Stefano M. Bernasconi

26.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
431 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Stefano M. Bernasconi is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefano M. Bernasconi has authored 431 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Atmospheric Science, 123 papers in Ecology and 111 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Stefano M. Bernasconi's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (163 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (96 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (92 papers). Stefano M. Bernasconi is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (163 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (96 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (92 papers). Stefano M. Bernasconi collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Italy. Stefano M. Bernasconi's co-authors include Judith A. McKenzie, Crisógono Vásconcelos, Benjamin Brunner, Alberto Barbieri, Gretchen L. Früh‐Green, Moritz F. Lehmann, Helmut Weissert, Federica Tamburini, Jane L. Teranes and R. Warthmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Stefano M. Bernasconi

415 papers receiving 17.5k citations

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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.

Preservation of organic matter and alteration of its carbon and nitrogen isotope composition during simulated and in situ early sedimentary diagenesis

2002 710 citations Stefano M. Bernasconi, Judith A. McKenzie et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
Microbial mediation as a possible mechanism for natural dolomite formation at low temperatures

1995 590 citations Crisógono Vásconcelos, Judith A. McKenzie et al. profile →
A Unified Clumped Isotope Thermometer Calibration (0.5–1,100°C) Using Carbonate‐Based Standardization

2021 185 citations Noah Anderson, Julia R. Kelson et al. Geophysical Research Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefano M. Bernasconi Switzerland	71	7.4k	5.1k	4.8k	4.2k	3.5k	431	18.0k
Daniel P. Schrag United States	77	10.7k 1.5×	9.8k 1.9×	4.3k 0.9×	3.9k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	183	19.9k
Gert J. de Lange Netherlands	68	6.9k 0.9×	2.9k 0.6×	3.4k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	2.5k 0.7×	228	12.4k
Richard D. Pancost United Kingdom	81	11.8k 1.6×	6.5k 1.3×	6.7k 1.4×	6.3k 1.5×	2.2k 0.6×	335	21.0k
Anton Eisenhauer Germany	64	6.1k 0.8×	3.3k 0.6×	3.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	2.8k 0.8×	275	12.0k
Melanie J. Leng United Kingdom	69	13.5k 1.8×	5.9k 1.2×	6.4k 1.3×	2.1k 0.5×	2.5k 0.7×	502	19.6k
Katherine H. Freeman United States	61	7.7k 1.0×	4.4k 0.9×	5.1k 1.1×	2.3k 0.5×	1.5k 0.4×	182	14.3k
Gert‐Jan Reichart Netherlands	60	7.8k 1.1×	4.0k 0.8×	4.6k 1.0×	2.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	335	12.5k
Henry Elderfield United Kingdom	82	13.0k 1.8×	7.2k 1.4×	5.0k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	9.4k 2.7×	219	23.1k
Peter K. Swart United States	61	4.6k 0.6×	4.9k 0.9×	4.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	286	12.2k
Hans‐Jürgen Brumsack Germany	57	4.5k 0.6×	4.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.4×	2.5k 0.6×	4.6k 1.3×	193	11.1k

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Pederson, Chelsea, Adam Hartland, Ola Kwiecien, et al.. (2024). Mid‐Holocene rainfall seasonality and ENSO dynamics over the south‐western Pacific. The Depositional Record. 10(1). 176–194.

Bernasconi, Stefano M., Luca Aldega, Andrea Billi, et al.. (2024). Interplay and feedback between tectonic regime, faulting, sealing horizons, and fluid flow in a hydrocarbon-hosting extensional basin: The Val d'Agri Basin case, Southern Italy. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 646. 118982–118982. 4 indexed citations

Vickers, Madeleine L., Martin Vickers, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby, et al.. (2022). The ikaite to calcite transformation: Implications for palaeoclimate studies. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 334. 201–216. 24 indexed citations

Früh‐Green, Gretchen L., et al.. (2021). Carbon Geochemistry of the Active Serpentinization Site at the Wadi Tayin Massif: Insights From the ICDP Oman Drilling Project: Phase II. Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth. 126(12). e2021JB022712–e2021JB022712. 16 indexed citations

