Lawrence M. Och

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Lawrence M. Och is a scholar working on Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence M. Och has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology, 8 papers in Paleontology and 8 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Lawrence M. Och's work include Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (12 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (8 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers). Lawrence M. Och is often cited by papers focused on Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (12 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (8 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (8 papers). Lawrence M. Och collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and China. Lawrence M. Och's co-authors include Graham Shields, Hong‐Fei Ling, Lorenzo Cremonese, Da Li, Xi Chen, Simon W. Poulton, Derek Vance, Christina Manning, M.F. Thirlwall and Maoyan Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Earth-Science Reviews and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence M. Och

14 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Neoproterozoic oxygenation event: Environmental pertu... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2015 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. The Neoproterozoic oxygenation event: Environmental perturbations and biogeochemical cycling
    2011 486 citations Lawrence M. Och, Graham Shields Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  2. Rise to modern levels of ocean oxygenation coincided with the Cambrian radiation of animals
    2015 346 citations Xi Chen, Hong‐Fei Ling et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lawrence M. Och United Kingdom 14 1.4k 1.1k 567 559 240 14 1.9k
Matthew O Clarkson United Kingdom 18 1.6k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 737 1.3× 732 1.3× 221 0.9× 25 2.1k
Achim D. Herrmann United States 23 1.5k 1.1× 858 0.8× 721 1.3× 615 1.1× 383 1.6× 51 2.0k
Rosalie Tostevin United Kingdom 14 1.2k 0.8× 849 0.8× 568 1.0× 557 1.0× 124 0.5× 24 1.6k
Xinqiang Wang China 21 1.5k 1.1× 978 0.9× 698 1.2× 537 1.0× 140 0.6× 44 1.8k
Yusuke Sawaki Japan 28 1.5k 1.1× 986 0.9× 708 1.2× 1.1k 2.0× 159 0.7× 86 2.4k
Kimberly Lau United States 20 1.1k 0.8× 675 0.6× 569 1.0× 459 0.8× 271 1.1× 37 1.6k
Devon B. Cole United States 19 1.2k 0.8× 840 0.7× 508 0.9× 400 0.7× 235 1.0× 28 1.7k
Meng Cheng China 24 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 597 1.1× 513 0.9× 141 0.6× 48 1.8k
Dalton Hardisty United States 26 1.8k 1.3× 1.5k 1.3× 794 1.4× 768 1.4× 325 1.4× 44 2.5k
Philip Fralick Canada 26 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 874 1.5× 1.1k 2.0× 257 1.1× 77 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lawrence M. Och

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Sklyarov, Е. V., et al.. (2017). Rare earth elements in tributaries of Lake Baikal (Siberia, Russia). Applied Geochemistry. 82. 164–176. 33 indexed citations
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Och, Lawrence M., Beat Müller, Christian März, et al.. (2016). Elevated uranium concentrations in Lake Baikal sediments: Burial and early diagenesis. Chemical Geology. 441. 92–105. 30 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Hong‐Fei Ling, Derek Vance, et al.. (2015). Rise to modern levels of ocean oxygenation coincided with the Cambrian radiation of animals. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7142–7142. 346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Andersen, Morten B., et al.. (2015). Closing in on the marine 238 U/ 235 U budget. Chemical Geology. 420. 11–22. 88 indexed citations
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Och, Lawrence M., Lorenzo Cremonese, Graham Shields, et al.. (2015). Palaeoceanographic controls on spatial redox distribution over the Yangtze Platform during the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition. Sedimentology. 63(2). 378–410. 102 indexed citations
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Och, Lawrence M., Beat Müller, Adrian Wichser, et al.. (2014). Rare earth elements in the sediments of Lake Baikal. Chemical Geology. 376. 61–75. 49 indexed citations
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Och, Lawrence M., Peter C. Hauser, Gerhard Furrer, et al.. (2014). Early diagenetic processes generate iron and manganese oxide layers in the sediments of Lake Baikal, Siberia. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 16(4). 879–889. 51 indexed citations
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Cremonese, Lorenzo, Graham Shields, Ulrich Struck, Hong‐Fei Ling, & Lawrence M. Och. (2013). Nitrogen and organic carbon isotope stratigraphy of the Yangtze Platform during the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition in South China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 398. 165–186. 71 indexed citations
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Li, Da, Hong‐Fei Ling, Graham Shields, et al.. (2012). Carbon and strontium isotope evolution of seawater across the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition: Evidence from the Xiaotan section, NE Yunnan, South China. Precambrian Research. 225. 128–147. 147 indexed citations
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Och, Lawrence M., Beat Müller, Andreas Voegelin, et al.. (2012). New insights into the formation and burial of Fe/Mn accumulations in Lake Baikal sediments. Chemical Geology. 330-331. 244–259. 66 indexed citations
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Shields, Graham & Lawrence M. Och. (2011). The case for a Neoproterozoic Oxygenation Event: Geochemical evidence and biological consequences. GSA Today. 21(3). 4–11. 153 indexed citations
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Cremonese, Lorenzo, Graham Shields, Ulrich Struck, et al.. (2011). Marine biogeochemical cycling during the early Cambrian constrained by a nitrogen and organic carbon isotope study of the Xiaotan section, South China. Precambrian Research. 225. 148–165. 117 indexed citations
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Och, Lawrence M., Graham Shields, Simon W. Poulton, et al.. (2011). Redox changes in Early Cambrian black shales at Xiaotan section, Yunnan Province, South China. Precambrian Research. 225. 166–189. 134 indexed citations
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Och, Lawrence M. & Graham Shields. (2011). The Neoproterozoic oxygenation event: Environmental perturbations and biogeochemical cycling. Earth-Science Reviews. 110(1-4). 26–57. 486 indexed citations breakdown →

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