Robert A. Berner

52.7k total citations · 19 hit papers
223 papers, 40.3k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Berner is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Berner has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 40.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Atmospheric Science, 57 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 50 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Berner's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (62 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (49 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (40 papers). Robert A. Berner is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (62 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (49 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (40 papers). Robert A. Berner collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Robert A. Berner's co-authors include R. Raiswell, Donald E. Canfield, Joseph T. Westrich, Antonio C. Lasaga, Robert M. Garrels, David J. Beerling, Michael D. Krom, Elizabeth Kay Berner, George R. Holdren and Christopher S. Martens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Berner

221 papers receiving 37.6k citations

Hit Papers

Early Diagenesis: A Theor... 1971 2026 1989 2007 1980 1984 1983 1994 1986 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert A. Berner 13.8k 12.2k 10.9k 10.6k 7.3k 223 40.3k
Donald E. Canfield 11.4k 0.8× 18.2k 1.5× 15.4k 1.4× 9.9k 0.9× 8.2k 1.1× 282 42.8k
Andrew H. Knoll 14.0k 1.0× 25.9k 2.1× 9.3k 0.9× 4.3k 0.4× 5.3k 0.7× 367 39.1k
Henry Elderfield 13.0k 0.9× 7.2k 0.6× 9.4k 0.9× 4.0k 0.4× 4.6k 0.6× 219 23.1k
Daniel P. Schrag 10.7k 0.8× 9.8k 0.8× 3.6k 0.3× 3.9k 0.4× 2.8k 0.4× 183 19.9k
Stefan Schouten 24.0k 1.7× 8.5k 0.7× 2.5k 0.2× 14.1k 1.3× 10.4k 1.4× 565 46.7k
John M. Edmond 7.5k 0.5× 3.0k 0.2× 10.1k 0.9× 3.7k 0.4× 4.6k 0.6× 154 23.2k
Wallace S. Broecker 28.2k 2.0× 6.0k 0.5× 3.6k 0.3× 9.2k 0.9× 12.7k 1.7× 379 41.9k
Richard D. Pancost 11.8k 0.9× 6.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.2× 6.3k 0.6× 3.8k 0.5× 335 21.0k
Timothy W. Lyons 9.8k 0.7× 23.3k 1.9× 18.9k 1.7× 4.8k 0.5× 3.1k 0.4× 313 34.7k
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté 31.8k 2.3× 12.5k 1.0× 4.7k 0.4× 20.5k 1.9× 13.6k 1.9× 945 74.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert A. Berner

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All Works

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Berner, Robert A.. (2020). Early Diagenesis. Princeton University Press eBooks. 7 indexed citations
2.
Berner, Elizabeth Kay & Robert A. Berner. (2012). Global Environment. Princeton University Press eBooks. 58 indexed citations
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Berner, Elizabeth Kay & Robert A. Berner. (2012). Global Environment. Princeton University Press eBooks. 39 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (2012). Jacques-Joseph Ébelmen, the founder of earth system science. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 344(11-12). 544–548. 9 indexed citations
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Beerling, David J., Robert A. Berner, Fred T. Mackenzie, Michael Harfoot, & J. A. Pyle. (2009). Methane and the CH4 related greenhouse effect over the past 400 million years. American Journal of Science. 309(2). 97–113. 63 indexed citations
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Wildman, Richard A., et al.. (2003). Burning experiments and late Paleozoic high O2 levels. EAEJA. 7575. 1 indexed citations
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Royer, Dana L. & Robert A. Berner. (2003). CO 2 as a Primary Driver of Phanerozoic Climate Change. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2003. 22 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (2003). The rise of trees and their effects on Paleozoic atmospheric CO2 and O2. Comptes Rendus Géoscience. 335(16). 1173–1177. 21 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A. & K. Caldeira. (2002). The geologic carbon cycle and the evolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations
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Régnier, P. & Robert A. Berner. (1996). Mechanism of CO32- substitution in carbonate-fluorapatite: Reply to Nathan. American Mineralogist. 81. 515. 3 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (1995). Chemical weathering and its effect on atmospheric CO 2 and climate. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 31(1). 565–583. 93 indexed citations
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Régnier, P., et al.. (1994). Mechanism of CO (super 2-) 3 substitution in carbonate-fluorapatite; evidence from FTIR spectroscopy, 13 C NMR, and quantum mechanical calculations. American Mineralogist. 79. 809–818. 103 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (1994). GEOCARB II; a Revised Model of Atmospheric CO 2 Over Phanerozoic Time. American Journal of Science. 294(1). 16 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A. & Donald E. Canfield. (1989). A New Model for Atmospheric Oxygen Over Phanerozoic Time. American Journal of Science. 289(4). 12 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (1987). Models for Carbon and Sulfur Cycles and Atmospheric Oxygen; Application to Paleozoic Geologic History. American Journal of Science. 287(3). 1 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (1985). Sulphate reduction, organic matter decomposition and pyrite formation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 315(1531). 25–38. 227 indexed citations
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Krom, Michael D. & Robert A. Berner. (1983). A Rapid Method for the Determination of Organic and Carbonate Carbon in Geological Samples: RESEARCH-METHOD PAPER. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 53(2). 1 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (1981). Kinetics of weathering and diagenesis. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 8(1). 111–132. 116 indexed citations
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Berner, Robert A.. (1980). Early Diagenesis. Princeton University Press eBooks. 1062 indexed citations breakdown →

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