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Stephan V. Sobolev

Stephan V. Sobolev

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Earth Science

D-Index
53
Citations
11785
World Ranking
2833
National Ranking
186

Overview

Stephan V. Sobolev is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Geophysics. Their research encompasses earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geochemical analysis, and high-pressure geophysics and materials, with additional work in geological studies and exploration, earthquake detection and analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, and geology and paleoclimatology research.

The scientist has published notable papers in various reputable venues. Key publications include:

  • Plume-Induced Subduction Initiation: Single-Slab or Multi-Slab Subduction?, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • What Controls Maximum Magnitudes of Giant Subduction Earthquakes?, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Plume-Induced Subduction Initiation: Revisiting Models and Observations, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • The influence of variations in crustal composition and lithospheric strength on the evolution of deformation processes in the southern Central Andes: insights from geodynamic models, 2021, International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Hindered Trench Migration Due To Slab Steepening Controls the Formation of the Central Andes, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Stephan V. Sobolev has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Tectonics
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Sascha Brune, Marzieh Baes, Taras Gerya, Michaël Pons, and А. В. Соболев, reflecting active engagement in collaborative research.

Their scientific work is grounded in several main research topics:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Best Publications

  • An olivine-free mantle source of Hawaiian shield basalts

    Alexander V. Sobolev;Albrecht W. Hofmann;Stephan V. Sobolev;Igor K. Nikogosian;Igor K. Nikogosian

  • Seismic Images of Crust and Upper Mantle Beneath Tibet: Evidence for Eurasian Plate Subduction

    R. Kind;X. Yuan;J. Saul;D. Nelson

  • Linking mantle plumes, large igneous provinces and environmental catastrophes

    Stephan V. Sobolev;Alexander V. Sobolev;Dmitry V. Kuzmin;Nadezhda A. Krivolutskaya

  • Seismic Evidence for a Detached Indian Lithospheric Mantle Beneath Tibet

    G. Kosarev;R. Kind;S. V. Sobolev;X. Yuan

  • Subduction and collision processes in the Central Andes constrained by converted seismic phases

    X. Yuan;S. V. Sobolev;R. Kind;O. Oncken

  • Plate tectonics on the Earth triggered by plume-induced subduction initiation

    T. V. Gerya;R. J. Stern;Marzieh Baes;S. V. Sobolev

  • Rift migration explains continental margin asymmetry and crustal hyper-extension

    Sascha Brune;Christian Heine;Marta Pérez-Gussinyé;Stephan V. Sobolev

  • Moho topography in the central Andes and its geodynamic implications

    X Yuan;S.V Sobolev;R Kind

  • Modeling of mineralogical composition, density and elastic wave velocities in anhydrous magmatic rocks

    Stephan V. Sobolev;Andrey Yu. Babeyko

  • Upper mantle temperatures from teleseismic tomography of French Massif Central including effects of composition, mineral reactions, anharmonicity, anelasticity and partial melt

    Stephan V. Sobolev;Hermann Zeyen;Gerald Stoll;Friederike Werling

  • What drives orogeny in the Andes

    S.V. Sobolev;A.Y. Babeyko

  • Mapping the Hawaiian plume conduit with converted seismic waves

    Xueqing Li;Rainer Kind;K. Priestley;Stephan V. Sobolev

  • A tomographic image of Indian lithosphere break‐off beneath the Pamir–Hindukush region

    I. Koulakov;S. V. Sobolev

  • Numerical models of crustal scale convection and partial melting beneath the Altiplano–Puna plateau

    A. Yu Babeyko;S. V. Sobolev;R. B. Trumbull;O. Oncken

  • SLIM3D: A tool for three-dimensional thermomechanical modeling of lithospheric deformation with elasto-visco-plastic rheology

    A.A. Popov;S.V. Sobolev

  • Subduction initiation by thermal–chemical plumes: Numerical studies

    Kosuke Ueda;Kosuke Ueda;Taras Gerya;Stephan V. Sobolev

  • Seismic imaging of a convergent continental margin and plateau in the central Andes (Andean Continental Research Project 1996 (ANCORP'96))

    O. Oncken;G. Asch;C. Haberland;J. Metchie

  • Upper mantle temperatures and lithosphere-asthenosphere system beneath the French Massif Central constrained by seismic, gravity, petrologic and thermal observations

    Stephan V. Sobolev;Hermann Zeyen;Michel Granet;Ulrich Achauer

  • Surface erosion events controlled the evolution of plate tectonics on Earth

    Stephan V. Sobolev;Michael Brown

  • Precise temperature estimation in the Tibetan crust from seismic detection of the α-β quartz transition

    J. Mechie;S.V. Sobolev;L. Ratschbacher;A. Y. Babeyko

  • Styles of continental rifting: crust-mantle detachment and mantle plumes

    Hermann Zeyen;Frank Volker;Veronika Wehrle;Karl Fuchs

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrey Babeyko
Andrey Babeyko Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Sascha Brune
Sascha Brune Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Rainer Kind
Rainer Kind Freie Universität Berlin
Bernhard Steinberger
Bernhard Steinberger Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Xiaohui Yuan
Xiaohui Yuan University of Potsdam
James Mechie
James Mechie University of Potsdam
Ivan Koulakov
Ivan Koulakov Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Taras Gerya
Taras Gerya ETH Zurich
Zvi Garfunkel
Zvi Garfunkel Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Trond Ryberg
Trond Ryberg University of Potsdam

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