P. Tapponnier

Cenozoic Tectonics of Asia: Effects of a Continental Collision: Features of recent continental tectonics in Asia can be interpreted as results of the India-Eurasia collision

Péter Molnár, P. Tapponnier · Science · 1975 · 4.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +10

Propagating extrusion tectonics in Asia: New insights from simple experiments with plasticine

P. Tapponnier, G. Peltzer, A. Y. Le Dain et al. · Geology · 1982 · 2.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +17

On the mechanics of the collision between India and Asia

P. Tapponnier, G. Peltzer, Rolando Armijo · Geological Society London Special Publications · 1986 · 1.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geophysics +17

Structure and evolution of the Himalaya–Tibet orogenic belt

Claude J. Allègre, Vincent Courtillot, P. Tapponnier et al. · Nature · 1984 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +12

The Ailao Shan/Red River metamorphic belt: Tertiary left-lateral shear between Indochina and South China

P. Tapponnier, Robin Lacassin, Philippe Hervé Leloup et al. · Nature · 1990 · 1K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +7