E. M. Herron

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

E. M. Herron is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, E. M. Herron has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Geophysics, 8 papers in Geology and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in E. M. Herron's work include Geological and Geophysical Studies (8 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). E. M. Herron is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geophysical Studies (8 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). E. M. Herron collaborates with scholars based in United States. E. M. Herron's co-authors include Walter C. Pitman, J. R. Heirtzler, G. O. Dickson, Xavier Le Pichon, Dennis E. Hayes, Jeffrey K. Weissel, John Dewey, S. C. Cande, James R. Heirtzler and J. Mammerickx and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

E. M. Herron

15 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Marine magnetic anomalies, geomagnetic field reversals, and motions of the ocean floor and continents

1968 771 citations J. R. Heirtzler, G. O. Dickson et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. M. Herron United States	10	1.4k	769	571	531	179	15	1.9k
J. R. Heirtzler United States	17	1.2k 0.9×	787 1.0×	730 1.3×	521 1.0×	252 1.4×	46	2.0k
F. J. Vine United States	9	1.6k 1.2×	642 0.8×	665 1.2×	401 0.8×	198 1.1×	10	2.2k
D. H. Matthews United Kingdom	28	2.1k 1.5×	555 0.7×	558 1.0×	602 1.1×	273 1.5×	56	2.6k
Kazuo Kobayashi Japan	21	1.1k 0.8×	574 0.7×	580 1.0×	262 0.5×	107 0.6×	50	1.6k
Leó Kristjánsson Iceland	24	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.6×	1.0k 1.8×	177 0.3×	330 1.8×	94	1.9k
Robert L. Fisher United States	26	2.4k 1.8×	476 0.6×	160 0.3×	488 0.9×	198 1.1×	47	2.8k
Loren W. Kroenke United States	22	1.9k 1.4×	415 0.5×	178 0.3×	707 1.3×	113 0.6×	62	2.3k
S. Thomas Crough United States	22	2.0k 1.5×	337 0.4×	190 0.3×	324 0.6×	117 0.7×	27	2.2k
J. Mammerickx United States	20	1.7k 1.2×	493 0.6×	180 0.3×	417 0.8×	148 0.8×	25	1.9k
W. J. Ludwig United States	28	1.4k 1.1×	380 0.5×	117 0.2×	756 1.4×	326 1.8×	42	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by E. M. Herron

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. M. Herron

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All Works

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Cande, S. C., et al.. (1982). The early Cenozoic tectonic history of the southeast Pacific. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 57(1). 63–74. 106 indexed citations

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Mammerickx, J., E. M. Herron, & LeRoy M. Dorman. (1980). Evidence for two fossil spreading ridges in the southeast Pacific. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 91(5). 263–263. 79 indexed citations

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Weissel, Jeffrey K., Dennis E. Hayes, & E. M. Herron. (1977). Plate tectonics synthesis: The displacements between Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica since the Late Cretaceous. Marine Geology. 25(1-3). 231–277. 279 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M. & Walter C. Pitman. (1975). Marine magnetic anomalies as related to plate tectonics. Reviews of Geophysics. 13(3). 180–182. 1 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M.. (1975). The history of the triple junction between the Antarctic, Nazca and South American crustal plates; new evidence. 56(6). 443. 2 indexed citations

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Tarling, D. H., et al.. (1975). Implications of Continental Drift to the Earth Sciences.. Systematic Zoology. 24(4). 498–498. 3 indexed citations

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Chase, Clement G., E. M. Herron, & William R. Normark. (1975). Plate Tectonics: Commotion in the Ocean and Continental Consequences. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 3(1). 271–291. 8 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M., John Dewey, & Walter C. Pitman. (1974). Plate Tectonics Model for the Evolution of the Arctic. Geology. 2(8). 377–377. 105 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M.. (1972). Sea-Floor Spreading and the Cenozoic History of the East-Central Pacific. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 83(6). 1671–1671. 278 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M. & Manik Talwani. (1972). Magnetic Anomalies on the Reykjanes Ridge. Nature. 238(5364). 390–392. 24 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M.. (1972). Two Small Crustal Plates in the South Pacific near Easter Island. Nature Physical Science. 240(98). 35–37. 68 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M., James A. Dorman, & Charles L. Drake. (1968). Seismic study of the sediments in the Hudson River. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(14). 4701–4709. 5 indexed citations

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Heirtzler, J. R., G. O. Dickson, E. M. Herron, Walter C. Pitman, & Xavier Le Pichon. (1968). Marine magnetic anomalies, geomagnetic field reversals, and motions of the ocean floor and continents. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(6). 2119–2136. 771 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pitman, Walter C., E. M. Herron, & J. R. Heirtzler. (1968). Magnetic anomalies in the Pacific and sea floor spreading. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(6). 2069–2085. 151 indexed citations

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Herron, E. M. & James R. Heirtzler. (1967). Sea-Floor Spreading near the Galapagos. Science. 158(3802). 775–780. 54 indexed citations

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