Allan W. H. Bé

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Allan W. H. Bé is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan W. H. Bé has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Oceanography, 34 papers in Atmospheric Science and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Allan W. H. Bé's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (28 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (24 papers). Allan W. H. Bé is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (28 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (24 papers). Allan W. H. Bé collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Allan W. H. Bé's co-authors include Andrew McIntyre, Richard G. Fairbanks, Peter H. Wiebe, William H. Hutson, David A. Caron, Douglas F. Williams, O. Roger Anderson, Jean‐Claude Duplessy, O. Roger Anderson and Edward A. Boyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Allan W. H. Bé

57 papers receiving 5.1k 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. Vertical distribution and isotopic fractionation of living planktonic foraminifera from the Panama Basin
    1982 578 citations Richard G. Fairbanks, Peter H. Wiebe et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allan W. H. Bé United States 40 4.5k 3.3k 3.3k 1.2k 870 57 5.7k
Bruce H. Corliss United States 32 4.4k 1.0× 2.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 875 1.0× 51 5.0k
Lloyd H. Burckle United States 38 3.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 985 0.9× 985 1.1× 101 4.7k
Rainer Gersonde Germany 52 6.0k 1.3× 3.0k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 1.9k 2.2× 175 7.4k
Uwe Pflaumann Germany 28 4.8k 1.1× 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 620 0.5× 2.0k 2.2× 43 5.4k
L. Labeyrie France 35 5.1k 1.1× 2.3k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 717 0.6× 1.8k 2.1× 65 5.5k
Christoph Hemleben Germany 45 5.6k 1.3× 3.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 2.3k 2.0× 993 1.1× 95 7.1k
C.D. Charles United States 37 4.8k 1.1× 2.8k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 758 0.7× 1.2k 1.4× 74 6.0k
Elisabeth Alve Norway 34 3.5k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 2.8k 0.9× 523 0.5× 478 0.5× 63 4.7k
Andreas Mackensen Germany 49 6.8k 1.5× 3.7k 1.1× 3.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 2.2k 2.5× 138 7.9k
Jürgen Pätzold Germany 38 3.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 517 0.6× 101 4.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Takahashi, Kozo & Allan W. H. Bé. (1984). Planktonic foraminifera: factors controlling sinking speeds. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 31(12). 1477–1500. 134 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., O. Roger Anderson, W. W. Faber, David A. Caron, & Allan W. H. Bé. (1983). Sequence of Morphological and Cytoplasmic Changes during Gametogenesis in the Planktonic Foraminifer Globigerinoides sacculifer (Brady). Micropaleontology. 29(3). 310–310. 55 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H.. (1982). Biology of Planktonic Foraminifera. 6. 51–89. 23 indexed citations
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Berger, Wolfgang, Allan W. H. Bé, & E. Vincent. (1981). Oxygen and carbon isotopes in foraminifera. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 33(1-3). 1–1. 11 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., David A. Caron, & O. Roger Anderson. (1981). Effects of feeding frequency on life processes of the planktonic foraminifer Globigerinoides sacculifer in laboratory culture. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 61(1). 257–277. 75 indexed citations
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Blanc, Paul-Louis & Allan W. H. Bé. (1981). Oxygen-18 Enrichment of Planktonic Foraminifera Due to Gametogenic Calcification Below the Euphotic Zone. Science. 213(4513). 1247–1250. 118 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H.. (1980). Gametogenic calcification in a spinose planktonic foraminifer, Globigerinoides sacculifer (Brady). Marine Micropaleontology. 5. 283–310. 161 indexed citations
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Fairbanks, Richard G., Peter H. Wiebe, & Allan W. H. Bé. (1980). Vertical Distribution and Isotopic Composition of Living Planktonic Foraminifera in the Western North Atlantic. Science. 207(4426). 61–63. 259 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., Christoph Hemleben, O. Roger Anderson, Michael Spindler, & Allan W. H. Bé. (1979). Chamber Formation in Planktonic Foraminifera. Micropaleontology. 25(3). 294–294. 66 indexed citations
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Thompson, Peter R., Allan W. H. Bé, Jean‐Claude Duplessy, & Nicholas J Shackleton. (1979). Disappearance of pink-pigmented Globigerinoides ruber at 120,000 yr BP in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Nature. 280(5723). 554–558. 184 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., et al.. (1977). Laboratory and Field Observations of Living Planktonic Foraminifera. Micropaleontology. 23(2). 155–155. 141 indexed citations
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Kolla, Venkatarathnam, Allan W. H. Bé, & Pierre E. Biscaye. (1976). Calcium carbonate distribution in the surface sediments of the Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 81(15). 2605–2616. 111 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H. & Jean‐Claude Duplessy. (1976). Subtropical Convergence Fluctuations and Quaternary Climates in the Middle Latitudes of the Indian Ocean. Science. 194(4263). 419–422. 73 indexed citations
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Sliter, William V., Allan W. H. Bé, & Wolfgang Berger. (1975). Dissolution of deep-sea carbonates. 174 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., et al.. (1975). PROGRESSIVE DISSOLUTION AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL BREAKDOWN OF PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA. 41 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., et al.. (1973). Orbulina universa d'Orbigny in the Indian Ocean. Micropaleontology. 19(2). 150–150. 100 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., et al.. (1969). X-ray microscopy of recent planktonic foraminifera. Journal of Paleontology. 43(6). 1384–1396. 12 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H., et al.. (1967). Ecology of Recent Planktonic Foraminifera: Part 3: Distribution in the North Atlantic during the Summer of 1962. Micropaleontology. 13(1). 87–87. 140 indexed citations
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Saito, Tsunemasa & Allan W. H. Bé. (1964). Planktonic Foraminifera from the American Oligocene. Science. 145(3633). 702–705. 5 indexed citations
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Bé, Allan W. H. & David B. Ericson. (1963). ASPECTS OF CALCIFICATION IN PLANKTONIC FORAMINIFERA (SARCODINA)*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 109(1). 65–81. 65 indexed citations

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