Christopher A. Scholz

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
133 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Christopher A. Scholz is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher A. Scholz has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Atmospheric Science, 59 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 49 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Christopher A. Scholz's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (63 papers), Geological formations and processes (59 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (41 papers). Christopher A. Scholz is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (63 papers), Geological formations and processes (59 papers) and Geological and Geophysical Studies (41 papers). Christopher A. Scholz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Christopher A. Scholz's co-authors include John W. King, Andrew S. Cohen, Thomas C. Johnson, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Michael J. Soreghan, Timothy M. Shanahan, Erik T. Brown, Bruce R. Rosendahl, Michael R. Talbot and John A. Peck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christopher A. Scholz

130 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins

2007 350 citations Christopher A. Scholz, Thomas C. Johnson et al. profile →
The time-transgressive termination of the African Humid Period

2015 328 citations Timothy M. Shanahan, Konrad A Hughen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Encyonema larvatum sp. nov.: a new species of diatom identified from the Mid-Pleistocene of Lake Malawi, Eastern Africa 2025 ·Diatom Research ·(unknown), Jeffery R. Stone, (unknown), Christopher A. Scholz	1
2	The influence of the strength of pre-existing weak zones on rift geometry and strain localization 2024 ·Tectonophysics ·(unknown), R. Moucha, Folarin Kolawole, James D. Muirhead, Christopher A. Scholz	1
3	A sequence of weather‐driven hydrodynamic events stimulates the formation of harmful algal blooms on an oligotrophic lake 2024 ·Limnology and Oceanography ·(unknown), Vincent W. Moriarty, (unknown), (unknown), Michael E. Henderson, Campbell Watson, Rick A. Relyea, Christopher A. Scholz, Charles T. Driscoll, Kevin C. Rose	4
4	Spatio‐Temporal Variations in Sediment Delivery as a Response to Rapid Quaternary Climate Change in the Lake Malawi Rift, East Africa 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface ·(unknown), Christopher A. Scholz	3
5	The Impact of Climate‐Driven Lake Level Changes on Mantle Melting in Continental Rifts 2023 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·(unknown), James D. Muirhead, R. Moucha, (unknown), Christopher A. Scholz	1
6	Transition to magma-driven rifting in the South Turkana Basin, Kenya: Part 1 2022 ·Journal of the Geological Society ·James D. Muirhead, Christopher A. Scholz, Tyrone O. Rooney	12
7	Geologic and geodetic constraints on the magnitude and frequency of earthquakes along Malawi's active faults: the Malawi Seismogenic Source Model (MSSM) 2022 ·Natural hazards and earth system sciences ·Jack Williams, Luke Wedmore, Åke Fagereng, Maximilian J. Werner, Hassan Mdala, D. J. Shillington, Christopher A. Scholz, Folarin Kolawole, (unknown), Juliet Biggs, Zuze Dulanya, Felix Mphepo, P. R. N. Chindandali	7
8	The Malawi Active Fault Database: An Onshore‐Offshore Database for Regional Assessment of Seismic Hazard and Tectonic Evolution 2022 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·Jack Williams, Luke Wedmore, Christopher A. Scholz, Folarin Kolawole, (unknown), D. J. Shillington, Åke Fagereng, Juliet Biggs, Hassan Mdala, Zuze Dulanya, Felix Mphepo, P. R. N. Chindandali, Maximilian J. Werner	24
9	Geologic and geodetic constraints on the seismic hazard of Malawi’s active faults: The Malawi Seismogenic Source Database (MSSD) 2021 ·Explore Bristol Research ·Jack Williams, Luke Wedmore, Åke Fagereng, Maximilian J. Werner, Hassan Mdala, D. J. Shillington, Christopher A. Scholz, Folarin Kolawole, (unknown), Juliet Biggs, Zuze Dulanya, Felix Mphepo, P. R. N. Chindandali	6
10	Thermochemical Modification of the Upper Mantle Beneath the Northern Malawi Rift Constrained From Shear Velocity Imaging 2020 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·N. J. Accardo, J. B. Gaherty, D. J. Shillington, Emily Hopper, A. Nyblade, C. J. Ebinger, Christopher A. Scholz, P. R. N. Chindandali, (unknown), (unknown), Joshua B. Russell, B. K. Holtzman, (unknown), Cornelia Class	21
11	Controls on Rift Faulting in the North Basin of the Malawi (Nyasa) Rift, East Africa 2020 ·Tectonics ·D. J. Shillington, Christopher A. Scholz, P. R. N. Chindandali, J. B. Gaherty, N. J. Accardo, (unknown), C. J. Ebinger, A. Nyblade	33
12	Constraints on Rift Basin Structure and Border Fault Growth in the Northern Malawi Rift From 3‐D Seismic Refraction Imaging 2018 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth ·N. J. Accardo, D. J. Shillington, J. B. Gaherty, Christopher A. Scholz, A. Nyblade, P. R. N. Chindandali, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), R. Ferdinand	33
13	Extension in the Central Basin of the Lake Malawi (Nyasa) Rift: Basement Structure from Active Source Seismic Data 2018 ·AGUFM ·Christopher A. Scholz, D. J. Shillington, N. J. Accardo, (unknown), J. B. Gaherty	1
14	Constraints on the 3D Sediment and Crustal Architecture of the Weakly Extended Malawi Rift from the Onshore/Offshore Wide-Angle Refraction Experiment 2016 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·N. J. Accardo, D. J. Shillington, Christopher A. Scholz, (unknown), C. J. Ebinger, J. B. Gaherty, A. Nyblade, (unknown), P. R. N. Chindandali, (unknown), R. Ferdinand, (unknown), A. H. Mruma	1
15	The 1 Ma Lake Bosumtwi (West Africa) Paleoclimate Record: Comparisons to Marine and Polar Records 2007 ·AGUFM ·J. A. Peck, Timothy M. Shanahan, Jonathan King, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Christopher A. Scholz, C. W. Heil, Steven L. Forman, P. Y. Amoako	1
16	Initial Results of Scientific Drilling on Lake Malawi, East African Rift 2005 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Christopher A. Scholz, Thomas C. Johnson, J. King, A. S. Cohen, R. P. Lyons, L. Kalindekafe, Steven L. Forman, L. R. McHargue, Brad S. Singer	4
17	Paleoenvironmental changes in West Africa since the Last Glacial Maximum from a geochemical and modeling study of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana 2005 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Timothy M. Shanahan, Jonathan T. Overpeck, J. A. Peck, Jonathan King, Christopher A. Scholz, Konrad A Hughen, Nicholas J. Drenzek, (unknown)	1
18	Lowstands in Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana Suggest Episodes of Late-Quaternary Lowland Tropical Aridity 2002 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Christopher A. Scholz, Jonathan King, J. A. Peck, Jonathan T. Overpeck, J. M. Russell, P. Y. Amoako	1
19	Seismic imaging of a gas hydrate layer in Lake Baikal, Siberia 1993 ·Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America ·D. R. Hutchinson, Christopher A. Scholz, Theodore C. Moore, (unknown), Steven M. Colman, Kim D. Klitgord, (unknown)	3
20	Seismic survey of Lake Baikal, Siberia cruise report RV Balkhash 1993 ·Kim D. Klitgord, (unknown), Christopher A. Scholz, (unknown), Donald R. Nichols, Christopher Schneider, (unknown), David S. Foster, (unknown)	1

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