P.A. Cranwell

5.1k citations

40 papers · 4.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 29

Co-authors: Neil Robinson G. Eglinton Bland J. Finlay Simon C. Brassell Robert D. Haworth John K. Volkman J. E. Saxton A.J. Floyd
Topics: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers)Marine and coastal ecosystems (9 papers)Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (8 papers)
Cited by: Atmospheric Science Mechanics of Materials Environmental Chemistry
Journals: Nature Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta The Science of The Total Environment
Partner nations: United Kingdom Israel

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P.A. Cranwell

40 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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Lipids of aquatic organisms as potential contributors to lacustrine sediments—II

1987 673 citations P.A. Cranwell, Neil Robinson et al. Organic Geochemistry profile →
Lipids of aquatic organisms as potential contributors to lacustrine sediments

1984 586 citations Neil Robinson, P.A. Cranwell et al. Organic Geochemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Micro-organic compounds in the Humber rivers 1997 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·W. A. House,D.V. Leach,(unknown),P.A. Cranwell,Chris Smith,(unknown),Andrew A. Meharg,(unknown),(unknown),J. Wright	91
2	Organic carbon in the Humber rivers 1997 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Edward Tipping,A. F. H. Marker,C. Butterwick,(unknown),P.A. Cranwell,(unknown),D.V. Leach,J.P. Lishman,Adrian C. Pinder,E. Rigg,Bernard Simon	84
3	Paleolimnological studies using sequential lipid extraction from recent lacustrine sediment: recognition of source organisms from biomarkers 1991 ·Hydrobiologia ·P.A. Cranwell	5
4	Sedimentary record of polycyclic aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons in the Windermere catchment 1989 ·Water Research ·P.A. Cranwell,(unknown)	44
5	Messel oil shale (western Germany): Assessment of depositional palaeoenvironment from the content of biological marker compounds 1989 ·Chemical Geology ·Neil Robinson,G. Eglinton,P.A. Cranwell,Yifeng Zeng	24
6	Lipid geochemistry of late Pleistocene lacustrine sediments from Burland, Cheshire, U.K. 1988 ·Chemical Geology ·P.A. Cranwell	27
7	Lipids of four species of freshwater dinoflagellates 1987 ·Phytochemistry ·Neil Robinson,P.A. Cranwell,G. Eglinton,G.H.M. Jaworski	42
8	Sources of the lipids in the bottom sediments of an English oligo‐mesotrophic lake 1987 ·Freshwater Biology ·Neil Robinson,P.A. Cranwell,(unknown)	14
9	Lipid geochemistry of Lake Kinneret 1986 ·Organic Geochemistry ·Neil Robinson,P.A. Cranwell,G. Eglinton,Simon C. Brassell,(unknown),Moshe Gophen,Utsa Pollingher	35
10	Esters of acyclic and polycyclic isoprenoid alcohols: Biochemical markers in lacustrine sediments 1986 ·Organic Geochemistry ·P.A. Cranwell	16
11	Esterified lipids of the freshwater dinoflagellatePeridinium lomnickii 1985 ·Lipids ·P.A. Cranwell,Neil Robinson,G. Eglinton	22
12	Lipids of aquatic sediments and sedimenting particulates 1982 ·Progress in Lipid Research ·P.A. Cranwell	218
13	Alkyl and steryl esters in a recent lacustrine sediment 1981 ·Chemical Geology ·P.A. Cranwell,John K. Volkman	78
14	Decomposition of aquatic biota and sediment formation: lipid components of two blue‐green algal species and of detritus resulting from microbial attack 1976 ·Freshwater Biology ·P.A. Cranwell	39
15	Monocarboxylic acids in lake sediments: Indicators, derived from terrestrial and aquatic biota, of paleoenvironmental trophic levels 1974 ·Chemical Geology ·P.A. Cranwell	166
16	Chain‐length distribution of n‐alkanes from lake sediments in relation to post‐glacial environmental change 1973 ·Freshwater Biology ·P.A. Cranwell	335
17	Humic acid—IV 1971 ·Tetrahedron ·P.A. Cranwell,Robert D. Haworth	27
18	Humic acid—III 1968 ·Tetrahedron ·M. V. CHESHIRE,P.A. Cranwell,Robert D. Haworth	11
19	Humic acid—II 1967 ·Tetrahedron ·M. V. CHESHIRE,P.A. Cranwell,Christopher P. Falshaw,A.J. Floyd,Robert D. Haworth	48
20	683. A synthesis of ellipticine 1962 ·Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) ·P.A. Cranwell,J. E. Saxton	53

About P.A. Cranwell

P.A. Cranwell is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Environmental Chemistry and Oceanography, having authored 40 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (23 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (9 papers) and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (1.9k citations), Mechanics of Materials (2.0k citations) and Environmental Chemistry (786 citations). P.A. Cranwell has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom and Israel. Frequent co-authors include Neil Robinson, G. Eglinton, G. Eglinton, Bland J. Finlay, Simon C. Brassell, Robert D. Haworth, John K. Volkman, J. E. Saxton, A.J. Floyd and Roger Pickup. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and The Science of The Total Environment.

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