C. Tarnocai

11.7k citations

56 papers · 7.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.2%
- Climate change and permafrost
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Soil Science top 0.5%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 41
- Climate change and permafrost 38
- Cryospheric studies and observations 21
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 17
Soil Science 13
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics 13

Co-authors: Edward A. G. Schuur Peter Kuhry Josep G. Canadell G. G. Mazhitova S. A. Zimov James G. Bockheim Charles D. Koven S. C. Zoltai
Journals: Canadian Journal of Soil Science (8 papers)Permafrost and Periglacial Processes (6 papers)Geoderma (3 papers)Géographie physique et Quaternaire (2 papers)Biogeosciences (2 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States Sweden

In The Last Decade

C. Tarnocai

55 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Causes of variation in soil carbon simulations from CMIP5 Earth system models and comparison with observations 2013 · 608 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Biogeosciences
2011 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 Global Biogeochemical Cycles
2008 BioScience

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside C. Tarnocai, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Peat profile database from peatlands in Canada Ecology ·Ilka E. Bauer, Marissa A. Davies, Kelly Ann Bona, Oleksandra Hararuk, Cindy Shaw, Dan K. Thompson, Werner A. Kurz, Kara L. Webster, Michelle Garneau, Jim McLaughlin, Maara Packalen, D. H. Whiffen, Nicole K. Sanderson, C. Tarnocai	2024	3
2	The world’s largest High Arctic lake responds rapidly to climate warming Nature Communications ·Igor Lehnherr, Vincent L. St. Louis, Martin Sharp, Alex Gardner, John P. Smol, Sherry L. Schiff, Derek C. G. Muir, Colleen Mortimer, René Gabriel Huguet, C. Tarnocai, Kyra A. St. Pierre, Craig A. Emmerton, Johan A. Wiklund, Günter Köck, Scott F. Lamoureux, C. H. Talbot	2018	94
3	Ideas and perspectives: Holocene thermokarst sediments of the Yedoma permafrost region do not increase the northern peatland carbon pool Biogeosciences ·Gustaf Hugelius, Peter Kuhry, C. Tarnocai	2016	5
4	Ideas and perspectives: why Holocene thermokarst sediments of the Yedoma region do not increase the northern peatland carbon pool Gustaf Hugelius, Peter Kuhry, C. Tarnocai	2015	1
5	Effects of permafrost aggradation on peat properties as determined from a pan‐Arctic synthesis of plant macrofossils Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Claire C. Treat, Miriam C. Jones, Philip Camill, Angela Gallego‐Sala, Michelle Garneau, J. W. Harden, Gustaf Hugelius, Eric S. Klein, Ulla Kokfelt, Peter Kuhry, Julie Loisel, Paul Mathijssen, Jonathan A. O’Donnell, Pirita Oksanen, Tiina Ronkainen, A. Britta K. Sannel, Julie Talbot, C. Tarnocai, Minna Väliranta	2015	100
6	Short Communication Potential Remobilization of Belowground Permafrost Carbon under Future Global Warming Peter Kuhry, Ellen Dorrepaal, Gustaf Hugelius, E. A. G. Schuur, C. Tarnocai	2014	1
7	Causes of variation in soil carbon simulations from CMIP5 Earth system models and comparison with observations Biogeosciences ·Katherine EO Todd-Brown, James T. Randerson, W. M. Post, Forrest M. Hoffman, C. Tarnocai, Edward A. G. Schuur, Steven Allison Hit paper breakdown →	2013	608
8	The Northern Circumpolar Soil Carbon Database: spatially distributed datasets of soil coverage and soil carbon storage in the northern permafrost regions Earth system science data ·Gustaf Hugelius, C. Tarnocai, Gabriele Broll, Josep G. Canadell, Peter Kuhry, David K. Swanson	2013	240
9	Peatlands and their carbon dynamics: Comment on “Peatlands and their role in the global carbon cycle” Eos ·C. Tarnocai, Peter Kuhry, Gabriele Broll, Chien‐Lu Ping, Jerry Brown	2012	5
10	Cryosolic soils of Canada: Genesis, distribution, and classification Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·C. Tarnocai, James G. Bockheim	2011	20
11	Organic soils of Canada: Part 2. Upland Organic soils Canadian Journal of Soil Science ·Catherine A. Fox, C. Tarnocai	2011	10
12	Permafrost carbon-climate feedbacks accelerate global warming eScholarship (California Digital Library) ·Charles D. Koven, Bruno Ringeval, Pierre Friedlingstein, Philippe Ciais, Patricia Cadule, Dmitry Khvorostyanov, Gerhard Krinner, C. Tarnocai	2011	23
13	The Impact of Climate Change on Canadian Peatlands Canadian Water Resources Journal / Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques ·C. Tarnocai	2009	78
14	Total Storage and Landscape Distribution of Soil Carbon in continuous permafrost terrain of the Central Canadian Arctic EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts ·Gustaf Hugelius, Peter Kuhry, C. Tarnocai, Tarmo Virtanen	2009	1
15	Biocomplexity of Arctic Patterned-Ground Ecosystems AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Donald A. Walker, R. P. Daanen, Laura Oti Ruiz, William A. Gould, Grizelle González, Anja Kade, Allen C. Kelley, William B. Krantz, Patrick Kuss, G. J. Michaelson, Corinne A. Munger, Jefferson Steve Canteno Torres, Eivind Glestad, Tamás Dancs, Martha K. Raynolds, V. E. Romanovsky, C. Tarnocai, R C Phillips	2006	1
16	Controversies on the genesis and classification of permafrost-affected soils Geoderma ·James G. Bockheim, G. G. Mazhitova, J. M. Kimble, C. Tarnocai	2006	19
17	Estimates of soil organic carbon stocks in central Canada using three different approaches Canadian Journal of Forest Research ·Jagtar S. Bhatti, Mike Apps, C. Tarnocai	2002	59
18	Interactions between vegetation, nutrients and moisture in soils in the Pangnirtung Pass Area, Baffin Island, Canada Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·Gabriele Broll, C. Tarnocai, Gerald Mueller	1999	14
19	Paleoenvironmental organic indicators in Eocene paleosols from Arctic Canada Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·M. Schnitzer, C. Tarnocai, P. A. Schuppli, Reinhold Hempfling, Barno Roziqova, H.‐R. Schulten	1990	3
20	Computer-Aided Classification of Land and Water Bodies Using Landsat Data, Mackenzie Delta Area, N.W.T., Canada Arctic and Alpine Research ·C. Tarnocai, S. J. Kristof	1976	4

About C. Tarnocai

C. Tarnocai is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Soil Science, Ecology, Geology and Environmental Chemistry, having authored 56 papers that have together received 7.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate change and permafrost (38 papers), Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (23 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (21 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (17 papers), Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (13 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (6 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (4 papers) and Geological Studies and Exploration (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (5.3k citations), Soil Science (1.1k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.0k citations), Ecology (2.5k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.5k citations). C. Tarnocai has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Frequent co-authors include Edward A. G. Schuur, Peter Kuhry, Josep G. Canadell, G. G. Mazhitova, S. A. Zimov, James G. Bockheim, Charles D. Koven, S. C. Zoltai, Philippe Ciais and Gerhard Krinner. Their work appears in journals such as Canadian Journal of Soil Science, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Geoderma, Géographie physique et Quaternaire and Biogeosciences.

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