Harmon Craig

20.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Harmon Craig is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Harmon Craig has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Harmon Craig's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (10 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (10 papers). Harmon Craig is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (10 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (10 papers). Harmon Craig collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Harmon Craig's co-authors include Harold C. Urey, J. E. Lupton, W. B. Clarke, Mirza Arshad Beg, Devendra Lal, John M. Eiler, Kenneth A. Farley, John W. Valley, Edward M. Stolper and Thure E. Cerling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Harmon Craig

39 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

Isotopic Variations in Meteoric Waters 1953 2026 1977 2001 1961 1957 1961 1953 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Isotopic Variations in Meteoric Waters
    1961 6.6k citations Harmon Craig Science profile →
  2. Isotopic standards for carbon and oxygen and correction factors for mass-spectrometric analysis of carbon dioxide
    1957 3.5k citations Harmon Craig Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
  3. Standard for Reporting Concentrations of Deuterium and Oxygen-18 in Natural Waters
    1961 1.6k citations Harmon Craig Science profile →
  4. The geochemistry of the stable carbon isotopes
    1953 1.5k citations Harmon Craig Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harmon Craig United States 26 6.8k 5.6k 3.8k 2.9k 2.7k 40 16.1k
I. R. Kaplan United States 72 3.7k 0.5× 5.7k 1.0× 4.5k 1.2× 3.4k 1.2× 2.5k 0.9× 228 20.3k
John M. Edmond United States 82 10.1k 1.5× 7.5k 1.4× 3.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 5.9k 2.2× 154 23.2k
W. Dansgaard Denmark 39 6.0k 0.9× 16.2k 2.9× 5.6k 1.5× 4.2k 1.4× 884 0.3× 70 21.3k
Tyler B. Coplen United States 59 5.2k 0.8× 5.2k 0.9× 5.5k 1.4× 2.9k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 169 16.9k
James R. O’Neil United States 59 5.2k 0.8× 7.8k 1.4× 3.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 9.4k 3.5× 141 21.0k
P. Fritz Canada 43 4.3k 0.6× 2.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 157 9.2k
John W. Morse United States 56 3.5k 0.5× 3.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 126 15.5k
Karl K. Turekian United States 61 4.5k 0.7× 4.4k 0.8× 2.0k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 203 15.3k
T. K. Mayeda United States 59 4.4k 0.6× 4.9k 0.9× 4.6k 1.2× 965 0.3× 9.4k 3.5× 261 20.4k
Samuel Epstein United States 66 4.8k 0.7× 8.6k 1.5× 16.0k 4.2× 6.4k 2.2× 3.8k 1.4× 163 29.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Harmon Craig

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harmon Craig

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eiler, John M., Kenneth A. Farley, John W. Valley, et al.. (1997). Oxygen isotope variations in ocean island basalt phenocrysts. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 61(11). 2281–2293. 221 indexed citations
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Eiler, John M., et al.. (1995). Oxygen isotope evidence against bulk recycled sediment in the mantle sources of Pitcairn Island lavas. Nature. 377(6545). 138–141. 127 indexed citations
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Cerling, Thure E. & Harmon Craig. (1994). Cosmogenic 3He production rates from 39°N to 46°N latitude, western USA and France. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 58(1). 249–255. 104 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1994). Retention of Helium in Subducted Interplanetary Dust Particles. Science. 265(5180). 1892–1893. 5 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1992). A simple model for refractive indices in mixed crystals and glasses. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 56(8). 3001–3006. 2 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1990). Introduction of karl k. turekian for the 1989 v. m. goldschmidt award. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 54(4). 1201–1203. 1 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1985). Introduction of Alfred O. C. Nier for the V. M. Goldschmidt Award 1984. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 49(7). 1661–1661. 1 indexed citations
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Bainbridge, A. E., Wallace S. Broecker, Derek W. Spencer, Harmon Craig, & H. Göte Östlund. (1980). GEOSECS Atlantic expedition. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 66 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1974). Lake Tanganyika Geochemical and Hydrographic Study: 1973 Expedition. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 96(8-9). 371–81. 45 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon, et al.. (1972). Greek Marbles: Determination of Provenance by Isotopic Analysis. Science. 176(4033). 401–403. 95 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon & W. B. Clarke. (1970). Océanic3He: contribution from cosmogenic tritium. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 9(1). 45–48. 30 indexed citations
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Francheteau, Jean, John G. Sclater, & Harmon Craig. (1969). Magnetization of a recently discovered seamount in the central pacific. Geophysics. 34(4). 645–651. 14 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon, et al.. (1964). Isotopic and cosmic chemistry : dedicated to Harold C. Urey on his seventieth birthday, April 29, 1963. North-Holland eBooks.
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Craig, Harmon & Charles D. Keeling. (1963). The effects of atmospheric NO2 on the measured isotopic composition of atmospheric CO2. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 27(5). 549–551. 66 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1961). Mass-Spectrometer Analyses of Radiocarbon Standards. Radiocarbon. 3. 1–3. 57 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1961). Standard for Reporting Concentrations of Deuterium and Oxygen-18 in Natural Waters. Science. 133(3467). 1833–1834. 1564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Craig, Harmon. (1957). The Natural Distribution of Radiocarbon and the Exchange Time of Carbon Dioxide Between Atmosphere and Sea. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 9(1). 1–17. 116 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1957). Isotopic standards for carbon and oxygen and correction factors for mass-spectrometric analysis of carbon dioxide. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 12(1-2). 133–149. 3516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Craig, Harmon. (1954). Geochemical implications of the isotopic composition of carbon in ancient rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 6(4). 186–196. 34 indexed citations
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Craig, Harmon. (1953). The geochemistry of the stable carbon isotopes. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 3(2-3). 53–92. 1530 indexed citations breakdown →

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