Peter Sonnenfeld

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Peter Sonnenfeld is a scholar working on Geophysics, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Sonnenfeld has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Geophysics, 5 papers in Paleontology and 5 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Peter Sonnenfeld's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (3 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (2 papers). Peter Sonnenfeld is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (3 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (2 papers). Peter Sonnenfeld collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Peter Sonnenfeld's co-authors include L. A. Hardie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geology and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Peter Sonnenfeld

24 papers receiving 992 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.

Coastal and estuarine sediment dynamics

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Sonnenfeld Canada	10	479	406	304	225	199	24	1.1k
John Stevens Schlee United States	16	459 1.0×	126 0.3×	256 0.8×	404 1.8×	134 0.7×	47	965
R. Passega Italy	8	643 1.3×	261 0.6×	166 0.5×	467 2.1×	105 0.5×	10	1.1k
Venkatarathnam Kolla United States	14	519 1.1×	193 0.5×	164 0.5×	716 3.2×	309 1.6×	16	1.1k
J. T. Greensmith United Kingdom	13	368 0.8×	152 0.4×	163 0.5×	258 1.1×	118 0.6×	30	890
David Neev Israel	14	244 0.5×	96 0.2×	367 1.2×	350 1.6×	249 1.3×	19	909
Richard Rezak United States	11	288 0.6×	174 0.4×	169 0.6×	278 1.2×	188 0.9×	30	879
Edward G. Purdy Germany	16	477 1.0×	358 0.9×	129 0.4×	613 2.7×	292 1.5×	20	1.2k
J.‐P. Henriet Belgium	19	453 0.9×	308 0.8×	612 2.0×	517 2.3×	261 1.3×	61	1.4k
Glenn S. Visher United States	5	635 1.3×	216 0.5×	127 0.4×	412 1.8×	56 0.3×	14	919
John S. Jell Australia	17	166 0.3×	333 0.8×	147 0.5×	248 1.1×	240 1.2×	51	919

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1995). Sedimentology and geochemistry of modern and ancient saline lakes. Earth-Science Reviews. 39(1-2). 108–109. 31 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter, et al.. (1989). Comparison of composition and concentration of some lagoonal and continental brine lakes. Sedimentary Geology. 64(4). 265–270. 5 indexed citations

3.

Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1989). Book review. Sedimentary Geology. 62(1). 110–111. 1 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1986). Comment and Reply on “Stable-isotope mapping in Messinian evaporative carbonates of central Sicily”. Geology. 14(9). 799–799. 2 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter, et al.. (1985). Origin of clay films in rock salt. Sedimentary Geology. 44(1-2). 113–120. 5 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1985). EVAPORITES AS OIL AND GAS SOURCE ROCKS. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 8(3). 253–271. 11 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter & L. A. Hardie. (1985). Evaporites; marine or non-marine; discussion and reply. American Journal of Science. 285(7). 661–672. 5 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1981). Tethys, the ancestral Mediterranean. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1979). Brines and Evaporites. Geoscience Canada. 6(2). 2 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1979). Structural history of the Mediterranean basins. Tectonophysics. 54(1-2). 162–163. 294 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1978). Eurasian ophiolites and the Phanerozoic Tethys Sea. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1978). Effects of a variable sun at the beginning of the Cenozoic era. Climatic Change. 1(4). 2 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1975). The Significance of Upper Miocene (Messinian) Evaporites in the Mediterranean Sea. The Journal of Geology. 83(3). 287–311. 13 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1975). The Mediterranean Sea: A natural sedimentation laboratory. Sedimentary Geology. 13(2). 158–159. 13 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1974). The Upper Miocene evaporite basins in the Mediterranean Region — a study in paleo- oceanography. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 63(3). 1133–1172. 15 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter, et al.. (1974). Hot Brines on Los Roques, Venezuela. Science. 185(4149). 440–442. 19 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1974). A Mediterranean catastrophe?. Geological Magazine. 111(1). 79–80. 4 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1974). No current reversal at 10,000 B.P. in the strait of Gibraltar — A discussion. Marine Geology. 17(5). 339–340. 3 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1964). Dolomites and Dolomitization: A Review. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology. 12(1). 101–132. 4 indexed citations

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Sonnenfeld, Peter. (1964). Famennian Reefs in Alberta, Canada: ABSTRACT. AAPG Bulletin. 48. 1 indexed citations

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