Stephen C. Porter

15.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
99 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Stephen C. Porter is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Anthropology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen C. Porter has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Atmospheric Science, 22 papers in Anthropology and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Stephen C. Porter's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (76 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (28 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers). Stephen C. Porter is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (76 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (28 papers) and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (20 papers). Stephen C. Porter collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Stephen C. Porter's co-authors include Zhisheng An, John E. Kutzbach, Warren L Prell, Jule Xiao, George Kukla, Vera Markgraf, Zhou Weijian, Wu Xihao, George H. Denton and Xiaoqiang Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen C. Porter

95 papers receiving 11.2k 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.

Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times

2001 2.4k citations Zhisheng An, John E. Kutzbach et al. Nature profile →
Correlation between climate events in the North Atlantic and China during the last glaciation

1995 1.1k citations Stephen C. Porter, Zhisheng An Nature profile →
Asynchronous Holocene optimum of the East Asian monsoon

2000 834 citations Zhisheng An, Stephen C. Porter et al. Quaternary Science Reviews profile →
Magnetic susceptibility evidence of monsoon variation on the Loess Plateau of central China during the last 130,000 years

1991 793 citations Zhisheng An, Stephen C. Porter et al. Quaternary Research profile →
Late-Quaternary Environments of the United States

1984 550 citations Stephen C. Porter et al. Arctic and Alpine Research profile →
Equilibrium-line Altitudes of Late Quaternary Glaciers in the Southern Alps, New Zealand

1975 399 citations Stephen C. Porter Quaternary Research profile →

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen C. Porter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen C. Porter 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 Stephen C. Porter. Stephen C. Porter 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	High-precision Temporal Calibration of the Early Cambrian Biotic and Paleoenvironmental Records: New U-Pb Geochronology from Eastern Yunnan, China. 2016 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Jahandar Ramezani, Maoyan Zhu, Adam C. Maloof, Stephen C. Porter, Jeff Moore, Michael P. Eddy, Samuel A. Bowring	4
2	Reconstruction of equilibrium-line altitudes for tropical and sub-tropical glaciers 2005 ·Quaternary International ·Douglas I. Benn, Lewis A. Owen, Henry Osmaston, Geoffrey O. Seltzer, Stephen C. Porter, Bryan G. Mark	202
3	Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times breakdown → 2001 ·Nature ·Zhisheng An, John E. Kutzbach, Warren L Prell, Stephen C. Porter	2366
4	Asynchronous Holocene optimum of the East Asian monsoon breakdown → 2000 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Zhisheng An, Stephen C. Porter, John E. Kutzbach, Wu Xihao, Suming Wang, Xiaodong Liu, Xiaoqiang Li, Zhou Weijian	834
5	The Great Plague 1999 ·Stephen C. Porter	7
6	The ostracode record from Harris Lake, southwestern Saskatchewan: 9200 years of local environmental change 1999 ·Journal of Paleolimnology ·Stephen C. Porter, David Sauchyn, L. D. Delorme	18
7	A Tribute to Minze Stuiver Upon his Retirement 1998 ·Radiocarbon ·Stephen C. Porter, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
8	Henry Purcell and the Charterhouse. Composer in Residence 1998 ·The Musical Times ·Stephen C. Porter	2
9	Millennial-Scale Climatic Oscillations during the Last Interglaciation in Central China 1998 ·PAGES news ·Zhisheng An, Stephen C. Porter	11
10	Accumulation sequence of Chinese loess and climatic records of Greenland ice core during the last 130 ka 1995 ·中国科学通报：英文版 ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Stephen C. Porter, Joseph R. Shaw, (unknown)	16
11	Glaciation of Haleakala volcano, Hawaii 1993 ·Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Programs; (United States) ·(unknown), R.K. Mark, Stephen C. Porter	2
12	Early description of pro-talus ramparts 1987 ·Journal of Glaciology ·Stephen C. Porter	1
13	Lichen Growth Curves for the Southern Flank of the Mont Blanc Massif, Western Italian Alps 1983 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·G. Orombelli, Stephen C. Porter	7
14	Lichenometric Studies in the Cascade Range of Washington: Establishment of Rhizocarpon Geographicum Growth Curves at Mount Rainier 1981 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·Stephen C. Porter	14
15	Quaternary Stratigraphy and Chronology of Mauna Kea, Hawaii: A 380,000-yr Record of Mid-Pacific Volcanism and Ice-Cap Glaciation 1979 ·Geological Society of America Bulletin ·Stephen C. Porter	30
16	Glacier Peak Tephra in the North Cascade Range, Washington: Stratigraphy, Distribution, and Relationship to Late-Glacial Events 1978 ·Quaternary Research ·Stephen C. Porter	69
17	Present and Past Glaciation Threshold in the Cascade Range, Washington, U.S.A.: Topographic and Climatic Controls, and Paleoclimatic Implications 1977 ·Journal of Glaciology ·Stephen C. Porter	105
18	Glaciation Limit in New Zealand's Southern Alps 1975 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·Stephen C. Porter	48
19	Glaciation Limit in New Zealand's Southern Alps 1975 ·Arctic and Alpine Research ·Stephen C. Porter	8
20	Problems of Interpreting Radiocarbon Dates from Dead-Ice Terrain, with an Example from the Puget Lowland of Washington 1971 ·Quaternary Research ·Stephen C. Porter, Robert J. Carson	38

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