1. The Contributions Of
Dr. J. Mark Erickson To
The Geological Literature:
With Students And Scholars, From
The North Country To The
International Community
SLUGAC 8
Bonnie J. M. Swoger
Milne Library
SUNY Geneseo

2. DR. J.
MARK
ERICKSON:
This is your
[publishing
] life

3. Cumulative Publications
10
40
50
60
20
30
0
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Year
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
CONSISTENT WORK
Dr. Erickson's Cumulative Publications
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

4. INCREASES AND DECREASES
Annual Publications
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Annual Publications 5 per. Mov. Avg. (Annual Publications)

5. PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

6. JOURNAL OF
PA L E O N TO LOGY
1 971
Vo l . 41
No. 2
pp. 589-593

7. GASTROPODS
Erickson, J.M.,
1 971 , W i n d -
o r i e n te d
gastropod
shells as
i n d i c a to r s o f
p a l e ow i n d
d i r ec t i o n :
Journal of
Sedimentary
Re s e a r c h , v.
41 , n o . 2 , p .
589–593.

8. LIMULIDS
Holland
J r. , F. D . , E r i c k s o
n, J.M., and
O’Brien, D.E., 19
7 5 , C a s te r o l i m u l
u s : a n e w L a te
Cretaceous
generic link in
Limulid lineage:
Bulletins of
American
P a l e o n t o l o g y, v.
6 7 , n o . 2 87 , p .
2 3 5 – 24 9 .
New Genus: Casterolimulus

9. INSECTS
ON CLAMS
Erickson, J.M., 1
9 8 3 , Tr i c h o p te r o
domus
leonardi, a new
genus and
species of
p s yc h o my i i d
caddisfly
(Insecta:
Tr i c h o p te r a )
r e p r e s e n te d by
retreats from
the Paleocene
of North:
Journal of
P a l e o n t o l o g y, v.
57 , n o . 3 , p .
5 6 0 – 5 6 7.
New genus and species: Trichopterodomus leonardi

10. TRACE
FOSSILS
B j e r s te d t , T. W. ,
and
Erickson, J.M., 1
9 8 9 , Tr a c e
fossils and
bioturbation in
peritidal facies
o f t h e Po t s d a m -
Theresa
formations
(Cambrian-
Ordovician), Nor
t h we s t
Adirondacks:
P a l a i o s , v. 4 , n o .
3 , p . 2 0 3 – 2 24 .

11. FISH
C a r p e n te r, S . J . ,
Erickson, J.M.,
and
H o l l a n d , F. D . , 2
0 0 3 , M i g r a t i on
o f a L a te
C r et a c e o us
f i s h . : N a t u r e , v.
423, no.
6935, p. 70–
4, doi:
1 0 .1 0 3 8 / n a t ur
e 01 57 5 .

12. LEAVES
Peppe, D.J., Erick
son, J.M., and
H i c k y, L . J . , 2 0 0 7 ,
Fossil Leaf
Spec ies From The
Fox Hills
Formation (Upper
Cretaceous:
North
Dakota, USA) and
their
Paleogeographic
Significance:
Journal of
P a l e o n t o l o g y, v.
81 , no. 3, p.
550–567, doi:
1 0 . 1 6 6 6 / 0 5 0 6 7. 1
.

13. PUBLICATION TOPICS

14. Journal Publications
Compass of Sigma Gamma Epsilon 8
Journal of Paleontology 3
Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 2
Journal of Sedimentary Research 2
North Dakota Academy of Science Proceedings 2
Proceedings of the North Dakota Academy of Science 2
Bulletins of American Paleontology 1
Earth Science Curriculum Project Newsletter 1
Nature 1
Palaeontology 1
Palaios 1
The New phytologist 1
The Open Paleontology Journal 1

15. COLLABORATION AND CO-AUTHORSHIP
Number of Co-authors by year
4
3
2
1
0
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

16. CITATIONS: BRIEF DIGRESSION
Web of Science (Science Citation Index)
Scopus
Google Scholar
 Used only selectively for this study

17. CITATIONS
Cumulative citations
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015

18. TOP CITED PUBLICATIONS
Publication Scopus Web of Google
Science Scholar
S. J. Carpenter, J. M. Erickson, K. C. Lohmann, M. R.
Owen, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology 58, 706–723
(1988). 20 35 57
S. J. Carpenter, J. M. Erickson, F. D. Holland, Nature 423, 70–
4 (2003). 22 22 30
D. J. Peppe, J. M. Erickson, L. J. Hickey, Journal of
Paleontology 81, 550–567 (2007). 6 7 8
D. J. Peppe et al., The New Phytologist 190, 724–39 (2011). 17 15 30
J. Erickson, T. Bouchard, Journal of Paleontology 77, 1002–
1010 (2003). 4 4 7
J. W. Hoganson, J. M. Erickson, Palaeontology 48, 709–721
(2005). 5 5 5
T. W. Bjerstedt, J. M. Erickson, Palaios 4, 203–224 (1989). 21 0 38

19. TOP CITING JOURNALS
Journal Frequency
Journal of Sedimentary Research 13
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 7
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 5
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 4
New Phytologist 4
Palaios 4
PLOS ONE 4
Geology 3
Ichnos 3
Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie 3
Sedimentology 3
Earth and Planetary Science Letters 2
Environmental Biology of Fishes 2
Journal of Archaeological Science 2
Journal of Paleontology 4
Lethaia 2
Marine Ecology 2
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2
Sedimentary Geology 2

20. STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
 63 Senior Theses, starting in 1974
 Co-authored with many students
 91 publications identified
 Gross underestimate
 Let’s add to the list

21. http://bit.ly/Ericksons_Students_Publications

22. OVERALL INFLUENCE

23. AND MORE…
 Links to the Mendeley Groups (and lists of publications by Dr.
E, citing Dr. E or by Dr. E’s students) are available online at
my website, the Undergraduate Science Librarian
 The Undergraduate Science Librarian:
 http://theundergraduatesciencelibrarian.org
 Information Culture
 http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/information-culture/
 Direct link:
 http://bit.ly/contributions_of_DrE