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.
Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in relation to tectonic setting
19831.4k citationsWilliam R. Dickinson et al.profile →
Use of U–Pb ages of detrital zircons to infer maximum depositional ages of strata: A test against a Colorado Plateau Mesozoic database
20091.2k citationsWilliam R. Dickinson, George E. GehrelsEarth and Planetary Science Lettersprofile →
Interpreting Detrital Modes of Graywacke and Arkose
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Fields of papers citing papers by William R. Dickinson
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William R. Dickinson
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Dickinson, William R. & George E. Gehrels. (2009). Use of U–Pb ages of detrital zircons to infer maximum depositional ages of strata: A test against a Colorado Plateau Mesozoic database. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 288(1-2). 115–125.1233 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bedford, Stuart, William R. Dickinson, Roger C. Green, & Graeme Ward. (2009). Detritus of Empire: Seventeenth Century Spanish Pottery from Taumako, Southeast Solomon Islands, and Mota, Northern Vanuatu. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 118(1). 69–89.9 indexed citations
Dickinson, William R.. (2000). Hydro-isostatic and tectonic influences on emergent Holocene paleoshorelines in the Mariana Islands, Western Pacific Ocean. Journal of Coastal Research. 16(3). 735–746.51 indexed citations
Dickinson, William R., David V. Burley, & Richard Shutler. (1999). Holocene Paleoshoreline Record in Tonga: Geomorphic Features and Archaeological Implications. Journal of Coastal Research. 15(3). 682–700.32 indexed citations
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Ladefoged, Thegn N., et al.. (1998). EXOTIC AND INDIGENOUS : CERAMIC SHERDS FROM THE ISLAND OF ROTUMA. Journal of the Polynesian Society. 107(3). 301–311.8 indexed citations
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Dickinson, William R., David V. Burley, Patrick D. Nunn, et al.. (1998). Geomorphic and Archaeological Landscapes of the Sigatoka Dune Site, Viti Levu, Fiji: Interdisciplinary Investigations. Asian perspectives. 37(1). 1–31.26 indexed citations
Dickinson, William R.. (1981). Plate tectonics through geological time. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 301(1461). 207–215.5 indexed citations
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Jennings, Jesse D. & William R. Dickinson. (1976). Excavations on Upolu, Western Samoa.34 indexed citations
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