M. Paul Smith
Impact in
- Paleontology top 0.5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Geology top 1%
- Geological Studies and Exploration
Papers in
- Paleontology 50
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 37
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology 19
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 11
- Geology 22
- Geological Studies and Exploration 21
- Co-authors
- Ivan J. Sansom (10 shared papers)Philip C. J. Donoghue (11 shared papers)David A. T. Harper (9 shared papers)Richard J. Aldridge (6 shared papers)Derek E. G. Briggs (4 shared papers)Euan N. K. Clarkson (2 shared papers)Moya Meredith Smith (2 shared papers)Jan Audun Rasmussen (11 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of the Geological Society (7 papers)Geological Magazine (5 papers)Palaeontology (5 papers)Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin (4 papers)Lethaia (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomDenmarkUnited States
In The Last Decade
M. Paul Smith
82 papers receiving 2.0k citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 125
- Paleontology 1.3k
- Geology 331
- Geophysics 400
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 305
- Oceanography 249
Countries citing papers authored by M. Paul Smith
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | 143 | |
| 2 | 1992 | 136 | |
| 3 | 1986 | 121 | |
| 4 | 1996 | 102 | |
| 5 | 2013 | 81 | |
| 6 | Palaeobiogeography and biodiversity change: the Ordovician and Mesozoic-Cenozoic radiations | 2001 | 66 |
| 7 | 2001 | 65 | |
| 8 | 2017 | 62 | |
| 9 | 2021 | 62 | |
| 10 | 1991 | 61 | |
| 11 | 1994 | 54 | |
| 12 | 2004 | 53 | |
| 13 | Ordovician from the Andes | 2003 | 53 |
| 14 | 2018 | 49 | |
| 15 | 2019 | 47 | |
| 16 | 2012 | 46 | |
| 17 | 1995 | 42 | |
| 18 | 2012 | 40 | |
| 19 | 1996 | 37 | |
| 20 | 2011 | 35 |
About M. Paul Smith
M. Paul Smith is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geology, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science, having authored 83 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (37 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (21 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (20 papers), Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (19 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (18 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (11 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (1.3k citations), Geology (331 citations), Geophysics (400 citations), Nature and Landscape Conservation (305 citations) and Oceanography (249 citations). M. Paul Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and United States. Frequent co-authors include Ivan J. Sansom, Philip C. J. Donoghue, David A. T. Harper, Richard J. Aldridge, Derek E. G. Briggs, Euan N. K. Clarkson, Moya Meredith Smith, Jan Audun Rasmussen, Paul F. Wilson and Mark A. Williams. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of the Geological Society, Geological Magazine, Palaeontology, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin and Lethaia.
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