Robert Clark Ferguson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Clark Ferguson is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Clark Ferguson has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Ocean Engineering, 2 papers in Environmental Engineering and 2 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Robert Clark Ferguson's work include CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (2 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (2 papers) and Global Energy and Sustainability Research (2 papers). Robert Clark Ferguson is often cited by papers focused on CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions (2 papers), Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (2 papers) and Global Energy and Sustainability Research (2 papers). Robert Clark Ferguson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert Clark Ferguson's co-authors include L. Sue Beard, Kerry F. Inman, William R. Dickinson, G. Robert Brakenridge, Vello Kuuskraa, Christopher Nichols, George Koperna and V.A. Kuuskraa and has published in prestigious journals such as Geological Society of America Bulletin, Energy Procedia and UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona).

In The Last Decade

Robert Clark Ferguson

4 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in re... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 400 800 1.2k
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. Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in relation to tectonic setting
    1983 1.4k citations William R. Dickinson, L. Sue Beard et al. Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Clark Ferguson United States 4 1.1k 682 443 405 298 5 1.5k
Kerry F. Inman United Kingdom 5 1.1k 1.1× 701 1.0× 452 1.0× 495 1.2× 338 1.1× 6 1.6k
Claire Hallsworth United Kingdom 15 1.1k 1.0× 559 0.8× 508 1.1× 606 1.5× 492 1.7× 20 1.7k
Evandro Fernandes de Lima Brazil 23 1.5k 1.4× 299 0.4× 928 2.1× 299 0.7× 178 0.6× 114 1.7k
Amy L. Weislogel United States 18 2.0k 1.9× 334 0.5× 769 1.7× 339 0.8× 345 1.2× 31 2.4k
Luca Caracciolo Germany 19 607 0.6× 354 0.5× 299 0.7× 411 1.0× 287 1.0× 46 1.2k
P. N. Southgate Australia 27 1.1k 1.1× 288 0.4× 621 1.4× 196 0.5× 231 0.8× 50 1.6k
Ph. Muchez Belgium 24 888 0.8× 250 0.4× 486 1.1× 195 0.5× 163 0.5× 46 1.3k
Jianghai Yang China 22 1.2k 1.2× 690 1.0× 567 1.3× 107 0.3× 315 1.1× 48 1.7k
Peter C. van de Kamp United States 16 564 0.5× 366 0.5× 273 0.6× 137 0.3× 180 0.6× 25 902
Horst Zwingmann Australia 29 1.8k 1.7× 200 0.3× 459 1.0× 193 0.5× 423 1.4× 88 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Clark Ferguson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Clark Ferguson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Clark Ferguson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Clark Ferguson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Clark Ferguson 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 Robert Clark Ferguson. Robert Clark Ferguson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

5 of 5 papers shown
1.
Koperna, George & Robert Clark Ferguson. (2011). Linking CO2-EOR and CO2 Storage in the Offshore Gulf of Mexico. Offshore Technology Conference. 5 indexed citations
2.
Ferguson, Robert Clark, et al.. (2010). Storing CO2 With Next Generation CO2-EOR Technology. 9 indexed citations
3.
Ferguson, Robert Clark, et al.. (2009). Storing CO2 with enhanced oil recovery. Energy Procedia. 1(1). 1989–1996. 84 indexed citations
4.
Dickinson, William R., et al.. (1983). Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in relation to tectonic setting. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 94(2). 222–222. 1406 indexed citations breakdown →
5.
Ferguson, Robert Clark. (1983). Petrography, depositional environments, and diagenesis of Bisbee Group carbonates, Guadalupe Canyon area, Arizona. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona).

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