Colin F. Klappa

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Colin F. Klappa is a scholar working on Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin F. Klappa has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Paleontology, 6 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 5 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Colin F. Klappa's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (7 papers), Geological formations and processes (5 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers). Colin F. Klappa is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (7 papers), Geological formations and processes (5 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers). Colin F. Klappa collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United Kingdom. Colin F. Klappa's co-authors include Noël P. James, David R. Kobluk, Jeanne Paquette and Colin W. Stearn and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Geological Society London Special Publications and Journal of Sedimentary Research.

In The Last Decade

Colin F. Klappa

12 papers receiving 941 citations

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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.

Rhizoliths in terrestrial carbonates: classification, recognition, genesis and significance

1980 533 citations Colin F. Klappa Sedimentology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin F. Klappa Canada	9	613	565	557	184	100	12	1.0k
Pierre Freytet France	20	910 1.5×	913 1.6×	710 1.3×	362 2.0×	159 1.6×	51	1.5k
W. Calvin James United States	11	593 1.0×	401 0.7×	429 0.8×	259 1.4×	159 1.6×	17	909
Richard Rezak United States	11	278 0.5×	449 0.8×	288 0.5×	169 0.9×	82 0.8×	30	879
J. F. Lerbekmo Canada	20	426 0.7×	661 1.2×	206 0.4×	327 1.8×	73 0.7×	60	1.1k
J. Lang France	18	250 0.4×	289 0.5×	326 0.6×	323 1.8×	50 0.5×	56	796
Nigel H. Platt United Kingdom	17	687 1.1×	569 1.0×	756 1.4×	359 2.0×	91 0.9×	26	1.2k
Greg Retallack United States	12	391 0.6×	506 0.9×	212 0.4×	117 0.6×	110 1.1×	20	1.1k
Edward G. Purdy Germany	16	613 1.0×	420 0.7×	477 0.9×	129 0.7×	64 0.6×	20	1.2k
A R Sweet Canada	21	472 0.8×	583 1.0×	253 0.5×	299 1.6×	58 0.6×	47	1.1k
R. Salas Spain	21	443 0.7×	757 1.3×	465 0.8×	871 4.7×	159 1.6×	62	1.6k

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12 of 12 papers shown

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James, Noël P., David R. Kobluk, & Colin F. Klappa. (1988). Early Cambrian Patch Reefs, Southern Labrador. 141–150. 8 indexed citations

2.

James, Noël P. & Colin F. Klappa. (1988). Lithistid Sponge Bioherms, Early Middle Ordovician, Western Newfoundland. 196–200. 3 indexed citations

3.

Paquette, Jeanne, Colin W. Stearn, & Colin F. Klappa. (1983). An enigmatic fossil of sponge affinities from Middle Ordovician rocks of western Newfoundland. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 20(10). 1501–1512. 5 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F.. (1983). A process-response model for the formation of pedogenic calcretes. Geological Society London Special Publications. 11(1). 211–220. 34 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F. & Noël P. James. (1980). SMALL LITHISTID SPONGE BIOHERMS, EARLY MIDDLE ORDOVICIAN TABLE HEAD GROUP, WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 28(3). 425–451. 29 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F.. (1980). Rhizoliths in terrestrial carbonates: classification, recognition, genesis and significance. Sedimentology. 27(6). 613–629. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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Klappa, Colin F.. (1980). Brecciation textures and tepee structures in Quaternary calcrete (caliche) profiles from eastern Spain: The plant factor in their formation. Geological Journal. 15(2). 81–89. 43 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F., et al.. (1980). Middle Ordovician Table Head Group of western Newfoundland: a revised stratigraphy. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 17(8). 1007–1019. 41 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F.. (1979). Calcified filaments in Quaternary calcretes; organo-mineral interactions in the subaerial vadose environment. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 49(3). 955–968. 138 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F.. (1979). Comment and Reply on ‘Displacive calcite: Evidence from recent and ancient calcretes’. Geology. 7(9). 420–420. 2 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F.. (1979). Lichen Stromatolites: Criterion for Subaerial Exposure and a Mechanism for the Formation of Laminar Calcretes (Caliche). Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 49. 73 indexed citations

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Klappa, Colin F.. (1978). Biolithogenesis of Microcodium: elucidation. Sedimentology. 25(4). 489–522. 134 indexed citations

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