S. A. Zimov

17.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
82 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

S. A. Zimov is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, S. A. Zimov has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Atmospheric Science, 25 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 23 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in S. A. Zimov's work include Climate change and permafrost (65 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (38 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers). S. A. Zimov is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (65 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (38 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (28 papers). S. A. Zimov collaborates with scholars based in Russia, United States and Germany. S. A. Zimov's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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. 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. A. Zimov Russia	43	8.7k	3.3k	2.9k	2.7k	1.0k	82	11.2k
Torben R. Christensen Sweden	60	7.8k 0.9×	6.3k 1.9×	3.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.7×	399 0.4×	210	12.0k
Peter Kuhry Sweden	49	10.8k 1.2×	4.4k 1.3×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	397 0.4×	125	12.9k
Gustaf Hugelius Sweden	43	8.1k 0.9×	3.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	305 0.3×	127	11.0k
V. E. Romanovsky United States	69	18.7k 2.2×	4.0k 1.2×	4.0k 1.4×	2.4k 0.9×	478 0.5×	187	21.3k
Terry D. Prowse Canada	53	6.2k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	857 0.9×	191	9.9k
Charles D. Koven United States	53	9.0k 1.0×	3.4k 1.0×	5.9k 2.0×	1.6k 0.6×	372 0.4×	157	13.7k
Bo Elberling Denmark	53	5.4k 0.6×	3.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	307 0.3×	252	9.6k
R. M. Holmes United States	54	6.1k 0.7×	3.6k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	4.1k 1.5×	4.1k 4.0×	122	11.6k
Lee W. Cooper United States	42	3.5k 0.4×	2.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	3.2k 3.2×	147	6.9k
David Olefeldt Canada	32	5.1k 0.6×	2.8k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	545 0.5×	68	7.3k

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Anthony, Katey Walter, Peter Anthony, Colin W. Edgar, et al.. (2024). Upland Yedoma taliks are an unpredicted source of atmospheric methane. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6056–6056. 10 indexed citations

Behnke, Megan I., Suzanne E. Tank, J. W. McClelland, et al.. (2023). Aquatic biomass is a major source to particulate organic matter export in large Arctic rivers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(12). e2209883120–e2209883120. 17 indexed citations

Reum, Friedemann, Mathias Göckede, Jošt V. Lavrič, et al.. (2019). Accurate measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane mole fractions at the Siberian coastal site Ambarchik. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(11). 5717–5740. 6 indexed citations

Zhu, Dan, Philippe Ciais, Jinfeng Chang, et al.. (2018). The large mean body size of mammalian herbivores explains the productivity paradox during the Last Glacial Maximum. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2(4). 640–649. 44 indexed citations

Göckede, Mathias, Min Jung Kwon, Martin Heimann, et al.. (2017). Shifted energy fluxes, increased Bowen ratios, and reduced thaw depths linked with drainage-induced changes in permafrost ecosystem structure. The cryosphere. 11(6). 2975–2996. 40 indexed citations

Kwon, Min Jung, Martin Heimann, Olaf Kolle, et al.. (2016). Long-term drainage reduces CO ₂ uptake and increases CO ₂ emissionon a Siberian floodplain due to shifts in vegetation community and soilthermal characteristics. Biogeosciences. 13(14). 4219–4235. 24 indexed citations

Kwon, Min Jung, Martin Heimann, Kristina Luus, et al.. (2016). Drainage reduces CO ₂ uptake and increases CO ₂ efflux by a Siberian floodplain due to shifts in vegetation community and soil thermal characteristics. 2 indexed citations

Göckede, Mathias, Min Jung Kwon, Martin Heimann, et al.. (2016). Shifts in permafrost ecosystem structure following a decade-long drainage increase energy transfer to the atmosphere, but reduce thaw depth. 2 indexed citations

Corradi, C., Martin Heimann, Olaf Kolle, et al.. (2016). Impacts of a decadal drainage disturbance on surface–atmosphere fluxes ofcarbon dioxide in a permafrost ecosystem. Biogeosciences. 13(18). 5315–5332. 17 indexed citations

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Mann, P. J., A. Davydova, N. Zimov, et al.. (2012). Controls on the composition and lability of dissolved organic matter in Siberia's Kolyma River basin. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 117(G1). 277 indexed citations

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Davydov, S. P., Jorien E. Vonk, P. J. Mann, et al.. (2011). Reactivity of Pleistocene aged organic matter in the Siberian Arctic. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Levin, Ingeborg, Tobias Naegler, R. Heinz, et al.. (2010). The global SF ₆ source inferred from long-term high precision atmospheric measurements and its comparison with emission inventories. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 10(6). 2655–2662. 89 indexed citations

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Mack, Michelle C., Jacques C. Finlay, Jennie DeMarco, et al.. (2010). Nitrogen and phosphorus in Yedoma soils of Northeast Siberia: stocks, fluxes and the ecosystem consequences of nutrient release from permafrost thaw. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 4 indexed citations

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Mann, P. J., A. Davydova, N. Zimov, et al.. (2010). DOM composition and lability during the Arctic spring freshet on the River Kolyma, Northeast Siberia. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 3 indexed citations

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Levin, Ingeborg, Tobias Naegler, R. Heinz, et al.. (2009). Atmospheric observation-based global SF 6 emissions - comparison of top-down and bottom-up estimates. Publication Server of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Goethe University Frankfurt). 9(6). 26653–26672. 1 indexed citations

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Walter, K. M., Mary E. Edwards, Guido Grosse, S. A. Zimov, & F. Stuart Chapin. (2007). Thermokarst Lakes as a Source of Atmospheric CH ₄ During the Last Deglaciation. Science. 318(5850). 633–636. 236 indexed citations

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Walter, K. M., et al.. (2006). Bottom-up estimates of CH4 emissions from northern thaw lakes: modern and paleo- perspectives. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations

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Chapin, F. Stuart, Michael Hoel, S. R. Carpenter, et al.. (2006). Building Resilience and Adaptation to Manage Arctic Change. AMBIO. 35(4). 198–202. 71 indexed citations

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Welp, L. R., J. T. Randerson, G. M. Zimova, et al.. (2004). Using Stable Oxygen Isotopes to Partition Seasonal Precipitation Inputs in the Kolyma River.. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 1 indexed citations

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Holmes, R. M., J. W. McClelland, B. J. Peterson, et al.. (2002). Biogeochemical Tracers in Arctic Rivers: Linking the Pan-Arctic Watershed to the Arctic Ocean (the PARTNERS project). AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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