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.
Remnants of ≥3800 Ma crust in the Chinese part of the Sino-Korean craton
U‐Pb geochronology of zircons from lunar breccia 73217 using a sensitive high mass‐resolution ion microprobe
19841.2k citationsW. Compston, Ian S. Williams et al.profile →
Zircon U-Pb ages for the Early Cambrian time-scale
19921.1k citationsW. Compston, Ian S. Williams et al.Journal of the Geological Societyprofile →
Multiple zircon growth and recrystallization during polyphase Late Carboniferous to Triassic metamorphism in granulites of the Ivrea Zone (Southern Alps): an ion microprobe (SHRIMP) study
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This network shows the impact of papers produced by W. Compston. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by W. Compston. The network helps show where W. Compston may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Compston
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Compston.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Compston 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
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the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Compston, W., A. J. Wright, & P J Toghill. (2003). Discussion on dating the Late Precambrian volcanicity of England and Wales: Reply to J. Horak. Journal of the Geological Society.1 indexed citations
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Compston, W., Ian S. Williams, & C. Meyer. (1989). The Problem of Lunar Initial Pb. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 20. 179.1 indexed citations
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Kröener, A., et al.. (1988). Growth of early archaean crust in the ancient Gneiss complex of Swaziland and adjacent Barberton Greenstone Belt, Southern Africa. 85–87.6 indexed citations
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Meyer, C., et al.. (1986). 73235,82 (pomegranate): an Assemblage of Lunar Zircon with Unique Overgrowth. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 805–806.10 indexed citations
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Ireland, T. R., T. M. Esat, & W. Compston. (1986). Magnesium Isotopic Systematics of Murchison Refractory Inclusions. LPI. 380–381.1 indexed citations
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Meyer, C., et al.. (1985). Lunar Zircon and the Closure Age of the Lunar Crust. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 557–558.6 indexed citations
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Compston, W., Ian S. Williams, & C. Meyer. (1984). Age and Chemistry of Zircon from Late-Stage Lunar Differentiates. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 182–183.12 indexed citations
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Compston, W. & Ian S. Williams. (1983). U-Pb Geochronology of Zircons from Breccia 73217 Using a Sensitive High Mass-Resolution Ion Microprobe (shrimp). Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 130–131.14 indexed citations
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Compston, W. & K. D. Collerson. (1979). The Interpretation of Scattered Rb-Sr Isotopic Data for Early Archean Gneisses from Labrador and Greenland. LPICo. 371. 22.3 indexed citations
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James, O. B., Jeffrey W. Hedenquist, D. P. Blanchard, James R. Budahn, & W. Compston. (1978). Consortium breccia 73255 - Petrology, major- and trace-element chemistry, and Rb-Sr systematics of aphanitic lithologies. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1. 789–819.13 indexed citations
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Compston, W., J. J. Foster, & C. M. Gray. (1977). Rb-Sr systematics ion clasts and aphanites from consortium breccia 73215.. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 2. 2525–2549.1 indexed citations
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Foster, J. J., et al.. (1977). Titanium Isotope Ratios in Terrestrial and Allende Materials. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 12. 257.4 indexed citations
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Compston, W.. (1974). REE Trends and Rb-Sr Model Ages in Mare Basalts. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 5. 135.1 indexed citations
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Compston, W., et al.. (1973). RB-SR Model Ages & Chemical Composition of Nine Apollo 16 Soils. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 4. 158.3 indexed citations
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Compston, W., Michael J. Vernon, Helen Berry, et al.. (1972). Age and Petrogenesis of Apollo 14 Basalts. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 3. 151.7 indexed citations
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Compston, W., Michael J. Vernon, Helen Berry, et al.. (1972). Apollo 14 mineral ages and the thermal history of the Fra Mauro formation.. USRA Houston Repository (Lunar and Planetary Institute). 3. 1487.18 indexed citations
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Compston, W., Helen Berry, Michael J. Vernon, B. W. Chappell, & Maureen Kaye. (1971). Rubidium-strontium chronology and chemistry of lunar material from the Ocean of Storms. 2. 1471.60 indexed citations
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Compston, W., et al.. (1971). "Chemistry and Rb- Sr ages for Apollo 12 lunar material". Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2. 58–59.1 indexed citations
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Chappell, B. W., et al.. (1970). The chemistry and age of Apollo 11 lunar material. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 1. 1007.55 indexed citations
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