The baseline time span for this database is 1997-October 31, 2007 (fifth
bimonthly period in 2007). The resulting database contained 4,151 10-year
papers. The papers are ranked according to total cites.
*Article 1
Total Cites: 329
Article Title: U/Pb zircon ages constrain the architecture of the
ultrahigh-pressure Qinling-Dabie Orogen, China
Authors: Hacker, BR, Ratschbacher, L, Webb, L, Ireland, T, Walker, D,
Shuwen, D
Journal: EARTH PLANET SC LETT
Volume: 161
Page: 215-230
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA, Dept Geol, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
· UNIV WURZBURG, Inst Geol, Wurzburg, Germany
· STANFORD UNIV, Stanford, CA, USA
· UNIV KANSAS, Dept Geol, Lawrence, KS, USA
· CHINESE ACAD GEOL SCI, Nanjing, Peoples R China
· Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Geol, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
*Article 2
Total Cites: 258
Article Title: U/Pb zircon geochronology and tempo of the end-Permian mass
extinction
Authors: Bowring, SA, Erwin, DH, Jin, YG, Martin, MW, Davidek, K, Wang,
W
Journal: SCIENCE
Volume: 280
Page: 1039-1045
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· MIT, Dept Earth Atmospher & Planetary Sci, Cambridge, MA,
USA
· NATL MUSEUM NAT HIST, Dept Paleobiol, Washington, DC, USA
· CHINESE ACAD SCI, Nanjing Inst Geol & Paleontol, Lab Paleobiol
& Stratig, Nanjing, Peoples R China
*Article 3
Total Cites: 214
Article Title: Ages of ultrahigh pressure metamorphism and protolith
orthogneisses from the eastern Dabie Shan: U/Pb zircon geochronology
Authors: Rowley, DB, Xue, F, Tucker, RD, Peng, ZX, Baker, J, Davis, A
Journal: EARTH PLANET SC LETT
Volume: 151
Page: 191-203
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· WASHINGTON UNIV, DEPT EARTH & PLANETARY SCI, ST LOUIS, MO,
USA
· UNIV CAMBRIDGE, DEPT EARTH SCI, CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND
· UNIV CHICAGO, ENRICO FERMI INST, CHICAGO, IL, USA
· UNIV CHICAGO, DEPT GEOPHYS SCI, 5734 S ELLIS AVE, CHICAGO, IL,
USA
*Article 4
Total Cites: 205
Article Title: Exhumation of ultrahigh-pressure continental crust in east
central China: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic tectonic unroofing
Authors: Hacker, BR, Ratschbacher, L, Webb, L, Mcwilliams, MO, Ireland, T,
Calvert, A, Dong, SW, Wenk, HR, Chateigner, D
Journal: J GEOPHYS RES-SOL EA
Volume: 105
Page: 13339-13364
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA, Dept Geol, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
· UNIV WURZBURG, Inst Geol, Wurzburg, Germany
· STANFORD UNIV, Dept Geol & Environm Sci, Stanford, CA,
USA
· CHINESE ACAD GEOL SCI, Beijing, Peoples R China
· UNIV CALIF BERKELEY, Dept Geol, Berkeley, CA, USA
· Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Geol, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
*Article 5
Total Cites: 189
Article Title: Pb, U and Th diffusion in natural zircon
Authors: Lee, JKW, Williams, IS, Ellis, DJ
Journal: NATURE
Volume: 390
Page: 159-162
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, RES SCH EARTH SCI, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
· AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, DEPT GEOL, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
*Article 6
Total Cites: 182
Article Title: Internal morphology, habit and U-Th-Pb microanalysis of
amphibolite-to-granulite facies zircons: geochronology of the Ivrea Zone
(Southern Alps)
Authors: Vavra, G, Schmid, R, Gebauer, D
Journal: CONTRIB MINERAL PETR
Volume: 134
Page: 380-404
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· UNIV TUBINGEN, Inst Mineral, Tubingen, Germany
· ETH ZURICH, Dept Erdwissensch, Zurich, Switzerland
· Univ Tubingen, Inst Mineral, Tubingen, Germany
*Article 7
Total Cites: 175
Article Title: 35 Ma old ultrahigh-pressure metamorphism and evidence for
very rapid exhumation in the Dora Maira Massif, Western Alps
