Paul A. Colinvaux

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Paul A. Colinvaux is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul A. Colinvaux has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Atmospheric Science, 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 18 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Paul A. Colinvaux's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (45 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (14 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers). Paul A. Colinvaux is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (45 papers), Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (14 papers) and Plant Diversity and Evolution (14 papers). Paul A. Colinvaux collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and Brazil. Paul A. Colinvaux's co-authors include Mark B. Bush, Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira, Margaret W. Miller, Kam‐biu Liu, J. Enrique Moreno, Dolores R. Piperno, Miriam Steinitz‐Kannan, Eileen K. Schofield, Wendy R. Eisner and Michael C. Wiemann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Paul A. Colinvaux

77 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

A Long Pollen Record from... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600
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. A Long Pollen Record from Lowland Amazonia: Forest and Cooling in Glacial Times
    1996 608 citations Paul A. Colinvaux, Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul A. Colinvaux United States 38 2.5k 1.4k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 81 4.9k
T. van der Hammen Netherlands 34 2.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 607 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 104 4.9k
Valentı́ Rull Spain 38 2.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 231 5.8k
Marie‐Pierre Ledru France 33 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 827 0.7× 642 0.6× 726 0.7× 106 3.8k
William D. Gosling United Kingdom 31 1.6k 0.7× 902 0.6× 853 0.7× 674 0.6× 687 0.7× 153 3.5k
Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira Brazil 29 1.6k 0.6× 1000 0.7× 928 0.8× 771 0.7× 690 0.7× 70 3.5k
Francis E. Mayle United Kingdom 38 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 765 0.6× 768 0.7× 894 0.9× 90 4.2k
Willem O. van der Knaap Switzerland 46 3.8k 1.5× 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 808 0.8× 900 0.9× 108 6.0k
Richard Bradshaw United Kingdom 39 3.5k 1.4× 1.2k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.3× 879 0.9× 117 5.6k
S. Sugita Estonia 42 5.6k 2.3× 1.5k 1.0× 1.8k 1.5× 1.8k 1.7× 1.3k 1.3× 108 7.6k
Vera Markgraf United States 49 4.7k 1.9× 1.9k 1.3× 1.3k 1.1× 810 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 92 7.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul A. Colinvaux

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Colinvaux, Paul A., Mark B. Bush, Alexander Correa‐Metrio, et al.. (2012). Impacts of climate variability and human colonization on the vegetation of the Galápagos Islands. Ecology. 93(8). 1853–1866. 52 indexed citations
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Conroy, Jessica L., Jonathan T. Overpeck, Miriam Steinitz‐Kannan, et al.. (2008). Unprecedented recent warming of surface temperatures in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. Nature Geoscience. 2(1). 46–50. 126 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A., Georg Irion, Matti Räsänen, Mark B. Bush, & José Alberto Sampaio Nunes de Mello. (2001). A paradigm to be discarded: Geological and paleoecological data falsify the HAFFER & PRANCE refuge hypothesis of Amazonian speciation. Amazoniana: Limnologia et Oecologia Regionalis Systematis Fluminis Amazonas. 16. 609–646. 84 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A. & Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira. (2001). Amazon plant diversity and climate through the Cenozoic. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 166(1-2). 51–63. 116 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A., Mark B. Bush, Miriam Steinitz‐Kannan, & Margaret W. Miller. (1997). Glacial and Postglacial Pollen Records from the Ecuadorian Andes and Amazon. Quaternary Research. 48(1). 69–78. 108 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A., et al.. (1996). Temperature depression in the lowland tropics in glacial times. Climatic Change. 32(1). 19–33. 89 indexed citations
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Eisner, Wendy R. & Paul A. Colinvaux. (1992). Late Quaternary Pollen Records from Oil Lake and Feniak Lake, Alaska, U.S.A.. Arctic and Alpine Research. 24(1). 56–63. 18 indexed citations
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Bush, Mark B., Dolores R. Piperno, Paul A. Colinvaux, et al.. (1992). A 14 300‐Yr Paleoecological Profile of a Lowland Tropical Lake in Panama. Ecological Monographs. 62(2). 251–275. 182 indexed citations
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Piperno, Dolores R., Mark B. Bush, & Paul A. Colinvaux. (1991). Paleoecological perspectives on human adaptation in central Panama. I. The Pleistocene. Geoarchaeology. 6(3). 201–226. 59 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1989). Der Amazonas-Regenwald. 70–76. 2 indexed citations
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Bush, Mark B., et al.. (1989). A 6,000 year history of Amazonian maize cultivation. Nature. 340(6231). 303–305. 126 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1985). Por qué son escasas las fieras: (una introducción a la ecología). Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa).
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1980). The Fates of Nations: A Biological Theory of History. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 27 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1978). Why big fierce animals are rare : an ecologist's perspective. Princeton University Press eBooks. 95 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A. & Eileen K. Schofield. (1976). Historical Ecology in the Galapagos Islands: I. A Holocene Pollen Record from El Junco Lake, Isla San Cristobal. Journal of Ecology. 64(3). 989–989. 72 indexed citations
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Schofield, Eileen K. & Paul A. Colinvaux. (1969). Fossil Azolla from the Galapagos Islands. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 96(6). 623–623. 16 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1967). A long pollen record from St. Lawrence island, Bering Sea (Alaska). Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 3. 29–48. 19 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1964). SAMPLING STIFF SEDIMENTS OF AN ICE‐COVERED LAKE1. Limnology and Oceanography. 9(2). 262–264. 5 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1964). The Environment of the Bering Land Bridge. Ecological Monographs. 34(3). 297–329. 116 indexed citations
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Colinvaux, Paul A.. (1963). A Pollen Record from Arctic Alaska reaching Glacial and Bering Land Bridge Times. Nature. 198(4880). 609–610. 7 indexed citations

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