What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Sedimentary rock
- Volcano
- Tectonics
Alan P. Morris mainly investigates Geotechnical engineering, Fault, Petrology, Monocline and Fault block.
His work deals with themes such as Shear, Stress field and Focal mechanism, which intersect with Geotechnical engineering.
The concepts of his Fault study are interwoven with issues in Sedimentary rock, Carbonate rock and Pressure solution.
His Petrology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Hydraulic fracturing, Outcrop, Fault scarp and Fluid inclusions.
As part of one scientific family, Alan P. Morris deals mainly with the area of Monocline, narrowing it down to issues related to the Lithology, and often Stratigraphy and Geomorphology.
His Fault block study combines topics in areas such as Aquifer and Permeability.
His most cited work include:
- Slip-tendency analysis and fault reactivation (386 citations)
- Calcite twin morphology: a low-temperature deformation geothermometer (216 citations)
- Dilational normal faults (182 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Alan P. Morris focuses on Fault, Seismology, Petrology, Geotechnical engineering and Shear.
The various areas that Alan P. Morris examines in his Fault study include Geomorphology, Mineralogy and Extensional fault.
Alan P. Morris has included themes like Fold and Monocline in his Extensional fault study.
His Seismology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Structural basin and Stress field.
When carried out as part of a general Petrology research project, his work on Lithology is frequently linked to work in Failure mode and effects analysis, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
Alan P. Morris has researched Geotechnical engineering in several fields, including Fault slip, Extensional definition, Canyon and In situ stress.
He most often published in these fields:
- Fault (36.67%)
- Seismology (28.89%)
- Petrology (21.11%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?
- Outcrop (13.33%)
- Petrology (21.11%)
- Electrical conduit (5.56%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Alan P. Morris mostly deals with Outcrop, Petrology, Electrical conduit, Paleontology and Structural basin.
The various areas that Alan P. Morris examines in his Outcrop study include Petroleum reservoir, Permeability, Shear, Eagle and Mudrock.
His research in Shear focuses on subjects like Calcite, which are connected to Marl.
In his research, Porosity is intimately related to Stress field, which falls under the overarching field of Electrical conduit.
His Lithology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Fault and Geomorphology.
His Fault research is included under the broader classification of Seismology.
Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Mechanical stratigraphy and normal faulting (74 citations)
- Mechanical stratigraphic controls on natural fracture spacing and penetration (43 citations)
- Fault zone processes in mechanically layered mudrock and chalk (18 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Sedimentary rock
- Volcano
- Tectonics
His primary areas of investigation include Lithology, Petrology, Permeability, Outcrop and Mudrock.
Alan P. Morris has researched Lithology in several fields, including Fault and Geomorphology.
Alan P. Morris undertakes multidisciplinary studies into Fault and Displacement in his work.
In general Geomorphology study, his work on Lithostratigraphy and Monocline often relates to the realm of Failure mode and effects analysis and Deformation, thereby connecting several areas of interest.
His studies deal with areas such as Seismology, Induced seismicity and Pore water pressure as well as Permeability.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Shear and Mineralogy, Calcite in addition to Outcrop.
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