Douglas J. Cant

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Douglas J. Cant is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Mechanics of Materials and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas J. Cant has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 8 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Douglas J. Cant's work include Geological formations and processes (19 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (10 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers). Douglas J. Cant is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (19 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (10 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers). Douglas J. Cant collaborates with scholars based in Canada. Douglas J. Cant's co-authors include Roger G. Walker, Glen S. Stockmal, Frances J. Hein and B. Mudford and has published in prestigious journals such as AAPG Bulletin, Journal of Sedimentary Research and Sedimentology.

In The Last Decade

Douglas J. Cant

23 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Fluvial processes and facies sequences in the sandy braid... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
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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. Fluvial processes and facies sequences in the sandy braided South Saskatchewan River, Canada
    1978 450 citations Douglas J. Cant, Roger G. Walker Sedimentology profile →

Peers

Douglas J. Cant
Michael R. Leeder United Kingdom
Timothy A. Cross United States
J. C. Harms United States
Charles L. Angevine United States
Terence C. Blair United States
Darwin Spearing
Colin P. North United Kingdom
J. D. Collinson United Kingdom
John G. McPherson United States
J. B. Southard United States
Michael R. Leeder United Kingdom
Douglas J. Cant
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Countries citing papers authored by Douglas J. Cant

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Fields of papers citing papers by Douglas J. Cant

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas J. Cant

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Douglas J. Cant. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Douglas J. Cant based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Douglas J. Cant. Douglas J. Cant is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cant, Douglas J. & Glen S. Stockmal. (1999). A field guide to portions of the Jurassic Fernie-Kootenay Trans-Canada Highway section, Banff, Alberta; new sedimentological and structural observations and interpretations. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 47(1). 1–18. 4 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J., et al.. (1997). Regional Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology of the Grand Rapids Formation, Mannville Group, Northeastern Alberta. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 45(2). 141–154. 6 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J., et al.. (1997). Mannville gas resources of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. 4 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J., et al.. (1996). Regional Distribution and Internal Stratigraphy of the Lower Mannville. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 44(3). 508–529. 37 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1996). Sedimentological and Sequence Stratigraphic Organization of a Foreland Clastic Wedge, Mannville Group, Western Canada Basin. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 66. 41 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J., et al.. (1995). Western Canada Mannville gas potential seen as high. Oil & gas journal. 93(45). 1 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1991). Geometric modelling of fades migration: theoretical development of f acies successions and local unconformities. Basin Research. 3(2). 51–62. 40 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J. & Glen S. Stockmal. (1989). The Alberta foreland basin: relationship between stratigraphy and Cordilleran terrane-accretion events. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 26(10). 1964–1975. 101 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1988). Regional Structure and Development of the Peace River Arch, Alberta: A Paleozoic Failed-Rift System?. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 36(3). 284–295. 57 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1986). Hydrocarbon Trapping in the Halfway Formation (Triassic), Wembley Field, Alberta. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 34(3). 329–338. 9 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1986). Diagenetic Traps in Sandstones. AAPG Bulletin. 70. 21 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1984). Development of Shoreline-shelf Sand Bodies in a Cretaceous Epeiric Sea Deposit. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 54. 33 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1983). Spirit River Formation--A Stratigraphic-Diagenetic Gas Trap in the Deep Basin of Alberta. AAPG Bulletin. 67. 31 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1980). Storm-dominated shallow marine sediments of the Arisaig Group (Silurian–Devonian) of Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 17(1). 120–131. 25 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1978). Bedforms and Bar Types in the South Saskatchewan River. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 48. 47 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J. & Roger G. Walker. (1978). Fluvial processes and facies sequences in the sandy braided South Saskatchewan River, Canada. Sedimentology. 25(5). 625–648. 450 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1977). Development of a Facies Model for Sandy Braided River Sedimentation: Comparison of the South Saskatchewan River and the Battery Point Formation. 5. 627–639. 91 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J. & Roger G. Walker. (1976). Development of a braided-fluvial facies model for the Devonian Battery Point Sandstone, Québec. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 13(1). 102–119. 233 indexed citations
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Cant, Douglas J.. (1973). Devonian Braided Stream Deposits in the Battery Point Formation, Gaspe Est, Quebec. Atlantic Geology. 9(1). 5 indexed citations

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