Most cited papers in Geochemical Journal since its first issue in 1966
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The Top 100 Most Cited Papers of Geochemical Journal
The Geochemical Journal (GJ) was first published in 1966 and has a history of more than 55 years. Below is a list of GJ papers with the most citations since the first issue of GJ (ascompiled by Scopus on 9/9/2023). The timing of citation varies: some papers are cited numerous times immediately after publication, some papers continue to be cited for several
decades after publication, and some papers increase their citation counts after some time has passed after publication. In GJ, many papers continue to be cited for several decades
after publication.
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Zheng Y.-F. (1999) Oxygen isotope fractionation in carbonate and sulfate minerals. vol.33 (2), pp.109–126.
Suzuki K., Adachi M. (1991) Precambrian provenance and Silurian metamorphism of the Tsubonosawa paragneiss in the South Kitakami terrane, Northeast Japan, revealed by the chemical Th-U-total Pb isochron ages of monazite, zircon and xenotime. vol.25 (5),pp.357–376.
Bau M., Koschinsky A. (2009) Oxidative scavenging of cerium on hydrous Fe oxide: Evidence from the distribution of rare earth elements and yttrium between Fe oxides and Mn oxides in hydrogenetic ferromanganese crusts. vol.43 (1), pp.37–47.
Sakai H. (1968) Isotopic properties of sulfur compounds in hydrothermal processes. vol.2 (1), pp.29–49.
Imai N., Terashima S., Itoh S., Ando A. (1995) 1994 compilation values for GSJ reference samples, “Igneous rock series”. vol.29 (1), pp.91–95.
Masuda A., Kawakami O., Dohmoto Y., Takenaka T. (1987) Lanthanide tetrad effects in nature: Two mutually opposite types, W and M. vol.21 (3), pp.119–124.
Li X.-H. (1997) Geochemistry of the Longsheng Ophiolite from the southern margin of Yangtze Craton, SE China. vol.31 (5), pp.323–337.
Ringwood A.E. (1977) Composition of the core and implications for origin of the earth. vol.11 (3), pp.111–135.
Masuda A., Ikeuchi Y. (1979) Lanthanide tetrad effect observed in marine environment. vol.13 (1), pp.19–22.
Wang Q., Xu J.-F., Zhao Z.-H., Bao Z.-W., Xu W., Xiong X.-L. (2004) Cretaceous high-potassium intrusive rocks in the Yueshan-Hongzhen area of east China: Adakites in an extensional tectonic regime within a continent. vol.38 (5), pp.417–434.

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Matsuda J., Matsumoto T., Sumino H., Nagao K., Yamamoto J., Miura Y., Kaneoka I., Takahata N., Sano Y. (2002) The 3He/4He ratio of new internal He Standard of Japan (HESJ). vol.36 (2), pp.191–195.
Chen J.F., Xie Z., Li H.M., Zhang X.D., Zhou T.X., Park Y.S., Ahn K.S., Chen D.G., Zhang X. (2003) U-Pb zircon ages for a collision-related K-rich complex at Shidao in the Sulu ultrahigh pressure terrane, China. vol.37 (1), pp.35–46.
Wada E., Kadonaga T., Matsuo S. (1975) 15N abundance in nitrogen of naturally occurring substances and global assessment of denitrification from isotopic viewpoint. vol.9 (3), pp.139–148.
Mizutani Y., Rafter T.A. (1973) Isotopic behaviour of sulphate oxygen in the bacterial reduction of sulphate. vol.6 (4), pp.183–191.
Fischer T.P. (2008) Fluxes of volatiles (H2O, CO2, N2, Cl, F) from arc volcanoes. vol.42 (1), pp.21–38.
Ringwood A.E., Kesson S.E., Ware N.G., Hibberson W.O., Major A. (1979) The SYNROC process: A geochemical approach to nuclear waste immobilization. vol.13 (4), pp.141–165.
