Simon M.F. Sheppard

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

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Simon M.F. Sheppard is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon M.F. Sheppard has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Geophysics, 27 papers in Atmospheric Science and 26 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Simon M.F. Sheppard's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (27 papers). Simon M.F. Sheppard is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (48 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (27 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (27 papers). Simon M.F. Sheppard collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Simon M.F. Sheppard's co-authors include Hugh P. Taylor, Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum, H. Albert Gilg, Christophe Lécuyer, Henry P. Schwarcz, P. Le Fort, Francis Albarède, R. L. Nielsen, Patricia Grandjean and Colin M. Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Simon M.F. Sheppard

87 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Characterization and isotopic variations in natural waters

1986 741 citations Simon M.F. Sheppard Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry profile →
An isotopic study of siderites, dolomites and ankerites at high temperatures

1986 732 citations Jeffrey M. Rosenbaum, Simon M.F. Sheppard Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon M.F. Sheppard France	46	5.7k	2.2k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	89	8.5k
Jochen Hoefs Germany	44	4.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	110	7.7k
Gilbert N. Hanson United States	52	9.8k 1.7×	3.3k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	4.0k 1.9×	2.4k 1.2×	134	12.8k
Wayne C. Shanks United States	48	3.7k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	120	6.8k
M. J. Bickle United Kingdom	54	6.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.4×	122	10.9k
Robert O. Rye United States	47	3.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	656 0.3×	2.6k 1.3×	1.3k 0.6×	132	6.7k
P. Stoffers Germany	47	3.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	871 0.4×	911 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	176	6.0k
Harald Furnes Norway	52	6.0k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	169	8.7k
Hugh P. Taylor United States	59	12.7k 2.2×	4.6k 2.1×	2.3k 1.1×	4.8k 2.3×	3.6k 1.8×	129	16.3k
Annie Michard France	40	5.1k 0.9×	3.3k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	68	7.4k
Irving Friedman United States	38	2.5k 0.4×	2.7k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	956 0.5×	2.7k 1.4×	133	7.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sheppard, Simon M.F.. (2019). D/H, 13C/12C and 18O/16O isotope studies of megacryst and matrix minerals from Lesothan and South African kimberlites.

Moine, Bertrand, et al.. (2000). Incompatible trace element and isotopic (D/H) characteristics of amphibole- and phlogopite-bearing ultramafic to mafic xenoliths from Kerguelen Islands (TAAF, South Indian Ocean). European Journal of Mineralogy. 12(4). 761–777. 18 indexed citations

Moretti, Isabelle, Pierre Labaume, Simon M.F. Sheppard, & Jacques Boulègue. (2000). Compartmentalisation of fluid flow by thrust faults, Sub-Andean Zone, Bolivia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 69-70. 493–497. 6 indexed citations

Gilg, H. Albert, et al.. (1999). Supergene Origin of the Lastarria Kaolin Deposit, South-Central Chile, and Paleoclimatic Implications. Clays and Clay Minerals. 47(2). 201–211. 20 indexed citations

Lardeaux, J. M., Jean‐Emmanuel Martelat, Christian Nicollet, et al.. (1997). The deep continental crust in southern Madagascar: Strain pattern and related fluid and heat transfers. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 10(5-6). III–VI. 2 indexed citations

Gilg, H. Albert & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1996). Hydrogen isotope fractionation between kaolinite and water revisited. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 60(3). 529–533. 92 indexed citations

Chaussidon, Marc, Francis Albarède, & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1989). Sulphur isotope variations in the mantle from ion microprobe analyses of micro-sulphide inclusions. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 92(2). 144–156. 229 indexed citations

Charef, Abdelkrim & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1988). The Malines Cambrian carbonate-shale-hosted Pb-Zn deposit, France: Thermometric and isotopic (H, O) evidence for pulsating hydrothermal mineralization. Mineralium Deposita. 23(2). 20 indexed citations

Chaussidon, Marc, Francis Albarède, & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1987). Sulphur isotope heterogeneity in the mantle from ion microprobe measurements of sulphide inclusions in diamonds. Nature. 330(6145). 242–244. 128 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Simon M.F.. (1986). Characterization and isotopic variations in natural waters. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 16(1). 165–183. 741 indexed citations breakdown →

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Taylor, Hugh P. & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1986). Igneous rocks; I, Processes of isotopic fractionation and isotope systematics. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 16(1). 227–271. 405 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Simon M.F.. (1986). Igneous rocks; III, Isotopic case studies of magmatism in Africa, Eurasia and oceanic islands. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 16(1). 319–371. 45 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Simon M.F., et al.. (1986). Late Hercynian U-vein mineralization in the Alps: fluid inclusion and C, O, H isotopic evidence for mixing between two externally derived fluids. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 93(2). 179–186. 17 indexed citations

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Bernard-Griffiths, J., Jean-Jacques Peucat, Simon M.F. Sheppard, & Ph. Vidal. (1985). Petrogenesis of Hercynian leucogranites from the southern Armorican Massif: contribution of REE and isotopic (Sr, Nd, Pb and O) geochemical data to the study of source rock characteristics and ages. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 74(2-3). 235–250. 141 indexed citations

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Graham, Colin M., Russell S. Harmon, & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1984). Experimental hydrogen isotope studies: hydrogen isotope exchange between amphibole and water. American Mineralogist. 69. 128–138. 191 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Simon M.F., et al.. (1982). Isotopic geochemistry (O, Sr, Pb) of the Golda Zuelva and Mboutou anorogenic complexes, North Cameroun: mantle origin with evidence for crustal contamination. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 61(1). 97–111. 38 indexed citations

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Easton, A.J., D. L. Hamilton, D. R. C. Kempe, & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1977). Low-temperature metasomatic garnets in marine sediments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 286(1336). 253–271. 15 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Simon M.F.. (1977). The Cornubian batholith, SW England: D/H and ¹⁸ O/ ¹⁶ O studies of kaolinite and other alteration minerals. Journal of the Geological Society. 133(6). 573–591. 110 indexed citations

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Heaton, Timothy H. & Simon M.F. Sheppard. (1977). Hydrogen and oxygen isotope evidence for sea-water-hydrothermal alteration and ore deposition, Troodos complex, Cyprus. Geological Society London Special Publications. 7(1). 42–57. 83 indexed citations

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Sheppard, Simon M.F., et al.. (1976). The Chemical and Isotopic Characteristics of Some Northeast Greenland Surface and Pingo Waters. Arctic and Alpine Research. 8(3). 297–317. 1 indexed citations

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