Thomas J. Algeo

36.3k total citations · 13 hit papers
467 papers, 29.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas J. Algeo is a scholar working on Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. Algeo has authored 467 papers receiving a total of 29.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 308 papers in Paleontology, 224 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 172 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. Algeo's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (305 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (211 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (172 papers). Thomas J. Algeo is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (305 papers), Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (211 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (172 papers). Thomas J. Algeo collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Thomas J. Algeo's co-authors include Nicolas Tribovillard, Timothy W. Lyons, Armelle Riboulleau, J. Barry Maynard, Chao Li, Jun Shen, Ellery D. Ingall, Harry Rowe, Qinglai Feng and Jiangsi Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Thomas J. Algeo

443 papers receiving 28.5k citations

Hit Papers

Trace metals as paleoredox and paleoproductivity proxies:... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2006 2004 2009 2006 2011 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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.

  1. Trace metals as paleoredox and paleoproductivity proxies: An update
    2006 3.2k citations Thomas J. Algeo, Timothy W. Lyons et al. Chemical Geology profile →
  2. Trace-element behavior and redox facies in core shales of Upper Pennsylvanian Kansas-type cyclothems
    2004 1.4k citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Chemical Geology profile →
  3. Environmental analysis of paleoceanographic systems based on molybdenum–uranium covariation
    2009 1.2k citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Chemical Geology profile →
  4. Mo–total organic carbon covariation in modern anoxic marine environments: Implications for analysis of paleoredox and paleohydrographic conditions
    2006 974 citations Thomas J. Algeo, Timothy W. Lyons profile →
  5. Analysis of marine environmental conditions based onmolybdenum–uranium covariation—Applications to Mesozoic paleoceanography
    2011 625 citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Chemical Geology profile →
  6. Sedimentary Corg:P ratios, paleocean ventilation, and Phanerozoic atmospheric pO2
    2007 590 citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology profile →
  7. Total organic carbon, organic phosphorus, and biogenic barium fluxes as proxies for paleomarine productivity
    2014 529 citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →
  8. Terrestrial-marine teleconnections in the Devonian: links between the evolution of land plants, weathering processes, and marine anoxic events
    1998 526 citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. profile →
  9. Elemental proxies for paleosalinity analysis of ancient shales and mudrocks
    2019 447 citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
  10. Paleoceanographic applications of trace-metal concentration data
    2011 437 citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Chemical Geology profile →
  11. Redox classification and calibration of redox thresholds in sedimentary systems
    2020 403 citations Thomas J. Algeo, Chao Li Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
  12. A re-assessment of elemental proxies for paleoredox analysis
    2020 388 citations Thomas J. Algeo et al. Chemical Geology profile →
  13. Spatial variation in sediment fluxes, redox conditions, and productivity in the Permian–Triassic Panthalassic Ocean
    2010 368 citations Thomas J. Algeo, Timothy W. Lyons et al. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas J. Algeo United States 80 20.9k 15.0k 9.3k 8.6k 7.6k 467 29.3k
Hugh C. Jenkyns United Kingdom 73 16.7k 0.8× 6.5k 0.4× 7.4k 0.8× 10.1k 1.2× 4.3k 0.6× 206 21.1k
Alan J. Kaufman United States 72 14.7k 0.7× 7.2k 0.5× 7.1k 0.8× 8.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.2× 162 18.7k
Simon W. Poulton United Kingdom 67 11.9k 0.6× 9.3k 0.6× 4.1k 0.4× 5.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.3× 216 17.1k
Ján Veizer Canada 73 10.4k 0.5× 7.1k 0.5× 6.6k 0.7× 7.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.3× 170 18.6k
S. M. McLennan United States 59 5.1k 0.2× 14.3k 0.9× 16.6k 1.8× 6.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.2× 218 31.1k
Henry Elderfield United Kingdom 82 7.2k 0.3× 9.4k 0.6× 5.5k 0.6× 13.0k 1.5× 1.3k 0.2× 219 23.1k
Donald J. DePaolo United States 91 4.4k 0.2× 6.5k 0.4× 21.4k 2.3× 7.7k 0.9× 1.4k 0.2× 308 31.5k
James R. O’Neil United States 59 5.8k 0.3× 5.2k 0.3× 9.4k 1.0× 7.8k 0.9× 2.4k 0.3× 141 21.0k
Graham Shields United Kingdom 60 8.7k 0.4× 5.4k 0.4× 4.5k 0.5× 4.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.2× 143 11.5k
