B. W. Sparks

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

B. W. Sparks is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Anthropology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, B. W. Sparks has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Anthropology and 13 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in B. W. Sparks's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers) and Geological formations and processes (10 papers). B. W. Sparks is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (13 papers) and Geological formations and processes (10 papers). B. W. Sparks collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. B. W. Sparks's co-authors include Alan Shaw, R. G. West, R. B. G. Williams, Dorothy H. Rayner, André Guilcher, D.V. Ager, J. A. Catt, Camilla Dickson, A. H. Weir and W. V. Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, New Phytologist and Journal of Animal Ecology.

In The Last Decade

B. W. Sparks

41 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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.

Time in Stratigraphy

1965 380 citations B. W. Sparks, Alan Shaw Geographical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. W. Sparks United Kingdom	19	902	435	417	331	252	41	1.3k
F. W. Shotton United Kingdom	22	1.3k 1.4×	445 1.0×	575 1.4×	503 1.5×	297 1.2×	47	1.7k
Joakim Donner Finland	18	1.6k 1.8×	441 1.0×	407 1.0×	535 1.6×	493 2.0×	40	1.9k
P. J. Guetter United States	9	1.5k 1.6×	331 0.8×	298 0.7×	203 0.6×	310 1.2×	12	1.6k
W.H. Zagwijn Netherlands	15	886 1.0×	328 0.8×	297 0.7×	417 1.3×	254 1.0×	18	1.1k
Gunnar Digerfeldt Sweden	21	1.5k 1.7×	389 0.9×	565 1.4×	321 1.0×	464 1.8×	40	1.7k
Étienne Paulissen Belgium	24	680 0.8×	702 1.6×	237 0.6×	418 1.3×	143 0.6×	105	1.6k
William R. Farrand United States	18	598 0.7×	500 1.1×	196 0.5×	511 1.5×	199 0.8×	46	1.2k
Gerald M. Richmond United States	15	746 0.8×	134 0.3×	262 0.6×	171 0.5×	196 0.8×	33	932
Geoffrey Norris Canada	18	930 1.0×	588 1.4×	275 0.7×	71 0.2×	279 1.1×	58	1.4k
E. H. Willis United Kingdom	17	669 0.7×	337 0.8×	194 0.5×	228 0.7×	233 0.9×	22	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by B. W. Sparks

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. W. Sparks

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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West, R. G., Camilla Dickson, J. A. Catt, A. H. Weir, & B. W. Sparks. (1974). Late Pleistocene deposits at Wretton, Norfolk. I I. Devensian deposits. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 267(887). 337–420. 52 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W., et al.. (1972). Presumed ground-ice depressions in East Anglia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 327(1570). 329–343. 47 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W. & R. G. West. (1970). Late Pleistocene deposits at Wretton, Norfolk. I. Ipswichian interglacial deposits. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 258(818). 1–30. 47 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W., et al.. (1969). Hoxnian interglacial deposits near Hatfield, Herts. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 80(2). 243–IN6. 27 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W. & Dorothy H. Rayner. (1968). The Stratigraphy of the British Isles. Geographical Journal. 134(2). 245–245. 23 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W. & R. G. West. (1968). Interglacial deposits at Wortwell, Norfolk. Geological Magazine. 105(5). 471–481. 17 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W. & Alan Shaw. (1965). Time in Stratigraphy. Geographical Journal. 131(3). 412–412. 380 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sparks, B. W. & R. G. West. (1964). The Drift Landforms around Holt, Norfolk. 27–27. 15 indexed citations

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West, R. G., et al.. (1964). Interglacial deposits at Ilford, Essex. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 247(738). 185–212. 54 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W. & D.V. Ager. (1964). Principles of Paleoecology. Geographical Journal. 130(1). 156–156. 24 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W. & R. G. West. (1963). The interglacial deposits at Stutton, Suffolk. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 74(4). 419–432. 26 indexed citations

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Pearson, Richard G., et al.. (1963). A FLORA AND FAUNA FROM LATE PLEISTOCENE DEPOSITS AT SIDGWICK AVENUE, CAMBRIDGE. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London. 174(1). 13–29. 27 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W.. (1962). Post-Glacial Mollusca from Hawes Water, Lancashire, illustrating some difficulties of interpretation. Journal of conchology. 25(2). 78–82. 5 indexed citations

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West, R. G. & B. W. Sparks. (1960). Coastal interglacial deposits of the English Channel. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 243(701). 95–133. 101 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W.. (1959). HARTFORD NON‐MARINE MOLLUSGA. New Phytologist. 58(1). 91–91. 1 indexed citations

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Guilcher, André, et al.. (1959). Coastal and Submarine Morphology. Geographical Review. 49(3). 444–444. 48 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W.. (1957). The non-marine mollusca of the interglacial deposits at Bobbitshole, Ipswich. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 241(676). 33–44. 25 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W.. (1956). Appendix 3. The non-marine mollusca of the Hoxne Interglacial. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 239(665). 351–354. 2 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W.. (1955). Notes on four Quaternary deposits in the Cambridge region. Journal of conchology. 24(2). 47–53. 5 indexed citations

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Sparks, B. W.. (1953). Erosion-surfaces around dieppe. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 64(2). 105–IN1. 3 indexed citations

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