Stefan Nicolescu

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Stefan Nicolescu is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Nicolescu has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Atmospheric Science and 2 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Stefan Nicolescu's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (8 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). Stefan Nicolescu is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (12 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (8 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (6 papers). Stefan Nicolescu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Austria. Stefan Nicolescu's co-authors include Peter W. Reiners, Kathleen A. Zanetti, Terry L. Spell, Jay J. Ague, Charlotte M. Allen, I. H. Campbell, Rajeev Upadhyay, Jeffrey M. Rahl, Peter van der Beek and Arnaud Pêcher and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Nicolescu

20 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry: He diffusion and comparisons with 40Ar/39Ar dating

2004 605 citations Peter W. Reiners, Terry L. Spell et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
Carbon dioxide released from subduction zones by fluid-mediated reactions

2014 291 citations Jay J. Ague, Stefan Nicolescu Nature Geoscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Nicolescu United States	13	1.3k	405	346	132	130	20	1.6k
Didier Marquer France	27	2.2k 1.6×	304 0.8×	340 1.0×	114 0.9×	172 1.3×	67	2.3k
Zhenhan Wu China	21	1.7k 1.3×	360 0.9×	331 1.0×	102 0.8×	120 0.9×	79	2.1k
Li Haibing China	19	1.6k 1.2×	362 0.9×	383 1.1×	62 0.5×	69 0.5×	55	1.8k
Maria Laura Balestrieri Italy	24	1.4k 1.0×	483 1.2×	168 0.5×	105 0.8×	98 0.8×	72	1.6k
Romain Bousquet Germany	33	3.0k 2.2×	408 1.0×	356 1.0×	189 1.4×	106 0.8×	62	3.2k
John M. Bartley United States	29	2.5k 1.9×	488 1.2×	753 2.2×	82 0.6×	125 1.0×	83	2.6k
Sandra McLaren Australia	19	939 0.7×	235 0.6×	302 0.9×	92 0.7×	72 0.6×	44	1.2k
Richard Wysoczański New Zealand	28	1.8k 1.3×	513 1.3×	513 1.5×	149 1.1×	70 0.5×	58	2.1k
Caroline Martel France	25	1.9k 1.4×	271 0.7×	333 1.0×	55 0.4×	94 0.7×	57	2.1k
Eugene I. Smith United States	24	1.6k 1.2×	422 1.0×	582 1.7×	138 1.0×	50 0.4×	76	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Turtoi, Evgenia, Marie‐Alix Poul, Marine Pratlong, et al.. (2022). The landscape of cancer-associated fibroblasts in colorectal cancer liver metastases. Theranostics. 12(17). 7624–7639. 43 indexed citations

Ague, Jay J. & Stefan Nicolescu. (2014). Carbon dioxide released from subduction zones by fluid-mediated reactions. Nature Geoscience. 7(5). 355–360. 291 indexed citations breakdown →

Cardona, A., V. Valencia, Marion Weber, et al.. (2011). Transient Cenozoic tectonic stages in the southern margin of the Caribbean plate: U-Th/He thermochronological constraints from Eocene plutonic rocks in the Santa Marta massif and Serranía de Jarara, northern Colombia. Geologica Acta. 9(3). 445–469. 30 indexed citations

Nicolescu, Stefan, et al.. (2011). Samarskite Rediscovered at the Spinelli Prospect, Glastonbury, Connecticut. 52(1). 135–152. 1 indexed citations

Beek, Peter van der, Stéphane Guillot, Arnaud Pêcher, et al.. (2009). Eocene Tibetan plateau remnants preserved in the northwest Himalaya. Nature Geoscience. 2(5). 364–368. 100 indexed citations

Hemming, Sidney R., Peter W. Reiners, Stefan Nicolescu, et al.. (2007). Detrital apatite and zircon (U-Th)/He evidence for early formation and slow erosion of the Gamburtsev Mountains, East Antarctica. 1 indexed citations

Peppe, Daniel J., et al.. (2006). He diffusion in and (U–Th)/He dating of fossil tooth enamel and conodonts. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 70(18). A525–A525. 1 indexed citations

Campbell, I. H., Peter W. Reiners, Charlotte M. Allen, Stefan Nicolescu, & Rajeev Upadhyay. (2005). He–Pb double dating of detrital zircons from the Ganges and Indus Rivers: Implication for quantifying sediment recycling and provenance studies. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 237(3-4). 402–432. 141 indexed citations

Bojar, Ana‐Voica, et al.. (2005). Timing and mechanisms of Central Himalayan exhumation: discriminating between tectonic and erosion processes. Terra Nova. 17(5). 427–433. 32 indexed citations

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Fellin, Maria Giuditta, Massimiliano Zattin, Vincenzo Picotti, Peter W. Reiners, & Stefan Nicolescu. (2005). Relief evolution in northern Corsica (western Mediterranean): Constraints on uplift and erosion on long‐term and short‐term timescales. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 110(F1). 26 indexed citations

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Min, Kyung Duck, et al.. (2004). (U-Th)/He Dating Of Volcanic Phenocrysts With High-(U-Th) Inclusions, Bandelier Tuff, New Mexico. AGUFM. 2004. 2 indexed citations

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Reiners, Peter W., I. H. Campbell, Stefan Nicolescu, et al.. (2004). Double- and triple-dating of single detrital zircons with (U-Th)/He, fission-track, and U/Pb systems, and examples from modern and ancient sediments of the western U.S.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Min, Kyoungwon, Peter W. Reiners, Stefan Nicolescu, & J. P. Greenwood. (2004). Age and temperature of shock metamorphism of Martian meteorite Los Angeles from (U-Th)/He thermochronometry. Geology. 32(8). 677–677. 18 indexed citations

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Reiners, Peter W., Terry L. Spell, Stefan Nicolescu, & Kathleen A. Zanetti. (2004). Zircon (U-Th)/He thermochronometry: He diffusion and comparisons with 40Ar/39Ar dating. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 68(8). 1857–1887. 605 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rahl, Jeffrey M., Peter W. Reiners, I. H. Campbell, Stefan Nicolescu, & Charlotte M. Allen. (2003). Combined single-grain (U-Th)/He and U/Pb dating of detrital zircons from the Navajo Sandstone, Utah. Geology. 31(9). 761–761. 133 indexed citations

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Reiners, Peter W., Todd A. Ehlers, John I. Garver, et al.. (2002). Late Miocene exhumation and uplift of the Washington Cascade Range. Geology. 30(9). 767–767. 92 indexed citations

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Nicolescu, Stefan, David H. Cornell, & Ana‐Voica Bojar. (1999). Age and tectonic setting of Bocşa and Ocna de Fier - Dognecea granodiorites (southwest Romania) and of associated skarn mineralisation. Mineralium Deposita. 34(8). 743–753. 21 indexed citations

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Nicolescu, Stefan. (1998). GLOSSARY OF GEOLOGICAL LOCALITIES IN THE FORMER AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE, NOW IN ROMANIA. The Canadian Mineralogist. 36(5). 1373–1381. 2 indexed citations

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Nicolescu, Stefan, David H. Cornell, U. Södervall, & H. Odelius. (1998). Secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis of rare earth elements in grandite garnet and other skarn related silicates. European Journal of Mineralogy. 10(2). 251–260. 24 indexed citations

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Nicolescu, Stefan. (1998). Skarn Genesis at Ocna De Fier-Dognecea, South-West Romania. Gothenburg University Publications Electronic Archive (Gothenburg University). 6 indexed citations

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