Alastair J. Sinclair

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alastair J. Sinclair is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Geophysics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Alastair J. Sinclair has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 18 papers in Geophysics and 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Alastair J. Sinclair's work include Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (31 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (12 papers). Alastair J. Sinclair is often cited by papers focused on Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (31 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (12 papers). Alastair J. Sinclair collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Alastair J. Sinclair's co-authors include Clifford R. Stanley, Colin I. Godwin, G. J. Woodsworth, Henri Rouvier, Mathieu Vallée, María Mastalerz, I.D. Thomson, W.K. Fletcher, R.M. Bustin and B. Artur Stankiewicz and has published in prestigious journals such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Earth-Science Reviews and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

Alastair J. Sinclair

42 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Selection of threshold values in geochemical data using p... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 200 400 600
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  1. Selection of threshold values in geochemical data using probability graphs
    1974 614 citations Alastair J. Sinclair Journal of Geochemical Exploration profile →

Peers

Alastair J. Sinclair
Roger P. Ashley United States
Xie Xuejing China
H. E. Hawkes United States
Rosa María Prol‐Ledesma Mexico
Shuhab D. Khan United States
Lawrence J. Drew United States
Martiya Sadeghi Sweden
Hossein Hassanı Iran
Qingjie Gong China
Majid H. Tangestani Iran
Roger P. Ashley United States
Alastair J. Sinclair
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1998). Quantitative estimation of dilution and ore loss resulting from block estimation errors and a specified cut-off grade. Exploration and Mining Geology. 7. 91–98. 1 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1998). Evaluation of errors in paired analytical data by a linear model. Exploration and Mining Geology. 7. 167–173. 6 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J.. (1998). Geological controls in resource/reserve estimation. Exploration and Mining Geology. 7. 29–44. 7 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1998). Geology as a basis for refining semi-variogram models for porphyry-type deposits. Exploration and Mining Geology. 7. 45–50. 3 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J.. (1998). Exploratory data analysis; a precursor to resource/reserve estimation. Exploration and Mining Geology. 7. 77–90. 1 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1995). Metasomatic norms and mass balance chemico-mineralogic models of hydrothermal alteration systems. Exploration and Mining Geology. 4(4). 365–379. 5 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J. & Mathieu Vallée. (1994). Reviewing continuity; an essential element of quality control for deposit and reserve estimation. Exploration and Mining Geology. 3(2). 95–108. 13 indexed citations
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Godwin, Colin I., et al.. (1993). An exploration application for lead isotope ratios, Stewart mining camp, northwestern British Columbia. 2(2). 121–128. 2 indexed citations
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Mastalerz, María, et al.. (1992). Fluid source and thermal history of an epithermal vein deposit, Owen Lake, central British Columbia: evidence from bitumen and fluid inclusions. Mineralium Deposita. 27(3). 219–225. 7 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J.. (1991). A fundamental approach to threshold estimation in exploration geochemistry: probability plots revisited. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 41(1-2). 1–22. 244 indexed citations
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Stanley, Clifford R. & Alastair J. Sinclair. (1987). Anomaly recognition for multi-element geochemical data — A background characterization approach. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 29(1-3). 333–353. 27 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1986). Early Cretaceous gold–silver mineralization in the Sylvester allochthon, near Cassiar, north central British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 23(9). 1455–1458. 6 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1984). Equity Silver silver-copper-gold deposit; alteration and fluid inclusion studies. Economic Geology. 79(5). 969–990. 14 indexed citations
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Godwin, Colin I. & Alastair J. Sinclair. (1982). Average lead isotope growth curves for shale-hosted zinc-lead deposits, Canadian Cordillera. Economic Geology. 77(3). 675–690. 61 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J.. (1974). Selection of threshold values in geochemical data using probability graphs. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 3(2). 129–149. 614 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1974). Factor Analysis of Minor Element Data for Pyrites, Endako Molybdenum Mine, British Columbia, Canada. Economic Geology. 69(3). 404–411. 6 indexed citations
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Reynolds, P. H. & Alastair J. Sinclair. (1971). Rock and ore-lead isotopes from the Nelson Batholith and the Kootenay arc, British Columbia, Canada. Economic Geology. 66(2). 259–266. 5 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J., et al.. (1968). Age of the northern part of the Nelson batholith. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 5(4). 955–957. 16 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Alastair J. & R. I. Walcott. (1966). The significance of Th/U ratios calculated from west-central New Mexico multi-stage lead data. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 1(1). 38–41.
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Sinclair, Alastair J.. (1965). Volume of source rocks of the radiogenic component of multistage (anomalous) leads. Economic Geology. 60(8). 1709–1717.

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