| Sedimentary structures, their character and physical basis Volume 2 J Allen Elsevier, 2011 | 3227 | 2011 |
| Neoproterozoic variations in the C-isotopic composition of seawater: stratigraphic and biogeochemical implications AJ Kaufman, AH Knoll Precambrian research 73 (1-4), 27-49, 1995 | 1010 | 1995 |
| Stromatolite reef from the Early Archaean era of Australia AC Allwood, MR Walter, BS Kamber, CP Marshall, IW Burch Nature 441 (7094), 714-718, 2006 | 798 | 2006 |
| Stromatolites MR Walter Elsevier, 1976 | 646* | 1976 |
| Earth's earliest biosphere: its origin and evolution JW Schopf | 645 | 1983 |
| Dating the 840–544 Ma Neoproterozoic interval by isotopes of strontium, carbon, and sulfur in seawater, and some interpretative models MR Walter, JJ Veevers, CR Calver, P Gorjan, AC Hill Precambrian Research 100 (1-3), 371-433, 2000 | 476 | 2000 |
| Stromatolites 3,400–3,500 Myr old from the North pole area, Western Australia MR Walter, R Buick, JSR Dunlop Nature 284 (5755), 443-445, 1980 | 472 | 1980 |
| Archean microfossils: new evidence of ancient microbes JW Schopf Earth's earliest biosphere, its origin and evolution, 214-239, 1983 | 438* | 1983 |
| Morphological and ecological complexity in early eukaryotic ecosystems EJ Javaux, AH Knoll, MR Walter Nature 412 (6842), 66-69, 2001 | 382 | 2001 |
| Archean stromatolites: evidence of the Earth's earliest benthos MR Walter Earth's Earliest Biosphere., 187-213, 1983 | 382* | 1983 |
| Filamentous fossil bacteria from the Archean of Western Australia SM Awramik, JW Schopf, MR Walter Developments in Precambrian Geology 7, 249-266, 1983 | 374 | 1983 |
| Latest Proterozoic stratigraphy and Earth history AH Knoll, MR Walter Nature 356 (6371), 673-678, 1992 | 342 | 1992 |
| Neoproterozoic stratigraphy of the Centralian superbasin, Australia MR Walter, JJ Veevers, CR Calver, K Grey Precambrian Research 73 (1-4), 173-195, 1995 | 327 | 1995 |
| The Ediacaran Period: a new addition to the geologic time scale A Knoll, M Walter, G Narbonne, N CHRISTIE‐BLICK Lethaia 39 (1), 13-30, 2006 | 321 | 2006 |
| Stromatolites and the biostratigraphy of the Australian Precambrian and Cambrian MR Walter Palaeontological Association, 1972 | 287 | 1972 |
| Evidence for low sulphate and anoxia in a mid-Proterozoic marine basin Y Shen, AH Knoll, MR Walter Nature 423 (6940), 632-635, 2003 | 286 | 2003 |
| A new period for the geologic time scale AH Knoll, MR Walter, GM Narbonne, N Christie-Blick Science 305 (5684), 621-622, 2004 | 281 | 2004 |
| Microbiology and morphogenesis of columnar stromatolites (Conophyton, Vacerrilla) from hot springs in Yellowstone National Park MR Walter, J Bauld, TD Brock Developments in sedimentology 20, 273-310, 1976 | 255 | 1976 |
| Molecular fossils and microfossils of prokaryotes and protists from Proterozoic sediments RE Summons, MR Walter American Journal of Science 290 (A), 212-244, 1990 | 254 | 1990 |
| Siliceous algal and bacterial stromatolites in hot spring and geyser effluents of Yellowstone National Park MR Walter, J Bauld, TD Brock Science 178 (4059), 402-405, 1972 | 244 | 1972 |
