Michael C. Rygel

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Rygel is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Rygel has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Atmospheric Science, 30 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 15 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Rygel's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (33 papers), Geological formations and processes (30 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (15 papers). Michael C. Rygel is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (33 papers), Geological formations and processes (30 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (15 papers). Michael C. Rygel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael C. Rygel's co-authors include Christopher R. Fielding, Lauren P. Birgenheier, Tracy D. Frank, Martin R. Gibling, John Roberts, Andrew Jones, John H. Calder, William A. DiMichele, Neil S. Davies and Jonathan P. Allen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Geology and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Rygel

38 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

CO 2 -Forced Climate and Vegetation Instability During La... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 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. CO 2 -Forced Climate and Vegetation Instability During Late Paleozoic Deglaciation
    2007 480 citations Isabel P. Montañez, Neil J. Tabor et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael C. Rygel United States 23 1.6k 1.3k 1.2k 472 411 44 2.4k
John L. Isbell United States 27 1.7k 1.1× 2.1k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 778 1.6× 197 0.5× 81 2.9k
Philip H. Heckel United States 27 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 940 0.8× 550 1.2× 191 0.5× 52 2.4k
Greg H. Mack United States 26 1.4k 0.9× 671 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 766 1.6× 342 0.8× 90 2.3k
Judith Totman Parrish United States 24 1.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.5× 992 0.8× 688 1.5× 203 0.5× 56 3.4k
Victoriano Pujalte Spain 27 1.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 903 0.8× 692 1.5× 354 0.9× 95 2.3k
Marcos Aurell Spain 30 932 0.6× 1.8k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 815 1.7× 183 0.4× 151 2.6k
Carlos O. Limarino Argentina 31 1.8k 1.1× 2.2k 1.7× 1.6k 1.4× 1.2k 2.6× 147 0.4× 148 3.4k
Stephen J. Gallagher Australia 31 1.6k 1.0× 837 0.6× 748 0.6× 509 1.1× 583 1.4× 117 2.7k
Bruce W. Sellwood United Kingdom 22 1.1k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 481 0.4× 314 0.7× 230 0.6× 35 1.8k
Charles E. Savrda United States 25 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 333 0.7× 199 0.5× 60 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael C. Rygel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael C. Rygel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rygel, Michael C., et al.. (2023). HOW EROSION EFFECTS CARBON ISOTOPIC TRENDS: THE LATE PERMIAN MCKITTRICK LIMESTONE. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Rygel, Michael C., et al.. (2023). HOW SEDIMENT MIXING AND TRANSPORT INFLUENCES RECORDED CARBON ISOTOPIC TRENDS: PERMIAN REEF TRAIL, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Rygel, Michael C., et al.. (2023). DO CARBON ISOTOPIC VALUES VARY ALONG A DEPTH GRADIENT IN THE LATE PERMIAN DELAWARE BASIN?. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Rygel, Michael C., et al.. (2023). SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY AND CARBON ISOTOPES FROM BENBOW MINE ROAD IN MONTANA: DID SEA LEVEL CHANGE INFLUENCE CARBON ISOTOPIC TRENDS IN THE MADISON SHELF?. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Rygel, Michael C., et al.. (2023). DO CARBON ISOTOPIC VALUES VARY ALONG THE LATE PERMIAN DELAWARE BASIN SHORELINE?. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Jones, Dylan B. A., et al.. (2023). DEEP WATER PARASEQUENCES AND CARBON ISOTOPES IN THE LODGEPOLE FORMATION OF SOUTHERN MONTANA. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Fielding, Christopher R., Tracy D. Frank, Lauren P. Birgenheier, & Michael C. Rygel. (2022). A REVISED, LATE PALAEOZOIC GLACIAL TIME-SPACE FRAMEWORK FOR EASTERN AUSTRALIA, AND COMPARISONS WITH OTHER REGIONS AND EVENTS. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 5 indexed citations
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King, Olivia, et al.. (2020). Sequence stratigraphy of the late Carboniferous Clifton Formation, New Brunswick. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 57(11). 1289–1304. 2 indexed citations
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Gibling, Martin R., Neil S. Davies, Howard J. Falcon‐Lang, et al.. (2014). Palaeozoic co-evolution of rivers and vegetation: a synthesis of current knowledge. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 125(5-6). 524–533. 92 indexed citations
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Allen, Jonathan P., Christopher R. Fielding, Martin R. Gibling, & Michael C. Rygel. (2013). Recognizing products of palaeoclimate fluctuation in the fluvial stratigraphic record: An example from the Pennsylvanian to Lower Permian of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Sedimentology. n/a–n/a. 44 indexed citations
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Waldron, John W.F., et al.. (2013). Evaporite tectonics and the late Paleozoic stratigraphic development of the Cumberland basin, Appalachians of Atlantic Canada. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 125(5-6). 945–960. 36 indexed citations
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Tibert, Neil E., et al.. (2013). Temporal and spatial distribution of ostracodes across the Pennsylvanian–Permian boundary interval in eastern North America. International Journal of Coal Geology. 119. 93–105. 12 indexed citations
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Birgenheier, Lauren P., et al.. (2009). Evidence for Dynamic Climate Change on Sub-106-Year Scales from the Late Paleozoic Glacial Record, Tamworth Belt, New South Wales, Australia. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 79(2). 56–82. 51 indexed citations
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Montañez, Isabel P., Neil J. Tabor, Deb Niemeier, et al.. (2007). CO 2 -Forced Climate and Vegetation Instability During Late Paleozoic Deglaciation. Science. 315(5808). 87–91. 480 indexed citations breakdown →
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Falcon‐Lang, Howard J., Martin R. Gibling, Michael C. Rygel, John H. Calder, & Sarah J. Davies. (2004). A dance to the music of time. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 14. 3–9. 7 indexed citations
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Calder, John H., et al.. (2004). Abstract: Sedimentology and stratigraphy of Pennsylvanian red beds near Joggins, Nova Scotia: the proposed Lower Cove Formation with redefinition of the Joggins Formation. 1 indexed citations
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Rygel, Michael C., Martin R. Gibling, & John H. Calder. (2004). Vegetation‐induced sedimentary structures from fossil forests in the Pennsylvanian Joggins Formation, Nova Scotia. Sedimentology. 51(3). 531–552. 91 indexed citations

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