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Leigh H. Royden

Leigh H. Royden

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Earth Science

D-Index
80
Citations
34645
World Ranking
520
National Ranking
269

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1990 - Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal), The Geological Society of America

Overview

Leigh H. Royden is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their subfields of study emphasize geophysics, with additional contributions to atmospheric science, paleontology, anthropology, and space and planetary science. The scientist's work spans various topics including earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geology and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, Eurasian exchange networks, and archaeological research and protection.

The scientist's publication record includes research articles published in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Science Advances
  • Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Leigh H. Royden include:

  • "Paleocene latitude of the Kohistan-Ladakh arc indicates multistage India-Eurasia collision," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Hotspot swells and the lifespan of volcanic ocean islands," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Subduction Dynamics and Mantle Pressure: 2. Towards a Global Understanding of Slab Dip and Upper Mantle Circulation," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Subduction Dynamics and Mantle Pressure: 1. An Analytical Framework Relating Subduction Geometry, Plate Motion, and Asthenospheric Pressure," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "PALEOCENE LATITUDE OF THE KOHISTAN-LADAKH ARC INDICATES MULTI-STAGE INDIA-EURASIA COLLISION," 2020, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America

Leigh H. Royden has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Oliver Jagoutz
  • Craig R. Martin
  • Rajeev Upadhyay
  • Michael P. Eddy
  • Elizabeth Bailey

The scientist has received a number of professional recognitions, including the Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal) from The Geological Society of America in 1990. They were named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2003 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Surface Deformation and Lower Crustal Flow in Eastern Tibet

    Leigh H. Royden;B. Clark Burchfiel;Robert W. King;Erchie Wang

  • Topographic ooze: Building the eastern margin of Tibet by lower crustal flow

    Marin Kristen Clark;Leigh Handy Royden

  • The Geological Evolution of the Tibetan Plateau

    Leigh H. Royden;B. Clark Burchfiel;Robert D. van der Hilst

  • Tectonics of the Longmen Shan and Adjacent Regions, Central China

    B. C. Burchfiel;Chen Zhiliang;Liu Yupinc;L. H. Royden

  • The South Tibetan Detachment System, Himalayan Orogen: Extension Contemporaneous With and Parallel to Shortening in a Collisional Mountain Belt

    Burrell C. Burchfiel;Chen Zhiliang;Kip V. Hodges;Liu Yuping

  • Surface uplift, tectonics, and erosion of eastern Tibet from large-scale drainage patterns

    M. K. Clark;M. K. Clark;L. M. Schoenbohm;L. H. Royden;K. X. Whipple

  • A geological and geophysical context for the Wenchuan earthquake of 12 May 2008, Sichuan, People's Republic of China

    B.C. Burchfiel;L.H. Royden;R.D. van der Hilst;B.H. Hager

  • Rifting process and thermal evolution of the continental margin of Eastern Canada determined from subsidence curves

    L. Royden;C.E. Keen

  • Late Cenozoic uplift of southeastern Tibet

    M.K. Clark;M.K. Clark;M.A. House;M.A. House;L.H. Royden;K.X Whipple

  • Evolution of retreating subduction boundaries formed during continental collision

    Leigh H. Royden

  • An integral approach to bedrock river profile analysis

    J. Taylor Perron;Leigh H. Royden

  • North-south extension within the convergent Himalayan region

    B. C. Burchfiel;L H. Royden

  • The tectonic expression slab pull at continental convergent boundaries

    Leigh H. Royden

  • Global Positioning System measurements from eastern Tibet and their implications for India/Eurasia intercontinental deformation

    Z. Chen;B. C. Burchfiel;Y. Liu;R. W. King

  • Motion of the Pacific plate relative to Eurasia and its potential relation to Cenozoic extension along the eastern margin of Eurasia

    C. J. Northrup;L. H. Royden;B. C. Burchfiel

  • Segmentation and configuration of subducted lithosphere in Italy: An important control on thrust-belt and foredeep-basin evolution

    Leigh Royden;Etta Patacca;Paolo Scandone

  • Mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean

    Claudio Faccenna;Thorsten W Becker;Ludwig Auer;Andrea Billi

  • Coupling and decoupling of crust and mantle in convergent orogens: Implications for strain partitioning in the crust

    Leigh Royden

  • Late Cenozoic Xianshuihe-Xiaojiang, Red River, and Dali Fault Systems of Southwestern Sichuan and Central Yunnan, China

    E. Wang;B. C. Burchfiel;L. H. Royden;Liangzhong Chen

  • Late Cenozoic Tectonics of the Pannonian Basin System: Chapter 3

    L. H. Royden

Frequent Co-Authors

Kip V. Hodges
Kip V. Hodges Arizona State University
Thorsten W. Becker
Thorsten W. Becker The University of Texas at Austin
Marin K. Clark
Marin K. Clark University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Claudio Faccenna
Claudio Faccenna Dresdner Grundwasserforschungszentrum
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
Stéphane Rondenay
Stéphane Rondenay University of Bergen
Laurent Husson
Laurent Husson Grenoble Alpes University

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