S. A. Zimov

17.3k citations

82 papers · 11.2k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 43

Co-authors: F. Stuart Chapin Edward A. G. Schuur C. Tarnocai Peter Kuhry G. G. Mazhitova Josep G. Canadell K. M. Walter Jeffrey P. Chanton
Topics: Climate change and permafrost (65 papers)Cryospheric studies and observations (38 papers)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers)
Cited by: Atmospheric Science Environmental Chemistry Global and Planetary Change
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: Russia United States Germany

In The Last Decade

S. A. Zimov

81 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Soil organic carbon pools in the northern circumpolar permafrost region

2009 1.9k citations Edward A. G. Schuur, S. A. Zimov et al. profile →
Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle

2008 1.2k citations Edward A. G. Schuur, E. S. Euskirchen et al. profile →
Methane bubbling from Siberian thaw lakes as a positive feedback to climate warming

2006 792 citations K. M. Walter, S. A. Zimov et al. Nature profile →
Permafrost and the Global Carbon Budget

2006 790 citations S. A. Zimov, Edward A. G. Schuur et al. Science profile →
Seasonal and Annual Fluxes of Nutrients and Organic Matter from Large Rivers to the Arctic Ocean and Surrounding Seas

2011 525 citations R. M. Holmes, J. W. McClelland et al. profile →

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. A. Zimov

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. A. Zimov

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. A. Zimov. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. A. Zimov based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with S. A. Zimov. S. A. Zimov is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Upland Yedoma taliks are an unpredicted source of atmospheric methane 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Katey Walter Anthony,Peter Anthony,(unknown),Colin W. Edgar,Orit Sivan,(unknown),(unknown),Burke J. Minsley,S. R. James,Neal J. Pastick,Alexander Kholodov,S. A. Zimov,E. S. Euskirchen,M. Syndonia Bret‐Harte,Guido Grosse,Moritz Langer,Jan Nitzbon	10
2	Aquatic biomass is a major source to particulate organic matter export in large Arctic rivers 2023 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Megan I. Behnke,Suzanne E. Tank,J. W. McClelland,R. M. Holmes,Negar Haghipour,Timothy I. Eglinton,Peter A. Raymond,(unknown),Alexander V. Zhulidov,(unknown),N. Zimov,S. A. Zimov,Edda Mutter,(unknown),Robert G. M. Spencer	17
3	Protection of Permafrost Soils from Thawing by Increasing Herbivore Density 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·Christian Beer,N. Zimov,Johan Olofsson,Philipp Porada,S. A. Zimov	37
4	Accurate measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane mole fractions at the Siberian coastal site Ambarchik 2019 ·Atmospheric measurement techniques ·Friedemann Reum,Mathias Göckede,Jošt V. Lavrič,Olaf Kolle,S. A. Zimov,N. Zimov,Martijn Pallandt,Martin Heimann	6
5	The large mean body size of mammalian herbivores explains the productivity paradox during the Last Glacial Maximum 2018 ·Nature Ecology & Evolution ·Dan Zhu,Philippe Ciais,Jinfeng Chang,Gerhard Krinner,Shushi Peng,Nicolas Viovy,Josep Peñuelas,S. A. Zimov	44
6	Impacts of a decadal drainage disturbance on surface–atmosphere fluxes ofcarbon dioxide in a permafrost ecosystem 2016 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown),(unknown),C. Corradi,Martin Heimann,Olaf Kolle,Lutz Merbold,N. Zimov,S. A. Zimov,Mathias Göckede	17
7	Drainage reduces CO ₂ uptake and increases CO ₂ efflux by a Siberian floodplain due to shifts in vegetation community and soil thermal characteristics 2016 ·Min Jung Kwon,Martin Heimann,Kristina Luus,Edward A. G. Schuur,N. Zimov,S. A. Zimov,Mathias Goeckede	2
8	Role of Megafauna and Frozen Soil in the Atmospheric CH4 Dynamics 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·S. A. Zimov,N. Zimov	13
