Robin T. Holcomb

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Robin T. Holcomb is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geophysics and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin T. Holcomb has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Atmospheric Science, 16 papers in Geophysics and 13 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Robin T. Holcomb's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (14 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (13 papers). Robin T. Holcomb is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (24 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (14 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (13 papers). Robin T. Holcomb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Indonesia. Robin T. Holcomb's co-authors include James G. Moore, William R. Normark, David A. Clague, Peter W. Lipman, Michael E. Torresan, R. C. Searle, Robert D. Ballard, Tjeerd H. van Andel, Robert I. Tilling and Donald W. Peterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robin T. Holcomb

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Prodigious submarine landslides on the Hawaiian Ridge 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Prodigious submarine landslides on the Hawaiian Ridge
    1989 534 citations James G. Moore, David A. Clague et al. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robin T. Holcomb United States 20 1.7k 1.1k 503 316 284 35 2.2k
R. I. Walcott New Zealand 19 2.1k 1.3× 864 0.8× 388 0.8× 379 1.2× 103 0.4× 26 2.9k
Richard S. Fiske United States 32 3.2k 1.9× 1.1k 1.0× 467 0.9× 362 1.1× 110 0.4× 62 3.7k
James E. Begét United States 29 598 0.4× 1.9k 1.8× 422 0.8× 162 0.5× 333 1.2× 81 2.4k
Armin Freundt Germany 32 1.6k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 436 0.9× 115 0.4× 470 1.7× 82 2.6k
Clement G. Chase United States 25 2.3k 1.4× 650 0.6× 329 0.7× 355 1.1× 167 0.6× 39 2.9k
John C. Crowell United States 22 972 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 860 1.7× 294 0.9× 59 0.2× 54 2.4k
Peter Kokelaar United Kingdom 19 1.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 750 1.5× 166 0.5× 263 0.9× 26 2.3k
Christine Deplus France 29 2.3k 1.4× 885 0.8× 569 1.1× 477 1.5× 137 0.5× 75 2.8k
Max Deynoux France 26 700 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 905 1.8× 130 0.4× 87 0.3× 44 1.9k
S. A. Soule United States 31 1.5k 0.9× 859 0.8× 249 0.5× 207 0.7× 87 0.3× 86 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Newhall, Chris, Sutikno Bronto, Brent V. Alloway, et al.. (2000). 10,000Years of explosive eruptions of Merapi Volcano, Central Java: archaeological and modern implications. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research. 100(1-4). 9–50. 153 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T., et al.. (2000). Overlapping volcanoes: The origin of Hilo Ridge, Hawaii. Geology. 28(6). 547–550. 2 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T., et al.. (1997). Evidence for two shield volcanoes exposed on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. Geology. 25(9). 811–811. 19 indexed citations
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Moore, James G., William R. Normark, & Robin T. Holcomb. (1994). Giant Hawaiian Underwater Landslides. Science. 264(5155). 46–47. 66 indexed citations
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Peterson, Donald W., Robin T. Holcomb, Robert I. Tilling, & Robert L. Christiansen. (1994). Development of lava tubes in the light of observations at Mauna Ulu, Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Bulletin of Volcanology. 56(5). 343–360. 142 indexed citations
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Clague, David A., Robin T. Holcomb, John M. Sinton, R. S. Detrick, & Michael E. Torresan. (1990). Pliocene and Pleistocene alkalic flood basalts on the seafloor north of the Hawaiian islands. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 98(2). 175–191. 103 indexed citations
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Clague, David A., et al.. (1989). Shipboard report for Hawaii GLORIA ground-truth cruise F11-88-HW, 25 Oct.-7 Nov., 1988. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 7 indexed citations
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Lipman, Peter W., David A. Clague, James G. Moore, & Robin T. Holcomb. (1989). South Arch volcanic field—Newly identified young lava flows on the sea floor south of the Hawaiian Ridge. Geology. 17(7). 611–611. 50 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T., James G. Moore, Peter W. Lipman, & R.H. Belderson. (1988). Voluminous submarine lava flows from Hawaiian volcanoes. Geology. 16(5). 400–400. 58 indexed citations
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Schwab, William C., Robin T. Holcomb, & Cindy Lee Van Dover. (1988). Preliminary presentation and interpretation of ARGO/SeaMARC 1B reconnaissance investigation of Mohns Ridge, Norwegian Sea. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T., et al.. (1987). Dive report: Alvin dive #1461; September 28, 1984 (JD 272); Plume site, southern Juan de Fuca Rift. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 4 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T., Duane E. Champion, & Michael McWilliams. (1986). Dating recent Hawaiian lava flows using paleomagnetic secular variation. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 97(7). 829–829. 57 indexed citations
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Swanson, Donald A., Thomas J. Casadevall, Daniel Dzurisin, et al.. (1985). Forecasts and predictions of eruptive activity at Mount St. Helens, USA: 1975–1984. Journal of Geodynamics. 3(3-4). 397–423. 52 indexed citations
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Waitt, Richard B., Thomas C. Pierson, N. S. MacLeod, et al.. (1983). Eruption-Triggered Avalanche, Flood, and Lahar at Mount St. Helens—Effects of Winter Snowpack. Science. 221(4618). 1394–1397. 59 indexed citations
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McWilliams, Michael, et al.. (1982). Geomagnetic secular variation from 14C-dated lava flows on Hawaii and the question of the Pacific non-dipole low. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 306(1492). 211–222. 43 indexed citations
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Clague, David A., Richard J. Murnane, Melvin H. Beeson, et al.. (1982). Age and Petrology of the Kalaupapa Basalt, Molokai, Hawaii. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 20 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T.. (1981). Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii : chronology and morphology of the surficial lava flow. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 8 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T.. (1981). Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii: chronology and morphology of the surficial lava flows. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 26 indexed citations
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Holcomb, Robin T.. (1980). Preliminary geologic map of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 10 indexed citations
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Ballard, Robert D., Robin T. Holcomb, & Tjeerd H. van Andel. (1979). The Galapagos Rift at 86° W: 3. Sheet flows, collapse pits, and lava lakes of the Rift Valley. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 84(B10). 5407–5422. 175 indexed citations

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