Authors: Gebauer, D, Schertl, HP, Brix, M, Schreyer, W
Journal: LITHOS
Volume: 41
Page: 39592
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· RUHR UNIV BOCHUM, INST MINERAL, RES GRP HIGH PRESSURE
METAMORPHISM, BOCHUM, GERMANY
· RUHR UNIV BOCHUM, INST GEOL, RES GRP HIGH PRESSURE METAMORPHISM,
BOCHUM, GERMANY
· ETH ZURICH, DEPT EARTH SCI, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
*Article 8
Total Cites: 173
Article Title: Metamorphic zircon formation by solid-state
recrystallization of protolith igneous zircon
Authors: Hoskin, PWO, Black, LP
Journal: JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY
Volume: 18
Page: 423-439
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, Res Sch Earth Sci, Inst Adv Studies,
Canberra, Australia
· AUSTRALIAN GEOL SURVEY ORG, Minerals Div, Canberra,
Australia
· Univ Canterbury, Dept Geol Sci, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch,
New Zealand
*Article 9
Total Cites: 173
Article Title: Interpretation of discordant U-Pb zircon ages: An
evaluation
Authors: Mezger, K, Krogstad, EJ
Journal: JOURNAL OF METAMORPHIC GEOLOGY
Volume: 15
Page: 127-140
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· UNIV MARYLAND, DEPT GEOL, ISOTOPE GEOCHEM LAB, COLLEGE PK, MD,
USA
· MAX PLANCK INST CHEM, POSTFACH 3060, MAINZ, GERMANY
*Article 10 Total Cites: 163
Article Title: Zircon trace element geochemistry: partitioning with garnet
and the link between U-Pb ages and metamorphism
Authors: Rubatto, D
Journal: CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
Volume: 184
Page: 123-138
Year: 2002
Addresses:
· AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, Res Sch Earth Sci, Canberra, Australia
· Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Earth Sci, Mills Rd, Canberra,
Australia
*Article 11 Total Cites: 152
Article Title: TEMORA 1: a new zircon standard for Phanerozoic U-Pb
geochronology
Authors: Black, LP, Kamo, SL, Allen, CM, Aleinikoff, JN, Davis, DW, Korsch,
RJ, Foudoulis, C
Journal: CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
Volume: 200
Page: 155-170
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· Geosci Australia, Minerals & Geohazards Div, Canberra,
Australia
· ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM, Jack Satterly Geochronol Lab, Toronto,
Canada
· AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, Res Sch Earth Sci, Canberra, Australia
· US GEOL SURVEY, Lakewood, CO, USA
· Geosci Australia, Minerals & Geohazards Div, GPO Box 378,
Canberra, Australia
*Article 12 Total Cites: 152
Article Title: Stable isotope geochemistry of ultrahigh pressure
metamorphic rocks from the Dabie-Sulu orogen in China: implications for
geodynamics and fluid regime
Authors: Zheng, YF, Fu, B, Gong, B, Li, L
Journal: EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
Volume: 62
Page: 105-161
Year: 2003
Addresses:
· UNIV SCI & TECHNOL CHINA, Sch Earth & Space Sci, Anhua,
Peoples R China
· Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Earth & Space Sci, Anhua,
Peoples R China
*Article 13 Total Cites: 143
Article Title: Late Cenozoic exhumation of the Cascadia accretionary wedge
in the Olympic Mountains, northwest Washington State
Authors: Brandon, MT, Roden-tice, MK, Garver, JI
Journal: GEOL SOC AM BULL
Volume: 110
Page: 985-1009
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· YALE UNIV, Dept Geol & Geophys, New Haven, CT, USA
· RENSSELAER POLYTECH INST, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Troy, NY,
USA
· UNION COLL, Dept Geol, Schenectady, NY, USA
· Yale Univ, Dept Geol & Geophys, POB 208109, New Haven, CT,
USA
*Article 14 Total Cites: 142
Article Title: The Hf isotope composition of cratonic mantle: LAM-MC-ICPMS
analysis of zircon megacrysts in kimberlites
Authors: Griffin, WL, Pearson, NJ, Belousova, E, Jackson, SE, van
Achterbergh, E, Oreilly, SY, Shee, SR
Journal: GEOCHIM COSMOCHIM AC
