F. P. Bierlein

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

F. P. Bierlein is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. P. Bierlein has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Geophysics, 85 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 18 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in F. P. Bierlein's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (87 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (85 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (41 papers). F. P. Bierlein is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (87 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (85 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (41 papers). F. P. Bierlein collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and China. F. P. Bierlein's co-authors include David I. Groves, Dennis C. Arne, Lawrence D. Meinert, Murray W. Hitzman, Jingwen Mao, Roberto F. Weinberg, David A. Foster, Stafford McKnight, GJ Davidson and Richard J. Goldfarb and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

F. P. Bierlein

98 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits through Earth Hist... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 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. Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits through Earth History: Implications for Origin, Lithospheric Setting, and Distinction from Other Epigenetic Iron Oxide Deposits
    2010 458 citations David I. Groves, F. P. Bierlein et al. Economic Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. P. Bierlein Australia 33 3.8k 3.1k 808 237 211 98 4.1k
Leon Bagas China 37 4.1k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 764 0.9× 228 1.0× 211 1.0× 179 4.6k
Noel C. White Australia 30 3.1k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 512 0.6× 226 1.0× 125 0.6× 97 3.5k
Pete Hollings Canada 38 5.1k 1.3× 3.3k 1.0× 889 1.1× 228 1.0× 140 0.7× 180 5.5k
Craig J.R. Hart Canada 31 3.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 501 0.6× 165 0.7× 148 0.7× 85 3.7k
G. Neil Phillips Australia 28 2.5k 0.7× 2.2k 0.7× 591 0.7× 212 0.9× 163 0.8× 64 2.7k
Murray W. Hitzman United States 23 2.1k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 666 0.8× 217 0.9× 123 0.6× 69 2.5k
Xian‐Wu Bi China 43 4.6k 1.2× 3.1k 1.0× 871 1.1× 207 0.9× 108 0.5× 142 5.3k
Daniel J. Kontak Canada 33 3.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.7× 771 1.0× 261 1.1× 77 0.4× 164 3.7k
Marco T. Einaudi United States 27 2.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 622 0.8× 248 1.0× 76 0.4× 41 3.5k
David L. Huston Australia 34 3.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 963 1.2× 391 1.6× 239 1.1× 98 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. P. Bierlein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. P. Bierlein

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All Works

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Kreuzer, Oliver P., et al.. (2020). Unconformity-Type Uranium Systems: A Comparative Review and Predictive Modelling of Critical Genetic Factors. Minerals. 10(9). 738–738. 15 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P. & Andy Wilde. (2010). New constraints on the polychronous nature of the giant Muruntau gold deposit from wall-rock alteration and ore paragenetic studies. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 57(6). 839–854. 28 indexed citations
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Groves, David I., F. P. Bierlein, Lawrence D. Meinert, & Murray W. Hitzman. (2010). Iron Oxide Copper-Gold (IOCG) Deposits through Earth History: Implications for Origin, Lithospheric Setting, and Distinction from Other Epigenetic Iron Oxide Deposits. Economic Geology. 105(3). 641–654. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bierlein, F. P., David I. Groves, & Peter A. Cawood. (2009). Metallogeny of accretionary orogens — The connection between lithospheric processes and metal endowment. Ore Geology Reviews. 36(4). 282–292. 99 indexed citations
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Mao, Jingwen, Ganhua Xie, F. P. Bierlein, et al.. (2008). Tectonic implications from Re–Os dating of Mesozoic molybdenum deposits in the East Qinling–Dabie orogenic belt. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 72(18). 4607–4626. 347 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., et al.. (2008). Advanced methodologies for the analysis of databases of mineral deposits and major faults. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 55(1). 79–99. 28 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., et al.. (2007). Numerical modelling of the western Hodgkinson Province, northeast Queensland: implications for gold mineralisation. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 54(1). 27–47. 7 indexed citations
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Yang, Fuquan, Jingwen Mao, Yitian Wang, et al.. (2007). Geology and Metallogenesis of the Sawayaerdun Gold Deposit in the Southwestern Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang, China. Resource Geology. 57(1). 57–75. 10 indexed citations
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Groves, David I. & F. P. Bierlein. (2006). Geodynamic settings of mineral deposit systems. Journal of the Geological Society. 164(1). 19–30. 203 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., David I. Groves, Richard J. Goldfarb, & B Dubé. (2006). Lithospheric controls on the formation of provinces hosting giant orogenic gold deposits. Mineralium Deposita. 40(8). 874–886. 173 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., et al.. (2006). Resolving the nature and geometry of major fault systems from geophysical and structural analysis: The Palmerville Fault in NE Queensland, Australia. Journal of Structural Geology. 28(11). 2097–2108. 20 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., et al.. (2005). Mineral deposit research Volume 1 / : meeting the global challenge : proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting, Beijing, China, 18-21 August 2005.. Springer eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., et al.. (2005). Genesis of orogenic-gold deposits in the Broken River Province, northeast Queensland. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 52(6). 941–958. 13 indexed citations
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Gray, David R., David A. Foster, & F. P. Bierlein. (2002). Geodynamics and metallogeny of the Lachlan Orogen. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 49(6). 1041–1056. 26 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., Dennis C. Arne, David A. Foster, & P. H. Reynolds. (2001). A geochronological framework for orogenic gold mineralisation in central Victoria, Australia. Mineralium Deposita. 36(8). 741–767. 75 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P., et al.. (1998). Wallrock alteration associated with turbidite-hosted gold deposits. Examples from the Palaeozoic Lachlan Fold Belt in central Victoria, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews. 13(1-5). 345–380. 61 indexed citations
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Bierlein, F. P. & Reinhard O. Greiling. (1993). New constraints on the basal sole thrust at the eastern Caledonian margin in northern Sweden. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar. 115(2). 109–116. 8 indexed citations

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