Thomas Westerhold

9.9k total citations
100 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas Westerhold is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Paleontology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Westerhold has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Atmospheric Science, 62 papers in Paleontology and 26 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Westerhold's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (97 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (51 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (25 papers). Thomas Westerhold is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (97 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (51 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (25 papers). Thomas Westerhold collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Thomas Westerhold's co-authors include Ursula Röhl, James C. Zachos, Heather K McCarren, Isabella Raffi, Timothy J. Bralower, J. Laskar, Kate Littler, Barbara Donner, Torsten Bickert and Roy H Wilkens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Westerhold

95 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Westerhold Germany 35 3.9k 2.6k 1.0k 937 831 100 4.6k
Bridget S. Wade United Kingdom 34 3.9k 1.0× 2.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 712 0.9× 102 4.9k
Jörg Pross Germany 46 4.7k 1.2× 3.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 955 1.1× 143 6.5k
Rodolfo Coccioni Italy 45 3.7k 0.9× 3.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.7× 155 5.7k
Ann Holbourn Germany 40 3.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.7× 960 0.9× 952 1.0× 810 1.0× 131 4.5k
Benjamin S. Cramer United States 19 3.2k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 919 0.9× 816 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 24 5.0k
Caroline H. Lear United Kingdom 34 4.5k 1.2× 2.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.5× 1.4k 1.5× 629 0.8× 65 5.4k
Steven M. Bohaty United Kingdom 41 5.3k 1.4× 3.0k 1.2× 1.6k 1.6× 1.7k 1.8× 643 0.8× 93 6.3k
Eliana Fornaciari Italy 28 2.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 658 0.7× 813 0.9× 919 1.1× 93 3.5k
Christopher J. Hollis New Zealand 33 2.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 744 0.7× 790 0.8× 853 1.0× 99 3.6k
Marie‐Pierre Aubry United States 29 2.5k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 781 0.8× 783 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 92 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Westerhold

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All Works

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Luciani, Valeria, et al.. (2025). Evaluating planktic foraminiferal resilience during the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) in the Atlantic Ocean. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 667. 112867–112867.
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Crocker, Anya J., Anieke Brombacher, Thomas Westerhold, et al.. (2025). Increased North African Dust Fluxes and Higher Productivity in the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic Ocean Linked to Stronger Trade Winds From About 2.7 Million Years ago. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 40(1).
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Westerhold, Thomas, Edoardo Dallanave, Donald E. Penman, et al.. (2025). Earth orbital rhythms links timing of Deccan trap volcanism phases and global climate change. Science Advances. 11(10). eadr8584–eadr8584. 1 indexed citations
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Robinson, Marci M., Kenneth G. Miller, Tali L. Babila, et al.. (2024). Paleogene Earth perturbations in the US Atlantic Coastal Plain (PEP-US): coring transects of hyperthermals to understand past carbon injections and ecosystem responses. Scientific Drilling. 33(1). 47–65. 4 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Daniela N., et al.. (2024). Impacts of the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO, ∼53‐49 Ma) on Planktic Foraminiferal Resilience. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 39(8). 5 indexed citations
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Vleeschouwer, David De, Donald E. Penman, Fei Wu, et al.. (2023). North Atlantic Drift Sediments Constrain Eocene Tidal Dissipation and the Evolution of the Earth‐Moon System. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 38(2). 8 indexed citations
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Westerhold, Thomas, et al.. (2023). Nature and origin of variations in pelagic carbonate production in the tropical ocean since the mid-Miocene (ODP Site 927). Biogeosciences. 20(3). 597–618. 1 indexed citations
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Brachert, Thomas C., et al.. (2023). Astronomical Pacing of Middle Eocene Sea‐Level Fluctuations: Inferences From Shallow‐Water Carbonate Ramp Deposits. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 38(11). 4 indexed citations
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Grant, Katharine, Pengxiang Hu, Laura Rodríguez‐Sanz, et al.. (2022). Organic carbon burial in Mediterranean sapropels intensified during Green Sahara Periods since 3.2 Myr ago. Communications Earth & Environment. 3(1). 32 indexed citations
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Sutherland, Rupert, Claudia Agnini, Laia Alegret, et al.. (2022). Neogene Mass Accumulation Rate of Carbonate Sediment Across Northern Zealandia, Tasman Sea, Southwest Pacific. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 37(2). 9 indexed citations
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Alegret, Laia, Dustin T. Harper, Claudia Agnini, et al.. (2021). Biotic Response to Early Eocene Warming Events: Integrated Record From Offshore Zealandia, North Tasman Sea. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 36(8). 12 indexed citations
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Barnet, James S K, Kate Littler, Thomas Westerhold, et al.. (2019). A High‐Fidelity Benthic Stable Isotope Record of Late Cretaceous–Early Eocene Climate Change and Carbon‐Cycling. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. 34(4). 672–691. 108 indexed citations
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Boulila, Slah, Maximilian Vahlenkamp, David De Vleeschouwer, et al.. (2018). Towards a robust and consistent middle Eocene astronomical timescale. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 486. 94–107. 67 indexed citations
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Barnet, James S K, Kate Littler, Dick Kroon, et al.. (2017). A new high-resolution chronology for the late Maastrichtian warming event: Establishing robust temporal links with the onset of Deccan volcanism. Geology. 46(2). 147–150. 81 indexed citations
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Bohaty, S. M., Heiko Pälike, Paul A. Wilson, et al.. (2015). Dynamic, Large-Magnitude CCD Changes in the Atlantic During the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum. 2015 AGU Fall Meeting. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Voigt, Silke, Jochen Erbacher, Heiko Pälike, & Thomas Westerhold. (2015). Orbital chronology for the Cenomanian-Turonian Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 and the timing of the "Plenus Cold Event". EGUGA. 8604. 3 indexed citations
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Westerhold, Thomas, et al.. (2010). Pacing of middle Eocene climate during the Middle Eocene Climate Optimum and the Chron C19r event - new results from the expanded ODP Site 1260 in the tropical western Atlantic. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2010. 1 indexed citations
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McCarren, Heather K, et al.. (2005). Long Term Paleoceanographic Variability Across the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary: Correlating Orbital Scale Trends in the North Pacific and South Atlantic. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Zachos, James C., et al.. (2004). Multiple Early Eocene Thermal Maximums. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 3 indexed citations
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Westerhold, Thomas, et al.. (2003). History of Carbonate and Terrigenous Sedimentation at South Atlantic ODP Site 1092 for the last 14 Ma. EAEJA. 2311. 1 indexed citations

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