W. R. Walton

901 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 716 citations indexed

About

W. R. Walton is a scholar working on Paleontology, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. R. Walton has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 716 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Paleontology, 3 papers in Oceanography and 3 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in W. R. Walton's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (3 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Geological formations and processes (2 papers). W. R. Walton is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (3 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (3 papers) and Geological formations and processes (2 papers). W. R. Walton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Israel. W. R. Walton's co-authors include James B. Riding, David M. Shaw, Julian E. Andrews, Matthew Wakefield and J. D. Hudson and has published in prestigious journals such as Geological Society of America Bulletin, AAPG Bulletin and Journal of Sedimentary Research.

In The Last Decade

W. R. Walton

9 papers receiving 661 citations

Hit Papers

Techniques for recognition of living foraminifera 1952 2026 1976 2001 1952 100 200 300 400
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. Techniques for recognition of living foraminifera
    1952 413 citations W. R. Walton profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. R. Walton United Kingdom 6 503 318 308 178 172 9 716
Stanley A. Kling United States 11 394 0.8× 298 0.9× 196 0.6× 135 0.8× 80 0.5× 15 693
Kurt R. Geitzenauer United States 8 740 1.5× 343 1.1× 403 1.3× 202 1.1× 183 1.1× 10 899
Esteban Boltovskoy Argentina 17 1.0k 2.0× 740 2.3× 618 2.0× 272 1.5× 211 1.2× 66 1.3k
Bernard Métivier France 7 794 1.6× 288 0.9× 343 1.1× 215 1.2× 337 2.0× 10 1.1k
S. Stephen Streeter United States 10 818 1.6× 436 1.4× 471 1.5× 140 0.8× 139 0.8× 11 927
M.V.S. Guptha India 16 596 1.2× 659 2.1× 424 1.4× 84 0.5× 105 0.6× 40 935
Ritsuo Nomura Japan 17 476 0.9× 367 1.2× 358 1.2× 114 0.6× 88 0.5× 67 695
Raymond Freeman-Lynde United States 7 211 0.4× 239 0.8× 198 0.6× 81 0.5× 116 0.7× 9 585
Wladimir D. Nesteroff France 7 461 0.9× 177 0.6× 198 0.6× 144 0.8× 186 1.1× 16 562
A. W. H. Be United States 8 897 1.8× 526 1.7× 583 1.9× 280 1.6× 121 0.7× 9 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by W. R. Walton

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. R. Walton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. R. Walton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. R. Walton 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. Walton. W. R. Walton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Hudson, J. D., et al.. (1995). Jurassic Paleosalinities and Brackish-Water Communities: A Case Study. Palaios. 10(5). 392–392. 38 indexed citations
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Riding, James B., W. R. Walton, & David M. Shaw. (1991). Toarcian to Bathonian (Jurassic) palynology of the Inner Hebrides, Northwest Scotland. Palynology. 15(1). 115–179. 96 indexed citations
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Andrews, Julian E. & W. R. Walton. (1990). Depositional environments within Middle Jurassic oyster-dominated lagoons: an integrated litho-, bio- and palynofacies study of the Duntulm Formation (Great Estuarine Group, Inner Hebrides). Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Earth Sciences. 81(1). 1–22. 34 indexed citations
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Walton, W. R., et al.. (1990). The genus Ammonia Bruennich, 1772; its geographic distribution and morphologic variability. The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 20(2). 128–156. 107 indexed citations
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Walton, W. R.. (1970). Modern and Ancient Hurricane Deposits. Offshore Technology Conference. 3 indexed citations
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Walton, W. R.. (1963). MEMORIAL TO PHILIP CHALLACOMBE SCRUTON (1922–1962). Geological Society of America Bulletin. 74(5). P43–P43. 1 indexed citations
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Walton, W. R., et al.. (1956). Shelfedge, calcareous prominences in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 26(2). 186–187. 20 indexed citations
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Walton, W. R.. (1952). Techniques for recognition of living foraminifera. 3(2). 56–60. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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