Zhou J., Wang X., Qiu J., Gao J. (2004) Geochemistry of Meso- and Neoproterozoic mafic-ultramafic rocks from northern Guangxi, China: Arc or plume magmatism?. vol.38 (2), pp.139–152.
Honda M.C., Aono T., Aoyama M., Hamajima Y., Kawakami H., Kitamura M., Masumoto Y., Miyazawa Y., Takigawa M., Saino T. (2012) Dispersion of artificial caesium-134 and -137 in the western North Pacific one month after the Fukushima accident. vol.46 (1), pp.e1–e9.
Zheng Y.-F., Fu B. (1998) Estimation of oxygen diffusivity from anion porosity in minerals. vol.32 (2), pp.71–89.
Kiyosu Y., Krouse H.R. (1990) The role of organic acid in the abiogenic reduction of sulfate and the sulfur isotope effect. vol.24 (1), pp.21–27.

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Mongelli G., Critelli S., Perri F., Sonnino M., Perrone V. (2006) Sedimentary recycling, provenance and paleoweathering from chemistry and mineralogy of Mesozoic continental redbed mudrocks, Peloritani mountains, southern Italy. vol.40 (2), pp.197–209.
Sampei Y., Matsumoto E. (2001) C/N ratios in a sediment core from Nakaumi Lagoon, southwest Japan - Usefulness as an organic source indicator -. vol.35 (3), pp.189–205.
Chen S.B., Ma Y.B., Chen L., Xian K. (2010) Adsorption of aqueous Cd2+, Pb2+, Cu2+ ions by nano-hydroxyapatite: Single-and multi-metal competitive adsorption study. vol.44 (3), pp.233–239.
Hashimoto A. (1983) Evaporation metamorphism in the early solar nebula — evaporation experiments on the melt FeO-MgO-SiO2-CaO-Al2O3 and chemical fractionations of primitive materials. vol.17 (3), pp.111–145.
Farooqi A., Masuda H., Kusakabe M., Naseem M., Firdous N. (2007) Distribution of highly arsenic and fluoride contaminated groundwater from east Punjab, Pakistan, and the controlling role of anthropogenic pollutants in the natural hydrological cycle. vol.41 (4), pp.213–
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Nyakairu G.W.A., Koeberl C. (2001) Mineralogical and chemical composition and distribution of rare earth elements in clay-rich sediments from central Uganda. vol.35 (1), pp.13–28.
Toyoda S., Ikeya M. (1991) Thermal stabilities of paramagnetic defect and impurity centers in quartz: Basis for ESR dating of thermal history. vol.25 (6), pp.437–445.
Zhang H.-F., Sun M., Lu F.-X., Zhou X.-H., Zhou M.-F., Liu Y.-S., Zhang G.-H. (2001) Geochemical significance of a garnet lherzolite from the Dahongshan kimberlite, Yangtze Craton, southern China. vol.35 (5), pp.315–331.
Masuda A. (1975) Abundances of monoisotopic REE, consistent with the Leedey chondrite values. vol.9 (3), pp.183–184.
Ando A., Kurasawa H., Ohmori T., Takeda E. (1974) 1974 compilation of data on the GSJ geochemical reference samples JG-1 granodiorite and JB-1 basalt. vol.8 (4), pp.175–192

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Miyazaki T., Shuto K. (1998) Sr and Nd isotope ratios of twelve GSJ rock reference samples. vol.32 (5), pp.345–350.
Mizota C., Kusakabe M. (1994) Spatial distribution of δD-δ18O values of surface and shallow groundwaters from Japan, south Korea and east China. vol.28 (5), pp.387–410.
Tachibana S., Abe M., Arakawa M., Fujimoto M., Iijima Y., Ishiguro M., Kitazato K., Kobayashi N., Namiki N., Okada T., Okazaki R., Sawada H., Sugita S., Takano Y., Tanaka S., Watanabe S., Yoshikawa M., Kuninaka H. (2014) Hayabusa2: Scientific importance of samples
returned from C-type near-Earth asteroid (162173) 1999 JU3. vol.48 (6), pp.571–581.
