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Lynn R. Sykes

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88

Publications

15.7K

Citations

55

H-Index

1962

Active since

Affiliations

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory(Current)

Columbia University

Lynn R. Sykes is an author at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory specializing in seismology, engineering, and tectonics.

Top concepts

EngineeringSeismologyTectonicsEarth ScienceGeophysicsGeographyEarthquake HazardsCivil EngineeringSeismic ImagingEarthquake Engineering

Publications per year

1962–2021

88

Publications

88

Seismology and the new global tectonics

Bryan L. Isacks, Jack Oliver, Lynn R. Sykes · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1968 · 1.4K citations

Geophysics, Plate Tectonics, Engineering +11

Earthquake Prediction: A Physical Basis

Christian Scholz, Lynn R. Sykes, Yash Aggarwal · Science · 1973 · 1.2K citations

Earthquake Engineering, Engineering, Seismology +5

Tectonics of the Caribbean and Middle America Regions from Focal Mechanisms and Seismicity

Péter Molnár, Lynn R. Sykes · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1969 · 829 citations

Engineering, Puerto Rico, Continental Tectonics +21

Intraplate seismicity, reactivation of preexisting zones of weakness, alkaline magmatism, and other tectonism postdating continental fragmentation

Lynn R. Sykes · Reviews of Geophysics · 1978 · 736 citations

Volcanology, Engineering, Continental Tectonics +19

Mechanism of earthquakes and nature of faulting on the mid-oceanic ridges

Lynn R. Sykes · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1967 · 702 citations

Engineering, Fault Geology, Continental Extensions +18

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