| Mantle convection in the Earth and planets G Schubert, DL Turcotte, P Olson Cambridge University Press, 2001 | 1715 | 2001 |
| Mantle plumes control magnetic reversal frequency RL Larson, P Olson Earth and Planetary Science Letters 107 (3-4), 437-447, 1991 | 412 | 1991 |
| Numerical modeling of the geodynamo: mechanisms of field generation and equilibration P Olson, U Christensen, GA Glatzmaier Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 104 (B5), 10383-10404, 1999 | 346 | 1999 |
| Numerical modelling of the geodynamo: a systematic parameter study U Christensen, P Olson, GA Glatzmaier Geophysical Journal International 138 (2), 393-409, 1999 | 341 | 1999 |
| A benchmark comparison for mantle convection codes B Blankenbach, F Busse, U Christensen, L Cserepes, D Gunkel, ... Geophysical Journal International 98 (1), 23-38, 1989 | 341 | 1989 |
| An experimental study of subduction and slab migration C Kincaid, P Olson Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 92 (B13), 13832-13840, 1987 | 322 | 1987 |
| Deep slabs, geochemical heterogeneity, and the large-scale structure of mantle convection-Investigation of an enduring paradox PG Silver, RW Carlson, P Olson IN: Annual review of earth and planetary sciences. Volume 16 (A88-52285 22 …, 1988 | 313 | 1988 |
| Dipole moment scaling for convection-driven planetary dynamos P Olson, UR Christensen Earth and Planetary Science Letters 250 (3-4), 561-571, 2006 | 283 | 2006 |
| Thermochemical flows couple the Earth's inner core growth to mantle heterogeneity J Aubert, H Amit, G Hulot, P Olson Nature 454 (7205), 758-761, 2008 | 277 | 2008 |
| Is the inner core of the Earth pure iron? A Jephcoat, P Olson Nature 325 (6102), 332-335, 1987 | 260 | 1987 |
| Creeping plumes P Olson, H Singer Journal of Fluid Mechanics 158, 511-531, 1985 | 253 | 1985 |
| Treatise on Geophysics O Schubert, Bercovici Elsevier, 2007 | 237* | 2007 |
| Experiments on Rayleigh–Bénard convection, magnetoconvection and rotating magnetoconvection in liquid gallium JM Aurnou, PL Olson Journal of fluid mechanics 430, 283-307, 2001 | 208 | 2001 |
| Large-scale flow in the core R Holme, P Olson, G Schubert Treatise on geophysics 8, 107-130, 2015 | 206 | 2015 |
| Mantle plumes link magnetic superchrons to Phanerozoic mass depletion events V Courtillot, P Olson Earth and Planetary Science Letters 260 (3-4), 495-504, 2007 | 201 | 2007 |
| Chaotic thermal convection in a rapidly rotating spherical shell: consequences for flow in the outer core P Cardin, P Olson Physics of the earth and planetary interiors 82 (3-4), 235-259, 1994 | 191 | 1994 |
| The time-averaged magnetic field in numerical dynamos with non-uniform boundary heat flow P Olson, UR Christensen Geophysical Journal International 151 (3), 809-823, 2002 | 187 | 2002 |
| Plume formation in the D ″-layer and the roughness of the core–mantle boundary P Olson, G Schubert, C Anderson Nature 327 (6121), 409-413, 1987 | 184 | 1987 |
| A laboratory model of subduction zone anisotropy J Buttles, P Olson Earth and Planetary Science Letters 164 (1-2), 245-262, 1998 | 183 | 1998 |
| Changes in earth’s dipole P Olson, H Amit Naturwissenschaften 93, 519-542, 2006 | 175 | 2006 |
