W. D. Means

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

W. D. Means is a scholar working on Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. D. Means has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Geophysics, 16 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 6 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in W. D. Means's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (10 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (9 papers). W. D. Means is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (13 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (10 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (9 papers). W. D. Means collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and New Zealand. W. D. Means's co-authors include B. E. Hobbs, Paul F. Williams, Gordon Lister, Declan G. De Paor, Jin‐Han Ree, Mark Jessell, Mike Paterson, Zhiguo Xia, M. B. Bayly and P.R. Cobbold and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

W. D. Means

46 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

An Outline of Structural Geology

1976 783 citations B. E. Hobbs, W. D. Means et al. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University) profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. D. Means United States	29	2.3k	753	413	318	307	47	3.1k
Hans Ramberg Sweden	29	2.5k 1.1×	804 1.1×	603 1.5×	321 1.0×	349 1.1×	65	3.7k
Arvid M. Johnson United States	29	2.0k 0.9×	852 1.1×	477 1.2×	314 1.0×	492 1.6×	52	3.0k
M. Casey United Kingdom	31	2.7k 1.2×	632 0.8×	286 0.7×	245 0.8×	240 0.8×	59	3.2k
Neville L. Carter United States	22	3.0k 1.3×	827 1.1×	149 0.4×	246 0.8×	178 0.6×	29	3.6k
Peter J. Hudleston United States	34	1.6k 0.7×	530 0.7×	311 0.8×	209 0.7×	638 2.1×	69	2.6k
Geoffrey E. Lloyd United Kingdom	33	2.8k 1.3×	752 1.0×	171 0.4×	363 1.1×	246 0.8×	103	3.8k
Renée Heilbronner Switzerland	35	3.7k 1.6×	961 1.3×	205 0.5×	301 0.9×	260 0.8×	63	4.4k
Richard D. Law United States	40	5.4k 2.4×	653 0.9×	410 1.0×	169 0.5×	528 1.7×	112	6.7k
Daniel Koehn Germany	31	1.5k 0.7×	736 1.0×	563 1.4×	248 0.8×	423 1.4×	98	2.2k
Neil S. Mancktelow Switzerland	49	5.2k 2.3×	952 1.3×	550 1.3×	197 0.6×	1.1k 3.6×	130	6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. D. Means

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Means, W. D., et al.. (2001). A laboratory simulation of fibrous veins: some first observations. Journal of Structural Geology. 23(6-7). 857–863. 87 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1994). Rotational quantities in homogeneous flow and the development of smallscale structure. Journal of Structural Geology. 16(4). 437–445. 71 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1991). A time for teaching teachers. Geology. 19(12). 1155–1155. 17 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1989). A construction for shear stress on a generally-oriented plane. Journal of Structural Geology. 11(5). 625–627. 17 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1989). Synkinematic microscopy of transparent polycrystals. Journal of Structural Geology. 11(1-2). 163–174. 75 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1987). A newly recognized type of slickenside striation. Journal of Structural Geology. 9(5-6). 585–590. 106 indexed citations

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Cobbold, P.R., W. D. Means, & M. B. Bayly. (1984). Jumps in deformation gradients and particle velocities across propagating coherent boundaries. Tectonophysics. 108(3-4). 283–298. 16 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1983). Application of the Mohr-circle construction to problems of inhomogeneous deformation. Journal of Structural Geology. 5(3-4). 279–286. 52 indexed citations

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Hobbs, B. E., W. D. Means, & Paul F. Williams. (1982). The relationship between foliation and strain: an experimental investigation. Journal of Structural Geology. 4(4). 411–428. 31 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1981). The concept of steady-state foliation. Tectonophysics. 78(1-4). 179–199. 180 indexed citations

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Means, W. D., et al.. (1980). Classification of fold interference patterns: a reexamination. Journal of Structural Geology. 2(3). 311–316. 87 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1980). High temperature simple shearing fabrics: A new experimental approach. Journal of Structural Geology. 2(1-2). 197–202. 21 indexed citations

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Hobbs, B. E., et al.. (1976). An Outline of Structural Geology. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University). 783 indexed citations breakdown →

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Williams, Paul F. & W. D. Means. (1971). Folding Experiments on an Artificial Schist. Nature Physical Science. 234(48). 90–92. 6 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1966). A macroscopic recumbent fold in schist near Alexandra, Central Otago. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 9(3). 173–191. 33 indexed citations

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Means, W. D., et al.. (1966). Appendix: Kinematic study of phase II folding. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 9(3). 191–194. 1 indexed citations

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Means, W. D. & Mike Paterson. (1966). Experiments on preferred orientation of platy minerals. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 13(2). 108–133. 33 indexed citations

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Means, W. D., et al.. (1964). Orientation of Pyrophyllite Synthesized in Slowly Strained Materials. Nature. 204(4955). 244–246. 6 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1963). Mesoscopic structures and multiple deformation in the Otago schist. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 6(5). 801–816. 35 indexed citations

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Means, W. D.. (1963). Comments on dynamic interpretation of faulting. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 6(5). 757–768. 5 indexed citations

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