D.G. Roberts

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

D.G. Roberts is a scholar working on Geology, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, D.G. Roberts has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Geology, 31 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 24 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in D.G. Roberts's work include Geological formations and processes (31 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (22 papers). D.G. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (31 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (22 papers). D.G. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and United States. D.G. Roberts's co-authors include L. Montadert, Detmar Schnitker, David C. Twichell, S. Snelson, Martin P. A. Jackson, A. S. Laughton, Dennis V. Kent, Jan Backman, John W. Murray and Alfred J. Kaltenback and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

D.G. Roberts

86 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Oxygen isotope calibration of the onset of ice-rafting and history of glaciation in the North Atlantic region

1984 789 citations D.G. Roberts, Detmar Schnitker et al. Nature profile →
Petroleum geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the 4th Conference

1994 495 citations D.G. Roberts Marine and Petroleum Geology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D.G. Roberts

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Phanerozoic rift systems and sedimentary basins 2012 ·Elsevier eBooks ·D.G. Roberts, A. W. Bally	21
2	Regional Geology and Tectonics : Phanerozoic Rift Systems and Sedimentary Basins Volume 1B 2012 ·Elsevier eBooks ·D.G. Roberts, A. W. Bally	1
3	Principles of geologic analysis 2012 ·Elsevier eBooks ·D.G. Roberts, A. W. Bally	6
4	Phanerozoic passive margins, cratonic basins and global tectonic maps 2012 ·Elsevier eBooks ·D.G. Roberts, A. W. Bally	23
5	Palaeozoic to Tertiary rift and basin dynamics: mid-Norway to the Bay of Biscay – a new context for hydrocarbon prospectivity in the deep water frontier 1999 ·Geological Society London Petroleum Geology Conference series ·D.G. Roberts, Mark Thompson, (unknown), John R. Hossack, Scott M. M. Carmichael, H.M. Bjørnseth	131
6	Salt tectonics : a global perspective : based on the Hedberg International Research Conference, Bath, U.K., September 1993 1996 ·American Association of Petroleum Geologists eBooks ·Martin P. A. Jackson, D.G. Roberts, S. Snelson	3
7	Giant oil and gas fields of the decade 1978–88. AAPG Memoir 54 1994 ·Marine and Petroleum Geology ·D.G. Roberts	20
8	Gulf of Mexico basin 1994 ·Marine and Petroleum Geology ·D.G. Roberts	2
9	A glossary of salt tectonics 1993 ·Marine and Petroleum Geology ·D.G. Roberts	1
10	A seismic refraction and reflexion study of the continent-ocean transition beneath the north Biscay margin 1982 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·F. Avedik, (unknown), Adam Ginsburg, L. Montadert, D.G. Roberts, R. B. Whitmarsh	35
11	Geological setting and principal results of drilling on the margins of the Bay of Biscay and Rockall Plateau during Leg 48 1980 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·D.G. Roberts, L. Montadert, (unknown), G. A. Auffret, David N. Lumsden, Hideo Kagami, (unknown), Carla Müller, (unknown), Pierre A. Dupeuble, Detmar Schnitker, E. A. Hailwood, William Harrison, (unknown)	5
12	Contrasts in the structure of the passive margins of the Bay of Biscay and Rockall Plateau 1980 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·D.G. Roberts, L. Montadert	10
13	Rifting, crustal attenuation and subsidence in the Bay of Biscay 1978 ·Nature ·O. de Charpal, Pol Guennoc, L. Montadert, D.G. Roberts	158
14	Morphology of the continental margin 1978 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·A. S. Laughton, D.G. Roberts	3
15	International Indian Ocean expedition: Geological-Geophysical Atlas of the Indian Ocean 1976 ·Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts ·D.G. Roberts	1
16	Marine geology of the Rockall Plateau and Trough 1975 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·D.G. Roberts	136
17	PD 5(2) Petroleum Potential of the Deep Atlantic Ocean 1975 ·D.G. Roberts, (unknown)	1
18	Deep Ocean Floor Mapping for Scientific Purposes and the Application of Automatic Cartography 1973 ·The International Hydrographic Review ·A. S. Laughton, D.G. Roberts, (unknown)	3
19	A discussion on the structure and evolution of the Red Sea and the nature of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Ethiopia rift junction - A discussion mainly concerning the contributions by Hutchinson and by Baker 1970 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·D.G. Roberts	1
20	New Sedimentary Basin on Rockall Plateau 1970 ·Nature ·D.G. Roberts, D. G. Bishop, A. S. Laughton, Anton Ziolkowski, R. A. Scrutton, D. H. Matthews	18

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