John Mercer

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

John Mercer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Anthropology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Mercer has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Anthropology and 12 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in John Mercer's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (23 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (12 papers). John Mercer is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (23 papers) and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology (12 papers). John Mercer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. John Mercer's co-authors include John F. Sutter, Lowell Stott, David M. Harwood, P. N. Webb, B. C. McKelvey, E. M. van Zinderen Bakker, Michael A. Goldberg, Stanley D. Brunn, Michaël Harloe and Michael Goldberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

John Mercer

90 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

West Antarctic ice sheet and CO2 greenhouse effect: a threat of disaster

1978 670 citations John Mercer profile →
Glacial history of Southernmost South America

1976 432 citations John Mercer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Mercer United States	27	2.5k	685	513	503	366	97	3.7k
Jack D. Ives United States	28	2.2k 0.9×	687 1.0×	165 0.3×	193 0.4×	280 0.8×	128	3.8k
Bryan G. Mark United States	50	5.2k 2.1×	1.5k 2.2×	830 1.6×	630 1.3×	507 1.4×	158	7.3k
Bruno Messerli Switzerland	22	1.6k 0.7×	591 0.9×	300 0.6×	228 0.5×	225 0.6×	57	3.4k
Michael McCormick United States	37	1.8k 0.8×	839 1.2×	862 1.7×	347 0.7×	308 0.8×	158	5.6k
P. Thompson Davis United States	28	1.8k 0.7×	271 0.4×	168 0.3×	318 0.6×	411 1.1×	85	2.4k
Paul J. Hearty United States	35	3.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	625 1.2×	313 0.6×	1.4k 3.8×	96	4.6k
Andrew Dugmore United Kingdom	43	4.0k 1.6×	1.3k 1.9×	1.8k 3.5×	805 1.6×	1.2k 3.2×	160	5.6k
Alexander P. Wolfe Canada	49	3.6k 1.4×	2.1k 3.1×	961 1.9×	293 0.6×	467 1.3×	135	7.0k
Colin Summerhayes United Kingdom	32	2.1k 0.9×	1.2k 1.8×	611 1.2×	123 0.2×	728 2.0×	101	6.1k
Klaus Heine Germany	24	1.3k 0.5×	269 0.4×	293 0.6×	403 0.8×	447 1.2×	167	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by John Mercer

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Mercer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Mercer

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mercer, John. (2013). Introduction: sex and the celebrity. Celebrity Studies. 4(1). 1–3. 5 indexed citations

2.

Mercer, John. (2010). A mark of distinction: Branding and trade mark law in the UK from the 1860s. Business History. 52(1). 17–42. 32 indexed citations

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Mercer, John, et al.. (1995). U.K. DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR SURFACE DRESSING. Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 13–22. 2 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1988). The age of the Waiho Loop terminal moraine, Franz Josef Glacier, Westland. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 31(1). 95–99. 27 indexed citations

5.

Tilly, Charles, John Agnew, John Mercer, & David E. Sopher. (1985). The City in Cultural Context.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 14(2). 264–264. 1 indexed citations

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Webb, P. N., David M. Harwood, B. C. McKelvey, John Mercer, & Lowell Stott. (1984). Cenozoic marine sedimentation and ice-volume variation on the East Antarctic craton. Geology. 12(5). 287–287. 205 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1983). CENOZOIC GLACIATION IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 11(1). 99–132. 155 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1981). Lussa Wood 1: the late-glacial and early post-glacial occupation of Jura. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 110. 1–31. 33 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1979). Barr River, a microlithic site in Morven, Argyll. 6(1). 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Mercer, John, et al.. (1975). Glenbatrick waterhole, a microlithic site on the Isle of Jura. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 105. 9–32. 39 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1974). Hebridean islands : Colonsay, Gigha, Jura. 5 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1974). THE NEOLITHIC LEVEL AT LUSSA WOOD 1, N. JURA, ARGYLL. 3(1). 77–77. 3 indexed citations

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Fleck, Robert J., et al.. (1972). Chronology of late pliocene and early pleistocene glacial and magnetic events in southern Argentina. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 16(1). 15–22. 32 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1970). 後期氷期以降における二,三のパタゴニア地方の氷河の変動 II. American Journal of Science. 269(1). 1–25. 57 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1970). A former ice sheet in the Arctic Ocean?. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 8(1). 19–27. 88 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1969). The Allerød Oscillation: A European Climatic Anomaly?. Arctic and Alpine Research. 1(4). 227–234. 2 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1968). Variations of Some Patagonian Glaciers Since the Late-Glacial. American Journal of Science. 266(2). 1 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1964). Advance of a Patagonian glacier. Journal of Glaciology. 5(38). 267–268. 1 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1961). The Response of Fjord Glaciers to Changes in the Firn Limit. Journal of Glaciology. 3(29). 850–858. 7 indexed citations

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Mercer, John. (1961). The Response of Fjord Glaciers to Changes in the Firn Limit. Journal of Glaciology. 3(29). 850–858. 105 indexed citations

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