| Evolution of alluvial mudrock forced by early land plants WJ McMahon, NS Davies Science 359 (6379), 1022-1024, 2018 | 148 | 2018 |
| Evolutionary synchrony of Earth’s biosphere and sedimentary-stratigraphic record NS Davies, AP Shillito, BJ Slater, AG Liu, WJ McMahon Earth-Science Reviews 201, 102979, 2020 | 47 | 2020 |
| The shortage of geological evidence for pre‐vegetation meandering rivers WJ McMahon, NS Davies Fluvial meanders and their sedimentary products in the rock record, 119-148, 2018 | 40 | 2018 |
| Discussion on ‘Tectonic and environmental controls on Palaeozoic fluvial environments: reassessing the impacts of early land plants on sedimentation’Journal of the Geological … NS Davies, MR Gibling, WJ McMahon, BJ Slater, DGF Long, AR Bashforth, ... Journal of the Geological Society 174 (5), 947-950, 2017 | 38 | 2017 |
| Sustained fluvial deposition recorded in Mars’ Noachian stratigraphic record F Salese, WJ McMahon, MR Balme, V Ansan, JM Davis, MG Kleinhans Nature Communications 11 (1), 2067, 2020 | 36 | 2020 |
| Where does the time go? Assessing the chronostratigraphic fidelity of sedimentary geological outcrops in the Pliocene–Pleistocene Red Crag Formation, eastern England NS Davies, AP Shillito, WJ McMahon Journal of the Geological Society 176 (6), 1154-1168, 2019 | 33 | 2019 |
| Ediacaran life close to land: Coastal and shoreface habitats of the Ediacaran macrobiota, the Central Flinders Ranges, South Australia WJ McMahon, AG Liu, BH Tindal, MG Kleinhans Journal of Sedimentary Research 90 (11), 1463-1499, 2020 | 32 | 2020 |
| Estimated minimum life span of the Jezero fluvial delta (Mars) F Salese, MG Kleinhans, N Mangold, V Ansan, W McMahon, T De Haas, ... Astrobiology 20 (8), 977-993, 2020 | 31 | 2020 |
| Negligible microbial matground influence on pre-vegetation river functioning: evidence from the Ediacaran-Lower Cambrian Series Rouge, France WJ McMahon, NS Davies, DJ Went Precambrian Research 292, 13-34, 2017 | 29 | 2017 |
| Composition of continental crust altered by the emergence of land plants CJ Spencer, NS Davies, TM Gernon, X Wang, WJ McMahon, TRI Morrell, ... Nature Geoscience 15 (9), 735-740, 2022 | 28 | 2022 |
| High-energy flood events recorded in the Mesoproterozoic Meall Dearg Formation, NW Scotland; their recognition and implications for the study of pre-vegetation alluvium WJ McMahon, NS Davies Journal of the Geological Society 175 (1), 13-32, 2018 | 27 | 2018 |
| The largest arthropod in Earth history: insights from newly discovered Arthropleura remains (Serpukhovian Stainmore Formation, Northumberland, England) NS Davies, RJ Garwood, WJ McMahon, JW Schneider, AP Shillito Journal of the Geological Society 179 (3), jgs2021-115, 2022 | 26 | 2022 |
| Short-term evolution of primary sedimentary surface textures (microbial, abiotic, ichnological) on a dry stream bed: modern observations and ancient implications NS Davies, AP Shillito, WJ McMahon Palaios 32 (3), 125-134, 2017 | 26 | 2017 |
| Earth system science applications of next-generation SEM-EDS automated mineral mapping S Han, SC Lӧhr, AN Abbott, A Baldermann, J Farkaš, W McMahon, ... Frontiers in Earth Science 10, 956912, 2022 | 23 | 2022 |
| Enigma variations: characteristics and likely origin of the problematic surface texture Arumberia, as recognized from an exceptional bedding plane exposure and the global record WJ McMahon, NS Davies, AG Liu, DJ Went Geological Magazine 159 (1), 1-20, 2022 | 22 | 2022 |
| Physical and biological functioning in Proterozoic rivers: evidence from the archetypal pre-vegetation alluvium of the Torridon Group, NW Scotland WJ McMahon, NS Davies Scottish Journal of Geology 56 (1), 1-29, 2020 | 17 | 2020 |
| Fluvial products and processes before the evolution of land plants: evidence from the lower Cambrian Series Rouge, English Channel region DJ Went, WJ McMahon Sedimentology 65 (7), 2559-2594, 2018 | 17 | 2018 |
| Muddying the waters: modeling the effects of early land plants in paleozoic estuaries MZM Brückner, WJ Mcmahon, MG Kleinhans Palaios 36 (5), 173-181, 2021 | 13 | 2021 |
| The 2016 uk space agency mars utah rover field investigation (murfi) MR Balme, MC Curtis-Rouse, S Banham, D Barnes, R Barnes, A Bauer, ... Planetary and Space Science 165, 31-56, 2019 | 13 | 2019 |
| Paleozoic vegetation increased fine sediment in fluvial and tidal channels: Evidence from secular changes to the mudrock content of ancient point bars WJ McMahon, NS Davies, MG Kleinhans, RL Mitchell Geology 51 (2), 136-140, 2023 | 11 | 2023 |