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Philip England 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 Philip England sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 171 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip England 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 Philip England sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Philip England is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Geophysics. Their research encompasses a range of topics primarily related to earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geological and geochemical analysis, geology and paleoclimatology research, earthquake detection and analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies.

They have published extensively in several key venues, particularly:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Physics Today
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Philip England include Andrew J. Smye, Richard Walker, G. A. Houseman, Lynn Evans, and Xin Feng.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Philip England include:

  • Metamorphism and Deformation on Subduction Interfaces: 1. Physical Framework, 2022, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Changes in Plate Motions Caused by Increases in Gravitational Potential Energy of Mountain Belts, 2022, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • The Global Range of Temperatures on Convergent Plate Interfaces, 2021, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Geomorphology and Paleoseismology of the Weinan Fault, Shaanxi, Central China, and the Source of the 1556 Huaxian Earthquake, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Metamorphism and Deformation on Subduction Interfaces: 2. Petrological and Tectonic Implications, 2022, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Philip England has been recognized by several honors including being named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 1999, and as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Mantle dynamics, uplift of the Tibetan Plateau, and the Indian Monsoon

    Peter Molnar;Philip England;Joseph Martinod

  • Pressure-Temperature-Time Paths of Regional Metamorphism I. Heat Transfer during the Evolution of Regions of Thickened Continental Crust

    Philip C. England;Alan Bruce Thompson

  • Late Cenozoic uplift of mountain ranges and global climate change: chicken or egg?

    Peter Molnar;Philip England

  • FINITE STRAIN CALCULATIONS OF CONTINENTAL DEFORMATION .2. COMPARISON WITH THE INDIA-ASIA COLLISION ZONE

    Philip England;Gregory Houseman

  • Extension during continental convergence, with application to the Tibetan Plateau

    Philip England;Gregory Houseman

  • Surface uplift, uplift of rocks, and exhumation of rocks

    Philip C. England;Peter Molnar

  • A thin viscous sheet model for continental deformation

    Philip England;Dan McKenzie

  • Pressure—Temperature—Time Paths of Regional Metamorphism II. Their Inference and Interpretation using Mineral Assemblages in Metamorphic Rocks

    Alan Bruce Thompson;Philip C. England

  • Active deformation of Asia : From kinematics to dynamics

    Philip England;Peter Molnar;Peter Molnar

  • Plateau 'pop-up' in the great 1897 Assam earthquake.

    Roger Bilham;Roger Bilham;Philip England

  • The influence of erosion upon the mineral fades of rocks from different metamorphic environments

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  • The mechanics of the Tibetan Plateau

    Philip Christopher England;G. A. Houseman

  • Crustal thickening versus lateral expulsion in the Indian‐Asian continental collision

    Gregory Houseman;Philip England

  • CONVECTIVE REMOVAL OF LITHOSPHERE BENEATH MOUNTAIN BELTS - THERMAL AND MECHANICAL CONSEQUENCES

    J. P. Platt;P. C. England

  • Temperatures, heat flux, and frictional stress near major thrust faults

    Peter Molnar;Philip England

  • Right-lateral shear and rotation as the explanation for strike-slip faulting in eastern Tibet

    Philip England;Peter Molnar

  • Finite strain calculations of continental deformation: 1. Method and general results for convergent zones

    Gregory Houseman;Philip England

  • InSAR observations of low slip rates on the major faults of western Tibet.

    Tim J. Wright;Barry Parsons;Philip C. England;Eric J. Fielding

  • Some thermal and tectonic models for crustal melting in continental collision zones

    Philip C. England;Alan Thompson

  • The field of crustal velocity in Asia calculated from Quaternary rates of slip on faults

    Philip England;Peter Molnar

  • A physical model for Cenozoic extension of western North America

    L. J. Sonder;P. C. England;B. P. Wernicke;R. L. Christiansen

  • Geodynamics: Applications of Continuum Physics to Geological Problems

    Philip England

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Parsons
Barry Parsons University of Oxford
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder
Gregory A. Houseman
Gregory A. Houseman University of Leeds
James Jackson
James Jackson University of Cambridge
Jean-Mathieu Nocquet
Jean-Mathieu Nocquet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pierre Briole
Pierre Briole École Normale Supérieure
Richard Walker
Richard Walker University of Oxford
Giulio Selvaggi
Giulio Selvaggi National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Costas E. Synolakis
Costas E. Synolakis University of Southern California

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