Chris Nicholson

510 total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 359 citations indexed

About

Chris Nicholson is a scholar working on Geology, Anthropology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Nicholson has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 359 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Geology, 12 papers in Anthropology and 11 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Chris Nicholson's work include Geological and Geophysical Studies (20 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (13 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 papers). Chris Nicholson is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geophysical Studies (20 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (13 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (12 papers). Chris Nicholson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Chile. Chris Nicholson's co-authors include Charles P. Egeland, Erick Robinson, Robert L. Kelly, Irina Borissova, Sarah Whitcher Kansa, Boris Gasparian, Barry E. Bradshaw, Heike Struckmeyer, Stephen T. Gray and Steve Abbott and has published in prestigious journals such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Journal of Archaeological Science and Marine and Petroleum Geology.

In The Last Decade

Chris Nicholson

43 papers receiving 342 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. p3k14c, a synthetic global database of archaeological radiocarbon dates
    2022 51 citations Chris Nicholson 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
Chris Nicholson United States 12 157 114 76 67 63 45 359
Peng Lü China 14 297 1.9× 148 1.3× 26 0.3× 144 2.1× 63 1.0× 41 531
Catherine Ferrier France 15 217 1.4× 287 2.5× 71 0.9× 124 1.9× 180 2.9× 47 601
Adriana Moroni Italy 12 201 1.3× 193 1.7× 135 1.8× 92 1.4× 145 2.3× 30 507
Neffra A. Matthews United States 15 407 2.6× 53 0.5× 103 1.4× 33 0.5× 28 0.4× 36 567
Laurent Carozza France 12 152 1.0× 61 0.5× 47 0.6× 154 2.3× 96 1.5× 51 415
Paolo Citton Argentina 13 384 2.4× 45 0.4× 30 0.4× 44 0.7× 41 0.7× 54 485
Enrique Cerrillo Cuenca Spain 12 122 0.8× 88 0.8× 128 1.7× 124 1.9× 185 2.9× 67 446
Julie A. Hoggarth United States 13 374 2.4× 157 1.4× 23 0.3× 105 1.6× 96 1.5× 42 530
Vincent Santucci United States 11 216 1.4× 150 1.3× 126 1.7× 111 1.7× 58 0.9× 34 474
Tomasz Kalicki Poland 12 105 0.7× 78 0.7× 22 0.3× 177 2.6× 123 2.0× 75 420

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Nicholson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Nicholson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Nicholson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chris Nicholson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chris Nicholson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chris Nicholson. Chris Nicholson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nicholson, Chris, Steve Abbott, George Bernardel, & Yvette Poudjom Djomani. (2024). A new perspective on regional structural architecture across the offshore Otway Basin. 64(2). S416–S422. 3 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Chris, et al.. (2023). Will It Ever Be FAIR?. Advances in Archaeological Practice. 11(1). 63–75. 32 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Chris, et al.. (2021). New insights into the deep-water Otway Basin – Part 2. Tectonostratigraphic framework revealed by new seismic data. The APPEA Journal. 61(2). 657–664. 3 indexed citations
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Rollet, Nadège, Emmanuelle Grosjean, Dianne S. Edwards, et al.. (2019). Triassic petroleum systems on the central North West Shelf – Learnings from the greater Phoenix area seismic mapping and geochemical studies. ASEG Extended Abstracts. 2019(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Egeland, Charles P., et al.. (2014). Experimental determinations of cutmark orientation and the reconstruction of prehistoric butchery behavior. Journal of Archaeological Science. 49. 126–133. 23 indexed citations
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Egeland, Charles P., et al.. (2014). Reconnaissance survey for Palaeolithic sites in the Debed River Valley, northern Armenia. Journal of Field Archaeology. 39(4). 370–386. 11 indexed citations
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Rollet, Nadège, Chris Nicholson, Andrew Jones, et al.. (2013). New exploration opportunities in the offshore Houtman and Abrolhos sub-basins, northern Perth Basin, WA. The APPEA Journal. 53(1). 97–114. 3 indexed citations
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Egeland, Charles P., Chris Nicholson, & Boris Gasparian. (2010). Using GIS and Ecological Variables to Identify High Potential Areas for Paleoanthropological Survey: An Example from Northern Armenia. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 14(1). 89–98. 13 indexed citations
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Johnston, Stephen T., Ron Hackney, & Chris Nicholson. (2010). Distribution of igneous facies and potential-field modelling of the Mentelle Basin, southwestern margin, Australia. Exploration Geophysics. 2010(1). 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Borissova, Irina, et al.. (2010). Mentelle Basin ? tectonic evolution controlled by of the combined extensional history of the Southwestern and Southern Australian margins. Exploration Geophysics. 2010(1). 1–4. 3 indexed citations
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Borissova, Irina, et al.. (2010). New exploration opportunities on the southwest Australian margin—deep-water frontier Mentelle Basin. The APPEA Journal. 50(1). 47–60. 22 indexed citations
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Borissova, Irina, et al.. (2010). Mentelle Basin – tectonic evolution controlled by of the combined extensional history of the Southwestern and Southern Australian margins. ASEG Extended Abstracts. 2010(1). 1–4. 4 indexed citations
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Daniell, James, Tara J. Anderson, Irina Borissova, et al.. (2010). Frontier basins of the West Australian continental margin: post-survey report of marine reconnaissance and geological sampling survey GA2476. 17 indexed citations
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Johnston, Stephen T., Ron Hackney, & Chris Nicholson. (2010). Distribution of igneous facies and potential-field modelling of the Mentelle Basin, southwestern margin, Australia. ASEG Extended Abstracts. 2010(1). 1–4. 5 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Chris, et al.. (2008). New exploration opportunities in the southern Vlaming Sub-basin. The APPEA Journal. 48(1). 371–380. 6 indexed citations
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Poreda, Robert J., Asish R. Basu, L. Becker, Chris Nicholson, & A. Ocampo. (2003). Global Evidence for a Permian-Triassic Impact Event. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1490. 1 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Chris, et al.. (2002). Application of new technologies to the MAX ROVER and Mini-MAX 2000 ROVs. 1. 157–161. 1 indexed citations

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