Initiation and Evolution of Plate Tectonics on Earth: Theories and Observations

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Subduction initiation in nature and models: A review (2017, background): “This key process remains enigmatic and controversial, although it is widely accepted that the negative buoyancy of sufficiently old oceanic lithosphere provides the primary driving force for subduction and plate tectonics (e.g., Vlaar and Wortel, 1976; Davies, 1999; Korenaga, 2013).”
Origin and evolution of the atmospheres of early Venus, Earth and Mars (2018, background): “This process to work requires a mechanism compensating for the high, temperature-dependent viscosity of silicate rocks (e.g. Korenaga 2007, 2008, 2013).”
How to Characterize Habitable Worlds and Signs of Life (2017, background): “Earth-mass and even more massive planets should have sufficient radiogenic heating to maintain plate tectonics over long time periods (see, e.g., review by Korenaga 2013).”