Henry Elderfield

30.2k total citations · 10 hit papers
219 papers, 23.1k citations indexed

About

Henry Elderfield is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry Elderfield has authored 219 papers receiving a total of 23.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 154 papers in Atmospheric Science, 74 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 60 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Henry Elderfield's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (153 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (58 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (56 papers). Henry Elderfield is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (153 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (58 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (56 papers). Henry Elderfield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. Henry Elderfield's co-authors include Mervyn Greaves, Christopher R. German, Adam Schultz, G. P. Klinkhammer, Jimin Yu, Pallavi Anand, Paul A. Wilson, Caroline H. Lear, G.M. Ganssen and Martin R. Palmer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Henry Elderfield

218 papers receiving 22.1k citations

Hit Papers

The rare earth elements in seawater 1981 2026 1996 2011 1982 2000 1996 2003 2012 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Henry Elderfield United Kingdom 82 13.0k 9.4k 7.2k 5.5k 5.0k 219 23.1k
John M. Edmond United States 82 7.5k 0.6× 10.1k 1.1× 3.0k 0.4× 5.9k 1.1× 3.3k 0.6× 154 23.2k
Robert A. Berner United States 103 13.8k 1.1× 10.9k 1.2× 12.2k 1.7× 5.6k 1.0× 5.6k 1.1× 223 40.3k
Ján Veizer Canada 73 7.6k 0.6× 7.1k 0.8× 10.4k 1.5× 6.6k 1.2× 2.4k 0.5× 170 18.6k
James R. O’Neil United States 59 7.8k 0.6× 5.2k 0.6× 5.8k 0.8× 9.4k 1.7× 3.9k 0.8× 141 21.0k
Daniel P. Schrag United States 77 10.7k 0.8× 3.6k 0.4× 9.8k 1.4× 4.3k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 183 19.9k
Timothy W. Lyons United States 93 9.8k 0.8× 18.9k 2.0× 23.3k 3.3× 9.9k 1.8× 2.9k 0.6× 313 34.7k
Stefano M. Bernasconi Switzerland 71 7.4k 0.6× 3.5k 0.4× 5.1k 0.7× 3.2k 0.6× 4.8k 1.0× 431 18.0k
G. P. Klinkhammer United States 54 4.9k 0.4× 5.6k 0.6× 3.1k 0.4× 2.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.4× 102 12.5k
Jérôme Gaillardet France 67 7.2k 0.6× 9.5k 1.0× 2.0k 0.3× 2.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.4× 189 16.7k
Alan J. Kaufman United States 72 8.3k 0.6× 7.2k 0.8× 14.7k 2.0× 7.1k 1.3× 1.5k 0.3× 162 18.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Henry Elderfield

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Fields of papers citing papers by Henry Elderfield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Henry Elderfield

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Henry Elderfield. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Henry Elderfield 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 Henry Elderfield. Henry Elderfield is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Roberts, Jenny, Julia Gottschalk, Luke C Skinner, et al.. (2016). Evolution of South Atlantic density and chemical stratification across the last deglaciation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(3). 514–519. 58 indexed citations
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Branson, Oscar, K. Kaczmarek, Simon A. T. Redfern, et al.. (2015). The coordination and distribution of B in foraminiferal calcite. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 416. 67–72. 52 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi, Li Lo, Zhengguo Shi, et al.. (2015). Obliquity pacing of the western Pacific Intertropical Convergence Zone over the past 282,000 years. Nature Communications. 6(1). 10018–10018. 132 indexed citations
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Misra, Sambuddha, et al.. (2014). Determination of δ11B by HR-ICP-MS from mass limited samples: Application to natural carbonates and water samples. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 140. 531–552. 51 indexed citations
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Oliver, K. I. C., Babette Hoogakker, Simon J Crowhurst, et al.. (2010). A synthesis of marine sediment core δ 13 C data over the last 150 000 years. Climate of the past. 6(5). 645–673. 69 indexed citations
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Thornalley, David, Henry Elderfield, & I Nick McCave. (2008). Holocene Oscillations in the Temperature and Salinity of the Surface Subpolar North Atlantic. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Hoogakker, Babette, G. P. Klinkhammer, Henry Elderfield, Eelco J. Rohling, & Chris Hayward. (2008). Mg/Ca Paleothermometry In High Salinity Environments. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 2008. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Jimin & Henry Elderfield. (2006). The role of the seawater carbonate system on trace element partition into foraminiferal calcium carbonate based on field and paleoproxy studies. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Elderfield, Henry. (2006). The oceans and marine geochemistry. Elsevier eBooks. 233 indexed citations
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Galy, Αlbert, et al.. (2005). Magnesium Isotopic Evidence for Widespread Microbial Dolomite Precipitation in the Geological Record.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 2 indexed citations
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Barker, S., Henry Elderfield, Mervyn Greaves, L. Booth, & Aradhna Tripati. (2004). MIS 11 and the mid-Brunhes Dissolution Interval. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Elderfield, Henry. (2001). Investigation of shell mass of planktonic foraminifera from water column and core tops in the North Atlantic Ocean. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 5 indexed citations
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Wheat, C.G., Henry Elderfield, Michael J. Mottl, & Christophe Monnin. (2000). Chemical composition of basement fluids within an oceanic ridge flank: Implications for along‐strike and across‐strike hydrothermal circulation. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(B6). 13437–13447. 87 indexed citations
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Wilson, Paul A., Bradley N. Opdyke, & Henry Elderfield. (1995). 25. STRONTIUM-ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF CARBONATES FROM PACIFIC GUYOTS1. 144. 447–457. 3 indexed citations
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Kastner, Miriam, Henry Elderfield, & Jonathan B. Martin. (1991). Fluids in convergent margins: what do we know about their composition, origin, role in diagenesis and importance for oceanic chemical fluxes?. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 335(1638). 243–259. 225 indexed citations
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Elderfield, Henry. (1988). The oceanic chemistry of the rare-earth elements. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 325(1583). 105–126. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Elderfield, Henry. (1985). Element cycling in bottom sediments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 315(1531). 19–23. 5 indexed citations
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Elderfield, Henry. (1981). Metal-organic associations in interstitial waters of Narragansett Bay sediments. American Journal of Science. 281(9). 1184–1196. 72 indexed citations
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Elderfield, Henry. (1977). Authigenic silicate minerals and the magnesium budget in the oceans. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 286(1336). 273–281. 5 indexed citations
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Elderfield, Henry & R. Chester. (1971). The Effect of Periodicity on the Infrared Absorption Frequency v4 of Anhydrous Normal Carbonate Minerals. American Mineralogist. 56. 1600–1606. 12 indexed citations

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