| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Methods and code for ‘classical’ age-modelling of radiocarbon sequences | Quaternary Geochronology | 2010 | 1,789 |
| 2 | The importance of shale composition and pore structure upon gas storage potential of shale gas reservoirs | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2009 | 1,779 |
| 3 | A complete and easily accessible means of calculating surface exposure ages or erosion rates from 10Be and 26Al measurements | Quaternary Geochronology | 2008 | 1,613 |
| 4 | The physical character of subaqueous sedimentary density flows and their deposits | Sedimentology | 2001 | 1,334 |
| 5 | Coalbed methane: A review | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 1,218 |
| 6 | Microbial carbonates: the geological record of calcified bacterial-algal mats and biofilms | Sedimentology | 2000 | 1,209 |
| 7 | The CIW index: A new chemical index of weathering | Sedimentary Geology | 1988 | 1,093 |
| 8 | Results of PMIP2 coupled simulations of the Mid-Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum – Part 1: experiments and large-scale features | Climate of the Past | 2007 | 1,089 |
| 9 | Estimations of Clarkes for Carbonaceous biolithes: World averages for trace element contents in black shales and coals | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2009 | 1,057 |
| 10 | Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change: a review and look forward | Sedimentology | 2000 | 968 |
| 11 | A 60 000 year Greenland stratigraphic ice core chronology | Climate of the Past | 2008 | 910 |
| 12 | Development of organic porosity in the Woodford Shale with increasing thermal maturity | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 907 |
| 13 | Brahmaputra river: Channel processes and sedimentation | Sedimentary Geology | 1969 | 898 |
| 14 | Bacterial and thermochemical sulfate reduction in diagenetic settings — old and new insights | Sedimentary Geology | 2001 | 887 |
| 15 | Comparison of laser grain size analysis with pipette and sieve analysis: a solution for the underestimation of the clay fraction | Sedimentology | 1997 | 879 |
| 16 | Coal mine methane: A review of capture and utilization practices with benefits to mining safety and to greenhouse gas reduction | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2011 | 875 |
| 17 | Threshold of sediment motion under unidirectional currents | Sedimentology | 1977 | 867 |
| 18 | Carbonate ramp depositional systems | Sedimentary Geology | 1992 | 865 |
| 19 | Geochemistry of trace elements in Chinese coals: A review of abundances, genetic types, impacts on human health, and industrial utilization | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 863 |
| 20 | A REVIEW OF THE ORIGIN AND CHARACTERISTICS OF RECENT ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS | Sedimentology | 1965 | 824 |
| 21 | Marine hyperpycnal flows: initiation, behavior and related deposits. A review | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2003 | 783 |
| 22 | Water escape structures in coarse-grained sediments | Sedimentology | 1975 | 736 |
| 23 | Subaqueous sediment density flows: Depositional processes and deposit types | Sedimentology | 2012 | 714 |
| 24 | Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly ash: an overview | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2002 | 707 |
| 25 | Stranded parasequences and the forced regressive wedge systems tract: deposition during base-level'fall | Sedimentary Geology | 1992 | 703 |
| 26 | A REVIEW OF GRAIN-SIZE PARAMETERS | Sedimentology | 1966 | 696 |
| 27 | CBM and CO2-ECBM related sorption processes in coal: A review | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2011 | 696 |
| 28 | Sequence Stratigraphy: Methodology and Nomenclature | Newsletters on Stratigraphy | 2011 | 681 |
| 29 | Analysis and significance of mineral matter in coal seams | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2002 | 676 |
| 30 | Basic types of stratification in small eolian dunes | Sedimentology | 1977 | 675 |
| 31 | Isotope signatures associated with early meteoric diagenesis | Sedimentology | 1982 | 655 |
| 32 | Characteristics and origins of coal cleat: A review | International Journal of Coal Geology | 1998 | 649 |
| 33 | Modelling permeability for coal reservoirs: A review of analytical models and testing data | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 646 |
| 34 | Coal deposits as potential alternative sources for lanthanides and yttrium | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 639 |
| 35 | Dust transport and the question of desert loess formation | Sedimentology | 1987 | 636 |
