Catherine Badgley

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Catherine Badgley is a scholar working on Paleontology, Ecology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine Badgley has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Paleontology, 29 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Catherine Badgley's work include Evolution and Paleontology Studies (43 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (18 papers). Catherine Badgley is often cited by papers focused on Evolution and Paleontology Studies (43 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (18 papers). Catherine Badgley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Australia. Catherine Badgley's co-authors include David L. Fox, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Ivette Perfecto, Emily J. Zakem, M. Jahi Chappell, David Pilbeam, Michèle E. Morgan, A. S. Samulon, Katia Raquel Avilés-Vázquez and Eileen Quintero and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Catherine Badgley

66 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Organic agriculture and the global food supply 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Organic agriculture and the global food supply
    2007 595 citations Catherine Badgley, Emily J. Zakem et al. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems profile →
  2. Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity
    2018 468 citations Alexandre Antonelli, Suzette G. A. Flantua et al. Nature Geoscience profile →

Peers

Catherine Badgley
Caroline A. E. Strömberg United States
Felisa A. Smith United States
Emily Lindsey United States
Valentı́ Rull Spain
Simon Haberle Australia
Jessica L. Blois United States
Torben C. Rick United States
T. van der Hammen Netherlands
Jean Maley France
Carina Hoorn Netherlands
Caroline A. E. Strömberg United States
Catherine Badgley
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Countries citing papers authored by Catherine Badgley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Catherine Badgley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine Badgley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Catherine Badgley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Catherine Badgley based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Catherine Badgley. Catherine Badgley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Badgley, Catherine, John C. Barry, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, et al.. (2025). Fifty Years in the Foothills: Ecosystem Evolution in the Neogene Siwalik Record of Pakistan. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. 53(1). 479–509.
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Wang, Xiaoming, et al.. (2025). Dietary fidelity of Miocene ungulates in the context of environmental change in the Mojave Region, western North America. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 673. 113013–113013.
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Smiley, Tara M., et al.. (2024). Tectonic extension and paleoelevation influence mammalian diversity dynamics in the Basin and Range Province of western North America. Science Advances. 10(25). eadn6842–eadn6842. 7 indexed citations
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Kelson, Julia R., et al.. (2023). On the role of tectonics in stimulating the Cretaceous diversification of mammals. Earth-Science Reviews. 248. 104630–104630. 7 indexed citations
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Holt, W. E., Ran Feng, Jacqueline Austermann, et al.. (2022). Coupled influence of tectonics, climate, and surface processes on landscape evolution in southwestern North America. Nature Communications. 13(1). 4437–4437. 27 indexed citations
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Antonelli, Alexandre, Suzette G. A. Flantua, Mauricio A. Bermúdez, et al.. (2018). Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity. Nature Geoscience. 11(10). 718–725. 468 indexed citations breakdown →
7.
Vandermeer, John, Catherine Badgley, Regina S. Baucom, et al.. (2018). Feeding Prometheus: An Interdisciplinary Approach for Solving the Global Food Crisis. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 2. 43 indexed citations
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Domingo, M. Soledad, Laura Domingo, Juan Abellá, et al.. (2016). Feeding ecology and habitat preferences of top predators from two Miocene carnivore-rich assemblages. Paleobiology. 42(3). 489–507. 20 indexed citations
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Badgley, Catherine, M. Soledad Domingo, John C. Barry, et al.. (2016). Continental gateways and the dynamics of mammalian faunas. Comptes Rendus Palevol. 15(7). 763–779. 9 indexed citations
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Domingo, M. Soledad, Catherine Badgley, Béatriz Azanza, Daniel DeMiguel, & Marı́a Teresa Alberdi. (2014). Diversification of mammals from the Miocene of Spain. Paleobiology. 40(2). 197–221. 22 indexed citations
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Badgley, Catherine & John A. Finarelli. (2013). Diversity dynamics of mammals in relation to tectonic and climatic history: comparison of three Neogene records from North America. Paleobiology. 39(3). 373–399. 35 indexed citations
12.
Morgan, Michèle E., Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Catherine Badgley, et al.. (2009). Lateral trends in carbon isotope ratios reveal a Miocene vegetation gradient in the Siwaliks of Pakistan. Geology. 37(2). 103–106. 20 indexed citations
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Badgley, Catherine, John C. Barry, Michèle E. Morgan, et al.. (2008). Ecological changes in Miocene mammalian record show impact of prolonged climatic forcing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(34). 12145–12149. 159 indexed citations
14.
Badgley, Catherine & Ivette Perfecto. (2007). Can organic agriculture feed the world?. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 22(2). 80–86. 62 indexed citations
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Nelson, Sherry V., Catherine Badgley, & Emily J. Zakem. (2005). MICROWEAR IN MODERN SQUIRRELS IN RELATION TO DIET. Palaeontologia Electronica. 8(1). 38 indexed citations
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Badgley, Catherine. (2003). The multiple scales of biodiversity. Paleobiology. 29(1). 11–13. 17 indexed citations
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Badgley, Catherine, Will Downs, & Lawrence J. Flynn. (1998). TAPHONOMY OF SMALL-MAMMAL FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGES FROM THE MIDDLE MIOCENE CHINJI FORMATION, SIWALIK GROUP, PAKISTAN. 14. 145–166. 23 indexed citations
18.
Burke, Russell L., et al.. (1991). Conservation of the Stephens' Kangaroo Rat {Dipodomys stephensi): Planning for Persistence. Occidental College Scholar (Occidental College). 3 indexed citations
19.
Badgley, Catherine. (1986). Taphonomy of mammalian fossil remains from Siwalik rocks of Pakistan. Paleobiology. 12(2). 119–142. 96 indexed citations
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Badgley, Catherine & Anna K. Behrensmeyer. (1980). Paleoecology of middle siwalik sediments and faunas, northern Pakistan. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 30. 133–155. 66 indexed citations

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