A. A. Ekdale

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

A. A. Ekdale is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. A. Ekdale has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 45 papers in Paleontology and 38 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in A. A. Ekdale's work include Geological formations and processes (53 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (34 papers). A. A. Ekdale is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (53 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (34 papers). A. A. Ekdale collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Denmark. A. A. Ekdale's co-authors include Richard G. Bromley, R. G. Bromley, S. George Pemberton, David D. Gillette, Martin G. Lockley, Thomas R. Mason, Douglas W. Lewis, Jordi M. de Gibert, W. H. Berger and Wolfgang Berger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, PLoS ONE and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

A. A. Ekdale

84 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ichnology: The Use of Trace Fossils in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

1984 467 citations A. A. Ekdale, R. G. Bromley et al. profile →
Chondrites: A Trace Fossil Indicator of Anoxia in Sediments

1984 418 citations Richard G. Bromley, A. A. Ekdale Science profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. A. Ekdale

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Northernmost (Subarctic) and deepest record of Paleodictyon: paleoecological and biological implications 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Olmo Miguez‐Salas, Francisco J. Rodrı́guez-Tovar, A. A. Ekdale, Stefanie Kaiser, Angelika Brandt, Andrew J. Gooday	11
2	SILICIFIED TRACE FOSSILS AND ICHNOFABRICS IN THE PERMIAN OF NORTHWEST UTAH 2017 ·Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America ·(unknown), A. A. Ekdale, Kathleen A. Ritterbush	2
3	Morphometric analysis of graphoglyptid trace fossils in two dimensions: implications for behavioral evolution in the deep sea 2016 ·Paleobiology ·(unknown), A. A. Ekdale	9
4	RECOGNITION AND INTERPRETATION OF SILICIFIED TRACE FOSSILS IN PERMIAN STRATA OF NORTHERN UTAH 2016 ·Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America ·(unknown), A. A. Ekdale, Kathleen A. Ritterbush	1
5	Trace fossils of possible parasites inside the gut contents of a hadrosaurid dinosaur, Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation, Montana 2016 ·Journal of Paleontology ·(unknown), Karen Chin, A. A. Ekdale	3
6	Cylindrichnus concentricus Toots in Howard, 1966 (trace fossil) in its type locality, Upper Cretaceous, Wyoming 2015 ·Annales Societatis Geologorum Poloniae/Rocznik Polskiego Towarzystwa Geologicznego ·A. A. Ekdale, (unknown)	21
7	PALEOECOLOGY AND TAPHONOMY OF TRACE FOSSILS IN THE EOLIAN UPPER TRIASSIC/LOWER JURASSIC NUGGET SANDSTONE, NORTHEASTERN UTAH 2014 ·Palaios ·(unknown), A. A. Ekdale	19
8	Fossil Worm Burrows Reveal Very Early Terrestrial Animal Activity and Shed Light on Trophic Resources after the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Karen Chin, Dean A. Pearson, A. A. Ekdale	23
9	Paleontological Sonification: Letting Music Bring Fossils to Your Ears 2005 ·Journal of Geoscience Education ·A. A. Ekdale, Alan C. Tripp	4
10	Bioerosion of Lower Ordovician Hardgrounds in Southern Scandinavia and Western North America 2002 ·Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) ·A. A. Ekdale, (unknown), R. G. Bromley, Jordi M. de Gibert	14
11	Trace fossil assemblages reflecting stressed environments in the Middle Jurassic Carmel Seaway of central Utah 1999 ·Journal of Paleontology ·Jordi M. de Gibert, A. A. Ekdale	42
12	New Taenidium (trace fossil) in the Upper Cretaceous chalk of northwestern Europe 1999 ·Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark ·A. A. Ekdale, (unknown)	25
13	Trace fossils in Cretaceous-Tertiary (KT) boundary beds in northeastern Mexico; implications for sedimentation during the KT boundary event 1998 ·Palaios ·A. A. Ekdale, Wolfgang Stinnesbeck	51
14	Trace Fossils and Trolls: Report of the First International Ichnofabric Workshop in Norway 1992 ·Palaios ·A. A. Ekdale	2
15	Trace fossils and paleoenvironmental control of ichnofacies in a late Quaternary gravel and loess fan delta complex, New Zealand 1991 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·A. A. Ekdale, Douglas W. Lewis	61
16	Cretaceous Extinctions and Wildfires 1986 ·Science ·Charles B. Officer, A. A. Ekdale	20
17	Trace fossil preservation in flint in the European chalk 1984 ·Journal of Paleontology ·Richard G. Bromley, A. A. Ekdale	74
18	Trace fossils and ichnofabrics associated with the Cretaceous / Tertiary transition in Denmark 1982 ·Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) ·Richard G. Bromley, A. A. Ekdale	2
19	Trace Fossils in Deep Sea Drilling Project Leg 58 Cores 1980 ·U.S. Government Printing Office eBooks ·A. A. Ekdale	11
20	A diver-operated dredge for collecting quantitative benthic samples in soft sediments 1973 ·Journal of Paleontology ·A. A. Ekdale, John E. Warme	0

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