Paleoclimatology

Paleoclimatology is the scientific study of Earth's climatic conditions during past geological ages, reconstructed from proxy data such as ice cores, sediment layers, tree rings, and paleontological records.

82.4K

Publications

5.6M

Citations

103.2K

Authors

9.5K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15.9K

Authors

103.2K

  1. HC
    Hai Cheng

    University of Minnesota, United States

    272 publications · 43.4K citations

    89

    h-index

  2. RL
    R. Lawrence Edwards

    University of Minnesota, United States

    211 publications · 40.9K citations

    81

    h-index

  3. JC
    James C. Zachos

    University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

    125 publications · 26.2K citations

    80

    h-index

  4. ZA
    Zhisheng An

    Institute of Earth Environment, China

    176 publications · 33.5K citations

    76

    h-index

  5. JS
    Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté

    Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Netherlands

    148 publications · 18.5K citations

    76

    h-index

1–5 of 103.2K

Venues

  1. Science

    1K publications · 260K citations

    272

    h-index

  2. Nature

    995 publications · 203.8K citations

    235

    h-index

  3. Quaternary Science Reviews

    3K publications · 263.1K citations

    215

    h-index

  4. Geology

    2.4K publications · 221.2K citations

    207

    h-index

  5. Earth and Planetary Science Letters

    2.1K publications · 197.3K citations

    200

    h-index

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See also

Paleoclimatology

Proxy Records

Reconstruction Methods

Uncertainty Sources

Climate Timescales

Calibration Approaches