Ueda A., Kato K., Ohsumi T., Yajima T., Ito H., Kaieda H., Metcalfe R., Takase H. (2005) Experimental studies of CO2-rock interaction at elevated temperatures under hydrothermal conditions. vol.39 (5), pp.417–425.
Xia X., Sun M., Zhao G., Li H., Zhou M. (2004) Spot zircon U-Pb isotope analysis by ICP-MS coupled with a frequency quintupled (213 nm) Nd-YAG laser system. vol.38 (2), pp.191–200.
Ohba T., Hlrabayashi J.-I., Nogami K. (1994) Water, heat and chloride budgets of the crater lake, Yugama at Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, Japan. vol.28 (3), pp.217–231.
Kobayashi S., Imai H., Yurimoto H. (2003) New extreme 16O-rich reservoir in the early solar system. vol.37 (6), pp.663–669.
Wei G., Liu Y., Li X., Shao L., Liang X. (2003) Climatic impact on Al, K, Sc and Ti in marine sediments: Evidence from ODP site 1144, South China Sea. vol.37 (5), pp.593–602.

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Miyake Y., Matsuzaki H., Fujiwara T., Saito T., Yamagata T., Honda M., Muramatsu Y. (2012) Isotopic ratio of radioactive iodine (129I/131I) released from Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident. vol.46 (4), pp.327–333.
Kusakabe M., Ohba T., Issa, Yoshida Y., Satake H., Ohizumi T., Evans W.C., Tanyileke G., Kling G.W. (2008) Evolution of CO2 in lakes Monoun and Nyos, Cameroon, before and during controlled degassing. vol.42 (1), pp.93–118.
Wang Y., Fan W., Guo F. (2003) Geochemistry of early Mesozoic potassium-rich diorites-granodiorites in southeastern Hunan Province, South China: Petrogenesis and tectonic implications. vol.37 (4), pp.427–448.
Kawabe I., Ohta A., Ishii S., Tokumura M., Miyauchi K. (1999) REE partitioning between Fe-Mn oxyhydroxide precipitates and weakly acid NaCl solutions: Convex tetrad effect and fractionation of Y and Sc from heavy lanthanides. vol.33 (3), pp.167–179.
Yang T.F., Lan T.F., Lee H.-F., Fu C.-C., Chuang P.-C., Lo C.-H., Chen C.-C., Chen C.-T.A., Lee C.-S. (2005) Gas compositions and helium isotopic ratios of fluid samples around Kueishantao, NE offshore Taiwan and its tectonic implications. vol.39 (5), pp.469–480.
Yoshioka S., Kitano Y. (1985) Transformation of aragonite to calcite through heating. vol.19 (4), pp.245–249
Matsubaya O., Sakai H., Kusachi I., Satake H. (1973) Hydrogen and oxygen isotopic ratios and major element chemistry of Japanese thermal water systems. vol.7 (3), pp.123–151.
Roy A., Sarkar A., Jeyakumar S., Aggrawal S.K., Ebihara M. (2002) Sm-Nd age and mantle source characteristics of the Dhanjori volcanic rocks, Eastern India. vol.36 (5), pp.503–518.
Yoshida N., Matsuo S. (1983) Nitrogen isotope ratio of atmospheric N2O as a key to the global cycle of N2O. vol.17 (5), pp.231–239.
Mizutani Y. (1971) An improvement in the carbon-reduction method for the oxygen isotopic analysis of sulphates. vol.5 (2), pp.69–77.
Feng J.-L., Zhu L.-P., Zhen X.-L., Hu Z.-G. (2009) Grain size effect on Sr and Nd isotopic compositions in eolian dust: Implications for tracing dust provenance and Nd model age. vol.43 (2), pp.123–131.
