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Collision Tectonics

Collision Tectonics is a subdiscipline of tectonics that specifically investigates the processes, structures, and dynamics associated with the convergent interaction of continental lithospheric plates leading to crustal deformation, mountain building, and continental accretion.

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Geologic Evolution of the Himalayan-Tibetan Orogen

An Yin, T. Mark Harrison · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 2000 · 6K citations

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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

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Tectonics of the Indonesian region

Warren Hamilton · USGS professional paper · 1979 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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ARC ASSEMBLY AND CONTINENTAL COLLISION IN THE NEOPROTEROZOIC EAST AFRICAN OROGEN: Implications for the Consolidation of Gondwanaland

Robert J. Stern · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 1994 · 1.9K citations

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Petrogenesis of Mesozoic granitoids and volcanic rocks in South China: A response to tectonic evolution

Xinmin Zhou, Tao Sun, Weizhou Shen et al. · Episodes · 2006 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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    Mark B. Allen

    Durham University, United Kingdom

    27 publications · 5.2K citations

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    Lin Ding

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    25 publications · 2.6K citations

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    M. Santosh

    China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China

    28 publications · 2.1K citations

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    Frédéric Mouthereau

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    23 publications · 3.6K citations

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    M. P. Searle

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    23 publications · 2.9K citations

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    74 h-index

    537 publications

    52.1K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    73 h-index

    509 publications

    42.3K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    59 h-index

    430 publications

    35.4K citations

  4. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    57 h-index

    290 publications

    33.3K citations

  5. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    49 h-index

    147 publications

    23.1K citations

  6. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    46 h-index

    333 publications

    27.4K citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    44 h-index

    98 publications

    11.7K citations

  8. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    39 h-index

    242 publications

    14.4K citations

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  1. Tectonics

    236 publications · 24.9K citations

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  2. Tectonophysics

    205 publications · 18.3K citations

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  3. Geological Society London Special Publications

    173 publications · 19.5K citations

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 87 publications · 17.7K citations

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  5. Geology

    103 publications · 12.8K citations

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