Robert F. Roy

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Robert F. Roy is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Roy has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Geophysics, 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Roy's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (3 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (3 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (3 papers). Robert F. Roy is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (3 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (3 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (3 papers). Robert F. Roy collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert F. Roy's co-authors include Y. S. Touloukian, William R. Judd, Francis Birch, David Blackwell, Thomas L. Henyey, James N. Brune, Edward R. Decker, Dorothy DeWitt, Victor D. Vacquier and John G. Sclater and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Roy

11 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400 500
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. Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals
    1981 566 citations Y. S. Touloukian, William R. Judd 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
Robert F. Roy United States 8 1.2k 313 159 148 140 12 1.6k
W. A. Elders United States 23 1.4k 1.1× 486 1.6× 279 1.8× 162 1.1× 387 2.8× 69 2.1k
Ki‐iti Horai United States 19 693 0.6× 391 1.2× 382 2.4× 58 0.4× 57 0.4× 54 1.4k
F. W. Jones Canada 24 1.2k 1.0× 399 1.3× 266 1.7× 520 3.5× 97 0.7× 130 1.8k
V. Pasquale Italy 20 813 0.7× 154 0.5× 160 1.0× 44 0.3× 167 1.2× 77 1.3k
M. Rabinowicz France 29 1.6k 1.3× 170 0.5× 74 0.5× 44 0.3× 142 1.0× 65 2.1k
P. Chiozzi Italy 20 667 0.5× 157 0.5× 193 1.2× 49 0.3× 158 1.1× 71 1.2k
G. Ó. Friðleifsson Iceland 20 902 0.7× 329 1.1× 199 1.3× 167 1.1× 173 1.2× 55 1.4k
M. F. Middleton Australia 18 507 0.4× 367 1.2× 69 0.4× 112 0.8× 113 0.8× 47 935
G. Ranalli Canada 35 3.9k 3.2× 365 1.2× 74 0.5× 129 0.9× 241 1.7× 126 4.3k
Philippe Pézard France 25 1.3k 1.0× 303 1.0× 47 0.3× 406 2.7× 131 0.9× 79 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert F. Roy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert F. Roy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert F. Roy

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Nyblade, A., et al.. (1996). Terrestrial heat flow in the Sirt Basin, Libya, and the pattern of heat flow across northern Africa. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 101(B8). 17737–17746. 15 indexed citations
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Roy, Robert F., et al.. (1987). Investigations and interpretations of the vertical distribution of U, TH, and K: South Africa and Canada. Geophysical Research Letters. 14(3). 264–267. 11 indexed citations
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Hinze, William J., Edward G. Lidiak, Rodger E. Denison, et al.. (1986). Exploration for hot dry rock geothermal resources in the Midcontinent USA. USRA Houston Repository (Lunar and Planetary Institute). 3 indexed citations
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Touloukian, Y. S., William R. Judd, & Robert F. Roy. (1981). Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals. 566 indexed citations breakdown →
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Taylor, Bruce E., et al.. (1980). Hueco tanks: an initial evaluation of a potential geothermal area near El Paso, Texas. 4(3). 473–90. 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Bruce E. & Robert F. Roy. (1980). A preliminary heat flow map of west Texas. 137–139. 4 indexed citations
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Roy, Robert F., et al.. (1980). Heat-flow measurements in the state of Arkansas. 1 indexed citations
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DeWitt, Dorothy, et al.. (1978). The thermal diffusivity of eight well-characterized rocks for the temperature range 300–1000 K. Engineering Geology. 12. 31–47. 65 indexed citations
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Warren, Robert E., John G. Sclater, Victor D. Vacquier, & Robert F. Roy. (1969). A comparison of terrestrial heat flow and transient geomagnetic fluctuations in the southwestern United States. Geophysics. 34(3). 463–478. 38 indexed citations
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Brune, James N., Thomas L. Henyey, & Robert F. Roy. (1969). Heat flow, stress, and rate of slip along the San Andreas Fault, California. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 74(15). 3821–3827. 361 indexed citations
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Roy, Robert F., Edward R. Decker, David Blackwell, & Francis Birch. (1968). Heat flow in the united States. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(16). 5207–5221. 123 indexed citations
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Roy, Robert F., David Blackwell, & Francis Birch. (1968). Heat generation of plutonic rocks and continental heat flow provinces. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 5. 1–12. 422 indexed citations

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