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Publications
18
Citations
607
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Active since
2007
Affiliations
University of Toronto(Current)
Durham University
The Scarborough Hospital
University of Aberdeen
Ohio University
Philip J. Heron is an author at University of Toronto specializing in tectonics, earth science, and engineering.
Top concepts
TectonicsEngineeringEarth ScienceGeologyGeophysicsGeographyPlate TectonicsStructural GeologyGeochemistryMarine Geology
Publications per year
2007–2023
Lasting mantle scars lead to perennial plate tectonics
Philip J. Heron, R. N. Pysklywec, Randell Stephenson · Nature Communications · 2016 · 93 citations · Full text
Segmentation of Rifts Through Structural Inheritance: Creation of the Davis Strait
Philip J. Heron, Alexander L. Peace, Ken McCaffrey et al. · Tectonics · 2019 · 75 citations · Full text
Engineering, Continental Tectonics, Continental Mantle Suture +17
The effects of supercontinent size and thermal insulation on the formation of mantle plumes
Philip J. Heron, J. P. Lowman · Tectonophysics · 2011 · 55 citations
Geophysics, Mantle Geochemistry, Engineering +9
Influences on the positioning of mantle plumes following supercontinent formation
Philip J. Heron, J. P. Lowman, Claudia Stein · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 2015 · 48 citations · Full text
Geophysics, Mantle Viscosity Contrast, Engineering +10
Pannotia: in defence of its existence and geodynamic significance
J. Brendan Murphy, R. Damian Nance, Peter A. Cawood et al. · Geological Society London Special Publications · 2020 · 46 citations · Full text
Geophysics, Geodynamic Significance, Engineering +12
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