William R. Dickinson

22.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
222 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

William R. Dickinson is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Geography, Planning and Development. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Dickinson has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Geophysics, 99 papers in Atmospheric Science and 58 papers in Geography, Planning and Development. Recurrent topics in William R. Dickinson's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (114 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (99 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (58 papers). William R. Dickinson is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (114 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (99 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (58 papers). William R. Dickinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. William R. Dickinson's co-authors include George E. Gehrels, W.S. Snyder, Timothy F. Lawton, T. Hatherton, L. Sue Beard, Robert Clark Ferguson, Kerry F. Inman, G. Robert Brakenridge, Stephan A. Graham and David V. Burley and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William R. Dickinson

220 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

Provenance of North American Phanerozoic sandstones in re... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1983 2009 1970 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William R. Dickinson United States 56 10.4k 3.7k 3.5k 2.5k 2.5k 222 14.3k
David A. Clague United States 63 9.5k 0.9× 3.8k 1.0× 1.3k 0.4× 958 0.4× 918 0.4× 258 12.6k
Hans‐Ulrich Schmincke Germany 62 8.1k 0.8× 4.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 218 11.4k
Peter D. Clift United States 76 9.6k 0.9× 8.1k 2.2× 1.6k 0.5× 2.3k 0.9× 5.5k 2.2× 345 18.1k
Haraldur Sigurdsson United States 64 8.0k 0.8× 4.9k 1.3× 1.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 0.6× 161 11.6k
James G. Moore United States 49 6.2k 0.6× 3.3k 0.9× 1.0k 0.3× 664 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 128 8.4k
Fred J. Longstaffe Canada 52 2.6k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 3.3k 1.3× 617 0.3× 323 9.8k
Richard Armstrong Australia 62 9.6k 0.9× 807 0.2× 5.3k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 812 0.3× 222 11.1k
Frank McDermott Ireland 49 4.7k 0.5× 5.2k 1.4× 1.7k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 3.4k 1.4× 128 11.1k
Barry P. Kohn Australia 50 5.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.5× 593 0.2× 1.0k 0.4× 204 7.2k
Andrew Carter United Kingdom 63 9.9k 1.0× 4.1k 1.1× 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 2.6k 1.1× 274 13.2k

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All Works

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Pecha, Mark, George E. Gehrels, Karl E. Karlstrom, et al.. (2018). Provenance of Cretaceous through Eocene strata of the Four Corners region: Insights from detrital zircons in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico and Colorado. Geosphere. 14(2). 785–811. 22 indexed citations
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Dickinson, William R. & Patrick D. Nunn. (2013). Petrography of Sand Tempers in Lapita Potsherds from the Rove Peninsula, Viti Levu, Fiji. 4(1). 15–31. 1 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Sue & William R. Dickinson. (2010). Stone Disc Beads from Watinglo Shelter, Northern Papua New Guinea. 1(2). 188–191. 1 indexed citations
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Burley, David V., et al.. (2010). Nukuleka as a Founder Colony for West Polynesian Settlement: New Insights from Recent Excavations. 1(2). 128–144. 27 indexed citations
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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
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Dickinson, William R.. (2009). Pacific Atoll Living: How Long Already and Until When. GSA Today. 19(3). 4–4. 134 indexed citations
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Dickinson, William R.. (2004). EVOLUTION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 32(1). 13–45. 424 indexed citations
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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
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Dickinson, William R. & Richard Shutler. (2000). Implications of Petrographic Temper Analysis for Oceanian Prehistory. Journal of World Prehistory. 14(3). 203–266. 37 indexed citations
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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
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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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Dickinson, William R. & Richard Shutler. (1971). TEMPER SANDS IN PREHISTORIC POTTERY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania. 6(3). 191–203. 13 indexed citations
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Dickinson, William R., et al.. (1968). Late Caenozoic Shoshonitic Lavas in North-western Viti Levu, Fiji. Nature. 219(5150). 148–148. 13 indexed citations

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