Alexander Koptev

Dual continental rift systems generated by plume–lithosphere interaction

Alexander Koptev, E. Calais, E. Burov et al. · Nature Geoscience · 2015 · 237 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +13

Contrasted continental rifting via plume-craton interaction: Applications to Central East African Rift

Alexander Koptev, Evgueni Burov, E. Calais et al. · Geoscience Frontiers · 2015 · 89 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geophysics +17

Plume-induced continental rifting and break-up in ultra-slow extension context: Insights from 3D numerical modeling

Alexander Koptev, Evgueni Burov, Taras Gerya et al. · Tectonophysics · 2017 · 69 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geophysics +13

Afar triple junction triggered by plume-assisted bi-directional continental break-up

Alexander Koptev, Taras Gerya, E. Calais et al. · Scientific Reports · 2018 · 55 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Structural Geology +16

Plume‐Induced Sinking of Intracontinental Lithospheric Mantle: An Overlooked Mechanism of Subduction Initiation?

Sierd Cloetingh, Alexander Koptev, István Kovàcs et al. · Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems · 2021 · 50 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geophysics +13