Nathan D. Sheldon

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
110 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

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Nathan D. Sheldon is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan D. Sheldon has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Atmospheric Science, 62 papers in Paleontology and 31 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Nathan D. Sheldon's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (72 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (56 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (22 papers). Nathan D. Sheldon is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (72 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (56 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (22 papers). Nathan D. Sheldon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Nathan D. Sheldon's co-authors include Neil J. Tabor, Gregory J. Retallack, Ethan G. Hyland, Satoshi Tanaka, Timothy M. Gallagher, Selena Y. Smith, R. L. Mitchell, Michael T. Hren, Jennifer M. Cotton and Roger M. H. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

In The Last Decade

Nathan D. Sheldon

108 papers receiving 4.9k citations

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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.

Quantitative paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstruction using paleosols

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nathan D. Sheldon United States	35	3.0k	2.7k	1.4k	1.3k	944	110	5.0k
Neil J. Tabor United States	34	2.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	986 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.2×	97	5.0k
Malcolm W. Wallace Australia	37	2.0k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	765 0.8×	149	4.4k
Yannick Donnadieu France	43	3.5k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	938 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	625 0.7×	121	5.5k
Gregory D. Price United Kingdom	43	2.5k 0.8×	3.8k 1.4×	853 0.6×	1.3k 1.0×	617 0.7×	128	4.8k
Thomas Servais France	39	3.5k 1.2×	5.5k 2.1×	1.0k 0.7×	1.4k 1.1×	990 1.0×	201	7.1k
James B. Riding United Kingdom	42	3.5k 1.2×	4.2k 1.5×	741 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.4×	265	6.3k
Christopher J. Poulsen United States	50	5.6k 1.9×	2.9k 1.1×	922 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	141	7.8k
Isabel P. Montañez United States	50	4.3k 1.4×	4.8k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	1.9k 2.1×	161	7.6k
Bas van de Schootbrugge Netherlands	41	2.2k 0.7×	3.8k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	392 0.4×	79	4.8k
Jörg Pross Germany	46	4.7k 1.6×	3.7k 1.4×	645 0.4×	955 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	143	6.5k

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Sheldon, Nathan D., et al.. (2025). The sensitivity of reconstructed carbon dioxide concentrations to stomatal preparation methods using a leaf gas exchange model. Applications in Plant Sciences. 13(1). e11629–e11629.

Hildenbrand, A., et al.. (2025). Fast CO2 uptake by intense weathering of volcanic islands during interglacial stages. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 401. 62–76. 2 indexed citations

Hildenbrand, A., et al.. (2025). Unexpected wet and warm conditions during glacial periods in the Central North Atlantic as recorded by paleosols from Flores Island (Western Azores). Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 676. 113157–113157.

Sheldon, Nathan D., et al.. (2024). Interpreting an Archaean paleoenvironment through 3D imagery of microbialites. Geobiology. 22(3). e12601–e12601. 2 indexed citations

Sheldon, Nathan D., A. Hildenbrand, Michael T. Hren, et al.. (2024). Regional Variations of the Azores High Across Glacial‐Interglacial Timescales. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 39(5). 3 indexed citations

Hildenbrand, A., Nathan D. Sheldon, Michael T. Hren, et al.. (2023). Weathering pulses during glacial-interglacial transitions: Insights from well-dated paleosols in the Azores volcanic province (Central North Atlantic). Quaternary Science Reviews. 324. 108438–108438. 5 indexed citations

Noffke, Nora, Hugo Beraldi-Campesi, Noelia B. Carmona, et al.. (2022). Treatise Online no.162: Part B, Volume 2, Chapter 5: Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS). Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (University of Skopje). 11 indexed citations

Gomes, Maya, Judith M. Klatt, Gregory J. Dick, et al.. (2021). Sedimentary pyrite sulfur isotope compositions preserve signatures of the surface microbial mat environment in sediments underlying low‐oxygen cyanobacterial mats. Geobiology. 20(1). 60–78. 8 indexed citations

Sheldon, Nathan D., et al.. (2021). Climate & Ecology in the Rocky Mountain Interior After the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum. 1 indexed citations

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Tessin, Allyson C., et al.. (2019). Molybdenum speciation as a paleo-redox proxy: a case study from Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway black shales. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 19 indexed citations

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Hyland, Ethan G., Katharine W. Huntington, Nathan D. Sheldon, & Tammo Reichgelt. (2018). Temperature seasonality in the North American continental interior during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum. Climate of the past. 14(10). 1391–1404. 33 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Nathan D., et al.. (2015). Regional-scale variability in the spread of grasslands in the late Miocene. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Nathan D., Stephen T. Grimes, Jerry J. Hooker, et al.. (2015). Coupling of marine and continental oxygen isotope records during the Eocene-Oligocene transition. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 128(3-4). 502–510. 15 indexed citations

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Gallagher, Timothy M. & Nathan D. Sheldon. (2013). A new paleothermometer for forest paleosols and its implications for Cenozoic climate. Geology. 41(6). 647–650. 98 indexed citations

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Voorhies, Alexander A., Bopaiah A. Biddanda, Sunit Jain, et al.. (2012). Cyanobacterial life at low O₂: community genomics and function reveal metabolic versatility and extremely low diversity in a Great Lakes sinkhole mat. Geobiology. 10(3). 250–267. 57 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Nathan D., et al.. (2010). Evidence for an Early Sagebrush Ecosystem in the Latest Eocene of Montana. The Journal of Geology. 118(4). 435–445. 6 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Nathan D. & Gregory J. Retallack. (2003). Low oxygen levels in earliest Triassic soils: Comment and Reply. Geology. 31(1). e20–e21. 7 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Nathan D. & Gregory J. Retallack. (2003). Reply to Huggett and Hesselbo Comment on, Low oxygen levels in earliest Triassic soils. 1 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Nathan D., Gregory J. Retallack, & Satoshi Tanaka. (2002). Geochemical Climofunctions from North American Soils and Application to Paleosols across the Eocene‐Oligocene Boundary in Oregon. The Journal of Geology. 110(6). 687–696. 410 indexed citations

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Sheldon, Nathan D. & Gregory J. Retallack. (2001). Geochemical Climate Transfer Functions from North American Soils and Application to Paleosols Across the Eocene-Oligocene Boundary. AGUFM. 2001. 1 indexed citations

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