Harold C. Urey

19.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
130 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Harold C. Urey is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Harold C. Urey has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 19 papers in Oceanography and 18 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Harold C. Urey's work include Astro and Planetary Science (86 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (40 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (18 papers). Harold C. Urey is often cited by papers focused on Astro and Planetary Science (86 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (40 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (18 papers). Harold C. Urey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Harold C. Urey's co-authors include Samuel Epstein, H. A. Lowenstam, Stanley L. Miller, Hans E. Sueß, Harmon Craig, S. A. Korff, Heinz A. Lowenstam, George M. Murphy, I. Kirshenbaum and T. K. Mayeda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Harold C. Urey

123 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

REVISED CARBONATE-WATER I... 1951 2026 1976 2001 1953 1959 1956 1951 1951 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harold C. Urey United States 36 4.0k 2.4k 2.1k 1.4k 1.2k 130 8.5k
Hans E. Sueß United States 34 1.3k 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 499 0.4× 885 0.8× 98 5.2k
D. A. Papanastassiou United States 51 5.2k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 3.2k 2.3× 638 0.5× 214 9.0k
James C. G. Walker United States 43 2.8k 0.7× 744 0.3× 3.9k 1.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 97 7.4k
D. Lal India 33 1.5k 0.4× 682 0.3× 4.0k 1.9× 1.6k 1.1× 389 0.3× 120 6.5k
G. M. Raisbeck France 54 1.0k 0.3× 1.3k 0.5× 6.6k 3.2× 1.8k 1.3× 873 0.7× 167 8.9k
M. Suter Switzerland 45 849 0.2× 1.3k 0.5× 3.0k 1.4× 494 0.4× 892 0.8× 202 6.9k
Sylvie Derenne France 57 1.3k 0.3× 2.3k 1.0× 2.1k 1.0× 531 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 253 10.1k
Keith A. Kvenvolden United States 43 1.3k 0.3× 1.0k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 722 0.5× 475 0.4× 139 9.4k
I. D. Hutcheon United States 58 4.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 3.3k 2.4× 426 0.4× 257 9.8k
K. D. McKeegan United States 54 5.1k 1.3× 2.2k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 3.2k 2.3× 1.1k 0.9× 268 9.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harold C. Urey

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Keefe, John A. & Harold C. Urey. (1977). The deficiency of siderophile elements in the Moon. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 285(1327). 569–575. 10 indexed citations
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Sill, G. T., et al.. (1974). Carbon Compounds in Apollo 17 Lunar Samples: Indications of Cometary Contribution to Breccia 78155. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 5. 703.
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Hamilton, P. B., et al.. (1972). The Carbon Compounds in Apollo 14 Lunar Samples. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 3. 354.
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Drew, Charles M., et al.. (1970). Analysis of Apollo 11 lunar samples by chromatography and mass spectrometry: Pyrolysis products, hydrocarbons, sulfur amino acids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 1. 1879. 7 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1970). Is the moon a pre-planetary object?. 1. 494–495. 2 indexed citations
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Lugmair, G. W., K. Marti, & Harold C. Urey. (1970). Solar wind gases, cosmic-ray spallation products and the irradiation history of Apollo 11 samples. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 1. 1357. 32 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1967). Study of the Ranger pictures of the Moon. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 296(1446). 418–431. 1 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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Nagy, Bartholomew, et al.. (1963). Electron Probe Microanalysis of Organized Elements in the Orgueil Meteorite. Nature. 198(4876). 121–125. 35 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C., et al.. (1962). Multiple fall of Příbram meteorites photographed. III. Rare gas isotopes in the Velká stone meteorite. Bulletin of the Astronomical Institutes of Czechoslovakia. 13. 106. 6 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1962). The Origin of the Moon and its Relationship to the Origin of the Solar System. 14. 133–148. 8 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1960). Lines of evidence in regard to the composition of the moon. 1114. 8 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C. & A. W. Brewer. (1957). Fluorescence in planetary atmospheres. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 241(1224). 37–43. 9 indexed citations
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Donn, B. & Harold C. Urey. (1957). Chemical Heating Processes in Astronomical Objects. 7. 124–132. 2 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1956). The Moon's surface features. Observatory. 76. 232–235. 2 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1956). The Origin of the Moon's Surface Features II. Sky and Telescope. 15. 108. 3 indexed citations
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Murphy, George M., et al.. (1955). Production of heavy water. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1955). Distribution of elements in the meteorites and the earth and the origin of heat in the earth's core. Annales de Geophysique. 11. 65. 3 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1954). On the Deficiencies of Elements in Meteorites. 5. 481. 1 indexed citations
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Urey, Harold C.. (1953). On the concentration of certain elements at the earth's surface. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 219(1138). 281–292. 22 indexed citations

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