Petra Dekens

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Petra Dekens is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Petra Dekens has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atmospheric Science, 6 papers in Oceanography and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Petra Dekens's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (3 papers). Petra Dekens is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (13 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (4 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (3 papers). Petra Dekens collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Petra Dekens's co-authors include Ana Christina Ravelo, Matthew D. McCarthy, Dorothy K. Pak, David W. Lea, Howard J. Spero, Heather L. Ford, K. T. Lawrence, Alexey V. Fedorov, C. M. Brierley and Zhonghui Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Petra Dekens

18 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

  1. Patterns and mechanisms of early Pliocene warmth
    2013 296 citations Alexey V. Fedorov, C. M. Brierley et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Petra Dekens 1.5k 649 519 489 354 18 1.8k
Marci M. Robinson 1.6k 1.1× 590 0.9× 432 0.8× 438 0.9× 372 1.1× 68 1.9k
Pallavi Anand 1.7k 1.1× 835 1.3× 685 1.3× 529 1.1× 402 1.1× 46 1.9k
Sindia Sosdian 1.2k 0.8× 554 0.9× 362 0.7× 425 0.9× 294 0.8× 36 1.5k
Daniel J. Hill 1.7k 1.1× 559 0.9× 278 0.5× 594 1.2× 325 0.9× 50 2.4k
Jorijntje Henderiks 1.3k 0.9× 593 0.9× 1.1k 2.2× 622 1.3× 295 0.8× 70 2.1k
Aisling M. Dolan 1.8k 1.1× 526 0.8× 273 0.5× 436 0.9× 316 0.9× 48 2.2k
Stijn De Schepper 1.5k 1.0× 620 1.0× 541 1.0× 539 1.1× 631 1.8× 64 1.9k
A. Koutavas 1.9k 1.3× 902 1.4× 427 0.8× 275 0.6× 433 1.2× 21 2.1k
Lindsay B. Collins 987 0.6× 739 1.1× 569 1.1× 556 1.1× 263 0.7× 64 2.0k
Timme H. Donders 1.2k 0.8× 538 0.8× 333 0.6× 413 0.8× 167 0.5× 67 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Petra Dekens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Petra Dekens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Petra Dekens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Petra Dekens based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Petra Dekens. Petra Dekens is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Dekens, Petra, et al.. (2019). Application of Individual Foraminifera Mg/Ca and δ18O Analyses for Paleoceanographic Reconstructions in Active Depositional Environments. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 34(10). 1610–1624. 4 indexed citations
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Ford, Heather L., et al.. (2019). Women from some under-represented minorities are given too few talks at world’s largest Earth-science conference. Nature. 576(7785). 32–35. 36 indexed citations
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Weber, Michael E, Hendrik Lantzsch, Petra Dekens, et al.. (2018). 200,000 years of monsoonal history recorded on the lower Bengal Fan - strong response to insolation forcing. Global and Planetary Change. 166. 107–119. 33 indexed citations
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Karsten, J, Carolyn Brinkworth, Petra Dekens, et al.. (2018). Reimagining AGU's Diversity and Inclusion Policies and Practices. AGUFM. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Ford, Heather L., et al.. (2018). Gender inequity in speaking opportunities at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Nature Communications. 9(1). 1358–1358. 55 indexed citations
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Ford, Heather L., et al.. (2018). Gender Inequity in Speaking Opportunities at a Major Scientific Conference. Apollo (University of Cambridge). 1 indexed citations
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Ford, Heather L., Ana Christina Ravelo, Petra Dekens, Jonathan P LaRiviere, & Michael W. Wara. (2015). The evolution of the equatorial thermocline and the early Pliocene El Padre mean state. Geophysical Research Letters. 42(12). 4878–4887. 62 indexed citations
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McClymont, Erin L., Petra Dekens, Harry J. Dowsett, et al.. (2015). Pliocene climate variability over glacial-interglacial timescales (PlioVAR) working group. Past Global Change Magazine. 23(2). 82–82. 2 indexed citations
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Fedorov, Alexey V., C. M. Brierley, K. T. Lawrence, et al.. (2013). Patterns and mechanisms of early Pliocene warmth. Nature. 496(7443). 43–49. 296 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dekens, Petra, et al.. (2012). Plio-Pleistocene records from the South East Atlantic reveal changes in the Agulhas leakage. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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LaRiviere, Jonathan P, Ana Christina Ravelo, Allison Crimmins, et al.. (2012). Late Miocene decoupling of oceanic warmth and atmospheric carbon dioxide forcing. Nature. 486(7401). 97–100. 167 indexed citations
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Dekens, Petra, et al.. (2010). Cooling upwelling regions along the California margin during the early Pliocene: evidence for a shoaling thermocline. Stratigraphy. 7(2-3). 141–150. 4 indexed citations
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Dekens, Petra, Ana Christina Ravelo, Matthew D. McCarthy, & Christopher A. Edwards. (2008). A 5 million year comparison of Mg/Ca and alkenone paleothermometers. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 9(10). 67 indexed citations
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Dekens, Petra, Ana Christina Ravelo, & Matthew D. McCarthy. (2007). Warm upwelling regions in the Pliocene warm period. Paleoceanography. 22(3). 191 indexed citations
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Ravelo, Ana Christina, Petra Dekens, & Matthew D. McCarthy. (2006). Evidence for El Niño–like conditions during the Pliocene. GSA Today. 16(3). 4–4. 111 indexed citations
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Федоров, А. В., Petra Dekens, Matthew D. McCarthy, et al.. (2006). The Pliocene Paradox (Mechanisms for a Permanent El Nino). Science. 312(5779). 1485–1489. 304 indexed citations
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Haywood, Alan M., Petra Dekens, Ana Christina Ravelo, & Mark Williams. (2005). Warmer tropics during the mid‐Pliocene? Evidence from alkenone paleothermometry and a fully coupled ocean‐atmosphere GCM. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 6(3). 58 indexed citations
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Dekens, Petra, David W. Lea, Dorothy K. Pak, & Howard J. Spero. (2002). Core top calibration of Mg/Ca in tropical foraminifera: Refining paleotemperature estimation. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 3(4). 1–29. 450 indexed citations

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