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Bertrand Meyer

Bertrand Meyer

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Earth Science

D-Index
52
Citations
19197
World Ranking
2963
National Ranking
196

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Fault
  • Plate tectonics
  • Sedimentary rock

His primary areas of investigation include Seismology, North Anatolian Fault, Fault, Paleontology and Sinistral and dextral. He studies Strike-slip tectonics which is a part of Seismology. His North Anatolian Fault study is associated with Tectonics.

His work on Lithosphere and Seismogenic layer as part of general Tectonics study is frequently linked to Kinematics, bridging the gap between disciplines. Bertrand Meyer has included themes like Quartz, Last Glacial Maximum and Holocene climatic optimum in his Fault study. The various areas that he examines in his Crust study include Subduction, Shear zone, Plate tectonics and Thrust fault.

His most cited work include:

  • Oblique Stepwise Rise and Growth of the Tibet Plateau (2171 citations)
  • Crustal thickening in Gansu‐Qinghai, lithospheric mantle subduction, and oblique, strike‐slip controlled growth of the Tibet plateau (698 citations)
  • Quaternary evolution of the Corinth Rift and its implications for the Late Cenozoic evolution of the Aegean (541 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Bertrand Meyer mostly deals with Seismology, Fault, Tectonics, North Anatolian Fault and Geodesy. His research ties Submarine pipeline and Seismology together. His studies in Fault integrate themes in fields like Quaternary and Plate tectonics.

In the field of Tectonics, his study on Décollement and Rift overlaps with subjects such as Displacement field and Kinematics. The concepts of his North Anatolian Fault study are interwoven with issues in Structural basin, Sinistral and dextral, Geochemistry, Seismogenic layer and Lithosphere. As part of one scientific family, Bertrand Meyer deals mainly with the area of Lithosphere, narrowing it down to issues related to the Subduction, and often Mantle and Shear zone.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Seismology (66.23%)
  • Fault (36.36%)
  • Tectonics (33.77%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2006-2017)?

  • North Anatolian Fault (32.47%)
  • Paleontology (11.69%)
  • Seismology (66.23%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Bertrand Meyer spends much of his time researching North Anatolian Fault, Paleontology, Seismology, Submarine pipeline and Tectonics. His North Anatolian Fault research incorporates themes from Geochemistry and Holocene. His Chronology, Facies and Subaerial study, which is part of a larger body of work in Paleontology, is frequently linked to Palaeogeography and Mediterranean sea, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His Fault, Earthquake prediction and Induced seismicity investigations are all subjects of Seismology research. As part of his studies on Fault, he often connects relevant subjects like Plate tectonics. His Submarine pipeline study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Sill and Fluvial.

Between 2006 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Fault interactions in the Sea of Marmara pull-apart (North Anatolian Fault): earthquake clustering and propagating earthquake sequences (80 citations)
  • Late Quaternary co-seismic sedimentation in the Sea of Marmara's deep basins (79 citations)
  • Segmentation and kinematics of the North America-Caribbean plate boundary offshore Hispaniola (25 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Fault
  • Plate tectonics
  • Sedimentary rock

Bertrand Meyer focuses on Seismology, Fault, Tectonics, Quaternary and North Anatolian Fault. His work in the fields of Seismology, such as Seismic gap, Seismotectonics and Earthquake prediction, intersects with other areas such as Submarine and Current. The Fault study combines topics in areas such as Induced seismicity, Submarine pipeline and Plate tectonics.

His Quaternary study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Geomorphology, Geochemistry, Holocene and Terrigenous sediment. His research in North Anatolian Fault intersects with topics in Sedimentary rock, Structural basin and Siliciclastic.

Best Publications

  • Oblique Stepwise Rise and Growth of the Tibet Plateau

    Paul Tapponnier;Xu Zhiqin;Françoise Roger;Bertrand Meyer

  • Crustal thickening in Gansu-Qinghai, lithospheric mantle subduction, and oblique, strike-slip controlled growth of the Tibet plateau

    B. Meyer;Paul Tapponnier;Laurence Bourjot;F. Metivier

  • Zagros orogeny: a subduction-dominated process

    Philippe Agard;Jafar Omrani;Laurent Jolivet;Hubert Whitechurch

  • Quaternary evolution of the Corinth Rift and its implications for the Late Cenozoic evolution of the Aegean

    Rolando Armijo;B. Meyer;G. C. P. King;Alexis Rigo

  • Westward propagation of the North Anatolian fault into the northern Aegean: Timing and kinematics

