R J Whittington

1.6k total citations
26 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

R J Whittington is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, R J Whittington has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 12 papers in Atmospheric Science and 12 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in R J Whittington's work include Geological formations and processes (12 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (8 papers). R J Whittington is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (12 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (10 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (8 papers). R J Whittington collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. R J Whittington's co-authors include Julian A. Dowdeswell, Jonathan Craig, Owen E. Sutcliffe, Peter Marienfeld, Daniel Paul Le Heron, M. R. Dobson, Johannes N. Theron, Heinrich Villinger, Richard Hodgkins and Jeremy Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geology.

In The Last Decade

R J Whittington

26 papers receiving 1.2k 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 J Whittington United Kingdom 14 837 531 429 321 244 26 1.3k
Franco Ricci Lucchi Italy 14 665 0.8× 711 1.3× 516 1.2× 194 0.6× 152 0.6× 19 1.1k
Szczepan J. Porębski Poland 15 448 0.5× 557 1.0× 330 0.8× 207 0.6× 102 0.4× 38 912
J. N. Bubb United Kingdom 4 590 0.7× 684 1.3× 476 1.1× 353 1.1× 110 0.5× 6 1.2k
Thierry Jacquin France 10 553 0.7× 480 0.9× 378 0.9× 608 1.9× 65 0.3× 16 1.0k
Karen L. Kleinspehn United States 14 618 0.7× 641 1.2× 769 1.8× 174 0.5× 74 0.3× 20 1.3k
S. Thompson United Kingdom 8 699 0.8× 842 1.6× 568 1.3× 399 1.2× 142 0.6× 20 1.5k
Donatella Mellere Italy 18 744 0.9× 1.0k 1.9× 321 0.7× 180 0.6× 97 0.4× 30 1.2k
Klas Lackschewitz 3 604 0.7× 215 0.4× 516 1.2× 275 0.9× 288 1.2× 6 1.2k
Tom Bugge Norway 15 574 0.7× 498 0.9× 393 0.9× 100 0.3× 425 1.7× 18 1.1k
Lubomir F. Jansa Canada 19 386 0.5× 256 0.5× 634 1.5× 324 1.0× 87 0.4× 48 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R J Whittington

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All Works

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Heron, Daniel Paul Le, Owen E. Sutcliffe, R J Whittington, & Jonathan Craig. (2005). The origins of glacially related soft-sediment deformation structures in Upper Ordovician glaciogenic rocks: implication for ice-sheet dynamics. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 218(1-2). 75–103. 104 indexed citations
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Sutcliffe, Owen E., Jonathan Craig, & R J Whittington. (2005). Late Ordovician glacial pavements revisited: a reappraisal of the origin of striated surfaces. Terra Nova. 17(5). 486–487. 5 indexed citations
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Sutcliffe, Owen E., et al.. (2001). The development of an atypical Hirnantia-brachiopod Fauna and the onset of glaciation in the late Ordovician of Gondwana. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Earth Sciences. 92(1). 1–14. 49 indexed citations
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Sutcliffe, Owen E., Julian A. Dowdeswell, R J Whittington, Johannes N. Theron, & Jonathan Craig. (2000). Calibrating the Late Ordovician glaciation and mass extinction by the eccentricity cycles of Earth's orbit. Geology. 28(11). 967–967. 180 indexed citations
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Whittington, R J, et al.. (1999). TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHERN ‐ CENTRAL IRISH SEA BASIN. Journal of Petroleum Geology. 22(3). 287–304. 11 indexed citations
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Craig, Jonathan, et al.. (1995). Distinction between fault and salt control of Mesozoic sedimentation on the southern margin of the Mid-North Sea High. Geological Society London Special Publications. 91(1). 145–159. 13 indexed citations
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Craig, Jonathan, et al.. (1994). Halokinetic initiation of Mesozoic tectonics in the southern North Sea: a regional model. Geological Magazine. 131(4). 559–561. 19 indexed citations
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Lamb, Henry F., Catherine A. Duigan, John H. Gee, et al.. (1994). Lacustrine sedimentation in a high-altitude, semi-arid environment The palaeolimnological record of Lake Isli, High Atlas, Morocco. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 5 indexed citations
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Dowdeswell, Julian A., Heinrich Villinger, R J Whittington, & Peter Marienfeld. (1993). Iceberg scouring in Scoresby Sund and on the East Greenland continental shelf. Marine Geology. 111(1-2). 37–53. 140 indexed citations
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Dowdeswell, Julian A., R J Whittington, & Richard Hodgkins. (1992). The sizes, frequencies, and freeboards of East Greenland icebergs observed using ship radar and sextant. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 97(C3). 3515–3528. 95 indexed citations
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Dobson, M. R. & R J Whittington. (1992). Aspects of the geology of the Malin Sea area. Geological Society London Special Publications. 62(1). 291–311. 10 indexed citations
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Dobson, M. R. & R J Whittington. (1987). The geology of Cardigan Bay. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 98(4). 331–353. 36 indexed citations
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Brewer, Jonathan A., D. H. Matthews, M. Warner, et al.. (1983). BIRPS deep seismic reflection studies of the British Caledonides. Nature. 305(5931). 206–210. 175 indexed citations
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Dobson, M. R., et al.. (1981). Upper Cretaceous Geology of the Celtic Sea. 727–741. 4 indexed citations
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Whittington, R J, Peter F. Croker, & M. R. Dobson. (1981). Aspects of the geology of the south Irish Sea. Geological Journal. 16(1). 85–88. 7 indexed citations
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Dobson, M. R. & R J Whittington. (1979). The geology of the Kish Bank Basin. Journal of the Geological Society. 136(2). 243–249. 16 indexed citations
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Dobson, M. R., et al.. (1979). The geology of the Firth of Lorne, as determined by seismic and dive sampling methods. Scottish Journal of Geology. 15(3). 217–230. 9 indexed citations
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Whittington, R J, et al.. (1977). A re-assessment of the “Neogene” deposits of the south Irish Sea and Nymphe Bank. Marine Geology. 24(1). M23–M30. 13 indexed citations
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Dobson, M. R., David A.D. Evans, & R J Whittington. (1975). The offshore extension of the Loch Gruinart Fault, Islay. Scottish Journal of Geology. 11(1). 23–35. 12 indexed citations

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