Henry W. Posamentier

13.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Henry W. Posamentier is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geology and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry W. Posamentier has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 31 papers in Geology and 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Henry W. Posamentier's work include Geological formations and processes (41 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (26 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (23 papers). Henry W. Posamentier is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (41 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (26 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (23 papers). Henry W. Posamentier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Henry W. Posamentier's co-authors include V. Kolla, George P. Allen, Octavian Catuneanu, William E. Galloway, André Strasser, Andrew D. Miall, Maurice E. Tucker, William R. Normark, Lesli J. Wood and William R. Morris and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Earth-Science Reviews and Reviews of Geophysics.

In The Last Decade

Henry W. Posamentier

64 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Seismic Geomorphology and Stratigraphy of Depositional Elements in Deep-Water Settings

2003 834 citations Henry W. Posamentier, V. Kolla Journal of Sedimentary Research profile →
Sequence Stratigraphy: Methodology and Nomenclature

2011 706 citations Henry W. Posamentier et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Henry W. Posamentier United States	25	3.6k	2.2k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	70	4.4k
G. Shanmugam United States	29	2.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	80	4.1k
Stephen S. Flint United Kingdom	51	4.4k 1.2×	3.1k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	141	5.8k
Ronald J. Steel United States	42	4.5k 1.3×	3.1k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	160	5.5k
Stephen M. Hubbard Canada	37	2.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	930 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	605 0.5×	108	4.1k
Jacob A. Covault United States	33	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	714 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	704 0.6×	67	3.9k
Peter D. W. Haughton Ireland	31	2.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	733 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	582 0.5×	69	3.4k
Janok P. Bhattacharya United States	31	3.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	509 0.4×	593 0.5×	90	3.7k
Bruno Savoye France	34	3.8k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	693 0.5×	1.6k 1.2×	615 0.5×	61	4.6k
William Helland‐Hansen Norway	31	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	725 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	54	3.2k
George Postma Netherlands	32	3.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.3×	622 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	495 0.4×	62	4.3k

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Никишин, А. М., et al.. (2025). Tectonic evolution of the Amerasia Basin, Arctic Ocean. Gondwana Research. 146. 173–199.

Payenberg, Tobias H. D., Brian J. Willis, Sean D. Connell, et al.. (2024). Quantification and classification of a giant fluvial-distributive system - the Triassic Mungaroo Formation, NWS, Australia. Earth-Science Reviews. 249. 104676–104676. 2 indexed citations

Posamentier, Henry W., et al.. (2024). Carbonate deposition in the Arctic during the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) and Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO). Gondwana Research. 139. 136–146.

Nikishin, Anatoly M., et al.. (2024). Arctic cretaceous tectonic and igneous mega-province (TIMP): Regional domains and geodynamics. Journal of Geodynamics. 160. 102031–102031. 1 indexed citations

Nikishin, Anatoly M., et al.. (2023). ARCTIC CRETACEOUS TECTONIC AND IGNEOUS MEGA-PROVINCE (TIMP): REGIONAL DOMAINS AND GEODYNAMICS. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Paumard, Victorien, Julien Bourget, Annette D. George, et al.. (2020). Controls On Deep-Water Sand Delivery Beyond the Shelf Edge: Accommodation, Sediment Supply, and Deltaic Process Regime. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 90(1). 104–130. 28 indexed citations

Jin, Yu, et al.. (2019). Meet West Africa deep exploration challenge with geomorphology and targeted amplitude variation with offset inversion. Interpretation. 8(1). SA25–SA33. 1 indexed citations

Posamentier, Henry W., et al.. (2019). An Overview of Deep-water Turbidite Deposition. 37(5). 879–903. 2 indexed citations

Никишин, А. М., V. E. Verzhbitsky, Sierd Cloetingh, et al.. (2019). Sedimentary Basins of the East Siberian Sea and the Chukchi Sea and the Adjacent Area of the Amerasia Basin: Seismic Stratigraphy and Stages of Geological History. Geotectonics. 53(6). 635–657. 17 indexed citations

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McHargue, T., Michael J. Pyrcz, Morgan D. Sullivan, et al.. (2010). Architecture of turbidite channel systems on the continental slope: Patterns and predictions. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 28(3). 728–743. 291 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W. & V. Kolla. (2003). Seismic Geomorphology and Stratigraphy of Depositional Elements in Deep-Water Settings. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 73(3). 367–388. 834 indexed citations breakdown →

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Posamentier, Henry W.. (2002). Seismic Geomorphology and Depositional Systems of Deep Water Environments; Observations from Offshore Nigeria, Gulf of Mexico, and Indonesia. 13 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W.. (1999). Fundamental Concepts of Sequence Stratigraphy. 2 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W.. (1996). Sequence stratigraphy and its role in sedimentary basin fill analysis. GFF. 118(sup004). 4–4. 1 indexed citations

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Normark, William R., Henry W. Posamentier, & Emiliano Mutti. (1993). Turbidite systems: State of the art and future directions. Reviews of Geophysics. 31(2). 91–116. 176 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W. & Peter R. Vail. (1988). Sequences, systems tracts, and eustatic cycles. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 10 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W. & Peter R. Vail. (1988). Sequence Stratigraphy: Sequences and Systems Tract Development. 571–572. 10 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W.. (1979). Climate versus glacier termini behavior in the Austrian Alps: reply to comments by M. Kuhn. Journal of Glaciology. 22(87). 412–413. 1 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W.. (1978). Thoughts on Ogive Formation. Journal of Glaciology. 20(82). 218–220. 13 indexed citations

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Posamentier, Henry W.. (1977). A New Climatic Model for Glacier Behavior of the Austrian Alps. Journal of Glaciology. 18(78). 57–65. 17 indexed citations

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