Mark Pagani

22.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
81 papers, 16.4k citations indexed

About

Mark Pagani is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark Pagani has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 16.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Atmospheric Science, 29 papers in Paleontology and 24 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Mark Pagani's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (69 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (23 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (22 papers). Mark Pagani is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (69 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (23 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (22 papers). Mark Pagani collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Mark Pagani's co-authors include James C. Zachos, Ellen Thomas, Katharina Billups, Lisa C. Sloan, Brett J. Tipple, Katherine H. Freeman, Zhonghui Liu, Robert M. DeConto, Yige Zhang and Matthew Huber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Mark Pagani

81 papers receiving 15.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present

2001 7.9k citations James C. Zachos, Mark Pagani et al. Science profile →
Marked Decline in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentrations During the Paleogene

2005 652 citations Mark Pagani, James C. Zachos et al. Science profile →
Global Cooling During the Eocene-Oligocene Climate Transition

2009 577 citations Mark Pagani, Robert M. DeConto et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mark Pagani United States	46	11.0k	6.6k	3.8k	2.5k	2.4k	81	16.4k
Ellen Thomas United States	57	13.0k 1.2×	7.9k 1.2×	5.1k 1.3×	5.0k 2.0×	2.1k 0.9×	193	18.6k
Paul J. Valdes United Kingdom	73	12.4k 1.1×	4.4k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	365	17.8k
Henk Brinkhuis Netherlands	66	10.0k 0.9×	6.9k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	3.3k 1.3×	1.1k 0.5×	195	13.6k
Katherine H. Freeman United States	61	7.7k 0.7×	4.4k 0.7×	5.1k 1.3×	2.2k 0.9×	734 0.3×	182	14.3k
Lisa C. Sloan United States	33	7.2k 0.7×	3.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	56	12.3k
Katharina Billups United States	24	6.2k 0.6×	4.0k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	58	9.7k
Richard D. Pancost United Kingdom	81	11.8k 1.1×	6.5k 1.0×	6.7k 1.8×	3.8k 1.5×	662 0.3×	335	21.0k
Ursula Röhl Germany	57	11.8k 1.1×	5.1k 0.8×	3.6k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	444 0.2×	134	13.7k
John E. Kutzbach United States	64	18.0k 1.6×	4.1k 0.6×	4.6k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.6×	141	22.6k
Gerald R. Dickens United States	52	8.0k 0.7×	4.3k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	718 0.3×	161	12.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Mark Pagani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark Pagani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark Pagani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mark Pagani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mark Pagani based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Mark Pagani. Mark Pagani is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Inglis, Gordon N., Jaime L. Toney, Jiang Zhu, et al.. (2022). Enhanced Terrestrial Carbon Export From East Antarctica During the Early Eocene. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 37(2). 5 indexed citations

O’Brien, Charlotte L., Matthew Huber, Ellen Thomas, et al.. (2020). The enigma of Oligocene climate and global surface temperature evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(41). 25302–25309. 67 indexed citations

Laurin, Jiří, Richard S. Barclay, Bradley B. Sageman, et al.. (2019). Terrestrial and marginal-marine record of the mid-Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 (OAE 2): High-resolution framework, carbon isotopes, CO2 and sea-level change. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 524. 118–136. 34 indexed citations

Super, J. R., Karen Chin, Mark Pagani, et al.. (2018). Late Cretaceous climate in the Canadian Arctic: Multi-proxy constraints from Devon Island. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 504. 1–22. 25 indexed citations

Boscolo‐Galazzo, Flavia, Ellen Thomas, Luca Giusberti, Mark Pagani, & Valeria Luciani. (2012). The Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum: a multi-proxy record of paleoceanographic changes in the South Atlantic (ODP Site 1263). Research Padua Archive (University of Padua). 2012. 4 indexed citations

DeConto, Robert M., Simone Galeotti, Mark Pagani, et al.. (2012). Past extreme warming events linked to massive carbon release from thawing permafrost. Nature. 484(7392). 87–91. 264 indexed citations

Royer, Dana L., Mark Pagani, & David J. Beerling. (2012). Geobiological constraints on Earth system sensitivity to CO₂ during the Cretaceous and Cenozoic. Geobiology. 10(4). 298–310. 72 indexed citations

Douglas, Peter, Linda C. Ivany, Mark Pagani, et al.. (2011). Eocene Southern High Latitude Sea Surface Temperatures: New Constraints from Clumped Isotope Paleothermometry. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2011. 3 indexed citations

Douglas, Peter, Mark Pagani, Timothy I. Eglinton, et al.. (2010). Molecular Radiocarbon Dating of Tropical Lake Sediments: Insights into the Chronology of Leaf Wax Stable Isotope Records. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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DeConto, Robert M., et al.. (2010). Hyperthermals and orbitally paced permafrost soil organic carbon dynamics. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 5 indexed citations

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Pagani, Mark, K. Caldeira, Robert A. Berner, & David J. Beerling. (2009). The role of terrestrial plants in limiting atmospheric CO2 decline over the past 24 million years. Nature. 460(7251). 85–88. 104 indexed citations

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Yang, Hong, Mark Pagani, Derek E. G. Briggs, et al.. (2009). Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation under continuous light: implications for paleoenvironmental interpretations of the High Arctic during Paleogene warming. Oecologia. 160(3). 461–470. 64 indexed citations

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Meyers, Stephen R., Bradley B. Sageman, & Mark Pagani. (2008). Resolving Milankovitch: Consideration of signal and noise. American Journal of Science. 308(6). 770–786. 51 indexed citations

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DeConto, Robert M., David Pollard, Paul A. Wilson, et al.. (2008). Thresholds for Cenozoic bipolar glaciation. Nature. 455(7213). 652–656. 319 indexed citations

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Pagani, Mark, et al.. (2007). 昔の二酸化炭素算定の改善:アルケノンに基づくpCO 2 記録についての円石藻類セルサイズの重要性. Paleoceanography. 22(3). 1–12. 1 indexed citations

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Pagani, Mark, Nikolai Pedentchouk, Matthew Huber, et al.. (2006). Arctic hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum. Nature. 442(7103). 671–675. 400 indexed citations

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Pagani, Mark, Nikolai Pedentchouk, Matthew Huber, et al.. (2005). Arctic's hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene-Eocene thermal maximum. AGUFM. 2005. 4 indexed citations

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Pedentchouk, Nikolai & Mark Pagani. (2005). Hydrogen isotopic composition of n-alkanes from leaf waxes: An empirical evaluation of environmental controls. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 69(10). 1 indexed citations

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Henderiks, Jorijntje, Mark Pagani, & Judith G. Hall. (2005). New Constraints on Evolutionary Changes in Coccolithophorid Cell Geometry: Implications for Past pCO2 Reconstructions. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations

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Zachos, James C., Mark Pagani, Lisa C. Sloan, Ellen Thomas, & Katharina Billups. (2001). Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present. Science. 292(5517). 686–693. 7910 indexed citations breakdown →

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