D. Norton

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

D. Norton is a scholar working on Geophysics, Environmental Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Norton has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Geophysics, 14 papers in Environmental Engineering and 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in D. Norton's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (9 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (7 papers). D. Norton is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers), CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (9 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (7 papers). D. Norton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. D. Norton's co-authors include Hugh P. Taylor, Richard B. Knapp, J. W. Johnson, Dennis K. Bird, Tom Brikowski, Bárbara L. Dutrow, Laurent Richard, B. L. Dutrow, James W. Johnson and Harold C. Helgeson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. Norton

27 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Transport phenomena in hydrothermal systems; cooling plutons 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300
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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. Transport phenomena in hydrothermal systems; cooling plutons
    1977 348 citations D. Norton et al. American Journal of Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Norton United States 22 1.2k 515 466 349 256 27 2.0k
W. A. Elders United States 23 1.4k 1.1× 486 0.9× 373 0.8× 387 1.1× 290 1.1× 69 2.1k
Enrique Merino United States 31 1.2k 0.9× 354 0.7× 412 0.9× 392 1.1× 515 2.0× 70 2.3k
David R. Janecky United States 30 1.2k 0.9× 475 0.9× 678 1.5× 303 0.9× 547 2.1× 46 3.0k
Wuu-Liang Huang United States 21 1.1k 0.8× 505 1.0× 144 0.3× 293 0.8× 168 0.7× 38 1.8k
B. Mack Kennedy United States 23 1.2k 1.0× 394 0.8× 442 0.9× 301 0.9× 422 1.6× 43 2.1k
Philippe Pézard France 25 1.3k 1.0× 303 0.6× 337 0.7× 131 0.4× 148 0.6× 79 1.8k
R. P. Lowell United States 31 1.4k 1.1× 559 1.1× 577 1.2× 133 0.4× 212 0.8× 108 2.7k
Edward C. Beutner United States 11 1.1k 0.8× 272 0.5× 241 0.5× 258 0.7× 248 1.0× 17 1.8k
Larryn W. Diamond Switzerland 33 1.9k 1.5× 681 1.3× 691 1.5× 1.0k 2.9× 349 1.4× 95 3.6k
Ronald J. Bäkker Austria 27 2.0k 1.6× 718 1.4× 276 0.6× 857 2.5× 284 1.1× 80 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Norton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Norton

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All Works

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Helgeson, Harold C., et al.. (2008). A chemical and thermodynamic model of oil generation in hydrocarbon source rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 73(3). 594–695. 100 indexed citations
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Hulen, Jeffrey B., et al.. (2003). Refined Conceptual Modeling and a New Resource Estimate for the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, Imperial Valley, California. 17 indexed citations
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Norton, D. & Jeffrey B. Hulen. (2001). Preliminary numerical analysis of the magma-hydrothermal history of The Geysers geothermal system, California, USA. Geothermics. 30(2-3). 211–234. 29 indexed citations
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Norton, D. & Bárbara L. Dutrow. (2001). Complex behavior of magma-hydrothermal processes: role of supercritical fluid. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 65(21). 4009–4017. 42 indexed citations
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Dutrow, B. L. & D. Norton. (1995). Evolution of fluid pressure and fracture propagation during contact metamorphism. Journal of Metamorphic Geology. 13(6). 677–686. 39 indexed citations
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Johnson, J. W. & D. Norton. (1991). Critical phenomena in hydrothermal systems; state, thermodynamic, electrostatic, and transport properties of H 2 O in the critical region. American Journal of Science. 291(6). 541–648. 147 indexed citations
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Brikowski, Tom & D. Norton. (1989). Influence of magma chamber geometry on hydrothermal activity at mid-ocean ridges. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 93(2). 241–255. 45 indexed citations
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Norton, D., et al.. (1989). Variations in geometric measures of topographic surfaces underlain by fractured granitic plutons. Pure and Applied Geophysics. 131(1-2). 77–97. 17 indexed citations
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Norton, D.. (1988). Metasomatism and permeability. American Journal of Science. 288(6). 604–618. 30 indexed citations
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Johnson, James W. & D. Norton. (1985). Theoretical prediction of hydrothermal conditions and chemical equilibria during skarn formation in porphyry copper systems. Economic Geology. 80(7). 1797–1823. 40 indexed citations
11.
Norton, D.. (1984). Theory of Hydrothermal Systems. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 12(1). 155–177. 155 indexed citations
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Norton, D., Hugh P. Taylor, & Dennis K. Bird. (1984). The geometry and high‐temperature brittle deformation of the Skaergaard Intrusion. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(B12). 10178–10192. 58 indexed citations
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Bird, Dennis K. & D. Norton. (1981). Theoretical prediction of phase relations among aqueous solutions and minerals: Salton Sea geothermal system. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 45(9). 1479–1494. 53 indexed citations
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Knapp, Richard B. & D. Norton. (1981). Preliminary numerical analysis of processes related to magma crystallization and stress evolution in cooling pluton environments. American Journal of Science. 281(1). 35–68. 62 indexed citations
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Jackson, Everett D., et al.. (1981). Xenoliths in the alkalic basalt flows from Hualalai Volcano, Hawaii. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 17 indexed citations
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Norton, D.. (1979). Transport phenomena in hydrothermal systems : the redistribution of chemical components around cooling magmas. Bulletin de Minéralogie. 102(5). 471–486. 34 indexed citations
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Norton, D.. (1978). Sourcelines, sourceregions, and pathlines for fluids in hydrothermal systems related to cooling plutons. Economic Geology. 73(1). 21–28. 44 indexed citations
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Norton, D. & Richard B. Knapp. (1977). Transport phenomena in hydrothermal systems; the nature of porosity. American Journal of Science. 277(8). 913–936. 251 indexed citations
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Norton, D., et al.. (1977). Transport phenomena in hydrothermal systems; cooling plutons. American Journal of Science. 277(8). 937–981. 348 indexed citations breakdown →
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Norton, D.. (1974). Chemical mass transfer in the Rio Tanama system, west-central Puerto Rico. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 38(2). 267–277. 40 indexed citations

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