Megan J. Kelly

7.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
13 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Megan J. Kelly is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Anthropology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan J. Kelly has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Atmospheric Science, 6 papers in Ecology and 5 papers in Anthropology. Recurrent topics in Megan J. Kelly's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (3 papers). Megan J. Kelly is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (11 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (5 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (3 papers). Megan J. Kelly collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Megan J. Kelly's co-authors include Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards, Zhisheng An, Yongjin Wang, Xinggong Kong, C. A. Dykoski, Xianfeng Wang, Jiangying Wu, Yaoqi He and Xiangdong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Megan J. Kelly

13 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Holocene Asian Monsoon: Links to Solar Changes and No... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2005 2016 2004 2010 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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 Holocene Asian Monsoon: Links to Solar Changes and North Atlantic Climate
    2005 2.1k citations Yongjin Wang, Hai Cheng et al. Science profile →
  2. The Asian monsoon over the past 640,000 years and ice age terminations
    2016 1.2k citations Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards et al. Nature profile →
  3. Timing, Duration, and Transitions of the Last Interglacial Asian Monsoon
    2004 1.1k citations Daoxian Yuan, Hai Cheng et al. Science profile →
  4. The variation of summer monsoon precipitation in central China since the last deglaciation
    2010 387 citations Yanjun Cai, Liangcheng Tan et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →
  5. Variability of stalagmite-inferred Indian monsoon precipitation over the past 252,000 y
    2015 276 citations Yanjun Cai, Inez Fung et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan J. Kelly United States 11 5.5k 2.1k 1.7k 1.4k 1.2k 13 5.9k
C. A. Dykoski China 4 4.6k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 7 4.9k
Jeffrey A. Dorale United States 18 4.1k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 807 0.7× 30 4.6k
Ashish Sinha United States 34 5.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 74 5.7k
Russell N. Drysdale Australia 46 5.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 1.8k 1.5× 196 6.6k
Steffen Mischke Germany 43 4.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 145 5.1k
Bernd Wünnemann Germany 37 4.7k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 1.2k 0.7× 996 0.7× 995 0.8× 98 5.3k
Liang Yi China 29 4.0k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 728 0.5× 845 0.7× 109 4.7k
Frank Sirocko Germany 32 4.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 932 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 87 5.1k
Youfeng Ning China 28 3.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 920 0.7× 985 0.8× 75 4.3k
Jörg F. W. Negendank Germany 40 5.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 96 6.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan J. Kelly

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Craddock, John P., David H. Malone, Megan J. Kelly, et al.. (2019). Calcite twinning strains from syn-faulting calcite gouge: small-offset strike-slip, normal and thrust faults. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 109(1). 1–42. 11 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hai, R. Lawrence Edwards, Ashish Sinha, et al.. (2016). The Asian monsoon over the past 640,000 years and ice age terminations. Nature. 534(7609). 640–646. 1185 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cai, Yanjun, Inez Fung, R. Lawrence Edwards, et al.. (2015). Variability of stalagmite-inferred Indian monsoon precipitation over the past 252,000 y. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(10). 2954–2959. 276 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cai, Yanjun, Haiwei Zhang, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2012). The Holocene Indian monsoon variability over the southern Tibetan Plateau and its teleconnections. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 335-336. 135–144. 204 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hai, Ming Tan, R. Lawrence Edwards, et al.. (2012). Timing and structure of the Younger Dryas event in northern China. Quaternary Science Reviews. 41. 83–93. 101 indexed citations
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Cai, Yanjun, Liangcheng Tan, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2010). The variation of summer monsoon precipitation in central China since the last deglaciation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 291(1-4). 21–31. 387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lindholm, James, et al.. (2008). Patterns in the Local Distribution of the Sea Whip, Halipteris willemoesi, in an Area Impacted by Mobile Fishing Gear. Marine Technology Society Journal. 42(4). 64–68. 4 indexed citations
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Cheng, Hai, R. Lawrence Edwards, Yongjin Wang, et al.. (2006). A penultimate glacial monsoon record from Hulu Cave and two-phase glacial terminations. Geology. 34(3). 217–217. 230 indexed citations
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Kelly, Megan J., R. Lawrence Edwards, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2006). High resolution characterization of the Asian Monsoon between 146,000 and 99,000 years B.P. from Dongge Cave, China and global correlation of events surrounding Termination II. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 236(1-2). 20–38. 144 indexed citations
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Edwards, R. Lawrence, Dengyue Yuan, Zhisheng An, et al.. (2006). Timing and nature of late Quaternary climate change from cave deposits. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 70(18). A155–A155. 1 indexed citations
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Cai, Yanjun, Zhisheng An, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2006). High-resolution absolute-dated Indian Monsoon record between 53 and 36 ka from Xiaobailong Cave, southwestern China. Geology. 34(8). 621–621. 120 indexed citations
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Wang, Yongjin, Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards, et al.. (2005). The Holocene Asian Monsoon: Links to Solar Changes and North Atlantic Climate. Science. 308(5723). 854–857. 2143 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yuan, Daoxian, Hai Cheng, R. Lawrence Edwards, et al.. (2004). Timing, Duration, and Transitions of the Last Interglacial Asian Monsoon. Science. 304(5670). 575–578. 1056 indexed citations breakdown →

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