Anthony E. Fallick United Kingdom 67 4.9k 0.2× 3.8k 0.3× 8.7k 0.9× 5.5k 0.6× 2.1k 0.3× 539 17.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Algeo, Thomas J. & Huan Li. (2025). Are South China and North China “blocks” or “cratons”?. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 683. 113464–113464.
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Fan, Haifeng, Zhigang Chen, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2025). Seawater temperatures during the early to middle Ediacaran: Phosphate oxygen isotope records. Chemical Geology. 678. 122642–122642. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhanhong & Thomas J. Algeo. (2025). Appearance of SSFs in earliest Cambrian seas of South China linked to salinity conditions. Chemical Geology. 683. 122761–122761. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Huan, Thomas J. Algeo, Safiyanu Muhammad Elatikpo, et al.. (2025). Fluorapatite fingerprints on magmatic-hydrothermal fluid evolution of the Lianyunshan Nb-Ta-Sn deposit, NE Hunan (South China). Chemical Geology. 678. 122669–122669.
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Remírez, Mariano, Ernesto Schwarz, Geoffrey J. Gilleaudeau, Gonzalo D. Veiga, & Thomas J. Algeo. (2025). Seas to lakes and vice-versa: A test of facies versus elemental salinity proxies. Chemical Geology. 678. 122663–122663. 6 indexed citations
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Algeo, Thomas J., Hanlie Hong, & Chaowen Wang. (2024). The chemical index of alteration (CIA) and interpretation of ACNK diagrams. Chemical Geology. 671. 122474–122474. 13 indexed citations
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Papineau, Dominic, et al.. (2024). Upwelling-driven high organic production in the late Ediacaran. Communications Earth & Environment. 5(1). 8 indexed citations
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Han, Zhong, et al.. (2024). Heterogeneous marine response during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (TOAE): The potential role of storminess. Global and Planetary Change. 242. 104533–104533.
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Li, Huan, et al.. (2024). Multi-stage magmatism and Sn-polymetallic mineralization in the Shuicheng Region, SW China. Lithos. 478-479. 107624–107624.
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Hao, Weiduo, Jingyi Wang, George W. Owttrim, et al.. (2023). The impact of aggregation between clay and phytoplanktonic cyanobacteria on trace elemental cycling in coastal environments. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 360. 68–80. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Can, et al.. (2023). Sulfate-driven anaerobic oxidation of methane inferred from trace-element chemistry and nickel isotopes of pyrite. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 349. 81–95. 14 indexed citations
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Elatikpo, Safiyanu Muhammad, et al.. (2023). Formation of tourmaline in the Bakoshi-Gadanya Goldfield, Nigeria: Insights from elemental compositions and boron isotopes. Geochemistry. 83(4). 126020–126020. 4 indexed citations
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Zheng, Wang, Geoffrey J. Gilleaudeau, Thomas J. Algeo, et al.. (2023). Mercury isotope evidence for recurrent photic-zone euxinia triggered by enhanced terrestrial nutrient inputs during the Late Devonian mass extinction. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 613. 118175–118175. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Jiasheng, et al.. (2023). U-Pb dating of detrital zircons from the Datangpo Formation, South China: Implications for Sturtian deglaciation age and Nanhua stratal provenance. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 617. 111494–111494. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Rucao, Nanping Wu, Shu‐zhong Shen, et al.. (2023). A rapid onset of ocean acidification associated with the end-Permian mass extinction. Global and Planetary Change. 225. 104130–104130. 9 indexed citations
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Du, Yong, Huyue Song, Huyue Song, et al.. (2022). A massive magmatic degassing event drove the Late Smithian Thermal Maximum and Smithian–Spathian boundary mass extinction. Global and Planetary Change. 215. 103878–103878. 15 indexed citations
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Elrick, Maya, Geoffrey J. Gilleaudeau, Stephen J. Romaniello, et al.. (2022). Major Early-Middle Devonian oceanic oxygenation linked to early land plant evolution detected using high-resolution U isotopes of marine limestones. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 581. 117410–117410. 32 indexed citations
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Zhao, He, Tais W. Dahl, Zhong‐Qiang Chen, et al.. (2020). Anomalous marine calcium cycle linked to carbonate factory change after the Smithian Thermal Maximum (Early Triassic). Earth-Science Reviews. 211. 103418–103418. 16 indexed citations
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Song, Huyue, Huyue Song, Yong Du, et al.. (2019). Cooling-driven oceanic anoxia across the Smithian/Spathian boundary (mid-Early Triassic). Earth-Science Reviews. 195. 133–146. 56 indexed citations

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