Ron Boyd

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Ron Boyd is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ron Boyd has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 30 papers in Atmospheric Science and 19 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ron Boyd's work include Geological formations and processes (34 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (14 papers). Ron Boyd is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (34 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers) and Coastal and Marine Dynamics (14 papers). Ron Boyd collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United States. Ron Boyd's co-authors include Brian A. Zaitlin, Robert W. Dalrymple, Shea Penland, John R. Suter, Claus F. K. Diessel, Dale A. Leckie, Paul R. Durkin, Stephen M. Hubbard, Claudia J. Schröder-Adams and Kevin Ruming and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Ron Boyd

48 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Estuarine facies models; conceptual basis and stratigraph... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 400 800 1.2k
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. Estuarine facies models; conceptual basis and stratigraphic implications
    1992 1.3k citations Robert W. Dalrymple, Brian A. Zaitlin et al. Journal of Sedimentary Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ron Boyd Australia 25 2.8k 2.2k 1.1k 549 384 48 3.7k
Brian A. Zaitlin Canada 19 2.8k 1.0× 2.0k 0.9× 959 0.8× 549 1.0× 222 0.6× 32 3.3k
John B. Southard United States 25 2.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 448 0.8× 244 0.6× 38 3.0k
Indra Bir Singh India 24 2.3k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 876 0.8× 394 0.7× 315 0.8× 58 4.2k
Donald J. P. Swift United States 40 3.8k 1.4× 2.4k 1.1× 1.7k 1.5× 265 0.5× 571 1.5× 115 4.9k
George Postma Netherlands 32 3.2k 1.1× 2.7k 1.2× 932 0.8× 622 1.1× 206 0.5× 62 4.3k
Albert C. Hine United States 32 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 947 0.8× 165 0.3× 552 1.4× 98 2.7k
H. R. Kudrass Germany 24 1.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 704 0.6× 211 0.4× 440 1.1× 47 2.8k
Bernard Dennielou France 36 2.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.1× 691 0.6× 415 0.8× 609 1.6× 92 3.8k
Maarten A. Prins Netherlands 33 2.0k 0.7× 3.3k 1.5× 934 0.8× 187 0.3× 489 1.3× 88 4.2k
Norman D. Smith United States 36 3.0k 1.1× 2.3k 1.0× 2.4k 2.2× 308 0.6× 112 0.3× 79 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Ron Boyd

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ron Boyd

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ron Boyd

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Durkin, Paul R., Stephen M. Hubbard, John Holbrook, & Ron Boyd. (2017). Evolution of fluvial meander-belt deposits and implications for the completeness of the stratigraphic record. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 130(5-6). 721–739. 55 indexed citations
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Durkin, Paul R., Ron Boyd, Stephen M. Hubbard, A.W. Shultz, & Michael D. Blum. (2017). Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Meander-Belt Evolution, Cretaceous Mcmurray Formation, Alberta Foreland Basin, Canada. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 87(10). 1075–1099. 85 indexed citations
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Durkin, Paul R., Stephen M. Hubbard, Ron Boyd, & Dale A. Leckie. (2015). Stratigraphic Expression of Intra-Point-Bar Erosion and Rotation. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 85(10). 1238–1257. 74 indexed citations
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Macreadie, Peter I., et al.. (2015). Do ENSO and Coastal Development Enhance Coastal Burial of Terrestrial Carbon?. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0145136–e0145136. 13 indexed citations
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Macreadie, Peter I., et al.. (2015). Holocene record of Tuggerah Lake estuary development on the Australian east coast: Sedimentary responses to sea-level fluctuations and climate variability. Carleton University's Institutional Repository (MacOdrum Library, Carleton University). 5. 57–73. 5 indexed citations
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Schröder-Adams, Claudia J., et al.. (2008). Influence of sediment transport dynamics and ocean floor morphology on benthic foraminifera, offshore Fraser Island, Australia. Marine Geology. 254(1-2). 47–61. 19 indexed citations
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Diessel, Claus F. K., Ron Boyd, Jennifer A. Wadsworth, Dale A. Leckie, & Gareth Chalmers. (2000). On balanced and unbalanced accommodation/peat accumulation ratios in the Cretaceous coals from Gates Formation, Western Canada, and their sequence-stratigraphic significance. International Journal of Coal Geology. 43(1-4). 143–186. 137 indexed citations
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Stea, R. R., David J. W. Piper, G B J Fader, & Ron Boyd. (1998). Wisconsinan glacial and sea-level history of Maritime Canada and the adjacent continental shelf: A correlation of land and sea events. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 110(7). 821–845. 79 indexed citations
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Dalrymple, Robert W., Brian A. Zaitlin, & Ron Boyd. (1992). Estuarine Facies Models: Conceptual Basis and Stratigraphic Implications: PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 62(6). 74 indexed citations
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Dalrymple, Robert W., Brian A. Zaitlin, & Ron Boyd. (1992). Estuarine facies models; conceptual basis and stratigraphic implications. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 62(6). 1130–1146. 1289 indexed citations breakdown →
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Penland, Shea, Randolph A. McBride, S. Jeffress Williams, Ron Boyd, & John R. Suter. (1991). Effects of Sea Level Rise on the Mississippi River Delta Plain. Coastal Sediments. 1248–1264. 8 indexed citations
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Forbes, Donald L., Ron Boyd, & John Shaw. (1991). Late Quaternary sedimentation and sea level changes on the inner Scotian Shelf. Continental Shelf Research. 11(8-10). 1155–1179. 32 indexed citations
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Penland, Shea, John R. Suter, Randolph A. McBride, et al.. (1989). Holocene Sand Shoals Offshore of the Mississippi River Delta Plain. 39. 471–480. 15 indexed citations
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Boyd, Ron, John R. Suter, & Shea Penland. (1989). Relation of sequence stratigraphy to modern sedimentary environments. Geology. 17(10). 926–926. 82 indexed citations
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Boyd, Ron, John R. Suter, & Shea Penland. (1989). Sequence Stratigraphy of the Mississippi Delta. 39. 17 indexed citations
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Boyd, Ron & Shea Penland. (1988). A Geomorphologic Model for Mississippi Delta Evolution. AAPG Bulletin. 38. 5 indexed citations
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Boyd, Ron, et al.. (1988). Time‐sequence observations of wave‐formed sand ripples on an ocean shoreface. Sedimentology. 35(3). 449–464. 66 indexed citations
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Boyd, Ron, John R. Suter, & Shea Penland. (1988). Implications of Modern Sedimentary Environments for Sequence Stratigraphy. 33–36. 7 indexed citations

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