I. Hill

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

I. Hill is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Hill has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Geophysics, 11 papers in Ocean Engineering and 5 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in I. Hill's work include Geophysical Methods and Applications (10 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (9 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (5 papers). I. Hill is often cited by papers focused on Geophysical Methods and Applications (10 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (9 papers) and Seismic Waves and Analysis (5 papers). I. Hill collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom. I. Hill's co-authors include Michael Brooks, P. Kearey, P. F. Barker, Mohammed Y. Ali, A. B. Watts, C. A. Williams, R. S. White, Neil Linford, A Shahul Hameed and Martyn Pedley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Journal International.

In The Last Decade

I. Hill

22 papers receiving 932 citations

Hit Papers

An introduction to geophysical exploration 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 200 400 600
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. An introduction to geophysical exploration
    1984 652 citations P. Kearey, Michael Brooks et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
I. Hill United Kingdom 11 812 420 157 107 106 24 1.1k
P. Kearey United Kingdom 14 958 1.2× 367 0.9× 124 0.8× 113 1.1× 145 1.4× 32 1.2k
A. Rapolla Italy 23 1.2k 1.5× 255 0.6× 169 1.1× 109 1.0× 158 1.5× 82 1.5k
Carlos L. V. Aiken United States 16 601 0.7× 176 0.4× 103 0.7× 177 1.7× 62 0.6× 65 962
Prem V. Sharma Denmark 9 585 0.7× 341 0.8× 80 0.5× 81 0.8× 82 0.8× 23 784
Pierre Keating Canada 18 985 1.2× 441 1.1× 48 0.3× 124 1.2× 176 1.7× 64 1.1k
Max A. Meju United Kingdom 18 1.9k 2.4× 851 2.0× 73 0.5× 165 1.5× 108 1.0× 49 2.1k
David V. Fitterman United States 20 1.5k 1.8× 898 2.1× 73 0.5× 51 0.5× 161 1.5× 73 1.7k
Ginette Saracco France 17 702 0.9× 235 0.6× 139 0.9× 46 0.4× 48 0.5× 34 954
Jonny Hesthammer Norway 19 909 1.1× 248 0.6× 88 0.6× 147 1.4× 76 0.7× 43 1.1k
B. Siemon Germany 21 1.1k 1.3× 903 2.1× 107 0.7× 66 0.6× 141 1.3× 78 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by I. Hill

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. Hill

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Hill

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chambers, Jonathan, Paul Wilkinson, A Shahul Hameed, et al.. (2012). Bedrock detection beneath river terrace deposits using three-dimensional electrical resistivity tomography. Geomorphology. 177-178. 17–25. 71 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (2012). New approach to directional filtering of near‐surface magnetic data. Near Surface Geophysics. 10(5). 359–367. 4 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (2011). Geophysical Quality Assessment of Sand and Gravel Deposits. Proceedings. 1 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (2011). Advantages to Using the Pseudogravity Transformation to Aid Edge Detection of Total Field Archaeomagnetic Datasets. Archaeological Prospection. 18(2). 81–93. 13 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (2008). Development of a multi-sensor exploration equipment platform for shallow geophysical applications. First Break. 26(3). 1 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (2004). High-resolution multisensor geophysical surveys for near-surface applications can be rapid and cost-effective. The Leading Edge. 23(7). 684–688. 6 indexed citations
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Hill, I. & Neil Linford. (2004). Rapid and Precise Archaeogeophysical Survey Using a Multi-Sensor Platform (MSP). 1 indexed citations
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Pedley, Martyn & I. Hill. (2003). The recognition of barrage and paludal tufa systems by GPR: case studies in the geometry and correlation of Quaternary freshwater carbonates. Geological Society London Special Publications. 211(1). 207–223. 14 indexed citations
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Hill, I., H.M. Pedley, & Paul Denton. (1998). GPR, GPS and Promax, applied to the detailed sedimentary architecture of tufa deposits. 5 indexed citations
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Hill, I.. (1992). Field techniques and instrumentation in shallow seismic reflection. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology. 25(3). 183–190. 6 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (1991). Reflection seismics for shallow geological investigations: a case study from Central England. Journal of the Geological Society. 148(2). 219–222. 5 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (1987). Optical Measurements of Water Lenses in Ice. Journal of Glaciology. 33(114). 159–161. 13 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (1987). Optical Measurements of Water Lenses in Ice. Journal of Glaciology. 33(114). 159–161. 3 indexed citations
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Hill, I., et al.. (1986). An estimate of the effective elastic thickness of the Cape Verde Rise. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 91(B5). 4854–4866. 17 indexed citations
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Kearey, P., Michael Brooks, & I. Hill. (1984). An introduction to geophysical exploration. 652 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maguire, P. K. H., et al.. (1982). A deep seismic reflection profile over a Caledonian granite in central England. Nature. 297(5868). 671–673. 8 indexed citations
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Barker, P. F. & I. Hill. (1981). Back-arc extension in the Scotia Sea. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 300(1454). 249–262. 78 indexed citations
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Barker, P. F. & I. Hill. (1980). Asymmetric spreading in back-arc basins. Nature. 285(5767). 652–654. 19 indexed citations
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Hill, I. & P. F. Barker. (1980). Evidence for Miocene back-arc spreading in the central Scotia Sea. Geophysical Journal International. 63(2). 427–440. 48 indexed citations

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