| 36 | On The Geologic Time Scale | Newsletters on Stratigraphy | 2012 | 636 |
| 37 | Processes controlling the composition of heavy mineral assemblages in sandstones | Sedimentary Geology | 1999 | 631 |
| 38 | Geological controls on the methane storage capacity in organic-rich shales | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2014 | 626 |
| 39 | Fractal characterization of adsorption-pores of coals from North China: An investigation on CH4 adsorption capacity of coals | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2008 | 618 |
| 40 | Lithofacies types and vertical profile models; an alternative approach to the description and environmental interpretation of glacial diamict and diamictite sequences | Sedimentology | 1983 | 616 |
| 41 | High-frequency sequences and their stacking patterns: sequence-stratigraphic evidence of high-frequency eustatic cycles | Sedimentary Geology | 1991 | 614 |
| 42 | High-pressure methane and carbon dioxide adsorption on dry and moisture-equilibrated Pennsylvanian coals | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2002 | 585 |
| 43 | Variability of deltaic processes in terms of sediment supply, with particular emphasis on grain size | Sedimentology | 1993 | 578 |
| 44 | De glauconiarum origine | Sedimentology | 1981 | 577 |
| 45 | Tephrochronology and its application: A review | Quaternary Geochronology | 2011 | 573 |
| 46 | Physical criteria for distinguishing sandy tsunami and storm deposits using modern examples | Sedimentary Geology | 2007 | 571 |
| 47 | Leaching behaviour of elements from coal combustion fly ash: An overview | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 570 |
| 48 | A simulation model of alluvial stratigraphy | Sedimentology | 1979 | 564 |
| 49 | Rhizoliths in terrestrial carbonates: classification, recognition, genesis and significance | Sedimentology | 1980 | 562 |
| 50 | Ca-carbonates precipitation and limestone genesis — the microbiogeologist point of view | Sedimentary Geology | 1999 | 561 |
| 51 | Simple kinetic models of petroleum formation. Part I: oil and gas generation from kerogen | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 1995 | 557 |
| 52 | Sustained high-density turbidity currents and the deposition of thick massive sands | Sedimentology | 1995 | 551 |
| 53 | Classification, structure, genesis and practical importance of natural solid oil bitumen (“migrabitumen”) | International Journal of Coal Geology | 1989 | 543 |
| 54 | The rise of diapirs during thin-skinned extension | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 1992 | 540 |
| 55 | Anatomy of an avulsion | Sedimentology | 1989 | 533 |
| 56 | Classification of liptinite – ICCP System 1994 | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2017 | 532 |
| 57 | Inclined heterolithic stratification—Terminology, description, interpretation and significance | Sedimentary Geology | 1987 | 527 |
| 58 | Molecular simulation of methane adsorption in micro- and mesoporous carbons with applications to coal and gas shale systems | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2013 | 526 |
| 59 | Statistical aspects of equivalent dose and error calculation and display in OSL dating: An overview and some recommendations | Quaternary Geochronology | 2012 | 520 |
| 60 | Spatial and temporal distribution of diagenetic alterations in siliciclastic rocks: implications for mass transfer in sedimentary basins | Sedimentology | 2000 | 515 |
| 61 | CLASSIFICATION AND ORIGIN OF FLASER AND LENTICULAR BEDDING | Sedimentology | 1968 | 512 |
| 62 | Fractures, faults, and hydrocarbon entrapment, migration and flow | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2000 | 509 |
| 63 | Coal fires burning out of control around the world: thermodynamic recipe for environmental catastrophe | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2004 | 506 |
| 64 | Studies in fluviatile sedimentation: Bars, bar-complexes and sandstone sheets (low-sinuosity braided streams) in the brownstones (L. devonian), welsh borders | Sedimentary Geology | 1983 | 504 |
| 65 | Geological calibration of spallation production rates in the CRONUS-Earth project | Quaternary Geochronology | 2016 | 503 |
| 66 | The shape of rock particles, a critical review | Sedimentology | 1980 | 502 |
| 67 | Grain-size distribution function of polymodal sediments in hydraulic and aeolian environments, and numerical partitioning of the sedimentary components | Sedimentary Geology | 2002 | 500 |
| 68 | Geological controls on coalbed methane reservoir capacity and gas content | International Journal of Coal Geology | 1998 | 496 |
