John A. Van Couvering

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

John A. Van Couvering is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Van Couvering has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Paleontology, 19 papers in Atmospheric Science and 6 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in John A. Van Couvering's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (19 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 papers). John A. Van Couvering is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (19 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (19 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (6 papers). John A. Van Couvering collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. John A. Van Couvering's co-authors include William A. Berggren, Dennis V. Kent, Hollis D. Hedberg, John J. Flynn, John A. Miller, Marie‐Pierre Aubry, Robert E. Drake, Garniss H. Curtis, Khaled Ouda and Christian Dupuis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Geology and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

John A. Van Couvering

34 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Cenozoic geochronology 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Cenozoic geochronology
    1985 639 citations William A. Berggren, Dennis V. Kent et al. Geological Society of America Bulletin profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. Van Couvering United States 23 1.7k 1.4k 662 524 495 35 2.7k
Marie‐Pierre Aubry United States 29 2.5k 1.5× 2.0k 1.4× 1.1k 1.6× 781 1.5× 727 1.5× 92 4.0k
Alfred G. Fischer United States 24 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 535 0.8× 651 1.2× 506 1.0× 60 3.0k
Étienne Steurbaut Belgium 27 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 393 0.6× 414 0.8× 450 0.9× 125 2.2k
Domenico Rio Italy 31 2.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.0× 898 1.4× 716 1.4× 804 1.6× 65 3.4k
B. P. Flower United States 29 3.3k 2.0× 1.2k 0.9× 374 0.6× 1.2k 2.2× 958 1.9× 53 3.9k
James S. Crampton New Zealand 33 1.4k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 506 0.8× 665 1.3× 311 0.6× 101 3.2k
William C. Clyde United States 29 1.2k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 442 0.7× 745 1.4× 332 0.7× 69 2.9k
Peter F. Rawson United Kingdom 32 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.3× 600 0.9× 280 0.5× 682 1.4× 81 2.7k
Fred Rögl Austria 23 1.1k 0.6× 974 0.7× 864 1.3× 372 0.7× 275 0.6× 46 2.2k
Adèle Bertini Italy 33 2.1k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 722 1.1× 504 1.0× 814 1.6× 93 3.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John A. Van Couvering

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aubry, Marie‐Pierre, Werner E. Piller, John A. Van Couvering, et al.. (2023). Unifying Cenozoic chronostratigraphy and geochronology: applying the rules. Newsletters on Stratigraphy. 57(1). 25–36. 2 indexed citations
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Peppe, Daniel J., Kieran P. McNulty, Susanne Cote, et al.. (2009). Stratigraphic interpretation of the Kulu Formation (Early Miocene, Rusinga Island, Kenya) and its implications for primate evolution. Journal of Human Evolution. 56(5). 447–461. 33 indexed citations
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Aubry, Marie‐Pierre, John A. Van Couvering, Nicholas Christie‐Blick, et al.. (2009). Terminology of Geological Time: Establishment of a Community Standard. Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University). 20 indexed citations
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Couvering, John A. Van, Marie-Pierre Aubry, William A. Berggren, et al.. (2009). What, if Anything, is Quaternary?. Episodes. 32(2). 125–126. 7 indexed citations
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Aubry, Marie‐Pierre, et al.. (2007). The Global Standard Stratotype-section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Eocene Series in the Dababiya section (Egypt). Episodes. 30(4). 271–286. 203 indexed citations
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Berggren, William A., et al.. (2006). Chronostratigraphy: Beyond the GSSP. GSA Today. 16(11). 22–22. 1 indexed citations
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Webb, Thompson & John A. Van Couvering. (1997). The Pleistocene Boundary and the Beginning of the Quaternary. Palaios. 12(6). 614–614. 53 indexed citations
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Couvering, John A. Van, Elizabeth Gierlowski‐Kordesch, & Kerry Kelts. (1996). Global Geological Record of Lake Basins, Volume 1. Micropaleontology. 42(4). 417–417. 12 indexed citations
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Couvering, John A. Van, Giancarlo Pasini, Isabella Raffi, et al.. (1996). The Pleistocene Boundary and the Beginning of the Quaternary. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 50 indexed citations
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Berggren, William A., Dennis V. Kent, & John A. Van Couvering. (1985). The Neogene: Part 2 Neogene geochronology and chronostratigraphy. Geological Society London Memoirs. 10(1). 211–260. 245 indexed citations
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Berggren, William A., Dennis V. Kent, John J. Flynn, & John A. Van Couvering. (1985). Cenozoic geochronology. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 96(11). 1407–1407. 639 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berggren, William A. & John A. Van Couvering. (1984). Catastrophes and Earth History. Princeton University Press eBooks. 122 indexed citations
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Tchernov, Eitan, et al.. (1982). Ctenodactylid rodents in the Miocene Negev fauna of Israel. Nature. 296(5858). 645–647. 17 indexed citations
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Andrews, Peter, et al.. (1981). The Miocene fossil beds of Maboko Island, Kenya: Geology, age, taphonomy and palaeontology. Journal of Human Evolution. 10(1). 35–48. 71 indexed citations
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Couvering, John A. Van, et al.. (1981). The terminal eocene event and the polish connection. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 36(3-4). 321–362. 64 indexed citations
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Bernor, Raymond L., Michael O. Woodburne, & John A. Van Couvering. (1980). A contribution to the chronology of some Old World miocene faunas based on hipparionine horses. Geobios. 13(5). 705–739. 49 indexed citations
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Campbell, B., Raymond L. Bernor, W. Perry Dickinson, et al.. (1980). Maragheh: a classical late Miocene vertebrate locality in norhtwestern Iran. Nature. 287(5785). 837–841. 29 indexed citations
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Couvering, John A. Van & Hollis D. Hedberg. (1977). International Stratigraphic Guide. Micropaleontology. 23(2). 227–227. 357 indexed citations
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Couvering, John A. Van. (1977). Late neogene epoch boundaries. Marine Micropaleontology. 2. 389–395. 4 indexed citations
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Couvering, John A. Van & John A. Miller. (1969). Miocene Stratigraphy and Age Determinations, Rusinga Island, Kenya. Nature. 221(5181). 628–632. 40 indexed citations

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