Steven V. Kokelj

7.4k citations

104 papers · 5.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 43

Atmospheric Science top 0.2%
Environmental Chemistry top 1%
Ecology top 2%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law top 1%

Co-authors: Trevor C. Lantz C. R. Burn M. Torre Jorgenson Denis Lacelle Jon Tunnicliffe Suzanne E. Tank Robert Fraser Michael F. J. Pisaric
Topics: Climate change and permafrost (89 papers)Cryospheric studies and observations (66 papers)Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers)
Cited by: Atmospheric Science Environmental Chemistry Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Nature CommunicationsSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Partner nations: Canada United States Germany

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Steven V. Kokelj

99 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Advances in Thermokarst Research

2013 390 citations Steven V. Kokelj et al. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Permafrost Mass Wasting in Ice‐Rich Landscapes: Recent Advances (2013 to 2024) on Mechanisms, Dynamics and Impacts 2025 ·Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·Joseph M. Young,Louise Farquharson,Jing‐Jia Luo,(unknown),Jurjen van der Sluijs,Steven V. Kokelj	0
2	Volumetric quantifications and dynamics of areas undergoing retrogressive thaw slumping in the Northern Hemisphere 2025 ·Nature Communications ·Chunli Dai,Melissa Ward Jones,Jurjen van der Sluijs,(unknown),Ian M. Howat,Anna Liljedahl,Bretwood Higman,Jeffrey T. Freymueller,Steven V. Kokelj,(unknown)	6
3	A Framework for Understanding the Impacts of Thaw‐Driven Disturbance Regimes on Northern Lakes 2024 ·Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·Joshua R. Thienpont,(unknown),Steven V. Kokelj,(unknown),Michael F. J. Pisaric,John P. Smol,(unknown),Jennifer B. Korosi	1
4	Icings as sentinels and modifiers of water flow through winter landscapes: An exploration of physico‐chemical processes on the lake‐dominated, discontinuous permafrost Taiga Shield 2024 ·Hydrological Processes ·(unknown),(unknown),Steven V. Kokelj,(unknown),Christopher Spence,Suzanne E. Tank	0
5	Recent Intensification (2004–2020) of Permafrost Mass‐Wasting in the Central Mackenzie Valley Foothills Is a Legacy of Past Forest Fire Disturbances 2022 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Joseph M. Young,(unknown),Jurjen van der Sluijs,Steven V. Kokelj,Ashley Rudy,(unknown),(unknown),Martin Margold,Duane Froese	10
6	Vertical distribution of excess ice in icy sediments and its statistical estimation from geotechnical data (Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands and Anderson Plain, Northwest Territories) 2022 ·Arctic Science ·(unknown),Alexander Brenning,Stephan Gruber,Steven V. Kokelj	5
7	Spatial and stratigraphic variation of near‐surface ground ice in discontinuous permafrost of the taiga shield 2020 ·Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·(unknown),Steven V. Kokelj,Jennifer L. Baltzer	10
8	Marine Aerosol Contribution to Ice-Wedge Geochemistry: Potential for Paleo-Sea Ice and Paleogeography Reconstructions in the Canadian Arctic 2020 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown),Trevor J. Porter,Alison S. Criscitiello,Duane Froese,Steven V. Kokelj	1
9	Thermokarst amplifies fluvial inorganic carbon cycling and export across watershed scales on the Peel Plateau, Canada 2020 ·Biogeosciences ·Scott Zolkos,Suzanne E. Tank,Robert G. Striegl,Steven V. Kokelj,(unknown),Cristian Estop‐Aragonés,David Olefeldt	13
10	Ground ice, organic carbon and soluble cations in tundra permafrost and active-layer soils near a Laurentide ice divide in the Slave Geological Province, N.W.T., Canada 2020 ·(unknown),Steven V. Kokelj,Stephan Gruber	2
11	Climate Change Drives Widespread and Rapid Thermokarst Development in Very Cold Permafrost in the Canadian High Arctic 2019 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Louise Farquharson,V. E. Romanovsky,William Cable,Donald A. Walker,Steven V. Kokelj,Dmitry Nicolsky	199
12	Impacts of Road Dust on Small Subarctic Lake Systems 2019 ·ARCTIC ·(unknown),(unknown),Kathleen M. Rühland,Michael F. J. Pisaric,Steven V. Kokelj,(unknown),John P. Smol	7
13	Unprecedented Increases in Total and Methyl Mercury Concentrations Downstream of Retrogressive Thaw Slumps in the Western Canadian Arctic 2018 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Kyra A. St. Pierre,Scott Zolkos,Sarah Shakil,Suzanne E. Tank,Vincent L. St. Louis,Steven V. Kokelj	72
14	Broad-scale lake expansion and flooding inundates essential wood bison habitat 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Jennifer B. Korosi,Joshua R. Thienpont,Michael F. J. Pisaric,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Myrna J. Simpson,Terry Armstrong,Steven V. Kokelj,John P. Smol,Jules M. Blais	21
15	Retrogressive thaw slumps temper dissolved organic carbon delivery to streams of the Peel Plateau, NWT, Canada 2017 ·Biogeosciences ·(unknown),Suzanne E. Tank,Steven V. Kokelj	53
16	Factors Affecting Elevated Arsenic and Methyl Mercury Concentrations in Small Shield Lakes Surrounding Gold Mines near the Yellowknife, NT, (Canada) Region 2016 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown),(unknown),Steven V. Kokelj,Jules M. Blais	39
17	Growth of a young pingo in the Canadian Arctic observed by RADARSAT-2 interferometric satellite radar 2016 ·The cryosphere ·Sergey Samsonov,Trevor C. Lantz,Steven V. Kokelj,Yu Zhang	20
18	Arctic coastal freshwater ecosystem responses to a major saltwater intrusion: A landscape-scale palaeolimnological analysis 2012 ·The Holocene ·Joshua R. Thienpont,Daniel Johnson,(unknown),Steven V. Kokelj,Michael F. J. Pisaric,John P. Smol	14
19	The influence of thermokarst disturbance on the water quality of small upland lakes, Mackenzie Delta region, Northwest Territories, Canada 2005 ·Permafrost and Periglacial Processes ·Steven V. Kokelj,Rhian Jenkins,David Milburn,C. R. Burn,(unknown)	126
20	The structure and dynamics of earth hummocks in the subarctic forest near Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. 2005 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·Steven V. Kokelj,C. R. Burn,Charles Tarnócai	1

About Steven V. Kokelj

Steven V. Kokelj is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry and Geology, having authored 104 papers that have together received 5.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Climate change and permafrost (89 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (66 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (41 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (4.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (714 citations) and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (462 citations). Steven V. Kokelj has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Trevor C. Lantz, C. R. Burn, M. Torre Jorgenson, Denis Lacelle, Jon Tunnicliffe, Suzanne E. Tank, C. R. Burn, Robert Fraser, Michael F. J. Pisaric and Rebecca A. Segal. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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