Richard Hey

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

• Plate tectonics
• Volcano
• Basalt

His scientific interests lie mostly in Seismology, Rift, Magnetic anomaly, Plate tectonics and Tectonics. His research related to Hotspot and Mid-ocean ridge might be considered part of Seismology. His Rift study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Transform fault, Seafloor spreading and Bathymetry.

Richard Hey focuses mostly in the field of Magnetic anomaly, narrowing it down to matters related to Ridge and, in some cases, Lava. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Plate tectonics, Echelon formation, Fracture, Farallon Plate, Fault scarp and Triple junction is strongly linked to Fracture zone. His work on Lithosphere and Rift zone is typically connected to Clockwise as part of general Tectonics study, connecting several disciplines of science.

His most cited work include:

• Tectonic evolution of the Cocos-Nazca spreading center (344 citations)
• Propagating rifts on midocean ridges (274 citations)
• A new class of “pseudofaults” and their bearing on plate tectonics: A propagating rift model (253 citations)

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

His main research concerns Seismology, Rift, Paleontology, Seafloor spreading and Plate tectonics. His work deals with themes such as Bathymetry and Magnetic anomaly, which intersect with Seismology. The Magnetic anomaly study combines topics in areas such as Fracture zone, Juan de Fuca Plate and Oceanic crust.

His Rift research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ridge, Lithosphere and Crust. His Paleontology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Triple junction, Oceanography and Ridge. The Seafloor spreading study which covers Volcano that intersects with Seamount.

He most often published in these fields:

• Seismology (53.21%)
• Rift (47.71%)
• Paleontology (28.44%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

• Ridge (14.68%)
• Seismology (53.21%)
• Paleontology (28.44%)

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

His primary areas of study are Ridge, Seismology, Paleontology, Transform fault and Plate tectonics. His work carried out in the field of Ridge brings together such families of science as Cruise, Geophysics, Tectonophysics and Volcanology. Seismology is often connected to Seafloor spreading in his work.

His Tectonics study, which is part of a larger body of work in Paleontology, is frequently linked to Icelandic, bridging the gap between disciplines. His studies in Rift and Oceanic crust are all subfields of Tectonics research. His Plate tectonics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Mantle plume and Mid-ocean ridge.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

• The Iceland Microcontinent and a continental Greenland-Iceland-Faroe Ridge (17 citations)
• Propagating buoyant mantle upwelling on the Reykjanes Ridge (9 citations)
• Multibeam investigation of the active North Atlantic plate boundary reorganization tip (8 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

• Plate tectonics
• Volcano
• Basalt

Richard Hey mainly investigates Paleontology, Plate tectonics, Transform fault, Mantle and Tectonics. His Plate tectonics study is focused on Seismology in general. His Seismology study often links to related topics such as Seafloor spreading.

Richard Hey has included themes like Mantle plume and Ridge in his Mantle study. His Ridge study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mantle wedge, Mantle convection and Geophysics, Hotspot. His Tectonics research is mostly focused on the topic Rift.