C. Lorius

16.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
103 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

C. Lorius is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Lorius has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Atmospheric Science, 43 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in C. Lorius's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (74 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (65 papers) and Polar Research and Ecology (23 papers). C. Lorius is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (74 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (65 papers) and Polar Research and Ecology (23 papers). C. Lorius collaborates with scholars based in France, Russia and United States. C. Lorius's co-authors include Dominique Raynaud, Jean-Marc Barnola, Y. S. Korotkevich, J. Jouzel, J. Chappellaz, V. M. Kotlyakov, N. I. Barkov, Catherine Ritz, Liliane Merlivat and V. Lipenkov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

C. Lorius

99 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice core, Antarctica

1999 4.2k citations Jean‐Robert Petit, J. Jouzel et al. profile →
Vostok ice core provides 160,000-year record of atmospheric CO2

1987 1.1k citations Jean-Marc Barnola, Dominique Raynaud et al. profile →
Vostok ice core: a continuous isotope temperature record over the last climatic cycle (160,000 years)

1987 644 citations J. Jouzel, C. Lorius et al. profile →
A 150,000-year climatic record from Antarctic ice

1985 454 citations C. Lorius, Liliane Merlivat et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
C. Lorius	9.3k	3.2k	2.5k	2.0k	1.3k	103	11.3k
M. Stiévenard	8.3k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	77	10.4k
Jean‐Robert Petit	7.1k 0.8×	2.7k 0.9×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	871 0.7×	80	8.7k
N. Gundestrup	10.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	963 0.8×	81	11.0k
C. U. Hammer	10.4k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	74	11.5k
Jean-Marc Barnola	11.0k 1.2×	3.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	3.0k 1.5×	1.9k 1.5×	62	13.7k
M. E. Davis	8.6k 0.9×	2.4k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	899 0.7×	71	10.6k
Eric Wolff	11.2k 1.2×	3.0k 0.9×	3.1k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	280	12.8k
Thomas Blunier	8.8k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	126	10.4k
Todd Sowers	6.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	777 0.6×	71	7.9k
H. Oeschger	5.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	2.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	149	8.4k

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Lorius, C., et al.. (2006). Le grand défi des pôles. Gallimard eBooks.

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Petit, J. R., et al.. (1990). Climatic Record From an Ice Margin Area in East Antarctica. Annals of Glaciology. 14. 323–327. 9 indexed citations

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Lorius, C.. (1990). Environmental records from polar ice cores. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 330(1615). 459–462. 1 indexed citations

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Jouzel, J., C. Lorius, Jean‐Robert Petit, et al.. (1988). Climatic Interpretation of a Continuous Deuterium Profile Obtained from the Vostok Ice Core, Antarctica (160 000 Years) (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 10. 206–207. 1 indexed citations

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Boutron, Claude F., Clair C. Patterson, C. Lorius, V. N. Petrov, & N. I. Barkov. (1988). Atmospheric Lead in Antarctic Ice during the Last Climatic Cycle. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 5–9. 12 indexed citations

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Boutron, Claude F., Clair C. Patterson, C. Lorius, V. N. Petrov, & N. I. Barkov. (1988). Atmospheric Lead in Antarctic Ice during the Last Climatic Cycle. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 5–9. 1 indexed citations

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Barnola, Jean-Marc, Christophe Genthon, Dominique Raynaud, et al.. (1988). Atmospheric CO2 Variations over the Last Climatic Cycle (160 000 Years), Deduced from the Vostok Ice Core, Antarctica (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 10. 199–200. 1 indexed citations

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Sowers, Todd, Michael L. Bender, Dominique Raynaud, & C. Lorius. (1988). Elemental and Isotopic Compositon of O₂ and N₂ Gases in Ice Cores (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 10. 218–218. 1 indexed citations

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Lorius, C., Dominique Raynaud, J. R. Petit, J. Jouzel, & Liliane Merlivat. (1984). Late-Glacial Maximum-Holocene Atmospheric and Ice-Thickness Changes from Antarctic Ice-Core Studies. Annals of Glaciology. 5. 88–94. 10 indexed citations

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Lorius, C., Dominique Raynaud, J. R. Petit, J. Jouzel, & Liliane Merlivat. (1984). Late-Glacial Maximum-Holocene Atmospheric and Ice-Thickness Changes from Antarctic Ice-Core Studies. Annals of Glaciology. 5. 88–94. 61 indexed citations

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Young, N. W., et al.. (1984). Past Changes of the Antarctic Ice Sheet in Terre Adélie as Deduced from Ice-Core Data and Ice Modelling (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 5. 239–239. 1 indexed citations

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Young, N. W., Dominique Raynaud, M. de Angelis, Jean‐Robert Petit, & C. Lorius. (1984). Past Changes of the Antarctic Ice Sheet in Terre Adélie as Deduced from Ice-Core Data and Ice Modelling (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 5. 239–239. 3 indexed citations

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Briat, Martine, Alain Royer, Jean‐Robert Petit, & C. Lorius. (1982). Late Glacial Input of Eolian Continental Dust in the Dome C Ice Core: Additional Evidence from Individual Microparticle Analysis. Annals of Glaciology. 3. 27–31. 4 indexed citations

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Jouzel, J., et al.. (1982). Isotope Climatic Record Over The Last 2.5 KA from Dome C, Antarctica, Ice cores. Annals of Glaciology. 3. 17–22. 40 indexed citations

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Briat, Martine, Alain Royer, J. R. Petit, & C. Lorius. (1982). Late Glacial Input of Eolian Continental Dust in the Dome C Ice Core: Additional Evidence from Individual Microparticle Analysis. Annals of Glaciology. 3. 27–31. 32 indexed citations

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Lorius, C., et al.. (1982). Isotope Climatic Record Over The Last 2.5 KA from Dome C, Antarctica, Ice cores. Annals of Glaciology. 3. 17–22. 13 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Hiroshi, Yūsuke Yokoyama, E. L. Fireman, & C. Lorius. (1978). Iridium Content of Polar Ice and Accretion Rate of Cosmic Matter. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 1131–1133. 2 indexed citations

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Lorius, C.. (1962). Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie. Journal of Glaciology. 4(31). 79–92. 2 indexed citations

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Lorius, C.. (1962). Contribution to the Knowledge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet: A Synthesis of Glaciological Measurements in Terre Adélie. Journal of Glaciology. 4(31). 79–92. 18 indexed citations

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Lorius, C.. (1961). Concentration en deuterium des couches de névé dans l'Antarctique. 17. 378. 5 indexed citations

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