Kathleen A. McFadden

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Kathleen A. McFadden is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathleen A. McFadden has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Paleontology, 3 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 3 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Kathleen A. McFadden's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (7 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (3 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers). Kathleen A. McFadden is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (7 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (3 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers). Kathleen A. McFadden collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Belgium. Kathleen A. McFadden's co-authors include Shuhai Xiao, Chuanming Zhou, Xunlai Yuan, Ganqing Jiang, Alan J. Kaufman, Xuelei Chu, Jing Huang, Zhou Chuanming, James D. Schiffbauer and Jerry Hunter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Kathleen A. McFadden

8 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Pulsed oxidation and biological evolution in the Ediacara... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Pulsed oxidation and biological evolution in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation
    2008 512 citations Kathleen A. McFadden, Jing Huang et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kathleen A. McFadden United States 7 1.2k 626 576 351 195 8 1.3k
Julie K. Bartley United States 16 1.1k 1.0× 588 0.9× 496 0.9× 499 1.4× 184 0.9× 34 1.4k
Dongjie Tang China 24 1.1k 0.9× 748 1.2× 413 0.7× 423 1.2× 168 0.9× 65 1.3k
Tianchen He China 17 1.1k 0.9× 750 1.2× 445 0.8× 569 1.6× 133 0.7× 43 1.4k
Guang‐Yi Wei China 20 870 0.7× 625 1.0× 409 0.7× 335 1.0× 114 0.6× 59 1.1k
Maya Elrick United States 25 1.4k 1.2× 473 0.8× 903 1.6× 557 1.6× 106 0.5× 40 1.7k
Swapan Sahoo United States 12 874 0.8× 609 1.0× 357 0.6× 337 1.0× 114 0.6× 17 1.0k
Steven M Bates United States 13 1.0k 0.9× 651 1.0× 394 0.7× 347 1.0× 200 1.0× 19 1.3k
Fred Bowyer United Kingdom 19 1.5k 1.3× 649 1.0× 658 1.1× 472 1.3× 173 0.9× 47 1.7k
Xinqiang Wang China 21 1.5k 1.3× 978 1.6× 698 1.2× 537 1.5× 247 1.3× 44 1.8k
Chengsheng Jin China 20 1.3k 1.1× 909 1.5× 430 0.7× 374 1.1× 140 0.7× 27 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathleen A. McFadden

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All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Xiao, Shuhai, Huan Cui, Kathleen A. McFadden, et al.. (2020). Using SIMS to decode noisy stratigraphic δ13C variations in Ediacaran carbonates. Precambrian Research. 343. 105686–105686. 19 indexed citations
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Xiao, Shuhai, Huan Cui, Kathleen A. McFadden, et al.. (2019). USING SIMS DATA TO UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF AUTHIGENIC CARBONATE IN THE ORIGIN OF CHAOTIC STRATIGRAPHIC VARIATIONS OF CARBON ISOTOPES IN THE EARLY EDIACARAN DOUSHANTUO FORMATION. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 2 indexed citations
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Kendall, Brian, Tsuyoshi Komiya, Timothy W. Lyons, et al.. (2015). Uranium and molybdenum isotope evidence for an episode of widespread ocean oxygenation during the late Ediacaran Period. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 156. 173–193. 237 indexed citations
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Xiao, Shuhai, James D. Schiffbauer, Kathleen A. McFadden, & Jerry Hunter. (2010). Petrographic and SIMS pyrite sulfur isotope analyses of Ediacaran chert nodules: Implications for microbial processes in pyrite rim formation, silicification, and exceptional fossil preservation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 297(3-4). 481–495. 120 indexed citations
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McFadden, Kathleen A., Shuhai Xiao, Chuanming Zhou, & Michał Kowalewski. (2009). Quantitative evaluation of the biostratigraphic distribution of acanthomorphic acritarchs in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation in the Yangtze Gorges area, South China. Precambrian Research. 173(1-4). 170–190. 91 indexed citations
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McFadden, Kathleen A., Jing Huang, Xuelei Chu, et al.. (2008). Pulsed oxidation and biological evolution in the Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(9). 3197–3202. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chuanming, Zhou, et al.. (2006). The diversification and extinction of Doushantuo‐Pertatataka acritarchs in South China: causes and biostratigraphic significance. Geological Journal. 42(3-4). 229–262. 169 indexed citations

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