H. Elderfield

9.1k citations

77 papers · 7.5k · 3 hit papers · h-index 39

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Geochemistry and Petrology top 0.05%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 52
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 50
Geochemistry and Petrology 18
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis 16

Co-authors: Mervyn Greaves (10 shared papers)Edward R. Sholkovitz (3 shared papers)Robert C. Upstill‐Goddard (1 shared paper)S. Barker (2 shared papers)I Nick McCave (6 shared papers)David Thornalley (6 shared papers)R. Chester (7 shared papers)K. Caldeira (1 shared paper)
Journals: Earth and Planetary Science Letters (9 papers)Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (5 papers)Marine Geology (4 papers)Nature (4 papers)Marine Chemistry (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Russia

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H. Elderfield

76 papers receiving 7.0k citations

H. Elderfield's Hit Papers

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Ocean acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide 2005 · 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR)
2003 Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
1990 Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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1	Ocean acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR) ·John A. Raven, K. Caldeira, H. Elderfield, Ove Hoegh‐Guldberg, PS Liss, Ulf Riebesell, J. G. Shepherd, CM Turley, A. J. Watson Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1079
2	The rare earth elements in rivers, estuaries, and coastal seas and their significance to the composition of ocean waters Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·H. Elderfield, Robert C. Upstill‐Goddard, Edward R. Sholkovitz Hit paper breakdown →	1990	965
3	A study of cleaning procedures used for foraminiferal Mg/Ca paleothermometry Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·S. Barker, Mervyn Greaves, H. Elderfield Hit paper breakdown →	2003	847
4	The geochemical balance of the rare earth elements and neodymium isotopes in the oceans Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Caroline J Bertram, H. Elderfield	1993	350
5	The magnesium isotope budget of the modern ocean: Constraints from riverine magnesium isotope ratios Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Edward T. Tipper, Αlbert Galy, Jérôme Gaillardet, M. J. Bickle, H. Elderfield, E. A. Carder	2006	313
6	Holocene oscillations in temperature and salinity of the surface subpolar North Atlantic Nature ·David Thornalley, H. Elderfield, I Nick McCave	2009	295
7	A biomineralization model for the incorporation of trace elements into foraminiferal calcium carbonate Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·H. Elderfield	1996	251
8	Diagenesis of carbonates in deep-sea sediments; evidence from Sr/Ca ratios and interstitial dissolved Sr (super 2+) data Journal of Sedimentary Research ·(unknown), J.M. Gieskes, H. Elderfield	1982	241
9	Oceanic Cd/P ratio and nutrient utilization in the glacial Southern Ocean Nature ·H. Elderfield, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby	2000	218
10	Eolian dust along the eastern margins of the Atlantic Ocean Marine Geology ·R. Chester, H. Elderfield, John J. Griffin, L. R. Johnson, R.C. Padgham	1972	171
11	Negative cerium anomalies in the rare earth element patterns of oceanic ferromanganese nodules Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·H. Elderfield, Mervyn Greaves	1981	154
12	Loss of Carbon from the Deep Sea Since the Last Glacial Maximum Science ·Jimin Yu, W. S. Broecker, H. Elderfield, Zhangdong Jin, Jerry F McManus, Fei Zhang	2010	146
13	High resolution evidence for linkages between NW European ice sheet instability and Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Victoria L. Peck, I.R. Hall, R. Zahn, H. Elderfield, F. Grousset, Sidney R. Hemming, James Scourse	2006	124
14	Cycling of dissolved rare earth elements in Chesapeake Bay Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Edward R. Sholkovitz, H. Elderfield	1988	123
15	Rare earth element mobilization from marine atmospheric dust into seawater Marine Chemistry ·Mervyn Greaves, P. J. Statham, H. Elderfield	1994	118
16	Soil-sized eolian dusts from the lower troposphere of the eastern Mediterranean Sea Marine Geology ·R. Chester, G.G. Baxter, A.K.A. Behairy, K. Connor, David C. Twichell and VeeAnn A. Cross, H. Elderfield, R.C. Padgham	1977	109
17	Glacial rapid variability in deep-water temperature and δ18O from the Western Mediterranean Sea Quaternary Science Reviews ·Isabel Cacho, N. J. Shackleton, H. Elderfield, Francisco Javier Sierro, Joan O. Grimalt	2006	109
18	Time series studies of vent fluids from the TAG and MARK sites (1986, 1990) Mid-Atlantic Ridge: a new solution chemistry model and a mechanism for Cu/Zn zonation in massive sulphide orebodies Geological Society London Special Publications ·John M. Edmond, A. C. Campbell, Martin R. Palmer, G. P. Klinkhammer, Christopher R. German, H. N. Edmonds, H. Elderfield, G. Thompson, Peter A. Rona	1995	108
19	Tropical sea‐surface temperature reconstruction for the early Paleogene using Mg/Ca ratios of planktonic foraminifera Paleoceanography ·Aradhna Tripati, Margaret Lois Delaney, James C. Zachos, Linda Davis Anderson, Daniel Clay Kelly, H. Elderfield	2003	106
20	Rare earth element zonation in Pacific ferromanganese nodules Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·H. Elderfield, C. J. Hawkesworth, Mervyn Greaves, S. E. Calvert	1981	84

About H. Elderfield

H. Elderfield is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Oceanography, Paleontology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 77 papers that have together received 7.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (50 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (16 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (12 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (12 papers), Geological formations and processes (8 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (8 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (7 papers) and Marine and environmental studies (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geochemistry and Petrology (2.5k citations), Atmospheric Science (4.3k citations), Paleontology (1.7k citations), Oceanography (2.1k citations) and Earth-Surface Processes (1.0k citations). H. Elderfield has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Mervyn Greaves, Edward R. Sholkovitz, Robert C. Upstill‐Goddard, S. Barker, I Nick McCave, David Thornalley, R. Chester, K. Caldeira, PS Liss and John A. Raven. Their work appears in journals such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Marine Geology, Nature and Marine Chemistry.

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