Peter R. Vail
Peter R. Vail publishes mostly in Geology, Earth-Surface Processes and Atmospheric Science, on topics such as Geological formations and processes, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological and Geophysical Studies.
- World rank
- #19,331 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #9,201 of 358,040
- Works
- 39
- Citations
- 1.3k
- Citations per work
- 32.2
What does Peter R. Vail research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Geology20% of their works
- 2Earth-Surface Processes14% of their works
- 3Atmospheric Science11% of their works
- 4Geophysics9% of their works
- 5Paleontology9% of their works
- 6Ocean Engineering9% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe Peter R. Vail's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Tectonics, Continental Margin, Crustal Structure, Fluvial Systems, Sedimentation, Cenozoic Evolution, Climate Change and Paleoclimatology.
- Geological Modeling
- Paleoredox
- Optimization
- Ensemble Kalman Filter
- Anaerobic
- Paleoclimatology
- Cenozoic Evolution
- Fluvial Systems
- Continental Margin
- Tectonics
- Crustal Structure
- Sedimentation
- Climate Change
- Plate Tectonics
- Arctic
- Methane Oxidation
- Paleoproductivity
- geology
- Uncertainty Analysis
Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 19 words, with their numbers
- Tectonics82 topics
- Continental Margin72 topics
- Crustal Structure72 topics
- Fluvial Systems51 topic
- Sedimentation51 topic
- Cenozoic Evolution41 topic
- Climate Change41 topic
- Paleoclimatology41 topic
- Plate Tectonics41 topic
- Anaerobic31 topic
- Arctic31 topic
- Ensemble Kalman Filter31 topic
- Methane Oxidation31 topic
- Optimization31 topic
- Paleoproductivity31 topic
- Paleoredox31 topic
- geology31 topic
- Geological Modeling21 topic
- Uncertainty Analysis21 topic
Where does Peter R. Vail work?
Peter R. Vail's main affiliation in the publication record is Rice University, United States.
How many publications and citations does Peter R. Vail have?
Science Explorer counts 39 works and 1,257 citations for Peter R. Vail, ranking #19,331 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.
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