Jack Burton Epstein

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 901 citations indexed

About

Jack Burton Epstein is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Anthropology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack Burton Epstein has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 901 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 4 papers in Anthropology and 4 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Jack Burton Epstein's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (5 papers), Archaeology and Natural History (4 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers). Jack Burton Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (5 papers), Archaeology and Natural History (4 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers). Jack Burton Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. Jack Burton Epstein's co-authors include Edward B. Evenson, Frank J. Pazzaglia, Jin Joo, Eun‐Suok Oh, Anita G. Harris, Larry D. Harris, Leonard D. Harris, Peter G. Chirico, Michael J. Kunk and Robert P. Wintsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Geology and American Journal of Science.

In The Last Decade

Jack Burton Epstein

24 papers receiving 751 citations

Hit Papers

Conodont color alteration; an index to organic metamorphism 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 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. Conodont color alteration; an index to organic metamorphism
    1977 662 citations Jack Burton Epstein et al. USGS professional paper profile →

Peers

Jack Burton Epstein
Michael C. Pope United States
Alan Smith South Africa
S. J. Mazzullo United States
Yongjian Huang China
Rongsheng Yang China
Alfredo Arché Spain
Zbigniew Sawłowicz Poland
Niels Jöns Germany
José F. Barrenechea Spain
Michael C. Pope United States
Jack Burton Epstein
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Fields of papers citing papers by Jack Burton Epstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Epstein, Jack Burton. (2016). Gypsum-Karst Collapse in the Black Hills, South Dakota-Wyoming, USA. Acta Carsologica. 29(2). 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton & Daniel H. Doctor. (2013). Evaporite Karst in the Black Hills, South Dakota and Wyoming, and the Oil Play in the Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 161–175. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton, et al.. (2002). The Impact of Tasini: Foreword. Against the grain. 14(1). 1 indexed citations
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Joo, Jin, et al.. (2001). Electrical, magnetic, and structural properties of chemically and electrochemically synthesized polypyrroles. Synthetic Metals. 117(1-3). 45–51. 67 indexed citations
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Chirico, Peter G. & Jack Burton Epstein. (2000). Geographic information system analysis of topographic change in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the last century. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 3 indexed citations
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Wintsch, Robert P., Michael J. Kunk, & Jack Burton Epstein. (1996). 40 Ar/ 39 Ar whole-rock data constraints on Acadian diagenesis and Alleghanian cleavage in the Martinsburg Formation, eastern Pennsylvania. American Journal of Science. 296(7). 766–788. 7 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton, et al.. (1993). Preliminary geologic map of the Middletown quadrangle, Frederick and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton. (1986). The Valley and Ridge Province of eastern Pennsylvania—stratigraphic and sedimentologic contributions and problems. Geological Journal. 21(3). 283–306. 5 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton. (1984). Onesquethawan stratigraphy (Lower and Middle Devonian) of northeastern Pennsylvania. USGS professional paper. 4 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton. (1981). Map of the United States showing distances from urban areas having populations greater than 2,500. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton, Anita G. Harris, & Larry D. Harris. (1978). Oil and gas data from Paleozoic rocks in the Appalachian basin: maps for assessing hydrocarbon potential and thermal maturity. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 13 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton, et al.. (1977). Conodont color alteration; an index to organic metamorphism. USGS professional paper. 662 indexed citations breakdown →
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Epstein, Jack Burton, et al.. (1975). Investigating UFO's. Physics Today. 28(2). 11–13. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton, et al.. (1975). Conodont color alteration; an index to organic metamorphism. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 10 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton & William B. N. Berry. (1973). Graptolites from the Martinsburg Formation, Lehigh Gap, Eastern Pennsylvania. Journal research U. S. geological survey. 1(1). 33–38. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton, et al.. (1972). The Shawangunk Formation (Upper Ordovician(?) to Middle Silurian) in eastern Pennsylvania. USGS professional paper. 14 indexed citations
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Epstein, Jack Burton. (1971). Geology of the Stroudsburg quadrangle and Adjacent areas, Pennsylvania--New Jersey. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Diamond, Sidney, Jack Burton Epstein, & Morris B. Bender. (1969). The Paronym Defect and Verbal Abstraction. Cortex. 5(2). 152–163. 1 indexed citations

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