| Three distinct types of hotspots in the Earth’s mantle V Courtillot, A Davaille, J Besse, J Stock Earth and Planetary Science Letters 205 (3-4), 295-308, 2003 | 1342 | 2003 |
| Apparent and true polar wander and the geometry of the geomagnetic field over the last 200 Myr J Besse, V Courtillot Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 107 (B11), EPM 6-1-EPM 6-31, 2002 | 1150 | 2002 |
| On causal links between flood basalts and continental breakup V Courtillot, C Jaupart, I Manighetti, P Tapponnier, J Besse Earth and Planetary Science Letters 166 (3-4), 177-195, 1999 | 945 | 1999 |
| Revised and synthetic apparent polar wander paths of the African, Eurasian, North American and Indian plates, and true polar wander since 200 Ma J Besse, V Courtillot Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 96 (B3), 4029-4050, 1991 | 881 | 1991 |
| Deccan flood basalts at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary? V Courtillot, J Besse, D Vandamme, R Montigny, JJ Jaeger, H Cappetta Earth and Planetary Science Letters 80 (3-4), 361-374, 1986 | 827 | 1986 |
| Effect of orogeny, plate motion and land–sea distribution on Eurasian climate change over the past 30 million years G Ramstein, F Fluteau, J Besse, S Joussaume Nature 386 (6627), 788-795, 1997 | 777 | 1997 |
| Deccan flood basalts and the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary V Courtillot, G Feraud, H Maluski, D Vandamme, MG Moreau, J Besse Nature 333 (6176), 843-846, 1988 | 656 | 1988 |
| Paleogeographic maps of the continents bordering the Indian Ocean since the Early Jurassic J Besse, V Courtillot Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 93 (B10), 11791-11808, 1988 | 402 | 1988 |
| 4-D evolution of SE Asia’s mantle from geological reconstructions and seismic tomography A Replumaz, H Karason, RD van der Hilst, J Besse, P Tapponnier Earth and Planetary Science Letters 221 (1-4), 103-115, 2004 | 331 | 2004 |
| Magnetic field reversals, polar wander, and core-mantle coupling V Courtillot, J Besse Science 237 (4819), 1140-1147, 1987 | 312 | 1987 |
| Paleomagnetism and age determinations of the Deccan Traps (India): Results of a Nagpur‐Bombay Traverse and review of earlier work D Vandamme, V Courtillot, J Besse, R Montigny Reviews of Geophysics 29 (2), 159-190, 1991 | 255 | 1991 |
| Late Permian to Late Triassic palaeomagnetic data from Iran: constraints on the migration of the Iranian block through the Tethyan Ocean and initial destruction of Pangaea J Besse, F Torcq, Y Gallet, LE Ricou, L Krystyn, A Saidi Geophysical Journal International 135 (1), 77-92, 1998 | 228 | 1998 |
| Paleomagnetic study of Permian and Mesozoic sedimentary rocks from Northern Thailand supports the extrusion model for Indochina Z Yang, J Besse Earth and Planetary Science Letters 117 (3-4), 525-552, 1993 | 219 | 1993 |
| Simulating the evolution of the Asian and African monsoons during the past 30 Myr using an atmospheric general circulation model F Fluteau, G Ramstein, J Besse Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 104 (D10), 11995-12018, 1999 | 203 | 1999 |
| The configuration of Asia prior to the collision of India: Cretaceous paleomagnetic constraints Y Chen, V Courtillot, JP Cogné, J Besse, Z Yang, R Enkin Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 98 (B12), 21927-21941, 1993 | 172 | 1993 |
| New Mesozoic apparent polar wander path for south China: tectonic consequences Z Yang, J Besse Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth 106 (B5), 8493-8520, 2001 | 164 | 2001 |
| Convective patterns under the Indo-Atlantic «box» A Davaille, E Stutzmann, G Silveira, J Besse, V Courtillot Earth and Planetary Science Letters 239 (3-4), 233-252, 2005 | 159 | 2005 |
| A multilayered water column in the Ediacaran Yangtze platform? Insights from carbonate and organic matter paired δ13C M Ader, M Macouin, RIF Trindade, MH Hadrien, Z Yang, Z Sun, J Besse Earth and Planetary Science Letters 288 (1-2), 213-227, 2009 | 153 | 2009 |
| The Late Permian climate. What can be inferred from climate modelling concerning Pangea scenarios and Hercynian range altitude? F Fluteau, J Besse, J Broutin, G Ramstein Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 167 (1-2), 39-71, 2001 | 153 | 2001 |
| Jurassic paleomagnetic constraints on the collision of the North and South China blocks Z Yang, V Courtillot, J Besse, X Ma, L Xing, S Xu, J Zhang Geophysical Research Letters 19 (6), 577-580, 1992 | 145 | 1992 |
