William S. Mitchell

853 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 574 citations indexed

About

William S. Mitchell is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Mitchell has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 574 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Geophysics, 4 papers in Atmospheric Science and 3 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in William S. Mitchell's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (2 papers). William S. Mitchell is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (4 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (4 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (2 papers). William S. Mitchell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. William S. Mitchell's co-authors include Roland Mundil, Paul R. Renne, Jan Smit, Leah E. Morgan, Alan L. Deino, Darren F. Mark, F.J. Hilgen, Klaudia F. Kuiper, F. Aumento and Sarah K. Russell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Macromolecules.

In The Last Decade

William S. Mitchell

9 papers receiving 556 citations

Hit Papers

Time Scales of Critical Events Around the Cretaceous-Pale... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Time Scales of Critical Events Around the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary
    2013 415 citations Paul R. Renne, Alan L. Deino et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William S. Mitchell United States 7 238 221 197 79 75 9 574
C. P. Strong New Zealand 18 249 1.0× 593 2.7× 482 2.4× 15 0.2× 12 0.2× 42 859
A. T. S. Ramsay United Kingdom 14 132 0.6× 298 1.3× 150 0.8× 20 0.3× 8 0.1× 26 628
Matthew S. Dodd China 12 153 0.6× 172 0.8× 348 1.8× 16 0.2× 204 2.7× 23 723
V. Bachtadse Germany 27 1.6k 6.6× 692 3.1× 815 4.1× 20 0.3× 55 0.7× 76 2.2k
Françoise Debrenne France 21 277 1.2× 384 1.7× 1.0k 5.1× 21 0.3× 13 0.2× 86 1.3k
Akizumi Ishida Japan 13 221 0.9× 203 0.9× 235 1.2× 15 0.2× 152 2.0× 35 709
Hans Egger Austria 15 174 0.7× 463 2.1× 357 1.8× 9 0.1× 4 0.1× 28 829
Charles L. Pillmore United States 6 160 0.7× 216 1.0× 296 1.5× 5 0.1× 65 0.9× 22 480
Brandt M. Gibson United States 12 86 0.4× 202 0.9× 333 1.7× 65 0.8× 36 0.5× 20 472
Douglas E. Crowe United States 16 379 1.6× 262 1.2× 253 1.3× 24 0.3× 13 0.2× 25 909

Countries citing papers authored by William S. Mitchell

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Fields of papers citing papers by William S. Mitchell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William S. Mitchell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William S. Mitchell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William S. Mitchell based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with William S. Mitchell. William S. Mitchell is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Tabor, Neil J., J. W. Geissman, Paul R. Renne, et al.. (2022). Evidence of a Continuous Continental Permian-Triassic Boundary Section in western Equatorial Pangea, Palo Duro Basin, Northwest Texas, U.S.A.. Frontiers in Earth Science. 9. 3 indexed citations
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Wilson, Gregory P., Stephen G. B. Chester, William A. Clemens, et al.. (2021). Earliest Palaeocene purgatoriids and the initial radiation of stem primates. Royal Society Open Science. 8(2). 210050–210050. 24 indexed citations
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Mitchell, William S.. (2014). High-resolution U-Pb Geochronology of Terrestrial Cretaceous-Paleogene and Permo-Triassic Boundary Sequences in North America. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations
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Renne, Paul R., Alan L. Deino, F.J. Hilgen, et al.. (2013). Time Scales of Critical Events Around the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary. Science. 339(6120). 684–687. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Russell, Sarah K., et al.. (2005). Stereoselective Controlled Polymerization of dl-Lactide with [Ti(trisphenolate)O-i-Pr]2 Initiators. Macromolecules. 38(24). 10336–10340. 72 indexed citations
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Mitchell, William S. & F. Aumento. (1977). Uranium in oceanic rocks: DSDP Leg 37. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 14(4). 794–808. 13 indexed citations
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Aumento, F., et al.. (1976). Interaction between sea water and oceanic Layer Two as a function of time and depth; I, Field evidence. The Canadian Mineralogist. 14(3). 269–290. 29 indexed citations
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Aumento, F. & William S. Mitchell. (1975). Magnetic spherules from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Geology. 3(7). 407–407. 10 indexed citations
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Mitchell, William S. & F. Aumento. (1974). A geochemical comparison of minerals of oceanic and continental ultramafic origin. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 79(35). 5529–5532. 6 indexed citations

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