Anderson, Noah, Julia R. Kelson, Sándor Kele, et al.. (2021). A Unified Clumped Isotope Thermometer Calibration (0.5–1,100°C) Using Carbonate‐Based Standardization. Geophysical Research Letters. 48(7). 185 indexed citations breakdown →

Fiskal, Annika, Longhui Deng, Xingguo Han, et al.. (2021). Carbon sources of benthic fauna in temperate lakes across multiple trophic states. Biogeosciences. 18(14). 4369–4388. 7 indexed citations

Barale, Luca, Carlo Bertok, Anna Raffaella D'Atri, et al.. (2021). U-PB DATING AND GEOCHEMICAL CONSTRAINTS TO EARLY CRETACEOUS HYDROTHERMAL DOLOMITIZATION IN THE PROVENÇAL DOMAIN (MARITIME ALPS, NW ITALY - SE FRANCE). Ofioliti. 46(2). 131–149. 1 indexed citations

Viehmann, Sebastian, et al.. (2021). Microfacies and C/O-isotopes in lacustrine dolomites reflect variable environmental conditions in the Germanic Basin (Arnstadt Formation, Upper Triassic). Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 114(1). 66–87. 3 indexed citations

Kurz, Walter, et al.. (2020). Geochemistry and Microtextures of Vein Calcites Pervading the Izu‐Bonin Forearc and Rear Arc Crust: New Insights From IODP Expeditions 352 and 351. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 21(2). e2019GC008745–e2019GC008745. 5 indexed citations

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Brunner, Benjamin, et al.. (2019). Thermochemical or microbial sulfate reduction: determining the driver of native sulfur formation in the subsurface. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2019. 1 indexed citations

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Fernández, Álvaro, Inigo A. Müller, Laura Rodríguez‐Sanz, et al.. (2017). A Reassessment of the Precision of Carbonate Clumped Isotope Measurements: Implications for Calibrations and Paleoclimate Reconstructions. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems. 18(12). 4375–4386. 77 indexed citations

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Giorgioni, Martino, Christina E. Keller, Helmut Weissert, Peter A. Hochuli, & Stefano M. Bernasconi. (2015). Black shales – from coolhouse to greenhouse (early Aptian). Cretaceous Research. 56. 716–731. 21 indexed citations

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Hermann, Elke, Peter A. Hochuli, Hugo Bucher, et al.. (2010). Climatic changes in the aftermath of the end-Permian mass extinction - evidence from palynological records of Pakistan. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2394. 2 indexed citations

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Bontognali, Tomaso R. R., Crisógono Vásconcelos, R. Warthmann, et al.. (2010). Dolomite formation within microbial mats in the coastal sabkha of Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates). Sedimentology. 57(3). 824–844. 281 indexed citations

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Jaeschke, Andrea, et al.. (2010). Diversity of microbial communities of Loki's Castle black smoker field at the ultra-slow spreading Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations

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Smittenberg, Rienk H., Irka Hajdas, Lukas Wacker, & Stefano M. Bernasconi. (2009). Soil organic geochemistry and carbon dynamics of an alpine chronosequence. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 1 indexed citations

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Brunner, Benjamin, Tobias Goldhammer, Stefanie P Templer, & Stefano M. Bernasconi. (2009). Dissimilatory sulfate reduction: Why is the oxygen isotope equilibrium value where it is?. NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council). 73. 1 indexed citations

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Bernasconi, Stefano M., S. Méhay, Christina E. Keller, et al.. (2009). CO 2 pulses and carbonate and biotic crises in the Mesozoic. GeCAS. 73. 1 indexed citations

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Muttoni, Giovanni, Dennis V. Kent, Paul E. Olsen, et al.. (2003). Tethyan magnetostratigrapy from Pizzo Mondello and correlation to the Late Triassic Newark APTS. EGS - AGU - EUG Joint Assembly. 2244. 1 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Judith A., William T. Anderson, Jane L. Teranes, & Stefano M. Bernasconi. (2002). Has the relationship between the oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation and air temperature remained constant over the last century? An example from central Europe. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2002. 1 indexed citations

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