9	Controls on the composition and lability of dissolved organic matter in Siberia's Kolyma River basin 2012 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·P. J. Mann,A. Davydova,N. Zimov,Robert G. M. Spencer,S. P. Davydov,E. B. Bulygina,S. A. Zimov,R. M. Holmes	277
10	Reactivity of Pleistocene aged organic matter in the Siberian Arctic 2011 ·AGUFM ·S. P. Davydov,Jorien E. Vonk,P. J. Mann,A. Davydova,William V. Sobczak,J. D. Schade,E. B. Bulygina,S. A. Zimov,R. M. Holmes	1
11	DOM composition and lability during the Arctic spring freshet on the River Kolyma, Northeast Siberia 2010 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·P. J. Mann,A. Davydova,N. Zimov,E. B. Bulygina,S. P. Davydov,(unknown),S. A. Zimov,R. M. Holmes	3
12	Nitrogen and phosphorus in Yedoma soils of Northeast Siberia: stocks, fluxes and the ecosystem consequences of nutrient release from permafrost thaw 2010 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Michelle C. Mack,Jacques C. Finlay,Jennie DeMarco,F. Stuart Chapin,Edward A. G. Schuur,Jason C. Neff,S. A. Zimov	4
13	The global SF ₆ source inferred from long-term high precision atmospheric measurements and its comparison with emission inventories 2010 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Ingeborg Levin,Tobias Naegler,R. Heinz,(unknown),Emilio Cuevas,Anja Engel,J. Ilmberger,R. L. Langenfelds,B. Neininger,Christoph von Rohden,L. P. Steele,Rolf Weller,D. E. J. Worthy,S. A. Zimov	89
14	Atmospheric observation-based global SF 6 emissions - comparison of top-down and bottom-up estimates 2009 ·Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt) ·Ingeborg Levin,Tobias Naegler,R. Heinz,(unknown),Emilio Cuevas,Andreas Engel,J. Ilmberger,R. L. Langenfelds,B. Neininger,Christoph von Rohden,L. P. Steele,Rolf Weller,D. E. J. Worthy,S. A. Zimov	1
15	Thermokarst Lakes as a Source of Atmospheric CH ₄ During the Last Deglaciation 2007 ·Science ·K. M. Walter,Mary E. Edwards,Guido Grosse,S. A. Zimov,F. Stuart Chapin	236
16	Bottom-up estimates of CH4 emissions from northern thaw lakes: modern and paleo- perspectives 2006 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·K. M. Walter,(unknown),S. A. Zimov,(unknown),F. Stuart Chapin	1
17	Building Resilience and Adaptation to Manage Arctic Change 2006 ·AMBIO ·F. Stuart Chapin,Michael Hoel,S. R. Carpenter,Jane Lubchenco,Brian Walker,Terry V. Callaghan,Carl Folke,Simon A. Levin,Karl-Göran Mäler,Christer Nilsson,Scott Barrett,Fikret Berkes,Anne‐Sophie Crépin,Kjell Danell,T. Rosswall,David A. Starrett,Anastasios Xepapadeas,S. A. Zimov	71
18	Methane bubbling from Siberian thaw lakes as a positive feedback to climate warmingbreakdown → 2006 ·Nature ·K. M. Walter,S. A. Zimov,Jeffrey P. Chanton,David L. Verbyla,F. Stuart Chapin	792
19	Using Stable Oxygen Isotopes to Partition Seasonal Precipitation Inputs in the Kolyma River. 2004 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·L. R. Welp,J. T. Randerson,G. M. Zimova,A. Davydova,S. P. Davydov,S. A. Zimov	1
20	Biogeochemical Tracers in Arctic Rivers: Linking the Pan-Arctic Watershed to the Arctic Ocean (the PARTNERS project) 2002 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·R. M. Holmes,J. W. McClelland,B. J. Peterson,Alexander V. Zhulidov,(unknown),David Milburn,S. A. Zimov	1

About S. A. Zimov

S. A. Zimov is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry and Geology, having authored 82 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate change and permafrost (65 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (38 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (8.7k citations), Environmental Chemistry (2.7k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (2.9k citations). S. A. Zimov has collaborated with scholars based in Russia, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include F. Stuart Chapin, Edward A. G. Schuur, C. Tarnocai, Peter Kuhry, G. G. Mazhitova, Josep G. Canadell, K. M. Walter, Jeffrey P. Chanton, S. P. Davydov and N. Zimov. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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