William P. Lanier

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

William P. Lanier is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William P. Lanier has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 7 papers in Atmospheric Science and 5 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in William P. Lanier's work include Geological formations and processes (8 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (5 papers). William P. Lanier is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (8 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (7 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (5 papers). William P. Lanier collaborates with scholars based in United States. William P. Lanier's co-authors include Beverly L. Davidson, Glen M. Borchert, Christopher G. Maples, Luís A. Buatois, M. Gabriela Mángano, Debashish Bhattacharya, John D. Baldwin, Brian W. Bowen, Donald R. Lowe and Ryan M. Spengler and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Human Molecular Genetics.

In The Last Decade

William P. Lanier

19 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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RNA polymerase III transcribes human microRNAs

2006 1.0k citations Glen M. Borchert, William P. Lanier et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →

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William Ritchie France

Jan Bergström Sweden

Sergio Santillana Argentina

Dustin A. Grzesik United States

André Larochelle United States

Richard J. Dixon United Kingdom

Xiguang Zhang China

Carolina Castillo Spain

Wen Huang China

Alastair B. Fleming United States

William Ritchie France

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19 of 19 papers shown

Lanier, William P., et al.. (2018). The Ecology of Intertidal Oyster Reefs of the South Atlantic Coast: A Community Profile. 33 indexed citations

Borchert, Glen M., Brian L. Gilmore, Ryan M. Spengler, et al.. (2009). Adenosine deamination in human transcripts generates novel microRNA binding sites. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(24). 4801–4807. 120 indexed citations

Devor, Eric J., Andrew S. Peek, William P. Lanier, & Paul B. Samollow. (2009). Marsupial-specific microRNAs evolved from marsupial-specific transposable elements. Gene. 448(2). 187–191. 31 indexed citations

Bowen, Brian W., et al.. (2008). High connectivity on a global scale in the pelagic wahoo, Acanthocybium solandri (tuna family Scombridae). Molecular Ecology. 17(19). 4233–4247. 81 indexed citations

Lanier, William P., Ahmed Moustafa, Debashish Bhattacharya, & Josep M. Comeron. (2008). EST Analysis of Ostreococcus lucimarinus, the Most Compact Eukaryotic Genome, Shows an Excess of Introns in Highly Expressed Genes. PLoS ONE. 3(5). e2171–e2171. 24 indexed citations

Borchert, Glen M., William P. Lanier, & Beverly L. Davidson. (2006). RNA polymerase III transcribes human microRNAs. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 13(12). 1097–1101. 1018 indexed citations breakdown →

Buatois, Luís A., et al.. (1998). Allostratigraphic and Sedimentologic Applications of Trace Fossils to the Study of Incised Estuarine Valleys. 1–27. 19 indexed citations

Buatois, Luís A., et al.. (1998). Allostratigraphic and Sedimentologic Applications of Trace Fossils to the Study of Incised Estuarine Valleys: An Example from the Virgilian Tonganoxie Sandstone Member of Eastern Kansas. Bulletin (Kansas Geological Survey). 1–27. 4 indexed citations

Buatois, Luís A., M. Gabriela Mángano, Christopher G. Maples, & William P. Lanier. (1998). Taxonomic reassessment of the ichnogenusbeaconichnusand additional examples from the Carboniferous of Kansas, U.S.A.. Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal traces. 5(4). 287–302. 49 indexed citations

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Buatois, Luís A., M. Gabriela Mángano, Christopher G. Maples, & William P. Lanier. (1998). Ichnology of an Upper Carboniferous fluvio-estuarine paleovalley: The Tonganoxie Sandstone, Buildex Quarry, Eastern Kansas, USA. Journal of Paleontology. 72(1). 152–180. 142 indexed citations

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Buatois, Luís A., M. Gabriela Mángano, Christopher G. Maples, & William P. Lanier. (1997). The Paradox of Nonmarine Ichnofaunas in Tidal Rhythmites: Integrating Sedimentologic and Ichnologic Data from the Late Carboniferous of Eastern Kansas, USA. Palaios. 12(5). 467–467. 100 indexed citations

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Mángano, M. Gabriela, Luís A. Buatois, Christopher G. Maples, & William P. Lanier. (1997). Tonganoxichnus a new insect trace from the Upper Carboniferous of eastern Kansas. Lethaia. 30(2). 113–125. 39 indexed citations

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Archer, Allen W., Howard R. Feldman, Erik P. Kvale, & William P. Lanier. (1994). Comparison of drier- to wetter-interval estuarine roof facies in the Eastern and Western Interior coal basins, USA. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 106(1-4). 171–185. 47 indexed citations

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Engel, Michael H., et al.. (1991). Retardation of racemization rates of amino acids incorporated into melanoidins. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 55(12). 3669–3675. 19 indexed citations

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Lanier, William P.. (1989). Interstitial and peloid microfossils from the 2.0 Ga Gunflint Formation: Implications for the paleoecology of the Gunflint Stromatolites. Precambrian Research. 45(4). 291–318. 24 indexed citations

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Lanier, William P.. (1988). Structure and Morphogenesis of Microstromatolites from the Transvaal Supergroup, South Africa. Journal of Sedimentary Research. Vol. 58. 11 indexed citations

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Simonson, Bruce M. & William P. Lanier. (1987). Early silica cementation and microfossil preservation in cavities in iron-formation stromatolites, Early Proterozoic of Canada. 187–213. 10 indexed citations

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Lanier, William P.. (1986). Approximate Growth Rates of Early Proterozoic Microstromatolites as Deduced by Biomass Productivity. Palaios. 1(6). 525–525. 38 indexed citations

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Lanier, William P. & Donald R. Lowe. (1982). Sedimentology of the Middle Marker (3.4 Ga), Onverwacht Group, Transvaal, South Africa. Precambrian Research. 18(3). 237–260. 35 indexed citations

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