R. Bernhart Owen

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

R. Bernhart Owen is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Bernhart Owen has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Atmospheric Science, 31 papers in Paleontology and 27 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in R. Bernhart Owen's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (20 papers). R. Bernhart Owen is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (21 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity (20 papers). R. Bernhart Owen collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, Canada and United States. R. Bernhart Owen's co-authors include Robin W. Renaut, Brian Jones, Gail M. Ashley, R. Crossley, Jennifer J. Scott, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Richard Potts, Victoria C. Hover, Yu Bon Man and Xi Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. Bernhart Owen

83 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Environmental health impacts of microplastics exposure on structural organization levels in the human body

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Bernhart Owen Hong Kong	28	1.0k	742	616	524	517	84	2.4k
Zhaoyan Gu China	27	1.7k 1.6×	550 0.7×	657 1.1×	508 1.0×	358 0.7×	60	2.4k
Margarita Caballero Mexico	28	1.6k 1.6×	839 1.1×	649 1.1×	334 0.6×	480 0.9×	116	2.6k
John S. Compton South Africa	31	1.1k 1.0×	776 1.0×	310 0.5×	601 1.1×	340 0.7×	67	2.1k
E. Arthur Bettis United States	29	1.9k 1.8×	614 0.8×	703 1.1×	785 1.5×	548 1.1×	123	2.9k
Santiago Giralt Spain	34	2.1k 2.0×	731 1.0×	892 1.4×	607 1.2×	324 0.6×	151	3.0k
Pierre Carbonel France	23	1.5k 1.5×	765 1.0×	774 1.3×	484 0.9×	224 0.4×	79	2.5k
M. Pilar Mata Spain	27	1.6k 1.5×	561 0.8×	299 0.5×	653 1.2×	320 0.6×	81	2.6k
Hendrik Vogel Switzerland	35	2.7k 2.6×	698 0.9×	1.0k 1.6×	605 1.2×	383 0.7×	150	3.7k
André Oliveira Sawakuchi Brazil	27	1.3k 1.2×	347 0.5×	617 1.0×	806 1.5×	199 0.4×	128	2.6k
Antje Schwalb Germany	39	3.0k 2.9×	1.2k 1.6×	1.4k 2.3×	936 1.8×	654 1.3×	156	4.3k

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Owen, R. Bernhart, Robin W. Renaut, Tim K. Lowenstein, et al.. (2025). Pleistocene stratigraphy and sedimentation in the Magadi-Ewaso Nyiro Basins, South Kenya Rift. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 665. 112790–112790.

Owen, R. Bernhart, Nathan M. Rabideaux, Jordon Bright, et al.. (2023). Controls on Quaternary geochemical and mineralogical variability in the Koora Basin and South Kenya Rift. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 637. 111986–111986. 3 indexed citations

Renaut, Robin W. & R. Bernhart Owen. (2023). The Kenya Rift Lakes: Modern and Ancient. 9 indexed citations

Deocampo, Daniel M., R. Bernhart Owen, Tim K. Lowenstein, et al.. (2021). Orbital control of Pleistocene euxinia in Lake Magadi, Kenya. Geology. 50(1). 42–47. 4 indexed citations

Goman, Michelle, Gail M. Ashley, R. Bernhart Owen, et al.. (2019). A high-resolution climate history of geochemical and biological proxies from a tropical freshwater wetland located in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 162. 103703–103703. 6 indexed citations

Scott, Jennifer J., Luís A. Buatois, M. Gabriela Mángano, Robin W. Renaut, & R. Bernhart Owen. (2019). Bioturbation in matgrounds at Lake Bogoria in the Kenya Rift Valley: implications for interpreting the heterogeneous early Cambrian seafloor. Lethaia. 53(1). 62–71. 8 indexed citations

Potts, Richard, Anna K. Behrensmeyer, J. Tyler Faith, et al.. (2018). Environmental dynamics during the onset of the Middle Stone Age in eastern Africa. Science. 360(6384). 86–90. 127 indexed citations

Wynn, Jonathan G., et al.. (2018). SUPERHEAVY PYRITE FORMATION IN HYPERSALINE LAKES OF EAST AFRICA: A PALEOSALINITY PROXY FOR LAKE MAGADI HSPDP CORES. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations

Buatois, Luís A., Robin W. Renaut, Jennifer J. Scott, & R. Bernhart Owen. (2017). An unusual occurrence of the trace fossil Vagorichnus preserved in hydrothermal silica at Lake Baringo, Kenya Rift Valley: Taphonomic and paleoenvironmental significance. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 485. 843–853. 7 indexed citations

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Lowenstein, Tim K., R. Bernhart Owen, Robin W. Renaut, et al.. (2016). LAKE MAGADI, KENYA: MODERN-PLEISTOCENE ANALOG FOR ALKALINE SALINE LAKE DEPOSITS. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations

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Campisano, Christopher J., Aaron Cohen, Asfawossen Asrat, et al.. (2014). THE HOMININ SITES AND PALEOLAKES DRILLING PROJECT (HSPDP) DRILLING CAMPAIGNS: THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF TRYING THE UNIQUE AND NEW. 2014 GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (19–22 October 2014). 1 indexed citations

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Renaut, Robin W., et al.. (2012). Impact of lake‐level changes on the formation of thermogene travertine in continental rifts: Evidence from Lake Bogoria, Kenya Rift Valley. Sedimentology. 60(2). 428–468. 66 indexed citations

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Scott, Jennifer J., Robin W. Renaut, & R. Bernhart Owen. (2010). Taphonomic Controls on Animal Tracks at Saline, Alkaline Lake Bogoria, Kenya Rift Valley: Impact of Salt Efflorescence and Clay Mineralogy. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 80(7). 639–665. 30 indexed citations

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Owen, R. Bernhart, Robin W. Renaut, Jennifer J. Scott, Richard Potts, & Anna K. Behrensmeyer. (2009). Wetland sedimentation and associated diatoms in the Pleistocene Olorgesailie Basin, southern Kenya Rift Valley. Sedimentary Geology. 222(1-2). 124–137. 25 indexed citations

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Owen, R. Bernhart, R. Bernhart Owen, R. Bernhart Owen, et al.. (2007). Mineralogy and origin of rhizoliths on the margins of saline, alkaline Lake Bogoria, Kenya Rift Valley. Sedimentary Geology. 203(1-2). 143–163. 47 indexed citations

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Owen, R. Bernhart, et al.. (2007). Hong Kong Landscapes: Shaping the Barren Rock. 10 indexed citations

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Stancin, Andrea M., et al.. (2006). Radiogenic isotopic mapping of late Cenozoic eolian and hemipelagic sediment distribution in the east-central Pacific. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 248(3-4). 840–850. 44 indexed citations

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Owen, R. Bernhart, R. Crossley, Thomas C. Johnson, et al.. (1990). Major low levels of Lake Malawi and their implications for speciation rates in cichlid fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 240(1299). 519–553. 182 indexed citations

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Renaut, Robin W., Jean‐Jacques Tiercelin, & R. Bernhart Owen. (1986). Mineral precipitation and diagenesis in the sediments of the Lake Bogoria basin, Kenya Rift Valley. Geological Society London Special Publications. 25(1). 159–175. 50 indexed citations

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Owen, R. Bernhart, et al.. (1982). Palaeolimnology and archaeology of Holocene deposits north-east of Lake Turkana, Kenya. Nature. 298(5874). 523–529. 139 indexed citations

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