W. R. Roest

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
106 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

W. R. Roest is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geology and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Roest has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Geophysics, 41 papers in Geology and 28 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in W. R. Roest's work include earthquake and tectonic studies (39 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (35 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (32 papers). W. R. Roest is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (39 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (35 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (32 papers). W. R. Roest collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. W. R. Roest's co-authors include R. Dietmar Müller, Carmen Gaina, Mark Pilkington, M. Sdrolias, Shubhangi Srivastava, Jacob Verhoef, Jean‐Yves Royer, John G. Sclater, Lisa M. Gahagan and J. Verhoef and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Roest

100 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2008 1992 1997 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry of the world's ocean crust
    2008 1.6k citations R. Dietmar Müller, M. Sdrolias et al. profile →
  2. Magnetic interpretation using the 3-D analytic signal
    1992 937 citations W. R. Roest, Jacob Verhoef et al. Geophysics profile →
  3. Digital isochrons of the world's ocean floor
    1997 686 citations R. Dietmar Müller, W. R. Roest et al. profile →

Peers

W. R. Roest
Simon Williams Australia
Manik Talwani United States
Donald W. Forsyth United States
G. Peltzer United States
Richard J. Blakely United States
R. S. White United Kingdom
J.D. Fairhead United Kingdom
Kevin Burke United States
R. S. Detrick United States
Joann M. Stock United States
Simon Williams Australia
W. R. Roest
Citations per year, relative to W. R. Roest W. R. Roest (= 1×) peers Simon Williams

Countries citing papers authored by W. R. Roest

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. R. Roest

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. R. Roest

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. R. Roest. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. R. Roest 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 signify the number of papers an author published with W. R. Roest. W. R. Roest is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Graindorge, David, Frauke Klingelhoëfer, W. R. Roest, et al.. (2022). Deep structure of the Demerara Plateau and its two-fold tectonic evolution: from a volcanic margin to a transform marginal plateau, insights from the Conjugate Guinea Plateau. Geological Society London Special Publications. 524(1). 339–366. 11 indexed citations
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Roest, W. R., et al.. (2019). Using deep sounding seismic data to image water mass - sedimentation interaction at the Demerara plateau (Surinam and French Guyana).. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019.
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Basile, Christophe, Igor Girault, Arnauld Heuret, et al.. (2017). Morphology and lithology of the continental slope north of the Demerara marginal plateau: results from the DRADEM cruise. EGUGA. 8107. 2 indexed citations
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Patriat, M., et al.. (2009). Ridge Jumps, Segments Evolution and Accretion Rate Variations on the St-Paul & Amsterdam Plateau in a Context (as a Result?) of Ridge-Hotspot Interaction. AGUFM. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Deville, Éric, et al.. (2007). Ocean deformation processes at the Caribbean-North America-South America triple junction: Initial results of the 2007 ANTIPLAC marine survey. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Patriat, M., B. Loubrieu, R. Vially, & W. R. Roest. (2005). The Guyaplac Survey, off French Guyana. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Gaina, Carmen, Philip Ball, W. R. Roest, & Trond H. Torsvik. (2005). Continent Ocean Boundaries in the North Atlantic: An Overview. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Roest, W. R., et al.. (2003). Detailed analysis of the spreading history of the Parece Vela and Shikoku Basins: Implications for Philippine Plate Rotation. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 1 indexed citations
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Oakey, G N, et al.. (2003). The structure and evolution of Baffin Bay and its implication on the development of the continental margins of northwest Greenland, the Nares Strait, and Baffin Island, Canada. AGUFM. 2003. 1 indexed citations
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Hildenbrand, Thomas G., William J. Hinze, G. R. Keller, Victor F. Labson, & W. R. Roest. (2003). New and unique U.S. magnetic database is forthcoming. The Leading Edge. 22(1). 50–51. 2 indexed citations
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Roest, W. R., Erik Lundin, Trond H. Torsvik, & Odleiv Olesen. (2002). The Jan Mayen Microcontinent: Computers animations of the plate tectonic history. AGUFM. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Gaina, Carmen, et al.. (2002). The Evolution of Global Oceanic Crust From Jurassic to Present Day: A Global Data Integration. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Gaina, Carmen, R. Dietmar Müller, W. R. Roest, & Philip A. Symonds. (1998). The Opening of the Tasman Sea: A Gravity Anomaly Animation. Earth Interactions. 2(4). 1–23. 74 indexed citations
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Pilkington, Mark & W. R. Roest. (1998). Removing varying directional trends in aeromagnetic data. Geophysics. 63(2). 446–453. 11 indexed citations
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Лебедев, В. Т., B.P. Toperverg, W. R. Roest, et al.. (1995). Neutron tomography experiments for the study of trapped flux distributions in high-Tc superconducting ceramics. Physica B Condensed Matter. 213-214. 990–992. 6 indexed citations
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Roest, W. R. & Mark Pilkington. (1993). Identifying remanent magnetization effects in magnetic data. Geophysics. 58(5). 653–659. 158 indexed citations
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Roest, W. R., R. Dietmar Müller, & Jacob Verhoef. (1992). Age of the Ocean Floor: A Digital Data Set for the Labrador Sea and Western North Atlantic. Geoscience Canada. 19(1). 1 indexed citations
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Roest, W. R., Jacob Verhoef, & Mark Pilkington. (1992). Magnetic interpretation using the 3-D analytic signal. Geophysics. 57(1). 116–125. 937 indexed citations breakdown →
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Verhoef, J., W. R. Roest, & Shubhangi Srivastava. (1989). Plate reconstructions and gridded data: A new tool in deciphering correlations across oceans. Eos. 70(21). 609–618. 4 indexed citations

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