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Michael Gurnis

California Institute of Technology ORCID

Also Known As

Gurnis, Michael, Gurnis, Michael C., Gurnis, Michael C., Gurnis, Michael Christopher, M Gurnis, M. GURNIS, M. Gurnis, M.C. Gurnis, MICHAEL Gurnis, Michael GURNIS

606

Publications

23.4K

Citations

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134

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All Affiliations

California Institute of Technology The University of Sydney University of Michigan The University of Texas at Austin Australian National University

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Michael Gurnis is an author at California Institute of Technology specializing in engineering, tectonics, and earth science.

Top Concepts

#	Concept	H-Index	Publications	Citations
1	Engineering	78	166	20.9K
2	Natural Sciences	4	4	739
3	Language Studies	2	2	316
4	Medicine	1	1	13
5	Social Sciences	1	1	78

Michael Gurnis

191

Publications

22K

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	Year	Citations
Global continental and ocean basin reconstructions since 200Ma Maria Seton, R. Dietmar Müller, Sabin Zahirovic, Earth-Science Reviews Marine GeologyEngineeringPaleoceanographyGeographyOceanography	2012	1.9K
GPlates: Building a Virtual Earth Through Deep Time R. Dietmar Müller, John Cannon, Xiaodong Qin, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems EngineeringAbstract GplatesGeological ModelingEarth ScienceGeophysics	2018	698
Role of temperature‐dependent viscosity and surface plates in spherical shell models of mantle convection Shijie Zhong, M. T. Zuber, Louis Moresi, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres EngineeringMantle DynamicEarth ScienceGeophysicsPlate Tectonics	2000	633
Large-scale mantle convection and the aggregation and dispersal of supercontinents Michael Gurnis Nature GeophysicsPlate TectonicsEngineeringMantle DynamicLarge-scale Mantle Convection	1988	619
A Global Plate Model Including Lithospheric Deformation Along Major Rifts and Orogens Since the Triassic R. Dietmar Müller, Sabin Zahirovic, Simon Williams, Tectonics EngineeringContinental TectonicsTectonic EvolutionPlate Motion ModelEarth Science	2019	609
Evolving force balance during incipient subduction Michael Gurnis, Chad E. Hall, L. L. Lavier Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems BiologyPolarity ReversalEngineeringSubduction ZoneNatural Sciences	2004	446
Catastrophic initiation of subduction following forced convergence across fracture zones Chad E. Hall, Michael Gurnis, M. Sdrolias, Earth and Planetary Science Letters Catastrophic InitiationEngineeringSeismologySubduction ZoneGeomechanics	2003	420
Sharp Sides to the African Superplume Sidao Ni, Eh Tan, Michael Gurnis, Science VolcanologyEngineeringMantle DynamicDense Chemical LayerSharp Sides	2002	417
The Dynamics of Plate Tectonics and Mantle Flow: From Local to Global Scales Georg Stadler, Michael Gurnis, Carsten Burstedde, Science Global ScalesEngineeringMantle DynamicComputational MechanicsEarth Science	2010	368
The role of oceanic plateau subduction in the Laramide orogeny Lijun Liu, Michael Gurnis, Maria Seton, Nature Geoscience Marine GeologyEngineeringSubduction ZoneTectonic EvolutionGeology	2010	360

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