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60
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Mark B. Allen publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark B. Allen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 256 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Mark B. Allen D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark B. Allen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mark B. Allen is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and focuses research efforts within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly contributions cover various aspects of geophysics, geology, and earth-surface processes, with a notable emphasis on geological and geochemical analysis.

The main fields and subfields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Geophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Geology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Primary research topics addressed by their work are:

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

Mark B. Allen has published extensively in a variety of academic journals. Frequent publication venues comprise:

  • Lithos
  • Geology
  • Gondwana Research
  • Precambrian Research
  • Tectonophysics

The following recent papers are representative of their scholarly activities:

  • "Hydrological control of river and seawater lithium isotopes" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Landslide characteristics in the Loess Plateau, northern China" (2020, Geomorphology)
  • "Cretaceous exhumation of the Triassic intracontinental Xuefengshan Belt: Delayed unroofing of an orogenic plateau across the South China Block?" (2020, Tectonophysics)
  • "Post-collisional mafic magmatism: Insights into orogenic collapse and mantle modification from North Qaidam collisional belt, NW China" (2021, Lithos)
  • "An oblique subduction model for closure of the Proto-Tethys and Palaeo-Tethys oceans and creation of the Central China Orogenic Belt" (2023, Earth-Science Reviews)

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Shuguang Song
  • Chao Wang
  • Li Su
  • Yueren Xu
  • Di Feng

Best Publications

  • Paleozoic multiple accretionary and collisional tectonics of the Chinese Tianshan orogenic collage

    Wenjiao Xiao;Brian F. Windley;Mark B. Allen;Chunming Han

  • Paleozoic accretion and Cenozoic redeformation of the Chinese Tien Shan Range, central Asia

    B. F. Windley;M. B. Allen;C. Zhang;Z. Y. Zhao

  • Palaeozoic collisional tectonics and magmatism of the Chinese Tien Shan, central Asia

    M.B. Allen;B.F. Windley;Chi Zhang

  • Active tectonics of the South Caspian Basin

    James Jackson;Keith Priestley;Mark Allen;Manuel Berberian

  • Late Cenozoic reorganization of the Arabia‐Eurasia collision and the comparison of short‐term and long‐term deformation rates

    Mark Allen;James Jackson;Richard Walker

  • Early Cenozoic two-phase extension and late Cenozoic thermal subsidence and inversion of the Bohai Basin, northern China

    M.B. Allen;D.I.M. Macdonald;Zhao Xun;S.J. Vincent

  • The timing and extent of the eruption of the Siberian Traps large igneous province: Implications for the end-Permian environmental crisis

    Marc K. Reichow;M.S. Pringle;A.I. Al'Mukhamedov;M.B. Allen

  • Accommodation of late Cenozoic oblique shortening in the Alborz range, northern Iran

    M.B Allen;M.R Ghassemi;M Shahrabi;M Qorashi

  • Arabia–Eurasia collision and the forcing of mid-Cenozoic global cooling

    Mark B. Allen;Howard A. Armstrong

  • Continental collision and slab break-off: A comparison of 3-D numerical models with observations

    Jeroen van Hunen;Mark B. Allen

  • Structural styles in the Zagros Simple Folded Zone, Iran

    E.J.-P. Blanc;M.B. Allen;S. Inger;H. Hassani

  • Late Cenozoic tectonics of the Kepingtage thrust zone: Interactions of the Tien Shan and Tarim Basin, northwest China

    Mark B. Allen;Stephen J. Vincent;Paul J. Wheeler

  • The Vertical Distribution of Ozone in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere

    Mark Allen;Jonathan I. Lunine;Yuk L. Yung

  • Insights from the Talysh of Azerbaijan into the Paleogene evolution of the South Caspian region

    Stephen J. Vincent;Mark B. Allen;Arif D. Ismail-Zadeh;Rachel Flecker

  • Junggar, Turfan and Alakol basins as Late Permian to ?Early Triassic extensional structures in a sinistral shear zone in the Altaid orogenic collage, Central Asia

    M. B. Allen;A. M. C. ªENGÖR;B. A. Natal’In

  • Ophiolites in the Xing'an-Inner Mongolia accretionary belt of the CAOB: Implications for two cycles of seafloor spreading and accretionary orogenic events

    Shuguang Song;Shuguang Song;Ming-Ming Wang;Xin Xu;Chao Wang

  • Late Cenozoic deformation in the South Caspian region: effects of a rigid basement block within a collision zone

    Mark B Allen;Stephen J Vincent;G.Ian Alsop;Arif Ismail-zadeh

  • Mongolian plateau: Evidence for a late Cenozoic mantle plume under central Asia

    Brian F. Windley;Mark B. Allen

  • New views on earthquake faulting in the Zagros fold-and-thrust belt of Iran

    Edwin Nissen;Mohammad Tatar;James A. Jackson;Mark B. Allen

  • Onset of subduction as the cause of rapid pliocene-quaternary subsidence in the South Caspian Basin.

    Mark B. Allen;Stephen Jones;Arif Ismail-Zadeh;Mike Simmons

  • Active tectonics of the South Caspian Basin: Active tectonics of the South Caspian Basin

    James Jackson;Keith Priestley;Mark Allen;Manuel Berberian

Frequent Co-Authors

Shuguang Song
Shuguang Song Peking University
Jeroen van Hunen
Jeroen van Hunen Durham University
Li Su
Li Su China University of Geosciences
Yaoling Niu
Yaoling Niu China University of Geosciences
Yuk L. Yung
Yuk L. Yung California Institute of Technology
Ken McCaffrey
Ken McCaffrey Durham University
Emmanuel Lellouch
Emmanuel Lellouch Janssen (Belgium)
James Jackson
James Jackson University of Cambridge
Richard M. Bevilacqua
Richard M. Bevilacqua United States Naval Research Laboratory
Michael E. Summers
Michael E. Summers George Mason University

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