Robert H. Dott

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Robert H. Dott is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert H. Dott has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Atmospheric Science, 23 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 21 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Robert H. Dott's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (33 papers), Geological formations and processes (23 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers). Robert H. Dott is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (33 papers), Geological formations and processes (23 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers). Robert H. Dott collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Robert H. Dott's co-authors include Joanne Bourgeois, Robert D. Winn, R.L. Batten, James W. Hagadorn, Gary Kocurek, Ian W. D. Dalziel, R. L. Bruhn, David E. Fastovsky, Charles W. Byers and Gilbert Fielder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Robert H. Dott

57 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Hummocky stratification: Significance of its variable bed... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 250 500 750
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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. Hummocky stratification: Significance of its variable bedding sequences
    1982 767 citations Robert H. Dott, Joanne Bourgeois Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert H. Dott United States 23 1.6k 1.5k 924 830 410 65 2.7k
H. G. Reading United Kingdom 18 2.3k 1.5× 1.8k 1.2× 1.0k 1.1× 827 1.0× 643 1.6× 26 3.5k
June R. P. Ross United States 13 1.6k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 782 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 521 1.3× 27 2.9k
Richard N. Hiscott Canada 35 1.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 852 1.0× 376 0.9× 81 3.6k
John C. Crowell United States 22 860 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 972 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 180 0.4× 54 2.4k
K. J. Hsü Switzerland 19 639 0.4× 994 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 581 0.7× 210 0.5× 32 2.8k
K. W. Glennie United Kingdom 23 1.2k 0.7× 994 0.7× 514 0.6× 378 0.5× 514 1.3× 40 2.1k
Judith Totman Parrish United States 24 992 0.6× 1.7k 1.1× 688 0.7× 2.0k 2.4× 500 1.2× 56 3.4k
P. J. Brenchley United Kingdom 22 653 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 653 0.7× 1.9k 2.3× 313 0.8× 45 2.6k
Jacques Thierry France 18 666 0.4× 846 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 381 0.9× 67 2.3k
Paul Enos United States 23 736 0.5× 795 0.5× 732 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 297 0.7× 56 2.2k

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All Works

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Hagadorn, James W., et al.. (2002). Stranded on a Late Cambrian shoreline: Medusae from central Wisconsin. Geology. 30(2). 147–147. 89 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H., et al.. (1997). Authigenic Silica Fabrics Associated with Cambro-Ordovician Unconformities in the Upper Midwest. 16. 25–36. 1 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H.. (1992). Eustasy: The Historical Ups and Downs of a Major Geological Concept. Geological Society of America eBooks. 25 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H.. (1990). The American Countercurrent - Eastward Flow of Geologists and Their Ideas in the Late Nineteenth Century. Earth Sciences History. 9(2). 158–162. 1 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H. & Joanne Bourgeois. (1983). Hummocky stratification: Significance of its variable bedding sequences: Discussion and reply. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 94(10). 1249–1249. 20 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H.. (1982). The challenge of scientific creationism. Journal of Paleontology. 56. 267–270.
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Dott, Robert H.. (1981). The challenge of scientific creationism. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 51(3). 701–704.
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Davy, Humphry, Robert Siegfried, & Robert H. Dott. (1980). Humphry Davy on geology: The 1805 lectures for the general audience. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H.. (1978). Tectonics and sedimentation a century later. Earth-Science Reviews. 14(1). 1–34. 9 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H., et al.. (1977). Tectonic and sedimentary significance of Cretaceous Tekenika Beds of Tierra del Fuego. Nature. 266(5603). 620–622. 35 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H. & Ian W. D. Dalziel. (1972). Age and Correlation of the Precambrian Baraboo Quartzite of Wisconsin. The Journal of Geology. 80(5). 552–568. 17 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H.. (1971). William Eugene Ham (1916-1970). AAPG Bulletin. 55(3). 531–532. 1 indexed citations
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Halbouty, Michel T., A. A. Meyerhoff, Robert E. King, et al.. (1970). World's Giant Oil and Gas Fields, Geologic Factors Affecting Their Formation, and Basin Classification: Part I: Giant Oil and Gas Fields. 9. 502–528. 27 indexed citations
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Medaris, L. Gordon & Robert H. Dott. (1970). Mantle-Derived Peridotites in Southwestern Oregon: Relation to Plate Tectonics. Science. 169(3949). 971–974. 4 indexed citations
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Halbouty, Michel T., Robert E. King, H. Douglas Klemme, Robert H. Dott, & A. A. Meyerhoff. (1970). World's Giant Oil and Gas Fields, Geologic Factors Affecting Their Formation, and Basin Classification: Part II: Factors Affecting Formation of Giant Oil and Gas Fields, and Basin Classification. 9. 528–555. 5 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H., et al.. (1969). Sourcebook for petroleum geology : semicentennial commemorative volume. American Association of Petroleum Geologists eBooks.
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Dott, Robert H., et al.. (1969). Sourcebook for Petroleum Geology. American Association of Petroleum Geologists eBooks. 24 indexed citations
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Dott, Robert H.. (1963). Dynamics of Subaqueous Gravity Depositional Processes. AAPG Bulletin. 47. 253 indexed citations

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