| Orogenic gold deposits: a proposed classification in the context of their crustal distribution and relationship to other gold deposit types DI Groves, RJ Goldfarb, M Gebre-Mariam, SG Hagemann, F Robert Ore geology reviews 13 (1-5), 7-27, 1998 | 2882 | 1998 |
| Orogenic gold and geologic time: a global synthesis RJ Goldfarb, DI Groves, S Gardoll Ore geology reviews 18 (1-2), 1-75, 2001 | 1886 | 2001 |
| Distribution, character and genesis of gold deposits in metamorphic terranes R Goldfarb, T Baker, B Dubé, DI Groves, CJR Hart, P Gosselin 100th Anniversary Volume of Economic Geology, 407-450, 2005 | 1657 | 2005 |
| Gold deposits in metamorphic belts: overview of current understanding, outstanding problems, future research, and exploration significance DI Groves, RJ Goldfarb, F Robert, CJR Hart Economic geology 98 (1), 1-29, 2003 | 1287 | 2003 |
| Orogenic gold: Common or evolving fluid and metal sources through time RJ Goldfarb, DI Groves Lithos 233, 2-26, 2015 | 1081 | 2015 |
| Phanerozoic continental growth and gold metallogeny of Asia RJ Goldfarb, RD Taylor, GS Collins, NA Goryachev, OF Orlandini Gondwana Research 25 (1), 48-102, 2014 | 651 | 2014 |
| The characteristics, origins, and geodynamic settings of supergiant gold metallogenic provinces R Kerrich, R Goldfarb, D Groves, S Garwin, Y Jia Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences 43, 1-68, 2000 | 600 | 2000 |
| The dilemma of the Jiaodong gold deposits: Are they unique? RJ Goldfarb, M Santosh Geoscience Frontiers 5 (2), 139-153, 2014 | 576 | 2014 |
| Late-kinematic timing of orogenic gold deposits and significance for computer-based exploration techniques with emphasis on the Yilgarn Block, Western Australia DI Groves, RJ Goldfarb, CM Knox-Robinson, J Ojala, S Gardoll, GY Yun, ... Ore Geology Reviews 17 (1-2), 1-38, 2000 | 354 | 2000 |
| Gold deposits in the Xiaoqinling–Xiong'ershan region, Qinling Mountains, central China J Mao, RJ Goldfarb, Z Zhang, W Xu, Y Qiu, J Deng Mineralium Deposita 37, 306-325, 2002 | 353 | 2002 |
| Secular changes in global tectonic processes and their influence on the temporal distribution of gold-bearing mineral deposits D Groves, KC Condie, RJ Goldfarb, JMA Hronsky, R Vielreicher Economic Geology 100 (2), 203-224, 2005 | 344* | 2005 |
| The geodynamics of world-class gold deposits: characteristics, space-time distribution, and origins S Kerrich, Robert, Goldfarb, R.J., Groves, D.I., Garwin Reviews in Economic Geology: Gold in 2000 13, 501-551, 2000 | 340* | 2000 |
| Tectonic setting of synorogenic gold deposits of the Pacific Rim RJ Goldfarb, GN Phillips, WJ Nokleberg Ore Geology Reviews 13 (1-5), 185-218, 1998 | 314 | 1998 |
| Metallogenic provinces in an evolving geodynamic framework R Kerrich, RJ Goldfarb, JPR Richards | 298 | 2005 |
| Lithospheric controls on the formation of provinces hosting giant orogenic gold deposits FP Bierlein, DI Groves, RJ Goldfarb, B Dubé Mineralium Deposita 40, 874-886, 2006 | 282 | 2006 |
| Geologic signature of early Tertiary ridge subduction in Alaska DC Bradley, TM Kusky, PJ Haeussler, RJ Goldfarb, ML Miller, ... | 280 | 2003 |
| Tectonics and distribution of gold deposits in China–an overview T Zhou, RJ Goldfarb, NG Phillips Mineralium Deposita 37, 249-282, 2002 | 279 | 2002 |
| Geology, distribution, and classification of gold deposits in the western Qinling belt, central China J Mao, Y Qiu, RJ Goldfarb, Z Zhang, S Garwin, R Fengshou Mineralium Deposita 37, 352-377, 2002 | 273 | 2002 |
| Late Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: characteristics and geodynamic setting J Mao, RJ Goldfarb, Y Wang, CJ Hart, Z Wang, J Yang Episodes Journal of International Geoscience 28 (1), 23-36, 2005 | 269 | 2005 |
| Structural geometry of orogenic gold deposits: Implications for exploration of world-class and giant deposits DI Groves, M Santosh, RJ Goldfarb, L Zhang Geoscience Frontiers 9 (4), 1163-1177, 2018 | 260 | 2018 |