Raymond Siever

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Raymond Siever is a scholar working on Paleontology, Mechanics of Materials and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Raymond Siever has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Paleontology, 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 14 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Raymond Siever's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (16 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (14 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (12 papers). Raymond Siever is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (16 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (14 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (12 papers). Raymond Siever collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Japan. Raymond Siever's co-authors include Paul Edwin Potter, F. J. Pettijohn, Robert G. Maliva, Robert M. Garrels, Michelle E. Thompson, Miriam Kastner, Ryuji Tada, Robert A. Berner, Kevin C. Beck and John S. Compton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Raymond Siever

54 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

Sand and sandstone 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 1987 250 500 750 1000
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. Sand and sandstone
    1972 1.2k citations F. J. Pettijohn, Paul Edwin Potter et al. profile →
  2. Sand and Sandstone
    1987 521 citations F. J. Pettijohn, Paul Edwin Potter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Raymond Siever United States 28 1.8k 1.5k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 59 4.6k
Hans P. Eugster United States 43 2.0k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 870 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 726 0.7× 65 5.5k
C. D. Curtis United Kingdom 32 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.5k 1.2× 978 0.8× 845 0.8× 68 4.0k
Lynton S. Land United States 35 1.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.7× 1.8k 1.5× 840 0.8× 64 4.6k
Paul Edwin Potter United States 29 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 942 0.7× 1.7k 1.4× 2.2k 2.1× 80 5.3k
Irving Friedman United States 38 2.5k 1.4× 2.7k 1.8× 1.6k 1.3× 2.7k 2.3× 715 0.7× 133 7.4k
Julian R. Goldsmith United States 36 3.4k 1.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 336 0.3× 72 5.8k
John K. Warren Thailand 30 1.9k 1.1× 982 0.6× 2.1k 1.6× 1.7k 1.5× 1.4k 1.4× 56 5.0k
G. Ross Heath United States 31 887 0.5× 2.2k 1.5× 1.4k 1.1× 2.3k 1.9× 488 0.5× 63 5.7k
F. J. Pettijohn United States 16 1.6k 0.9× 942 0.6× 712 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 29 3.6k
Gunter Faure United States 27 3.2k 1.8× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.7k 1.4× 377 0.4× 103 6.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Raymond Siever

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Fields of papers citing papers by Raymond Siever

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Raymond Siever

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Raymond Siever. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Raymond Siever based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Raymond Siever. Raymond Siever is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Siever, Raymond. (1991). Silica in the oceans; biological-geochemical interplay. Pages. 37 indexed citations
2.
Siever, Raymond. (1989). Chemical Cycles in the Evolution of the Earth. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 53(6). 1482–1482. 66 indexed citations
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Maliva, Robert G. & Raymond Siever. (1989). Nodular Chert Formation in Carbonate Rocks. The Journal of Geology. 97(4). 421–433. 81 indexed citations
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Maliva, Robert G. & Raymond Siever. (1988). Pre-Cenozoic Nodular Cherts; Evidence for opal-CT Precursors and Direct Quartz Replacement. American Journal of Science. 288(8).
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Pettijohn, F. J., Paul Edwin Potter, & Raymond Siever. (1987). Sand and Sandstone. 521 indexed citations breakdown →
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Siever, Raymond, et al.. (1985). Carbonate platform margin facies on an evolving suspect terrane: Wallowa Mountains, Oregon. Geol. Soc. Am., Abstr. Programs; (United States). 17. 2 indexed citations
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Compton, John S. & Raymond Siever. (1984). Stratigraphy and Dolostone Occurrence in the Miocene Monterey Formation, Santa Maria Basin Area, California. 141–153. 5 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond. (1983). Burial History and Diagenetic Reaction Kinetics. AAPG Bulletin. 67. 34 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond. (1983). The Dynamic Earth. Scientific American. 249(3). 46–55. 5 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond. (1982). The Primordial Bond: Exploring Connections Between Man and Nature Through the Humanities and Sciences. Eos. 63(30). 586–586. 1 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond. (1980). Energy and environment : readings from Scientific American. 1 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond, et al.. (1978). State of geological knowledge regarding potential transport of high-level radioactive waste from deep continental repositories. 2 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond. (1974). Comparison of Earth and Mars as differentiated planets. Icarus. 22(3). 312–324. 13 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond. (1968). Environment of the Primitive Earth. Science. 161(3842). 711–712. 1 indexed citations
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Andel, Tjeerd H. van, V.T. Bowen, Peter L. Sachs, & Raymond Siever. (1965). Morphology and Sediments of a Portion of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Science. 148(3674). 1214–1216. 25 indexed citations
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Garrels, Robert M., Michelle E. Thompson, & Raymond Siever. (1961). Control of carbonate solubility by carbonate complexes. American Journal of Science. 259(1). 24–45. 98 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond. (1957). The Silica Budget in the Sedimentary Cycle. American Mineralogist. 42. 821–841. 105 indexed citations
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Potter, Paul Edwin & Raymond Siever. (1956). Sources of Basal Pennsylvanian Sediments in the Eastern Interior Basin: 3. Some Methodological Implications. The Journal of Geology. 64(5). 447–455. 3 indexed citations
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Siever, Raymond & Paul Edwin Potter. (1956). Sources of Basal Pennsylvanian Sediments in the Eastern Interior Basin: 2. Sedimentary Petrology. The Journal of Geology. 64(4). 317–335. 13 indexed citations
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Potter, Paul Edwin & Raymond Siever. (1955). A Comparative Study of Upper Chester and Lower Pennsylvanian Stratigraphic Variability. The Journal of Geology. 63(5). 429–451. 12 indexed citations

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