R. P. Sheldon
Impact in
- Paleontology top 5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geochemistry and Petrology top 5%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Papers in
- Paleontology 17
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 17
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- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis 7
- Co-authors
- V Mckelvey (6 shared papers)Thomas Cheney (5 shared papers)Roger Warren Swanson (5 shared papers)Earle Rupert Cressman (3 shared papers)A. J. G. Notholt (5 shared papers)William C. Burnett (11 shared papers)A. J. Boucot (1 shared paper)A. M. Ziegler (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- USGS professional paper (3 papers)Journal of Paleontology (2 papers)Economic Geology (1 paper)Scientific American (1 paper)Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSouth AfricaUkraine
In The Last Decade
R. P. Sheldon
39 papers receiving 448 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 60
- Paleontology 275
- Geochemistry and Petrology 165
- Earth-Surface Processes 103
- Geology 71
- Geophysics 130
Countries citing papers authored by R. P. Sheldon
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside R. P. Sheldon, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 48 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1959 | 102 | |
| 2 | 1981 | 97 | |
| 3 | 1967 | 58 | |
| 4 | 1963 | 44 | |
| 5 | Silurian pentameroid brachiopods preserved in position of growth | 1966 | 35 |
| 6 | 1967 | 35 | |
| 7 | Phosphate deposits of the world: Volume 2. Phosphate rock resources. | 1989 | 29 |
| 8 | 1953 | 26 | |
| 9 | 1964 | 26 | |
| 10 | Phosphate rock resources | 1989 | 21 |
| 11 | Fertilizer mineral potential in Asia and the Pacific. | 1980 | 20 |
| 12 | 1954 | 16 | |
| 13 | 1951 | 16 | |
| 14 | Stratigraphic implications of a Permian sponge occurrence in the Park City Formation of western Wyoming | 1961 | 12 |
| 15 | 1984 | 11 | |
| 16 | 1956 | 7 | |
| 17 | Ancient upwelling models: Upper Cretaceous and Eocene phosphorite deposits around West Africa. | 1980 | 7 |
| 18 | 1982 | 7 | |
| 19 | Permian Stratigraphy and Oil Potential, Wyoming and Utah | 1959 | 7 |
| 20 | 1955 | 5 |
About R. P. Sheldon
R. P. Sheldon is a scholar working on Paleontology, Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Geophysics and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 48 papers that have together received 640 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (17 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (7 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (7 papers), Geological formations and processes (5 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (5 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (5 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (3 papers) and Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (275 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (165 citations), Earth-Surface Processes (103 citations), Geology (71 citations) and Geophysics (130 citations). R. P. Sheldon has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Ukraine. Frequent co-authors include V Mckelvey, Thomas Cheney, Roger Warren Swanson, Earle Rupert Cressman, A. J. G. Notholt, William C. Burnett, A. J. Boucot, A. M. Ziegler, Edwin K. Maughan and Edwin D. McKee. Their work appears in journals such as USGS professional paper, Journal of Paleontology, Economic Geology, Scientific American and Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
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