F. W. Shotton

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

F. W. Shotton is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. W. Shotton has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Atmospheric Science, 21 papers in Paleontology and 19 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in F. W. Shotton's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers). F. W. Shotton is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (19 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (11 papers). F. W. Shotton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. F. W. Shotton's co-authors include Isles Strachan, G. Russell Coope, D. J. Blundell, P. J. Osborne, G. R. Coope, Anne McCabe, Henry Osmaston, James H. Dickson, Andrew Goudie and David Briggs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Ecology and Quaternary Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

F. W. Shotton

47 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

British Quaternary studies : recent advances 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300
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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. British Quaternary studies : recent advances
    1977 318 citations F. W. Shotton Clarendon Press eBooks 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. W. Shotton United Kingdom 22 1.3k 575 503 445 297 47 1.7k
B. W. Sparks United Kingdom 19 902 0.7× 417 0.7× 331 0.7× 435 1.0× 252 0.8× 41 1.3k
Joakim Donner Finland 18 1.6k 1.3× 407 0.7× 535 1.1× 441 1.0× 493 1.7× 40 1.9k
F. Alayne Street United Kingdom 11 907 0.7× 456 0.8× 240 0.5× 212 0.5× 380 1.3× 16 1.3k
Robert Stuckenrath United States 27 1.2k 0.9× 438 0.8× 587 1.2× 669 1.5× 607 2.0× 79 2.0k
Gunnar Digerfeldt Sweden 21 1.5k 1.2× 565 1.0× 321 0.6× 389 0.9× 464 1.6× 40 1.7k
Richard G. Baker United States 23 1.3k 1.0× 468 0.8× 271 0.5× 263 0.6× 588 2.0× 70 1.7k
F. Mélières France 11 1.3k 1.0× 640 1.1× 250 0.5× 426 1.0× 404 1.4× 26 1.9k
D. P. Agrawal India 12 661 0.5× 273 0.5× 249 0.5× 286 0.6× 151 0.5× 48 978
W.H. Zagwijn Netherlands 15 886 0.7× 297 0.5× 417 0.8× 328 0.7× 254 0.9× 18 1.1k
Eric A. Colhoun Australia 24 1.5k 1.2× 362 0.6× 482 1.0× 408 0.9× 699 2.4× 71 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. W. Shotton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. W. Shotton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. W. Shotton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. W. Shotton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with F. W. Shotton. F. W. Shotton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shotton, F. W.. (1983). The Wolstonian stage of the british pleistocene in and around its type area of the english midlands. Quaternary Science Reviews. 2(4). 261–280. 27 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W., Andrew Goudie, David Briggs, & Henry Osmaston. (1980). Cromerian interglacial deposits at Sugworth, near Oxford, England, and their relation to the Plateau Drift of the Cotswolds and the terrace sequence of the Upper and Middle Thames. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 289(1034). 55–86. 27 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1977). British Quaternary studies : recent advances. Clarendon Press eBooks. 318 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shotton, F. W.. (1977). Chronology, climate and marine record. The Devensian Stage: its development, limits and substages. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 280(972). 107–118. 15 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W., et al.. (1977). Loess and Coversands. 55 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W., et al.. (1975). Birmingham University Radiocarbon Dates IX. Radiocarbon. 17(3). 255–275. 11 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W., et al.. (1974). Birmingham University Radiocarbon Dates VIII. Radiocarbon. 16(3). 285–303. 19 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1974). Climatic fluctuations of the Ice Age. Geological Magazine. 111(5). 451–453. 30 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W., et al.. (1973). Birmingham University Radiocarbon Dates VI. Radiocarbon. 15(1). 1–12. 12 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W., et al.. (1970). Birmingham University Radiocarbon Dates IV. Radiocarbon. 12(2). 385–399. 36 indexed citations
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Osborne, P. J. & F. W. Shotton. (1968). The fauna of the channel deposit of early Saalian age at Brandon, Warwickshire. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 254(796). 417–424. 17 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1968). The Pleistocene succession around Brandon. Warwickshire. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 254(796). 387–400. 47 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1967). Age of the Irish Sea Glaciation of the Midlands. Nature. 215(5108). 1366–1366. 35 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W. & P. J. Osborne. (1965). The fauna of the Hoxnian interglacial deposits of Nechells, Birmingham. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 248(750). 353–378. 32 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1965). Normal faulting in British Pleistocene deposits. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 121(1-4). 419–434. 9 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1960). Large Scale Patterned Ground in the Valley of the Worcestershire Avon. Geological Magazine. 97(5). 404–408. 21 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W. & Isles Strachan. (1959). The Investigation of a peat moor at Rodbaston, Penkridge, Staffordshire. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 115(1-4). 1–15. 21 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1956). Some aspects of the new red desert in britain. Geological Journal. 1(5). 450–465. 40 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W.. (1953). The Pleistocene deposits of the area between Coventry, Rugby and Leamington and their bearing upon the topographic development of the Midlands. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 237(646). 209–260. 103 indexed citations
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Shotton, F. W., et al.. (1951). SUPERFICIAL VALLEY FOLDS IN AN OPENCAST WORKING OF THE BARNSLEY COAL. Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. 28(2). 102–111. 5 indexed citations

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