Michael Herron

4.8k citations

64 papers · 3.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Geochemistry and Petrology top 0.5%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Geophysics top 1%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Papers in ⓘ

Mechanics of Materials 27
- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis 27
Artificial Intelligence 19
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping 19

Co-authors: Chester C. Langway (13 shared papers)Susan L. Herron (19 shared papers)James H. Cragin (4 shared papers)Minoru Koide (3 shared papers)Edward D. Goldberg (3 shared papers)H.V. Weiss (2 shared papers)A. Matteson (9 shared papers)Robert L. Michel (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Glaciology (6 papers)Nature (4 papers)Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description (3 papers)SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering (3 papers)Journal of Sedimentary Research (2 papers)
Partner nations: British Virgin Islands United States Norway

In The Last Decade

Michael Herron

63 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Geochemical Classification of Terrigenous Sands and Shales from Core or Log Data 1988 · 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1988 Journal of Sedimentary Research
1980 Journal of Glaciology

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1	Geochemical Classification of Terrigenous Sands and Shales from Core or Log Data Journal of Sedimentary Research ·Michael Herron Hit paper breakdown →	1988	1145
2	Firn Densification: An Empirical Model Journal of Glaciology ·Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway Hit paper breakdown →	1980	410
3	Impurity sources Of F⁻, Cl⁻, NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻ in Greenland and Antarctic precipitation Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Michael Herron	1982	212
4	Firn Densification: An Empirical Model Journal of Glaciology ·Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway	1980	149
5	Atmospheric trace metals and sulfate in the Greenland Ice Sheet Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway, H.V. Weiss, James H. Cragin	1977	95
6	Depositional history of artificial radionuclides in the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Minoru Koide, Robert L. Michel, Edward D. Goldberg, Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway	1979	95
7	Quantitative Lithology: An Application For Open And Cased Hole Spectroscopy Susan L. Herron, Michael Herron	1996	88
8	Geochemical Logging With Spectrometry Tools SPE Formation Evaluation ·R.C. Hertzog, L. Colson, B. Seeman, Monica O'Brien, H.D. Scott, D.C. McKeon, P.D. Wraight, J. Grau, D. V. Ellis, J.S. Schweitzer, Michael Herron	1989	87
9	Microbial Mineral Weathering for Nutrient Acquisition Releases Arsenic Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Brian J. Mailloux, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Alison R. Keimowitz, Karen Wovkulich, Greg A. Freyer, Michael Herron, John F. Stolz, T. C. Kenna, Thomas Pichler, Matthew L. Polizzotto, Hailiang Dong, Michael E. Bishop, Peter S.K. Knappett	2009	85
10	Characterization of radioactive fallout from pre- and post-moratorium tests to polar ice caps Nature ·Minoru Koide, Robert L. Michel, Edward D. Goldberg, Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway	1982	75
11	NMR Relaxation of Clay/Brine Mixtures SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering ·A. Matteson, J. P. Tomanic, Michael Herron, David F. Allen, W.E. Kenyon	2000	73
12	Mineralogy from Geochemical Well Logging Clays and Clay Minerals ·Michael Herron	1986	67
13	Climatic signal of ice melt features in southern Greenland Nature ·Michael Herron, Susan L. Herron, Chester C. Langway	1981	66
14	Natural enrichment of elements in snow Nature ·H.V. Weiss, Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway	1978	58
15	Evaluation and calibration of a Field Portable X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer for quantitative analysis of siliciclastic soils and sediments Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry ·T. C. Kenna, F. O. Nitsche, Michael Herron, Brian J. Mailloux, D. M. Peteet, S. Sritrairat, Elizabeth Sands, Joni Baumgarten	2010	55
16	Petrophysical and geochemical properties of Columbia River flood basalt: Implications for carbon sequestration Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·Natalia Zakharova, David Goldberg, E. Charlotte Sullivan, Michael Herron, J. Grau	2012	51
17	Estimating the Intrinsic Permeability of Clastic Sediments from Geochemical Data. Michael Herron	1987	50
18	Total Organic Carbon and Formation Evaluation with Wireline Logs in the Green River Oil Shale SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition ·Michael Herron, J. Grau, Susan L. Herron, Robert Kleinberg, M.L. Machlus, Stacy Reeder, Badarinadh Vissapragada, Alan K. Burnham, Roger L. Day, Pierre Allix	2011	46
19	A Model-Based Interpretation Methodology for Evaluating Carbonate Reservoirs SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition ·T. S. Ramakrishnan, R. Ramamoorthy, Edmund J. Fordham, L. Schwartz, Michael Herron, Naoki Saito, Alain Rabaute	2001	45
20	Transuranic depositional history in South Greenland firn layers Nature ·Minoru Koide, Edward D. Goldberg, Michael Herron, Chester C. Langway	1977	42

About Michael Herron

Michael Herron is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Geophysics, having authored 64 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (27 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (19 papers), NMR spectroscopy and applications (13 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (12 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers), Mineral Processing and Grinding (6 papers), Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods (5 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geochemistry and Petrology (936 citations), Geophysics (1.2k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.2k citations), Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (222 citations) and Mechanics of Materials (746 citations). Michael Herron has collaborated with scholars based in British Virgin Islands, United States and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Chester C. Langway, Susan L. Herron, James H. Cragin, Minoru Koide, Edward D. Goldberg, H.V. Weiss, A. Matteson, Robert L. Michel, J. Grau and W.E. Kenyon. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Glaciology, Nature, Petrophysics – The SPWLA Journal of Formation Evaluation and Reservoir Description, SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering and Journal of Sedimentary Research.

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