Roger G. Walker

9.3k citations

85 papers · 6.4k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 35

Co-authors: Noël P. James Douglas J. Cant Frances J. Hein J. C. Harms John B. Southard Darwin Spearing Janok P. Bhattacharya A P Hamblin
Topics: Geological formations and processes (62 papers)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers)Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (28 papers)
Cited by: Earth-Surface Processes Geology Atmospheric Science
Journals: Geology Geological Society of America Bulletin Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
Partner nations: Canada United Kingdom United States

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Roger G. Walker

81 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Facies models : response to sea level change

2008 1.2k citations Roger G. Walker, Noël P. James profile →
Depositional Environments as Interpreted from Primary Sedimentary and Stratigraphic Sequences

1975 588 citations Roger G. Walker et al. profile →
Fluvial processes and facies sequences in the sandy braided South Saskatchewan River, Canada

1978 450 citations Roger G. Walker et al. profile →
Deep-Water Sandstone Facies and Ancient Submarine Fans: Models for Exploration for Stratigraphic Traps

1978 352 citations Roger G. Walker profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Facies models : response to sea level changebreakdown → 2008 ·Roger G. Walker,Noël P. James	1201
2	Multiphase Transgressive Filling of an Incised Valley and Shoreface Complex, Viking Formation, Sundance-Edson Area, Alberta 1998 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·Simon A. J. Pattison,Roger G. Walker	13
3	Sedimentology and Depositional History of Units C and D of the Falher Member, Spirit River Formation, West-Central Alberta 1997 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·(unknown),Roger G. Walker	12
4	Estuarine valley fills in the Lower Cretaceous Bluesky Formation, Edson area, Alberta 1997 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·(unknown),Roger G. Walker	16
5	Allostratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous Lea Park - Belly River Transition in Central Alberta, Canada 1996 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·(unknown),Roger G. Walker	6
6	Reservoir Geometry Influenced by High-Frequency Forced Regressions Within an Overall Transgression: Caroline and Garrington Fields, Viking Formation (Lower Cretaceous), Alberta 1993 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·(unknown),Roger G. Walker	14
7	Definition of Allomembers and their Facies Assemblages in the Viking Formation, Willesden Green Area, Alberta 1991 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·(unknown),Roger G. Walker	34
8	River- and Wave-Dominated Depositional Systems of the Upper Cretaceous Dunvegan Formation, Northwestern Alberta 1991 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·Janok P. Bhattacharya,Roger G. Walker	113
9	Allostratigraphic Subdivision of the Upper Cretaceous Dunvegan, Shaftesbury, and Kaskapau Formations in the Northwestern Alberta Subsurface 1991 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·Janok P. Bhattacharya,Roger G. Walker	78
10	Facies Modeling and Sequence Stratigraphy: PERSPECTIVE 1990 ·Journal of Sedimentary Research ·Roger G. Walker	8
11	Cardium Formation 6; stratigraphic framework of the Cardium in subsurface; discussions and reply 1987 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·James M. Rine,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),D. G. Smith,A. Guy Plint,Roger G. Walker,(unknown)	3
12	Cardium Formation 8. Facies and Environments of the Cardium Shoreline and Coastal Plain in the Kakwa Field and Adjacent Areas, Northwestern Alberta 1987 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·A. Guy Plint,Roger G. Walker	33
13	Cardium Formation 6. Stratigraphic Framework of the Cardium in Subsurface 1986 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·A. Guy Plint,Roger G. Walker,(unknown)	78
14	PROBABLE LOBSTER BURROWS IN THE CARDIUM FORMATION (UPPER CRETACEOUS) OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA, AND COMMENTS ON MODERN BURROWING DECAPODS 1984 ·Journal of Paleontology ·S. George Pemberton,Robert W. Frey,Roger G. Walker	19
15	CARDIUM FORMATION 2. SAND-BODY GEOMETRY AND STRATIGRAPHY IN THE GARRINGTON-CAROLINE-RICINUS AREA, ALBERTA — THE “RAGGED BLANKET” MODEL 1983 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·Roger G. Walker	9
16	Cardium Formation 1; Cardium, a turbidity current deposit (Beach, 1955); a brief history of ideas 1983 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·Roger G. Walker	7
17	Cardium Formation 3. Sedimentology and Stratigraphy in the Garrington-Caroline Area, Alberta 1983 ·Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ·Roger G. Walker	10
18	Facies Models 9. Eolian Sands 1977 ·Geoscience Canada ·Roger G. Walker,Gerard V. Middleton	13
19	Facies Model - 3. Sandy Fluvial Systems 1976 ·Geoscience Canada ·Roger G. Walker	5
20	Facies Models 2. Turbidites and Associated Coarse Clastic Deposits 1976 ·Geoscience Canada ·Roger G. Walker	156

About Roger G. Walker

Roger G. Walker is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Geology and Atmospheric Science, having authored 85 papers that have together received 6.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological formations and processes (62 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (5.1k citations), Geology (1.1k citations) and Atmospheric Science (3.6k citations). Roger G. Walker has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Noël P. James, Douglas J. Cant, Frances J. Hein, J. C. Harms, John B. Southard, Darwin Spearing, Janok P. Bhattacharya, A P Hamblin, H. G. Reading and A. Guy Plint. Their work appears in journals such as Geology, Geological Society of America Bulletin and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

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