Bilal U. Haq

18.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
70 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Bilal U. Haq is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bilal U. Haq has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Atmospheric Science, 22 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 19 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Bilal U. Haq's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Geological formations and processes (22 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (14 papers). Bilal U. Haq is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (38 papers), Geological formations and processes (22 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (14 papers). Bilal U. Haq collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Netherlands. Bilal U. Haq's co-authors include Peter R. Vail, Jan Hardenbol, Stephen R. Schutter, John D. Milliman, Gerrit Lohmann, William A. Berggren, Anne Boersma, Richard K. Olsson, Isabella Premoli-Silva and Sierd Cloetingh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bilal U. Haq

68 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

Chronology of Fluctuating... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 2008 2013 2005 1989 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Chronology of Fluctuating Sea Levels Since the Triassic
    1987 5.7k citations Bilal U. Haq, Jan Hardenbol et al. Science profile →
  2. A Chronology of Paleozoic Sea-Level Changes
    2008 1.2k citations Bilal U. Haq et al. Science profile →
  3. Cretaceous eustasy revisited
    2013 970 citations Bilal U. Haq Global and Planetary Change profile →
  4. Phanerozoic cycles of sea-level change on the Arabian Platform
    2005 595 citations Bilal U. Haq et al. profile →
  5. Mesozoic and cenozoic chronostratigraphy and cycles of sea level change
    1989 506 citations Bilal U. Haq, Jan Hardenbol 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
Bilal U. Haq United States 34 6.2k 6.1k 4.4k 4.2k 2.6k 70 12.4k
Peter R. Vail United States 22 4.2k 0.7× 5.3k 0.9× 5.0k 1.1× 3.8k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 48 10.6k
Jan Hardenbol United States 15 4.3k 0.7× 4.8k 0.8× 3.6k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 23 9.3k
V. Paul Wright United Kingdom 50 5.8k 0.9× 4.7k 0.8× 4.8k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 138 9.5k
Noël P. James Canada 54 5.5k 0.9× 4.5k 0.7× 3.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 216 9.8k
A. Hallam United Kingdom 47 7.0k 1.1× 4.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 135 10.4k
David J. Bottjer United States 61 9.8k 1.6× 5.0k 0.8× 3.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 252 13.0k
Nicholas Christie‐Blick United States 34 4.4k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 98 7.8k
Gerta Keller United States 67 8.1k 1.3× 7.9k 1.3× 1.7k 0.4× 4.1k 1.0× 831 0.3× 249 11.8k
Luís A. Buatois Canada 51 6.0k 1.0× 5.3k 0.9× 6.3k 1.4× 1.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 295 9.9k
Christopher R. Scotese United States 44 5.0k 0.8× 3.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.3× 3.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.7× 114 9.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bilal U. Haq

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Haq, Bilal U. & Sierd Cloetingh. (2025). Tectonics vs eustasy: The oceanic container and its contents. Earth-Science Reviews. 267. 105166–105166. 3 indexed citations
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Nader, Fadi H., Liviu Maţenco, & Bilal U. Haq. (2024). Conceptualizing fluid-rock interaction diagenetic models with focus on tectonic settings. Earth-Science Reviews. 258. 104951–104951. 2 indexed citations
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Boulila, Slah, Shanan E. Peters, R. Dietmar Müller, Bilal U. Haq, & N. Hara. (2023). Earth’s interior dynamics drive marine fossil diversity cycles of tens of millions of years. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(29). e2221149120–e2221149120. 5 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U. & John D. Milliman. (2023). Perilous Future for River Deltas. GSA Today. 33(10). 4–12. 6 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U., et al.. (2021). Seismic facies analysis: Past, present and future. Earth-Science Reviews. 224. 103876–103876. 51 indexed citations
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Agard, Philippe, Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen, Jeroen Smit, et al.. (2020). Structure of the Offshore Obducted Oman Margin: Emplacement of Semail Ophiolite and Role of Tectonic Inheritance. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(2). 21 indexed citations
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Maţenco, Liviu & Bilal U. Haq. (2020). Multi-Scale Depositional Successions in Tectonic Settings.
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Haq, Bilal U.. (2017). Jurassic Sea-Level Variations: A Reappraisal. GSA Today. 4–10. 178 indexed citations
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Pomar, Luis & Bilal U. Haq. (2016). Decoding depositional sequences in carbonate systems: Concepts vs experience. Global and Planetary Change. 146. 190–225. 57 indexed citations
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Aslanian, Daniel, Maryline Moulin, Philippe Schnürle, et al.. (2012). Structure and evolution of the Gulf of Lions: The Sardinia seismic experiment and the GOLD (Gulf of Lions Drilling) project. The Leading Edge. 31(7). 786–792. 11 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U.. (1998). Natural gas hydrates: searching for the long-term climatic and slope-stability records. Geological Society London Special Publications. 137(1). 303–318. 44 indexed citations
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Milliman, John D. & Bilal U. Haq. (1996). Sea-level rise and coastal subsidence: causes, consequences, and strategies.. Kluwer Academic Publishers eBooks. 85 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U.. (1988). Fluctuating Mesozoic and Cenozoic sea levels and implications for stratigraphy. AAPG Bulletin. 3 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U., Jan Hardenbol, & Peter R. Vail. (1987). Chronology of Fluctuating Sea Levels Since the Triassic. Science. 235(4793). 1156–1167. 5708 indexed citations breakdown →
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Malmgren, Björn A. & Bilal U. Haq. (1982). Assessment of quantitative techniques in paleobiogeography. Marine Micropaleontology. 7(3). 213–236. 56 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U. & M.-P. Aubry. (1980). Early Cenozoic calcareous nannoplankton biostratigraphy and palaeobiogeography of North Africa and the Middle East and trans-tethyan correlations. 12 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U.. (1980). Marine micropaleontological update. Marine Micropaleontology. 5. 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Haq, Bilal U. & William A. Berggren. (1978). Late Neogene calcareous plankton biochronology of the Rio Grande Rise (South Atlantic Ocean). Journal of Paleontology. 52(6). 1167–1194. 33 indexed citations

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