysical Studies 8

Co-authors: M. R. Johnson (1 shared paper)Richard Armstrong (2 shared papers)Kathryn Goodenough (5 shared papers)Christopher Rundle (1 shared paper)Annie Wilkinson (1 shared paper)Bert De Waele (6 shared papers)Bernard Bingen (2 shared papers)E. Daudi (2 shared papers)
Journals: South African Journal of Geology (6 papers)Precambrian Research (5 papers)Journal of African Earth Sciences (4 papers)Journal of the Geological Society (4 papers)Lithos (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom South Africa Australia

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R.M. Key

34 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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1	The western arm of the Lufilian Arc in NW Zambia and its potential for copper mineralization Journal of African Earth Sciences ·R.M. Key, A.K. Liyungu, F.M. Njamu, V. Somwe, J. Banda, Peter Mosley, Richard Armstrong	2001	200
2	Stratigraphy of the Karoo Supergroup in southern Africa: an overview Journal of African Earth Sciences ·M. R. Johnson, C.J. Van Vuuren, Wulf Hegenberger, R.M. Key, U Show	1996	197
3	Geochronology of the Precambrian crust in the Mozambique belt in NE Mozambique, and implications for Gondwana assembly Precambrian Research ·Bernard Bingen, Joachim Jacobs, Giulio Viola, I.H.C. Henderson, Øyvind Skår, Rognvald Boyd, Robert James Thomas, Arne Solli, R.M. Key, E. Daudi	2009	170
4	Superimposed upper proterozoic collision-controlled orogenies in the Mozambique Orogenic Belt of Kenya Precambrian Research ·R.M. Key, T.J. Charsley, B.D. Hackman, Annie Wilkinson, Christopher Rundle	1989	147
5	Mesoproterozoic intraplate magmatism in the Kalahari Craton: A review Journal of African Earth Sciences ·Richard E. Hanson, R.E. Harmer, Thomas G. Blenkinsop, D. Bullen, Ian W. D. Dalziel, W. A. Gose, R. P. Hall, A.B. Kampunzu, R.M. Key, Joshua Mukwakwami, Hubert Munyanyiwa, James A. Pancake, Emily K. Seidel, Sarah Ward	2006	99
6	Post-collisional Pan-African granitoids and rare metal pegmatites in western Nigeria: Age, petrogenesis, and the ‘pegmatite conundrum’ Lithos ·Kathryn Goodenough, Paul Lusty, Nick M.W. Roberts, R.M. Key, Abdulrazaq A. Garba	2014	73
7	Two Mesoarchaean terranes in the Reguibat shield of NW Mauritania Geological Society London Special Publications ·R.M. Key, Susan Loughlin, Martin R. Gillespie, Myriam Del Rio, Matthew Horstwood, Quentin Crowley, D. P. F. Darbyshire, P.E.J. Pitfield, P. J. Henney	2008	68
8	Provenance and tectonic significance of the Palaeoproterozoic metasedimentary successions of central and northern Madagascar Precambrian Research ·Bert De Waele, Ronald J. Thomas, P.H. Macey, Matthew Horstwood, Robert D. Tucker, P.E.J. Pitfield, David I. Schofield, Kathryn Goodenough, Wilfried Bauer, R.M. Key, Christopher J. Potter, Richard Armstrong, Jodie Miller, T. Randriamananjara, V. Ralison, J.M. Rafahatelo, M. Rabarimanana, M. Bejoma	2011	62
9	Post-collisional magmatism in the central East African Orogen: The Maevarano Suite of north Madagascar Lithos ·Kathryn Goodenough, Robert J. Thomas, Bert De Waele, R.M. Key, David I. Schofield, Wilfried Bauer, Robert D. Tucker, J.M. Rafahatelo, M. Rabarimanana, A.V. Ralison, T. Randriamananjara	2010	60
10	Geological evolution of the Antongil Craton, NE Madagascar☆ Precambrian Research ·David I. Schofield, Robert J. Thomas, Kathryn Goodenough, Bert De Waele, P.E.J. Pitfield, R.M. Key, Wilfried Bauer, Gregory J. Walsh, David J. Lidke, A.V. Ralison	2010	54
11	Revised lithostratigraphy of the Mesozoic-Cenozoic succession of the onshore Rovuma Basin, northern coastal Mozambique South African Journal of Geology ·R.M. Key, Russell Smith, Morten Smelror, Ola Sæther, Terje Thorsnes, J. H. Powell, Fernando Njange, E.B. Zandamela	2008	48
