Alan Whittington
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.5%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Ceramics and Composites top 1%
- Glass properties and applications
Papers in
- Geophysics 72
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 66
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 28
- earthquake and tectonic studies 24
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- Material Dynamics and Properties 22
- Co-authors
- Anne M. Hofmeister (21 shared papers)Peter I. Nábělek (7 shared papers)Pascal Richet (12 shared papers)François Holtz (5 shared papers)A. Sehlke (16 shared papers)Stephen Marshak (3 shared papers)Antônio Carlos Pedrosa‐Soares (3 shared papers)Fernando F. Alkmim (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- Bulletin of Volcanology (9 papers)Chemical Geology (8 papers)Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (7 papers)Geology (6 papers)Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesFranceGermany
In The Last Decade
Alan Whittington
100 papers receiving 3.5k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 93
- Geophysics 2.7k
- Ceramics and Composites 514
- Geochemistry and Petrology 315
- Earth-Surface Processes 328
- Atmospheric Science 387
Countries citing papers authored by Alan Whittington
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Whittington
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alan Whittington, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | 368 | |
| 2 | 2006 | 287 | |
| 3 | 2001 | 123 | |
| 4 | 2009 | 119 | |
| 5 | 2010 | 118 | |
| 6 | 2006 | 118 | |
| 7 | 2011 | 117 | |
| 8 | 2000 | 117 | |
| 9 | 2000 | 108 | |
| 10 | 1999 | 95 | |
| 11 | 2013 | 87 | |
| 12 | 2015 | 84 | |
| 13 | 2017 | 72 | |
| 14 | 2014 | 69 | |
| 15 | 2008 | 68 | |
| 16 | 2019 | 65 | |
| 17 | 2009 | 65 | |
| 18 | 2014 | 63 | |
| 19 | 2012 | 57 | |
| 20 | 2001 | 55 |
About Alan Whittington
Alan Whittington is a scholar working on Geophysics, Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 101 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (66 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (28 papers), Glass properties and applications (25 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (24 papers), Material Dynamics and Properties (22 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (14 papers), Planetary Science and Exploration (9 papers) and Building materials and conservation (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (2.7k citations), Ceramics and Composites (514 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (315 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (328 citations) and Atmospheric Science (387 citations). Alan Whittington has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Anne M. Hofmeister, Peter I. Nábělek, Pascal Richet, François Holtz, A. Sehlke, Stephen Marshak, Antônio Carlos Pedrosa‐Soares, Fernando F. Alkmim, Nigel Harris and Simone Cerqueira Pereira Cruz. Their work appears in journals such as Bulletin of Volcanology, Chemical Geology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geology and Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology.
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