| Questioning carbonate diagenetic paradigms: evidence from the Neogene of the Bahamas LA Melim, H Westphal, PK Swart, GP Eberli, A Munnecke Marine Geology 185 (1-2), 27-53, 2002 | 341 | 2002 |
| Cave biosignature suites: microbes, minerals, and Mars PJ Boston, MN Spilde, DE Northup, LA Melim, DS Soroka, LG Kleina, ... Astrobiology 1 (1), 25-55, 2001 | 314 | 2001 |
| Lava cave microbial communities within mats and secondary mineral deposits: implications for life detection on other planets DE Northup, LA Melim, MN Spilde, JJM Hathaway, MG Garcia, M Moya, ... Astrobiology 11 (7), 601-618, 2011 | 182 | 2011 |
| The origin of dolomites in Tertiary sediments from the margin of Great Bahama Bank PK Swart, LA Melim Journal of Sedimentary Research 70 (3), 738-748, 2000 | 173 | 2000 |
| Evidence for geomicrobiological interactions in Guadalupe caves DE Northup, CN Dahm, LA Melim, MN Spilde, LJ Crossey, KH Lavoie, ... Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62 (2), 80-90, 2000 | 172 | 2000 |
| Meteoric-like fabrics forming in marine waters: implications for the use of petrography to identify diagenetic environments LA Melim, PK Swart, RG Maliva Geology 23 (8), 755-758, 1995 | 159 | 1995 |
| Dolomitization of the Capitan Formation forereef facies (Permian, west Texas and New Mexico): seepage reflux revisited LA Melim, PA Scholle Sedimentology 49 (6), 1207-1227, 2002 | 156 | 2002 |
| Mixing-zone diagenesis in the subsurface of Florida and the Bahamas LA Melim, PK Swart, GP Eberli Journal of Sedimentary Research 74 (6), 904-913, 2004 | 137 | 2004 |
| A synopsis of the Bahamas Drilling Project: results from two deep core borings drilled on the Great Bahama Bank GP Eberli, PK Swart, DF McNeill, JAM Kenter, FS Anselmetti, LA Melim, ... Proceedings of the ocean drilling program, initial reports 166, 23-41, 1997 | 134 | 1997 |
| Meteoric and marine-burial diagenesis in the subsurface of Great Bahama Bank LA Melim, PK Swart, RG Maliva | 133 | 2001 |
| Evidence for microbial involvement in pool finger precipitation, Hidden Cave, New Mexico L A. Melim, Kristen M. Shinglman, Penelope J. Boston, Diana E. Northup ... Geomicrobiology Journal 18 (3), 311-329, 2001 | 125 | 2001 |
| Late‐stage calcites in the Permian Capitan Formation and its equivalents, Delaware Basin margin, west Texas and New Mexico: evidence for replacement of precursor evaporites PA Scholle, DS Ulmer, LA Melim Sedimentology 39 (2), 207-234, 1992 | 94 | 1992 |
| The importance of pore type on permeability of Neogene carbonates, Great Bahama Bank LA Melim, FS Anselmetti, GP Eberli | 88 | 2001 |
| Reticulated filaments in cave pool speleothems: microbe or mineral? LA Melim, MN Spilde, B Jones, PJ Boston, RJ Bixby | 66 | 2008 |
| The forereef facies of the Permian Capitan Formation; the role of sediment supply versus sea-level changes LA Melim, PA Scholle Journal of Sedimentary Research 65 (1b), 107-118, 1995 | 54 | 1995 |
| Limitations on lowstand meteoric diagenesis in the Pliocene-Pleistocene of Florida and Great Bahama Bank: Implications for eustatic sea-level models LA Melim Geology 24 (10), 893-896, 1996 | 52 | 1996 |
| A biosignature suite from cave pool precipitates, Cottonwood Cave, New Mexico LA Melim, R Liescheidt, DE Northup, MN Spilde, PJ Boston, JM Queen Astrobiology 9 (9), 907-917, 2009 | 48 | 2009 |
| Calibration of seismic sequence stratigraphy with cores and logs GP Eberli, FS Anselmetti, JAM Kenter, DF Mcneill, LA Melim | 44 | 2001 |
| The origin of dolomite in the Permian (Guadalupian) Capitan Formation, Delaware Basin, west Texas and New Mexico: implications for dolomitization models LA Melim Southern Methodist University, 1991 | 36 | 1991 |
| Preservation of fossil microbes and biofilm in cave pool carbonates and comparison to other microbial carbonate environments LA Melim, DE Northup, PJ Boston, MN Spilde Palaios 31 (4), 177-189, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
