L. Sue Beard

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

L. Sue Beard is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geophysics and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Sue Beard has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Atmospheric Science, 18 papers in Geophysics and 10 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in L. Sue Beard's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (21 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers) and Geological formations and processes (10 papers). L. Sue Beard is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (21 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers) and Geological formations and processes (10 papers). L. Sue Beard collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. L. Sue Beard's co-authors include William R. Dickinson, G. Robert Brakenridge, Kerry F. Inman, Robert Clark Ferguson, Karl E. Karlstrom, Laura J. Crossey, Ryan Crow, Jason W. Ricketts, R. A. Young and Shari A. Kelley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Geoscience and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

L. Sue Beard

32 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in re... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 400 800 1.2k
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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. Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in relation to tectonic setting
    1983 1.4k citations William R. Dickinson, L. Sue Beard et al. Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. Sue Beard United States 10 1.3k 693 562 536 463 35 1.7k
Christoph Heubeck Germany 25 819 0.6× 399 0.6× 334 0.6× 495 0.9× 286 0.6× 67 1.6k
Heinrich Bahlburg Germany 30 2.2k 1.7× 697 1.0× 527 0.9× 840 1.6× 874 1.9× 88 2.7k
Jyotiranjan S. Ray India 22 1.3k 1.0× 316 0.5× 197 0.4× 424 0.8× 427 0.9× 56 1.7k
Fabrizio Berra Italy 25 1.7k 1.4× 303 0.4× 433 0.8× 514 1.0× 357 0.8× 80 2.4k
Maria A. Mange United States 15 826 0.6× 276 0.4× 354 0.6× 401 0.7× 295 0.6× 17 1.2k
Gerald M. Ross Canada 36 2.5k 2.0× 375 0.5× 362 0.6× 559 1.0× 857 1.9× 68 3.0k
Frank R. Ettensohn United States 19 658 0.5× 308 0.4× 323 0.6× 376 0.7× 216 0.5× 76 1.4k
Julian S Marsh South Africa 28 2.5k 2.0× 369 0.5× 323 0.6× 496 0.9× 1.0k 2.2× 57 2.9k
Dov Avigad Israel 42 4.2k 3.3× 507 0.7× 309 0.5× 460 0.9× 988 2.1× 84 4.6k
Carlos Alberto Cingolani Argentina 26 1.7k 1.4× 426 0.6× 344 0.6× 323 0.6× 757 1.6× 101 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Sue Beard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karlstrom, Karl E., Carl E. Jacobson, Kurt E. Sundell, et al.. (2020). Evaluating the Shinumo-Sespe drainage connection: Arguments against the “old” (70–17 Ma) Grand Canyon models for Colorado Plateau drainage evolution. Geosphere. 16(6). 1425–1456. 9 indexed citations
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Crow, Ryan, Keith A. Howard, L. Sue Beard, et al.. (2019). Insights into post-Miocene uplift of the western margin of the Colorado Plateau from the stratigraphic record of the lower Colorado River. Geosphere. 15(6). 1826–1845. 15 indexed citations
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Crow, Ryan, P. Kyle House, L. Sue Beard, et al.. (2018). SUBSURFACE DATA IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER CORRIDOR AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR TECTONIC MODELS OF BASIN EVOLUTION WITHIN THE PALO VERDE AND PARKER VALLEYS. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 5 indexed citations
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House, P. Kyle, et al.. (2018). Geologic map of the Castle Rock 7.5' quadrangle, Arizona and California. Scientific investigations map. 4 indexed citations
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Crow, Ryan, et al.. (2017). THE SUBSURFACE EXTENT OF THE BOUSE FORMATION IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER CORRIDOR AND POSSIBLE TECTONIC IMPLICATIONS. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Crow, Ryan, P. Kyle House, Keith A. Howard, et al.. (2016). DECIPHERING LOWER COLORADO RIVER INTEGRATION PROCESSES THROUGH GEOCHRONOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE BOUSE FORMATION: PRELIMINARY RESULTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 2 indexed citations
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Karlstrom, Karl E., Laura J. Crossey, Ryan Crow, et al.. (2016). Cenozoic incision history of the Little Colorado River: Its role in carving Grand Canyon and onset of rapid incision in the past ca. 2 Ma in the Colorado River System. Geosphere. 13(1). 49–81. 37 indexed citations
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Karlstrom, Karl E., Shari A. Kelley, Ryan Crow, et al.. (2014). Formation of the Grand Canyon 5 to 6 million years ago through integration of older palaeocanyons. Nature Geoscience. 7(3). 239–244. 84 indexed citations
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Karlstrom, Karl E., S. P. Kelley, Ryan Crow, et al.. (2013). Comment on “Apatite 4 He/ 3 He and (U-Th)/He Evidence for an Ancient Grand Canyon”. Science. 340(6129). 143–143. 16 indexed citations
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Karlstrom, Karl E., et al.. (2012). Introduction: CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II. Geosphere. 8(6). 1170–1176. 7 indexed citations
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Beard, L. Sue, Karl E. Karlstrom, R. A. Young, & George H. Billingsley. (2011). CRevolution 2—Origin and evolution of the Colorado River system, workshop abstracts. 9 indexed citations
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Sheehan, Jacob R., et al.. (2011). Application of an Artificial Neural Network for Airborne Magnetic Data Discrimination. 553–557. 1 indexed citations
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Beard, L. Sue, R. Ernest Anderson, Robert G. Bohannon, et al.. (2007). Preliminary Geologic Map of the Lake Mead 30' X 60' Quadrangle, Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 10 indexed citations
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Anderson, R. Ernest, L. Sue Beard, George H. Billingsley, et al.. (1998). Map showing Cenozoic tilt domains and associatedstructural features. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 1 indexed citations
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Weir, Gordon Whitney & L. Sue Beard. (1997). Preliminary geologic map of the Strawberry Quadrangle, Yavapai, Gila, and Coconino counties, Arizona. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Beard, L. Sue & S. Ward. (1993). Tertiary sedimentation along the Lake Mead fault system, Virgin Mountains, Nevada-Arizona. Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States). 1 indexed citations
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Beard, L. Sue & David J. Campagna. (1991). Preliminary geologic map of the Devils Throat Quadrangle, Clark County, Nevada. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Beard, L. Sue & Gordon Whitney Weir. (1984). Geochemical data for the Fossil Springs Roadless Area, Yavapai, Gila, and Coconino counties, Arizona. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World.
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Dickinson, William R., et al.. (1983). Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in relation to tectonic setting. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 94(2). 222–222. 1406 indexed citations breakdown →

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