Emrys Phillips

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Emrys Phillips is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Emrys Phillips has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Atmospheric Science, 37 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 32 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Emrys Phillips's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (72 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (45 papers) and Geological formations and processes (37 papers). Emrys Phillips is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (72 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (45 papers) and Geological formations and processes (37 papers). Emrys Phillips collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Poland. Emrys Phillips's co-authors include Clive Auton, David J. A. Evans, Jonathan R. Lee, John F. Hiemstra, J.W. Merritt, Jez Everest, Helen Burke, J.J.M. van der Meer, Nicholas R. Golledge and Richard A. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Geology and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Emrys Phillips

104 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Subglacial till: Formation, sedimentary characteristics a... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Subglacial till: Formation, sedimentary characteristics and classification
    2006 490 citations David J. A. Evans, Emrys Phillips et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Emrys Phillips United Kingdom 30 2.2k 987 785 612 352 108 2.8k
John Menzies Canada 28 2.1k 1.0× 837 0.8× 847 1.1× 251 0.4× 220 0.6× 83 2.4k
J.J.M. van der Meer United Kingdom 27 2.3k 1.0× 873 0.9× 730 0.9× 237 0.4× 245 0.7× 80 2.6k
Edward B. Evenson United States 25 2.0k 0.9× 543 0.6× 633 0.8× 199 0.3× 124 0.4× 64 2.2k
Ross D. Powell United States 33 3.5k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 303 0.4× 233 0.4× 582 1.7× 118 4.0k
Brice R. Rea United Kingdom 33 2.5k 1.1× 483 0.5× 744 0.9× 148 0.2× 89 0.3× 96 2.7k
Michele Rebesco Italy 36 3.0k 1.4× 2.1k 2.1× 140 0.2× 811 1.3× 227 0.6× 110 3.9k
Jutta Winsemann Germany 28 1.3k 0.6× 993 1.0× 330 0.4× 571 0.9× 175 0.5× 79 2.0k
Carl Fredrik Forsberg Norway 28 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 1.5× 562 0.7× 866 1.4× 67 0.2× 57 3.1k
Oddvar Longva Norway 22 1.3k 0.6× 819 0.8× 379 0.5× 365 0.6× 71 0.2× 53 1.8k
Andrea Moscariello Switzerland 25 889 0.4× 769 0.8× 138 0.2× 472 0.8× 244 0.7× 110 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emrys Phillips

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emrys Phillips

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All Works

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Phillips, Emrys & J.W. Merritt. (2024). Soft-sediment deformation and glacitectonite formation during the deglaciation of the Allt Cuaich catchment, Grampian Highlands, Scotland. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 135(4). 438–457. 3 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, et al.. (2023). 3D macro- and microfabric analyses of Neoproterozoic diamictites from the Valjean Hills, California (United States). Frontiers in Earth Science. 11. 4 indexed citations
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Tuffen, Hugh, Fabian B. Wadsworth, Emrys Phillips, et al.. (2023). The exposed Mule Creek vent deposits record the structure of a volcanic conduit during a hybrid explosive–effusive eruption. Bulletin of Volcanology. 85(5). 7 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, et al.. (2021). Microscale evidence of the role of water during the emplacement of mass flows in glacial environments. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 55(1). 7 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, et al.. (2019). Response of glacier flow and structure to proglacial lake development and climate at Fjallsjökull, south-east Iceland. Journal of Glaciology. 65(250). 321–336. 20 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, et al.. (2019). Patterns of deformation within a subglacial shear zone: Implications for palaeo-ice stream bed evolution. Sedimentary Geology. 397. 105569–105569. 14 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, Matteo Spagnolo, Brice R. Rea, et al.. (2018). Progressive ductile shearing during till accretion within the deforming bed of a palaeo-ice stream. Quaternary Science Reviews. 193. 1–23. 19 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Andrew, Emrys Phillips, Ívar Örn Benediktsson, et al.. (2018). Subglacial drumlins and englacial fractures at the surge‐type glacier, Múlajökull, Iceland. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 44(1). 367–380. 9 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, Jez Everest, David J. A. Evans, et al.. (2017). Concentrated, ‘pulsed’ axial glacier flow: structural glaciological evidence from Kvíárjökull in SE Iceland. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 42(13). 1901–1922. 23 indexed citations
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Cotterill, Carol, et al.. (2017). How understanding past landscapes might inform present‐day site investigations: a case study from Dogger Bank, southern central North Sea. Near Surface Geophysics. 15(4). 403–414. 16 indexed citations
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Merritt, J.W., Clive Auton, & Emrys Phillips. (2017). The Quaternary around Nairn and the Inverness Firth. Field Guide. 1 indexed citations
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Spagnolo, Matteo, Emrys Phillips, Jan A. Piotrowski, et al.. (2016). Ice stream motion facilitated by a shallow-deforming and accreting bed. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10723–10723. 64 indexed citations
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Hüneke, Heiko, et al.. (2016). 3D microstructural architecture of deformed glacigenic sediments associated with large‐scale glacitectonism, Jasmund Peninsula (NE R ü gen), Germany. Journal of Quaternary Science. 32(2). 213–230. 28 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, et al.. (2013). Micromorphological evidence of liquefaction, injection and sediment deposition during basal sliding. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, David J. A. Evans, & Clive Auton. (2002). Polyphase deformation at an oscillating ice margin following the Loch Lomond Readvance, central Scotland, UK. Sedimentary Geology. 149(1-3). 157–182. 75 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, et al.. (1998). A welded pyroclastic deposit within the Dinantian Clyde Plateau Volcanic Formation, near Eaglesham, in the East Renfrewshire Hills of the Midland Valley. Scottish Journal of Geology. 34(2). 165–172. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, Emrys, et al.. (1993). Mineralogy, petrology and microfabric analysis of the Eilrig Shear Zone, Fort Augustus. Scottish Journal of Geology. 29(2). 143–158. 19 indexed citations

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