Ann Pearson

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Ann Pearson is a scholar working on Ecology, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Pearson has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Ecology, 43 papers in Atmospheric Science and 40 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ann Pearson's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (46 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (39 papers). Ann Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (47 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (46 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (39 papers). Ann Pearson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Ann Pearson's co-authors include Timothy I. Eglinton, Sunita R. Shah Walter, Anitra E. Ingalls, Ann P. McNichol, Andrew H. Knoll, Ellen R. M. Druffel, Roger E. Summons, Bryan C. Benitez-Nelson, Meytal B. Higgins and David T. Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Ann Pearson

122 papers receiving 6.6k citations

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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.

Global Cooling During the Eocene-Oligocene Climate Transition

2009 577 citations Sunita R. Shah Walter, Ann Pearson et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ann Pearson

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lipid hydrogen isotope compositions primarily reflect growth water in the model archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius 2025 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), Sebastian Kopf, (unknown), (unknown), Felix J. Elling, Xiahong Feng, Jamie McFarlin, Yuki Weber, Yujiao Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), Ann Pearson, William D. Leavitt	0
2	Moderate heating renders 7.8-million-year-old sedimentary organic matter bioavailable 2025 ·Science Advances ·Shuchai Gan, Verena B. Heuer, Frauke Schmidt, Lars Wörmer, Faming Wang, Rishi R. Adhikari, Patrick G. Hatcher, Ann Pearson, Kai‐Uwe Hinrichs	1
3	Compound-specific carbon and hydrogen isotope analysis traces archaeal lipid signatures in cold seep marine systems 2025 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·(unknown), Sebastian Kopf, Jamie McFarlin, Ashley E. Maloney, (unknown), Felix J. Elling, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ann Pearson	0
4	Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Petrogenic Organic Carbon Mobilization During the Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum 2024 ·Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology ·(unknown), Felix J. Elling, Marcus P. S. Badger, Richard D. Pancost, Alexander J. Dickson, (unknown), (unknown), Ann Pearson, Appy Sluijs, Katherine H. Freeman, Allison A. Baczynski, Gavin L. Foster, Jessica H. Whiteside, Gordon N. Inglis	6
5	Metabolic imprints in the hydrogen isotopes of Archaeoglobus fulgidus tetraether lipids 2024 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·(unknown), Sebastian Kopf, Jamie McFarlin, Ashley E. Maloney, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Xiahong Feng, Yuki Weber, (unknown), Ann Pearson, William D. Leavitt	6
6	Stable carbon isotope ratios of pristine carbohydrates preserved within nannofossil calcite 2024 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·H. L. O. McClelland, (unknown), Ann Pearson, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby	1
7	North‐East Peri‐Tethyan Water Column Deoxygenation and Euxinia at the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum 2024 ·Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology ·(unknown), Fanny Monteiro, B. David A. Naafs, Kyle Taylor, Alexander J. Dickson, (unknown), Ann Pearson, Richard D. Pancost	1
8	Heterotrophic origin and diverse sources of branched glycerol monoalkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGMGTs) in peats and lignites 2023 ·Organic Geochemistry ·Felix J. Elling, (unknown), B. David A. Naafs, Vittoria Lauretano, Ann Pearson	4
9	Isotopic Signatures of Carbon Transfer in a Proterozoic Analogue Microbial Mat 2023 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·(unknown), Sharon L. Grim, Jacob Waldbauer, Gregory J. Dick, Ann Pearson	2
10	Nitrifying Microorganisms Linked to Biotransformation of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamido Precursors from Legacy Aqueous Film-Forming Foams 2023 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Bridger J. Ruyle, Lara Schultes, Denise M. Akob, (unknown), Michelle M. Lorah, Šimon Vojta, Jitka Bečanová, (unknown), Heidi M. Pickard, Ann Pearson, Rainer Lohmann, Chad D. Vecitis, Elsie M. Sunderland	32
11	Membrane lipid and expression responses of Saccharolobus islandicus REY15A to acid and cold stress 2023 ·Frontiers in Microbiology ·(unknown), Jacob Waldbauer, Felix J. Elling, (unknown), Lichun Zhang, Ann Pearson, (unknown), William D. Leavitt	3
12	Absence of canonical trophic levels in a microbial mat 2022 ·Geobiology ·(unknown), Wiebke Mohr, Tiantian Tang, Sarah Sattin, Mary N. Parenteau, L. L. Jahnke, Ann Pearson	4
13	Marine and terrestrial nitrifying bacteria are sources of diverse bacteriohopanepolyols 2022 ·Geobiology ·Felix J. Elling, T. Evans, (unknown), Jordon Hemingway, Jenan J. Kharbush, Barbara Bayer, Eva Spieck, (unknown), Roger E. Summons, Ann Pearson	15
14	Early and late phases of the Permian–Triassic mass extinction marked by different atmospheric CO2 regimes 2022 ·Nature Geoscience ·(unknown), Yige Zhang, Huan Yang, Shucheng Xie, Ann Pearson	18
15	Linking diatom-diazotroph symbioses to nitrogen cycle perturbations and deep-water anoxia: Insights from Mediterranean sapropel events 2021 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Felix J. Elling, Jordon Hemingway, Jenan J. Kharbush, Kevin W. Becker, (unknown), Ann Pearson	12
16	Archaeal lipid biomarker constraints on the Paleocene-Eocene carbon isotope excursion 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Felix J. Elling, Julia Gottschalk, (unknown), Stephanie Kusch, Sarah J. Hurley, Ann Pearson	32
17	Dominant eukaryotic export production during ocean anoxic events reflects the importance of recycled NH ₄ ⁺ 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Meytal B. Higgins, Rebecca S. Robinson, (unknown), Susan J. Carter, Ann Pearson	154
18	Diversity of hopanoids and squalene‐hopene cyclases across a tropical land‐sea gradient 2008 ·Environmental Microbiology ·Ann Pearson, William D. Leavitt, James Sáenz, Roger E. Summons, (unknown), Hilary G. Close	54
19	Quantifying archaeal community autotrophy in the mesopelagic ocean using natural radiocarbon 2006 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Anitra E. Ingalls, Sunita R. Shah Walter, Roberta L. Hansman, Lihini I. Aluwihare, Guaciara M. Santos, Ellen R. M. Druffel, Ann Pearson	365
20	Interlaboratory Data on Elemental and Isotopic Carbon in the Carbonaceous Particle Reference Material, NIST SRM 1649A 1999 ·Lloyd A. Currie, Bruce A. Benner, Robert A. Cary, Ellen R. M. Druffel, Paul C. Hartmann, Timothy I. Eglinton, J. D. Kessler, Donna B. Klinedinst, (unknown), George A. Klouda, Caroline A. Masiello, Ann Pearson, James G. Quinn, Christopher M. Reddy, (unknown), Stephen A. Wise	1

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