Shibata K., Ishihara S. (1979) Rb-Sr whole-rock and K-Ar mineral ages of granitic rocks in Japan. vol.13 (3), pp.113–119.

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Ohta A., Kawabe I. (2000) Rare earth element partitioning between Fe oxyhydroxide precipitates and aqueous NaCl solutions doped with NaHCO3: Determinations of rare earth element complexation constants with carbonate ions. vol.34 (6), pp.439–454.
Akinlua A., Ajayi T.R., Adeleke B.B. (2007) Organic and inorganic geochemistry of northwestern Niger Delta oils. vol.41 (4), pp.271–281.
Takano B., Saitoh H., Takano E. (1994) Geochemical implications of subaqueous molten sulfur at Yugama crater lake, Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, Japan. vol.28 (3), pp.199–216.
Morishita T., Ishida Y., Arai S. (2005) Simultaneous determination of multiple trace element compositions in thin (<30 μm) layers of BCR-2G by 193 nm ArF excimer laser ablation-ICP-MS: Implications for matrix effect and elemental fractionation on quantitative analysis.
vol.39 (4), pp.327–340.
Tanaka K., Kawabe I. (2006) REE abundances in ancient seawater inferred from marine limestone and experimental REE partition coefficients between calcite and aqueous solution. vol.40 (5), pp.425–435.
Ishizuka H., Kawanobe Y., Sakai H. (1990) Petrology and geochemistry of volcanic rocks dredged from the Okinawa Trough, an active back-arc basin. vol.24 (2), pp.75–92.
Kitano Y., Okumura M., Idogaki M. (1978) Coprecipitation of borate-boron with calcium carbonate. vol.12 (3), pp.183–189.
Iwatsuki T., Yoshida H. (1999) Groundwater chemistry and fracture mineralogy in the basement granitic rock in the Tono uranium mine area, Gifu Prefecture, Japan -Groundwater composition, Eh evolution analysis by fracture filling minerals-. vol.33 (1), pp.19–32.
Kawamura K., Tannenbaum E., Huizinga B.J., Kaplan I.R. (1986) Volatile organic acids generated from kerogen during laboratory heating. vol.20 (1), pp.51–59.
Kitano Y., Okumura M., Idogaki M. (1978) Uptake of phosphate ions by calcium carbonate. vol.12 (1), pp.29–37.

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Chae G.-T., Yun S.-T., Kwon M.-J., Kim Y.-S., Mayer B. (2006) Batch dissolution of granite and biotite in water: Implication for fluorine geochemistry in groundwater. vol.40 (1), pp.95–102.
Iizuka T., Hirata T. (2004) Simultaneous determinations of U-Pb age and REE abundances for zircons using ArF excimer laser ablation-ICPMS. vol.38 (3), pp.229–241.
Verma S.P. (1992) Seawater alteration effects on REE, K, Rb, Cs, Sr, U, Th, Pb and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope systematics of Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt. vol.26 (3), pp.159–177.
Ando A., Kamioka H., Terashima S., Itoh S. (1989) 1988 values for GSJ rock reference samples, “Igneous rock series”. vol.23 (3), pp.143–148.
Qin H., Yokoyama Y., Fan Q., Iwatani H., Tanaka K., Sakaguchi A., Kanai Y., Zhu J., Onda Y., Takahashi Y. (2012) Investigation of cesium adsorption on soil and sediment samples from Fukushima prefecture by sequential extraction and EXAFS technique. vol.46 (4),pp.297–302.
Arculus R.J., Johnson R.W. (1981) Island-arc magma sources: A geochemical assessment of the roles of slab-derived components and crustal contamination. vol.15 (3), pp.109–133.
Tanaka K., Takahashi Y., Sakaguchi A., Umeo M., Hayakawa S., Tanida H., Saito T., Kanai Y. (2012) Vertical profiles of iodine-131 and cesium-137 in soils in Fukushima prefecture related to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident. vol.46 (4), pp.73–76.
