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41
Citations
10681
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5402
National Ranking
395

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Plate tectonics
  • Tectonics
  • Sedimentary rock

Robin Lacassin mostly deals with Shear zone, Shear, Fault, Seismology and Mylonite. His Shear zone study incorporates themes from Metamorphism, Geochemistry, Metamorphic rock, Gneiss and Thermochronology. His Thermochronology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Denudation and Nappe.

His Fault research includes elements of Boudinage and Geophysics. As a part of the same scientific study, Robin Lacassin usually deals with the Seismology, concentrating on Far East and frequently concerns with Tectonophysics, Mesozoic, Rift, Paleontology and Cenozoic. The Mylonite study which covers Petrology that intersects with Geomorphology.

His most cited work include:

  • The Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone (Yunnan, China), Tertiary transform boundary of Indochina (794 citations)
  • The Ailao Shan/Red River metamorphic belt: Tertiary left-lateral shear between Indochina and South China (688 citations)
  • New constraints on the structure, thermochronology, and timing of the Ailao Shan‐Red River shear zone, SE Asia (458 citations)

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

His primary areas of investigation include Seismology, Fault, Shear zone, Paleontology and Tectonics. Many of his research projects under Seismology are closely connected to Process with Process, tying the diverse disciplines of science together. The various areas that Robin Lacassin examines in his Fault study include Thermochronology and Lithosphere.

His Shear zone research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Nappe, Shear, Metamorphic rock, Petrology and Geomorphology. His biological study deals with issues like Mylonite, which deal with fields such as Lineation. His studies in Geomorphology integrate themes in fields like Geochemistry and Plateau.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Seismology (47.19%)
  • Fault (28.09%)
  • Shear zone (22.47%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Seismology (47.19%)
  • Rift (10.11%)
  • Lithosphere (8.99%)

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

His main research concerns Seismology, Rift, Lithosphere, Fault and Tectonics. His Seismology research incorporates elements of Precambrian and Crust. Rift is a primary field of his research addressed under Geomorphology.

His Lithosphere study deals with Normal fault intersecting with Morphotectonics, Seismogenic layer and Fault mechanics. His work carried out in the field of Tectonics brings together such families of science as Quaternary and Sequence. As part of the same scientific family, Robin Lacassin usually focuses on North Anatolian Fault, concentrating on Plate tectonics and intersecting with Fluvial and Active fault.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Rupture Process of the Mw 5.8 Pawnee, Oklahoma, Earthquake from Sentinel‐1 InSAR and Seismological Data (36 citations)
  • Revisiting the Crustal Structure and Kinematics of the Central Andes at 33.5°S: Implications for the Mechanics of Andean Mountain Building (13 citations)
  • Lithospheric flexure and rheology determined by climate cycle markers in the Corinth Rift (11 citations)

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

  • Plate tectonics
  • Tectonics
  • Sedimentary rock

Robin Lacassin mostly deals with Seismology, Tectonics, Crust, Forearc and Subduction. Much of his study explores Seismology relationship to Precambrian. Tectonics and Fault mechanics are commonly linked in his work.

His study in Crust is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Fault, Lithospheric flexure and Subsidence. His Forearc research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Orogeny, Mountain formation, Basement and Section. Subduction is a subfield of Paleontology that he tackles.

Best Publications

  • The Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone (Yunnan, China), Tertiary transform boundary of Indochina

    Philippe Hervé Leloup;Robin Lacassin;Paul Tapponnier;Urs Schärer

  • The Ailao Shan/Red River metamorphic belt: Tertiary left-lateral shear between Indochina and South China

    P. Tapponnier;R. Lacassin;P. H. Leloup;U. Schärer;U. Schärer

  • New constraints on the structure, thermochronology, and timing of the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone, SE Asia

    P. H. Leloup;N. Arnaud;R. Lacassin;J. R. Kienast

  • The 2010 Mw 8.8 Maule megathrust earthquake of Central Chile, monitored by GPS.

