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Nick Kusznir is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans various subfields including Geophysics, Geology, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science. The predominant focus within these areas is on geological and geophysical studies, with particular attention given to geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and high-pressure geophysics and materials.

The scientist's frequently explored research topics include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological Studies and Exploration

Kusznir has authored multiple papers in well-established venues. Some notable publications are:

  • Origin, composition and relative timing of seaward dipping reflectors on the Pelotas rifted margin, 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • The tectono-stratigraphic and magmatic evolution of conjugate rifted margins: Insights from the NW South China Sea, 2021, Journal of Geodynamics
  • Ignition of the southern Atlantic seafloor spreading machine without hot-mantle booster, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • The challenge in restoring magma-rich rifted margins: The example of the Mozambique-Antarctica conjugate margins, 2021, Gondwana Research
  • Morphostructure, emplacement and duration of the Abrolhos Magmatic Province: A geophysical analysis of the largest post-breakup magmatism of the South-Eastern Brazilian margin, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology

Frequently publishing in the same scientific outlets, Kusznir's work appears predominantly in:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Gondwana Research
  • Solid Earth
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Geodynamics

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Giänreto Manatschal
  • Júlia Gómez-Romeu
  • Simon Tomasi
  • Maxime Ducoux
  • Suzon Jammes

Best Publications

  • The extensional strength of the continental lithosphere: its dependence on geothermal gradient, and crustal composition and thickness

    N. J. Kusznir;R. G. Park

  • A flexural-cantilever simple-shear/pure-shear model of continental lithosphere extension: applications to the Jeanne d’Arc Basin, Grand Banks and Viking Graben, North Sea

    N. J. Kusznir;G. Marsden;S. S. Egan

  • Formation of the Maturín foreland basin, eastern Venezuela: Thrust sheet loading or subduction dynamic topography

    Maria I. Jácome;Nick Kusznir;Felipe Audemard;Steve Flint

  • Formation and deformation of hyperextended rift systems: Insights from rift domain mapping in the Bay of Biscay‐Pyrenees

    Julie Tugend;Gianreto Manatschal;N. J. Kusznir;Emmanuel Masini

  • Lower-crustal intrusion on the North Atlantic continental margin.

    R. S. White;L. K. Smith;A. W. Roberts;P. A. F. Christie

  • The mechanics of continental extension and sedimentary basin formation: A simple-shear/pure-shear flexural cantilever model

    N.J. Kusznir;P.A. Ziegler

  • Necking of continental crust in magma-poor rifted margins: Evidence from the fossil Alpine Tethys margins

    G. Mohn;Gianreto Manatschal;M. Beltrando;Emmanuel Masini

  • Integrated crustal thickness mapping and plate reconstructions for the high Arctic

    A. Alvey;C. Gaina;N.J. Kusznir;T.H. Torsvik

  • 4. Depth-Dependent Lithospheric Stretching at Rifted Continental Margins

    Mark Davis;Nick Kusznir

  • A Precambrian microcontinent in the Indian Ocean

    Trond H. Torsvik;Hans Amundsen;Ebbe H. Hartz;Fernando Corfu

  • Continental lithospheric thinning and breakup in response to upwelling divergent mantle flow: application to the Woodlark, Newfoundland and Iberia margins

    N. J. Kusznir;G. D. Karner

  • Forward and reverse modelling of rift basin formation

    Nick J. Kusznir;Alan M. Roberts;Chris K. Morley

  • Spatial and temporal evolution of hyperextended rift systems: Implication for the nature, kinematics, and timing of the Iberian-European plate boundary

    J. Tugend;G. Manatschal;N.J. Kusznir

  • Cenozoic extension in northern Kenya: a quantitative model of rift basin development in the Turkana region

    D.B. Hendrie;N.J. Kusznir;C.K. Morley;C.J. Ebinger

  • Stress concentration in the upper lithosphere caused by underlying visco-elastic creep

    N.J. Kusznir;M.H.P. Bott

  • Rifting, erosion, and uplift history of the Recôncavo‐Tucano‐Jatobá Rift, northeast Brazil

    Luciano P. Magnavita;Ian Davison;Nick J. Kusznir

  • 2D flexural backstripping of extensional basins; the need for a sideways glance

    Alan M. Roberts;Nick J. Kusznir;Graham Yielding;Peter Styles

  • Kinematic Evolution of the Southern North Atlantic: Implications for the Formation of Hyperextended Rift Systems

    Michael Nirrengarten;Michael Nirrengarten;G. Manatschal;J. Tugend;N. Kusznir

  • Potential mechanisms for the genesis of Cenozoic domal structures on the NE Atlantic margin: pros, cons and some new ideas

    A. G. Dore;E. R. Lundin;N. J. Kusznir;C. Pascal

  • Quantitative analysis of Triassic extension in the northern Viking Graben

    A. M. Roberts;G. Yielding;N. J. Kusznir;I. M. Walker

  • Continental lithosphere strength: the critical role of lower crustal deformation

    N. J. Kusznir;R. G. Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Gianreto Manatschal
Gianreto Manatschal University of Strasbourg
Randell Stephenson
Randell Stephenson University of Aberdeen
Robert S. White
Robert S. White University of Cambridge
Daniel Sauter
Daniel Sauter University of Strasbourg
Graham Yielding
Graham Yielding Badley Geoscience Ltd
Trond H. Torsvik
Trond H. Torsvik University of Oslo
Carmen Gaina
Carmen Gaina University of Oslo
Dieter Franke
Dieter Franke Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Garry D. Karner
Garry D. Karner ExxonMobil (United States)
Michael J. Cheadle
Michael J. Cheadle University of Wyoming

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