Jan Monster

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Jan Monster is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Monster has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Paleontology, 3 papers in Ecology and 2 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Jan Monster's work include Isotope Analysis in Ecology (3 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (3 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (2 papers). Jan Monster is often cited by papers focused on Isotope Analysis in Ecology (3 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (3 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (2 papers). Jan Monster collaborates with scholars based in Canada, South Africa and Denmark. Jan Monster's co-authors include H. G. Thode, W. J. Jenkins, C. E. Rees, H. Brian Dunford, A. M. Goodwin, Thomas Reimer, Eugene C. Perry, Peter Appel, C. M. Carmichael and Edward Anders and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and AAPG Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Jan Monster

7 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

The sulphur isotopic composition of ocean water sulphate 1961 2026 1982 2004 1978 1961 100 200 300 400 500
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. The sulphur isotopic composition of ocean water sulphate
    1978 557 citations C. E. Rees, W. J. Jenkins et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
  2. Sulphur isotope geochemistry
    1961 489 citations H. G. Thode, Jan Monster et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan Monster Canada 7 464 425 384 362 359 7 1.3k
C. E. Rees Canada 18 520 1.1× 592 1.4× 530 1.4× 325 0.9× 294 0.8× 28 1.7k
Claude Lalou France 21 650 1.4× 302 0.7× 273 0.7× 216 0.6× 604 1.7× 43 1.3k
J.R. Hulston New Zealand 16 266 0.6× 317 0.7× 258 0.7× 183 0.5× 345 1.0× 27 1.1k
P. Wilde United States 18 411 0.9× 455 1.1× 170 0.4× 638 1.8× 345 1.0× 53 1.3k
Garrett W. Brass United States 16 784 1.7× 290 0.7× 310 0.8× 375 1.0× 313 0.9× 30 1.5k
W. J. Jenkins United States 11 595 1.3× 449 1.1× 265 0.7× 150 0.4× 283 0.8× 20 1.4k
Ulrich von Stackelberg Germany 15 343 0.7× 459 1.1× 151 0.4× 242 0.7× 570 1.6× 27 1.2k
T. L. Ku United States 20 883 1.9× 320 0.8× 392 1.0× 264 0.7× 286 0.8× 32 1.4k
M. N. A. Peterson United States 14 380 0.8× 539 1.3× 97 0.3× 339 0.9× 441 1.2× 16 1.2k
N.C. Higgs United Kingdom 18 786 1.7× 832 2.0× 201 0.5× 494 1.4× 356 1.0× 25 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Monster

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Monster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Monster

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

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Monster, Jan, Peter Appel, H. G. Thode, et al.. (1979). Sulfur isotope studies in early Archaean sediments from Isua, West Greenland: Implications for the antiquity of bacterial sulfate reduction. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 43(3). 405–413. 63 indexed citations
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Rees, C. E., W. J. Jenkins, & Jan Monster. (1978). The sulphur isotopic composition of ocean water sulphate. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 42(4). 377–381. 557 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goodwin, A. M., Jan Monster, & H. G. Thode. (1976). Carbon and sulfur isotope abundances in Archean iron-formations and early Precambrian life. Economic Geology. 71(5). 870–891. 74 indexed citations
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Monster, Jan. (1972). Homogeneity of Sulfur and Carbon Isotope Ratios S34/S32 and C13/C12 in Petroleum. AAPG Bulletin. 56. 11 indexed citations
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Perry, Eugene C., Jan Monster, & Thomas Reimer. (1971). Sulfur Isotopes in Swaziland System Barites and the Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere. Science. 171(3975). 1015–1016. 48 indexed citations
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Monster, Jan, Edward Anders, & H. G. Thode. (1965). 34S/32S ratios for the different forms of sulphur in the Orgueil meteorite and their mode of formation. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 29(7). 773–779. 32 indexed citations
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Thode, H. G., Jan Monster, & H. Brian Dunford. (1961). Sulphur isotope geochemistry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 25(3). 159–174. 489 indexed citations breakdown →

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