Gravity, bathymetry and convection in the Earth

Convection plumes in the lower mantle

MORGAN, W. J. (1971) · Nature · doi:10.1038/230042a0 · Cited by 2,565 · see citing works

A POSSIBLE ORIGIN OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

Wilson, J. T. (1963) · Canadian Journal of Physics · doi:10.1139/p63-094 · Cited by 1,181 · see citing works

The evolution of the Indian Ocean since the late Cretaceous

McKenzie, D., & Sclater, J. G. (1971) · Geophysical Journal International · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1971.tb02190.x · Cited by 929 · see citing works

Sea-Floor Spreading in the North Atlantic

Pitman, W. C., & Talwani, M. (1972) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[619:ssitna]2.0.co;2 · Cited by 866 · see citing works

Some remarks on heat flow and gravity anomalies

McKenzie, D. P. (1967) · Journal of Geophysical Research · doi:10.1029/jz072i024p06261 · Cited by 751 · see citing works

The Implications of Terrestrial Heat Flow Observations on Current Tectonic and Geochemical Models of the Crust and Upper Mantle of the Earth

Sclater, J. G., & Francheteau, J. (1970) · Geophysical Journal International · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1970.tb06089.x · Cited by 742 · see citing works

Elevation of ridges and evolution of the central eastern Pacific

Sclater, J. G., Anderson, R. N., & Bell, M. (1971) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb076i032p07888 · Cited by 710 · see citing works

Reykjanes ridge crest: A detailed geophysical study

Talwani, M., Windisch, C. C., & Langseth, M. G. (1971) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb076i002p00473 · Cited by 628 · see citing works

Thermal Model of Ocean Ridges

Parker, R. L., & Oldenburg, D. W. (1973) · Nature Physical Science · doi:10.1038/physci242137a0 · Cited by 521 · see citing works

Sea-Floor Spreading and the Cenozoic History of the East-Central Pacific

Herron, E. M. (1972) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[1671:ssatch]2.0.co;2 · Cited by 407 · see citing works

Late Mesozoic Evolution of the Western Pacific Ocean

Larson, R. L., & Chase, C. G. (1972) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1972)83[3627:lmeotw]2.0.co;2 · Cited by 386 · see citing works

The Earth's Crust and Upper Mantle

Hart, P. J. (1969) · Geophysical monograph · doi:10.1029/gm013 · Cited by 325 · see citing works

Magnetic anomalies in the southeast Indian Ocean

Weissel, J. K., & Hayes, D. E. (1972) · Antarctic research series · doi:10.1029/ar019p0165 · Cited by 288 · see citing works

Gulf of California: A Result of Ocean-Floor Spreading and Transform Faulting

Larson, R. L., Menard, H. W., & Smith, S. M. (1968) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.161.3843.781 · Cited by 264 · see citing works

Stress estimates for South American shallow and deep earthquakes

Wyss, M. (1970) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb075i008p01529 · Cited by 244 · see citing works

Evolution of the Central Indian Ridge, Western Indian Ocean

Fisher, R. L., Sclater, J. G., & McKenzie, D. (1971) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[553:eotcir]2.0.co;2 · Cited by 218 · see citing works

The N Plate problem of plate tectonics

Chase, C. G. (1972) · Geophysical Journal International · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1972.tb02202.x · Cited by 211 · see citing works

Magnetic anomalies in the South Atlantic and ocean floor spreading

Dickson, G. O., Pitman, W. C., & Heirtzler, J. R. (1968) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb073i006p02087 · Cited by 199 · see citing works

Tectonics of the Panama Basin, Eastern Equatorial Pacific

van Andel, T. H., Heath, G. R., MALFAIT, B. T., et al. (1971) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1971)82[1489:totpbe]2.0.co;2 · Cited by 175 · see citing works

The Galapagos Triple Junction and Plate Motions in the East Pacific

Hey, R. N., Deffeyes, K. S., Johnson, G. L., & Lowrie, A. (1972) · Nature · doi:10.1038/237020a0 · Cited by 164 · see citing works

Earth's gravity field to the sixteenth degree and station coordinates from satellite and terrestrial data

Gaposchkin, E. M., & Lambeck, K. (1971) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb076i020p04855 · Cited by 156 · see citing works

Mid-Atlantic Ridge between 22° and 23° north latitude and the tectonics of mid-ocean rises

van Andel, T. H., & Bowin, C. (1968) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb073i004p01279 · Cited by 137 · see citing works

Depth anomalies and the bobbing motion of drifting islands

Menard, H. W. (1973) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb078i023p05128 · Cited by 128 · see citing works

Topography and evolution of the East Pacific Rise between 5°S and 20°S

Anderson, R. N., & Sclater, J. G. (1972) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/0012-821x(72)90145-8 · Cited by 118 · see citing works

Magnetic and bathymetrie data bearing on sea-floor spreading north of Iceland

VOGT, P. R., Ostenso, N. A., & Johnson, G. L. (1970) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb075i005p00903 · Cited by 115 · see citing works

