Robert L. Folk

22.8k citations
99 papers · 12.8k · 6 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

    • Geological formations and processes
    • Aeolian processes and effects
    • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Paleontology top 0.2%
    • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Papers in

    • Geological formations and processes 14
    • Building materials and conservation 9
    • Aeolian processes and effects 8
    • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 16

Robert L. Folk

94 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Robert L. Folk's Hit Papers

Detrital sedimentary rock classification and nomenclature for use in New Zealand 1970 · 631 citations
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Robert L. Folk
Comparison fields: 5 of 171
  • Earth-Surface Processes 5.4k
  • Paleontology 2.1k
  • Atmospheric Science 4.7k
  • Geochemistry and Petrology 1.2k
  • Oceanography 1.9k
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All Works

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Brazos River bar [Texas]; a study in the significance of grain size parameters
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19575788
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The Distinction between Grain Size and Mineral Composition in Sedimentary-Rock Nomenclature
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19541127
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Practical Petrographic Classification of Limestones
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1959871
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A REVIEW OF GRAIN‐SIZE PARAMETERS
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1966682
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Pebbles in the Lower Colorado River, Texas a Study in Particle Morphogenesis
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1958641
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Detrital sedimentary rock classification and nomenclature for use in New Zealand
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1970631
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Spectral Subdivision of Limestone Types
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9 1971183
10 2004122
11 1955109
12 1964107
13 195299
14 200595
15 200791
16 197488
17 199986
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19 197380
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About Robert L. Folk

Robert L. Folk is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Archeology, having authored 99 papers that have together received 12.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (22 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (16 papers), Geological formations and processes (14 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (9 papers), Building materials and conservation (9 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (8 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (8 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (5.4k citations), Paleontology (2.1k citations), Atmospheric Science (4.7k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.2k citations) and Oceanography (1.9k citations). Robert L. Folk has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Ukraine and Norway. Frequent co-authors include W Ward, Peter B. Andrews, Douglas W. Lewis, F. Leo Lynch, Charles E. Weaver, Salvatore Valastro, Anna Siedlecka, Francès Westall, Robert McLean and Clyde H. Moore. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Sedimentary Research, Journal of Field Archaeology, Geology, Sedimentary Geology and Science.

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