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Robert L. Folk | Researchclopedia

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Robert L. Folk

144

Works

22,785

Citations

40

h-index

66

i10-index

Research Topics

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Geological formations and processes

Affiliations

Bureau of Economic Analysis1997–2002

Midwestern University2022–2022

Norwegian Geological Survey1974–1974

University of Milan1976–1976

Jackson Memorial Hospital2007–2007

Top Works

Brazos River bar [Texas]; a study in the significance of grain size parameters

Robert L. Folk,W Ward

19577,081 citations

Building materials and conservation

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

The Petrology of the Sedimentary Rocks

19385,330 citations

The Distinction between Grain Size and Mineral Composition in Sedimentary-Rock Nomenclature

19541,429 citations

Practical Petrographic Classification of Limestones

19591,157 citations

A REVIEW OF GRAIN‐SIZE PARAMETERS

1966884 citations

Pebbles in the Lower Colorado River, Texas a Study in Particle Morphogenesis

Edmund D. Sneed,Robert L. Folk

1958831 citations

Detrital sedimentary rock classification and nomenclature for use in New Zealand

Robert L. Folk,Peter B. Andrews,et al.

1970793 citations

Spectral Subdivision of Limestone Types

1962586 citations

The Natural History Of Crystalline Calcium Carbonate: Effect of Magnesium Content And Salinity

1974384 citations