Simon Williams
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.1%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geology top 0.05%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
Papers in
- Geophysics 97
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 75
- earthquake and tectonic studies 60
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 43
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods 15
- Geology 36
- Geological and Geophysical Studies 34
- Co-authors
- R. Dietmar Müller (74 shared papers)Maria Seton (32 shared papers)Sabin Zahirovic (20 shared papers)Joanne M. Whittaker (25 shared papers)Kara J. Matthews (9 shared papers)John Cannon (11 shared papers)Nicolas Flament (22 shared papers)Kayla Maloney (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (9 papers)Nature (8 papers)Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (8 papers)Tectonics (8 papers)Earth and Planetary Science Letters (7 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesChina
In The Last Decade
Simon Williams
138 papers receiving 8.3k citations
Simon Williams's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 110
- Geophysics 6.3k
- Geology 1.9k
- Paleontology 1.4k
- Earth-Surface Processes 917
- Atmospheric Science 1.5k
Countries citing papers authored by Simon Williams
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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Williams
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Co-authors
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All Works
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Basin Evolution and Global-Scale Plate Reorganization Events Since Pangea Breakup Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 829 |
| 2 | Global plate boundary evolution and kinematics since the late Paleozoic Hit paper breakdown → | 2016 | 587 |
| 3 | A full-plate global reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 536 |
| 4 | GPlates: Building a Virtual Earth Through Deep Time Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 533 |
| 5 | A Global Plate Model Including Lithospheric Deformation Along Major Rifts and Orogens Since the Triassic Hit paper breakdown → | 2019 | 434 |
| 6 | Extending full-plate tectonic models into deep time: Linking the Neoproterozoic and the Phanerozoic Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 340 |
| 7 | 2007 | 307 | |
| 8 | 2007 | 265 | |
| 9 | A Global Data Set of Present‐Day Oceanic Crustal Age and Seafloor Spreading Parameters Hit paper breakdown → | 2020 | 237 |
| 10 | 2017 | 173 | |
| 11 | 2016 | 172 | |
| 12 | 2013 | 166 | |
| 13 | 2018 | 151 | |
| 14 | 2015 | 145 | |
| 15 | 2017 | 133 | |
| 16 | 2011 | 119 | |
| 17 | 2015 | 111 | |
| 18 | 2013 | 101 | |
| 19 | 2014 | 96 | |
| 20 | 2012 | 95 |
About Simon Williams
Simon Williams is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Artificial Intelligence, having authored 144 papers that have together received 8.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (75 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (60 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (43 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (34 papers), Geological formations and processes (23 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (23 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (15 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (6.3k citations), Geology (1.9k citations), Paleontology (1.4k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (917 citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.5k citations). Simon Williams has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include R. Dietmar Müller, Maria Seton, Sabin Zahirovic, Joanne M. Whittaker, Kara J. Matthews, John Cannon, Nicolas Flament, Kayla Maloney, Michael Gurnis and Sascha Brune. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth, Nature, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Tectonics and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
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