W. Nance

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

W. Nance is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Nance has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in Geophysics and 3 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W. Nance's work include Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (3 papers). W. Nance is often cited by papers focused on Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (4 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (3 papers). W. Nance collaborates with scholars based in Australia and United States. W. Nance's co-authors include S. R. Taylor, S. M. McLennan, N. G. Ware, R. Rudowski, M. P. Gorton, Maureen Kaye, P. Johnson, R. T. Martin, E. A. King and Richard Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

W. Nance

13 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Rare earth element patterns and crustal evolution—I. Australian post-Archean sedimentary rocks

1976 554 citations W. Nance, S. R. Taylor Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Nance Australia	9	820	764	345	204	200	13	1.2k
Samuel S. Goldich United States	20	289 0.4×	657 0.9×	354 1.0×	322 1.6×	171 0.9×	41	1.1k
S. R. Nockolds United Kingdom	6	288 0.4×	832 1.1×	550 1.6×	182 0.9×	90 0.5×	12	1.1k
Ann E. Isley United States	9	382 0.5×	512 0.7×	175 0.5×	152 0.7×	333 1.7×	10	884
A. M. Goodwin Canada	19	337 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	602 1.7×	155 0.8×	253 1.3×	38	1.3k
David B. Wenner United States	13	373 0.5×	778 1.0×	250 0.7×	275 1.3×	148 0.7×	27	1.2k
Wilma Pretorius Canada	9	355 0.4×	1.2k 1.5×	451 1.3×	255 1.3×	155 0.8×	15	1.6k
W. L. Plüger Germany	15	568 0.7×	400 0.5×	145 0.4×	266 1.3×	220 1.1×	28	818
Takeru Yanagi Japan	12	448 0.5×	1.4k 1.8×	557 1.6×	508 2.5×	185 0.9×	28	1.8k
S. M. Naqvi India	26	729 0.9×	2.0k 2.6×	771 2.2×	119 0.6×	183 0.9×	77	2.2k
C. E. Hedge United States	16	173 0.2×	1.2k 1.6×	623 1.8×	233 1.1×	91 0.5×	30	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Nance

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All Works

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13 of 13 papers shown

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McLennan, S. M., W. Nance, & S. R. Taylor. (1980). Rare earth element-thorium correlations in sedimentary rocks, and the composition of the continental crust. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 44(11). 1833–1839. 315 indexed citations

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Nance, W. & S. R. Taylor. (1977). Rare earth element patterns and crustal evolution—II. Archean sedimentary rocks from Kalgoorlie, Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 41(2). 225–231. 165 indexed citations

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Nance, W. & S. R. Taylor. (1976). Rare earth element patterns and crustal evolution—I. Australian post-Archean sedimentary rocks. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 40(12). 1539–1551. 554 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jaques, A. L., D. H. Green, E. Kiss, et al.. (1975). THE IJOPEGA CHONDRITE: A NEW H6 FALL. Meteoritics. 10(4). 289–301. 8 indexed citations

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Taylor, S. R., et al.. (1973). Lunar highlands composition: Apennine Front. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 4. 1445. 29 indexed citations

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Taylor, S. R., et al.. (1973). Composition of the Descartes region, lunar highlands. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 37(12). 2665–2683. 35 indexed citations

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Taylor, S. R., et al.. (1972). Trace Element Geochemistry of Apollo 16 Soil 68501. Nature. 239(5369). 205–207. 13 indexed citations

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Johnson, P., et al.. (1972). Elemental Analysis of Apollo 15 Surface Fines Used in Biological Studies in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory. BioScience. 22(2). 96–99. 4 indexed citations

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Taylor, S. R., et al.. (1972). Composition of the lunar highlands II. The Apennine Front.. 262–264. 4 indexed citations

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Kaye, Maureen, et al.. (1972). Composition of the lunar uplands: chemistry of Apollo 14 samples for Fra Mauro. 3. 1231. 36 indexed citations

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Nance, W., et al.. (1971). Chemical and mineral composition of the Lost City meteorite. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 76(17). 4121–4123. 3 indexed citations

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King, E. A., R. T. Martin, & W. Nance. (1970). Tektite Glass Not in Apollo 12 Sample. Science. 170(3954). 199–200. 9 indexed citations

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Allen, J. S., et al.. (1970). Preliminary chemical analyses of Apollo 11 lunar samples. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1. 1627. 13 indexed citations

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