    C. Vigny;A. Socquet;S. Peyrat;J. C. Ruegg

  • Structural, petrological and thermal evolution of a tertiary ductile strike-slip shear zone, Diancang Shan, Yunnan

    P. H. Leloup;T. Mark Harrison;F. J. Ryerson;Chen Wenji

  • Intraplate tectonics in Asia: A precise age for large-scale Miocene movement along the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone, China

    Urs Schärer;Paul Tapponnier;Robin Lacassin;Philippe H. Leloup

  • Large river offsets and Plio‐Quaternary dextral slip rate on the Red River fault (Yunnan, China)

    A. Replumaz;R. Lacassin;Paul Tapponnier;P. H. Leloup

  • Diachronous initiation of transtension along the Ailao Shan-Red River shear zone, Yunnan and Vietnam

    T Mark Harrison;Philippe Hervé Leloup;Frederick J Ryerson;Paul Tapponnier

  • Tertiary diachronic extrusion and deformation of western Indochina: Structural and 40Ar/39Ar evidence from NW Thailand

    Robin Lacassin;Henri Maluski;P. Hervé Leloup;Paul Tapponnier

  • Large-scale geometry, offset and kinematic evolution of the Karakorum fault, Tibet

    Robin Lacassin;Franck Valli;Nicolas Arnaud;P.Hervé Leloup

  • Coupled tectonic evolution of Andean orogeny and global climate

    Rolando Armijo;Rolando Armijo;Robin Lacassin;Robin Lacassin;Aurélie Coudurier-Curveur;Aurélie Coudurier-Curveur;Daniel Carrizo;Daniel Carrizo

  • Shear heating in continental strike-slip shear zones:model and field examples

    Philippe Hervé Leloup;Yannick Ricard;Jean Battaglia;Robin Lacassin

  • Rupture process of the Mw = 7.9 2015 Gorkha earthquake (Nepal): Insights into Himalayan megathrust segmentation

    Raphaël Grandin;Martin Vallée;Claudio Satriano;Robin Lacassin

  • HAIRPIN RIVER LOOPS AND SLIP-SENSE INVERSION ON SOUTHEAST ASIAN STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS

    Robin Lacassin;Anne Replumaz;P. Hervé Leloup

  • The West Andean Thrust, the San Ramón Fault, and the seismic hazard for Santiago, Chile

    Rolando Armijo;Rodrigo Rauld;Ricardo Thiele;Gabriel Vargas

  • Long and complex thermal history of the Song Chay metamorphic dome (Northern Vietnam) by multi-system geochronology

    Francoise Roger;Philippe Hervé Leloup;Marc Jolivet;Robin Lacassin

  • Alpine thermal and structural evolution of the highest external crystalline massif: The Mont Blanc

    P. H. Leloup;N. Arnaud;E. R. Sobel;R. Lacassin

  • Discussion on the role of the Red River shear zone, Yunnan and Vietnam, in the continental extrusion of SE Asia Journal , Vol. 163, 2006, 1025–1036

    P.H. Leloup;P. Tapponnier;R. Lacassin;M.P. Searle

  • New U-Th/Pb constraints on timing of shearing and long-term slip-rate on the Karakorum fault

    Franck Valli;Philippe Hervé Leloup;Jean-Louis Paquette;Nicolas Arnaud

  • Bounds on strain in large Tertiary shear zones of SE Asia from boudinage restoration

    Robin Lacassin;Philippe Hervé Leloup;Paul Tapponnier

  • Rupture Process of the Mw=7.9 2015 Gorkha Earthquake (Nepal): Insights into Himalayan Megathrust Segmentation

    C. Satriano;R. Grandin;M. Vallee;R. Lacassin

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Tapponnier
Paul Tapponnier China Earthquake Administration
Rolando Armijo
Rolando Armijo Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Philippe Hervé Leloup
Philippe Hervé Leloup Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Nicolas Arnaud
Nicolas Arnaud University of Montpellier
Raphaël Grandin
Raphaël Grandin Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Zhiqin Xu
Zhiqin Xu Nanjing University
Jean-Louis Paquette
Jean-Louis Paquette University of Clermont Auvergne
Stéphane Guillot
Stéphane Guillot Grenoble Alpes University
Bertrand Meyer
Bertrand Meyer Sorbonne University
Daniel Melnick
Daniel Melnick Austral University of Chile

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