W. A. Read

534 total citations
33 papers, 387 citations indexed

About

W. A. Read is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W. A. Read has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 387 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 9 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in W. A. Read's work include Geological formations and processes (28 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (9 papers). W. A. Read is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (28 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (9 papers). W. A. Read collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ukraine and Norway. W. A. Read's co-authors include Edward S. Belt, R. G. Park, Graham P. Weedon, Daniel F. Merriam, R. Neves, E. H. Francis, Ole J. Martinsen, Felix Chayes, Douglas M. Hawkins and David G. Kendall and has published in prestigious journals such as Geological Society London Special Publications, The Journal of Geology and Journal of the Geological Society.

In The Last Decade

W. A. Read

33 papers receiving 345 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. A. Read United Kingdom 13 288 211 108 90 88 33 387
Charles V. Campbell United States 6 230 0.8× 172 0.8× 120 1.1× 74 0.8× 48 0.5× 6 353
N. L. Banks United Kingdom 11 392 1.4× 237 1.1× 90 0.8× 103 1.1× 166 1.9× 15 566
Signe‐Line Røe Norway 6 386 1.3× 286 1.4× 117 1.1× 68 0.8× 74 0.8× 9 455
William L. Bilodeau United States 7 252 0.9× 195 0.9× 83 0.8× 74 0.8× 63 0.7× 9 399
Neal E. Barnes United States 3 324 1.1× 208 1.0× 79 0.7× 35 0.4× 80 0.9× 4 373
J. M. Anketell United Kingdom 9 316 1.1× 261 1.2× 64 0.6× 88 1.0× 48 0.5× 20 431
Simon P. Todd United Kingdom 6 291 1.0× 223 1.1× 53 0.5× 61 0.7× 45 0.5× 8 367
D. Di Biase Italy 5 378 1.3× 253 1.2× 119 1.1× 68 0.8× 112 1.3× 9 512
A. Whittaker United Kingdom 11 148 0.5× 129 0.6× 97 0.9× 101 1.1× 132 1.5× 20 562
Thomas R. Nardin United States 5 286 1.0× 240 1.1× 43 0.4× 43 0.5× 47 0.5× 10 380

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. A. Read

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. A. Read

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Read, W. A., et al.. (1996). The Ochil Fault and the Kincardine basin: key structures in the tectonic evolution of the Midland Valley of Scotland. Journal of the Geological Society. 153(4). 573–587. 29 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1995). Sequence stratigraphy and lithofacies geometry in an early Namurian coal-bearing succession in central Scotland. Geological Society London Special Publications. 82(1). 285–297. 4 indexed citations
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Weedon, Graham P. & W. A. Read. (1995). Orbital-climatic forcing of Namurian cyclic sedimentation from spectral analysis of the Limestone Coal Formation, Central Scotland. Geological Society London Special Publications. 85(1). 51–66. 13 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1994). The frequencies of Scottish Pendleian allocycles. Scottish Journal of Geology. 30(1). 91–93. 5 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1992). Reply. Geological Journal. 27(2). 175–180. 3 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1981). Facies breaks in the Scottish Passage Group and their possible correlation with the Mississippian—Pennsylvanian hiatus. Scottish Journal of Geology. 17(4). 295–300. 4 indexed citations
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Read, W. A., et al.. (1976). Cycles and subsidence: their relationship in different sedimentary and tectonic environments in the Scottish Carboniferous*. Sedimentology. 23(1). 107–120. 14 indexed citations
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Kendall, David G., Felix Chayes, Douglas M. Hawkins, et al.. (1970). Spatial Filtering of Geological Data. Revue de l Institut International de Statistique / Review of the International Statistical Institute. 38(1). 21–21. 6 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1969). Fluviatile Deposits in Namurian rocks of Central Scotland. Geological Magazine. 106(4). 331–347. 7 indexed citations
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Read, W. A., et al.. (1968). A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF A SEQUENCE OF COAL‐BEARING CYCLES IN THE NAMURIAN OF CENTRAL SCOTLAND, 2. Sedimentology. 10(2). 121–136. 16 indexed citations
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Read, W. A., et al.. (1967). The sedimentology of sandstone formations within the Upper Old Red Sandstone and lowest Calciferous Sandstone Measures west of Stirling, Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology. 3(2). 242–267. 21 indexed citations
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Read, W. A., et al.. (1967). A QUANTITATIVE STUDY OF A SEQUENCE OF COAL‐BEARING CYCLES IN THE NAMURIAN OF CENTRAL SCOTLAND, 1. Sedimentology. 9(2). 137–156. 32 indexed citations
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Belt, Edward S., et al.. (1967). Sedimentology of Carboniferous Cementstone Facies, British Isles and Eastern Canada. The Journal of Geology. 75(6). 711–721. 38 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1965). Shoreward facies changes and their relation to cyclical sedimentation in part of the Namurian east of Stirling, Scotland. Scottish Journal of Geology. 1(1). 69–92. 11 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1961). Aberrant Cyclic Sedimentation in the Limestone Coal Group of the Stirling Coalfield. 18(3). 271–292. 13 indexed citations
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Read, W. A.. (1956). Channelling on the dip-slope of the Stirling Sill. 16(3). 299–306. 1 indexed citations

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