| Influence of inherited geologic framework on barrier shoreface morphology and dynamics SR Riggs, WJ Cleary, SW Snyder Marine geology 126 (1-4), 213-234, 1995 | 380 | 1995 |
| The concept of shoreface profile of equilibrium: a critical review OH Pilkey, RS Young, SR Rîggs, AWS Smith, H Wu, WD Pilkey Journal of Coastal Research, 255-278, 1993 | 310 | 1993 |
| Paleoceanographic model of Neogene phosphorite deposition, US Atlantic continental margin SR Riggs Science 223 (4632), 123-131, 1984 | 280 | 1984 |
| Petrology of the Tertiary phosphorite system of Florida SR Riggs Economic Geology 74 (2), 195-220, 1979 | 145 | 1979 |
| Nd isotope evidence for the evolution of the paleocurrents in the Atlantic and Tethys Oceans during the past 180 Ma P Stille, M Steinmann, SR Riggs Earth and Planetary Science Letters 144 (1-2), 9-19, 1996 | 142 | 1996 |
| The North Carolina shore and its barrier islands: restless ribbons of sand OH Pilkey Duke University Press, 1998 | 141 | 1998 |
| Sedimentation dynamics and redox iron-cycling: controlling factors for the apatite—glauconite association on the East Australian continental margin GW O’brien, AR Milnes, HH Veeh, DT Heggie, SR Riggs, DJ Cullen, ... Geological Society, London, Special Publications 52 (1), 61-86, 1990 | 141 | 1990 |
| Phosphorite sedimentation in Florida; a model phosphogenic system SR Riggs Economic Geology 74 (2), 285-314, 1979 | 136 | 1979 |
| Ecological response to hurricane events in the Pamlico Sound system, North Carolina, and implications for assessment and management in a regime of increased frequency HW Paerl, LM Valdes, AR Joyner, BL Peierls, MF Piehler, SR Riggs, ... Estuaries and Coasts 29, 1033-1045, 2006 | 129 | 2006 |
| Hardbottom morphology and relationship to the geologic framework; Mid-Atlantic continental shelf SR Riggs, SW Snyder, AC Hine, DL Mearns Journal of Sedimentary Research 66 (4), 830-846, 1996 | 105 | 1996 |
| Holocene sea-level changes along the North Carolina Coastline and their implications for glacial isostatic adjustment models BP Horton, WR Peltier, SJ Culver, R Drummond, SE Engelhart, AC Kemp, ... Quaternary Science Reviews 28 (17-18), 1725-1736, 2009 | 103 | 2009 |
| Drowning the North Carolina coast: sea-level rise and estuarine dynamics SR Riggs, DVDP Ames | 94 | 2003 |
| Geological characteristics and spatial distribution of paleo-inlet channels beneath the outer banks barrier islands, North Carolina, USA DJ Mallinson, CW Smith, SJ Culver, SR Riggs, D Ames Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 88 (2), 175-189, 2010 | 93 | 2010 |
| Depositional patterns resulting from high-frequency Quaternary sea-level fluctuations in northeastern North Carolina SR Riggs, LL York, JF Wehmiller, SW Snyder | 92 | 1992 |
| Sea-level rise research and dialogue in North Carolina: Creating windows for policy change B Poulter, RL Feldman, MM Brinson, BP Horton, MK Orbach, SH Pearsall, ... Ocean & Coastal Management 52 (3-4), 147-153, 2009 | 90 | 2009 |
| Late Neogene and Quaternary evolution of the northern Albemarle Embayment (mid-Atlantic continental margin, USA) D Mallinson, S Riggs, ER Thieler, S Culver, K Farrell, DS Foster, ... Marine Geology 217 (1-2), 97-117, 2005 | 87 | 2005 |
| Regional seismic stratigraphy and controls on the Quaternary evolution of the Cape Hatteras region of the Atlantic passive margin, USA DJ Mallinson, SJ Culver, SR Riggs, ER Thieler, D Foster, J Wehmiller, ... Marine Geology 268 (1-4), 16-33, 2010 | 80 | 2010 |
| Late Holocene barrier island collapse: Outer Banks, North Carolina, USA SJ Culver, CAG Pre, DJ Mallinson, SR Riggs, DR Corbett, J Foley, M Hale, ... The Sedimentary Record 5 (4), 4-8, 2007 | 80 | 2007 |
| Stratigraphy of back-barrier coastal dunes, northern North Carolina and southern Virginia KG Havholm, DV Ames, GR Whittecar, BA Wenell, SR Riggs, HM Jol, ... Journal of Coastal Research 20 (4), 980-999, 2004 | 75 | 2004 |
| The battle for North Carolina's Coast: Evolutionary history, present crisis, and vision for the future SR Riggs, D von der Porten Ames, SJ Culver, DJ Mallinson UNC Press Books, 2011 | 72 | 2011 |
