Herbert R. Shaw

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Herbert R. Shaw is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert R. Shaw has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Geophysics, 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 9 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Herbert R. Shaw's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (9 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers). Herbert R. Shaw is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (9 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers). Herbert R. Shaw collaborates with scholars based in United States. Herbert R. Shaw's co-authors include Dallas L. Peck, Everett D. Jackson, Tim Wright, Rosanna Smith, Bernard Chouet, D. R. Wones, Ronald W. Kistler, Jack F. Evernden, Keith E. Bargar and James G. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Herbert R. Shaw

34 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Viscosities of magmatic silicate liquids; an empirical me... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Viscosities of magmatic silicate liquids; an empirical method of prediction
    1972 856 citations Herbert R. Shaw American Journal of Science profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert R. Shaw United States 21 2.4k 617 356 355 227 37 3.1k
H. S. Yoder United States 22 3.1k 1.3× 414 0.7× 717 2.0× 338 1.0× 253 1.1× 37 4.1k
Bruno J. Giletti United States 27 2.3k 1.0× 503 0.8× 668 1.9× 227 0.6× 87 0.4× 50 2.9k
David W. Muenow United States 28 1.4k 0.6× 336 0.5× 268 0.8× 231 0.7× 133 0.6× 64 2.2k
D. F. Weill United States 25 2.8k 1.2× 469 0.8× 724 2.0× 506 1.4× 599 2.6× 46 3.9k
David H. Eggler United States 30 3.3k 1.4× 295 0.5× 719 2.0× 98 0.3× 213 0.9× 59 3.7k
O. F. Tuttle United States 23 2.2k 0.9× 327 0.5× 795 2.2× 247 0.7× 161 0.7× 39 2.9k
Richard A. Yund United States 41 4.0k 1.7× 452 0.7× 550 1.5× 665 1.9× 172 0.8× 72 5.4k
A. L. Boettcher United States 30 3.3k 1.4× 198 0.3× 553 1.6× 273 0.8× 192 0.8× 64 3.7k
R. B. Hargraves United States 34 2.6k 1.1× 913 1.5× 497 1.4× 233 0.7× 85 0.4× 97 3.9k
Ian Parsons United Kingdom 27 1.9k 0.8× 596 1.0× 528 1.5× 120 0.3× 50 0.2× 57 2.7k

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All Works

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Shaw, Herbert R. & Bernard Chouet. (1991). Fractal hierarchies of magma transport in Hawaii and critical self‐organization of tremor. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(B6). 10191–10207. 39 indexed citations
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Chouet, Bernard & Herbert R. Shaw. (1991). Fractal properties of tremor and gas piston events observed at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 96(B6). 10177–10189. 53 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R. & James G. Moore. (1988). Magmatic heat and the El Niño cycle. Eos. 69(45). 1553–1565. 13 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R. & Bernard Chouet. (1988). Applications of nonlinear dynamics to the history of seismic tremor at Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R.. (1987). The periodic structure of the natural record, and nonlinear dynamics. Eos. 68(50). 1651–1665. 9 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R.. (1987). A linguistic model of earthquake frequencies applied to the seismic history of California. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World.
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Shaw, Herbert R.. (1985). Links between magma‐tectonic rate balances, plutonism, and volcanism. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 90(B13). 11275–11288. 93 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R., et al.. (1984). Empirical laws of order among rivers, faults and earthquakes. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 2 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R., et al.. (1981). Statistical data for movements on young faults of the conterminous United States; paleoseismic implications and regional earthquake forecasting. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R., et al.. (1980). Methods of simulation analysis applied to questions of geologic stability of a radioactive waste depository in bedded salt. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R., et al.. (1977). Numerical analysis of lava lake cooling models; Part I, Description of the method. American Journal of Science. 277(4). 384–414. 51 indexed citations
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Smith, Rosanna & Herbert R. Shaw. (1976). Igneous-related geothermal systems. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 130 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R., et al.. (1975). Study of automotive storage of hydrogen using recyclable liquid chemical carriers. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 76. 33642. 29 indexed citations
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Wones, D. R. & Herbert R. Shaw. (1975). Tidal Dissipation: A Possible Heat Source For Mare Basalt Magmas. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 6. 878. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Rosanna & Herbert R. Shaw. (1973). Volcanic rocks as geologic guides to geothermal exploration and evaluation. [Age, composition and volume]. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R., Ronald W. Kistler, & Jack F. Evernden. (1971). Sierra Nevada Plutonic Cycle: Part II, Tidal Energy and a Hypothesis for Orogenic-Epeirogenic Periodicities. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 82(4). 869–869. 31 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R.. (1969). Rheology of Basalt in the Melting Range. Journal of Petrology. 10(3). 510–535. 360 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R.. (1963). The four-phase curve sanidine-quartz-liquid-gas between 500 and 4000 bars. American Mineralogist. 48. 883–896. 28 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R.. (1963). Obsidian-H2O viscosities at 1000 and 2000 bars in the temperature range 700° to 900°C. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 68(23). 6337–6343. 230 indexed citations
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Shaw, Herbert R.. (1963). Hydrogen-Water Vapor Mixtures: Control of Hydrothermal Atmospheres by Hydrogen Osmosis. Science. 139(3560). 1220–1222. 63 indexed citations

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