Malcolm R. Walter

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Malcolm R. Walter is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Malcolm R. Walter has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Paleontology, 30 papers in Atmospheric Science and 18 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Malcolm R. Walter's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (47 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (16 papers). Malcolm R. Walter is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (47 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (16 papers). Malcolm R. Walter collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Japan. Malcolm R. Walter's co-authors include Andrew H. Knoll, Abigail C. Allwood, Balz S. Kamber, Craig P. Marshall, Nicholas Christie‐Blick, Guy M. Narbonne, Emmanuelle Javaux, Martin J. Van Kranendonk, Roger E. Summons and Yanan Shen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Malcolm R. Walter

82 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Stromatolite reef from the Early Archaean era of Australia 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Stromatolite reef from the Early Archaean era of Australia
    2006 565 citations Abigail C. Allwood, Malcolm R. Walter et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Malcolm R. Walter Australia 37 3.2k 1.9k 1.3k 1.0k 736 84 5.1k
Martin D. Brasier United Kingdom 39 3.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.0× 907 0.9× 461 0.6× 76 5.0k
J. William Schopf United States 48 3.7k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 925 1.3× 109 7.1k
J. William Schopf United States 22 2.4k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 735 0.6× 746 0.7× 415 0.6× 43 4.1k
Tim K. Lowenstein United States 42 2.0k 0.6× 2.9k 1.5× 1.3k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 830 1.1× 122 5.8k
Christian J. Bjerrum Denmark 30 2.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 719 1.0× 54 4.2k
Frank A. Corsetti United States 39 3.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 461 0.6× 126 4.4k
Gordon D. Love United States 44 4.3k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 2.1k 2.0× 2.3k 3.1× 100 7.1k
J. M. Hayes United States 31 3.0k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 1.8k 2.4× 75 6.3k
Graham A. Logan Australia 37 2.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 691 0.5× 739 0.7× 1.6k 2.2× 72 5.3k
M. R. Walter Australia 33 2.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 707 0.7× 333 0.5× 62 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Malcolm R. Walter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Malcolm R. Walter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Timms, Verlaine, et al.. (2021). 2‐Methylhopanoids in geographically distinct, arid biological soil crusts are primarily cyanobacterial in origin. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 14(1). 164–169. 2 indexed citations
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Djokic, Tara, Martin J. Van Kranendonk, Kathleen A. Campbell, et al.. (2020). A Reconstructed Subaerial Hot Spring Field in the ∼3.5 Billion-Year-Old Dresser Formation, North Pole Dome, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Astrobiology. 21(1). 1–38. 41 indexed citations
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Marais, David J. Des & Malcolm R. Walter. (2019). Terrestrial Hot Spring Systems: Introduction. Astrobiology. 19(12). 1419–1432. 63 indexed citations
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Flannery, David, Abigail C. Allwood, Robert Hodyss, et al.. (2018). Microbially influenced formation of Neoarchean ooids. Geobiology. 17(2). 151–160. 11 indexed citations
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Djokic, Tara, Martin J. Van Kranendonk, Kathleen A. Campbell, Malcolm R. Walter, & Colin R. Ward. (2017). Earliest signs of life on land preserved in ca. 3.5 Ga hot spring deposits. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15263–15263. 213 indexed citations
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Matys, E. D., Sarah E. Ongley, Anya Salih, et al.. (2017). Lack of Methylated Hopanoids Renders the Cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme Sensitive to Osmotic and pH Stress. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 83(13). 22 indexed citations
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Walter, Malcolm R., et al.. (2012). Astrobiology Outreach and the Nature of Science: The Role of Creativity. Astrobiology. 12(12). 1143–1153. 11 indexed citations
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Walter, Malcolm R., et al.. (2012). Diversity of cyanobacterial biomarker genes from the stromatolites of Shark Bay, Western Australia. Environmental Microbiology. 15(5). 1464–1475. 17 indexed citations
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Walter, Malcolm R., et al.. (2009). Outback search for life on Mars. 30(7). 18.
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Clarke, J. D. A., et al.. (2009). The geology of Australian Mars analogue sites. Planetary and Space Science. 58(4). 447–458. 30 indexed citations
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Allwood, Abigail C., et al.. (2006). Stromatolite reef from the Early Archaean era of Australia. Nature. 441(7094). 714–718. 565 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walter, Malcolm R., et al.. (2006). Culturing the "unculturable": microbial communities from New Zealand's most active volcano. 1 indexed citations
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Bailey, Jeremy, et al.. (2004). Ground-based imaging spectroscopy of Mars. 545(545). 7–10. 1 indexed citations
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Shen, Yanan, Andrew H. Knoll, & Malcolm R. Walter. (2003). Evidence for low sulphate and anoxia in a mid-Proterozoic marine basin. Nature. 423(6940). 632–635. 222 indexed citations
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Javaux, Emmanuelle, Andrew H. Knoll, & Malcolm R. Walter. (2003). Recognizing and Interpreting the Fossils of Early Eukaryotes. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 33(1). 75–94. 130 indexed citations
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Knoll, Andrew H., et al.. (2001). Morphological and ecological complexity in early eukaryotic ecosystems. Nature. 412(6842). 66–69. 302 indexed citations
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Logan, Graham A., Clive R. Calver, Paul Gorjan, et al.. (1999). Terminal Proterozoic mid-shelf benthic microbial mats in the Centralian Superbasin and their environmental significance. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 63(9). 1345–1358. 64 indexed citations
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Cady, Sherry L., et al.. (1997). FOSSILIZATION PROCESSES IN MODERN THERMAL SPRINGS: CLUES FOR ASSESSING THE BIOGENICITY OF ANCIENT HYDROTHERMAL DEPOSITS. Jack. LPICo. 916. 31. 1 indexed citations
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Walter, Malcolm R.. (1996). Old fossils could be fractal frauds. Nature. 383(6599). 385–386. 7 indexed citations
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Knoll, Andrew H. & Malcolm R. Walter. (1992). Latest Proterozoic stratigraphy and Earth history. Nature. 356(6371). 673–678. 225 indexed citations

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