Robert F. Diffendal
Impact in
- Earth-Surface Processes top 5%
- Geological formations and processes
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Atmospheric Science top 10%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Papers in
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- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 15
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- Geological formations and processes 9
- Co-authors
- James B. Swinehart (4 shared papers)Zhaodong Feng (1 shared paper)M. R. Voorhies (2 shared papers)Frank A. Smith (1 shared paper)William C. Johnson (1 shared paper)Xunhong Chen (1 shared paper)Douglas F. Williams (1 shared paper)Leonard Robert Gardner (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Geological Society of America Bulletin (2 papers)American Journal of Science (1 paper)Physical Geography (1 paper)Quaternary Research (1 paper)The Journal of Geology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesChina
In The Last Decade
Robert F. Diffendal
38 papers receiving 312 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 43
- Earth-Surface Processes 153
- Atmospheric Science 218
- Paleontology 64
- Geochemistry and Petrology 40
- Geophysics 55
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cenozoic Paleogeography of Western Nebraska | 1985 | 78 |
| 2 | 1997 | 46 | |
| 3 | 1982 | 33 | |
| 4 | 1993 | 27 | |
| 5 | Geology of the Pre-dune Strata | 1989 | 23 |
| 6 | 1984 | 15 | |
| 7 | 1994 | 13 | |
| 8 | 2005 | 12 | |
| 9 | 1987 | 9 | |
| 10 | 1987 | 9 | |
| 11 | Geologic Framework of the Niobrara River Drainage Basin and Adjacent Areas in South Dakota Generally East of the 100th Meridian West Longitude and West of the Missouri River | 1994 | 8 |
| 12 | Geology Beneath the Primary Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) Site Southwest of Shelton, Buffalo County, Nebraska | 1996 | 7 |
| 13 | Comments on the Geologic History of the Ogallala Formation in the Southern Panhandle of Nebraska | 1984 | 7 |
| 14 | Megaclasts in alluvial fills from the Ogallala Group (Miocene), Banner, Kimball, and Morrill counties, Nebraska | 1983 | 6 |
| 15 | Stable isotope composition of calcareous Paleosols and ground-water cements from the Ogallala Group (Neogene), western Nebraska | 1992 | 6 |
| 16 | Geology of the Ogallala/High Plains Regional Aquifer System in Nebraska | 1995 | 5 |
| 17 | 1983 | 5 | |
| 18 | Characteristics, Age Relationships, and Regional Importance of Some Cenozoic Paleovalleys, Southern Nebraska Panhandle | 1985 | 5 |
| 19 | 1987 | 4 | |
| 20 | Geologic History of Ash Hollow State Historical Park, Nebraska | 1996 | 4 |
About Robert F. Diffendal
Robert F. Diffendal is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Geochemistry and Petrology and Paleontology, having authored 39 papers that have together received 355 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (15 papers), Geological formations and processes (9 papers), Archaeology and Natural History (9 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (8 papers), Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (6 papers), Geological Studies and Exploration (4 papers), Geological Modeling and Analysis (4 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (153 citations), Atmospheric Science (218 citations), Paleontology (64 citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (40 citations) and Geophysics (55 citations). Robert F. Diffendal has collaborated with scholars based in United States and China. Frequent co-authors include James B. Swinehart, Zhaodong Feng, M. R. Voorhies, Frank A. Smith, William C. Johnson, Xunhong Chen, Douglas F. Williams, Leonard Robert Gardner, Joseph Raymond Thomasson and Meng Yang. Their work appears in journals such as Geological Society of America Bulletin, American Journal of Science, Physical Geography, Quaternary Research and The Journal of Geology.
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