Colin R. Ward

15.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
180 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Colin R. Ward is a scholar working on Geochemistry and Petrology, Ocean Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin R. Ward has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology, 67 papers in Ocean Engineering and 44 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Colin R. Ward's work include Coal and Its By-products (121 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (67 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (37 papers). Colin R. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Coal and Its By-products (121 papers), Coal Properties and Utilization (67 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (37 papers). Colin R. Ward collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. Colin R. Ward's co-authors include Shifeng Dai, David French, James C. Hower, Ian T. Graham, Zhongsheng Li, Lila W. Gurba, Vladimir V. Seredin, Xibo Wang, Lei Zhao and Luís F.O. Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Finance and Journal of Financial Economics.

In The Last Decade

Colin R. Ward

174 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Analysis and significance of mineral matter in coal seams

2002 703 citations Colin R. Ward International Journal of Coal Geology profile →
A review of anomalous rare earth elements and yttrium in coal

2016 422 citations Shifeng Dai, Ian T. Graham et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →
Analysis, origin and significance of mineral matter in coal: An updated review

2016 358 citations Colin R. Ward International Journal of Coal Geology profile →
Enrichment of U–Se–Mo–Re–V in coals preserved within marine carbonate successions: geochemical and mineralogical data from the Late Permian Guiding Coalfield, Guizhou, China

2014 345 citations Shifeng Dai, Vladimir V. Seredin et al. profile →
On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type

2013 295 citations Shifeng Dai, Bruno Valentim et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Mineralogical Transformations in Coal Feedstocks during Carbon Conversion, Based on Packed-Bed Combustor Tests 2024 ·UKnowledge (University of Kentucky) ·R.H. Matjie, Colin R. Ward, Zhongsheng Li	0
2	International trade and the risk in bilateral exchange rates 2023 ·Journal of Financial Economics ·(unknown), Erik Loualiche, (unknown), Colin R. Ward	9
3	Sediment microbial fuel cells as a barrier to sulfide accumulation and their potential for sediment remediation beneath aquaculture pens 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Christopher K. Algar, Annie Green Howard, Colin R. Ward, (unknown)	49
4	Geochemical fractionation of hazardous elements in fresh and drilled weathered South African coal fly ashes 2020 ·Environmental Geochemistry and Health ·Segun A. Akinyemi, Wilson M. Gitari, (unknown), Leslie Petrik, Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma, James C. Hower, Colin R. Ward, Marcos L.S. Oliveira, Luís F.O. Silva	14
5	Environmental evaluation and nano-mineralogical study of fresh and unsaturated weathered coal fly ashes 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Segun A. Akinyemi, Wilson M. Gitari, Leslie Petrik, Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma, James C. Hower, Colin R. Ward, Marcos L.S. Oliveira, Luís F.O. Silva	48
6	Earliest signs of life on land preserved in ca. 3.5 Ga hot spring deposits 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Tara Djokic, Martin J. Van Kranendonk, Kathleen A. Campbell, Malcolm R. Walter, Colin R. Ward	213
7	Determination of mineral matter and elemental composition of individual macerals in coals from Highveld mines 2016 ·Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy ·R.H. Matjie, (unknown), Colin R. Ward, John R. Bunt, Christien A. Strydom	36
8	After the Tide: Commodity Currencies and Global Trade 2016 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Robert Ready, Nikolai Roussanov, Colin R. Ward	15
9	Vermicular kaolinite relics in fly ash derived from Bokaro and Jharia coals (Jharkhand, India) 2016 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·Bruno Valentim, Deolinda Flores, Alexandra Guedes, (unknown), Biswajit Paul, Colin R. Ward	9
10	Petrography and mineralogy of self-burning coal wastes from anthracite mining in the El Bierzo Coalfield (NW Spain) 2015 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·Joana Ribeiro, Isabel Suárez‐Ruíz, Colin R. Ward, Deolinda Flores	39
11	Mineralogical composition of Late Permian coal seams in the Songzao Coalfield, southwestern China 2013 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·Lei Zhao, Colin R. Ward, David French, Ian T. Graham	85
12	Chemical composition and minerals in pyrite ash of an abandoned sulphuric acid production plant 2012 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Marcos L.S. Oliveira, Colin R. Ward, María Izquierdo, Carlos Hoffmann Sampaio, Irineu A.S. de Brum, Rubens Müller Kautzmann, (unknown), Xavier Querol, Luís F.O. Silva	153
13	Mineralogical and geochemical anomalies of late Permian coals from the Fusui Coalfield, Guangxi Province, southern China: Influences of terrigenous materials and hydrothermal fluids 2012 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·Shifeng Dai, Weiguo Zhang, Colin R. Ward, Vladimir V. Seredin, James C. Hower, Xiao Li, Weijiao Song, Xibo Wang, Huan Kang, (unknown), Peipei Wang, (unknown)	227
14	Quantitative evaluation of minerals in fly ashes of biomass, coal and biomass–coal mixture derived from circulating fluidised bed combustion technology 2009 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·Nikolaos Koukouzas, Colin R. Ward, (unknown), Zhongsheng Li, (unknown)	59
15	Element mobility from fresh and long-stored acidic fly ashes associated with an Australian power station 2009 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·Colin R. Ward, David French, Jerzy Jankowski, (unknown), Zhongsheng Li, K. W. Riley	69
16	Comparison of elemental composition of macerals determined by electron microprobe to whole-coal ultimate analysis data 2008 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·Colin R. Ward, Zhongsheng Li, Lila W. Gurba	37
17	SEDNORM—a program to calculate a normative mineralogy for sedimentary rocks based on chemical analyses 1991 ·Computers & Geosciences ·David Cohen, Colin R. Ward	64
18	Ripple-drift cross-lamination in the Hawkesbury sandstone, New South Wales 1972 ·Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales ·Colin R. Ward	1
19	Gorceixite-goyazite in kaolinite rocks of the Sydney basin 1971 ·Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales ·F. C. Loughnan, Colin R. Ward	4
20	Stratigraphy and structure of the north-east part of the Barrier Ranges, New South Wales 1969 ·Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales ·(unknown), Colin R. Ward, (unknown)	6

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