| 69 | The significance of large sediment supply, active tectonism, and eustasy on margin sequence development: Late Quaternary stratigraphy and evolution of the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta | Sedimentary Geology | 2000 | 492 |
| 70 | Large floating clasts in turbidites: a mechanism for their emplacement | Sedimentary Geology | 1988 | 487 |
| 71 | Boulder shapes and grain-size distributions of debris as indicators of transport paths through a glacier and till genesis | Sedimentology | 1978 | 482 |
| 72 | Rare earth element geochemistry of Australian Paleozoic graywackes and mudrocks: Provenance and tectonic control | Sedimentary Geology | 1985 | 478 |
| 73 | Classification of clastic coastal depositional environments | Sedimentary Geology | 1992 | 477 |
| 74 | Coalbed methane sorption related to coal composition | International Journal of Coal Geology | 1998 | 476 |
| 75 | Early Cenozoic two-phase extension and late Cenozoic thermal subsidence and inversion of the Bohai Basin, northern China | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 1997 | 475 |
| 76 | A preliminary study on the pore characterization of Lower Silurian black shales in the Chuandong Thrust Fold Belt, southwestern China using low pressure N2 adsorption and FE-SEM methods | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2013 | 475 |
| 77 | A theoretical model for gas adsorption-induced coal swelling | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2007 | 474 |
| 78 | Grain size variations in ignimbrites and implications for the transport of pyroclastic flows | Sedimentology | 1976 | 472 |
| 79 | DRAC: Dose Rate and Age Calculator for trapped charge dating | Quaternary Geochronology | 2015 | 472 |
| 80 | THE CLASSIFICATION OF CROSS-STRATIFIED UNITS. WITH NOTES ON THEIR ORIGIN | Sedimentology | 1963 | 471 |
| 81 | A major reorganization of Asian climate by the early Miocene | Climate of the Past | 2008 | 471 |
| 82 | Application of aromatic compounds as maturity indicators in source rocks and crude oils | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 1988 | 469 |
| 83 | The sequence stratigraphy of fluvial depositional systems: the role of floodplain sediment storage | Sedimentary Geology | 1993 | 468 |
| 84 | Effects of tides on mixing and suspended sediment transport in macrotidal estuaries | Sedimentary Geology | 1980 | 467 |
| 85 | Sulfur in coals: A review of geochemistry and origins | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2012 | 462 |
| 86 | The structure and fluid mechanics of turbidity currents: a review of some recent studies and their geological implications | Sedimentology | 2000 | 460 |
| 87 | Fluvial processes and facies sequences in the sandy braided South Saskatchewan River, Canada | Sedimentology | 1978 | 458 |
| 88 | An overview of the sedimentary geology of the Bengal Basin in relation to the regional tectonic framework and basin-fill history | Sedimentary Geology | 2003 | 453 |
| 89 | Review on iron availability in soil: interaction of Fe minerals, plants, and microbes | Journal of Soils and Sediments | 2014 | 448 |
| 90 | Microbe-mineral interactions: early carbonate precipitation in a hypersaline lake (Eleuthera Island, Bahamas) | Sedimentology | 2004 | 447 |
| 91 | The organic matter distribution and methane capacity of the Lower Cretaceous strata of Northeastern British Columbia, Canada | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2007 | 444 |
| 92 | Wave-influenced deltas: geomorphological implications for facies reconstruction | Sedimentology | 2003 | 441 |
| 93 | Coal fires in China over the last decade: A comprehensive review | International Journal of Coal Geology | 2014 | 435 |
| 94 | Saltation threshold on Earth, Mars and Venus | Sedimentology | 1982 | 433 |
| 95 | Nano-scale pore structure and fractal dimension of organic-rich Wufeng-Longmaxi shale from Jiaoshiba area, Sichuan Basin: Investigations using FE-SEM, gas adsorption and helium pycnometry | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2016 | 431 |
| 96 | A Late Pleistocene sea level stack | Climate of the Past | 2016 | 430 |
| 97 | 50 years of the turbidite paradigm (1950s—1990s): deep-water processes and facies models—a critical perspective | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2000 | 421 |
| 98 | Variation of structural style and basin evolution in the central Zagros (Izeh zone and Dezful Embayment), Iran | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2004 | 419 |
| 99 | Rifting, lithosphere breakup and volcanism: Comparison of magma-poor and volcanic rifted margins | Marine and Petroleum Geology | 2013 | 416 |
| 100 | The geochemistry of carbonate diagenesis: The past, present and future | Sedimentology | 2015 | 415 |
