Max Blumer

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
71 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Max Blumer is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Spectroscopy and Analytical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Max Blumer has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 11 papers in Spectroscopy and 11 papers in Analytical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Max Blumer's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (20 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (11 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (6 papers). Max Blumer is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (20 papers), Petroleum Processing and Analysis (11 papers) and Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (6 papers). Max Blumer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Max Blumer's co-authors include William W. Youngblood, J. P. Sass, R. R. L. Guillard, Theodore Chase, David W. P. Thomas, Walter Giger, M. M. Mullin, Michael M. Mullin, Manfred Ehrhardt and David W. Thomas and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Max Blumer

71 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hydrocarbons of marine phytoplankton

1971 488 citations Max Blumer, R. R. L. Guillard et al. Marine Biology profile →
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the environment: homologous series in soils and recent marine sediments

1975 401 citations William W. Youngblood, Max Blumer Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Max Blumer United States	39	1.6k	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	901	71	5.2k
James G. Quinn United States	42	595 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	732 0.7×	1.5k 1.5×	444 0.5×	124	4.7k
A. Saliot France	44	1.1k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	921 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	507 0.6×	126	5.4k
Ryoshi Ishiwatari Japan	36	1.5k 1.0×	765 0.5×	566 0.5×	541 0.5×	542 0.6×	139	5.4k
Robert B. Gagosian United States	40	1.0k 0.6×	715 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	298 0.3×	309 0.3×	80	4.4k
John W. Farrington United States	53	1.6k 1.0×	3.8k 2.6×	1.6k 1.5×	3.1k 3.0×	639 0.7×	139	8.9k
Paul D. Boehm United States	36	499 0.3×	2.0k 1.4×	921 0.9×	1.8k 1.8×	444 0.5×	125	3.7k
Robert K. Nelson United States	43	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	2.3k 2.3×	1.4k 1.6×	132	6.1k
J. Albaigés Spain	61	1.3k 0.8×	5.9k 4.0×	1.2k 1.1×	3.8k 3.7×	1.2k 1.3×	217	10.0k
Claude Largeau France	55	4.3k 2.7×	504 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	588 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	174	10.1k
Patrick L. Parker United States	35	465 0.3×	660 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	478 0.5×	148 0.2×	65	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Max Blumer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Max Blumer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Max Blumer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Max Blumer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Max Blumer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Max Blumer. Max Blumer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Wedekind, Karen J., et al.. (2009). The feline iodine requirement is lower than the 2006 NRC recommended allowance. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. 94(4). 527–39. 20 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max, et al.. (1976). Refrigerated direct insertion probe for mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 48(4). 790–791. 2 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max. (1973). Chemical fossils: trends in organic geochemistry. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 34(3-4). 591–610. 13 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max & J. P. Sass. (1972). Oil Pollution: Persistence and Degradation of Spilled Fuel Oil. Science. 176(4039). 1120–1122. 164 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max & J. P. Sass. (1972). Indigenous and petroleum-derived hydrocarbons in a polluted sediment. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 3(6). 92–94. 69 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max. (1971). Scientific Aspects of the Oil Spill Problem. Boston College environmental affairs law review. 1(1). 54. 43 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max, Howard L. Sanders, J.F. Grassle, & George R. Hampson. (1971). A SMALL OIL SPILL. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 13(2). 49 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max, et al.. (1971). An Ocean of Oil: A Small Oil Spill. Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development. 13(2). 2–12. 57 indexed citations

9.

Blumer, Max, R. R. L. Guillard, & Theodore Chase. (1971). Hydrocarbons of marine phytoplankton. Marine Biology. 8(3). 183–189. 488 indexed citations breakdown →

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Youngblood, William W., et al.. (1971). Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons in marine benthic algae. Marine Biology. 8(3). 190–201. 183 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max. (1968). An integrated gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer system with carrier gas separator. Analytical Chemistry. 40(10). 1590–1592. 31 indexed citations

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Clark, Randal C., Max Blumer, & Sébastien Raymond. (1967). A large water sampler, rupture-disc triggered, for studies of dissolved organic compounds. Deep Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts. 14(1). 125–128. 7 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max, et al.. (1967). Porphyrins of high molecular weight in a Triassic oil shale: Evidence by gel permeation chromatography. Chemical Geology. 2. 35–45. 32 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max, et al.. (1965). Isoprenoid Hydrocarbons in Recent Sediments: Presence of Pristane and Probable Absence of Phytane. Science. 150(3703). 1588–1589. 82 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max, Michael M. Mullin, & David W. P. Thomas. (1964). Pristane in the marine environment. Helgoland Marine Research. 10(1-4). 187–201. 97 indexed citations

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Thomas, David W. P. & Max Blumer. (1964). The organic chemistry of a fossil—III. The hydrocarbons and their geochemistry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 28(9). 1467–1477. 14 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max & Gilbert S. Omenn. (1961). Fossil Chlorins in a Triassic Sediment. Nature. 191(4784). 161–162. 4 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max & Gilbert S. Omenn. (1961). Fossil porphyrins: uncomplexed chlorins in a triassic sediment. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 25(2). 81–90. 23 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max. (1960). Pigments of a Fossil Echinoderm. Nature. 188(4756). 1100–1101. 30 indexed citations

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Blumer, Max. (1956). Separation of Porphyrins by Paper Chromatography. Analytical Chemistry. 28(11). 1640–1644. 19 indexed citations

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