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Orogenic Belts

Orogenic Belts is a geological structure characterized by extensive deformation of the Earth's crust resulting from tectonic plate convergence, distinguished by the presence of folded and faulted rock formations, metamorphism, and igneous activity associated with mountain-building processes.

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2017–2026

589

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OrogenesOrogenic Systems

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2.4K

Accretion leading to collision and the Permian Solonker suture, Inner Mongolia, China: Termination of the central Asian orogenic belt

Wenjiao Xiao, Brian F. Windley, Jie Hao et al. · Tectonics · 2003 · 2.1K citations

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Mountain belts and the new global tectonics

John Dewey, John Bird · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1970 · 1.6K citations

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Kinematics of the western Mediterranean

John Dewey, Mark Helman, Steven D. Knott et al. · Geological Society London Special Publications · 1989 · 1.6K citations

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Tectonics of the zagros orogenic belt of iran: new data and interpretations

Mehdi Alavi · Tectonophysics · 1994 · 1.5K citations

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Extensional collapse of orogens

John Dewey · Tectonics · 1988 · 1.5K citations

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Authors

6.1K

  1. MS
    Min Sun

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    47 publications · 6K citations

    33

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  2. WX
    Wenjiao Xiao

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    48 publications · 6.8K citations

    33

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  3. MS
    M. Santosh

    China University of Geosciences (Beijing), China

    40 publications · 4.9K citations

    31

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  4. GZ
    Guochun Zhao

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    30 publications · 3.8K citations

    24

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  5. SA
    Simon A. Wilde

    Curtin University, Australia

    24 publications · 5K citations

    23

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    73 h-index

    754 publications

    66.3K citations

  2. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    61 h-index

    416 publications

    40.4K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

    Beijing, China

    56 h-index

    518 publications

    63.7K citations

  4. China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

    Beijing, China

    50 h-index

    352 publications

    20.3K citations

  5. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    47 h-index

    272 publications

    26.2K citations

  6. China University of Geosciences

    Wuhan, China

    46 h-index

    373 publications

    22.5K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    44 h-index

    212 publications

    14.6K citations

  8. Northwest University

    Xi'an, China

    44 h-index

    234 publications

    21.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Geological Society London Special Publications

    104 publications · 13.7K citations

    53

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  2. Tectonics

    115 publications · 12.8K citations

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  3. Tectonophysics

    111 publications · 10.2K citations

    52

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  4. Gondwana Research

    100 publications · 11.3K citations

    52

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  5. Precambrian Research

    105 publications · 7.8K citations

    50

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