J. John Sepkoski

16.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
68 papers, 10.7k citations indexed

About

J. John Sepkoski is a scholar working on Paleontology, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, J. John Sepkoski has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 10.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Paleontology, 20 papers in Oceanography and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in J. John Sepkoski's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (40 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (29 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (19 papers). J. John Sepkoski is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (40 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (29 papers) and Marine Biology and Ecology Research (19 papers). J. John Sepkoski collaborates with scholars based in United States. J. John Sepkoski's co-authors include David M. Raup, Conrad C. Labandeira, James W. Valentine, Mike Foote, Richard K. Bambach, Larry G. Marshall, S. David Webb, Michael A. Rex, Christine M. Janis and Douglas H. Erwin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. John Sepkoski

67 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Mass Extinctions in the Marine Fossil Record

1982 1.2k citations David M. Raup, J. John Sepkoski Science profile →
A factor analytic description of the Phanerozoic marine fossil record

1981 781 citations J. John Sepkoski Paleobiology profile →
The Proterozoic Biosphere

1992 642 citations J. William Schopf, Donald R. Lowe et al. Cambridge University Press eBooks profile →
Periodicity of extinctions in the geologic past.

1984 590 citations David M. Raup, J. John Sepkoski profile →
A kinetic model of Phanerozoic taxonomic diversity. III. Post-Paleozoic families and mass extinctions

1984 569 citations J. John Sepkoski Paleobiology profile →
Insect Diversity in the Fossil Record

1993 467 citations J. John Sepkoski et al. Science profile →
A kinetic model of Phanerozoic taxonomic diversity I. Analysis of marine orders

1978 402 citations J. John Sepkoski Paleobiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Estimating paleodiversities: a test of the taxic and phylogenetic methods 2005 ·Paleobiology ·(unknown), Christine M. Janis, J. John Sepkoski	54
2	A multiplicative multifractal model for originations and extinctions 2001 ·Paleobiology ·Roy E. Plotnick, J. John Sepkoski	49
3	Competitive displacement among post-Paleozoic cyclostome and cheilostome bryozoans 2000 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski, Frank K. McKinney, Scott Lidgard	68
4	Absolute measures of the completeness of the fossil record 1999 ·Nature ·Mike Foote, J. John Sepkoski	204
5	Biodiversity: Past, Present, and Future 1997 ·Journal of Paleontology ·J. John Sepkoski	223
6	Numerical experiments with model monophyletic and paraphyletic taxa 1993 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski, David C. Kendrick	99
7	The Proterozoic Biosphere breakdown → 1992 ·Cambridge University Press eBooks ·J. William Schopf, Donald R. Lowe, J. M. Hayes, Cornelis Klein, Carl V. Mendelson, Beverly K. Pierson, Kenneth M. Towe, Stefan Bengtson, Bruce Runnegar, Hans Hofmann, J. John Sepkoski, Joseph L. Kirschvink, J. William Schopf, (unknown), Harald Strauß, Roger E. Summons, Richard W. Castenholz, John M. Hayes	642
8	A model of onshore-offshore change in faunal diversity 1991 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski	91
9	Modeling bivalve diversification: the effect of interaction on a macroevolutionary system 1988 ·Paleobiology ·Arnold I. Miller, J. John Sepkoski	109
10	Alpha, beta, or gamma: where does all the diversity go? 1988 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski	207
11	Introduction 1985 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski, Peter R. Crane	1
12	A kinetic model of Phanerozoic taxonomic diversity. III. Post-Paleozoic families and mass extinctions breakdown → 1984 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski	569
13	Precambrian-Cambrian Boundary: the spike is driven and the monolith crumbles 1983 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski, Andrew H. Knoll	9
14	Response : Mass Extinctions in the Fossil Record 1983 ·Science ·David M. Raup, J. John Sepkoski, Stephen M. Stigler	28
15	A factor analytic description of the Phanerozoic marine fossil record breakdown → 1981 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski	781
16	A kinetic model of Phanerozoic taxonomic diversity II. Early Phanerozoic families and multiple equilibria 1979 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski	299
17	On the relationship between Phanerozoic diversity and changes in habitable area 1978 ·Paleobiology ·Karl W. Flessa, J. John Sepkoski	41
18	The shape of evolution: a comparison of real and random clades 1977 ·Paleobiology ·Stephen Jay Gould, David M. Raup, J. John Sepkoski, Thomas J. M. Schöpf, Daniel Simberloff	237
19	Species diversity in the Phanerozoic: species-area effects 1976 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski	104
20	Stratigraphic biases in the analysis of taxonomic survivorship 1975 ·Paleobiology ·J. John Sepkoski	75

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