Christopher R. Scotese
Impact in
- Paleontology top 0.05%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Geology top 0.05%
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
Papers in
- Paleontology 62
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils 52
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies 15
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- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 65
- Co-authors
- W. S. McKerrow (5 shared papers)Alfred M. Ziegler (7 shared papers)Malcolm I. Ross (4 shared papers)Rob Van der Voo (8 shared papers)Sankar Chatterjee (3 shared papers)A. J. Boucot (5 shared papers)Antonio Schettino (4 shared papers)Benjamin J. W. Mills (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (8 papers)Tectonophysics (7 papers)Geological Society London Special Publications (6 papers)Geology (4 papers)Nature Communications (3 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomChina
In The Last Decade
Christopher R. Scotese
131 papers receiving 11.5k citations
Christopher R. Scotese's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 121
- Paleontology 6.2k
- Geology 2.2k
- Geophysics 4.7k
- Earth-Surface Processes 2.1k
- Atmospheric Science 4.4k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revised World maps and introduction Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 1038 |
| 2 | Palaeozoic Palaeogeography and Biogeography Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 864 |
| 3 | Phanerozoic paleotemperatures: The earth’s changing climate during the last 540 million years Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 526 |
| 4 | Paleozoic Base Maps Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 514 |
| 5 | 1988 | 497 | |
| 6 | Late Cretaceous to Miocene sea‐level estimates from the New Jersey and Delaware coastal plain coreholes: an error analysis Hit paper breakdown → | 2008 | 493 |
| 7 | An Atlas of Phanerozoic Paleogeographic Maps: The Seas Come In and the Seas Go Out Hit paper breakdown → | 2021 | 471 |
| 8 | The longest voyage: Tectonic, magmatic, and paleoclimatic evolution of the Indian plate during its northward flight from Gondwana to Asia Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 456 |
| 9 | Atlas of Earth History | 2001 | 376 |
| 10 | 1982 | 358 | |
| 11 | 1999 | 330 | |
| 12 | 2004 | 322 | |
| 13 | 1988 | 317 | |
| 14 | 1976 | 311 | |
| 15 | 1992 | 284 | |
| 16 | 2013 | 270 | |
| 17 | 2005 | 213 | |
| 18 | Phanerozoic Paleogeographic and Paleoclimatic Modeling Maps | 1994 | 204 |
| 19 | 1979 | 197 | |
| 20 | 1995 | 196 |
About Christopher R. Scotese
Christopher R. Scotese is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Geology and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 133 papers that have together received 12.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (65 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (52 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (37 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies (26 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (17 papers), Geological formations and processes (17 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (15 papers) and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (6.2k citations), Geology (2.2k citations), Geophysics (4.7k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (2.1k citations) and Atmospheric Science (4.4k citations). Christopher R. Scotese has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include W. S. McKerrow, Alfred M. Ziegler, Malcolm I. Ross, Rob Van der Voo, Sankar Chatterjee, A. J. Boucot, Antonio Schettino, Benjamin J. W. Mills, Roger L. Larson and Lisa M. Gahagan. Their work appears in journals such as Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Tectonophysics, Geological Society London Special Publications, Geology and Nature Communications.
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