William P. Elder

1.5k total citations
39 papers, 1000 citations indexed

About

William P. Elder is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, William P. Elder has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1000 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Paleontology, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in William P. Elder's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (18 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers). William P. Elder is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (18 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (8 papers). William P. Elder collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. William P. Elder's co-authors include Erle G. Kauffman, Bradley B. Sageman, James I. Kirkland, Tomas Villamil, Peter J. Harries, Gerta Keller, P. R. Weissman, Eugene M. Shoemaker, Thor A. Hansen and Piet Hut and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

William P. Elder

36 papers receiving 902 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 P. Elder United States 15 689 481 278 204 189 39 1000
Michael T. Whalen United States 19 680 1.0× 419 0.9× 281 1.0× 151 0.7× 99 0.5× 45 957
Jan Ove R. Ebbestad Sweden 19 963 1.4× 447 0.9× 312 1.1× 154 0.8× 347 1.8× 126 1.2k
Leho Ainsaar Estonia 18 788 1.1× 452 0.9× 330 1.2× 110 0.5× 157 0.8× 49 1.0k
Arthur J. Mory Australia 20 624 0.9× 387 0.8× 478 1.7× 262 1.3× 76 0.4× 64 1.1k
T. Meidla Estonia 10 1.0k 1.5× 632 1.3× 315 1.1× 115 0.6× 221 1.2× 15 1.2k
A. V. Dronov Russia 16 940 1.4× 525 1.1× 457 1.6× 130 0.6× 229 1.2× 43 1.2k
Stefan Gärtner United States 14 410 0.6× 590 1.2× 182 0.7× 131 0.6× 203 1.1× 29 885
Robert J. Horodyski United States 16 776 1.1× 539 1.1× 189 0.7× 175 0.9× 102 0.5× 23 1.1k
Marcos A. Lamolda Spain 18 987 1.4× 763 1.6× 351 1.3× 177 0.9× 149 0.8× 44 1.1k
J. R. Morrow United States 12 610 0.9× 382 0.8× 339 1.2× 92 0.5× 68 0.4× 30 854

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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McLaughlin, Robert J., Glenn R. Sharman, Trevor A. Dumitru, et al.. (2023). A PROBABLE IDAHO SOURCE FOR DETRITAL ZIRCONS IN A LATE CRETACEOUS-EOCENE SUBMARINE FAN SEQUENCE OVERLYING THE CENTRAL BELT OF THE FRANCISCAN COMPLEX, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Dumitru, Trevor A., William P. Elder, J. K. Hourigan, et al.. (2015). Four Cordilleran paleorivers that connected Sevier thrust zones in Idaho to depocenters in California, Washington, Wyoming, and, indirectly, Alaska. Geology. 44(1). 75–78. 32 indexed citations
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Elder, William P.. (2013). Bedrock geology of the San Francisco Bay Area: A local sediment source for bay and coastal systems. Marine Geology. 345. 18–30. 9 indexed citations
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Elder, William P., Louella R. Saul, & Charles L. Powell. (1998). Late Cretaceous and Paleogene Molluscan Fossils of the Gualala Block and Their Paleogeographic Implications. 149–167. 6 indexed citations
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Elder, William P.. (1996). Bivalves and gastropods from the Middle Campanian Anacacho Limestone, south central Texas. Journal of Paleontology. 70(2). 247–271. 12 indexed citations
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Marshall, Charles R., Peter J. Harries, Erle G. Kauffman, & William P. Elder. (1996). Confidence Intervals On Stratigraphic Ranges Based On Discrete Sampling, and the Cenomanian/Turonian Boundary Extinctions in the Western Interior Seaway, U.S.A.. The Paleontological Society Special Publications. 8. 261–261. 1 indexed citations
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Elder, William P.. (1994). Some macrofossils from the Cretaceous (Campanian) Anacacho Limestone of Texas. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 2 indexed citations
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Elder, William P. & Louella R. Saul. (1993). Paleogeographic Implications of Molluscan Assemblages in the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Pigeon Point Formation, California. 171–185. 11 indexed citations
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Orth, C. J., et al.. (1993). Elemental abundance anomalies in the late Cenomanian extinction interval: a search for the source(s). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 117(1-2). 189–204. 79 indexed citations
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Elder, William P. & John W. Miller. (1992). Map and checklists of U.S. Geological Survey Jurassic and Cretaceous macrofossil localities, northernmost Diablo Range, California. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Elder, William P.. (1992). Paleobiogeographic Implications of Middle and Late Cretaceous Molluskan Assemblages from Alaska. AAPG Bulletin. 76. 2 indexed citations
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Elder, William P.. (1990). Soft-Bottom Paleocommunity Dynamics in the Cenomanian - Turonian Boundary Extinction Interval of the Western Interior, United States. The Paleontological Society Special Publications. 5. 210–235. 1 indexed citations
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Elder, William P.. (1990). TIBIAPORRHAIS, A NEW LATE CRETACEOUS GENUS OF APORRHAIDAE RESEMBLING TIBIA RODING. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution). 2 indexed citations
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Elder, William P. & John W. Miller. (1990). Checklists of Jurassic and Cretaceous macrofauna from U.S. Geological Survey collections within the San Jose 1:100,000 map sheet, California. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 5 indexed citations
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Elder, William P.. (1989). Molluscan extinction patterns across the Cenomanian-Turonian Stage boundary in the western interior of the United States. Paleobiology. 15(3). 299–320. 86 indexed citations
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Elder, William P. & John W. Miller. (1989). Checklist of Mesozoic macrofossil localities in the Santa Cruz Mountains and vicinity. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Orth, C. J., et al.. (1988). Siderophile Abundance Maxima at Upper Cenomanian Marine Invertebrate Extinction Horizon: Western Interior of North America. LPI. 19. 893. 1 indexed citations
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Orth, C. J., et al.. (1988). Iridium abundance maxima in the Upper Cenomanian extinction interval. Geophysical Research Letters. 15(4). 346–349. 30 indexed citations

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