Josef P. Werne

6.0k citations

94 papers · 4.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 36

Co-authors: Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté David J. Hollander Timothy W. Lyons Thomas C. Johnson Stefan Schouten Isla S. Castañeda Ellen C. Hopmans Lindsay A. Powers
Topics: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (56 papers)Isotope Analysis in Ecology (34 papers)Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (21 papers)
Cited by: Paleontology Geochemistry and Petrology Atmospheric Science
Journals: Nature Nature Communications Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Partner nations: United States Netherlands China

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Josef P. Werne

89 papers receiving 4.4k citations

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A tale of shales: the relative roles of production, decomposition, and dilution in the accumulation of organic-rich strata, Middle–Upper Devonian, Appalachian basin

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Reaction kinetics and accelerant effects of sulfides in early mature hydrocarbon generation using hydrous pyrolysis 2025 ·Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis ·(unknown),Paul C. Hackley,Javin J. Hatcherian,Ryan J. McAleer,(unknown),Alan K. Burnham,Santanu Ghosh,Josef P. Werne,Atul Kumar Varma	0
2	Divergent environmental controls on branched tetraethers along precipitation gradients in soils of the Tibetan Plateau 2025 ·Chemical Geology ·Yanwu Duan,Yuling Zhou,(unknown),Qing Sun,Josef P. Werne,Aifeng Zhou,(unknown),(unknown),Mengjing Li,Xianyong Cao,Fahu Chen	1
3	Soil iGDGTs temperature dependence: From the Tibetan Plateau to the global scale and its implications for the Holocene temperature conundrum 2025 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Yanwu Duan,(unknown),Qing Sun,Josef P. Werne,Aifeng Zhou,Yuling Zhou,(unknown),Mengjing Li,(unknown),Xianyong Cao,Fahu Chen	0
4	Decoding paleomire conditions of paleogene superhigh-organic-sulfur coals 2024 ·International Journal of Coal Geology ·(unknown),(unknown),David A. Fike,Santanu Ghosh,Josef P. Werne,William Gilhooly,Paul C. Hackley,Javin J. Hatcherian,(unknown),Bodhisatwa Hazra,(unknown),(unknown),Atul Kumar Varma	3
5	Viruses of sulfur oxidizing phototrophs encode genes for pigment, carbon, and sulfur metabolisms 2023 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Josef P. Werne,William Gilhooly,Cynthia B. Silveira	8
6	Molecular fossil chronicles and geochemical probes of Paleogene coals from Meghalaya, India 2023 ·Organic Geochemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Santanu Ghosh,Josef P. Werne,Devleena Mani,(unknown),Atul Kumar Varma	6
7	Stable carbon isotope and n-alkane distributions in sediment cores from saline and freshwater Gabu lakes, southeast Nigeria: environmental implications 2023 ·Environmental Earth Sciences ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Josef P. Werne	0
8	Long-term primary production trends in the Laurentian Great Lakes: a comparison of geochemical methods 2021 ·Journal of Paleolimnology ·Euan D. Reavie,Meijun Cai,Carsten Meyer‐Jacob,John P. Smol,Josef P. Werne	11
9	Lake water based isoscape in central-south Chile reflects meteoric water 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Sergio Contreras,Gabriel J. Bowen,(unknown),(unknown),Josef P. Werne	2
10	Development of global temperature and pH calibrations based on bacterial 3-hydroxy fatty acids in soils 2021 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown),Sylvie Derenne,(unknown),Christelle Anquetil,Giuliano Bonanomi,Sylvie Collin,Sergio Contreras,Andrew T. Nottingham,Pierre Sabatier,Norma Salinas,(unknown),Josef P. Werne,Arnaud Huguet	15
11	Soil pH Dominates the Distributions of Both 5‐ and 6‐Methyl Branched Tetraethers in Arid Regions 2020 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Yanwu Duan,Qing Sun,Josef P. Werne,Huan Yang,Jia Jia,Leibin Wang,Haichao Xie,Fahu Chen	16
12	PRELIMINARY CHRONOLOGY OF THE STONEMAN LAKE, AZ SEDIMENT CORES: RADIOCARBON, TEPHROCHRONOLOGY AND MAGNETIC STRATIGRAPHY 2018 ·Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America ·Peter J. Fawcett,R. Scott Anderson,(unknown),Erik T. Brown,Michael Petronis,(unknown),Josef P. Werne	2
13	Organic matter geochemical signatures (TOC, TN, C/N ratio, δ13C and δ15N) of surface sediment from lakes distributed along a climatological gradient on the western side of the southern Andes 2018 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Sergio Contreras,Josef P. Werne,Alberto Araneda,Roberto Urrutia,(unknown)	46
14	An isotopic (Δ ¹⁴ C, δ ¹³ C, and δ ¹⁵ N) investigation of particulate organic matter and zooplankton biomass in Lake Superior and across a size-gradient of aquatic systems 2012 ·Prosper K. Zigah,Elizabeth C. Minor,Josef P. Werne,S. Leigh McCallister	1
15	An isotopic (Δ ¹⁴ C, δ ¹³ C, and δ ¹⁵ N) investigation of the composition of particulate organic matter and zooplankton food sources in Lake Superior and across a size-gradient of aquatic systems 2012 ·Biogeosciences ·Prosper K. Zigah,Elizabeth C. Minor,Josef P. Werne,S. Leigh McCallister	41
16	Temperature and hydrologic variability of Lake Victoria, East Africa since the Late Pleistocene 2010 ·AGUFM ·Melissa A. Berke,Thomas C. Johnson,Josef P. Werne,Stefan Schouten,Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté	1
17	Holocene TEX86 temperature reconstructions from Lake Turkana, East Africa 2009 ·AGUFM ·Melissa A. Berke,Thomas C. Johnson,Josef P. Werne,Stefan Schouten,Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté	1
18	Lake Surface Temperature Variability in Lake Malawi Since the Last Glacial Maximum 2007 ·AGUFM ·Melissa A. Berke,Thomas C. Johnson,Josef P. Werne,Lindsay A. Powers	1
19	Wet and arid phases in the southeast African tropics since the Last Glacial Maximum 2007 ·Geology ·Isla S. Castañeda,Josef P. Werne,Thomas C. Johnson	98
20	An integrated assessment of a "type euxinic" deposit: Evidence for multiple controls on black shale deposition in the middle Devonian Oatka Creek formation 2002 ·American Journal of Science ·Josef P. Werne	182

About Josef P. Werne

Josef P. Werne is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Ecology, having authored 94 papers that have together received 4.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (56 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (34 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Paleontology (1.2k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (939 citations) and Atmospheric Science (2.4k citations). Josef P. Werne has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Frequent co-authors include Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, David J. Hollander, Timothy W. Lyons, Thomas C. Johnson, Stefan Schouten, Isla S. Castañeda, Ellen C. Hopmans, Lindsay A. Powers, Adam E. Murphy and Bradley B. Sageman. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

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