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Marc Jolivet is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics and geology. Their research encompasses geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and geological formations and processes.

The scientist's work spans several main topics including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Marc Jolivet's publications have appeared in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Geoscience Frontiers
  • Tectonics
  • Geomorphology
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Their subfields of study reflect a diverse interest, including:

  • Geophysics
  • Geology
  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Atmospheric Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Marc Jolivet include the following researchers:

  • Feng Cheng
  • Olivier Dauteuil
  • Jing Liu-Zeng
  • Zhaojie Guo
  • Mike Murray-Hudson

Recent papers by Marc Jolivet illustrate the topics of high-elevation landscapes, tectonic evolution, and geochemical processes. Notable publications include:

  • "Cenozoic evolution of the Qaidam basin and implications for the growth of the northern Tibetan plateau: A review" (2021), published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Propagating uplift controls on high-elevation, low-relief landscape formation in the southeast Tibetan Plateau" (2021), published in Geology
  • "Hafnium isotopic disequilibrium during sediment melting and assimilations" (2020), published in Geochemical Perspectives Letters
  • "Segmental closure of the Mongol-Okhotsk Ocean: Insight from detrital geochronology in the East Transbaikalia Basin" (2021), published in Geoscience Frontiers
  • "Mesozoic-Cenozoic cooling history of the Eastern Qinghai Nan Shan (NW China): Apatite low-temperature thermochronology constraints" (2021), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Best Publications

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonics of the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau: fission-track constraints

    Marc Jolivet;Maurice Brunel;Diane Seward;Zhiqin Xu

  • The tectonic evolution of the Songpan-Garzê (North Tibet) and adjacent areas from Proterozoic to Present: A synthesis

    Françoise Roger;Marc Jolivet;Jacques Malavieille

  • Mesozoic and Cenozoic tectonic history of the central Chinese Tian Shan; reactivated tectonic structures and active deformation

    M. Jolivet;Stephane Dominguez;Julien Charreau;Yan Chen

  • Magnetostratigraphy of the Yaha section, Tarim Basin (China): 11 Ma acceleration in erosion and uplift of the Tian Shan mountains

    Julien Charreau;Stuart Gilder;Yan Chen;Stéphane Dominguez

  • Cosmogenic nuclide dating of Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Australopithecus bahrelghazali: Mio-Pliocene hominids from Chad.

    Anne-Elisabeth Lebatard;Didier L. Bourlès;Philippe Duringer;Marc Jolivet

  • Geochronological and geochemical constraints on Mesozoic suturing in east central Tibet

    Françoise Roger;Nicolas Arnaud;Nicolas Arnaud;Stuart Gilder;Paul Tapponnier

  • Neogene extension and volcanism in the Kunlun Fault Zone, northern Tibet: New constraints on the age of the Kunlun Fault

    M. Jolivet;M. Brunel;D. Seward;Z. Xu

  • Uplift age and rates of the Gurvan Bogd system (Gobi-Altay) by apatite fission track analysis

    R. Vassallo;M. Jolivet;J.-F. Ritz;R. Braucher

  • Mongolian summits: An uplifted, flat, old but still preserved erosion surface

    Marc Jolivet;Jean-François Ritz;Riccardo Vassallo;Christophe Larroque

  • Tectonic evolution of the Triassic fold belts of Tibet

    Françoise Roger;Marc Jolivet;Jacques Malavieille

  • Paleo-Tethyan evolution of Tibet as recorded in the East Cimmerides and West Cathaysides

    Zhiqin Xu;Yildirim Dilek;Hui Cao;Jingsui Yang

  • Long and complex thermal history of the Song Chay metamorphic dome (Northern Vietnam) by multi-system geochronology

    Francoise Roger;Philippe Hervé Leloup;Marc Jolivet;Robin Lacassin

  • Jurassic to Cenozoic exhumation history of the Altyn Tagh range, northwest China, constrained by 40Ar/39Ar and apatite fission track thermochronology

    Edward R. Sobel;Nicolas Arnaud;Marc Jolivet;Bradley D. Ritts

  • Source to sink relations between the Tian Shan and Junggar Basin (northwest China) from Late Palaeozoic to Quaternary: evidence from detrital U-Pb zircon geochronology

    Wei Yang;Marc Jolivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Zhaojie Guo

  • How old is the Baikal Rift Zone? Insight from apatite fission track thermochronology

    M. Jolivet;T. De Boisgrollier;C. Petit;M. Fournier

  • Thermochronology constraints for the propagation sequence of the south Pyrenean basement thrust system (France‐Spain)

    Marc Jolivet;Pierre Labaume;Patrick Monié;Maurice Brunel

  • Large-scale displacement along the Altyn Tagh Fault (North Tibet) since its Eocene initiation: Insight from detrital zircon U–Pb geochronology and subsurface data

    Feng Cheng;Feng Cheng;Marc Jolivet;Suotang Fu;Changhao Zhang

  • Cenozoic evolution of the Qaidam basin and implications for the growth of the northern Tibetan plateau: A review

    Feng Cheng;Marc Jolivet;Zhaojie Guo;Lin Wang

  • Paleo-erosion rates in Central Asia since 9 Ma: A transient increase at the onset of Quaternary glaciations?

    Julien Charreau;P.-H. Blard;N. Puchol;Jean-Philippe Avouac

  • Mesozoic tectonic and topographic evolution of Central Asia and Tibet: a preliminary synthesis

    Marc Jolivet

  • Source to sink relation between the Eastern Kunlun Range and the Qaidam Basin, northern Tibetan Plateau, during the Cenozoic

    Feng Cheng;Feng Cheng;Suotang Fu;Marc Jolivet;Changhao Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhaojie Guo
Zhaojie Guo Peking University
Cécile Robin
Cécile Robin University of Rennes
Régis Braucher
Régis Braucher Aix-Marseille University
Marc Poujol
Marc Poujol University of Rennes
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet University of Rennes
Maurice Brunel
Maurice Brunel University of Montpellier
Bihong Fu
Bihong Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Philippe Boulvais
Philippe Boulvais University of Rennes
Jean-François Ritz
Jean-François Ritz University of Montpellier
Pierre Labaume
Pierre Labaume Joseph Fourier University

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