W. D. Birch
Impact in
- Geophysics top 2%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geochemistry and Petrology top 2%
- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
Papers in
- Geophysics 50
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 49
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 10
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- Mineralogy and Gemology Studies 15
- Co-authors
- Allan PringJoel D. GriceGiovanni FerrarisF. C. HawthorneВ. Г. КривовичевE. A. J. BurkeN. C. N. StephensonHanan J. Kisch
- Journals
- American Mineralogist (11 papers)Australian Journal of Earth Sciences (9 papers)European Journal of Mineralogy (8 papers)Mineralogical Magazine (33 papers)Lithos (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesCanada
In The Last Decade
W. D. Birch
98 papers receiving 1.7k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 104
- Geophysics 1.1k
- Geochemistry and Petrology 283
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 402
- Inorganic Chemistry 233
- Artificial Intelligence 486
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. D. Birch
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. D. Birch, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2024 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2023 | 0 | |
| 4 | 2023 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2019 | 1 | |
| 6 | 2015 | 5 | |
| 7 | 2012 | 4 | |
| 8 | 2011 | 3 | |
| 9 | 2010 | 5 | |
| 10 | Gold-and diamond-bearing White Hills Gravel, ST Arnaud district, Victoria | 2007 | 1 |
| 11 | 2006 | 23 | |
| 12 | Zinc-rich zincolibethenite from Broken Hill, New South Wales | 2006 | 5 |
| 13 | Selwynite, NaK(Be,Al)Zr 2 (PO 4 ) 4 .2H 2 O, a new gainesite-like mineral from Wycheproof, Victoria, Australia | 1995 | 13 |
| 14 | Bernalite, Fe(OH) 3 , a new mineral from Broken Hill, New South Wales; description and structure | 1993 | 41 |
| 15 | Ferrilotharmeyerite, a new Ca-Zn-Fe (super 3+) hydroxyl arsenate from Tsumeb, Namibia | 1992 | 3 |
| 16 | Segnitite, PbFe 3 H(AsO 4 ) 2 (OH) 6 , a new mineral in the lusungite group from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia | 1992 | 24 |
| 17 | Francisite, Cu 3 Bi(SeO 3 ) 2 O 2 Cl, a new mineral from Iron Monarch, South Australia; description and crystal structure | 1990 | 47 |
| 18 | Mawbyite, a new Arsenate of Lead and Iron Related to Tsumcorite and Carminite, from Broken Hill, New South Wales | 1989 | 7 |
| 19 | The challenge to higher education : reconciling responsibilities to scholarship and to society | 1988 | 7 |
| 20 | Perroudite, a new sulfide-halide of Hg and Ag from Cap-Garonne, Var, France, and from Broken Hill, New South Wales, and Coppin Pool, Western Australia | 1987 | 11 |
About W. D. Birch
W. D. Birch is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry, having authored 104 papers that have together received 1.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (49 papers), Crystal Structures and Properties (43 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (23 papers), Mineralogy and Gemology Studies (15 papers), Radioactive element chemistry and processing (13 papers), Clay minerals and soil interactions (12 papers), X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography (10 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (1.1k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (283 citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (402 citations), Inorganic Chemistry (233 citations) and Artificial Intelligence (486 citations). W. D. Birch has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Allan Pring, Joel D. Grice, Giovanni Ferraris, F. C. Hawthorne, В. Г. Кривовичев, E. A. J. Burke, N. C. N. Stephenson, Hanan J. Kisch, E. J. W. Whittaker and John C. Schumacher. Their work appears in journals such as American Mineralogist, Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, European Journal of Mineralogy, Mineralogical Magazine and Lithos.
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