W. Compston
Impact in
- Geophysics top 0.02%
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
- Geochemistry and Petrology top 0.05%
- Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Papers in
- Geophysics 146
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis 145
- earthquake and tectonic studies 57
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 23
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- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 56
- Co-authors
- Ian S. Williams (51 shared papers)Charles E. Meyer (9 shared papers)R. T. Pidgeon (7 shared papers)Ján Veizer (3 shared papers)Allen P. Nutman (3 shared papers)D. Y. Liu (1 shared paper)Qiuhua Shen (1 shared paper)Junhua Wu (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (29 papers)Earth and Planetary Science Letters (18 papers)Nature (13 papers)Precambrian Research (11 papers)Journal of the Geological Society (9 papers)
- Partner nations
- AustraliaUnited StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
W. Compston
202 papers receiving 18.5k citations
W. Compston's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 113
- Geophysics 16.9k
- Geochemistry and Petrology 3.0k
- Paleontology 3.5k
- Geology 1.9k
- Artificial Intelligence 7.2k
Countries citing papers authored by W. Compston
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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Compston
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. Compston, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remnants of ≥3800 Ma crust in the Chinese part of the Sino-Korean craton Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 1374 |
| 2 | U‐Pb geochronology of zircons from lunar breccia 73217 using a sensitive high mass‐resolution ion microprobe Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 1261 |
| 3 | Zircon U-Pb ages for the Early Cambrian time-scale Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 1077 |
| 4 | Multiple zircon growth and recrystallization during polyphase Late Carboniferous to Triassic metamorphism in granulites of the Ivrea Zone (Southern Alps): an ion microprobe (SHRIMP) study Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 700 |
| 5 | 1995 | 536 | |
| 6 | 1994 | 489 | |
| 7 | 1966 | 456 | |
| 8 | 1983 | 386 | |
| 9 | 1992 | 373 | |
| 10 | 1998 | 363 | |
| 11 | 1986 | 358 | |
| 12 | 1991 | 353 | |
| 13 | 1974 | 332 | |
| 14 | 1988 | 313 | |
| 15 | 1992 | 295 | |
| 16 | 1988 | 266 | |
| 17 | 1986 | 266 | |
| 18 | 1989 | 259 | |
| 19 | 1984 | 242 | |
| 20 | 1990 | 237 |
About W. Compston
W. Compston is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology and Geology, having authored 205 papers that have together received 20.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (145 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (87 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (57 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (56 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (25 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (23 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (23 papers) and Planetary Science and Exploration (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (16.9k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (3.0k citations), Paleontology (3.5k citations), Geology (1.9k citations) and Artificial Intelligence (7.2k citations). W. Compston has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Ian S. Williams, Charles E. Meyer, R. T. Pidgeon, Ján Veizer, Allen P. Nutman, D. Y. Liu, Qiuhua Shen, Junhua Wu, Peter D. Kinny and Malcolm S. Sambridge. Their work appears in journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Nature, Precambrian Research and Journal of the Geological Society.
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