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Lithospheric Extension

Lithospheric Extension is a geological process characterized by the horizontal stretching and thinning of the lithosphere, resulting in the formation of rift structures through the divergence of tectonic plates.

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Extensional collapse of orogens

John Dewey · Tectonics · 1988 · 1.5K citations

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Modes of continental lithospheric extension

W. Roger Buck · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1991 · 986 citations

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Tertiary mantle diapirism, orogeny, and plate tectonics east of the Strait of Gibraltar

Timothy P. Loomis · American Journal of Science · 1975 · 969 citations · Full text

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Lateral extrusion in the eastern Alps, PArt 2: Structural analysis

Lothar Ratschbacher, Wolfgang Frisch, Hans‐Gert Linzer et al. · Tectonics · 1991 · 845 citations · Full text

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Modes of extensional tectonics

Brian P. Wernicke, B. C. Burchfiel · Journal of Structural Geology · 1982 · 834 citations

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  1. SC
    Sierd Cloetingh

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    23 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. NW
    Nicky White

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 951 citations

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  3. CB
    Christopher Beaumont

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    12 publications · 1.3K citations

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  4. WR
    W. Roger Buck

    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, United States

    12 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. GD
    Garry D. Karner

    Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, United States

    11 publications · 1.2K citations

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659

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    29 h-index

    88 publications

    6.9K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    28 h-index

    160 publications

    12.2K citations

  3. Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

    Sparkill, United States

    24 h-index

    37 publications

    4.8K citations

  4. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    21 h-index

    100 publications

    7.6K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    19 h-index

    81 publications

    3.3K citations

  6. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    19 h-index

    44 publications

    2.8K citations

  7. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    19 h-index

    34 publications

    3.7K citations

  8. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    19 h-index

    93 publications

    6.8K citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 71 publications · 10.5K citations

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  2. Tectonophysics

    69 publications · 3.8K citations

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  3. Geological Society London Special Publications

    55 publications · 5K citations

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  4. Tectonics

    57 publications · 6.7K citations

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  5. Geology

    41 publications · 4.2K citations

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