Walter C. Pitman

9.2k citations
29 papers · 6.3k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 19
Topics
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (17 papers)Geological and Geophysical Studies (10 papers)Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (9 papers)

In The Last Decade

Walter C. Pitman

27 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of the Alpine System1968202619872006197319681977197219784008001.2k

Peers

Walter C. Pitman
Comparison fields: 5 of 97
  • Geophysics 4.3k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.8k
  • Geology 1.2k
  • Molecular Biology 1.0k
  • Paleontology 790
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
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2 8
3 26
4 381
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The Effect of Eustatic Sea Level Changes on Stratigraphic Sequences at Atlantic Margins: Resources, Comparative Structure, and Eustatic Changes in Sea Level
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Relationship between eustacy and stratigraphic sequences of passive marginsbreakdown →
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9 1
10 3
11 20
12 1
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Underway Marine Geophysical Data in the North Atlantic, June 1961 - January 1971. Part C. Bathymetric, Geomagnetic, and Gravity Profiles.
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Plate Tectonics and the Evolution of the Alpine Systembreakdown →
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Sea-Floor Spreading in the North Atlanticbreakdown →
568
16 44
17 126
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Marine magnetic anomalies, geomagnetic field reversals, and motions of the ocean floor and continentsbreakdown →
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19 151
20 186

About Walter C. Pitman

Walter C. Pitman is a scholar working on Geology, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics, having authored 29 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (17 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (10 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (4.3k citations), Geology (1.2k citations) and Paleontology (790 citations). Walter C. Pitman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Bulgaria. Frequent co-authors include John Dewey, Manik Talwani, William B. F. Ryan, J. R. Heirtzler, J. G. Bonnin, E. M. Herron, W. Maurice Ewing, G. O. Dickson, Roger L. Larson and S. C. Cande. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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