E. G. Nisbet

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
75 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

E. G. Nisbet is a scholar working on Geophysics, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, E. G. Nisbet has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Geophysics, 25 papers in Paleontology and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in E. G. Nisbet's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (37 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (24 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers). E. G. Nisbet is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (37 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (24 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 papers). E. G. Nisbet collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. E. G. Nisbet's co-authors include Norman H. Sleep, Alexis Martín, M. J. Bickle, M. J. Bickle, C. M. Fowler, M. J. Cheadle, N. T. Arndt, C. M. R. Fowler, David Walker and Matthew Wilks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

E. G. Nisbet

74 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

The habitat and nature of early life 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The habitat and nature of early life
    2001 552 citations E. G. Nisbet, Norman H. Sleep Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. G. Nisbet United Kingdom 31 2.0k 713 542 505 498 75 3.4k
Jeffrey A. Karson United States 37 3.2k 1.6× 434 0.6× 354 0.7× 876 1.7× 480 1.0× 77 4.6k
John F. Lindsay United States 28 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 1.7× 378 0.7× 954 1.9× 255 0.5× 83 2.7k
R. A. Binns Australia 32 3.0k 1.5× 492 0.7× 499 0.9× 871 1.7× 959 1.9× 69 4.2k
Gary R. Byerly United States 34 2.9k 1.4× 821 1.2× 692 1.3× 932 1.8× 1.1k 2.2× 101 3.8k
Nathalie Grassineau United Kingdom 27 972 0.5× 707 1.0× 243 0.4× 663 1.3× 305 0.6× 51 2.4k
Karlis Muehlenbachs Canada 37 2.2k 1.1× 852 1.2× 295 0.5× 758 1.5× 698 1.4× 78 3.5k
John B. Corliss United States 13 1.2k 0.6× 444 0.6× 254 0.5× 842 1.7× 420 0.8× 23 3.3k
Kouki Kitajima United States 30 1.7k 0.8× 854 1.2× 204 0.4× 621 1.2× 522 1.0× 134 2.8k
Naoto Takahata Japan 34 2.2k 1.1× 468 0.7× 334 0.6× 921 1.8× 506 1.0× 166 4.1k
Darren F. Mark United Kingdom 35 2.0k 1.0× 998 1.4× 460 0.8× 1.6k 3.1× 486 1.0× 123 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. G. Nisbet

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nicklas, Robert W., et al.. (2018). Siderophile Element Systematics of the Early Archean Mantle: Evidence from 3.3 Ga Ruth Well Komatiites, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Puchtel, Igor S., Janne Blichert‐Toft, M. Touboul, et al.. (2013). Insights into early Earth from Barberton komatiites: Evidence from lithophile isotope and trace element systematics. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 108. 63–90. 111 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G., C. M. Fowler, & R. Ellen R. Nisbet. (2012). The regulation of the air: a hypothesis. Solid Earth. 3(1). 87–96. 7 indexed citations
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Goldblatt, Colin, Kevin Zahnle, Norman H. Sleep, & E. G. Nisbet. (2010). The Eons of Chaos and Hades. Solid Earth. 1(1). 1–3. 18 indexed citations
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Nisbet, R. Ellen R., Rebecca Fisher, Derek S. Bendall, et al.. (2009). Emission of methane from plants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 276(1660). 1347–1354. 128 indexed citations
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Grassineau, Nathalie, Peter Appel, C. M. Fowler, & E. G. Nisbet. (2005). Distinguishing biological from hydrothermal signatures via sulphur and carbon isotopes in Archaean mineralizations at 3.8 and 2.7 Ga. Geological Society London Special Publications. 248(1). 195–212. 7 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G. & Norman H. Sleep. (2001). The habitat and nature of early life. Nature. 409(6823). 1083–1091. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kusky, Timothy, et al.. (1999). Continental extensional setting for the Archean Belingwe Greenstone Belt: Comment and Reply. Geology. 27(9). 861–861. 2 indexed citations
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Hunter, Morag A., M. J. Bickle, E. G. Nisbet, Alexis Martín, & H. Chapman. (1998). Continental extensional setting for the Archean Belingwe Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe. Geology. 26(10). 883–883. 67 indexed citations
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Cheadle, M. J., et al.. (1997). The Origin of Bl Zones in Komatiite Flows. Journal of Petrology. 38(11). 1565–1584. 7 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G. & C. M. R. Fowler. (1995). Is metal disposal toxic to deep oceans?. Nature. 375(6534). 715–715. 8 indexed citations
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Bickle, M. J., E. G. Nisbet, & Alexis Martín. (1994). Archean Greenstone Belts Are Not Oceanic Crust. The Journal of Geology. 102(2). 121–137. 170 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G. & C. M. R. Fowler. (1988). Heat, metamorphism and tectonics. 11 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G.. (1986). Origin of life: RNA and hot-water springs. Nature. 322(6076). 206–206. 36 indexed citations
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Arndt, Nicholas, M. J. Bickle, George A. Jenner, E. G. Nisbet, & Alan Zindler. (1986). The nature and composition of the Archean Mantle. Eos. 67(14). 172–174. 8 indexed citations
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Wilks, Matthew & E. G. Nisbet. (1985). Archaean stromatolites from the Steep Rock Group, northwestern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 22(5). 792–799. 30 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G.. (1984). Earth science: Modelling mantle temperatures during the Archaean. Nature. 309(5964). 110–110. 6 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G.. (1984). The continental and oceanic crust and lithosphere in the Archaean: isostatic, thermal, and tectonic models. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 21(12). 1426–1441. 36 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G. & David Walker. (1983). Reply to A.Y. Glikson. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 66. 329–330. 1 indexed citations
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Nisbet, E. G. & C. M. R. Fowler. (1982). The Thermal Background to Metamorphism -1. Simple One-Dimensional Conductive Models. Geoscience Canada. 9(3). 20 indexed citations

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