E. C. Alexander

711 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 631 citations indexed

About

E. C. Alexander is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, E. C. Alexander has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 631 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3 papers in Ecology and 3 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in E. C. Alexander's work include Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (3 papers). E. C. Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (11 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers) and Space Exploration and Technology (3 papers). E. C. Alexander collaborates with scholars based in United States. E. C. Alexander's co-authors include G. Brent Dalrymple, Marvin A. Lanphere, Minoru Ozima, M. R. Coscio, O. K. Manuel, R. O. Pepin, J. H. Reynolds, V. Rama Murthy, T. R. Venkatesan and Kazuo Saito and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, USGS professional paper and Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A.

In The Last Decade

E. C. Alexander

19 papers receiving 553 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.

Irradiation of samples for 40Ar/39Ar dating using the Geological Survey TRIGA reactor

1981 463 citations G. Brent Dalrymple, E. C. Alexander et al. USGS professional paper profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. C. Alexander United States	6	508	216	175	90	62	19	631
J. H. Scoon United Kingdom	8	310 0.6×	80 0.4×	74 0.4×	114 1.3×	40 0.6×	13	437
H. Delorme France	7	404 0.8×	110 0.5×	65 0.4×	54 0.6×	53 0.9×	9	529
B. C. Schuraytz United States	13	465 0.9×	320 1.5×	119 0.7×	331 3.7×	105 1.7×	29	728
C. Carl Germany	8	645 1.3×	211 1.0×	307 1.8×	32 0.4×	87 1.4×	12	765
D. Harrison United Kingdom	14	732 1.4×	225 1.0×	142 0.8×	114 1.3×	64 1.0×	17	890
C. G. Chase United States	12	662 1.3×	152 0.7×	67 0.4×	27 0.3×	40 0.6×	16	749
A. N. Davis United States	6	398 0.8×	253 1.2×	71 0.4×	21 0.2×	48 0.8×	6	566
L. V. Dmitriev Russia	13	854 1.7×	186 0.9×	163 0.9×	55 0.6×	44 0.7×	27	1.0k
J. M. Metz United States	6	489 1.0×	165 0.8×	178 1.0×	39 0.4×	67 1.1×	10	566
J. Hertogen Belgium	5	245 0.5×	183 0.8×	74 0.4×	87 1.0×	193 3.1×	6	449

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19 of 19 papers shown

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Alexander, E. C., R. Lawrence Edwards, Shun‐ichiro Karato, et al.. (1995). Geodynamics as the Center of a New Earth-Sciences Curriculum and the Theme of a New Undergraduate Laboratory. Journal of Geological Education. 43(5). 485–491. 2 indexed citations

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Caffee, M. W., G. B. Hudson, C. Velsko, et al.. (1988). Xenon from CO 2 Well Gases. 681. 9. 1 indexed citations

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Dalrymple, G. Brent, et al.. (1981). Irradiation of samples for 40Ar/39Ar dating using the Geological Survey TRIGA reactor. USGS professional paper. 463 indexed citations breakdown →

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1980). K/Ar dating of lunar soils. IV - Orange glass from 74220 and agglutinates from 14259 and 14163. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 2. 1663–1677. 7 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C. & Minoru Ozima. (1980). Terrestrial Rare Gases. 94 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1979). 40AR-39AR Studies of Lunar Soil 74001. LPI. 1049–1051. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1978). Terrestrial rare gases : proceedings of the U.S.-Japan Seminar on Rare Gas Abundance and Isotopic Constraints on the Origin and Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1977). 40Ar-39Ar and Rare Gas Studies of Lunar Soils. LPI. 8. 10. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1977). K/Ar dating of lunar soils. III - Comparison of Ar-39/Ar-40 and conventional techniques: 12032 and the age of Copernicus. USRA Houston Repository (Lunar and Planetary Institute). 3. 2725–2740. 5 indexed citations

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Venkatesan, T. R. & E. C. Alexander. (1976). 40Ar-39Ar Study of a Clasts 12-1 from 67915. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 7. 894. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1976). K/Ar dating of lunar soils II.. USRA Houston Repository (Lunar and Planetary Institute). 1. 625–648. 19 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1974). 40 Ar- 39 Ar studies of lunar breccias.. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 2. 1353–1373. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1973). Age, Exposure History, and Trace Element Composition of Some Apollo 14 and 15 Rocks as Determined from Rare Gas Analyses. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 4. 27. 2 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1972). Rare Gas Analyses on Neutron Irradiated Lunar Samples. LPI. 3. 12. 2 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1972). Rare-gas analyses on neutron irradiated Apollo 12 samples.. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 3. 1787–1795. 11 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C.. (1971). Spallogenic Ne, Kr, and Xe from a depth study of 12002. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 2. 1643. 3 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1971). Abstract for the Second Annual Lunar Science Conference. LPI. 2. 216–218. 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C. & O. K. Manuel. (1969). Xenon in chondrules and matrix material of chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 33(2). 298–301. 4 indexed citations

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Alexander, E. C., et al.. (1968). On Noble Gas Anomalies in the Great Namaqualand Troilite. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 23(9). 1266–1271. 12 indexed citations

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