Robert M. Garrels

12.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
63 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

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Robert M. Garrels is a scholar working on Oceanography, Biomaterials and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Garrels has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Oceanography, 9 papers in Biomaterials and 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Garrels's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (8 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). Robert M. Garrels is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (8 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). Robert M. Garrels collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bermuda and France. Robert M. Garrels's co-authors include C. L. Christ, Robert A. Berner, Antonio C. Lasaga, Fred T. Mackenzie, Michelle E. Thompson, Roland Wollast, Lei Chou, W. C. Krumbein, Harold C. Helgeson and Raymond Siever and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Garrels

62 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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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.

The carbonate-silicate geochemical cycle and its effect on atmospheric carbon dioxide over the past 100 million years

1983 1.8k citations Robert M. Garrels et al. American Journal of Science profile →
Solutions, Minerals and Equilibria

1965 1.7k citations Robert M. Garrels, C. L. Christ Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
Comparative study of the kinetics and mechanisms of dissolution of carbonate minerals

1989 585 citations Robert M. Garrels et al. profile →
A chemical model for sea water at 25 degrees C and one atmosphere total pressure

1962 405 citations Robert M. Garrels, Michelle E. Thompson American Journal of Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert M. Garrels United States	40	2.6k	2.1k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	63	8.5k
James L. Bischoff United States	54	2.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	2.7k 1.8×	158	8.6k
James I. Drever United States	39	3.6k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	561 0.4×	964 0.7×	84	9.2k
Edward D. Goldberg United States	62	3.1k 1.2×	3.5k 1.7×	1.6k 0.9×	1000 0.6×	925 0.6×	215	15.1k
David Rickard United Kingdom	50	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	3.3k 1.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	142	11.9k
Lynn M. Walter United States	45	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	856 0.6×	78	6.1k
Antonio C. Lasaga United States	53	2.5k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	1.1k 0.7×	3.6k 2.5×	116	13.8k
Irving Friedman United States	38	2.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	707 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	133	7.4k
W. S. Fyfe Canada	54	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	6.2k 4.2×	301	12.2k
H. L. Barnes United States	39	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	2.1k 1.2×	1.6k 1.0×	4.1k 2.8×	85	10.6k
Fred T. Mackenzie United States	65	2.6k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	2.5k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	161	14.4k

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Morris, Richard, A. F. Trendall, & Robert M. Garrels. (1988). A model for the deposition of the microbanded Precambrian iron formations; discussion and reply. American Journal of Science. 288(6). 664–673. 2 indexed citations

Garrels, Robert M., et al.. (1987). Thermodynamic values at low temperature for natural inorganic matericals : an uncritical summary. Oxford University Press eBooks. 60 indexed citations

Garrels, Robert M. & Yves Tardy. (1987). Le Cycle De L’eau; Climats, Paleoclimats et Geochimie Globale. American Journal of Science. 287(5). 1 indexed citations

Garrels, Robert M.. (1982). Chemical equilibrium in sedimentary systems. Estudios Geológicos. 38(3). 289–294. 3 indexed citations

Garrels, Robert M. & Joan R. Clark. (1981). Memorial of Charles L. Christ, 1916-1980. American Mineralogist. 66. 649–651. 1 indexed citations

Garrels, Robert M.. (1978). The History of the Earth's Environment: Evolution of the Atmosphere . James C. G. Walker. Macmillan, New York, and Collier Macmillan, London, 1977. xiv, 318 pp., illus. $16.95.. Science. 201(4352). 247–248. 3 indexed citations

Garrels, Robert M., Abraham Lerman, & Fred T. Mackenzie. (1976). Controls of atmospheric O2 and CO2: past, present, and future. American Scientist. 64(3). 306–315. 59 indexed citations

Tardy, Yves & Robert M. Garrels. (1976). Prediction of Gibbs energies of formation—I. Relationships among Gibbs energies of formation of hydroxides, oxides and aqueous ions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 40(9). 1051–1056. 56 indexed citations

Garrels, Robert M., Edward A. Perry, & Fred T. Mackenzie. (1973). Genesis of Precambrian Iron-Formations and the Development of Atmospheric Oxygen. Economic Geology. 68(7). 1173–1179. 105 indexed citations

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Helgeson, Harold C. & Robert M. Garrels. (1968). Hydrothermal transport and deposition of gold. Economic Geology. 63(6). 622–635. 59 indexed citations

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Garrels, Robert M.. (1967). Origin of the chemical compositions of some springs. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 67. 222–242. 3 indexed citations

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Mackenzie, Fred T. & Robert M. Garrels. (1966). Chemical mass balance between rivers and oceans. American Journal of Science. 264(7). 507–525. 313 indexed citations

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Garrels, Robert M. & C. L. Christ. (1965). Solutions, Minerals and Equilibria. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1705 indexed citations breakdown →

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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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Garrels, Robert M. & Esper S. Larsen. (1959). Geochemistry and mineralogy of the Colorado Plateau uranium ores. USGS professional paper. 43 indexed citations

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Christ, C. L. & Robert M. Garrels. (1959). Relations among sodium borate hydrates at the Kramer deposit, Boron, California. American Journal of Science. 257(7). 516–528. 26 indexed citations

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Garrels, Robert M., et al.. (1958). Equilibrium distribution of dissolved sulphur species in water at 25°C and 1 atm total pressure. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 15(1-2). 113–130. 37 indexed citations

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Garrels, Robert M.. (1957). Some Free Energy Values from Geologic Relations. American Mineralogist. 42. 780–791. 22 indexed citations

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Garrels, Robert M.. (1953). Some thermodynamic relations among the uranium oxides and their relation to the oxidation states of the uranium ores of the colorado plateaus. American Mineralogist. 38. 1004–1021. 12 indexed citations

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Garrels, Robert M.. (1951). A textbook of geology. 4 indexed citations

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