Alex E. Blum

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Alex E. Blum is a scholar working on Geochemistry and Petrology, Biomaterials and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex E. Blum has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology, 14 papers in Biomaterials and 13 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Alex E. Blum's work include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (11 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (10 papers). Alex E. Blum is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (11 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (10 papers). Alex E. Blum collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Alex E. Blum's co-authors include Art F. White, Antonio C. Lasaga, M. S. Schulz, Lisa L. Stillings, Dennis D. Eberl, Davison V. Vivit, Thomas D. Bullen, Kathryn L. Nagy, David A. Stonestrom and J. W. Harden and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Alex E. Blum

52 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Effects of climate on chemical_ weathering in watersheds 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2012 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Effects of climate on chemical_ weathering in watersheds
    1995 928 citations Art F. White, Alex E. Blum Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
  2. The nature of porosity in organic-rich mudstones of the Upper Jurassic Kimmeridge Clay Formation, North Sea, offshore United Kingdom
    2012 313 citations Dennis D. Eberl, Alex E. Blum et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alex E. Blum United States 29 1.9k 1.6k 1.5k 1.2k 1.0k 55 5.5k
Art F. White United States 37 3.4k 1.8× 2.2k 1.4× 2.4k 1.7× 1.7k 1.5× 1.8k 1.7× 63 8.3k
Kate Maher United States 45 2.2k 1.2× 2.0k 1.3× 1.9k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 130 7.2k
Martin Dietzel Austria 50 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 712 0.5× 786 0.7× 980 0.9× 231 7.1k
Christophe Dupraz United States 29 1.4k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 818 0.6× 740 0.6× 1.5k 1.5× 47 6.3k
James I. Drever United States 39 3.6k 1.9× 1.9k 1.2× 2.3k 1.6× 964 0.8× 2.4k 2.4× 84 9.2k
Eurybiades Busenberg United States 37 2.9k 1.5× 751 0.5× 2.8k 1.9× 487 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 72 6.2k
Lynn M. Walter United States 45 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.0× 732 0.5× 856 0.7× 1.7k 1.6× 78 6.1k
Roland Wollast Belgium 39 1.0k 0.6× 749 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 406 0.3× 1.4k 1.3× 100 6.5k
Stefán Arnórsson Iceland 41 2.7k 1.4× 786 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 2.0k 1.7× 1.2k 1.1× 93 5.9k
Craig M. Bethke United States 36 1.2k 0.7× 449 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 56 5.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blum, Alex E.. (2017). Can It Be that Tully=Cicero?. 4(2). 149–150.
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Mavris, Christian, Gerhard Furrer, Dennis Dahms, et al.. (2015). Decoding potential effects of climate and vegetation change on mineral weathering in alpine soils: An experimental study in the Wind River Range (Wyoming, USA). Geoderma. 255-256. 12–26. 12 indexed citations
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Mumford, Adam C., et al.. (2014). Biogeochemical environments of streambed-sediment pore waters with and without arsenic enrichment in a sedimentary rock terrain, New Jersey Piedmont, USA. The Science of The Total Environment. 505. 1350–1360. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Suzanne P., et al.. (2011). Subsurface Evolution: Weathering and Mechanical Strength Reduction in Bedrock of Lower Gordon Gulch, Colorado Front Range. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Yoo, Kyungsoo, et al.. (2011). Elemental and mineralogical changes in soils due to bioturbation along an earthworm invasion chronosequence in Northern Minnesota. Applied Geochemistry. 26. S127–S131. 17 indexed citations
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Blum, Alex E., Lopaka Lee, & Dennis D. Eberl. (2011). ‘Measurement of Clay Surface Areas by Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) Sorption: A New Method for Quantifying Illite and Smectite Abundance’. Clays and Clay Minerals. 59(2). 212–213. 3 indexed citations
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Anderson, Suzanne P., et al.. (2009). Weathering, Water, and Slope Aspect. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Blum, Alex E., et al.. (2008). Arithmetic and Logic Incompleteness: the Link. Riviste UNIMI (Università degli studi di Milano). 1 indexed citations
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Schulz, M. S., et al.. (2005). Chemical weathering rates of a soil chronosequence on granitic alluvium. 69. 1975–1996. 45 indexed citations
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Anderson, Suzanne P. & Alex E. Blum. (2003). Controls on chemical weathering: small- and large-scale perspectives. Chemical Geology. 202(3-4). 191–193. 4 indexed citations
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White, Art F., Thomas D. Bullen, M. S. Schulz, et al.. (2001). Differential rates of feldspar weathering in granitic regoliths. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 65(6). 847–869. 307 indexed citations
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Blum, Alex E.. (2000). 'N'. Analysis. 60(267). 284–286.
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White, Art F., Alex E. Blum, Thomas D. Bullen, et al.. (1999). The effect of temperature on experimental and natural chemical weathering rates of granitoid rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 63(19-20). 3277–3291. 260 indexed citations
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White, A. F., T. D. Bullen, Davison V. Vivit, et al.. (1999). The effect of climate on chemical weathering of silicate rocks.. 79–82. 5 indexed citations
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Blum, Alex E. & Lisa L. Stillings. (1995). Feldspar dissolution kinetics. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 31(1). 291–351. 322 indexed citations
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Plummer, L. Niel, Eurybiades Busenberg, Pierre D. Glynn, & Alex E. Blum. (1992). Dissolution of aragonite-strontianite solid solutions in nonstoichiometric Sr (HCO3)2−Ca (HCO3)2−CO2-H2O solutions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 56(8). 3045–3072. 38 indexed citations
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Blum, Alex E., et al.. (1989). Kaolinite precipitation and dissolution: effects on porosity and permeability. AAPG Bulletin. 1 indexed citations
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Blum, Alex E., et al.. (1957). Mesures électriques et telluriques sur le grand glacier d'Aletsch. Annales de Geophysique. 13. 54. 1 indexed citations

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