Lester C. King

985 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 622 citations indexed

About

Lester C. King is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geology and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lester C. King has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 622 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 4 papers in Geology and 3 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Lester C. King's work include Geological formations and processes (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (2 papers). Lester C. King is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (2 papers). Lester C. King collaborates with scholars based in South Africa. Lester C. King's co-authors include J. K. Charlesworth, Chester R. Longwell, Claudio Vita‐Finzi and F. Dixey and has published in prestigious journals such as Geological Society of America Bulletin, AAPG Bulletin and Geographical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lester C. King

14 papers receiving 488 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

South African Scenery

1963 143 citations J. K. Charlesworth, Lester C. King Geographical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lester C. King South Africa	8	269	267	168	109	102	14	622
M. M. Sweeting United Kingdom	11	225 0.8×	274 1.0×	53 0.3×	85 0.8×	88 0.9×	40	506
Charles Storrow Denny United States	11	287 1.1×	234 0.9×	72 0.4×	163 1.5×	75 0.7×	17	513
T. Langford‐Smith Australia	6	171 0.6×	129 0.5×	65 0.4×	78 0.7×	72 0.7×	12	360
John C. Frye United States	12	337 1.3×	163 0.6×	48 0.3×	135 1.2×	53 0.5×	60	553
Gerald M. Richmond United States	15	746 2.8×	262 1.0×	112 0.7×	196 1.8×	123 1.2×	33	932
R. W. Galloway Australia	12	418 1.6×	184 0.7×	32 0.2×	150 1.4×	67 0.7×	29	654
J. K. Charlesworth United Kingdom	8	338 1.3×	166 0.6×	75 0.4×	89 0.8×	57 0.6×	11	531
Jane M. Soons New Zealand	15	504 1.9×	143 0.5×	116 0.7×	152 1.4×	110 1.1×	34	766
J. A. Bourne Australia	14	396 1.5×	388 1.5×	170 1.0×	79 0.7×	115 1.1×	57	717
R. J. Small United Kingdom	14	303 1.1×	132 0.5×	57 0.3×	88 0.8×	145 1.4×	26	537

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lester C. King

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All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Vita‐Finzi, Claudio & Lester C. King. (1984). Wandering Continents and Spreading Sea Floors on an Expanding Earth. Geographical Journal. 150(3). 385–385. 16 indexed citations

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King, Lester C.. (1973). The Tectonics of Africa: Review. Geographical Journal. 139(1). 119–119. 1 indexed citations

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Longwell, Chester R. & Lester C. King. (1963). The Morphology of the Earth: A Study and Synthesis of World Scenery. Geographical Review. 53(3). 471–471. 58 indexed citations

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Charlesworth, J. K. & Lester C. King. (1963). South African Scenery. Geographical Journal. 129(4). 530–530. 143 indexed citations breakdown →

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King, Lester C.. (1963). Carboniferous Glaciation in Gondwanaland. Geological Magazine. 100(2). 188–190. 6 indexed citations

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Dixey, F. & Lester C. King. (1962). Morphology of the Earth: Review. Geographical Journal. 128(4). 507–507. 1 indexed citations

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King, Lester C., et al.. (1959). A Reappraisal of the Natal Monocline. South African Geographical Journal. 41(1). 15–30. 13 indexed citations

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King, Lester C.. (1956). A geomorphological comparison between Eastern Brazil and Africa (Central and Southern). Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 112(1-4). 445–474. 24 indexed citations

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King, Lester C.. (1956). DRAKENSBERG SCARP OF SOUTH AFRICA: A CLARIFICATION. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 67(1). 121–121. 7 indexed citations

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King, Lester C.. (1955). Pediplanation and Isostasy: An Example from South Africa. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society. 111(1-4). 353–359. 58 indexed citations

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King, Lester C.. (1954). La géomorphologie de l'Afrique du Sud recherches et résultats. Annales de Géographie. 63(336). 113–129. 3 indexed citations

12.

King, Lester C.. (1953). CANONS OF LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 64(7). 721–721. 251 indexed citations

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King, Lester C.. (1953). Necessity for Continental Drift. AAPG Bulletin. 37. 6 indexed citations

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King, Lester C.. (1951). South African scenery : a textbook of geomorphology. 35 indexed citations

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