William G. Melson

4.5k total citations
71 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

William G. Melson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, William G. Melson has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Geophysics, 20 papers in Atmospheric Science and 14 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in William G. Melson's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (35 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (21 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers). William G. Melson is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (35 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (21 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (20 papers). William G. Melson collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Costa Rica. William G. Melson's co-authors include Geoffrey Thompson, Tjeerd H. van Andel, G. Thompson, E. Jarosewich, Timothy O'Hearn, Christopher G. Newhall, James G. Moore, Peter Vogt, Paul T. Robinson and Philip D. Rabinowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

William G. Melson

71 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William G. Melson United States 32 2.4k 620 452 365 251 71 3.0k
G. M. Brown United Kingdom 18 2.3k 0.9× 451 0.7× 834 1.8× 302 0.8× 202 0.8× 41 2.7k
Celeste G. Engel United States 21 1.5k 0.6× 420 0.7× 498 1.1× 375 1.0× 256 1.0× 30 2.1k
A. E. J. Engel United States 23 1.6k 0.6× 420 0.7× 590 1.3× 375 1.0× 264 1.1× 30 2.0k
R. St J. Lambert Canada 27 1.8k 0.8× 392 0.6× 825 1.8× 258 0.7× 318 1.3× 72 2.2k
A. R. Duncan South Africa 22 1.8k 0.7× 442 0.7× 706 1.6× 245 0.7× 467 1.9× 41 2.2k
W. B. Bryan United States 35 4.5k 1.9× 789 1.3× 1.1k 2.3× 542 1.5× 283 1.1× 67 5.0k
Wendell A. Duffield United States 27 2.3k 0.9× 836 1.3× 525 1.2× 157 0.4× 131 0.5× 78 2.7k
Joseph D. Devine United States 21 2.5k 1.0× 722 1.2× 514 1.1× 324 0.9× 281 1.1× 27 3.3k
P. Jakeš United States 18 1.5k 0.6× 369 0.6× 550 1.2× 263 0.7× 324 1.3× 41 2.0k
H. W. Fairbairn United States 27 1.4k 0.6× 434 0.7× 687 1.5× 271 0.7× 225 0.9× 66 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William G. Melson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wade, Jennifer, et al.. (2004). High water contents in basaltic melt inclusions from Arenal volcano, Costa Rica. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations
2.
Dick, H. J., et al.. (2002). Major and Trace Element Geochemistry: Ultra-Slow Spreading SWIR (9°-25° E). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 2 indexed citations
3.
Melson, William G. & Gus W. Van Beek. (1992). Geology and the loessial soils, Tell Jemmeh, Israel. Geoarchaeology. 7(2). 121–147. 5 indexed citations
4.
Hopson, Clifford A. & William G. Melson. (1990). Compositional Trends and Eruptive Cycles at Mount St. Helens. Geoscience Canada. 17(3). 16 indexed citations
5.
Melson, William G., Timothy O'Hearn, & K. Fredriksson. (1988). Composition and origin of basaltic glass spherules in pelagic clay from the eastern Pacific. Marine Geology. 83(1-4). 253–271. 13 indexed citations
6.
Mason, Brian, et al.. (1974). Regolith Compositions From the Apollo 17 Mission. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1. 493. 3 indexed citations
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Simkin, Tom, A. F. Noonan, George Switzer, et al.. (1973). Composition of Apollo 16 fines 60051, 60052, 64811, 64812, 67711 67712, 68821, and 68822. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 4. 279. 6 indexed citations
8.
Switzer, George & William G. Melson. (1972). Origin and Composition of Rock Fulgurite Glass. 9. 47. 15 indexed citations
9.
Mason, Brian, E. Jarosewich, William G. Melson, & G. Thompson. (1972). Mineralogy, petrology, and chemical composition of lunar samples 15085, 15256, 15271, 15471, 15475, 15476, 15535, 15555, and 15556. Lunar Science Conference. 3. 785. 10 indexed citations
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Switzer, George, William G. Melson, & Geoffrey Thompson. (1972). Olivine Crystals from the Floor of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 22°N Latitude. 9. 43. 1 indexed citations
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Melson, William G., E. Jarosewich, George Switzer, & Geoffrey Thompson. (1972). Basaltic Nuees Ardentes of the 1970 Eruption of Ulawun Volcano, New Britain. 9. 15. 4 indexed citations
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Melson, William G., et al.. (1972). Apollo 14 Basaltic Rocks. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 3. 535. 3 indexed citations
13.
Mason, Brian, William G. Melson, & J. Nelen. (1972). Spinel and Hornblende in Apollo 14 Fines. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 3. 512. 3 indexed citations
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Mason, Brian, E. P. Henderson, E. Jarosewich, William G. Melson, & J. Nelen. (1971). Mineralogy and Petrography of Apollo 12 samples. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 2. 257–257. 1 indexed citations
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Melson, William G. & G. Thompson. (1971). Petrology of a transform fault zone and adjacent ridge segments. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 268(1192). 423–441. 125 indexed citations
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Melson, William G., et al.. (1970). Volcanic Eruption at Metis Shoal, Tonga, 1967-1968: Description and Petrology. 1–18. 22 indexed citations
17.
Thompson, Geoffrey & William G. Melson. (1970). Boron contents of serpentinites and metabasalts in the oceanic crust: Implications for the boron cycle in the oceans. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 8(1). 61–65. 94 indexed citations
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Melson, William G., Geoffrey Thompson, & Tjeerd H. van Andel. (1968). Volcanism and metamorphism in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 22°N latitude. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(18). 5925–5941. 191 indexed citations
19.
Melson, William G. & George Switzer. (1966). Plagioclase-spinel-graphite xenoliths in metallic iron-bearing basalts, Disko Island, Greenland. American Mineralogist. 51. 664–676. 21 indexed citations
20.
Melson, William G.. (1966). Phase equilibria in calc-silicate hornfels, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. American Mineralogist. 51. 402–421. 12 indexed citations

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