Mervyn Greaves

8.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
72 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Mervyn Greaves is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mervyn Greaves has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Atmospheric Science, 31 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 25 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mervyn Greaves's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (55 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (27 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (22 papers). Mervyn Greaves is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (55 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (27 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (22 papers). Mervyn Greaves collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Mervyn Greaves's co-authors include Henry Elderfield, H. Elderfield, S. Barker, S. E. Calvert, C. J. Hawkesworth, G. P. Klinkhammer, Patrizia Ferretti, David A Hodell, Simon J Crowhurst and Stephanie de Villiers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Mervyn Greaves

70 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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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.

The rare earth elements in seawater

1982 1.2k citations Henry Elderfield, Mervyn Greaves Nature profile →
A study of cleaning procedures used for foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometry

2003 818 citations S. Barker, Mervyn Greaves et al. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems profile →
Evolution of Ocean Temperature and Ice Volume Through the Mid-Pleistocene Climate Transition

2012 607 citations Henry Elderfield, Mervyn Greaves et al. profile →
Rare earth element geochemistry of oceanic ferromanganese nodules and associated sediments

1981 430 citations Henry Elderfield, Mervyn Greaves et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mervyn Greaves. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mervyn Greaves 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 Mervyn Greaves. Mervyn Greaves is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Increased abyssal ocean density stratification across the Middle Pleistocene Transition 2025 ·(unknown), Heather L. Ford, Mervyn Greaves, David A Hodell	1
2	Characterization of the molecular mechanisms of silicon uptake in coccolithophores 2022 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Sarah J. Ratcliffe, (unknown), Charlotte E. Walker, Michael Knight, Heather McNair, Paul G. Matson, Débora Iglesias-Rodriguez, Mark A. Brzezinski, Gerald Langer, Aleksey Sadekov, Mervyn Greaves, Colin Brownlee, Paul Curnow, Alison R. Taylor, Glen L. Wheeler	3
3	Palaeoceanography of the Japan Sea Across the Mid‐Pleistocene Transition: Insights From IODP Exp. 346, Site U1427 2021 ·Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology ·(unknown), Takuya Sagawa, Mervyn Greaves, Melanie J. Leng, Ken Ikehara, Katsunori Kimoto, (unknown), Thomas Wagner, Andrew C. G. Henderson	4
4	The Carbon-Sulfur Link in the Remineralization of Organic Carbon in Surface Sediments 2021 ·Frontiers in Earth Science ·Harold J. Bradbury, Alexandra V. Turchyn, (unknown), Gilad Antler, (unknown), Jennifer L. Druhan, Mervyn Greaves, (unknown), David A Hodell	9
5	Li Partitioning Into Coccoliths of Emiliania huxleyi: Evaluating the General Role of “Vital Effects” in Explaining Element Partitioning in Biogenic Carbonates 2020 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·Gerald Langer, Aleksey Sadekov, Mervyn Greaves, Gernot Nehrke, Ian Probert, Sambuddha Misra, Silke Thoms	7
6	X-ray tomographic data of planktonic foraminifera species Globigerina bulloides from the Eastern Tropical Atlantic across Termination II 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Stergios D. Zarkogiannis, Vincent Fernández, Mervyn Greaves, P. Graham Mortyn, George Kontakiotis, Assimina Antonarakou	10
7	Influence of surface ocean density on planktonic foraminifera calcification 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·Stergios D. Zarkogiannis, Assimina Antonarakou, Aradhna Tripati, George Kontakiotis, P. Graham Mortyn, Hara Drınıa, Mervyn Greaves	35
8	Coupled Mg/Ca and clumped isotope analyses of foraminifera provide consistent water temperatures 2018 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, Maryline J. Vautravers, Anna‐Lena Grauel, Li Lo, Stefano M. Bernasconi, Inigo A. Müller, James Rolfe, Fernando Gázquez, Mervyn Greaves, David A Hodell	40
9	Chemistry of oceans past and present: A Special Issue in tribute to Harry Elderfield, FRS (1943–2016) 2018 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·David A Hodell, Mervyn Greaves, I Nick McCave, S. Barker	0
10	West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by Holocene warm water incursions 2017 ·Nature ·Claus‐Dieter Hillenbrand, James A Smith, David A Hodell, Mervyn Greaves, Christopher R. Poole, Sev Kender, Mark Williams, Thorbjørn Joest Andersen, Patrycja E Jernas, Henry Elderfield, Johann Philipp Klages, Stephen J. Roberts, Karsten Gohl, Robert D Larter, Gerhard Kühn	109
11	Physiological responses of coccolithophores to abrupt exposure of naturally low pH deep seawater 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·M. Débora Iglesias‐Rodríguez, Bethan Jones, Sonia Blanco‐Ameijeiras, Mervyn Greaves, María Huete‐Ortega, Mario Lebrato	2
12	Determination of δ11B by HR-ICP-MS from mass limited samples: Application to natural carbonates and water samples 2014 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Sambuddha Misra, (unknown), (unknown), Mervyn Greaves, Henry Elderfield	51
13	Responses of the Emiliania huxleyi Proteome to Ocean Acidification 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Bethan Jones, M. Débora Iglesias‐Rodríguez, Paul Skipp, Richard J. Edwards, Mervyn Greaves, J. R. Young, Henry Elderfield, C. David O’Connor	39
14	Effect of Carbonate Chemistry Alteration on the Early Embryonic Development of the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) 2011 ·PLoS ONE ·Frédéric Gazeau, Jean‐Pierre Gattuso, Mervyn Greaves, Henry Elderfield, Jan Peene, C.H.R. Heip, Jack J. Middelburg	78
15	Ostracod Mg/Sr/Ca and 87Sr/86Sr geochemistry from Tibetan lake sediments: Implications for early to mid-Pleistocene Indian monsoon and catchment weathering 2010 ·Boreas ·Zhangdong Jin, M. J. Bickle, H. Chapman, Jimin Yu, Zhisheng An, Sumin Wang, Mervyn Greaves	13
16	An experimental evaluation of cleaning methods for fossil ostracod Mg/Ca and Sr/Ca determination 2006 ·Journal of Paleolimnology ·Zhangdong Jin, M. J. Bickle, H. Chapman, Jimin Yu, Mervyn Greaves, Sumin Wang, Shiyue Chen	19
17	MIS 11 and the mid-Brunhes Dissolution Interval 2004 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·S. Barker, Henry Elderfield, Mervyn Greaves, L. Booth, Aradhna Tripati	1
18	Cd in planktonic and benthic foraminiferal shells determined by thermal ionisation mass spectrometry 2000 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Rosalind E. M. Rickaby, Mervyn Greaves, Henry Elderfield	21
19	Aeolian sources of rare earth elements to the Western Pacific Ocean 1999 ·Marine Chemistry ·Mervyn Greaves, Henry Elderfield, Edward R. Sholkovitz	134
20	Determination of the rare earth elements in natural waters by isotope-dilution mass spectrometry 1989 ·Analytica Chimica Acta ·Mervyn Greaves, Henry Elderfield, G. P. Klinkhammer	124

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