H. A. Lowenstam

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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H. A. Lowenstam is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, H. A. Lowenstam has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Paleontology, 8 papers in Atmospheric Science and 6 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in H. A. Lowenstam's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers) and Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (6 papers). H. A. Lowenstam is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (9 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers) and Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (6 papers). H. A. Lowenstam collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. H. A. Lowenstam's co-authors include Samuel Epstein, Harold C. Urey, Stephen Weiner, Steve Weiner, Joseph L. Kirschvink, Lynn Margulis, Leroy Hood, Michael H. Nesson, Kenneth M. Towe and W. Traub and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

H. A. Lowenstam

22 papers receiving 3.5k 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.

REVISED CARBONATE-WATER ISOTOPIC TEMPERATURE SCALE

1953 1.8k citations Samuel Epstein, H. A. Lowenstam et al. Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →
MEASUREMENT OF PALEOTEMPERATURES AND TEMPERATURES OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF ENGLAND, DENMARK, AND THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

1951 611 citations Harold C. Urey, H. A. Lowenstam et al. Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. A. Lowenstam United States	18	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	960	22	3.8k
Jon N. Weber United States	27	1.3k 0.8×	709 0.5×	885 0.7×	873 0.9×	761 0.8×	83	3.3k
Heinz A. Lowenstam United States	16	852 0.5×	663 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	573 0.6×	654 0.7×	23	4.4k
Peter Westbroek Netherlands	32	696 0.4×	437 0.3×	969 0.8×	435 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	73	3.6k
Aldo Shemesh Israel	36	1.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	824 0.8×	1.3k 1.4×	87	4.7k
Gernot Nehrke Germany	34	886 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	594 0.6×	1.5k 1.6×	99	3.6k
Jonathan Erez Israel	49	4.3k 2.6×	3.4k 2.3×	2.2k 1.7×	1.4k 1.4×	4.0k 4.1×	136	7.7k
Uwe Brand Canada	38	1.0k 0.6×	2.3k 1.5×	4.1k 3.2×	685 0.7×	867 0.9×	122	5.4k
Gerald Langer United Kingdom	34	995 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	935 0.7×	599 0.6×	2.3k 2.4×	105	3.4k
Peter L. Smart United Kingdom	41	937 0.6×	3.3k 2.2×	1.4k 1.1×	361 0.4×	363 0.4×	133	5.9k
Lawrence A. Hardie United States	23	533 0.3×	1.8k 1.3×	2.5k 1.9×	195 0.2×	744 0.8×	34	4.3k

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Lowenstam, H. A. & Stephen Weiner. (1992). Phosphatic shell plate of the barnacle Ibla (Cirripedia): a bone-like structure.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(22). 10573–10577. 34 indexed citations

Weiner, Stephen & H. A. Lowenstam. (1986). Organization of Extracellularly Mineralized Tissues: A Comparative Study of Biological Crystal Growt. PubMed. 20(4). 365–408. 231 indexed citations

Lowenstam, H. A. & Steve Weiner. (1985). Transformation of Amorphous Calcium Phosphate to Crystalline Dahllite in the Radular Teeth of Chitons. Science. 227(4682). 51–53. 155 indexed citations

Lowenstam, H. A., W. Traub, & Stephen Weiner. (1984). Nautilus hard parts: a study of the mineral and organic constitutents. Paleobiology. 10(2). 268–279. 33 indexed citations

Ofer, S., Georgia C. Papaefthymiou, Richard M. Frankel, & H. A. Lowenstam. (1981). Mössbauer spectroscopy of iron-containing dermal granules from Molpadia intermedia. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 676(2). 199–204. 5 indexed citations

Lowenstam, H. A., et al.. (1980). Evolutionary Prerequisites for Early Phanerozoic Calcareous. Biosystems. 12. 2 indexed citations

Lowenstam, H. A. & Lynn Margulis. (1980). Evolutionary prerequisites for early phanerozoic calcareous skeletons. Biosystems. 12(1-2). 27–41. 84 indexed citations

Weiner, Steve, et al.. (1979). Fossil mollusk shell organic matrix components preserved for 80 million years. Paleobiology. 5(2). 144–150. 21 indexed citations

Kirschvink, Joseph L. & H. A. Lowenstam. (1979). Mineralization and magnetization of chiton teeth: paleomagnetic, sedimentologic, and biologic implications of organic magnetite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 44(2). 193–204. 151 indexed citations

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Lowenstam, H. A.. (1978). Recovery, behaviour and evolutionary implications of live Monoplacophora. Nature. 273(5659). 231–232. 12 indexed citations

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Weiner, Steve, H. A. Lowenstam, & Leroy Hood. (1977). Discrete molecular weight components of the organic matrices of mollusc shells. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 30(1). 45–51. 33 indexed citations

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Lowenstam, H. A., et al.. (1976). Radiographic study of the distribution of boron in recent mollusc shells. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 40(11). 1381–1386. 29 indexed citations

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Weiner, Steve, H. A. Lowenstam, & Leroy Hood. (1976). Characterization of 80-million-year-old mollusk shell proteins.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 73(8). 2541–2545. 60 indexed citations

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Lowenstam, H. A. & Duncan McConnell. (1968). Biologic Precipitation of Fluorite. Science. 162(3861). 1496–1498. 15 indexed citations

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Lowenstam, H. A.. (1967). Lepidocrocite, an Apatite Mineral, and Magnetite in Teeth of Chitons (Polyplacophora). Science. 156(3780). 1373–1375. 108 indexed citations

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Towe, Kenneth M., H. A. Lowenstam, & Michael H. Nesson. (1963). Invertebrate Ferritin: Occurrence in Mollusca. Science. 142(3588). 63–64. 43 indexed citations

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Lowenstam, H. A.. (1962). Goethite in Radular Teeth of Recent Marine Gastropods. Science. 137(3526). 279–280. 74 indexed citations

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Lowenstam, H. A. & Samuel Epstein. (1954). Paleotemperatures of the Post-Aptian Cretaceous as Determined by the Oxygen Isotope Method. The Journal of Geology. 62(3). 207–248. 140 indexed citations

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Epstein, Samuel & H. A. Lowenstam. (1953). Temperature-Shell-Growth Relations of Recent and Interglacial Pleistocene Shoal-Water Biota from Bermuda. The Journal of Geology. 61(5). 424–438. 96 indexed citations

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Epstein, Samuel, et al.. (1953). REVISED CARBONATE-WATER ISOTOPIC TEMPERATURE SCALE. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 64(11). 1315–1315. 1756 indexed citations breakdown →

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