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| The Anthropocene: a new epoch of geological time? J Zalasiewicz, M Williams, A Haywood, M Ellis Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical …, 2011 | 1001 | 2011 |
| When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal J Zalasiewicz, CN Waters, M Williams, AD Barnosky, A Cearreta, ... Quaternary international 383, 196-203, 2015 | 995 | 2015 |
| Active tectonics of the Beichuan and Pengguan faults at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau AL Densmore, MA Ellis, Y Li, R Zhou, GS Hancock, N Richardson Tectonics 26 (4), 2007 | 646 | 2007 |
| Space geodetic observations of Nazca-South America convergence across the central Andes E Norabuena, L Leffler-Griffin, A Mao, T Dixon, S Stein, IS Sacks, L Ocola, ... Science 279 (5349), 358-362, 1998 | 389 | 1998 |
| Extraordinary denudation in the Sichuan Basin: Insights from low‐temperature thermochronology adjacent to the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau NJ Richardson, AL Densmore, D Seward, A Fowler, M Wipf, MA Ellis, ... Journal of geophysical research: solid earth 113 (B4), 2008 | 328 | 2008 |
| A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene? CN Waters, JA Zalasiewicz, M Williams, MA Ellis, AM Snelling Geological Society, London, Special Publications 395 (1), 1-21, 2014 | 319 | 2014 |
| Landsliding and the evolution of normal‐fault‐bounded mountains AL Densmore, MA Ellis, RS Anderson Journal of geophysical research: solid earth 103 (B7), 15203-15219, 1998 | 298 | 1998 |
| The generation and degradation of marine terraces Densmore Basin Research 11 (1), 7-19, 2002 | 210 | 2002 |
| The origin of large local uplift in extensional regions G King, M Ellis Nature 348 (6303), 689-693, 1990 | 167 | 1990 |
| 青藏高原东缘龙门山晚新生代走滑-逆冲作用的地貌标志 李勇， 周荣军， AL Densmore， MA Ellis 第四纪研究 26 (1), 40-51, 2006 | 153 | 2006 |
| Hillslope evolution by bedrock landslides AL Densmore, RS Anderson, BG McAdoo, MA Ellis Science 275 (5298), 369-372, 1997 | 153 | 1997 |
| Topography and tectonics of the central New Madrid seismic zone: Results of numerical experiments using a three‐dimensional boundary element program J Gomberg, M Ellis Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 99 (B10), 20299-20310, 1994 | 144 | 1994 |
| Displacement variation along thrust faults: Implications for the development of large faults MA Ellis, WJ Dunlap Journal of Structural Geology 10 (2), 183-192, 1988 | 138 | 1988 |
| Development of mountainous topography in the Basin Ranges, USA Densmore Basin Research 11 (1), 21-41, 2001 | 127 | 2001 |
| Reconciling short recurrence intervals with minor deformation in the New Madrid seismic zone ES Schweig, MA Ellis Science 264 (5163), 1308-1311, 1994 | 126 | 1994 |
| Geomorphic evidence for the late Cenozoic strike-slipping and thrusting in Longmen Mountain at the eastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau Y Li, R Zhou, D AL, E MA Quaternary Sciences 26 (1), 40-51, 2006 | 125 | 2006 |
| Forecasting the response of Earth's surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs JD Pelletier, A Brad Murray, JL Pierce, PR Bierman, DD Breshears, ... Earth's Future 3 (7), 220-251, 2015 | 121 | 2015 |
| Active tectonics of the eastern margin of the Tibet Plateau RJ Zhou, Y Li, AL Densmore, MA Ellis, YL He, FL Wang, XG Li Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 26 (2), 40-51, 2006 | 117 | 2006 |
| Active tectonics of the Longmen Shan region on the eastern margin of the Tibetan plateau Z Rongjun, L Yong, AL Densmore, MA Ellis, H Yulin, L Yongzhao, ... Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition 81 (4), 593-604, 2007 | 112 | 2007 |
