John E. Gordon

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

John E. Gordon is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Gordon has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in John E. Gordon's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (25 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (16 papers). John E. Gordon is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (34 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (25 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (16 papers). John E. Gordon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. John E. Gordon's co-authors include W. Brian Whalley, Douglas D. Harkness, D. G. Sutherland, Vanessa Brazier, Anne F. Gellatly, Brice R. Rea, Roger Timmis, Alun Hubbard, Martin Sharp and A.F. Rennie and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Quaternary Science Reviews and Geomorphology.

In The Last Decade

John E. Gordon

52 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Geoheritage, Geotourism and the Cultural Landscape: Enhan... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Geoheritage, Geotourism and the Cultural Landscape: Enhancing the Visitor Experience and Promoting Geoconservation
    2018 259 citations John E. Gordon profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John E. Gordon United Kingdom 23 964 313 262 228 213 54 1.5k
James D. Hansom United Kingdom 18 727 0.8× 155 0.5× 192 0.7× 232 1.0× 583 2.7× 57 1.2k
Chris King United Kingdom 23 947 1.0× 149 0.5× 164 0.6× 209 0.9× 525 2.5× 82 1.8k
K Kiernan Australia 19 544 0.6× 142 0.5× 81 0.3× 245 1.1× 292 1.4× 101 1.1k
J. N. Jennings Australia 18 815 0.8× 96 0.3× 148 0.6× 303 1.3× 673 3.2× 68 1.4k
V. Semeniuk Australia 23 506 0.5× 521 1.7× 89 0.3× 659 2.9× 621 2.9× 82 1.7k
A. L. Washburn United States 14 1.5k 1.5× 92 0.3× 309 1.2× 297 1.3× 283 1.3× 25 1.8k
John T. Hollin United States 17 1.3k 1.3× 91 0.3× 83 0.3× 447 2.0× 473 2.2× 32 1.6k
William Manley United States 22 1.4k 1.4× 67 0.2× 110 0.4× 293 1.3× 284 1.3× 40 1.6k
Guangrong Dong China 20 904 0.9× 86 0.3× 90 0.3× 206 0.9× 513 2.4× 52 1.5k
Robert P. Bourman Australia 20 753 0.8× 84 0.3× 57 0.2× 267 1.2× 581 2.7× 66 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John E. Gordon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John E. Gordon

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All Works

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Merritt, J.W., et al.. (2019). Late Pleistocene sediments, landforms and events in Scotland: a review of the terrestrial stratigraphic record. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. 110(1-2). 39–91. 14 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E., et al.. (2018). A qualitative risk assessment for the impacts of climate change on nationally and internationally important geoheritage sites in Scotland. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 129(2). 120–134. 24 indexed citations
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Brazier, Vanessa, Patricia Bruneau, John E. Gordon, & A.F. Rennie. (2012). Making Space for Nature in a Changing Climate: The Role of Geodiversity in Biodiversity Conservation. Scottish Geographical Journal. 128(3-4). 211–233. 53 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E., et al.. (2002). Geo–ecology and management of sensitive montane landscapes. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 84(3-4). 193–203. 21 indexed citations
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Hall, Adrian M., John E. Gordon, Graeme Whittington, G.A.T. Duller, & Henk Heijnis. (2002). Sedimentology, palaeoecology and geochronology of Marine Isotope Stage 5 deposits on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Journal of Quaternary Science. 17(1). 51–67. 12 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E.. (2001). The corries of the cairngorm mountains. Scottish Geographical Journal. 117(1). 49–62. 13 indexed citations
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Brazier, Vanessa, John E. Gordon, Alun Hubbard, & David E. Sugden. (1996). The Geomorphological Evolution of a Dynamic Landscape: the Cairngorm Mountains, Scotland. Botanical Journal of Scotland. 48(1). 13–30. 12 indexed citations
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Whalley, W. Brian, et al.. (1994). Ice exposures in rock glaciers. Journal of Glaciology. 40(135). 427–429. 4 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E. & D. G. Sutherland. (1993). Quaternary of Scotland. 113 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E. & Roger Timmis. (1992). Glacier fluctuations on South Georgia during the 1970s and early 1980s. Antarctic Science. 4(2). 215–226. 27 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E. & Douglas D. Harkness. (1992). Magnitude and geographic variation of the radiocarbon content in Antarctic marine life: Implications for reservoir corrections in radiocarbon dating. Quaternary Science Reviews. 11(7-8). 697–708. 130 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E., et al.. (1988). δD-δ18O Relationships and the Thermal History of Basal Ice Near the margins of two Glaciers in Lyngen, North Norway. Journal of Glaciology. 34(118). 265–268. 5 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E., et al.. (1988). δD-δ18O Relationships and the Thermal History of Basal Ice Near the margins of two Glaciers in Lyngen, North Norway. Journal of Glaciology. 34(118). 265–268. 24 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E.. (1986). Glacial lake drainage near Søndre Strømf jord. West Greenland. Journal of Glaciology. 32(111). 304–304. 1 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E.. (1986). Glacial lake drainage near Søndre Strømf jord. West Greenland. Journal of Glaciology. 32(111). 304–304. 13 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E.. (1981). Glacier Margin Fluctuations during the 19th and 20th Centuries in the Íkamiut Kangerdluarssuat Area, West Greenland. Arctic and Alpine Research. 13(1). 47–62. 2 indexed citations
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Whalley, W. Brian, John E. Gordon, & David L. Thompson. (1981). Periglacial Features on the Margins of a Receding Plateau Ice Cap, Lyngen, North Norway. Journal of Glaciology. 27(97). 492–496. 28 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E.. (1979). Reconstructed Pleistocene Ice-Sheet Temperatures and Glacial Erosion in Northern Scotland. Journal of Glaciology. 22(87). 331–344. 5 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E.. (1979). Reconstructed Pleistocene Ice-Sheet Temperatures and Glacial Erosion in Northern Scotland. Journal of Glaciology. 22(87). 331–344. 29 indexed citations
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Gordon, John E. & Nevin S. Scrimshaw. (1970). Fetal Malnutrition: Start of a Continuum. Hospital Practice. 5(6). 9–9. 1 indexed citations

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