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Joseph B. Whalen publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joseph B. Whalen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 150 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Joseph B. Whalen D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Joseph B. Whalen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Joseph B. Whalen is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Canada and contributes to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work predominantly focuses on Geophysics, with additional interests in Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, and Geology. The scope of their research encompasses several specialized topics within these disciplines.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological Studies and Exploration

Joseph B. Whalen has published several notable papers across respected scientific journals, with research spanning the last few years. Some of the recent publications are:

  • Using magmatic biotite chemistry to differentiate barren and mineralized Silurian-Devonian granitoids of New Brunswick, Canada, 2020, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Arc and slab-failure magmatism of the Taconic Orogeny, western New England, USA, 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • The mid-Cretaceous Peninsular Ranges orogeny: a new slant on Cordilleran tectonics? I: Mexico to Nevada, 2021, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Crustal eduction and slab-failure magmatism in an Orosirian (2.05-1.80 Ga) postcollisional cratonic foredeep: geochronology of Seton volcanics and Compton laccoliths, Tu Cho (Great Slave Lake), NWT, Canada, 2023, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • The mid-Cretaceous Peninsular Ranges orogeny: a new slant on Cordilleran tectonics? II: northern United States and Canada, 2021, Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

The venues where Joseph B. Whalen frequently publishes include:

  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Robert S. Hildebrand
  • Janok P. Bhattacharya
  • Z Azadbakht
  • David R. Lentz
  • Christopher R.M. McFarlane

Best Publications

  • A-type granites: geochemical characteristics, discrimination and petrogenesis

    Joseph B. Whalen;Kenneth L. Currie;Bruce W. Chappell

  • Pre-Carboniferous, episodic accretion-related, orogenesis along the Laurentian margin of the northern Appalachians

    Cees R. van Staal;Joseph B. Whalen;Pablo Valverde-Vaquero;Alexandre Zagorevski

  • Geochemical and Isotopic (O, Nd, Pb and Sr) Constraints on A-type Granite Petrogenesis Based on the Topsails Igneous Suite, Newfoundland Appalachians

    Joseph. B. Whalen;George A. Jenner;Frederick J. Longstaffe;Francine Robert

  • Geochemistry of an Island-Arc Plutonic Suite: the Uasilau-Yau Yau Intrusive Complex, New Britain, P.N.G

    Joseph B. Whalen

  • Spatial, temporal and geochemical characteristics of Silurian collision-zone magmatism, Newfoundland Appalachians: An example of a rapidly evolving magmatic system related to slab break-off

    Joseph B. Whalen;Vicki J. McNicoll;Cees R. van Staal;C. Johan Lissenberg

  • Opaque mineralogy and mafic mineral chemistry of I- and S-type granites of the Lachlan fold belt, Southeast Australia

    Joseph B. Whalen;Bruce W. Chappell

  • The Notre Dame arc and the Taconic orogeny in Newfoundland

    C.R. van Staal;J.B. Whalen;V.J. McNicoll;S. Pehrsson

  • Trace element discrimination of arc, slab failure, and A-type granitic rocks

    Joseph B. Whalen;Robert S. Hildebrand

  • Provenance of tectonic history of the Gander Zone in the Caledonian/Appalachian Orogen: Implications for the origin and assembly of Avalon

    Cees R. van Staal;Robert W. Sullivan;Joseph B. Whalen

  • A Mainly Crustal Origin for Tonalitic Granitoid Rocks, Superior Province, Canada: Implications for Late Archean Tectonomagmatic Processes

    Joseph B. Whalen;John A. Percival;Vicki J. McNICOLL;Frederick J. Longstaffe

  • COMPOSITION OF BIOTITE FROM GRANITIC ROCKS OF THE CANADIAN APPALACHIAN OROGEN: A POTENTIAL TECTONOMAGMATIC INDICATOR?

    Amir A.T. Shabani;André E. Lalonde;Joseph B. Whalen

  • Geochemical and isotopic (Nd-O) evidence bearing on the origin of late- to post-orogenic high-K granitoid rocks in the Western Superior Province: implications for late Archean tectonomagmatic processes

    Joseph.B. Whalen;John A. Percival;Vicki J. McNicoll;Frederick J. Longstaffe

  • Geochemical and Isotopic Characteristics of Granitoids of the Avalon Zone, Southern New Brunswick: Possible Evidence for Repeated Delamination Events

    Joseph B. Whalen;George A. Jenner;Kenneth L. Currie;Sandra M. Barr

  • Neoproterozoic and Cambrian arc magmatism along the eastern margin of the Victoria Lake Supergroup: A remnant of Ganderian basement in central Newfoundland?

    N. Rogers;C.R. van Staal;V. McNicoll;J. Pollock

  • Geology, petrography, and geochemistry of Appalachian granites in New Brunswick and Gaspésie, Quebec

    Joseph Bruce Whalen

  • Cumberland batholith, Trans-Hudson Orogen, Canada: Petrogenesis and implications for Paleoproterozoic crustal and orogenic processes

    Joseph B. Whalen;Natasha Wodicka;Bruce E. Taylor;Garth D. Jackson

  • The position and nature of the Gander–Avalon boundary, southern New Brunswick, based on geochemical and isotopic data from granitoid rocks

    Joseph B. Whalen;Leslie R. Fyffe;Frederick J. Longstaffe;George A. Jenner

  • Resolving the crustal composition paradox by 3.8 billion years of slab failure magmatism and collisional recycling of continental crust

    Robert S. Hildebrand;Joseph B. Whalen;Samuel A. Bowring

  • Geochemical and Nd isotopic evolution of Paleoproterozoic arc-type granitoid magmatism in the Flin Flon Belt, Trans-Hudson orogen, Canada

    Joseph B Whalen;Eric C Syme;Richard A Stern

  • Implications of granitoid geochemical and isotopic (Nd, O, Pb) data from the Cambrian-Ordovician Notre Dame Arc for the evolution of the Central Mobile belt, Newfoundland Appalachians

    Joseph B. Whalen;George A. Jenner;Frederick J. Longstaffe;Clement Gariepy

  • Convergent margin tectonics, central Wabigoon subprovince, Superior Province, Canada

    J.A. Percival;V. McNicoll;J.L. Brown;J.B. Whalen

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred J. Longstaffe
Fred J. Longstaffe University of Western Ontario
John A. Percival
John A. Percival Geological Survey of Canada
George A. Jenner
George A. Jenner Memorial University of Newfoundland
Cees R. van Staal
Cees R. van Staal Geological Survey of Canada
Clément Gariépy
Clément Gariépy University of Quebec at Montreal
Pete Hollings
Pete Hollings Lakehead University
Roberta L. Rudnick
Roberta L. Rudnick University of California, Santa Barbara
Bruce W. Chappell
Bruce W. Chappell Macquarie University
Bruce E. Taylor
Bruce E. Taylor Geological Survey of Canada
Ian McDougall
Ian McDougall Australian National University

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