Andrew S. Cohen

11.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
197 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Andrew S. Cohen is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew S. Cohen has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Atmospheric Science, 88 papers in Ecology and 51 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Andrew S. Cohen's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (92 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (58 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (49 papers). Andrew S. Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (92 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (58 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (49 papers). Andrew S. Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Andrew S. Cohen's co-authors include Simone R. Alin, Catherine M. O’Reilly, Christopher A. Scholz, Pierre‐Denis Plisnier, James M. Russell, Michael J. Soreghan, Brent A. McKee, Michael R. Talbot, Jessica E. Tierney and Kelly West and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Andrew S. Cohen

192 papers receiving 7.7k citations

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Climate change decreases aquatic ecosystem productivity of Lake Tanganyika, Africa

2003 519 citations Catherine M. O’Reilly, Simone R. Alin et al. Nature profile →
Northern Hemisphere Controls on Tropical Southeast African Climate During the Past 60,000 Years

2008 489 citations Andrew S. Cohen et al. profile →
East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins

2007 350 citations Andrew S. Cohen, Steven L. Forman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew S. Cohen United States	46	3.4k	3.3k	1.6k	1.5k	1.4k	197	8.0k
Thomas C. Johnson United States	45	3.8k 1.1×	2.7k 0.8×	872 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	166	6.9k
Dirk Verschuren Belgium	45	4.3k 1.2×	3.3k 1.0×	885 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	171	7.5k
Michael R. Talbot Norway	39	3.4k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 1.0×	949 0.6×	1.7k 1.1×	70	6.0k
Paul A. Baker United States	45	3.9k 1.1×	2.0k 0.6×	2.2k 1.4×	847 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	105	6.7k
Sherilyn C. Fritz United States	53	6.0k 1.8×	3.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	955 0.6×	1.7k 1.2×	167	8.9k
Katharina Billups United States	24	6.2k 1.8×	2.1k 0.6×	4.0k 2.5×	546 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	58	9.7k
H. Hooghiemstra Netherlands	51	5.1k 1.5×	2.4k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	185	9.9k
Christopher A. Scholz United States	35	2.5k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	636 0.4×	873 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	133	5.1k
S. W. Hostetler United States	37	4.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.5×	618 0.4×	864 0.6×	997 0.7×	69	6.5k
David L. Dettman United States	40	3.3k 1.0×	2.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	527 0.4×	778 0.5×	146	6.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew S. Cohen

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Lami, Andrea, Stefano M. Bernasconi, Madalina Jaggi, et al.. (2024). Latest Pleistocene and Holocene primary producer communities and hydroclimate in Lake Victoria, eastern Africa. Quaternary Science Reviews. 330. 108599–108599. 4 indexed citations

Kishe, Mary A., Salome Mwaiko, Martín Grosjean, et al.. (2024). Testing alternative hypotheses for the decline of cichlid fish in Lake Victoria using fish tooth time series from sediment cores. Biology Letters. 20(3). 20230604–20230604. 3 indexed citations

Mustaphi, Colin J. Courtney, Maria Cuenca Cambronero, Moritz Muschick, et al.. (2024). Temporal dynamics of invertebrate community assembly in Lake Victoria since the late Pleistocene based on chitinous remains. Freshwater Biology. 69(5). 660–678. 3 indexed citations

Tylmann, Wojciech, Andrea Lami, Stefano M. Bernasconi, et al.. (2024). Anthropogenic Eutrophication Drives Major Food Web Changes in Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria. Ecosystems. 27(4). 577–591. 3 indexed citations

Thirumalai, Kaustubh, Andrew S. Cohen, & D. W. Taylor. (2023). Hydrologic Controls on Individual Ostracode Stable Isotopes in a Desert Lake: A Modern Baseline for Lake Turkana. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 24(5). 4 indexed citations

Owen, R. Bernhart, Nathan M. Rabideaux, Jordon Bright, et al.. (2023). Controls on Quaternary geochemical and mineralogical variability in the Koora Basin and South Kenya Rift. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 637. 111986–111986. 3 indexed citations

Cohen, Andrew S., David L. Dettman, Bryan A. Black, et al.. (2023). Seasonality and lake water temperature inferred from the geochemistry and sclerochronology of quaternary freshwater bivalves from the Turkana Basin, Ethiopia and Kenya. Quaternary Science Reviews. 317. 108284–108284. 3 indexed citations

Vogel, Hendrik, Marina A. Morlock, Andrew S. Cohen, et al.. (2023). From desiccation to wetlands and outflow: Rapid re-filling of Lake Victoria during the Latest Pleistocene 14–13 ka. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 50(3). 102246–102246. 3 indexed citations

Rate, William R., et al.. (2022). The 50 most impactful articles on the medial ulnar collateral ligament: An altmetric analysis of online media. SAGE Open Medicine. 10. 3911980737–3911980737. 3 indexed citations

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Foerster, Verena, Asfawossen Asrat, Andrew S. Cohen, et al.. (2018). If only mud could talk…what we can learn from minerals and grains in the Chew Bahir sediment cores (southern Ethiopia). EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 10465. 1 indexed citations

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Wright, David, Jessica C. Thompson, Alex Mackay, et al.. (2014). Renewed Geoarchaeological Investigations of Mwanganda's Village (Elephant Butchery Site), Karonga, Malawi. Geoarchaeology. 29(2). 98–120. 22 indexed citations

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McLeod, Anne, et al.. (2013). Helping individuals obtain health coverage under the ACA.. PubMed. 67(10). 56–61. 1 indexed citations

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Cohen, Andrew S., Manuel R. Palacios‐Fest, James W. McGill, et al.. (2005). Paleolimnological investigations of anthropogenic environmental change in Lake Tanganyika: I. An introduction to the project. Journal of Paleolimnology. 34(1). 1–18. 31 indexed citations

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Alin, Simone R. & Andrew S. Cohen. (2004). The live, the dead, and the very dead: taphonomic calibration of the recent record of paleoecological change in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. Paleobiology. 30(1). 44–81. 36 indexed citations

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O’Reilly, Catherine M., Simone R. Alin, Pierre‐Denis Plisnier, Andrew S. Cohen, & Brent A. McKee. (2003). Climate change decreases aquatic ecosystem productivity of Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Nature. 424(6950). 766–768. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hadjinikolaou, Leonidas, Andrew S. Cohen, Hany Hafez, W. Richmond, & Brian Glenville. (1997). Contribution of hyperoxia to lipid peroxidation in coronary artery operations: Should we keep a low oxygen tension?. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 113(1). 212–213. 6 indexed citations

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Palacios‐Fest, Manuel R., et al.. (1994). Use of ostracodes as paleoenvironmental tools in the interpretation of ancient lacustrine records. DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)). 9(2). 145–164. 36 indexed citations

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Cohen, Andrew S., James C. Halfpenny, Martin G. Lockley, & Ellinor Michel. (1993). Modern vertebrate tracks from Lake Manyara, Tanzania and their paleobiological implications. Paleobiology. 19(4). 433–458. 73 indexed citations

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Cohen, Andrew S.. (1989). The taphonomy of gastropod shell accumulations in large lakes: an example from Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Paleobiology. 15(1). 26–45. 47 indexed citations

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Cohen, Andrew S.. (1984). Effect of zoobenthic standing crop on laminae preservation in tropical lake sediment, Lake Turkana, East Africa.. Journal of Paleontology. 58(2). 499–510. 24 indexed citations

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