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George E. Williams

George E. Williams

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Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
4632
World Ranking
6600
National Ranking
330

Overview

George E. Williams is affiliated with the University of Adelaide in Australia, contributing research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans diverse areas including neurology, atmospheric science, geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics, and epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics cover multiple interdisciplinary themes:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Aging
  • Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics

Among recent published papers associated with George E. Williams are:

  • Dating the Acraman asteroid impact, South Australia: the case for deep drilling the 'hot shock' zone of the central uplift (2020), Australian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Melatonin and Autophagy in Aging-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases (2020), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Electroacupuncture Improves M2 Microglia Polarization and Glia Anti-inflammation of Hippocampus in Alzheimer's Disease (2021), Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Inflammatory factors and amyloid β-induced microglial polarization promote inflammatory crosstalk with astrocytes (2020), Aging
  • Real-World, Patient-Reported and Clinic Data from Individuals with Type 1 Diabetes Using the MiniMed 670G Hybrid Closed-Loop System (2021), Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics

Collaborations are notable with several frequent co-authors including:

  • Aaron F. Sandhu
  • Mohammed Akbar
  • Shuanhu Zhou
  • Byoung-Joon Song
  • Lushuang Xie

Best Publications

  • Geological constraints on the Precambrian history of Earth's rotation and the Moon's orbit

    George E. Williams

  • Flood Deposits of the Sand-Bed Ephemeral Streams of Central Australia

    George E. Williams

  • The Neoproterozoic climatic paradox: Equatorial palaeolatitude for Marinoan glaciation near sea level in South Australia

    Phillip W. Schmidt;George E. Williams

  • Late Precambrian tidal rhythmites in South Australia and the history of the Earth's rotation

    G. E. Williams

  • History of the earth's obliquity

    George E. Williams

  • The Elatina glaciation, late Cryogenian (Marinoan Epoch), South Australia: Sedimentary facies and palaeoenvironments

    George E. Williams;Victor A. Gostin;David M. McKirdy;Wolfgang V. Preiss

  • Low palaeolatitude of Late Proterozoic glaciation: early timing of remanence in haematite of the Elatina Formation, South Australia

    P.W. Schmidt;G.E. Williams;B.J.J. Embleton

  • Radiocarbon Dating of Arid-Zone Calcareous Paleosols

    George E Williams;Henry A Polach

  • Secular changes in sedimentation systems and sequence stratigraphy

    Patrick G. Eriksson;Santanu Banerjee;Octavian Catuneanu;Patricia L. Corcoran

  • Low palaeolatitude of deposition for late Precambrian periglacial varvites in South Australia: implications for palaeoclimatology

    Unknown

  • Paleomagnetism of the Paleoproterozoic Gowganda and Lorrain formations, Ontario: low paleolatitude for Huronian glaciation

    George E. Williams;Phillip W. Schmidt

  • Milankovitch-band cyclicity in bedded halite deposits contemporaneous with Late Ordovician-Early Silurian glaciation, Canning Basin, Western Australia

    George E. Williams

  • Palaeomagnetism and magnetic anisotropy of late Neoproterozoic strata, South Australia: Implications for the palaeolatitude of late Cryogenian glaciation, cap carbonate and the Ediacaran System

    Phillip W. Schmidt;George E. Williams;Michael O. McWilliams

  • The Acraman Impact Structure: Source of Ejecta in Late Precambrian Shales, South Australia

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  • Proterozoic (pre-Ediacaran) glaciation and the high obliquity, low-latitude ice, strong seasonality (HOLIST) hypothesis: Principles and tests

    George E. Williams

  • PALAEOMAGNETISM OF THE EJECTA-BEARING BUNYEROO FORMATION, LATE NEOPROTEROZOIC, ADELAIDE FOLD BELT, AND THE AGE OF THE ACRAMAN IMPACT

    Phillip W. Schmidt;George E. Williams

  • Tidal rhythmites: geochronometers for the ancient Earth-Moon system

    George E. Williams

  • Ediacaran palaeomagnetism and apparent polar wander path for Australia: no large true polar wander

    Phillip W. Schmidt;George E. Williams

  • The central Australian stream floods of February-March 1967

    George E. Williams

  • Characteristics and Origin of a Precambrian Pediment

    Unknown

  • The Acraman asteroid impact, South Australia: magnitude and implications for the late Vendian environment

    George E. Williams;Malcolm W. Wallace

  • Tidal Rhythmites: Key to the History of the Earth's Rotation and the Lunar Orbit

    George E. Williams

  • Precambrian tidal and glacial clastic deposits: implications for Precambrian Earth–Moon dynamics and palaeoclimate

    George E. Williams

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor A. Gostin
Victor A. Gostin University of Adelaide
David M. McKirdy
David M. McKirdy University of Adelaide
Malcolm R. Walter
Malcolm R. Walter University of New South Wales
Kenneth A. Eriksson
Kenneth A. Eriksson Virginia Tech
Suzanne L. Baldwin
Suzanne L. Baldwin Syracuse University
Octavian Catuneanu
Octavian Catuneanu University of Alberta
Andrew D. Miall
Andrew D. Miall University of Toronto
Malcolm W. Wallace
Malcolm W. Wallace University of Melbourne
Grant M. Young
Grant M. Young University of Western Ontario
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Australian National University

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