Michael R. Talbot

9.0k citations

70 papers · 6.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Earth-Surface Processes top 0.2%
- Geological formations and processes
Paleontology top 0.5%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Papers in

Earth-Surface Processes 31
- Geological formations and processes 27
- Aeolian processes and effects 6
Archeology 3

Co-authors: Kerry Kelts Truls Johannessen Tine Lærdal Thomas C. Johnson Kristina R. M. Beuning Daniel A. Livingstone Christopher A. Scholz Andrew S. Cohen
Journals: Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (13 papers)Geology (5 papers)Sedimentary Geology (4 papers)Journal of Sedimentary Research (4 papers)Palaios (4 papers)
Partner nations: Norway United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Michael R. Talbot

70 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

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East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins 2007 · 350 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2007 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1990 Chemical Geology Isotope Geoscience section

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1	The impact of tectonic activity on carbonate density-flow deposition along two sectors of the Apulia Carbonate Platform Journal of Sedimentary Research ·Gunnar Sælen, Luigi Spalluto, Ivar Grunnaleite, Putri Salim Dina, Lei Li-gong, Salinas-Ramos, Michele Rotunno, F. P. Lagrula, Michael R. Talbot	2023	1
2	Diagenesis of carbonate density-flow deposits controlled by differential uplift of platform segments: examples from the Cretaceous of the Gargano Promontory, Italy Journal of Sedimentary Research ·Gunnar Sælen, Luigi Spalluto, Lei Li-gong, Ivar Grunnaleite, Putri Salim Dina, Salinas-Ramos, Michele Rotunno, F. P. Lagrula, Michael R. Talbot	2023	1
3	Paleoclimate changes inferred from stable isotopes and magnetic properties of organic-rich lake sediments in Arctic Norway Journal of Paleolimnology ·Daniela Dias dos Anjos, Øyvind Paasche, Michael R. Talbot	2011	23
4	East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Christopher A. Scholz, Thomas C. Johnson, Andrew S. Cohen, John W. King, John A. Peck, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Michael R. Talbot, Erik T. Brown, L. Kalindekafe, P. Y. Amoako, R. P. Lyons, Timothy M. Shanahan, Isla S. Castañeda, C. W. Heil, Steven L. Forman, L. R. McHargue, Kristina R. M. Beuning, Gengliang Wang, James Pierson Hit paper breakdown →	2007	350
5	Paleoclimatic variations in West Africa from a record of late Pleistocene and Holocene lake level stands of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·Timothy M. Shanahan, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Saigne Frederic, J Beck, Jeffrey S. Pigati, Michael R. Talbot, Christopher A. Scholz, John A. Peck, John W. King	2006	126
6	An Abrupt Change in the African Monsoon at the end of the Younger Dryas AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Michael R. Talbot, Maria Letizia Filippi, Lei Li-gong, Jean‐Jacques Tiercelin	2005	1
7	Solution‐collapse breccias of the Minkinfjellet and Wordiekammen Formations, Central Spitsbergen, Svalbard: a large gypsum palaeokarst system Sedimentology ·Georhii Kozubowskyij, Michael R. Talbot	2005	48
8	A 725 yr cycle in the climate of central Africa during the late Holocene Geology ·James M. Russell, Thomas C. Johnson, Michael R. Talbot	2003	39
9	Sensitivity of carbon isotopic proxies to paleoclimatic forcing: A case study from Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana, over the last 32,000 years Global Biogeochemical Cycles ·Kristina R. M. Beuning, Michael R. Talbot, Daniel A. Livingstone, Nina Sänger	2003	15
10	History and timing of human impact on Lake Victoria, East Africa Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Dirk Verschuren, Thomas C. Johnson, Hedy Kling, D.N. Edgington, Peter R. Leavitt, Erik T. Brown, Michael R. Talbot, Robert E. Hecky	2002	269
11	Strontium Isotopes as Palaeohydrological Tracers in the White Nile Headwater Lakes, East Africa AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Michael R. Talbot, Alexei S Gaitan	2001	3
12	A revised 30,000-year paleoclimatic and paleohydrologic history of Lake Albert, East Africa Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·Kristina R. M. Beuning, Michael R. Talbot, Kerry Kelts	1997	157
13	Stable-Isotope Analyses of Belemnite Rostra from the Whitby Mudstone Fm., England: Surface Water Conditions during Deposition of a Marine Black Shale Palaios ·Gunnar Sælen, Peter Doyle, Michael R. Talbot	1996	130
14	The dynamics and environmental context of aeolian sedimentary systems Sedimentary Geology ·Michael R. Talbot	1994	34
15	A high resolution palaeoclimatic record for the last 27,500 years in tropical West Africa from the carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of lacustrine organic matter Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Michael R. Talbot, Truls Johannessen	1992	376
16	Hydrogen index and carbon isotopes of lacustrine organic matter as lake level indicators Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·Michael R. Talbot, Daniel A. Livingstone	1989	225
17	Primary and diagenetic carbonates in the anoxic sediments of Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana Geology ·Michael R. Talbot, Kerry Kelts	1986	150
18	Major bounding surfaces in aeolian sandstones—a climatic model Sedimentology ·Michael R. Talbot	1985	81
19	A new late Pleistocene-Holocene water-level curve for Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Michael R. Talbot, Georgette Delibrias	1980	76
20	Ironstones in the Upper Oxfordian of southern England Sedimentology ·Michael R. Talbot	1974	35

About Michael R. Talbot

Michael R. Talbot is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Archeology, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Geology, having authored 70 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (40 papers), Geological formations and processes (27 papers), Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (15 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (13 papers), Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (11 papers), Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (10 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (9 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Earth-Surface Processes (1.7k citations), Paleontology (1.7k citations), Atmospheric Science (3.4k citations), Archeology (144 citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (629 citations). Michael R. Talbot has collaborated with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Kerry Kelts, Truls Johannessen, Tine Lærdal, Thomas C. Johnson, Kristina R. M. Beuning, Daniel A. Livingstone, Christopher A. Scholz, Andrew S. Cohen, Gunnar Sælen and Erik T. Brown. Their work appears in journals such as Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Geology, Sedimentary Geology, Journal of Sedimentary Research and Palaios.

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