W. R. Van Schmus

12.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
171 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

W. R. Van Schmus is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Van Schmus has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Geophysics, 100 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 24 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in W. R. Van Schmus's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (119 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (100 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (59 papers). W. R. Van Schmus is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (119 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (100 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (59 papers). W. R. Van Schmus collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Spain. W. R. Van Schmus's co-authors include John A. Wood, Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves, Joseph Pénaye, S.F. Toteu, Marly Babinski, Farid Chemale, Marianne Kozuch, Peter Christian Hackspacher, Adejardo Francisco da Silva Filho and Ignez P. Guimarães and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Van Schmus

167 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

A chemical-petrologic classification for the chondritic meteorites

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. R. Van Schmus United States	54	8.0k	4.8k	1.7k	1.4k	889	171	9.7k
Reid R. Keays Australia	59	8.2k 1.0×	4.6k 1.0×	886 0.5×	2.1k 1.5×	664 0.7×	154	10.0k
T. R. Ireland Australia	62	11.9k 1.5×	4.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	267	14.0k
Joseph L. Wooden United States	69	13.5k 1.7×	5.5k 1.1×	912 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	259	14.8k
A. A. Nemchin Australia	56	7.8k 1.0×	2.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.4×	958 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	195	9.6k
M. D. Norman Australia	54	7.7k 1.0×	2.6k 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	567 0.6×	205	10.2k
Nobumichi Shimizu United States	62	14.5k 1.8×	3.6k 0.8×	652 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	718 0.8×	169	16.1k
R. T. Pidgeon Australia	53	7.7k 1.0×	3.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	958 0.7×	811 0.9×	135	8.7k
Klaus Mezger Germany	74	15.8k 2.0×	5.8k 1.2×	3.1k 1.9×	2.6k 1.9×	1.5k 1.7×	300	19.4k
Carsten Münker Germany	59	11.4k 1.4×	3.8k 0.8×	2.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.3×	240	13.8k
Felix Oberli Switzerland	32	7.8k 1.0×	3.4k 0.7×	457 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	965 1.1×	53	8.8k

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Filho, Adejardo Francisco da Silva, et al.. (2005). Geological fit between the Pernambuco-Alagoas terrane of NE Brazil and Central African Fold Belt in Cameroon, based on Proterozoic structures and magmatism. Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

Stump, Edmund, et al.. (2004). Correlation of Byrd and Selborne Groups, with implications for the Byrd Glacier discontinuity, central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 47(2). 157–171. 18 indexed citations

Toteu, S.F., Joseph Pénaye, Rigobert Tchameni, & W. R. Van Schmus. (2003). Extension and evolution of the 2.1 Ga west-central African belt in Cameroon. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 11554. 1 indexed citations

Schmus, W. R. Van & Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves. (2002). Proterozoic Tectonic History of Borborema Province, NE Brazil: Implications For Assembly of West Gondwana. EGSGA. 1433. 1 indexed citations

Neves, Benjamim Bley de Brito, Mário da Costa Campos Neto, W. R. Van Schmus, & Edilton José dos Santos. (2001). O "Sistema Pajeú-Paraíba" e o "Maciço" São José do campestre no leste da Borborema. Brazilian Journal of Geology. 31(2). 173–184. 36 indexed citations

Lima, Evandro Fernandes de, et al.. (2001). CARACTERIZAÇÃO PETROGRÁFICA E DADOS GEOCRONOLÓGICOS PRELIMINARES DAS ROCHAS VULCÂNICAS DA FORMAÇÃO IRIRI PORÇÃO CENTRO-SUL DO CRÁTON AMAZÔNICO - ARIPUANÃ - MATO GROSSO. Brazilian Journal of Geology. 31(1). 37–42. 13 indexed citations

Santos, Edilton José dos, W. R. Van Schmus, Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves, Roberto Gusmão de Oliveira, & Vladimir Cruz de Medeiros. (1999). Terranes and their boundaries in the proterozoic Borborema province, northeast Brazil. Anais. 11 indexed citations

Babinski, Marly, Augusto José Pedreira, Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves, & W. R. Van Schmus. (1999). Contribuição à geocronologia da Chapada Diamantina. Anais. 36 indexed citations

Schmus, W. R. Van, et al.. (1998). Reconstituição de faixas móveis transamazônicas ao norte do lineamento Patos. Anais. 1 indexed citations

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Dantas, Elton Luiz, Peter Christian Hackspacher, W. R. Van Schmus, & Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves. (1998). Archean accretion in the São José do Campestre massif, Borborema Province, northeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Geology. 28(2). 221–228. 32 indexed citations

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Dantas, Elton Luiz, Peter Christian Hackspacher, W. R. Van Schmus, & Benjamim Bley de Brito Neves. (1998). ARCHEAN ACCRETION IN THE SÃO JOSÉ DO CAMPESTRE MASSIF, BORBOREMA PROVINCE, NORTHEAST BRAZIL. Revista Brasileira de Geociências. 28(2). 221–228. 37 indexed citations

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Schmus, W. R. Van, Elton Luiz Dantas, A. H. Fetter, et al.. (1996). Neoproterozoic age for serido group, ne borborema province, brazil. Anais. 8 indexed citations

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Babinski, Márcio Antônio, Farid Chemale, & W. R. Van Schmus. (1995). CRONOESTRATIGRAFIA DO SUPERGRUPO MINAS E PROVÁVEL CORRELAÇÃO DE SUAS FORMAÇÕES FERRÍFERAS COM SIMILARES DA ÁFRICA DO SUL E AUSTRÁLIA. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 9(1). 4 indexed citations

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Schmus, W. R. Van, et al.. (1995). Neoproterozoic and late mesoproterozoic sedimentary and volcanic sequences in the borborema province , ne brazil. 391–393. 6 indexed citations

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Neves, Benjamim Bley de Brito, W. R. Van Schmus, & Marly Babinski. (1993). O Evento de magmatismo de 1,0 ga nas faixas móveis ao norte do craton do São Francisco. Anais. 243–245. 8 indexed citations

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Schmus, W. R. Van & E. Timothy Wallin. (1991). Studies of the Precambrian Geology of Iowa: Part 3. Geochronologic data for the Matlock drill holes. UNI ScholarWorks (University of Northern Iowa). 98(4). 182–188. 1 indexed citations

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Neves, Benjamim Bley de Brito, W. R. Van Schmus, & Miguel Ângelo Stipp Basei. (1990). Contribuicao ao estudo da evolucao geocronologica do sistema de dobramentos pianco - alto brigida. 6 indexed citations

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Schmus, W. R. Van, et al.. (1978). A structural study of the Kentland, Indiana impact site. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2. 2609–2632. 15 indexed citations

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Schmus, W. R. Van. (1976). A Discussion on global tectonics in Proterozoic times - Early and Middle Proterozoic history of the Great Lakes area, North America. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 280(1298). 605–628. 81 indexed citations

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Dodd, Robert T. & W. R. Van Schmus. (1971). Dark-zoned chondrules.. 30. 59–69. 26 indexed citations

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