Poul Emsbo

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Poul Emsbo is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Poul Emsbo has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Geophysics, 26 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 19 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Poul Emsbo's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (29 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (26 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (19 papers). Poul Emsbo is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (29 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (26 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (19 papers). Poul Emsbo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Poul Emsbo's co-authors include Patrick I. McLaughlin, Sarah Gilbert, Robert J. Scott, Sebastién Meffre, L Danyushevsky, John R. Foster, Stuart W. Bull, Ross R. Large, В. В. Масленников and Bhupendra Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Poul Emsbo

52 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Gold and Trace Element Zonation in Pyrite Using a Laser I... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Gold and Trace Element Zonation in Pyrite Using a Laser Imaging Technique: Implications for the Timing of Gold in Orogenic and Carlin-Style Sediment-Hosted Deposits
    2009 859 citations Ross R. Large, L Danyushevsky et al. Economic Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Poul Emsbo United States 26 1.8k 1.5k 992 586 336 54 2.7k
Sarah A. Gleeson Canada 30 1.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 734 0.7× 534 0.9× 339 1.0× 98 2.4k
Philippe Muchez Belgium 33 2.5k 1.4× 1.5k 1.0× 802 0.8× 560 1.0× 320 1.0× 221 3.5k
Peter McGoldrick Australia 18 1.6k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.8× 382 1.1× 25 2.9k
Yann Lahaye Finland 35 2.9k 1.6× 1.6k 1.1× 767 0.8× 403 0.7× 396 1.2× 129 4.0k
Pei Ni China 37 3.4k 1.9× 2.4k 1.6× 663 0.7× 404 0.7× 218 0.6× 185 4.1k
Stuart W. Bull Australia 26 3.3k 1.8× 2.8k 1.9× 1.5k 1.5× 616 1.1× 204 0.6× 41 4.2k
David L. Huston Australia 34 3.4k 1.9× 2.6k 1.8× 963 1.0× 415 0.7× 197 0.6× 98 4.2k
D. L. Leach United States 28 2.4k 1.3× 1.6k 1.1× 704 0.7× 380 0.6× 257 0.8× 71 3.0k
Benjamin P. Wade Australia 29 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 666 0.7× 442 0.8× 288 0.9× 78 2.7k
Karen D. Kelley United States 23 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 545 0.5× 274 0.5× 139 0.4× 82 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Poul Emsbo

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McLaughlin, Patrick I., et al.. (2025). Onset of the Mulde Biogeochemical Event in the Midcontinent Basin (Silurian, USA). Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 675. 113096–113096.
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Zhao, Xin-Fu, Liping Zeng, Albert H. Hofstra, et al.. (2024). Iron oxide–apatite deposits form from hydrosaline liquids exsolved from subvolcanic intrusions. Mineralium Deposita. 59(4). 655–669. 7 indexed citations
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Emsbo, Poul. (2022). NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE ORIGIN OF CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES IN ORGANIC-RICH BLACK SHALES. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Hofstra, Albert H., Vladimir Lisitsin, Louise Corriveau, et al.. (2021). Deposit classification scheme for the Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative Global Geochemical Database. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 18 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Patrick I., William B. Harrison, Andrew H. Caruthers, et al.. (2020). Linked Silurian carbon cycle perturbations, bursts of pinnacle reef growth, extreme sea-level oscillations, and evaporite deposition (Michigan Basin, USA). Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 554. 109806–109806. 13 indexed citations
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Gosen, Bradley S. Van, Philip L. Verplanck, & Poul Emsbo. (2019). Rare earth element mineral deposits in the United States. U.S. Geological Survey circular. 21 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Patrick I., et al.. (2019). The rise of pinnacle reefs: A step change in marine evolution triggered by perturbation of the global carbon cycle. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 515. 13–25. 19 indexed citations
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Neymark, Leonid A., Wayne R. Premo, & Poul Emsbo. (2018). Combined radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr, 234U/238U) and stable (δ88Sr) isotope systematics as tracers of anthropogenic groundwater contamination within the Williston BasinUSA. Applied Geochemistry. 96. 11–23. 14 indexed citations
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Manning, Andrew H. & Poul Emsbo. (2018). Testing the potential role of brine reflux in the formation of sedimentary exhalative (sedex) ore deposits. Ore Geology Reviews. 102. 862–874. 19 indexed citations
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Brett, Carlton E., James Zambito, Patrick I. McLaughlin, & Poul Emsbo. (2018). Revised perspectives on Devonian biozonation and environmental volatility in the wake of recent time-scale revisions. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 549. 108843–108843. 22 indexed citations
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Emsbo, Poul, Robert R. Seal, George N. Breit, Sharon F. Diehl, & Anjana K. Shah. (2016). Sedimentary exhalative (sedex) zinc-lead-silver deposit model. Scientific investigations report. 37 indexed citations
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Vandenbroucke, Thijs R.A., Poul Emsbo, Axel Munnecke, et al.. (2015). Metal-induced malformations in early Palaeozoic plankton are harbingers of mass extinction. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7966–7966. 76 indexed citations
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Frimmel, Hartwig E., et al.. (2013). Trace element distribution in uraninite from Mesoarchaean Witwatersrand conglomerates (South Africa) supports placer model and magmatogenic source. Mineralium Deposita. 48(4). 423–435. 47 indexed citations
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Emsbo, Poul. (2009). Geologic Criteria for the Assessment of Sedimentary Exhalative (Sedex) Zn-Pb-Ag Deposits. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 31 indexed citations
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Large, Ross R., L Danyushevsky, В. В. Масленников, et al.. (2009). Gold and Trace Element Zonation in Pyrite Using a Laser Imaging Technique: Implications for the Timing of Gold in Orogenic and Carlin-Style Sediment-Hosted Deposits. Economic Geology. 104(5). 635–668. 859 indexed citations breakdown →
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Emsbo, Poul & Alan E. Koenig. (2005). Discovery and significance of gold-rich bitumen in the Rodeo Deposit, northern Carlin Trend, Nevada. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 69(10). 3 indexed citations
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Viets, J.G., Albert H. Hofstra, Poul Emsbo, & Andrzej Kozłowski. (1996). The composition of fluid inclusions in ore and gangue minerals from the Silesian-Cracow Mississippi Valley-type Zn-Pb deposits Poland: Genetic and environmental implications. 154. 85–103. 2 indexed citations

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