Robert E. Sheriff

6.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
35 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Sheriff is a scholar working on Geophysics, Ocean Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Sheriff has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Geophysics, 15 papers in Ocean Engineering and 13 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Sheriff's work include Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (17 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (10 papers) and Seismology and Earthquake Studies (9 papers). Robert E. Sheriff is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques (17 papers), Seismic Waves and Analysis (10 papers) and Seismology and Earthquake Studies (9 papers). Robert E. Sheriff collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Robert E. Sheriff's co-authors include L. P. Geldart, W. M. Telford, M. Turhan Taner, Dudley Williams, Douglas Frye, G. H. F. Gardner, Hua‐Wei Zhou, Stuart A. Hall, S. Nagihara and John A. McDonald and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing and Geophysics.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Sheriff

31 papers receiving 3.8k citations

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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.

Applied Geophysics

1990 1.7k citations W. M. Telford, L. P. Geldart et al. profile →
Complex seismic trace analysis

1979 1.1k citations M. Turhan Taner, Robert E. Sheriff et al. Geophysics profile →
Encyclopedic dictionary of exploration geophysics

1973 361 citations Robert E. Sheriff profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Sheriff United States	13	3.4k	2.0k	498	445	442	35	4.2k
G. H. F. Gardner United States	19	2.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.7×	980 2.0×	739 1.7×	167 0.4×	72	3.4k
William Menke United States	34	5.0k 1.5×	1.0k 0.5×	229 0.5×	270 0.6×	472 1.1×	125	6.2k
Klaus Mosegaard Denmark	30	2.7k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	460 0.9×	273 0.6×	432 1.0×	94	5.2k
Guust Nolet United States	55	12.2k 3.5×	2.1k 1.1×	590 1.2×	689 1.5×	751 1.7×	156	13.1k
S. C. Singh France	44	5.8k 1.7×	1.0k 0.5×	551 1.1×	810 1.8×	327 0.7×	263	6.7k
G. Vasseur France	31	2.4k 0.7×	395 0.2×	357 0.7×	840 1.9×	238 0.5×	83	3.7k
Misac N. Nabighian United States	21	3.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	235 0.5×	132 0.3×	664 1.5×	55	4.2k
George A. McMechan United States	52	8.6k 2.5×	5.2k 2.6×	1.8k 3.5×	815 1.8×	453 1.0×	371	9.5k
Takeshi Tsuji Japan	37	3.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	425 0.9×	632 1.4×	578 1.3×	259	4.8k
Stewart Greenhalgh Australia	35	4.0k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	428 0.9×	305 0.7×	238 0.5×	279	4.5k

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All Works

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Marfurt, Kurt J., Hua‐Wei Zhou, K. K. Sekharan, et al.. (2000). Future need for geophysicists and geophysical research in the oil business? Conclusions of a ‘listening tour’. The Leading Edge. 19(9). 974–980. 2 indexed citations

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Zhou, Hua‐Wei, et al.. (1995). Artificial generation of a directional phase-encoded wavefield. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. 33(2). 262–267. 1 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1992). Vertical and Lateral Seismic Resolution and Attenuation: Part 7. Geophysical Methods. 95. 388–389. 2 indexed citations

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Telford, W. M., L. P. Geldart, & Robert E. Sheriff. (1990). Applied Geophysics second edition. 238 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1988). Processing and interpretation of seismic reflection data: An historical précis. The Leading Edge. 7(1). 40–42. 3 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1987). Seismic Wave Propagation in Stratified Media (B. L. N. Kennett). SIAM Review. 29(3). 492–493. 1 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1985). Geophysics in petroleum development and production. The Leading Edge. 4(7). 88–88. 1 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E. & L. P. Geldart. (1985). Exploration seismology. Volume 2. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E., et al.. (1981). What is Horizontal Resolution. 119–134. 1 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1981). Structural Interpretation of Seismic Data. American Association of Petroleum Geologists eBooks. 5 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1980). Nomogram for Fresnel-zone calculation. Geophysics. 45(5). 968–972. 87 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1980). Seismic Stratigraphy. 35 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1980). Seismic Stratigraphy for Petroleum Geologists: Part I: Stratigraphic Interpretation of Seismic Data. 1–51.

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Taner, M. Turhan, et al.. (1979). Complex seismic trace analysis. Geophysics. 44(6). 1041–1063. 1051 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1977). Ethics and economics of technology transfer in contractor-client relationships. Geophysics. 42(3). 667–670. 1 indexed citations

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Taner, M. Turhan & Robert E. Sheriff. (1977). Application of Amplitude, Frequency, and Other Attributes to Stratigraphic and Hydrocarbon Determination: Section 2. Application of Seismic Reflection Configuration to Stratigraphic Interpretation. 165. 301–327. 18 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E., et al.. (1977). Marine Geophysical Exploration: The State of the Art. IEEE transactions on geoscience electronics. 15(2). 67–73.

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1976). Inferring Stratigraphy from Seismic Data. AAPG Bulletin. 60. 22 indexed citations

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Sheriff, Robert E.. (1970). Glossary of terms used in well logging. Geophysics. 35(6). 1116–1139.

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Sheriff, Robert E. & Dudley Williams. (1951). Nuclear Gyromagnetic Ratios. III. Physical Review. 82(5). 651–655. 60 indexed citations

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