Wang X., Griffin W.L., Chen J. (2010) Hf contents and Zr/Hf ratios in granitic zircons. vol.44 (1), pp.65–72.
Hodge V., Johnson S.R., Goldberg E.D. (1978) Influence of atmospherically transported aerosols on surface ocean water composition. vol.12 (1), pp.7–20.
Kawagucci S., Chiba H., Ishibashi J.-I., Yamanaka T., Toki T., Muramatsu Y., Ueno Y., Makabe A., Inoue K., Yoshida N., Nakagawa S., Nunoura T., Takai K., Takahata N., Sano Y., Narita T., Teranishi G., Obata H., Gamo T. (2011) Hydrothermal fluid geochemistry at theIheya North field in the mid-Okinawa trough: Implication for origin of methane in subseafloor fluid circulation systems. vol.45 (2), pp.109–124.
Cortecci G., Boschetti T., Mussi M., Lameli C.H., Mucchino C., Barbieri M. (2005) New chemical and original isotopic data on waters from El Tatio geothermal field, northern Chile. vol.39 (6), pp.547–571.
Schöne B.R., Zhang Z., Jacob D., Gillikin D.P., Tütken T., Garbe-Schönberg D., McConnaughey T., Soldati A. (2010) Effect of organic matrices on the determination of the trace element chemistry (Mg, Sr, Mg/Ca, Sr/Ca) of aragonitic bivalve shells (Arctica islandica) Comparison of ICP-OES and LA-ICP-MS data. vol.44 (1), pp.23–37.
Kitano Y., Okumura M., Idogaki M. (1975) Incorporation of sodium, chloride and sulfate with calcium carbonate. vol.9 (2), pp.75–84.
Guo F., Fan W., Wang Y., Lin G. (2003) Geochemistry of late Mesozoic mafic magmatism in West Shandong Province, eastern China: Characterizing the lost lithospheric mantle beneath the North China Block. vol.37 (1), pp.63–77.
Acharyya S.K., Gupta A., Orihashi Y. (2010) New U-Pb zircon ages from paleo-mesoarchean TTG gneisses of the Singhbhum Craton, Eastern India. vol.44 (2), pp.81–88.
Kawabe I., Kitahara Y., Naito K. (1991) Non-chondritic yttrium/holmium ratio and lanthanide tetrad effect observed in pre-Cenozoic limestones. vol.25 (1), pp.31–44.
Zhenhua Z., Xiaolin X., Xiaodong H., Yixian W., Qiang W., Zhiwei B., Jahn B. (2002) Controls on the REE tetrad effect in granites: Evidence from the Qianlishan and Baerzhe Granites, China. vol.36 (6), pp.527–543.
Shinohara H., Giggenbach W.F., Kazahaya K., Hedenquist J.W. (1993) Geochemistry of volcanic gases and hot springs of Satsuma-Iwojima, Japan: Following Matsuo. vol.27 (4-5), pp.271–285.
Fu C.-C., Yang T.F., Walia V., Chen C.-H. (2005) Reconnaissance of soil gas composition over the buried fault and fracture zone in southern Taiwan. vol.39 (5), pp.427–439.
Xiong X.-L., Li X.-H., Xu J.-F., Li W.-X., Zhao Z.-H., Wang Q., Chen X.-M. (2003) Extremely high-Na adakite-like magmas derived from alkali-rich basaltic underplate: The Late Cretaceous Zhantang andesites in the Huichang Basin, SE China. vol.37 (2), pp.233–252
Kawabe I., Toriumi T., Ohta A., Miura N. (1998) Monoisotopic REE abundances in seawater and the origin of seawater tetrad effect. vol.32 (4), pp.213–229.
Masuda A., Akagi T. (1989) Lanthanide tetrad effect observed in leucogranites from China. vol.23 (5), pp.245–253.
