Roger François

16.4k citations

115 papers · 12.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 51

Atmospheric Science top 0.1%
Oceanography top 0.05%
Ecology top 0.1%
Environmental Chemistry top 0.1%
Paleontology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Mark A. Altabet Susumu Honjo Jerry F McManus Michael P. Bacon Jeanne-Marie Gherardi Lloyd D Keigwin Daniel M. Sigman Steven J. Manganini
Topics: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (64 papers)Isotope Analysis in Ecology (40 papers)Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers)
Cited by: Oceanography Atmospheric Science Environmental Chemistry
Journals: Nature Science Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
Partner nations: United States Canada Germany

In The Last Decade

Roger François

115 papers receiving 11.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Collapse and rapid resumption of Atlantic meridional circulation linked to deglacial climate changes

2004 1.7k citations Jerry F McManus, Roger François et al. Nature profile →
Sedimentary nitrogen isotopic ratio as a recorder for surface ocean nitrate utilization

1994 619 citations Mark A. Altabet, Roger François profile →
A review of the Si cycle in the modern ocean: recent progress and missing gaps in the application of biogenic opal as a paleoproductivity proxy

2000 584 citations Robert F. Anderson, Roger François et al. profile →
Particulate organic carbon fluxes to the ocean interior and factors controlling the biological pump: A synthesis of global sediment trap programs since 1983

2008 470 citations Susumu Honjo, Roger François et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roger François

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Distribution, sources and dispersion of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the water column of the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada 2023 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown),Roger François,(unknown),María T. Maldonado,(unknown),Maureen Soon	1
2	Controlling factors and impacts of river-borne neodymium isotope signatures and rare earth element concentrations supplied to the Canadian Arctic Archipelago 2021 ·Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Mélanie Grenier,Kristina A. Brown,Manuel Colombo,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Maureen Soon,Paul G. Myers,Catherine Jeandel,Roger François	11
3	GEOSECS to GEOTRACES: Lessons Learned from Large Programs Studying Ocean Chemistry 2019 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Robert F. Anderson,Roger François,Martin Frank,Gideon M. Henderson,Catherine Jeandel,Mukul Sharma	1
4	Chromium isotopes in marine hydrothermal sediments 2019 ·Chemical Geology ·Kohen W. Bauer,Devon B. Cole,Dan Asael,Roger François,Stephen E. Calvert,Simon W. Poulton,Noah J. Planavsky,Sean A. Crowe	22
5	Constraining the transport time of lithogenic sediments to the Okinawa Trough (East China Sea) 2016 ·Chemical Geology ·Chao Li,Roger François,Shouye Yang,Jane Barling,(unknown),Yiming Luo,Dominique Weis	14
6	POC fluxes measured by sediment traps and 234Th:238U disequilibrium in Saanich Inlet, British Columbia 2014 ·Marine Chemistry ·Yiming Luo,Lisa A. Miller,(unknown),Maureen Soon,Roger François	8
7	Understanding the Role of the Biological Pump in the Global Carbon Cycle: An Imperative for Ocean Science 2014 ·Oceanography ·Susumu Honjo,Timothy I. Eglinton,Craig D. Taylor,(unknown),Stefan M. Sievert,Astrid Bracher,Christopher R. German,Virginia P. Edgcomb,Roger François,M. Débora Iglesias‐Rodríguez,Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy,Daniel J. Repeta	90
8	Trace Element Signatures of Particles in the Fraser River Estuary 2010 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Roger François,Dominique Weis,(unknown)	2
9	Sediment ²³¹ Pa/ ²³⁰ Th as a recorder of the rate of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation: insights from a 2-D model 2010 ·Ocean science ·Yiming Luo,Roger François,Susan E. Allen	50
10	Glacial-Interglacial circulation changes inferred from sediment 231 Pa/ 230 Th in the North Atlantic 2008 ·GeCAS ·Jeanne-Marie Gherardi,Roger François,L. Labeyrie,Silvia Osorio Nave,Jerry F McManus,Elsa Cortijo,Samuel L. Jaccard	1
11	Uranium isotope fractionation in Saanich Inlet 2008 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement ·Chris Holmden,Marghaleray Amini,Roger François	6
12	Carbon dioxide release from the North Pacific abyss during the last deglaciation 2007 ·Nature ·Eric D. Galbraith,Samuel L. Jaccard,Thomas F. Pedersen,Daniel M. Sigman,Gerald H. Haug,M. S. Cook,John Southon,Roger François	192
13	Geochemical cycling of U, Re and Mo in coastal sediments 2005 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement ·Jennifer L. Morford,William R. Martin,Linda H. Kalnejais,Roger François,(unknown)	2
14	Collapse and rapid resumption of Atlantic meridional circulation linked to deglacial climate changesbreakdown → 2004 ·Nature ·Jerry F McManus,Roger François,Jeanne-Marie Gherardi,Lloyd D Keigwin,(unknown)	1677
15	Lower export production during glacial periods in the equatorial Pacific derived from (²³¹Pa/²³⁰Th)_xs,0 measurements in deep‐sea sediments 2004 ·Paleoceanography ·Sylvain Pichat,Kenneth W.W. Sims,Roger François,Jerry F McManus,(unknown),Francis Albarède	65
16	Export fluxes of calcite in the eastern equatorial Pacific from the Last Glacial Maximum to present 2004 ·Paleoceanography ·Paul Loubere,Figen Mekik,Roger François,Sylvain Pichat	65
17	Nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry of the Antarctic Polar Frontal Zone at 170°W 2001 ·Deep Sea Research Part II Topical Studies in Oceanography ·Mark A. Altabet,Roger François	103
18	Lithofacies change revealed by SAR ERS imagery in the Przemysl sigmoid, Carpathians: implication of a NE-striking paleofault on the North Tethyan passive margin 1999 ·Tectonophysics ·Jean Chorowicz,Catherine Méring,(unknown),(unknown),Roger François	1
19	Global deep‐sea burial rate of calcium carbonate during the Last Glacial Maximum 1998 ·Paleoceanography ·(unknown),David Archer,Roger François,Peter B deMenocal,(unknown),Ein‐Fen Yu	84
20	The influence of humic substances on the geochemistry of iodine in nearshore and hemipelagic marine sediments 1987 ·Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta ·Roger François	101

About Roger François

Roger François is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Geochemistry and Petrology, having authored 115 papers that have together received 12.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (64 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (40 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (40 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oceanography (5.7k citations), Atmospheric Science (7.8k citations) and Environmental Chemistry (3.1k citations). Roger François has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Mark A. Altabet, Susumu Honjo, Jerry F McManus, Michael P. Bacon, Jeanne-Marie Gherardi, Lloyd D Keigwin, Daniel M. Sigman, Steven J. Manganini, Richard Krishfield and Ein‐Fen Yu. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

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