A geophysical study of the Chile Ridge

Merron, E. M., & Hayes, D. E. (1969) · Earth and Planetary Science Letters · doi:10.1016/0012-821x(69)90177-0 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Ridge Transform Fault Spreading Pattern in Freezing Wax

Oldenburg, D. W., & Brune, J. N. (1972) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.178.4058.301 · Cited by 103 · see citing works

Sea-floor spreading-Another rift

Raff, A. D. (1968) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb073i012p03699 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Sediment distribution in the Indian Ocean

Ewing, M., Eittreim, S. L., Truchan, M., et al. (1969) · Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts · doi:10.1016/0011-7471(69)90016-3 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

A discussion concerning the floor of the northwest Indian Ocean - Crustal structure between Kenya and the Seychelles

Francis, T. J. G., Davies, D., & Hill, M. N. (1966) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · doi:10.1098/rsta.1966.0010 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

Connection of the Panama fracture zone with the Galapagos rift zone, eastern tropical Pacific

Grim, P. J. (1970) · Marine Geophysical Research · doi:10.1007/bf00310011 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

The influence of the boundary conditions and rotation on convection in the Earth's mantle

McKenzie, D. P. (1968) · Geophysical Journal International · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1968.tb00203.x · Cited by 71 · see citing works

A Topographic Interpretation of the Mathematician Ridge, Clipperton Ridge, East Pacific Rise System

ANDERSON, R. N., & Davis, E. E. (1973) · Nature · doi:10.1038/241191a0 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Gravity Anomalies over Ocean Ridges

Lambeck, K. (1972) · Geophysical Journal International · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1972.tb06178.x · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Basalts dredged from the Amirante ridge, western Indian ocean

Fisher, R. L., Engel, C. G., & Hilde, T. W. C. (1968) · Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts · doi:10.1016/0011-7471(68)90061-2 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 43°N latitude

Phillips, J. D., Thompson, G., Herzen, R. P. V., et al. (1969) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb074i012p03069 · Cited by 59 · see citing works

Numerical models of convection in the earth's mantle

McKenzie, D., Roberts, J. M., & Weiss, N. O. (1973) · Tectonophysics · doi:10.1016/0040-1951(73)90034-6 · Cited by 55 · see citing works

Global gravity and mantle convection

Kaula, W. M. (1972) · Tectonophysics · doi:10.1016/0040-1951(72)90027-3 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Gravity Field Over the Atlantic Ocean

Talwani, M., & Pichon, X. L. (2011) · Geophysical monograph · doi:10.1029/gm013p0341 · Cited by 37 · see citing works

Sea-floor spreading in the southwest Indian Ocean

Bergh, H. W. (1971) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb076i026p06276 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

The Arctic Mid-Oceanic Ridge

Johnson, G. L., & Heezen, B. C. (1967) · Nature · doi:10.1038/215724a0 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

In situ measurement of the thermal conductivity of ocean-floor sediments

Sclater, J. G., Corry, C. E., & Vacquier, V. D. (1969) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb074i004p01070 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of the Alpine System

DEWEY, J. F., PITMAN, W. C., RYAN, W. B. F., & BONNIN, J. (1973) · Geological Society of America Bulletin · doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1973)84

On the relative importance of the driving forces of plate motion

Forsyth, D., & Uyeda, S. (1975) · Geophysical Journal International · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1975.tb00631.x · Cited by 1,673 · see citing works

Speculations on the Thermal and Tectonic History of the Earth

McKenzie, D., & Weiss, N. (2007) · Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1975.tb05855.x · Cited by 335 · see citing works

Convection and the Large Scale Circulation of the Mantle

Richter, F. M. (1973) · Journal of Geophysical Research · doi:10.1029/jb078i035p08735 · Cited by 251 · see citing works

Seismic anisotropy indicates organized melt beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge aids seafloor spreading

Kendall, J. M., Schlaphorst, D., Rychert, C. A., et al. (2023) · Geology · doi:10.1130/g51550.1 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Ridge-push force and the state of stress in the Nubia-Somalia plate system

Mahatsente, R., & Coblentz, D. D. (2015) · Lithosphere · doi:10.1130/l441.1 · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Global Models of Ridge-Push Force, Geoid, and Lithospheric Strength of Oceanic plates

Mahatsente, R. (2017) · Pure and Applied Geophysics · doi:10.1007/s00024-017-1647-2 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Isostatic response of the lithosphere beneath the Mozambique Ridge (SW Indian Ocean) and geodynamic implications

Maia, M., Diament, M., & Recq, M. (1990) · Geophysical Journal International · doi:10.1111/j.1365-246x.1990.tb00689.x · Cited by 20 · see citing works

An analysis of isostasy in the world's oceans: 2. Midocean ridge crests

Cochran, J. R. (1979) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/jb084ib09p04713 · Cited by 161 · see citing works