Eric J. Olson

6.6k citations

44 papers · 5.5k · 3 hit papers · h-index 27

Impact in

Environmental Chemistry top 0.2%
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Geophysics top 1%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies

Papers in

Environmental Chemistry 21
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena 21
Atmospheric Science 16
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 15

Co-authors: Marvin D. Lilley (31 shared papers)Deborah S. Kelley (6 shared papers)J. E. Lupton (13 shared papers)D. A. Butterfield (9 shared papers)Giora Proskurowski (7 shared papers)Gretchen L. Früh-Green (4 shared papers)Kevin K. Roe (3 shared papers)Geoff T. Lebon (2 shared papers)
Journals: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (5 papers)Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems (5 papers)Earth and Planetary Science Letters (3 papers)Science (3 papers)Nature (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Norway

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Eric J. Olson

44 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Eric J. Olson's Hit Papers

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Abiogenic Hydrocarbon Production at Lost City Hydrothermal Field 2008 · 686 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2008 Science
2005 Science
2001 Nature

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1	A Serpentinite-Hosted Ecosystem: The Lost City Hydrothermal Field Science ·Deborah S. Kelley, Jeffrey A. Karson, Gretchen L. Früh-Green, D. Yoerger, Timothy M. Shank, D. A. Butterfield, John Mosely Hayes, Matthew O. Schrenk Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1040
2	An off-axis hydrothermal vent field near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 30° N Nature ·Deborah S. Kelley, Jeffrey A. Karson, Donna K. Blackman, Gretchen L. Früh-Green, D. A. Butterfield, Marvin D. Lilley, Eric J. Olson, Matthew O. Schrenk Hit paper breakdown →	2001	980
3	Abiogenic Hydrocarbon Production at Lost City Hydrothermal Field Science ·Giora Proskurowski, Marvin D. Lilley, Jeffery S. Seewald, Gretchen L. Früh-Green, Eric J. Olson, J. E. Lupton, Sean P. Sylva, Deborah S. Kelley Hit paper breakdown →	2008	686
4	Volcanic eruption of the mid-ocean ridge along the East Pacific Rise crest at 9°45–52′N: Direct submersible observations of seafloor phenomena associated with an eruption event in April, 1991 Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Rachel M. Haymon, Daniel J. Fornari, Karen L. Von Damm, Marvin D. Lilley, M. R. Perfit, John M. Edmond, Wayne C. Shanks, Richard A. Lutz	1993	428
5	Anomalous CH4 and NH4+ concentrations at an unsedimented mid-ocean-ridge hydrothermal system Nature ·Marvin D. Lilley, D. A. Butterfield, Eric J. Olson, J. E. Lupton, Stephen A. Macko, Russell E. McDuff	1993	299
6	Biogeography and Ecological Setting of Indian Ocean Hydrothermal Vents Science ·Cindy Lee Van Dover, Susan Elizabeth Humphris, Daniel J. Fornari, Colleen M. Cavanaugh, Robert Collier, Shana K. Goffredi, Jun Hashimoto, Marvin D. Lilley	2001	298
7	Low temperature volatile production at the Lost City Hydrothermal Field, evidence from a hydrogen stable isotope geothermometer Chemical Geology ·Giora Proskurowski, Marvin D. Lilley, Deborah S. Kelley, Eric J. Olson	2006	256
8	Magmatic events can produce rapid changes in hydrothermal vent chemistry Nature ·Marvin D. Lilley, D. A. Butterfield, J. E. Lupton, Eric J. Olson	2003	228
9	Submarine venting of liquid carbon dioxide on a Mariana Arc volcano Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·J. E. Lupton, D. A. Butterfield, Marvin D. Lilley, Leigh J. Evans, Ko‐ichi Nakamura, William W. Chadwick, Joseph A. Resing, R. W. Embley	2006	138
10	Extraordinary phase separation and segregation in vent fluids from the southern East Pacific Rise Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Karen L. Von Damm, Marvin D. Lilley, Wayne C. Shanks, M. Brockington, A.M. Bray, K. M. O'Grady, Eric J. Olson, Alastair G C Graham	2003	136
11	Influence of subsurface biosphere on geochemical fluxes from diffuse hydrothermal fluids Nature Geoscience ·Scott D. Wankel, L. N. Germanovich, Marvin D. Lilley, Gence Genc, Christopher J. DiPerna, Alexander S. Bradley, Eric J. Olson, Peter R. Girguis	2011	104
12	Hydrogen-limited growth of hyperthermophilic methanogens at deep-sea hydrothermal vents Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Helene C. Ver Eecke, D. A. Butterfield, Julie A. Huber, Marvin D. Lilley, Eric J. Olson, Kevin K. Roe, Leigh J. Evans, Alexander Y. Merkel	2012	90
13	Herbivory in a spider through exploitation of an ant–plant mutualism Current Biology ·Christopher J. Meehan, Eric J. Olson, Matthew W. Reudink, Kurt Kyser, Robert L. Curry	2009	89
14	Plant-eating by spiders Journal of Arachnology ·Martin Nyffeler, Eric J. Olson, William O. C. Symondson	2016	70
15	Inorganic chemistry, gas compositions and dissolved organic carbon in fluids from sedimented young basaltic crust on the Juan de Fuca Ridge flanks Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Huei‐Ting Lin, James P. Cowen, Eric J. Olson, Jan P. Amend, Marvin D. Lilley	2012	58
16	Enriched H2, CH4, and 3He concentrations in hydrothermal plumes associated with the 1996 Gorda Ridge eruptive event Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ·Deborah S. Kelley, Marvin D. Lilley, J. E. Lupton, Eric J. Olson	1998	55
17	Methane seepage and its relation to slumping and gas hydrate at the Hikurangi margin, New Zealand New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics ·Kevin Faure, Jens Greinert, Ingo A. Pecher, Ian Graham, Gary J. Massoth, Cornel E.J. de Ronde, Ian Wright, Edward T. Baker	2006	52
18	The Escanaba Trough, Gorda Ridge hydrothermal system: Temporal stability and subseafloor complexity Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Karen L. Von Damm, C. M. Parker, Robert A. Zierenberg, Marvin D. Lilley, Eric J. Olson, David A. Clague, James S. McClain	2005	52
19	Stable isotopic evidence in support of active microbial methane cycling in low-temperature diffuse flow vents at 9°50′N East Pacific Rise Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Giora Proskurowski, Marvin D. Lilley, Eric J. Olson	2008	51
20	CO2-depleted fluids from mid-ocean ridge-flank hydrothermal springs Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Francis J. Sansone, Michael J. Mottl, Eric J. Olson, Charles Geoffrey Wheat, Marvin D. Lilley	1998	42

About Eric J. Olson

Eric J. Olson is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Geology, having authored 44 papers that have together received 5.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (21 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (11 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (9 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (6 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (6 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (5 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Environmental Chemistry (2.1k citations), Geophysics (1.5k citations), Paleontology (669 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (447 citations) and Atmospheric Science (1.2k citations). Eric J. Olson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Norway. Frequent co-authors include Marvin D. Lilley, Deborah S. Kelley, J. E. Lupton, D. A. Butterfield, Giora Proskurowski, Gretchen L. Früh-Green, Kevin K. Roe, Geoff T. Lebon, Jeffery S. Seewald and Sean P. Sylva. Their work appears in journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Science and Nature.

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