Alan R. Butcher

3.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
79 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Alan R. Butcher is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan R. Butcher has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 24 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 20 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Alan R. Butcher's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (15 papers). Alan R. Butcher is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (15 papers). Alan R. Butcher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Finland and Australia. Alan R. Butcher's co-authors include Paul Gottlieb, Richard H. Worden, Duncan Pirrie, Peter Armitage, Hylke J. Glass, D. R. Faulkner, Matthew Power, Branko Bijeljic, Tarik Saif and Qingyang Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Alan R. Butcher

74 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Multi-scale multi-dimensional microstructure imaging of oil shale pyrolysis using X-ray micro-tomography, automated ultra-high resolution SEM, MAPS Mineralogy and FIB-SEM
    2017 267 citations Alan R. Butcher et al. profile →
  2. Global rare earth elements projects: New developments and supply chains
    2023 123 citations Xuan Liu, Alan R. Butcher et al. Ore Geology Reviews profile →

Peers

Alan R. Butcher
Mark Raven Australia
Ian B. Butler United Kingdom
Noriyoshi Tsuchiya Japan
Michael Kersten Germany
Michael Verrall Australia
Éric C. Gaucher France
George V. Chilingar United States
Douglas K. McCarty United States
Ian Duncan United States
Songtao Wu China
Mark Raven Australia
Alan R. Butcher
Citations per year, relative to Alan R. Butcher Alan R. Butcher (= 1×) peers Mark Raven

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan R. Butcher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan R. Butcher

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan R. Butcher. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan R. Butcher based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan R. Butcher. Alan R. Butcher is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sayab, Mohammad, Andrew Menzies, Richard M. Palin, et al.. (2024). Structural controls on cobalt mineralisation during regional metamorphism: an example from the Rajapalot area, Finland. Mineralium Deposita. 60(1). 213–231. 3 indexed citations
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Jolis, Ester M., et al.. (2024). Battery Mineral Characterization—A Case Study of a Nickel Reference Material. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 83–83. 1 indexed citations
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Butcher, Alan R., et al.. (2023). Characterisation of Ore Properties for Geometallurgy. Elements. 19(6). 352–358. 14 indexed citations
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Donnelly, Laurance, Duncan Pirrie, Matthew Power, et al.. (2023). The Recycling of End-of-Life Lithium-Ion Batteries and the Phase Characterisation of Black Mass. Recycling. 8(4). 59–59. 15 indexed citations
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Dehaine, Quentin, Laurens T. Tijsseling, Hylke J. Glass, T. Törmänen, & Alan R. Butcher. (2020). Geometallurgy of cobalt ores: A review. Minerals Engineering. 160. 106656–106656. 175 indexed citations
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Dehaine, Quentin, et al.. (2020). Battery minerals from Finland: Improving the supply chain for the EU battery industry using a geometallurgical approach. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 14 indexed citations
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Spalletti, Luís A., Duncan Pirrie, Gonzalo D. Veiga, et al.. (2015). ANÁLISIS MINERALÓGICO INTEGRADO (QEMSCAN Y DRX) DE LUTITAS NEGRAS: LOS DEPÓSITOS TITHONIANOS BASALES DE LA FORMACIÓN VACA MUERTA (CUENCA NEUQUINA, ARGENTINA). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22(1). 13–28. 6 indexed citations
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Haberlah, David, et al.. (2011). Automated petrography applications in Quaternary Science. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 23 indexed citations
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Butcher, Alan R. & L. K. Fenton. (2011). Latitudinal Trends in Morphology and Classification of Southern Martian Dunes. LPI. 2091. 1 indexed citations
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Butcher, Alan R., et al.. (2011). FIB/SEM and SEM/EDX: a New Dawn for the SEM in the Core Lab?. 52(6). 452–456. 33 indexed citations
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Golab, Alexandra N., et al.. (2010). 3D porosity and mineralogy characterization in tight gas sandstones. The Leading Edge. 29(12). 1476–1483. 100 indexed citations
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Haberlah, David, Martin Williams, Galen P. Halverson, et al.. (2010). Loess and floods: High-resolution multi-proxy data of Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) slackwater deposition in the Flinders Ranges, semi-arid South Australia. Quaternary Science Reviews. 29(19-20). 2673–2693. 59 indexed citations
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Butcher, Alan R., et al.. (2008). An enabling geoscience tool for automated rock typing, stratigraphic refinement, and reservoir characterisation*. The APPEA Journal. 48(2). 482–482. 1 indexed citations
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Rickman, Douglas L., Susan J. Wentworth, Christian Schrader, et al.. (2008). New Insights into the Composition and Texture of Lunar Regolith Using Ultrafast Automated Electron-Beam Analysis. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations
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Bradshaw, D., et al.. (2007). Development of a measurement technique for determination of hexagonal and monoclinic pyrrhotite: Evaluation using samples from the Bushveld using QEMSCAN. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 20(5). 599–612. 1 indexed citations
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Pirrie, Duncan, Alan R. Butcher, Matthew Power, Paul Gottlieb, & Gavin L. Miller. (2004). Rapid quantitative mineral and phase analysis using automated scanning electron microscopy (QemSCAN); potential applications in forensic geoscience. Geological Society London Special Publications. 232(1). 123–136. 191 indexed citations
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Power, Matthew, Duncan Pirrie, Jens Andersen, & Alan R. Butcher. (2000). Stratigraphical distribution of platinum-group minerals in the Eastern Layered Series, Rum, Scotland. Mineralium Deposita. 35(8). 762–775. 21 indexed citations
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Butcher, Alan R., Iain M. Young, & John Faithfull. (1985). Finger structures in the Rhum Complex. Geological Magazine. 122(5). 491–502. 46 indexed citations

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