Philip F. Sexton

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Philip F. Sexton is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip F. Sexton has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Atmospheric Science, 19 papers in Ecology and 17 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Philip F. Sexton's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (42 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (15 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (14 papers). Philip F. Sexton is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (42 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (15 papers) and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (14 papers). Philip F. Sexton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Philip F. Sexton's co-authors include Paul A. Wilson, Richard D. Norris, Paul N. Pearson, Gavin L. Foster, Heiko Pälike, Samantha J. Gibbs, Richard D. Pancost, Thomas B. Chalk, Kirsty M. Edgar and Marcus P. S. Badger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Philip F. Sexton

44 papers receiving 2.6k 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. Plio-Pleistocene climate sensitivity evaluated using high-resolution CO2 records
    2015 283 citations M. À. Martínez-Botí, Gavin L. Foster et al. Nature profile →
  2. Very large release of mostly volcanic carbon during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum
    2017 280 citations Marcus Gutjahr, Andy Ridgwell et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Philip F. Sexton United Kingdom 27 2.3k 1.1k 836 805 480 45 2.6k
Gianluca Marino United Kingdom 25 2.3k 1.0× 618 0.5× 831 1.0× 816 1.0× 524 1.1× 38 2.6k
Helen K. Coxall Sweden 28 3.1k 1.4× 1.8k 1.6× 1.1k 1.3× 1.1k 1.3× 532 1.1× 76 3.8k
Margaret Lois Delaney United States 21 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 871 1.0× 799 1.0× 452 0.9× 31 2.8k
Pallavi Anand United Kingdom 17 1.7k 0.7× 529 0.5× 685 0.8× 835 1.0× 402 0.8× 46 1.9k
Yasufumi Iryu Japan 31 1.6k 0.7× 821 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.5× 268 0.6× 160 2.9k
Minoru Ikehara Japan 33 2.1k 0.9× 545 0.5× 662 0.8× 961 1.2× 964 2.0× 151 2.9k
Simon J Crowhurst United Kingdom 22 2.1k 0.9× 660 0.6× 378 0.5× 683 0.8× 427 0.9× 31 2.4k
Stephen A. Schellenberg United States 16 1.3k 0.6× 811 0.7× 631 0.8× 476 0.6× 239 0.5× 26 1.8k
Martine Paterne France 34 2.9k 1.3× 795 0.7× 790 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 524 1.1× 48 3.4k
Torsten Bickert Germany 35 3.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.3× 939 1.1× 1.1k 1.4× 577 1.2× 69 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Philip F. Sexton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Philip F. Sexton

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moretti, Simone, Alexandra Auderset, Curtis Deutsch, et al.. (2024). Oxygen rise in the tropical upper ocean during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Science. 383(6684). 727–731. 12 indexed citations
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Ploeg, Robin van der, Marlow J. Cramwinckel, Ilja Kocken, et al.. (2023). North Atlantic surface ocean warming and salinization in response to middle Eocene greenhouse warming. Science Advances. 9(4). eabq0110–eabq0110. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yurui, Agatha M. de Boer, Daniel J. Lunt, et al.. (2022). Early Eocene Ocean Meridional Overturning Circulation: The Roles of Atmospheric Forcing and Strait Geometry. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 37(3). 26 indexed citations
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Badger, Marcus P. S., Thomas B. Chalk, Gavin L. Foster, et al.. (2019). Insensitivity of alkenone carbon isotopes to atmospheric CO 2 at low to moderate CO 2 levels. Climate of the past. 15(2). 539–554. 40 indexed citations
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Parkinson, I. J., Daniela N. Schmidt, Fanny Monteiro, et al.. (2019). Investigating Ocean Deoxygenation During the PETM Through the Cr Isotopic Signature of Foraminifera. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 34(6). 917–929. 17 indexed citations
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Boulila, Slah, Maximilian Vahlenkamp, David De Vleeschouwer, et al.. (2018). Towards a robust and consistent middle Eocene astronomical timescale. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 486. 94–107. 67 indexed citations
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Romans, Brian W., et al.. (2017). Cenozoic North Atlantic deep circulation history recorded in contourite drifts, offshore Newfoundland, Canada. Marine Geology. 385. 185–203. 63 indexed citations
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Gutjahr, Marcus, Andy Ridgwell, Philip F. Sexton, et al.. (2017). Very large release of mostly volcanic carbon during the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum. Nature. 548(7669). 573–577. 280 indexed citations breakdown →
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Penman, Donald E., Sandra Kirtland Turner, Philip F. Sexton, et al.. (2016). An abyssal carbonate compensation depth overshoot in the aftermath of the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum. Nature Geoscience. 9(8). 575–580. 79 indexed citations
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Anand, Pallavi, et al.. (2016). Calcification and growth processes in planktonic foraminifera complicate the use of B/Ca and U/Ca as carbonate chemistry proxies. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 449. 372–381. 16 indexed citations
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Martínez-Botí, M. À., Gavin L. Foster, Thomas B. Chalk, et al.. (2015). Plio-Pleistocene climate sensitivity evaluated using high-resolution CO2 records. Nature. 518(7537). 49–54. 283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Friedrich, Oliver, et al.. (2013). Bottom water changes in the subtropical North Atlantic and the Southern Ocean associated to the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum. AGUFM. 2013. 4 indexed citations
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Sexton, Philip F., et al.. (2012). Onset of North Atlantic Deep Water production coincident with inception of the Cenozoic global cooling trend. Geology. 40(3). 255–258. 59 indexed citations
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Sexton, Philip F., Richard D. Norris, Paul A. Wilson, et al.. (2011). Eocene global warming events driven by ventilation of oceanic dissolved organic carbon. Nature. 471(7338). 349–352. 225 indexed citations
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Sexton, Philip F., Richard D. Norris, Paul A. Wilson, et al.. (2011). Eocene sedimentary calcium carbonate contents from ODP Sites 198-1210. Figshare. 1 indexed citations
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Edgar, Kirsty M., Paul A. Wilson, Philip F. Sexton, et al.. (2010). New biostratigraphic, magnetostratigraphic and isotopic insights into the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum in low latitudes. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 297(3-4). 670–682. 90 indexed citations
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Edgar, Kirsty M., Philip F. Sexton, R. D. Norris, Paul A. Wilson, & Samantha J. Gibbs. (2007). Evolutionary Response of Planktic Foraminifera to a Pronounced Global Warming Event 40 Myr ago. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 4 indexed citations
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Coxall, Helen K., Paul N. Pearson, Paul A. Wilson, & Philip F. Sexton. (2007). Iterative evolution of digitate planktonic foraminifera. Paleobiology. 33(4). 495–516. 62 indexed citations
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