Christopher L. Kirkland

13.5k citations
338 papers · 10.7k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 55
Topics
Geological and Geochemical Analysis (322 papers)earthquake and tectonic studies (173 papers)Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (165 papers)

In The Last Decade

Christopher L. Kirkland

324 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Strategies towards statistically robust interpretations o...201420262018202220152014201720182021100200300400500

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Christopher L. Kirkland
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  • Geophysics 10.0k
  • Artificial Intelligence 4.9k
  • Geochemistry and Petrology 1.1k
  • Paleontology 1.1k
  • Atmospheric Science 894
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About Christopher L. Kirkland

Christopher L. Kirkland is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Paleontology, having authored 338 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (322 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (173 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (165 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (10.0k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.1k citations) and Paleontology (1.1k citations). Christopher L. Kirkland has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include R.H. Smithies, Richard Taylor, Christopher J. Spencer, Noreen J. Evans, M.T.D. Wingate, Martin J. Whitehouse, Nicholas J. Gardiner, Chris Clark, Tim Johnson and Елена Белоусова. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

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