Michael A. Arthur

16.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
170 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

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Michael A. Arthur is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Arthur has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Atmospheric Science, 53 papers in Paleontology and 31 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Arthur's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (66 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (50 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (31 papers). Michael A. Arthur is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (66 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (50 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (31 papers). Michael A. Arthur collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Michael A. Arthur's co-authors include Walter E. Dean, Bradley B. Sageman, Lee R. Kump, James C. Zachos, Hugh C. Jenkyns, S. O. Schlanger, Katherine H. Freeman, Lisa M. Pratt, D. S. Jones and Peter A. Scholle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Arthur

157 papers receiving 11.4k 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.

MARINE BLACK SHALES: Depositional Mechanisms and Environments of Ancient Deposits

1994 696 citations Michael A. Arthur, Bradley B. Sageman Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences profile →
Stable Isotopes in Sedimentary Geology

1983 683 citations Michael A. Arthur et al. profile →
Geochemical and climatic effects of increased marine organic carbon burial at the Cenomanian/Turonian boundary

1988 499 citations Michael A. Arthur, Walter E. Dean et al. profile →
The Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event, I. Stratigraphy and distribution of organic carbon-rich beds and the marine δ ¹³ C excursion

1987 477 citations S. O. Schlanger, Michael A. Arthur et al. Geological Society London Special Publications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Arthur United States	59	8.0k	6.5k	2.9k	2.6k	2.4k	170	12.3k
Lee R. Kump United States	59	7.3k 0.9×	5.9k 0.9×	4.3k 1.5×	2.9k 1.1×	1.6k 0.7×	133	12.5k
Michael M. Joachimski Germany	57	8.7k 1.1×	4.7k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	3.4k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	210	11.0k
Timothy J. Bralower United States	50	5.8k 0.7×	6.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	146	9.7k
Daniel P. Schrag United States	77	9.8k 1.2×	10.7k 1.7×	3.6k 1.2×	4.3k 1.6×	1.6k 0.7×	183	19.9k
Anthony E. Fallick United Kingdom	67	4.9k 0.6×	5.5k 0.9×	3.8k 1.3×	8.7k 3.3×	2.1k 0.9×	539	17.2k
Gerta Keller United States	67	8.1k 1.0×	7.9k 1.2×	1.6k 0.5×	4.1k 1.6×	876 0.4×	249	11.8k
Stephen P. Hesselbo United Kingdom	58	7.9k 1.0×	5.0k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	4.1k 1.6×	2.0k 0.9×	164	10.8k
Shucheng Xie China	57	4.3k 0.5×	6.1k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	252	10.7k
Henk Brinkhuis Netherlands	66	6.9k 0.9×	10.0k 1.6×	867 0.3×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	195	13.6k
Shuhai Xiao United States	79	14.4k 1.8×	7.3k 1.1×	4.6k 1.6×	4.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.5×	275	16.9k

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Arthur, Michael A., et al.. (2026). The Combined Effects of Dietary Polyphenol and Exercise Intervention on Improving Cardiometabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Nutrition Reviews.

Sageman, Bradley B., Matthew M. Jones, Michael A. Arthur, Igor Niezgodzki, & Daniel E. Horton. (2023). Late Cenomanian Plenus event in the Western Interior Seaway. Cretaceous Research. 156. 105798–105798. 6 indexed citations

Arthur, Michael A., et al.. (2018). Judging the Need for and Value of DDA in an Academic Research Library Setting. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. 44(5). 650–662. 13 indexed citations

Arthur, Michael A., et al.. (2010). Creating Core Title Lists for Print Subscription Retention and Storage/Weeding. The Serials Librarian. 58(1-4). 244–249. 2 indexed citations

Junium, Christopher K., Aubrey L. Zerkle, & Michael A. Arthur. (2006). The Fix is On! Nitrogen isotope evidence for high surface-water iron availability during Oceanic Anoxic Event II. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations

Davis, Susan, et al.. (2006). Talk About. The Serials Librarian. 50(1-2). 173–177. 5 indexed citations

Hotinski, Roberta M., L.R. Kump, & Michael A. Arthur. (2004). The effectiveness of the Paleoproterozoic biological pump: A δ13C gradient from platform carbonates of the Pethei Group (Great Slave Lake Supergroup, NWT). Geological Society of America Bulletin. 116(5). 539–539. 38 indexed citations

Arthur, Michael A.. (2003). On the Origin of Mesozoic Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAEs): An Overview. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations

Gröcke, Darren R., Rie S. Hori, & Michael A. Arthur. (2003). The Global Significance of a Deep-sea Isotopic Event During the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event Recorded in Japan. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 5 indexed citations

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Arthur, Michael A.. (2003). Socio-Communicative Variables and Behavior States in Students with Profound and Multiple Disabilities: Descriptive Data from School Settings. Education and training in developmental disabilities. 38(2). 200–219. 21 indexed citations

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Frank, Tracy D., Michael A. Arthur, & Walter E. Dean. (1999). Diagenesis of Lower Cretaceous pelagic carbonates, North Atlantic: Paleoceanographic signals obscured. The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 29(4). 340–351. 59 indexed citations

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Wilkin, Richard T. & Michael A. Arthur. (1999). Partitioning of Trace Metals in Anoxic Black Sea Sediments. 7430. 1 indexed citations

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Dean, Walter E. & Michael A. Arthur. (1999). Sensitivity of the North Atlantic Basin to Cyclic Climatic Forcing During the Early Cretaceous. The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 29(4). 465–486. 9 indexed citations

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Patzkowsky, Mark E., et al.. (1997). Late Middle Ordovician environmental change and extinction: Harbinger of the Late Ordovician or continuation of Cambrian patterns?. Geology. 25(10). 911–911. 94 indexed citations

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Groundwater‐Smith, Susan, et al.. (1994). Partnership : Beyond Consultation. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 19(1). 2 indexed citations

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Arthur, Michael A. & Bradley B. Sageman. (1994). MARINE BLACK SHALES: Depositional Mechanisms and Environments of Ancient Deposits. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 22(1). 499–551. 696 indexed citations breakdown →

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Arthur, Michael A., S. O. Schlanger, & Hugh C. Jenkyns. (1987). The Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event, II. Palaeoceanographic controls on organic-matter production and preservation. Geological Society London Special Publications. 26(1). 401–420. 441 indexed citations

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Dworsky, Ruth, Annlia Paganini‐Hill, Michael A. Arthur, & John C. Parker. (1983). Immune Responses of Healthy Humans 83–104 Years of Age<xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2">2</xref>. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 71(2). 265–8. 31 indexed citations

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Arthur, Michael A. & Hugh C. Jenkyns. (1981). Phosphorites and Paleoceanography. Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR). 31 indexed citations

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Sibuet, Jean‐Claude, William B. F. Ryan, Michael A. Arthur, et al.. (1980). Deep drilling results of Leg 47b (Galicia Bank area) in the framework of the early evolution of the North Atlantic Ocean. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 294(1409). 51–61. 7 indexed citations

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