Kitano Y., Kanamori N., Oomori T. (1971) Measurements of distribution coefficients of strontium and barium between carbonate precipitate and solution —Abnormally high values of distribution coefficients measured at early stages of carbonate formation. vol.4 (4),pp.183–206.
Giovanela M., Parlanti E., Soriano-Sierra E.J., Soldi M.S., Sierra M.M.D. (2004) Elemental compositions, FT-IR spectral and thermal behavior of sedimentary fulvic and humic acids from aquatic and terrestrial environments. vol.38 (3), pp.255–264.
Kawabe I. (1992) Lanthanide tetrad effect in the Ln3+ ionic radii and refined spin-pairing energy theory. vol.26 (6), pp.309–335.
Asiedu D.K., Suzuki S., Nogami K., Shibata T. (2000) Geochemistry of Lower Cretaceous sediments, Inner Zone of Southwest Japan: Constraints on provenance and tectonic environment. vol.34 (2), pp.155–173.
Krouse H.R., Ueda A. (1986) Direct conversion of sulphide and sulphate minerals to SO2 for isotope analyses. vol.20 (4), pp.209–212.
Nakagawa Y., Takano S., Firdaus M.L., Norisuye K., Hirata T., Vance D., Sohrin Y. (2012) The molybdenum isotopic composition of the modern ocean. vol.46 (2), pp.131–141.
Qi L., Zhou M.-F., Wang C.Y., Sun M. (2007) Evaluation of a technique for determining Re and PGEs in geological samples by ICP-MS coupled with a modified Carius tube digestion. vol.41 (6), pp.407–414
Aoyama M., Tsumune D., Uematsu M., Kondo F., Hamajima Y. (2012) Temporal variation of 134Cs and 137Cs activities in surface water at stations along the coastline near the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident site, Japan. vol.46 (4), pp.321–325.
Sakaguchi A., Kadokura A., Steier P., Tanaka K., Takahashi Y., Chiga H., Matsushima A., Nakashima S., Onda Y. (2012) Isotopic Determination of U, Pu and Cs in environmental waters following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. vol.46 (4), pp.355–360.
Rahman M.J.J., Suzuki S. (2007) Geochemistry of sandstone from the Miocene Surma Group, Bengal Basin, Bangladesh: Implications for Provenance, tectonic setting and weathering. vol.41 (6), pp.415–428.

まとめ

Ramesh R., Ramanathan A., Ramesh S., Purvaja R., Subramanian V. (2000) Distribution of rare earth elements and heavy metals in the surficial sediments of the Himalayan river system. vol.34 (4), pp.295–319.
Ohno T., Muramatsu Y., Miura Y., Oda K., Inagawa N., Ogawa H., Yamazaki A., Toyama C., Sato M. (2012) Depth profiles of radioactive cesium and iodine released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in different agricultural fields and forests. vol.46 (4),pp.287–295.
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Mostofa K.M.G., Yoshioka T., Konohira E., Tanoue E. (2007) Photodegradation of fluorescent dissolved organic matter in river waters. vol.41 (5), pp.323–331.
Li X.-H., Chen F., Guo J.-H., Li Q.-L., Xie L.-W., Siebel W. (2007) South China provenance of the lower-grade Penglai Group north of the Sulu UHP orogenic belt, eastern China: Evidence from detrital zircon ages and Nd-Hf isotopic composition. vol.41 (1), pp.29–45.
Wang P.-J., Chen F., Chen S.-M., Siebel W., Satir M. (2006) Geochemical and Nd-Sr-Pb isotopic composition of Mesozoic volcanic rocks in the Songliao basin. NE China. vol.40 (2), pp.149–159.
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Sano Y., Hidaka H., Terada K., Shimizu H., Suzuki M. (2000) Ion microprobe U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Hida gneiss: Finding of the oldest minerals in Japan. vol.34 (2), pp.135–153.