Volume: 64
Page: 133-147
Year: 2000
Addresses:
· MACQUARIE UNIV, ARC Natl Key Ctr Geochem Evolut & Metallogeny
Con, GEMOC, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, N Ryde, Australia
· CSIRO, N Ryde, Australia
· STOCKDALE PROSPECTING LTD, S Yarra, Australia
· Macquarie Univ, ARC Natl Key Ctr Geochem Evolut & Metallogeny
Con, GEMOC, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, N Ryde, Australia
*Article 15 Total Cites: 142
Article Title: Age significance of U-Th-Pb zircon data from early Archaean
rocks of west Greenland - a reassessment based on combined ion-microprobe
and imaging studies
Authors: Whitehouse, MJ, Kamber, BS, Moorbath, S
Journal: CHEMICAL GEOLOGY
Volume: 160
Page: 201-224
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· SWEDISH MUSEUM NAT HIST, Stockholm, Sweden
· UNIV QUEENSLAND, Dept Earth Sci, Brisbane, Australia
· UNIV OXFORD, Dept Earth Sci, Oxford, England
· Swedish Museum Nat Hist, Box 50007, Stockholm, Sweden
*Article 16 Total Cites: 140
Article Title: New U-Pb zircon ages and the duration and division of
Devonian time
Authors: Tucker, RD, Bradley, DC, Straeten, CAV, Harris, AG, Ebert, JR,
Mccutcheon, SR
Journal: EARTH PLANET SC LETT
Volume: 158
Page: 175-186
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· WASHINGTON UNIV, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, St Louis, MO,
USA
· US GEOL SURVEY, Anchorage, AK, USA
· NORTHWESTERN UNIV, Dept Geol Sci, Evanston, IL, USA
· US GEOL SURVEY, Reston, VA, USA
· SUNY COLL ONEONTA, Dept Earth Sci, Oneonta, NY, USA
· NEW BRUNSWICK DEPT NAT RESOURCES & ENERGY, Bathurst,
Canada
· Washington Univ, Dept Earth & Planetary Sci, 1 Brookings Dr,
St Louis, MO, USA
*Article 17 Total Cites: 132
Article Title: Ion microprobe U-Pb zircon geochronology and correlation of
Archaean gneisses from the Lewisian Complex of Gruinard Bay, northwestern
Scotland
Authors: Whitehouse, MJ, Claesson, S, Sunde, T, Vestin, J
Journal: GEOCHIM COSMOCHIM AC
Volume: 61
Page: 4429-4438
Year: 1997
Addresses:
· SWEDISH MUSEUM NAT HIST, BOX 50007, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
*Article 18 Total Cites: 131
Article Title: Relationships between Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotopic systems in
the global sedimentary system
Authors: Vervoort, JD, Patchett, PJ, Blichert-toft, J, Albarede, F
Journal: EARTH PLANET SC LETT
Volume: 168
Page: 79-99
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· UNIV ARIZONA, Dept Geosci, Tucson, AZ, USA
· ECOLE NORMALE SUPER LYON, Lyon, France
· Univ Arizona, Dept Geosci, Tucson, AZ, USA
*Article 19 Total Cites: 125
Article Title: Growth, annealing and recrystallization of zircon and
preservation of monazite in high-grade metamorphism: conventional and
in-situ U-Pb isotope, cathodoluminescence and microchemical evidence
Authors: Schaltegger, U, Fanning, CM, Gunther, D, Maurin, JC, Schulmann, K,
Gebauer, D
Journal: CONTRIB MINERAL PETR
Volume: 134
Page: 186-201
Year: 1999
Addresses:
· ETH ZURICH, Inst Isotope Geol & Mineral Resources, Dept Earth
Sci, Zurich, Switzerland
· AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV, Res Sch Earth Sci, Canberra, Australia
· Ecole & Observ Sci Terre, CNRS, URA 323, Strasbourg,
France
· CHARLES UNIV, Inst Petrol & Struct Geol, Prague, Czech
Republic
· ETH Zentrum, Inst Isotope Geol & Mineral Resources, Dept Earth
Sci, Sonneggstr 5, Zurich, Switzerland
*Article 20 Total Cites: 121
Article Title: Fission track analysis and its applications to geological
problems
Authors: Gallagher, K, Brown, R, Johnson, C
Journal: ANNU REV EARTH PL SC
Volume: 26
Page: 519-572
Year: 1998
Addresses:
· UNIV LONDON IMPERIAL COLL SCI TECHNOL & MED, TH Huxley Sch
Environm Earth Sci & Engn, London, England
· LA TROBE UNIV, Dept Earth Sci, Bundoora, Australia
· Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, TH Huxley Sch
Environm Earth Sci & Engn, London, England