12	The Magondi belt in northeast Botswana: regional relations and new geochronological data from the Sua Pan area Journal of African Earth Sciences ·T. Majaule, Richard E. Hanson, R.M. Key, S. J. Singletary, Mark W. Martin, Samuel A. Bowring	2001	46
13	Polyphase Neoproterozoic orogenesis within the East Africa–Antarctica Orogenic Belt in central and northern Madagascar Geological Society London Special Publications ·R.M. Key, P.E.J. Pitfield, Ronald J. Thomas, Kathryn Goodenough, Bert De Waele, David I. Schofield, Wilfried Bauer, Matthew Horstwood, M. T. Styles, James E. Conrad, John Encarnación, David J. Lidke, E.A. O’Connor, Christopher J. Potter, Richard A. Smith, Gregory J. Walsh, A.V. Ralison, T. Randriamananjara, J.M. Rafahatelo, M. Rabarimanana	2011	40
14	High-precision U–Pb dating of complex zircon from the Lewisian Gneiss Complex of Scotland using an incremental CA-ID-TIMS approach Gondwana Research ·Quentin Crowley, R.M. Key, Stephen R. Noble	2014	28
15	A multi-element baseline geochemical database from the western extension of the Central Africa Copperbelt in northwestern Zambia Applied Earth Science Transactions of the Institutions of Mining and Metallurgy Section B ·R.M. Key, Bert De Waele, A.K. Liyungu	2004	26
16	The relevance of the sedimentary history of the Grand Conglomerat Formation (Central Africa) to the interpretation of the climate during a major Cryogenian glacial event Precambrian Research ·Marek Wendorff, R.M. Key	2009	21
17	LATE JURASSIC AND CRETACEOUS PALYNOSTRATIGRAPHY OF THE ONSHORE ROVUMA BASIN, NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE Palynology ·Morten Smelror, R.M. Key, Richard A. Smith, Fernando Njange	2008	19
18	The lower Karoo Supergroup geology of the southeastern part of the Gemsbok Sub-basin of the Kalahari Basin, Botswana South African Journal of Geology ·R.M. Key, J. Tidi, I. McGeorge, G A Aitken, Ann Cadman, J. Anscombe	1998	18
19	The genesis of the Gaborone rapakivi granite complex in southern Africa Journal of the Geological Society ·R.M. Key, E.P. Wright	1982	18
20	GEOPHYSICAL MODELLING OF THE MOLOPO FARMS COMPLEX IN SOUTHERN BOTSWANA; IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS EMPLACEMENT WITHIN THE 2 GA LARGE IGNEOUS PROVINCES OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA South African Journal of Geology ·A. S. D. Walker, R.M. Key, Gaud Pouliquen, Gus Gunn, J. SHARROCK, I. McGEORGE, M. KOKETSO, J. Elizabeth Farr	2010	17

About R.M. Key

R.M. Key is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes and Geochemistry and Petrology, having authored 36 papers that have together received 1.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (29 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (15 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (9 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (8 papers), Geological formations and processes (6 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (1.3k citations), Paleontology (356 citations), Geology (236 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (200 citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (212 citations). R.M. Key has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. Frequent co-authors include M. R. Johnson, Richard Armstrong, Kathryn Goodenough, Christopher Rundle, Annie Wilkinson, Bert De Waele, Bernard Bingen, E. Daudi, P.E.J. Pitfield and Arne Solli. Their work appears in journals such as South African Journal of Geology, Precambrian Research, Journal of African Earth Sciences, Journal of the Geological Society and Lithos.

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