Julian B. Murton

7.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
102 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Julian B. Murton is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Julian B. Murton has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Atmospheric Science, 28 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 16 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Julian B. Murton's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (74 papers), Climate change and permafrost (73 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (40 papers). Julian B. Murton is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (74 papers), Climate change and permafrost (73 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (40 papers). Julian B. Murton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Julian B. Murton's co-authors include Norikazu Matsuoka, Mark D. Bateman, Hugh M. French, Jean‐Claude Ozouf, Della Murton, Richard I. Waller, Colin A. Whiteman, Charles Harris, S R Dallimore and Philip L. Gibbard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Julian B. Murton

101 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

The configuration of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets through the Quaternary

2019 363 citations Christine L. Batchelor, Martin Margold et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Julian B. Murton United Kingdom	38	3.5k	884	794	782	488	102	4.2k
Lev Tarasov Canada	36	3.8k 1.1×	485 0.5×	880 1.1×	608 0.8×	497 1.0×	123	4.4k
Kurt H. Kjær Denmark	47	4.6k 1.3×	711 0.8×	875 1.1×	734 0.9×	941 1.9×	124	5.8k
Nicolaj K. Larsen Denmark	35	3.3k 0.9×	652 0.7×	551 0.7×	510 0.7×	405 0.8×	105	3.8k
Johan Klemån Sweden	39	4.7k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	628 0.8×	912 1.2×	534 1.1×	87	5.2k
Alun Hubbard United Kingdom	49	6.6k 1.9×	1.7k 1.9×	961 1.2×	603 0.8×	687 1.4×	161	7.4k
Arjen P. Stroeven Sweden	37	4.7k 1.3×	1.2k 1.3×	549 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	433 0.9×	118	5.2k
Colm Ó Cofaigh United Kingdom	48	6.8k 1.9×	1.0k 1.2×	1.5k 1.9×	1.9k 2.4×	981 2.0×	173	7.2k
Derek Fabel United Kingdom	36	3.8k 1.1×	784 0.9×	435 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	478 1.0×	141	4.2k
Adrian M. Hall United Kingdom	30	2.4k 0.7×	519 0.6×	274 0.3×	1.2k 1.5×	219 0.4×	97	2.9k
John D. Jansen United Kingdom	33	2.2k 0.6×	946 1.1×	203 0.3×	1.1k 1.4×	1.2k 2.5×	103	3.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Murton, Julian B., et al.. (2025). BLOSOM : A Plant Growth Facility Optimised for Continuous ¹³ C Labelling and Measurement of Soil Organic Matter Dynamics. European Journal of Soil Science. 76(1). 1 indexed citations

Stevens, Rhiannon E., Hazel Reade, Kerry L. Sayle, et al.. (2025). Major excursions in sulfur isotopes linked to permafrost change in Eurasia during the last 50,000 years. Nature Geoscience. 18(10). 961–965.

Křížek, Marek, et al.. (2024). Optically‐Stimulated‐Luminescence Ages and Paleo‐Environmental Implications of Relict Frost Wedges in North–Central Bohemia, Czech Republic. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 35(3). 294–383. 1 indexed citations

Murton, Julian B., et al.. (2024). Reconstructing Younger Dryas ground temperature and snow thickness from cave deposits. Climate of the past. 20(7). 1521–1535. 5 indexed citations

Rodríguez‐López, Juan Pedro, Carlos L. Liesa, Aránzazu Luzón, et al.. (2023). Ice-rafted dropstones at midlatitudes in the Cretaceous of continental Iberia. Geology. 52(1). 33–38. 1 indexed citations

Rodríguez‐López, Juan Pedro, et al.. (2022). Permafrost in the Cretaceous supergreenhouse. Nature Communications. 13(1). 7946–7946. 15 indexed citations

Murton, Julian B., Thomas Opel, Phillip Toms, et al.. (2021). A multimethod dating study of ancient permafrost, Batagay megaslump, east Siberia. Quaternary Research. 105. 1–22. 31 indexed citations

Zhang, Jiwei, Julian B. Murton, Shujie Liu, et al.. (2020). Sensitivity and regression analysis of acoustic parameters for determining physical properties of frozen fine sand with ultrasonic test. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. 54(1). 14 indexed citations

Opel, Thomas, Julian B. Murton, Sebastian Wetterich, et al.. (2019). Past climate and continentality inferred from ice wedges at Batagay megaslump in the Northern Hemisphere's most continental region, Yana Highlands, interior Yakutia. Climate of the past. 15(4). 1443–1461. 44 indexed citations

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Batchelor, Christine L., Martin Margold, Mario Krapp, et al.. (2019). The configuration of Northern Hemisphere ice sheets through the Quaternary. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3713–3713. 363 indexed citations breakdown →

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Opel, Thomas, Julian B. Murton, Sebastian Wetterich, et al.. (2018). Middle and Late Pleistocene climate and continentality inferred from ice wedges at Batagay megaslump in the Northern Hemisphere’s most continental region, Yana Highlands, interior Yakutia. Biogeosciences (European Geosciences Union). 6 indexed citations

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Murton, Julian B.. (2018). Geocryology. Characteristics and Use of Frozen Ground and Permafrost Landforms. By Stuart A.Harris, AnatoliBrouchov and ChengGuodong. 2018. CRC Press/Balkema, Boca Raton, Florida, 765 pp. £144.00 hardback; £31.99 eBook. ISBN 9781138054165. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 29(2). 131–132. 1 indexed citations

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Murton, Julian B., et al.. (2016). The Quaternary Periglaciation of Kent. Field Guide.. Figshare. 7 indexed citations

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Waller, Richard I., Emrys Phillips, Julian B. Murton, Jonathan R. Lee, & Colin A. Whiteman. (2011). Sand intraclasts as evidence of subglacial deformation of Middle Pleistocene permafrost, North Norfolk, UK. Quaternary Science Reviews. 30(23-24). 3481–3500. 34 indexed citations

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Murton, Julian B., Mary E. Edwards, Della Murton, Mark D. Bateman, & James Haile. (2010). Age and origin of ice-rich Yedoma silts at Duvanny Yar, northeast Siberia: a record of Beringian environmental change since the last interglacial. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Murton, Julian B. & Mark D. Bateman. (2008). Mackenzie Glacial Outburst Floods into the Arctic Ocean 13,000-10,000 Years ago. AGUFM. 2008. 1 indexed citations

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Harris, C., et al.. (2006). Solifluction Processes in Arctic Permafrost: Results of Laboratory and Field Experiments. AGUFM. 2006. 2 indexed citations

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Harris, Charles & Julian B. Murton. (2005). Interactions between glaciers and permafrost: an introduction. Geological Society London Special Publications. 242(1). 1–9. 38 indexed citations

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Murton, Julian B., Colin A. Whiteman, Richard I. Waller, et al.. (2004). Basal ice facies and supraglacial melt-out till of the Laurentide Ice Sheet, Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, western Arctic Canada. Quaternary Science Reviews. 24(5-6). 681–708. 60 indexed citations

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Murton, Julian B. & Else Kolstrup. (2003). Ice-wedge casts as indicators of palaeotemperatures: precise proxy or wishful thinking?. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 27(2). 155–170. 75 indexed citations

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