2026 Paul Edwin Potter: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	33	8176	2711	148	8200

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World Ranking

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Earth Science

8176

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8200

Overview

Paul Edwin Potter was affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their publication record includes contributions to the field of geology, as evidenced by their participation in specialized scientific venues.

Their recent publication history features a paper titled RECONSTRUCTING SANDSTONE PROVENANCE: WHAT IS THE WITHIN-CATEGORY VARIANCE OF INDICATORS? published in 2021. This work appeared in the Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, reflecting their engagement with recognized scientific forums.

RECONSTRUCTING SANDSTONE PROVENANCE: WHAT IS THE WITHIN-CATEGORY VARIANCE OF INDICATORS? (2021) - Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Their collaborative efforts involved coauthoring with J. Barry Maynard, a frequent contributor in their field.

J. Barry Maynard

Their publications appeared in the following venue:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America

Best Publications

Sand and sandstone

F. J. Pettijohn;Paul Edwin Potter;Raymond Siever

2277
Citations
Sedimentology of Shale: Study Guide and Reference Source

Paul Edwin Potter;James B. Maynard;Wayne Arthur Pryor

765
Citations
Paleocurrents and Basin Analysis

Paul Edwin Potter;Francis J Pettijohn

688
Citations
Mud and Mudstones: Introduction and Overview

Paul Edwin Potter;James Barry Maynard;Pedro J Depetris

662
Citations
Petrology and Chemistry of Modern Big River Sands

Paul Edwin Potter

478
Citations
Sedimentology of Shale

Paul E. Potter;J. Barry Maynard;Wayne A. Pryor

411
Citations
Significance and Origin of Big Rivers

Paul Edwin Potter

297
Citations
Petrology, Chemistry, and Texture of Modern River Sands, Amazon River System

Elena Franzinelli;Paul Edwin Potter

279
Citations
Paleocurrents and Basin Analysis

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262
Citations
Age and autochthonous evolution of the Sunsás Orogen in West Amazon Craton based on mapping and U–Pb geochronology

J.O.S. Santos;G.J. Rizzotto;P.E. Potter;N.J. McNaughton

233
Citations
Atlas and Glossary of Primary Sedimentary Structures

F. J. Pettijohn;Paul Edwin Potter

211
Citations
Global Miocene tectonics and the modern world

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205
Citations
Age, source, and regional stratigraphy of the Roraima Supergroup and Roraima-like outliers in northern South America based on U-Pb geochronology

João Orestes Schneider Santos;Paul Edwin Potter;Nélson Joaquim Reis;Léo Afraneo Hartmann

188
Citations
Trace Elements in Marine and Fresh-Water Argillaceous Sediments

Paul Edwin Potter;N. F. Shimp;J. Witters

145
Citations
Trace elements in marine and fresh-water argillaceous sediments

Paul Edwin Potter;N.F. Shimp;J. Witters

142
Citations
A Quantitative Geomorphic Study of Drainage Basin Characteristics in the Clinch Mountain Area, Virginia and Tennessee. V. C. Miller

Paul Edwin Potter

120
Citations
South America and a Few Grains of Sand. Part 1: Beach Sands.

Paul Edwin Potter

109
Citations
Regional variations of porosity and cement; St. Peter and Mount Simon sandstones in Illinois Basin

John Daniel Hoholick;Thomas Metarko;Paul Edwin Potter

98
Citations
Dispersal Centers of Paleozoic and Later Clastics of the Upper Mississippi Valley and Adjacent Areas

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98
Citations
Introductory Petrography of Fossils

Alan Stanley Horowitz;Paul Edwin Potter

82
Citations
The Petrology and Origin of the Lafayette Gravel: Part 1. Mineralogy and Petrology

Paul Edwin Potter

76
Citations
Stratigraphy and reservoir potential of glacial deposits of the Itarare Group (Carboniferous-Permian), Parana Basin, Brazil

Almerio Barros Franca;Paul Edwin Potter

74
Citations
Sand Bodies and Sedimentary Environments: A Review

Paul Edwin Potter

72
Citations
Random Processes and Lithologic Transitions

Paul Edwin Potter;Robert F. Blakely

72
Citations
Sedimentary Structures, Sand Shape Fabrics, and Permeability. II

Paul Edwin Potter;Richard F. Mast

71
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond Siever Harvard University

J. Barry Maynard University of Cincinnati

External Links

Personal website of Paul Edwin Potter

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