S. A. Tyler

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 878 citations indexed

About

S. A. Tyler is a scholar working on Paleontology, Mechanics of Materials and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, S. A. Tyler has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 878 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Paleontology, 4 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 3 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in S. A. Tyler's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (4 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (4 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (3 papers). S. A. Tyler is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (4 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (4 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (3 papers). S. A. Tyler collaborates with scholars based in United States. S. A. Tyler's co-authors include Elso S. Barghoorn, S. W. Bailey, S.W.S. McKeever, W. H. Twenhofel and M. L. Jackson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

S. A. Tyler

11 papers receiving 766 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert

1965 513 citations Elso S. Barghoorn, S. A. Tyler Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. A. Tyler United States	9	521	294	190	148	146	12	878
Robert J. Horodyski United States	16	776 1.5×	539 1.8×	193 1.0×	178 1.2×	189 1.3×	23	1.1k
John H. Oehler Australia	11	352 0.7×	219 0.7×	150 0.8×	91 0.6×	156 1.1×	11	561
Carl V. Mendelson United States	6	582 1.1×	375 1.3×	165 0.9×	65 0.4×	204 1.4×	11	785
J. S. R. Dunlop Australia	8	631 1.2×	419 1.4×	322 1.7×	90 0.6×	401 2.7×	9	1.2k
Eugene C. Perry United States	16	306 0.6×	255 0.9×	284 1.5×	101 0.7×	311 2.1×	30	789
Robert H. Tschudy United States	16	532 1.0×	426 1.4×	68 0.4×	46 0.3×	196 1.3×	34	979
S. Gartner United States	10	409 0.8×	522 1.8×	156 0.8×	86 0.6×	236 1.6×	18	918
K. Perch-Nielsen Switzerland	13	460 0.9×	508 1.7×	54 0.3×	56 0.4×	204 1.4×	23	739
Celeste G. Engel United States	21	256 0.5×	420 1.4×	375 2.0×	97 0.7×	1.5k 10.5×	30	2.1k
David J. Des Marais United States	3	325 0.6×	182 0.6×	153 0.8×	71 0.5×	99 0.7×	3	630

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. A. Tyler

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

All Works

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Tyler, S. A. & S.W.S. McKeever. (1988). Anomalous fading of thermoluminescence in oligoclase. International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation Part D Nuclear Tracks and Radiation Measurements. 14(1-2). 149–154. 24 indexed citations

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Jackson, M. L., et al.. (1986). Weathering sequence of clay-size minerals in soils and sediments; I. Pages. 3053. 4 indexed citations

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Barghoorn, Elso S. & S. A. Tyler. (1965). Appendix: Taxonomic Treatment of Genera and Species from the Lower Algal Chert, Gunflint Formation, Animikie Series, Ontario, Canada. Science. 147(3658). 576–577.

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Barghoorn, Elso S. & S. A. Tyler. (1965). Microorganisms from the Gunflint Chert. Science. 147(3658). 563–575. 513 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barghoorn, Elso S. & S. A. Tyler. (1963). FOSSIL ORGANISMS FROM PRECAMBRIAN SEDIMENTS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 108(2). 451–452. 18 indexed citations

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Tyler, S. A. & Elso S. Barghoorn. (1963). Ambient pyrite grains in Precambrian cherts. American Journal of Science. 261(5). 424–432. 50 indexed citations

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Tyler, S. A. & S. W. Bailey. (1961). Secondary glauconite in the Biwabic iron formation of Minnesota. Economic Geology. 56(6). 1033–1044. 10 indexed citations

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Bailey, S. W. & S. A. Tyler. (1960). Clay minerals associated with the Lake Superior iron ores. Economic Geology. 55(1). 150–175. 29 indexed citations

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Tyler, S. A., et al.. (1957). ANTHRACITIC COAL FROM PRECAMBRIAN UPPER HURONIAN BLACK SHALE OF THE IRON RIVER DISTRICT, NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 68(10). 1293–1293. 37 indexed citations

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Tyler, S. A. & Elso S. Barghoorn. (1954). Occurrence of Structurally Preserved Plants in Pre-Cambrian Rocks of the Canadian Shield. Science. 119(3096). 606–608. 175 indexed citations

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Tyler, S. A. & W. H. Twenhofel. (1952). Sedimentation and stratigraphy of the Huronian of Upper Michigan; Part 1. American Journal of Science. 250(1). 1–27. 11 indexed citations

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Tyler, S. A. & W. H. Twenhofel. (1952). Sedimentation and stratigraphy of the Huronian of Upper Michigan; Part 2. American Journal of Science. 250(2). 118–151. 7 indexed citations

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