B. Molfino

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

B. Molfino is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Molfino has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atmospheric Science, 5 papers in Oceanography and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in B. Molfino's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (3 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (2 papers). B. Molfino is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (3 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (2 papers). B. Molfino collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. B. Molfino's co-authors include Andrew McIntyre, Kurt R. Geitzenauer, Warren L Prell, N. J. Shackleton, Hans R. Thierstein, J.J. Morley, L. C. Peterson, Nicklas G. Pisias, Maureen E. Raymo and Steven C. Clemens and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geology and Climatic Change.

In The Last Decade

B. Molfino

13 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing

1992 719 citations John Imbrie, Steven C. Clemens et al. Paleoceanography profile →
On the structure and origin of major glaciation cycles 2. The 100,000‐year cycle

1993 698 citations John Imbrie, Alfons Berger et al. Paleoceanography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Molfino United States	12	2.7k	1.2k	855	698	684	13	3.2k
Monique Labracherie France	17	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	778 0.9×	805 1.2×	825 1.2×	28	3.0k
Rusty Lotti United States	5	3.3k 1.2×	910 0.8×	485 0.6×	645 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	5	3.6k
Gerald Ganssen Netherlands	25	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	605 0.9×	696 1.0×	35	2.8k
Josette M Duprat France	22	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	793 0.9×	1.1k 1.6×	933 1.4×	27	3.5k
Mark R Chapman United Kingdom	24	2.6k 1.0×	984 0.8×	661 0.8×	795 1.1×	779 1.1×	35	2.8k
Ch. Hemleben Germany	14	2.1k 0.8×	851 0.7×	917 1.1×	463 0.7×	677 1.0×	16	2.7k
Edith Vincent France	11	2.1k 0.8×	851 0.7×	583 0.7×	461 0.7×	510 0.7×	14	2.3k
Shirley van Kreveld Germany	7	2.9k 1.1×	859 0.7×	545 0.6×	616 0.9×	827 1.2×	8	3.2k
H. Erlenkeuser Germany	30	4.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.7×	1.3k 1.9×	38	4.4k
M. A. Hall United Kingdom	12	2.2k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	688 0.8×	520 0.7×	421 0.6×	17	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Molfino

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13 of 13 papers shown

1.

McIntyre, Andrew & B. Molfino. (1996). Forcing of Atlantic Equatorial and Subpolar Millennial Cycles by Precession. Science. 274(5294). 1867–1870. 187 indexed citations

2.

Sirocko, Frank, Dieter Garbe‐Schönberg, Andrew McIntyre, & B. Molfino. (1996). Teleconnections Between the Subtropical Monsoons and High-Latitude Climates During the Last Deglaciation. Science. 272(5261). 526–529. 261 indexed citations

3.

Imbrie, John, Alfons Berger, Steven C. Clemens, et al.. (1993). On the structure and origin of major glaciation cycles 2. The 100,000‐year cycle. Paleoceanography. 8(6). 699–735. 698 indexed citations breakdown →

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Imbrie, John, Steven C. Clemens, William R Howard, et al.. (1992). On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing. Paleoceanography. 7(6). 701–738. 719 indexed citations breakdown →

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Molfino, B. & Andrew McIntyre. (1990). Nutricline variation in the equatorial Atlantic coincident with the Younger Dryas. Paleoceanography. 5(6). 997–1008. 112 indexed citations

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Molfino, B. & Andrew McIntyre. (1990). Precessional Forcing of Nutricline Dynamics in the Equatorial Atlantic. Science. 249(4970). 766–769. 302 indexed citations

7.

Ruddiman, William F, et al.. (1990). Evidence bearing on the mechanism of rapid deglaciation. Climatic Change. 3(1). 65–87. 25 indexed citations

8.

Pokras, Edward M. & B. Molfino. (1986). Oceanographic control of diatom abundances and species distributions in surface sediments of the tropical and southeast Atlantic. Marine Micropaleontology. 10(1-3). 165–188. 58 indexed citations

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Molfino, B., et al.. (1984). Frequency components of a Grande Pile pollen record : evidence of precessional orbital forcing. 391. 8 indexed citations

10.

Molfino, B., Nilva G. Kipp, & Joseph J. Morley. (1982). Comparison of Foraminiferal, Coccolithophorid, and Radiolarian Paleotemperature Equations: Assemblage Coherency and Estimate Concordancy. Quaternary Research. 17(3). 279–313. 86 indexed citations

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Ruddiman, William F, et al.. (1980). Evidence bearing on the mechanism of rapid deglaciation. Climatic Change. 3(1). 65–87. 50 indexed citations

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Prell, Warren L, William H. Hutson, Douglas F. Williams, et al.. (1980). Surface Circulation of the Indian Ocean during the Last Glacial Maximum, Approximately 18,000 yr B.P.. Quaternary Research. 14(3). 309–336. 221 indexed citations

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Thierstein, Hans R., Kurt R. Geitzenauer, B. Molfino, & N. J. Shackleton. (1977). Global synchroneity of late Quaternary coccolith datum levels Validation by oxygen isotopes. Geology. 5(7). 400–400. 435 indexed citations

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