Dynamics of the down-going lithosphere

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

Speculations on the Consequences and Causes of Plate Motions

Dan McKenzie · Geophysical Journal International · 1969 · 1.1K citations

Volcanology, Plate Theory, Engineering +16

Distribution of stresses in the descending lithosphere from a global survey of focal‐mechanism solutions of mantle earthquakes

Bryan L. Isacks, Péter Molnár · Reviews of Geophysics · 1971 · 1K citations

Engineering, Mantle Dynamic, Earthquake Hazards +19

Mesozoic California and the Underflow of Pacific Mantle

Warren Hamilton · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 1969 · 539 citations

Plate Tectonics, U.s. Government Employees, Engineering +15

Temperature field and geophysical effects of a downgoing slab

M. Nafi Toksöz, J. W. Minear, Bruce R. Julian · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1971 · 520 citations

Geophysics, Downgoing Slab, Plate Tectonics +4