Preston E. Cloud

5.6k citations
100 papers · 3.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 30

Impact in

Papers in

    • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 30
    • Geological and Geophysical Studies 8
    • Geological Studies and Exploration 6

Preston E. Cloud

96 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Paleoecological Significance of the Banded Iron-Formation 1973 · 395 citations
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Preston E. Cloud
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  • Paleontology 2.0k
  • Geochemistry and Petrology 831
  • Atmospheric Science 1.2k
  • Earth-Surface Processes 425
  • Geophysics 740
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Preston E. Cloud, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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Paleoecological Significance of the Banded Iron-Formation
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1973395
2 1968367
3 1965257
4 1976208
5 1972191
6 1962164
7 1979143
8 1969128
9 1965111
10 1982107
11 195595
12 197472
13 195463
14 196958
15 197354
16 197049
17 196848
18 195243
19 195243
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Oasis in Space: Earth History from the Beginning
198841

About Preston E. Cloud

Preston E. Cloud is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Astronomy and Astrophysics, having authored 100 papers that have together received 3.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (30 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (26 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (10 papers), Geological formations and processes (9 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (8 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (6 papers), Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life (6 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (2.0k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (831 citations), Atmospheric Science (1.2k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (425 citations) and Geophysics (740 citations). Preston E. Cloud has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Brazil. Frequent co-authors include М. А. Семихатов, G. R. Licari, Martin F. Glaessner, Lauren Wright, Charles F. Davidson, R. B. Hargraves, Stanley M. Awramik, Karen Morrison, Conrad D. Gebelein and Marcel Auguste Dardenne. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Precambrian Research, Geological Society of America Bulletin and Nature.

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