Sam Boggs

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Sam Boggs is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Boggs has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 9 papers in Atmospheric Science and 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Sam Boggs's work include Geological formations and processes (11 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers). Sam Boggs is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (11 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers). Sam Boggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and United Kingdom. Sam Boggs's co-authors include David Krinsley, Gordon G. Goleš, Abbas Seyedolali, Kenneth Pye, N. Keith Tovey, Henning Dypvik, D. H. Krinsley, Brian Rusk, Charles Jones and Takeo Tanaka and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Earth-Science Reviews and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Sam Boggs

22 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks 1987 2026 2000 2013 2009 1987 250 500 750
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. Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks
    2009 879 citations Sam Boggs Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
    1987 692 citations Sam Boggs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sam Boggs United States 15 763 752 630 547 527 25 2.4k
Harvey Blatt United States 13 597 0.8× 680 0.9× 562 0.9× 388 0.7× 314 0.6× 22 1.8k
L. L. Sloss United States 15 878 1.2× 1.1k 1.5× 919 1.5× 505 0.9× 627 1.2× 32 2.9k
Gilbert Kellıng United Kingdom 29 992 1.3× 1.2k 1.6× 992 1.6× 282 0.5× 413 0.8× 67 2.4k
Ronald J. Spencer Canada 20 431 0.6× 513 0.7× 704 1.1× 427 0.8× 374 0.7× 34 1.8k
Ronald C. Surdam United States 25 334 0.4× 410 0.5× 430 0.7× 700 1.3× 352 0.7× 87 1.8k
Raymond C. Wilson United States 26 461 0.6× 899 1.2× 913 1.4× 282 0.5× 528 1.0× 56 3.1k
Robert H. Goldstein United States 27 609 0.8× 940 1.3× 947 1.5× 1.1k 1.9× 1.2k 2.2× 91 2.8k
David Krinsley United States 28 1.2k 1.5× 640 0.9× 1.6k 2.6× 278 0.5× 528 1.0× 87 2.9k
K. W. Glennie United Kingdom 23 1.2k 1.5× 514 0.7× 994 1.6× 514 0.9× 378 0.7× 40 2.1k
Marjorie A. Chan United States 30 1.0k 1.3× 769 1.0× 1.2k 2.0× 460 0.8× 735 1.4× 116 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Sam Boggs

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sam Boggs

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Boggs

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sam Boggs. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sam Boggs 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 Sam Boggs. Sam Boggs 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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Boggs, Sam & David Krinsley. (2006). Application of Cathodoluminescence Imaging to the Study of Sedimentary Rocks. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 212 indexed citations
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Kagami, Hideo, H. Taniguchi, & Sam Boggs. (2006). Quartz Recrystallization during Contact Metamorphism of the Shimanto Supergroup,Kanto Mountains, Japan: A Cathodoluminescence Study. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 29. 1–27.
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Boggs, Sam, David Krinsley, Gordon G. Goleš, Abbas Seyedolali, & Henning Dypvik. (2001). Identification of shocked quartz by scanning cathodoluminescence imaging. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 36(6). 783–791. 26 indexed citations
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Krinsley, David, Kenneth Pye, Sam Boggs, & N. Keith Tovey. (1998). Backscattered Scanning Electron Microscopy and Image Analysis of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 87 indexed citations
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Seyedolali, Abbas, et al.. (1997). Provenance interpretation of quartz by scanning electron microscope–cathodoluminescence fabric analysis. Geology. 25(9). 787–787. 86 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam, et al.. (1997). Petrology of late Paleozoic-early Mesozoic Pyeongan Group sandstones, Gohan area, South Korea and its provenance and tectonic implications. Sedimentary Geology. 109(3-4). 321–338. 25 indexed citations
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Seyedolali, Abbas & Sam Boggs. (1996). Albitization of Miocene Deep-Sea Sandstones from the Japan Sea Backarc Basin. Journal of the Sedimentological Society of Japan. 43(43). 1–18. 4 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam & Abbas Seyedolali. (1993). Provenance of Miocene sandstones from ODP sites in the Japan Sea. Journal of the Sedimentological Society of Japan. 38(38). 5–24. 1 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1988). Cenozoic Basin Development of Coastal California. Earth-Science Reviews. 25(4). 315–316. 58 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1984). Quaternary sedimentation in the Japan arc-trench system. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 95(6). 669–669. 15 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1979). Sediment properties and water characteristics of the Taiwan shelf and slope.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 10. 10–49. 84 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam & Charles Jones. (1976). Seasonal reversal of flood-tide dominant sediment transport in a small Oregon estuary. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 87(3). 419–419. 11 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1974). Sand-Wave Fields in Taiwan Strait. Geology. 2(5). 251–251. 29 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1973). Petrographic and Paleontologic Characteristics of the Rickreall Limestone (Eocene) of Northwestern Oregon. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 43. 2 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1968). Experimental Study of Rock Fragments. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 38. 16 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1967). A Numerical Method for Sandstone Classification. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 37. 1 indexed citations
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Boggs, Sam. (1966). Petrology of Minturn Formation, East-Central Eagle County, Colorado. AAPG Bulletin. 50. 9 indexed citations

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