David Chew

9.6k citations

230 papers · 7.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 43

Impact in

Geophysics top 0.1%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America
Geochemistry and Petrology top 0.5%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Papers in ⓘ

Geophysics 211
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 202
- earthquake and tectonic studies 87
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 47
- Geological Formations and Processes Exploration 21
Geochemistry and Petrology 41
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis 30

Co-authors: Balz S. Kamber (7 shared papers)Joseph A. Petrus (6 shared papers)Richard Spikings (14 shared papers)Gary O’Sullivan (21 shared papers)Chris Mark (19 shared papers)Paul Sylvester (2 shared papers)Mike Tubrett (1 shared paper)Isadora Henrichs (5 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of the Geological Society (19 papers)Chemical Geology (17 papers)Geological Society of America Bulletin (11 papers)Geological Magazine (8 papers)Tectonics (8 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland United Kingdom China

In The Last Decade

David Chew

208 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U–Pb carbonate geochronology: strategies, progress, and limitations 2020 · 197 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council)
2019 Earth-Science Reviews
2013 Chemical Geology
2010 Chemical Geology

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1	U–Pb LA–ICPMS dating using accessory mineral standards with variable common Pb Chemical Geology ·David Chew, Joseph A. Petrus, Balz S. Kamber Hit paper breakdown →	2013	544
2	U–Pb and Th–Pb dating of apatite by LA-ICPMS Chemical Geology ·David Chew, Paul Sylvester, Mike Tubrett Hit paper breakdown →	2010	374
3	Sr and Nd isotopic compositions of apatite reference materials used in U–Th–Pb geochronology Chemical Geology ·Yue‐Heng Yang, Fu‐Yuan Wu, Jin‐Hui Yang, David Chew, Lie‐Wen Xie, Zhu‐Yin Chu, Yanbin Zhang, Chao Huang	2014	279
4	The trace element composition of apatite and its application to detrital provenance studies Earth-Science Reviews ·Gary O’Sullivan, David Chew, G. G. Kenny, Isadora Henrichs, Dónal Mulligan Hit paper breakdown →	2019	260
5	U-Pb geochronologic evidence for the evolution of the Gondwanan margin of the north-central Andes Geological Society of America Bulletin ·David Chew, Urs Schaltegger, Jan Košler, Martin J. Whitehouse, Marcus Gutjahr, Richard Spikings, Aleksandar Mišković	2007	200
6	Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U–Pb carbonate geochronology: strategies, progress, and limitations NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) ·Nick M.W. Roberts, Kerstin Drost, Matthew Horstwood, Daniel J. Condon, David Chew, Henrik Drake, A. E. Milodowski, Noah M. McLean, Andrew J. Smye, Richard J. Walker, Richard Haslam, Keith R. Hodson, Jonathan B. Imber, Nicolas Beaudoin, Jack Lee Hit paper breakdown →	2020	197
7	Geochronology and Thermochronology Using Apatite: Time and Temperature, Lower Crust to Surface Elements ·David Chew, Richard Spikings	2015	191
8	High temperature (>350°C) thermochronology and mechanisms of Pb loss in apatite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Ryan Cochrane, Richard Spikings, David Chew, Jörn‐Frederik Wotzlaw, Massimo Chiaradia, Shane Tyrrell, Urs Schaltegger, Roelant van der Lelij	2013	170
9	High-resolution LA-ICP-MS trace element mapping of igneous minerals: In search of magma histories Chemical Geology ·Teresa Ubide, Cora A. McKenna, David Chew, Balz S. Kamber	2015	129
10	The magmatic–hydrothermal transition in rare-element pegmatites from southeast Ireland: LA-ICP-MS chemical mapping of muscovite and columbite–tantalite Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·David Kaeter, Renata Barros, Julian F. Menuge, David Chew	2018	125
11	Sourcing the sand: Accessory mineral fertility, analytical and other biases in detrital U-Pb provenance analysis Earth-Science Reviews ·David Chew, Gary O’Sullivan, Luca Caracciolo, Chris Mark, Shane Tyrrell	2020	124
12	(LA,Q)-ICPMS trace-element analyses of Durango and McClure Mountain apatite and implications for making natural LA-ICPMS mineral standards Chemical Geology ·David Chew, Michael G. Babechuk, Nathan Cogné, Chris Mark, Gary O’Sullivan, Isadora Henrichs, Daniel Doepke, Cora A. McKenna	2016	123
13	Tectonomagmatic evolution of Western Amazonia: Geochemical characterization and zircon U-Pb geochronologic constraints from the Peruvian Eastern Cordilleran granitoids Geological Society of America Bulletin ·Aleksandar Mišković, Richard Spikings, David Chew, Jan Košler, Alexey Ulianov, Urs Schaltegger	2009	117
14	Detrital zircon fingerprint of the Proto-Andes: Evidence for a Neoproterozoic active margin? Precambrian Research ·David Chew, T. Magna, Christopher L. Kirkland, Aleksandar Mišković, A. Cardona, Richard Spikings, Urs Schaltegger	2008	115
15	The early interaction between the Caribbean Plateau and the NW South American Plate Terra Nova ·Cristian Vallejo, Richard Spikings, Léonard Luzieux, Wilfried Winkler, David Chew, Laurence Page	2006	111
16	The trace element and U-Pb systematics of metamorphic apatite Chemical Geology ·Isadora Henrichs, Gary O’Sullivan, David Chew, Chris Mark, Michael G. Babechuk, Cora A. McKenna, Robert B. Emo	2018	110
17	New Perspectives on the Caledonides of Scandinavia and Related Areas Medical Entomology and Zoology ·Fernando Corfú, Deta Gasser, David Chew	2014	107
18	A new approach to laser-ablation inductively-coupled-plasma mass-spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) using the flexible map interrogation tool ‘Monocle’ Chemical Geology ·Joseph A. Petrus, David Chew, Matthew I. Leybourne, Balz S. Kamber	2017	94
19	Timing of ophiolite obduction in the Grampian orogen Geological Society of America Bulletin ·David Chew, J. Stephen Daly, T. Magna, Laurence Page, Christopher L. Kirkland, Martin J. Whitehouse, Rebecca Lam	2010	93
20	LA-ICP-MS imaging in the geosciences and its applications to geochronology Chemical Geology ·David Chew, Kerstin Drost, Jeffrey Marsh, Joseph A. Petrus	2020	90

About David Chew

David Chew is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science, having authored 230 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (202 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (102 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (87 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (52 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (47 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (31 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (30 papers) and Geological Formations and Processes Exploration (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (6.1k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.1k citations), Paleontology (883 citations), Artificial Intelligence (3.1k citations) and Geology (367 citations). David Chew has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include Balz S. Kamber, Joseph A. Petrus, Richard Spikings, Gary O’Sullivan, Chris Mark, Paul Sylvester, Mike Tubrett, Isadora Henrichs, Urs Schaltegger and Aleksandar Mišković. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the Geological Society, Chemical Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin, Geological Magazine and Tectonics.

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