Michael L. Bender

29.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
190 papers, 20.8k citations indexed

About

Michael L. Bender is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael L. Bender has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 20.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Atmospheric Science, 66 papers in Oceanography and 54 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael L. Bender's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (62 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (55 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (41 papers). Michael L. Bender is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (62 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (55 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (41 papers). Michael L. Bender collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Michael L. Bender's co-authors include Todd Sowers, G. P. Klinkhammer, Philip N. Froelich, Nile A. Luedtke, Dominique Raynaud, G. Ross Heath, V. Lipenkov, C. Lorius, J. Chappellaz and Blayne Hartman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael L. Bender

188 papers receiving 19.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Climate and atmospheric history of the past 420,000 years from the Vostok ice core, Antarctica

1999 4.2k citations Dominique Raynaud, Michael L. Bender et al. Nature profile →
Early oxidation of organic matter in pelagic sediments of the eastern equatorial Atlantic: suboxic diagenesis

1979 2.6k citations G. P. Klinkhammer, Michael L. Bender et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael L. Bender

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Global ocean heat content over the past 3 million years 2026 ·Nature ·Sarah Shackleton, (unknown), Yuzhen Yan, (unknown), (unknown), J. P. Severinghaus, (unknown), (unknown), Jenna Epifanio, (unknown), Edward J. Brook, Andrei V. Kurbatov, Michael L. Bender, (unknown)	1
2	A radiometric timescale challenges the chronology of the iconic 1992 Guliya ice core 2025 ·Science Advances ·Shugui Hou, Theo M. Jenk, Wei Jiang, Wangbin Zhang, Huanting Hu, Xin Feng, (unknown), Shuangye Wu, Hongxi Pang, Jinhai Yu, (unknown), Zheng‐Tian Lu, Guo‐Min Yang, Michael L. Bender, Margit Schwikowski	1
3	On the rate of phytoplankton respiration in the light 2022 ·PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ·Michael L. Bender, Xin‐Guang Zhu, Paul G. Falkowski, Fangfang Ma, Kevin L. Griffin	5
4	Enhanced moisture delivery into Victoria Land, East Antarctica, during the early Last Interglacial: implications for West Antarctic Ice Sheet stability 2021 ·Climate of the past ·Yuzhen Yan, Nicole Spaulding, Michael L. Bender, Edward J. Brook, John A. Higgins, Andrei V. Kurbatov, Paul A. Mayewski	7
5	New ice dating tools reveal 1.2 Ma old meteoric ice near the base of the Vostok ice core 2019 ·EGUGA ·V. Lipenkov, Andrey N. Salamatin, Wei Jiang, Florian Ritterbusch, Michael L. Bender, Anaïs Orsi, Amaëlle Landais, Tsutomu Uchida, Alexey Ekaykin, Dominique Raynaud, Guo‐Min Yang, Zheng‐Tian Lu, J. Chappellaz	2
6	The effects of pH and pCO2 on photosynthesis and respiration in the diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii 2017 ·Photosynthesis Research ·(unknown), Michael L. Bender, François M. M. Morel	31
7	Reconstructing the last interglacial at Summit, Greenland: Insights from GISP2 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Michael L. Bender, Alexander Robinson, Edward J. Brook	46
8	Isotopic constraints on the formation of carbonates during low-temperature hydrothermal oceanic crust alteration 2016 ·AGUFM ·Daniel A. Stolper, Michael A. Antonelli, (unknown), Michael L. Bender, Daniel P. Schrag, Donald J. DePaolo, John A. Higgins	1
9	Evaluating Southern Ocean biological production in two ocean biogeochemical models on daily to seasonal timescales using satellite chlorophyll and O ₂ / Ar observations 2015 ·Biogeosciences ·Bror Jönsson, Scott C. Doney, John P. Dunne, Michael L. Bender	2
10	Planetary fertility during the past 400 ka based on the triple isotope composition of O ₂ in trapped gases from the Vostok ice core 2012 ·Climate of the past ·Thomas Blunier, Michael L. Bender, B. A. Barnett, Joseph C. von Fischer	17
11	The influence of iron and light on net community production in the Subantarctic and Polar Frontal Zones 2011 ·Biogeosciences ·Nicolas Cassar, Peter J. DiFiore, B. A. Barnett, Michael L. Bender, Andrew R. Bowie, Bronte Tilbrook, Katherina Petrou, Karen J. Westwood, Simon W. Wright, Dominique Lefèvre	71
12	On the nature of the dirty ice at the bottom of the GISP2 ice core 2010 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Michael L. Bender, (unknown), Richard B. Alley, B. A. Barnett, Gary D. Clow	17
13	Chronology reconstruction for the disturbed bottom section of the GISP2 and the GRIP ice cores: Implications for Termination II in Greenland 2006 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Makoto Suwa, Joseph C. von Fischer, Michael L. Bender, Amaëlle Landais, Edward J. Brook	41
14	Observation of echoes in reorientation processes of nematic liquid crystals 2003 ·Journal of Magnetic Resonance ·Michael L. Bender, Peter Holstein, D. Geschke	1
15	Biological oxygen productivity during the last 60,000 years from triple oxygen isotope measurements 2002 ·Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Thomas Blunier, B. A. Barnett, Michael L. Bender, M. B. Hendricks	95
16	KEYNOTE PERSPECTIVE. Carbon cycle studies based on the distribution of O2 in air 1999 ·Tellus B ·Michael L. Bender, M. O. Battle	5
17	Triple-isotope composition of atmospheric oxygen as a tracer of biosphere productivity 1999 ·Nature ·Boaz Luz, Eugeni Barkan, Michael L. Bender, M. H. Thiemens, K. A. Boering	249
18	Elemental and Isotopic Compositon of O₂ and N₂ Gases in Ice Cores (Abstract) 1988 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Todd Sowers, Michael L. Bender, Dominique Raynaud, C. Lorius	1
19	Hydrothermal manganese in the Galapagos Rift 1977 ·Nature ·G. P. Klinkhammer, Michael L. Bender, Ray F. Weiss	88
20	Barium intercalibration at Geosecs I and III 1972 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Michael L. Bender, (unknown), L.H. Chan, Michael P. Bacon, John M. Edmond	23

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