R. W. Le Maitre

13.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
36 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

R. W. Le Maitre is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, R. W. Le Maitre has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 16 papers in Geophysics and 9 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in R. W. Le Maitre's work include Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (19 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (16 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers). R. W. Le Maitre is often cited by papers focused on Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (19 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (16 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers). R. W. Le Maitre collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. R. W. Le Maitre's co-authors include A. Streckeisen, M. J. Le Bas, Bruno Zanettin, A. R. Woolley, J. F. G. Wilkinson, I. G. Gass, Peter Harris, P. E. Baker, A. Cundari and A. Ewart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

R. W. Le Maitre

35 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

A Chemical Classification of Volcanic Rocks Based on the ... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1986 1989 2002 1988 1976 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
What are hit papers?

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. A Chemical Classification of Volcanic Rocks Based on the Total Alkali-Silica Diagram
    1986 5.4k citations M. J. Le Bas, R. W. Le Maitre et al. Journal of Petrology profile →
  2. A Classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms : recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks
    1989 1.7k citations R. W. Le Maitre Blackwell eBooks profile →
  3. Igneous Rocks
    2002 1.7k citations R. W. Le Maitre, A. Streckeisen et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  4. Alkaline Igneous rocks
    1988 667 citations R. W. Le Maitre Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
  5. The Chemical Variability of some Common Igneous Rocks
    1976 426 citations R. W. Le Maitre Journal of Petrology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. W. Le Maitre Australia 20 10.0k 4.7k 1.7k 1.2k 797 36 11.2k
A. Streckeisen Switzerland 14 10.2k 1.0× 5.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 727 0.9× 18 11.3k
M. J. Le Bas United Kingdom 26 7.4k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 691 0.9× 68 8.3k
J. R. Cann United Kingdom 47 7.6k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 102 9.3k
P. J. Hamilton United Kingdom 38 6.5k 0.6× 2.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.9× 2.4k 1.9× 975 1.2× 67 8.1k
Gilbert N. Hanson United States 52 9.8k 1.0× 4.0k 0.9× 2.4k 1.5× 3.3k 2.6× 2.1k 2.6× 134 12.8k
J. Tarney United Kingdom 60 10.0k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 855 0.5× 1.3k 1.1× 715 0.9× 120 10.5k
J. Godfrey Fitton United Kingdom 50 9.3k 0.9× 2.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 933 1.2× 106 10.5k
Kent C. Condie United States 52 9.0k 0.9× 3.9k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 3.0k 2.5× 1.4k 1.8× 142 10.3k
Marvin A. Lanphere United States 48 6.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.4× 2.8k 1.7× 530 0.4× 672 0.8× 150 7.8k
Carol D. Frost United States 65 14.7k 1.5× 6.3k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 2.6k 2.1× 1.1k 1.3× 204 16.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Maitre, R. W. Le, A. Streckeisen, & Bruno Zanettin. (2002). Igneous rocks : IUGS classification and glossary : recommendations of the International Union of Geological Sciences, Subcommission on the Systematics of Igneous Rocks. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 78 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1988). Alkaline Igneous rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 52(9). 2343–2343. 667 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bas, M. J. Le, et al.. (1986). A Chemical Classification of Volcanic Rocks Based on the Total Alkali-Silica Diagram. Journal of Petrology. 27(3). 745–750. 5367 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ewart, A., B. W. Chappell, & R. W. Le Maitre. (1985). Aspects of the mineralogy and chemistry of the intermediate‐silicic Cainozoic volcanic rocks of eastern Australia. Part 1: Introduction and geochemistry. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. 32(4). 359–382. 25 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1979). A new generalised petrological mixing model. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 71(2). 133–137. 51 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1976). The Chemical Variability of some Common Igneous Rocks. Journal of Petrology. 17(4). 589–598. 426 indexed citations breakdown →
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1976). Some problems of the projection of chemical data into mineralogical classifications. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 56(2). 181–189. 97 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1976). A new approach to the classification of igneous rocks using the basalt-andesite-dacite-rhyolite suite as an example. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 56(2). 191–203. 15 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1974). Partially Fused Granite Blocks from Mt. Elephant, Victoria, Australia. Journal of Petrology. 15(2). 403–412. 21 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1973). Experiences with CLAIR: A computerised library of analysed igneous rocks. Chemical Geology. 12(4). 301–308. 9 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le, et al.. (1973). The effect of prolonged X-ray irradiation on lithium tetraborate glass discs as used in X.R.F. analyses. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 37(3). 708–710. 5 indexed citations
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Lovering, J. F., R. W. Le Maitre, & B. W. Chappell. (1971). Murchison C2 Carbonaceous Chrondrite and its Inorganic Composition. Nature Physical Science. 230(9). 18–20. 21 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1968). Chemical Variation within and between Volcanic Rock Series--A Statistical Approach. Journal of Petrology. 9(2). 220–252. 55 indexed citations
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Hey, M. H., et al.. (1966). A versatile computer programme for the recalculation of rock and mineral analyses. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society. 35(273). 788–788. 1 indexed citations
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Baker, P. E., I. G. Gass, Peter Harris, & R. W. Le Maitre. (1964). The volcanological report of the Royal Society expedition to Tristan da Cunha, 1962. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 256(1075). 439–575. 165 indexed citations
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Maitre, R. W. Le. (1962). Petrology of Volcanic Rocks, Gough Island, South Atlantic. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 73(11). 1309–1309. 144 indexed citations
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Harris, Peter & R. W. Le Maitre. (1962). Volcanic Activity on Tristan Da Cunha on December 16–17. Nature. 193(4817). 719–721. 1 indexed citations
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