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Peter R. Cobbold

Peter R. Cobbold

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
73
Citations
18778
World Ranking
796
National Ranking
40

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Composite material
  • Tectonics
  • Sedimentary rock

Paleontology, Tectonics, Seismology, Clockwise and Shear are his primary areas of study. His works in Sedimentary rock, Paleogene, Continental margin and Foreland basin are all subjects of inquiry into Paleontology. Peter R. Cobbold combines subjects such as Source rock and Cretaceous with his study of Sedimentary rock.

His Tectonics research incorporates elements of Kinematics, Sill, Crust, Quaternary and Compression. His work in Seismology is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Structural basin. His study in Clockwise is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Paleomagnetism and Sinistral and dextral.

His most cited work include:

  • Some tectonic consequences of fluid overpressures and seepage forces as demonstrated by sandbox modelling (128 citations)
  • Relative sea-level fall since the last interglacial stage: Are coasts uplifting worldwide? (120 citations)
  • Paleogene building of the Bolivian Orocline: Tectonic restoration of the central Andes in 2‐D map view (112 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Paleontology, Tectonics, Seismology, Geomorphology and Geometry. His studies in Cretaceous, Structural basin, Foreland basin, Continental margin and Neogene are all subfields of Paleontology research. His research investigates the connection between Tectonics and topics such as Crust that intersect with problems in Brittleness.

His Seismology research includes elements of Paleomagnetism, Petrology and Clockwise. His study focuses on the intersection of Geomorphology and fields such as Subduction with connections in the field of Plate tectonics. His Geometry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Shearing, Fold, Simple shear, Shear zone and Slip.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Paleontology (30.50%)
  • Tectonics (23.40%)
  • Seismology (21.28%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2021)?

  • Paleontology (30.50%)
  • Continental margin (12.06%)
  • Petrology (12.06%)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Paleontology, Continental margin, Petrology, Seismology and Tectonics. Paleogene, Cretaceous, Rift, Inversion and Structural basin are the core of his Paleontology study. His work carried out in the field of Continental margin brings together such families of science as Seafloor spreading, Ridge, Passive margin and Deformation.

His studies deal with areas such as Hydraulic fracturing, Overburden, Fracture and Source rock as well as Petrology. His Seismology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Lateral shear and Submarine pipeline. His Tectonics study incorporates themes from Geochemistry and Sill.

Between 2009 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Relative sea-level fall since the last interglacial stage: Are coasts uplifting worldwide? (120 citations)
  • Episodic burial and exhumation in NE Brazil after opening of the South Atlantic (84 citations)
  • Post‐breakup tectonics in southeast Brazil from thermochronological data and combined inverse‐forward thermal history modeling (70 citations)

Best Publications

  • Propagating extrusion tectonics in Asia: New insights from simple experiments with plasticine

    P. Tapponnier;G. Peltzer;A. Y. Le Dain;R. Armijo

  • Lateral extrusion in the eastern Alps, Part 1: Boundary conditions and experiments scaled for gravity

    Lothar Ratschbacher;Olivier Merle;Philippe Davy;Peter Cobbold

  • Development of sheath folds in shear regimes

    P.R. Cobbold;H. Quinquis

  • Experiments on shortening of a 4-layer model of the continental lithosphere

    P. Davy;P.R. Cobbold

  • Segmentation of an obliquely rifted margin, Campos and Santos basins, southeastern Brazil

    Kristian E. Meisling;Peter R. Cobbold;Van S. Mount

  • Development of internal structures in deformed anisotropic rocks

    P.R. Cobbold;J.W. Cosgrove;J.M. Summers

  • Bedding-parallel fibrous veins (beef and cone-in-cone): Worldwide occurrence and possible significance in terms of fluid overpressure, hydrocarbon generation and mineralization

    Peter Robert Cobbold;Alain Zanella;Nuno Rodrigues;Nuno Rodrigues;Helge Loseth

  • Physical models of extensional tectonics at various scales

    B. Vendeville;P. R. Cobbold;P. Davy;P. Choukroune

  • Style and pattern of salt diapirs due to thin-skinned gravitational gliding, Campos and Santos basins, offshore Brazil

    S. Demercian;P. Szatmari;P.R. Cobbold

  • Aptian to recent compressional deformation, foothills of the Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    P.R Cobbold;E.A Rossello

  • Style and history of Andean deformation, Puna plateau, northwestern Argentina

    Isabelle Coutand;Peter R. Cobbold;Marc de Urreiztieta;Pierre Gautier

  • Some tectonic consequences of fluid overpressures and seepage forces as demonstrated by sandbox modelling

    R Mourgues;P.R Cobbold

  • Relative sea-level fall since the last interglacial stage: Are coasts uplifting worldwide?

    Kevin Pedoja;Laurent Husson;Laurent Husson;Vincent Regard;Vincent Regard;Peter Robert Cobbold

  • Intense progressive shear in Ile de Groix blueschists and compatibility with subduction or obduction

    H. Quinquis;Cl. Audren;J. P. Brun;P. R. Cobbold

  • Strain heating and thermal softening in continental shear zones: a review

    J.P. Brun;P.R. Cobbold

  • Radial gravitational gliding on passive margins

    P.R. Cobbold;P. Szatmari

  • Seepage forces, important factors in the formation of horizontal hydraulic fractures and bedding-parallel fibrous veins (‘beef’ and ‘cone-in-cone’)

    P. R. Cobbold;N. Rodrigues

  • Widespread bedding-parallel veins of fibrous calcite beef in a mature source rock Vaca Muerta Fm, Neuquen Basin, Argentina; evidence for overpressure and horizontal compression

    Nuno Rodrigues;Peter R. Cobbold;Helge Loseth;Gilles Ruffet

  • Paleogene building of the Bolivian Orocline: Tectonic restoration of the central Andes in 2‐D map view

    César Arriagada;Pierrick Roperch;Pierrick Roperch;Constantino Mpodozis;Peter Cobbold

  • Salar de Atacama basin: A record of compressional tectonics in the central Andes since the mid-Cretaceous

    Cesar Arriagada;Cesar Arriagada;Peter R. Cobbold;Pierrick Roperch

  • Sedimentary basins and crustal thickening

    P.R. Cobbold;P. Davy;D. Gapais;E.A. Rossello

Frequent Co-Authors

Denis Gapais
Denis Gapais University of Rennes
Pierrick Roperch
Pierrick Roperch University of Rennes
Gilles Ruffet
Gilles Ruffet University of Rennes
Peter Japsen
Peter Japsen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Fernando O. Marques
Fernando O. Marques University of Lisbon
Jean-Pierre Brun
Jean-Pierre Brun University of Rennes
Constantino Mpodozis
Constantino Mpodozis University of Chile
Annick Chauvin
Annick Chauvin University of Rennes
Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher University of Rennes
Philippe Davy
Philippe Davy University of Rennes

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