What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Plate tectonics
- Subduction
- Geophysics
His primary areas of investigation include Geophysics, Mantle, Mantle convection, Subduction and Seismology.
His Geophysics study incorporates themes from Mechanics and Mantle wedge.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Seismic array, Transition zone and Collision zone.
His Mantle convection study is concerned with Lithosphere in general.
His research investigates the connection between Subduction and topics such as Slab that intersect with problems in Slab pull.
His Seismology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Slip and Pulse.
His most cited work include:
- History of subduction and back‐arc extension in the Central Mediterranean (465 citations)
- A comparison of tomographic and geodynamic mantle models (396 citations)
- Mantle dynamics in the Mediterranean (243 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His main research concerns Geophysics, Mantle, Seismology, Subduction and Lithosphere.
The concepts of his Geophysics study are interwoven with issues in Asthenosphere, Mantle convection, Mantle wedge and Anisotropy.
Thorsten W. Becker combines subjects such as Geodynamics, Convection, Ocean surface topography and Hotspot with his study of Mantle.
Thorsten W. Becker studied Seismology and Slip that intersect with Geodesy.
His Subduction research includes elements of Slab, Tectonophysics, Petrology and Crust.
His study focuses on the intersection of Lithosphere and fields such as Plate tectonics with connections in the field of Seafloor spreading.
He most often published in these fields:
- Geophysics (37.45%)
- Mantle (37.08%)
- Seismology (35.96%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?
- Mantle (37.08%)
- Petrology (9.74%)
- Mantle convection (19.48%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Thorsten W. Becker mainly focuses on Mantle, Petrology, Mantle convection, Lithosphere and Geophysics.
As a member of one scientific family, Thorsten W. Becker mostly works in the field of Mantle, focusing on Anisotropy and, on occasion, Craton.
His Petrology research includes themes of Subduction, Mantle wedge and Grain size.
The Mantle convection study combines topics in areas such as Mechanics, Mountain formation, Ocean surface topography and Plate tectonics.
The various areas that Thorsten W. Becker examines in his Lithosphere study include Slab, South American Plate, Orogeny and Transition zone.
As part of the same scientific family, Thorsten W. Becker usually focuses on USArray, concentrating on Shear wave imaging and intersecting with Seismology.
Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Present-day uplift of the European Alps: Evaluating mechanisms and models of their relative contributions (25 citations)
- Role of dynamic topography in sustaining the Nile River over 30 million years (15 citations)
- Slab flattening and the rise of the Eastern Cordillera, Colombia (9 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Plate tectonics
- Subduction
- Seismology
Thorsten W. Becker mostly deals with Mantle, Tectonics, Mantle convection, Lithosphere and Geophysics.
Thorsten W. Becker interconnects Subduction, Petrology and Isotopic signature in the investigation of issues within Mantle.
The subject of his Tectonics research is within the realm of Seismology.
His research in Mantle convection intersects with topics in Mechanics, Ocean surface topography and Plate tectonics.
His study in Slab extends to Lithosphere with its themes.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Geodynamics, Surface and Convection in addition to Geophysics.
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