Alan G. Smith

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Alan G. Smith is a scholar working on Geophysics, Paleontology and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan G. Smith has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Geophysics, 2 papers in Paleontology and 1 paper in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Alan G. Smith's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (5 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (5 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (3 papers). Alan G. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (5 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (5 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (3 papers). Alan G. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Alan G. Smith's co-authors include Lucas Joost Lourens, Wouter Bleeker, Felix M. Gradstein, James G. Ogg, Nigel Woodcock, Reinhard O. Greiling, Sören Jensen, Anne Ewing Rassios and Dimitrios Kostopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Tectonophysics and Geological Society London Special Publications.

In The Last Decade

Alan G. Smith

7 papers receiving 930 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.

A new Geologic Time Scale, with special reference to Precambrian and Neogene

2004 779 citations Felix M. Gradstein, James G. Ogg et al. Episodes profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan G. Smith United Kingdom	7	625	376	276	184	143	7	1.0k
Calvin H. Stevens United States	19	569 0.9×	484 1.3×	359 1.3×	210 1.1×	125 0.9×	87	1.0k
A. L. Knipper France	5	1.5k 2.4×	252 0.7×	264 1.0×	237 1.3×	84 0.6×	8	1.8k
George D. Sevastopulo Ireland	17	373 0.6×	594 1.6×	353 1.3×	112 0.6×	132 0.9×	59	937
Enrique Dı́az-Martı́nez Spain	14	299 0.5×	446 1.2×	308 1.1×	99 0.5×	189 1.3×	73	854
Karsten Weddige Germany	16	445 0.7×	924 2.5×	375 1.4×	106 0.6×	198 1.4×	41	1.2k
Mark A. S. McMenamin United States	17	377 0.6×	608 1.6×	294 1.1×	91 0.5×	132 0.9×	54	1.1k
Christian Vérard Switzerland	13	809 1.3×	350 0.9×	208 0.8×	201 1.1×	142 1.0×	40	1.1k
Pierre Bultynck Belgium	21	457 0.7×	977 2.6×	334 1.2×	91 0.5×	163 1.1×	55	1.3k
M. G. Laird New Zealand	20	724 1.2×	343 0.9×	556 2.0×	198 1.1×	232 1.6×	33	1.1k
Bernd Kaufmann Germany	18	471 0.8×	813 2.2×	323 1.2×	79 0.4×	110 0.8×	27	1.1k

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Rassios, Anne Ewing, Alan G. Smith, & Dimitrios Kostopoulos. (2009). Ophiolites 2008 Guidebook: Link between the Mesohellenic Ophiolites and the Pelagonian Margin. Journal of the Virtual Explorer. 34. 6 indexed citations

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Gradstein, Felix M., James G. Ogg, Alan G. Smith, Wouter Bleeker, & Lucas Joost Lourens. (2004). A new Geologic Time Scale, with special reference to Precambrian and Neogene. Episodes. 27(2). 83–100. 779 indexed citations breakdown →

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Greiling, Reinhard O., Sören Jensen, & Alan G. Smith. (1999). Vendian-Cambrian subsidence of the passive margin of western Baltica - application of new stratigraphic data from the Scandinavian Caledonian margin. 79(3). 133–144. 35 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan G., et al.. (1995). Arcs and backarc basins in the Early Paleozoic lapetus Ocean. Island Arc. 4(1). 1–67. 57 indexed citations

5.

Smith, Alan G.. (1993). Tectonic significance of the Hellenic-Dinaric ophiolites. Geological Society London Special Publications. 76(1). 213–243. 84 indexed citations

6.

Smith, Alan G. & Nigel Woodcock. (1976). Emplacement model for some “Tethyan” ophiolites. Geology. 4(11). 653–653. 25 indexed citations

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Smith, Alan G.. (1976). Plate tectonics and orogeny: A review. Tectonophysics. 33(3-4). 215–285. 36 indexed citations

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