R. D. Cottrell

3.6k total citations
53 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

R. D. Cottrell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. D. Cottrell has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Atmospheric Science and 27 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in R. D. Cottrell's work include Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (46 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (31 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers). R. D. Cottrell is often cited by papers focused on Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (46 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (31 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers). R. D. Cottrell collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. R. D. Cottrell's co-authors include J. A. Tarduno, Richard K. Bono, A. V. Smirnov, F. Nimmo, M. K. Watkeys, W J Davis, Levi P. Neukirch, Donald B. Brinkman, Howie D. Scher and Paul R. Renne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Cottrell

51 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. D. Cottrell United States 24 1.6k 1.5k 1.1k 455 350 53 2.5k
P. J. A. McCausland Canada 20 2.0k 1.3× 629 0.4× 675 0.6× 390 0.9× 874 2.5× 82 2.7k
Andrew J. Biggin United Kingdom 31 2.3k 1.5× 2.6k 1.8× 2.1k 1.9× 136 0.3× 326 0.9× 95 3.1k
Yves Gallet France 38 2.4k 1.5× 2.8k 1.9× 2.6k 2.4× 172 0.4× 918 2.6× 111 3.7k
Nicholas L. Swanson‐Hysell United States 30 1.5k 1.0× 751 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 226 0.5× 1.1k 3.2× 75 2.5k
A. V. Smirnov United States 26 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 854 0.8× 151 0.3× 238 0.7× 63 1.7k
Mark A. Richards United States 37 5.1k 3.3× 736 0.5× 952 0.9× 548 1.2× 650 1.9× 68 6.4k
Michael E. Purucker United States 36 1.1k 0.7× 1.9k 1.3× 787 0.7× 2.5k 5.5× 131 0.4× 80 3.9k
Ramón Egli Austria 29 1.0k 0.7× 2.3k 1.6× 2.0k 1.8× 198 0.4× 406 1.2× 75 3.0k
J. A. Tarduno United States 42 3.1k 2.0× 2.9k 2.0× 2.3k 2.1× 618 1.4× 772 2.2× 140 5.0k
E. Herrero‐Bervera United States 29 1.6k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 1.7k 1.6× 163 0.4× 127 0.4× 98 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. D. Cottrell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. D. Cottrell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhou, Tinghong, J. A. Tarduno, R. D. Cottrell, et al.. (2024). A lunar core dynamo limited to the Moon’s first ~140 million years. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 456–456. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Wentao, J. A. Tarduno, Tinghong Zhou, et al.. (2024). Near-collapse of the geomagnetic field may have contributed to atmospheric oxygenation and animal radiation in the Ediacaran Period. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 18 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A., et al.. (2023). Rapid strengthening of westerlies accompanied intensification of Northern Hemisphere glaciation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3905–3905. 9 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A., R. D. Cottrell, Richard K. Bono, et al.. (2023). Hadaean to Palaeoarchaean stagnant-lid tectonics revealed by zircon magnetism. Nature. 618(7965). 531–536. 37 indexed citations
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Cottrell, R. D., Richard K. Bono, James E T Channell, Hans‐Peter Bunge, & J. A. Tarduno. (2023). No Late Cretaceous true polar wander oscillation and implications for stability of Earth relative to the rotation axis. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 620. 118338–118338. 5 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tinghong, J. A. Tarduno, F. Nimmo, et al.. (2022). Early Cambrian renewal of the geodynamo and the origin of inner core structure. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4161–4161. 34 indexed citations
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Nichols, Claire, J. F. J. Bryson, R. D. Cottrell, et al.. (2021). A Time‐Resolved Paleomagnetic Record of Main Group Pallasites: Evidence for a Large‐Cored, Thin‐Mantled Parent Body. Journal of Geophysical Research Planets. 126(7). 14 indexed citations
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Bono, Richard K., et al.. (2016). The Paleomagnetic Record of Eoarchean to Hadean Zircons: Magnetic Hysteresis, Imaging Magnetic Sources, Micromagnetic Modeling and Constraining Post-formation Heating. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A., et al.. (2015). Multi-scale analyses of magnetic carriers in the Jack Hills metaconglomerates, Western Australia: Further evidence for a primary magnetization. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Cottrell, R. D., et al.. (2013). Constraining the geodynamo and magnetopause during Earth's first billion years. AGUFM. 2013. 2 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A. & R. D. Cottrell. (2013). Paleomagnetism of the Springwater Pallasite: Further Evidence for a Dynamo in the Main Group Pallasite Parent Body. LPI. 2801. 3 indexed citations
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Cottrell, R. D., J. A. Tarduno, & Richard K. Bono. (2012). Probing the Oldest Geodynamo. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 12523. 1 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A., R. D. Cottrell, & Martin J. Van Kranendonk. (2011). Magnetic field strength, water and life on the early Earth. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Cottrell, R. D., et al.. (2010). Eye-tracking novice and expert geologist groups in the field and laboratory. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations
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Usui, Yoichi, et al.. (2010). The geodynamo at ~200 Ma: paleosecular variation and paleointensity recorded by Central Atlantic Magmatic Province mafic rocks of Mauritania. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010.
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Tarduno, J. A., et al.. (2010). Paleomagnetic investigation of sedimentary units from Jack Hills, Western Australia, containing Archean-Hadean minerals. AGUFM. 2010. 2 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A., et al.. (2009). Exploring the Magnetic Sands of Time: Using Zircons and Other Sedimentary Detritus to Understand the Early Geodynamo. AGU Spring Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A., et al.. (2007). Geomagnetic field strength 3.2 billion years ago recorded by single silicate crystals. Nature. 446(7136). 657–660. 102 indexed citations
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Cottrell, R. D., et al.. (2004). Preliminary Directional and Paleointensity Studies of South African Proterozoic/Archean Minerals Using a CO 2 Laser System. AGUSM. 2004. 1 indexed citations
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Tarduno, J. A., Robert A. Duncan, R. D. Cottrell, & David W. Scholl. (2001). Motion of Hawaiian Hotspot During Formation of the Emperor Seamounts: Initial Results of ODP Leg 197. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 4 indexed citations

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