James R. Maxwell

Molecular parameters of maturation in the Toarcian shales, Paris Basin, France—I. Changes in the configurations of acyclic isoprenoid alkanes, steranes and triterpanes

A. S. Mackenzie, R.L. Patience, James R. Maxwell et al. · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1980 · 802 citations

Engineering, Chemistry, Earth Sciences +16

Chemical Fossils: The Geological Fate of Steroids

A. S. Mackenzie, Simon C. Brassell, G. Eglinton et al. · Science · 1982 · 669 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +16

Geochemical and biological marker assessment of depositional environments using Brazilian offshore oils

M.R. Mello, P.C. Gaglianone, Simon C. Brassell et al. · Marine and Petroleum Geology · 1988 · 316 citations

Natural Sciences, Geology, Petroleum Engineering +16

Specific acyclic isoprenoids as biological markers of methanogenic bacteria in marine sediments

Simon C. Brassell, A.M.K. Wardroper, I.D. Thomson et al. · Nature · 1981 · 299 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +17

Molecular parameters of maturation in the Toarcian shales, Paris Basin, France—III. Changes in aromatic steroid hydrocarbons

A. S. Mackenzie, C.F. Hoffmann, James R. Maxwell · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1981 · 292 citations

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Petroleum Engineering +17