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Péter Molnár

University of Colorado Boulder ORCID

391

Works

55,242

Citations

116

h-index

269

i10-index

Research Topics

earthquake and tectonic studies Geological and Geochemical Analysis High-pressure geophysics and materials

Affiliations

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey2004–2004

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique1988–1989

Planetary Science Institute1973–2011

JPMorgan Chase & Co (United States)2022–2022

Oregon State University2013–2013

Top Works

Cenozoic Tectonics of Asia: Effects of a Continental Collision: Features of recent continental tectonics in Asia can be interpreted as results of the India-Eurasia collision

Péter Molnár,P. Tapponnier

19754,411 citations

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Geological and Geophysical Studies

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

Péter Molnár,Philip England,et al.

19931,975 citations

Continuous deformation of the Tibetan Plateau from global positioning system data

Peizhen Zhang,Zheng‐Kang Shen,et al.

20041,575 citations

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

Péter Molnár,Philip England

19901,495 citations

Active faulting and tectonics in China

Paul Tapponnier,Péter Molnár

19771,152 citations

Focal depths of intracontinental and intraplate earthquakes and their implications for the thermal and mechanical properties of the lithosphere

Wang‐Ping Chen,Péter Molnár

19831,088 citations

Convective instability of a thickened boundary layer and its relevance for the thermal evolution of continental convergent belts

G. A. Houseman,Dan McKenzie,et al.

19811,067 citations

Distribution of stresses in the descending lithosphere from a global survey of focal‐mechanism solutions of mantle earthquakes

Bryan L. Isacks,Péter Molnár

19711,010 citations

Active faulting and cenozoic tectonics of the Tien Shan, Mongolia, and Baykal Regions

Paul Tapponnier,Péter Molnár

1979861 citations