Author

Rinus Wortel

Observed names: R. WORTEL, R. Wortel, RINUS WORTEL, Rinus WORTEL

Institution: Utrecht University

Observed institution: Utrecht University

OpenAlex ID: A5053199599

Zagros orogeny: a subduction-dominated process

2011 · P. AGARD, J. OMRANI, et al. · Geological Magazine · 1,011

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A Tomographic View on Western Mediterranean Geodynamics

2004 · Wim Spakman, Rinus Wortel · Springer eBooks · 500

Nappe stacking resulting from subduction of oceanic and continental lithosphere below Greece

2005 · Douwe Jacob Jan van Hinsbergen, E. Hafkenscheid, et al. · Geology · 370

Stress in the Indo-Australian plate

1986 · Sierd Cloetingh, Rinus Wortel · Tectonophysics · 352

Passive Margin Earthquakes, Stresses and Rheology

1989 · Seth Stein, Sierd Cloetingh, et al. · Springer eBooks · 174

Regional stress field of the Indian Plate

1985 · Sierd Cloetingh, Rinus Wortel · Geophysical Research Letters · 168

Tectonic evolution and mantle structure of the Caribbean

2013 · Steven van Benthem, Rob Govers, et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth · 147

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On the initiation of subduction zones

1989 · Sierd Cloetingh, Rinus Wortel, et al. · Pure and Applied Geophysics · 136

The Ionian and Alfeo–Etna fault zones: New segments of an evolving plate boundary in the central Mediterranean Sea?

2016 · A. Polonia, L. Torelli, et al. · Tectonophysics · 116

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Unusually deep earthquakes in East Africa: Constraints on the thermo‐mechanical structure of a continental rift system

1987 · Gordon N. Shudofsky, Sierd Cloetingh, et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 116

Seismicity and rheology of subducted slabs

1982 · Rinus Wortel · Nature · 106

On the origin of the Cocos-Nazca spreading center

1981 · Rinus Wortel, Sierd Cloetingh · Geology · 105

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Seasat‐derived gravity constraints on stress and deformation in the northeastern Indian Ocean

1989 · Carol A. Stein, Sierd Cloetingh, et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 104

Subduction initiation along the inherited weakness zone at the edge of a slab: Insights from numerical models

2011 · Marzieh Baes, Rob Govers, et al. · Geophysical Journal International · 97

Some consequences of the subduction of young slabs

1980 · Philip England, Rinus Wortel · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 96

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Thermo-mechanical modelling of arc-trench regions

1988 · Jilles Van Den Beukel, Rinus Wortel · Tectonophysics · 83

Continental Collision and the STEP-wise Evolution of Convergent Plate Boundaries: From Structure to Dynamics

2009 · Rinus Wortel, Rob Govers, et al. · Frontiers in earth sciences · 69

Temperatures and shear stresses in the upper part of a subduction zone

1987 · Jilles van den Beukel, Rinus Wortel · Geophysical Research Letters · 53

Resolution experiments for NW Pacific subduction zone tomography

1989 · Wim Spakman, Seth Stein, et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 50

Thermal structure of the continental lithosphere: constraints from seismic tomography

1995 · Kevin P. Furlong, Wim Spakman, et al. · Tectonophysics · 42

What drives microplate motion and deformation in the northeastern Caribbean plate boundary region?

2014 · Steven van Benthem, Rob Govers, et al. · Tectonics · 37

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Numerical comparison of different convergent plate contacts: subduction channel and subduction fault

2007 · Roberta De Franco, Rob Govers, et al. · Geophysical Journal International · 37

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Dynamics of continental collision: influence of the plate contact

2008 · Roberta De Franco, Rob Govers, et al. · Geophysical Journal International · 36

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Deep earthquakes and the thermal assimilation of subducting lithosphere

1986 · Rinus Wortel · Geophysical Research Letters · 34

Nature of the plate contact and subduction zones diversity

2008 · Roberta De Franco, Rob Govers, et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · 33

Works count: 89

Citation count: 4,360

H-index: 27

I10-index: 38