Nathaniel A. Lifton

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
78 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Nathaniel A. Lifton is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathaniel A. Lifton has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Atmospheric Science, 14 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 13 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Nathaniel A. Lifton's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (60 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (20 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (12 papers). Nathaniel A. Lifton is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (60 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (20 papers) and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (12 papers). Nathaniel A. Lifton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Nathaniel A. Lifton's co-authors include Tibor J. Dunai, Greg Balco, John O. Stone, Tatsuhiko Sato, Brent M. Goehring, Fred M. Phillips, Shasta M. Marrero, Brian Borchers, Clement G. Chase and Joerg M. Schaefer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Nathaniel A. Lifton

77 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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A complete and easily accessible means of calculating surface exposure ages or erosion rates from 10Be and 26Al measurements

2008 1.7k citations John O. Stone, Nathaniel A. Lifton et al. Quaternary Geochronology profile →
Scaling in situ cosmogenic nuclide production rates using analytical approximations to atmospheric cosmic-ray fluxes

2013 609 citations Nathaniel A. Lifton et al. profile →
Geological calibration of spallation production rates in the CRONUS-Earth project

2015 544 citations Shasta M. Marrero, Marc W. Caffee et al. Quaternary Geochronology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ice-burial history and early Holocene thinning of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet at Gaustatoppen, southern Norway 2025 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Jane Lund Andersen, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Henriette Linge, Finlay M. Stuart, Jesper Olsen, Vivi Kathrine Pedersen	1
2	A Model Framework for Scaling Pre‐Quaternary Cosmogenic Nuclide Production Rates 2025 ·Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems ·(unknown), (unknown), Richard K. Bono, Courtney J. Sprain, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Marissa M. Tremblay	1
3	Last ice sheet recession and landscape emergence above sea level in east-central Sweden, evaluated using in situ cosmogenic ¹⁴ C from quartz 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Bradley W. Goodfellow, Arjen P. Stroeven, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Jakob Heyman, (unknown), Kristina Hippe, Jens-Öve Näslund, Marc W. Caffee	2
4	Technical note: Studying lithium metaborate fluxes and extraction protocols with a new, fully automated in situ cosmogenic ¹⁴ C processing system at PRIME Lab 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Nathaniel A. Lifton, Jim Wilson, (unknown)	3
5	Technical note: A software framework for calculating compositionally dependent in situ ¹⁴ C production rates 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Nathaniel A. Lifton	2
6	Regional sea-level highstand triggered Holocene ice sheet thinning across coastal Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica 2022 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·Yûsuke Suganuma, Heitaro Kaneda, (unknown), Takeshige Ishiwa, (unknown), (unknown), Jun’ichi Okuno, Takashi Obase, Fuyuki Saito, Irina Rogozhina, Jane Lund Andersen, (unknown), Motohiro Hirabayashi, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Ola Fredin, Jon Harbor, Arjen P. Stroeven, Ayako Abe‐Ouchi	11
7	Looking Up for prehistoric hunter-gatherer archaeological sites in mountain landscapes in Europe 2021 ·(unknown), Alice M. Doughty, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Samuel E. Kelley, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Graeme Warren	0
8	Nunataks as barriers to ice flow: implications for palaeo ice sheet reconstructions 2021 ·The cryosphere ·(unknown), Richard S. Jones, (unknown), Irina Rogozhina, Jane Lund Andersen, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Arjen P. Stroeven	13
9	Timing and dynamics of glaciation in the Ikh Turgen Mountains, Altai region, High Asia 2018 ·Quaternary Geochronology ·Robin Blomdin, Arjen P. Stroeven, Jon Harbor, Natacha Gribenski, Marc W. Caffee, Jakob Heyman, Irina Rogozhina, (unknown), Dmitry Petrakov, Michael Walther, Alexei N. Rudoy, Wei Zhang, (unknown), Clas Hättestrand, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Krister N. Jansson	33
10	Evaluating the timing of former glacier expansions in the Tian Shan: A key step towards robust spatial correlations 2016 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Robin Blomdin, Arjen P. Stroeven, Jon Harbor, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Jakob Heyman, Natacha Gribenski, Dmitry Petrakov, M. W. Caffee, (unknown), (unknown), Irina Rogozhina, (unknown)	63
11	Elevated Cosmogenic 26 Al/ 10 Be Production Ratio at High Latitude 2016 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Lee B. Corbett, Paul R. Bierman, Dylan H. Rood, Marc W. Caffee, Thomas E. Woodruff, Nathaniel A. Lifton	1
12	Regional and global forcing of glacier retreat during the last deglaciation 2015 ·Nature Communications ·Jeremy D. Shakun, Peter U. Clark, Feng He, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Zhengyu Liu, Bette L. Otto‐Bliesner	79
13	Comparison of different methods for dating glacial features in Central Asia 2014 ·Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences) ·Natacha Gribenski, Robin Blomdin, Marc Caffee, (unknown), Jon Harbor, Clas Hättestrand, Jakob Heyman, (unknown), Krister N. Jansson, Nathaniel A. Lifton, Sally E. Lowick, (unknown), Dmitry Petrakov, Frank Preusser, Irina Rogozhina, Alexei N. Rudoy, Arjen P. Stroeven, Mareike Trauerstein, Wei Zhang, (unknown)	2
14	Production Rate of Cosmogenic 10 Be in Magnetite 2013 ·AGUFM ·Darryl E. Granger, H. E. Rogers, C. S. Riebe, Nathaniel A. Lifton	1
15	Chlorine-36 Production Rate Calibration by the CRONUS-Earth Project 2012 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Fred M. Phillips, Shasta M. Marrero, John O. Stone, Nathaniel A. Lifton	1
16	Potential resolution of discrepancies between scaling models for in situ cosmogenic nuclide production rates 2010 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Nathaniel A. Lifton	4
17	In situ cosmogenic 14 C from surfaces at secular equilibrium 2008 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement ·Nathaniel A. Lifton	1
18	New production rate estimates for in situ cosmogenic 14 C 2008 ·GeCAS ·(unknown), Nathaniel A. Lifton, A. J. T. Jull	14
19	Extracting in situ cosmogenic 14C from olivine: significance for the CRONUS-Earth project 2005 ·AGUFM ·Jeffrey S. Pigati, Nathaniel A. Lifton, J. Quade, (unknown)	2
20	Drainage Basin Erosion Rates Along the Death Valley Fault Zone, California From In-Situ Cosmogenic 14 C in Alluvial Sediment: Preliminary Results 2004 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Kurt L. Frankel, Jeffrey S. Pigati, (unknown), Nathaniel A. Lifton, James F. Dolan	2

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