Richard S. Vachula

1.7k total citations
67 papers, 770 citations indexed

About

Richard S. Vachula is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard S. Vachula has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 770 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Atmospheric Science, 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Richard S. Vachula's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (27 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (10 papers). Richard S. Vachula is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (27 papers) and Landslides and related hazards (10 papers). Richard S. Vachula collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Richard S. Vachula's co-authors include Yongsong Huang, James M. Russell, Nora Richter, Rencheng Li, Yuan Yao, Jiaju Zhao, W. M. Longo, W. Daniels, Sylvia Dee and Maureen H. Conte and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Richard S. Vachula

59 papers receiving 756 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard S. Vachula United States 18 513 310 186 138 92 67 770
Anna K. Henderson United States 8 721 1.4× 281 0.9× 216 1.2× 89 0.6× 118 1.3× 9 835
Cody Routson United States 13 818 1.6× 248 0.8× 242 1.3× 136 1.0× 142 1.5× 19 959
Nathan D. Stansell United States 20 984 1.9× 218 0.7× 307 1.7× 162 1.2× 141 1.5× 43 1.1k
Kang’en Zhou China 15 523 1.0× 151 0.5× 174 0.9× 108 0.8× 142 1.5× 24 660
David Dian Zhang China 16 479 0.9× 146 0.5× 126 0.7× 212 1.5× 158 1.7× 43 743
Keke Yu China 15 527 1.0× 151 0.5× 210 1.1× 128 0.9× 133 1.4× 25 651
Steven B. Malevich United States 9 426 0.8× 222 0.7× 152 0.8× 62 0.4× 48 0.5× 14 576
T. W. D. Edwards Canada 9 717 1.4× 211 0.7× 258 1.4× 83 0.6× 77 0.8× 11 931

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard S. Vachula

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard S. Vachula

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vachula, Richard S., et al.. (2025). A paleoecological perspective to bat conservation: Revealing diet shifts in Myotine bats through guano. Biological Conservation. 308. 111263–111263.
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Vachula, Richard S., et al.. (2024). Fire in Feces: Bats Reliably Record Fire History in Their Guano. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(19). 2 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S., et al.. (2024). Central Appalachian paleofire reconstruction reveals fire-climate-vegetation dynamics across the last glacial-interglacial transition. Quaternary Science Reviews. 338. 108805–108805. 1 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S., et al.. (2024). Distinct latitudinal gradients define Holocene fire trends across the southeastern USA. Quaternary Science Reviews. 350. 109161–109161.
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Zhao, Xuerong, Xue Lü, Zhengchuang Hui, et al.. (2023). Variability of East Asian Summer Monsoon precipitation during the Early Pleistocene based on pollen analysis from the western Loess Plateau, China. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 636. 111968–111968. 3 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S., et al.. (2023). The DiSCPersal model: A simple model for the small-scale atmospheric transport of spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCPs). Chemosphere. 328. 138547–138547. 3 indexed citations
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Yao, Yuan, Lu Wang, Yongsong Huang, et al.. (2023). Pre‐Industrial (1750–1850 CE) Cold Season Warmth in Northeastern China. Geophysical Research Letters. 50(10). 6 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S., et al.. (2023). A Meta‐Analysis of Studies Attributing Significance to Solar Irradiance. Earth and Space Science. 10(1). 1 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S., et al.. (2023). The timing of fireworks-caused wildfire ignitions during the 4th of July holiday season. PLoS ONE. 18(9). e0291026–e0291026. 4 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Bruce H. & Richard S. Vachula. (2023). On the Sadler Effect and biases in Holocene paleofire records. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 619. 111548–111548. 1 indexed citations
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Yao, Yuan, Lu Wang, Xiangzhong Li, et al.. (2023). Unexpected cold season warming during the Little Ice Age on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau. Communications Earth & Environment. 4(1). 9 indexed citations
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Liang, Jie, Yan Guo, Nora Richter, et al.. (2022). Calibration and Application of Branched GDGTs to Tibetan Lake Sediments: The Influence of Temperature on the Fall of the Guge Kingdom in Western Tibet, China. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 37(5). 21 indexed citations
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Li, Rencheng, et al.. (2022). Phytolith‐occluded carbon in leaves of Dendrocalamus Ronganensis influenced by drought during growing season. Physiologia Plantarum. 174(5). e13748–e13748. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Rencheng, et al.. (2022). Electron probe microanalysis of the elemental composition of phytoliths from woody bamboo species. PLoS ONE. 17(7). e0270842–e0270842. 4 indexed citations
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Yao, Yuan, Jianghu Lan, Jiaju Zhao, et al.. (2020). Abrupt Freshening Since the Early Little Ice Age in Lake Sayram of Arid Central Asia Inferred From an Alkenone Isomer Proxy. Geophysical Research Letters. 47(16). 19 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S.. (2020). Alaskan Lake Sediment Records and Their Implications for the Beringian Standstill Hypothesis. PaleoAmerica. 6(4). 303–307. 4 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S.. (2020). A meta-analytical approach to understanding the charcoal source area problem. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 562. 110111–110111. 26 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S., James M. Russell, Yongsong Huang, & Nora Richter. (2018). Assessing the spatial fidelity of sedimentary charcoal size fractions as fire history proxies with a high-resolution sediment record and historical data. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 508. 166–175. 51 indexed citations
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Vachula, Richard S., Yongsong Huang, W. M. Longo, et al.. (2018). Evidence of Ice Age humans in eastern Beringia suggests early migration to North America. Quaternary Science Reviews. 205. 35–44. 63 indexed citations

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