John S. Compton

3.0k total citations
67 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

John S. Compton is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, John S. Compton has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Atmospheric Science, 32 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 22 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in John S. Compton's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (48 papers), Geological formations and processes (32 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (19 papers). John S. Compton is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (48 papers), Geological formations and processes (32 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (19 papers). John S. Compton collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Germany. John S. Compton's co-authors include Rochelle Wigley, Richard White, Hayley C. Cawthra, Keir Soderberg, David A Hodell, David J. Mallinson, Raymond Siever, Curtis W. Marean, Erich C. Fisher and I. K. R. McMillan and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geology and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

John S. Compton

66 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John S. Compton South Africa 31 1.1k 776 601 437 361 67 2.1k
R. Bernhart Owen Hong Kong 28 1.0k 1.0× 742 1.0× 524 0.9× 278 0.6× 229 0.6× 84 2.4k
Akihiro Kano Japan 25 1.4k 1.3× 1.0k 1.3× 580 1.0× 519 1.2× 346 1.0× 114 2.3k
E. Gibert France 22 1.8k 1.7× 455 0.6× 787 1.3× 369 0.8× 253 0.7× 47 2.5k
Hedi Oberhänsli Germany 29 1.9k 1.8× 854 1.1× 535 0.9× 213 0.5× 302 0.8× 68 2.6k
Pierre Giressè France 26 1.0k 1.0× 326 0.4× 726 1.2× 243 0.6× 450 1.2× 123 2.1k
M. Pilar Mata Spain 27 1.6k 1.5× 561 0.7× 653 1.1× 187 0.4× 721 2.0× 81 2.6k
Georg Schettler Germany 25 1.9k 1.8× 359 0.5× 627 1.0× 314 0.7× 390 1.1× 56 2.7k
Shangde Luo United States 20 1.1k 1.0× 295 0.4× 421 0.7× 296 0.7× 277 0.8× 41 1.7k
Chaoyong Hu China 22 2.2k 2.0× 660 0.9× 1.1k 1.8× 412 0.9× 186 0.5× 59 2.6k
Mebus A. Geyh Germany 30 1.8k 1.7× 799 1.0× 705 1.2× 410 0.9× 325 0.9× 94 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John S. Compton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John S. Compton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Compton, John S., et al.. (2022). Taxonomy of Middle Miocene foraminifera from the northern Namibian continental shelf. Zootaxa. 5091(1). 1–55. 2 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., et al.. (2022). Palaeoceanographic and palaeoenvironmental controls on late Quaternary benthic foraminifera of the western continental slope of South Africa. Marine Micropaleontology. 177. 102180–102180. 4 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., R. Hill, Alan T. Herlihy, et al.. (2020). Clean air act policies reduced stream nitrogen concentrations over time in deposition dominated watersheds of the conterminous US (2000-2014). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2020. 1 indexed citations
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Cawthra, Hayley C., et al.. (2019). Seismic stratigraphy of the inner to mid Agulhas bank, South Africa. Quaternary Science Reviews. 235. 105979–105979. 24 indexed citations
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Cawthra, Hayley C., et al.. (2015). Submerged shorelines and landscape features offshore of Mossel Bay, South Africa. Geological Society London Special Publications. 411(1). 219–233. 37 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., et al.. (2011). Formation of modern dolomite in hypersaline pans of the Western Cape, South Africa. Sedimentology. 58(7). 1678–1692. 12 indexed citations
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Orton, Jayson & John S. Compton. (2006). A reworked mid-Holocene lithic assemblage at Dunefield Midden 1, Elands Bay, South Africa. The South African Archaeological Bulletin. 11 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., et al.. (2006). Holocene Evolution of the Sixteen Mile Beach Complex, Western Cape, South Africa. Journal of Coastal Research. 225. 1158–1166. 20 indexed citations
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Compton, John S.. (2006). The mid-Holocene sea-level highstand at Bogenfels Pan on the southwest coast of Namibia. Quaternary Research. 66(2). 303–310. 42 indexed citations
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Compton, John S.. (2005). Reply to discussion by D. I. Cole. South African Journal of Geology. 108(4). 580–581. 1 indexed citations
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Wigley, Rochelle & John S. Compton. (2005). Late Cenozoic evolution of the outer continental shelf at the head of the Cape Canyon, South Africa. Marine Geology. 226(1-2). 1–23. 50 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., Rochelle Wigley, & I. K. R. McMillan. (2004). Late Cenozoic phosphogenesis on the western shelf of South Africa in the vicinity of the Cape Canyon. Marine Geology. 206(1-4). 19–40. 30 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., et al.. (2004). Aeolian and marine deposits of the Tabakbaai Quarry area, western Cape, South Africa. South African Journal of Geology. 107(4). 619–632. 15 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., et al.. (2003). Sand transport along the Western Capecoast: Gone with the wind?. South African Journal of Science. 99. 317–318. 10 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., et al.. (2003). Rare earth element behavior in soils and salt pan sediments of a semi-arid granitic terrain in the Western Cape, South Africa. Chemical Geology. 201(3-4). 239–255. 188 indexed citations
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Harris, Chris, et al.. (1999). Oxygen and hydrogen isotope composition of kaolinite deposits, Cape Peninsula, South Africa; low-temperature, meteoric origin. Economic Geology. 94(8). 1353–1366. 32 indexed citations
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Compton, John S., Lynda B. Williams, & Ray E. Ferrell. (1992). Mineralization of organogenic ammonium in the Monterey Formation, Santa Maria and San Joaquin basins, California, USA. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 56(5). 1979–1991. 37 indexed citations
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Compton, John S.. (1992). Book Review. Maritime Studies. 1992(62). 18–19. 2 indexed citations
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Compton, John S. & Raymond Siever. (1984). Stratigraphy and Dolostone Occurrence in the Miocene Monterey Formation, Santa Maria Basin Area, California. 141–153. 5 indexed citations

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