    Rolando Armijo;Bertrand Meyer;Aurélia Hubert;Aykut Barka

  • Northeastward growth of the Tibet plateau deduced from balanced reconstruction of two depositional areas: The Qaidam and Hexi Corridor basins, China

    François Métivier;Yves Gaudemer;Paul Tapponnier;Bertrand Meyer

  • Active thrusting and folding in the Qilian Shan, and decoupling between upper crust and mantle in northeastern Tibet

    P. Tapponnier;B. Meyer;J.P. Avouac;G. Peltzer

  • The active Main Marmara Fault

    X. Le Pichon;X. Le Pichon;A.M.C. Şengör;E. Demirbağ;E. Demirbağ;C. Rangin

  • Partitioning of crustal slip between linked, active faults in the eastern Qilian Shan, and evidence for a major seismic gap, the ‘Tianzhu gap’, on the western Haiyuan Fault, Gansu (China)

    Y. Gaudemer;P. Tapponnier;B. Meyer;G. Peltzer

  • The Surface Rupture and Slip Distribution of the 17 August 1999 İzmit Earthquake (M 7.4), North Anatolian Fault

    A. Barka;H.S. Akyuz;E. Altunel;G. Sunal

  • Asymmetric slip partitioning in the Sea of Marmara pull-apart: a clue to propagation processes of the North Anatolian Fault?

    Rolando Armijo;Bertrand Meyer;Sébastien Navarro;Geoffrey King

  • Uniform postglacial slip-rate along the central 600 km of the Kunlun Fault (Tibet), from 26Al, 10Be, and 14C dating of riser offsets, and climatic origin of the regional morphology

    Jerome Van Der Woerd;Jerome Van Der Woerd;Paul Tapponnier;Frederick J. Ryerson;Anne-Sophie Meriaux;Anne-Sophie Meriaux

  • Seismic hazard in the Marmara Sea region following the 17 August 1999 Izmit earthquake

    Aurélia Hubert-Ferrari;Aykut Barka;Eric Jacques;Suleyman Sami Nalbant

  • Submarine fault scarps in the Sea of Marmara pull-apart (North Anatolian Fault): Implications for seismic hazard in Istanbul

    Rolando Armijo;Nicolas Pondard;Bertrand Meyer;Gulsen Uçarkus

  • Morphology, displacement, and slip rates along the North Anatolian Fault, Turkey

    Aurélia Hubert-Ferrari;Aurélia Hubert-Ferrari;Rolando Armijo;Geoffrey King;Bertrand Meyer

  • The Ms = 6.2, June 15, 1995 Aigion earthquake (Greece): evidence for low angle normal faulting in the Corinth rift

    P. Bernard;P. Briole;B. Meyer;H. Lyon-Caen

  • Uniform slip-rate along the Kunlun Fault: Implications for seismic behaviour and large-scale tectonics

    J. van der Woerd;F. J. Ryerson;Paul Tapponnier;A. S. Meriaux

  • The mechanical interaction between the propagating North Anatolian Fault and the back-arc extension in the Aegean

    Frédéric Flerit;Rolando Armijo;Geoffrey King;Bertrand Meyer

  • Transient, synobduction exhumation of Zagros blueschists inferred from P‐T, deformation, time, and kinematic constraints: Implications for Neotethyan wedge dynamics

    P. Agard;P. Monié;W. Gerber;J. Omrani

  • A two‐step process for the reflooding of the Mediterranean after the Messinian Salinity Crisis

    François Bache;François Bache;Speranta-Maria Popescu;Marina Rabineau;Christian Gorini

  • Slip Partitioning in the Sea of Marmara Pull-Apart: A Clue to Propagation Processes of the North Anatolian Fault ?

    R. Armijo;B. Meyer;S. Navarro;G. King

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolando Armijo
Rolando Armijo Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier China Earthquake Administration
Aykut Barka
Aykut Barka Istanbul Technical University
Geoffrey King
Geoffrey King Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Gilles Peltzer
Gilles Peltzer University of California, Los Angeles
Ziyadin Cakir
Ziyadin Cakir Istanbul Technical University
Pierre Briole
Pierre Briole École Normale Supérieure
Robin Lacassin
Robin Lacassin Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Christophe Delacourt
Christophe Delacourt University of Western Brittany
Jean Philippe Avouac
Jean Philippe Avouac California Institute of Technology

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