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2026

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Poland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Poland Leader Award
  • 2016 - Polish Academy of Science

Overview

Alfred Uchman is affiliated with Jagiellonian University in Poland and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Geophysics, Paleontology, and Oceanography. Their research spans key topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Geological Formations and Processes Exploration, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

The publication record of Alfred Uchman encompasses multiple papers with contributions to well-regarded scientific journals and venues. Notable recent papers include:

  • Non-marine invertebrate trace fossils from the Tertiary Calatayud-Teruel basin, NE Spain, 2021, Spanish Journal of Palaeontology
  • Non-marine invertebrate trace fossils from the Tertiary Calatayud-Teruel Basin, NE Spain. Reply, 2021, Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

Their work has appeared in leading publication venues such as:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Geological Quarterly
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Spanish Journal of Palaeontology

Collaborative research has involved several frequent co-authors, highlighting ongoing cooperative efforts in their scientific community. These include:

  • Krzysztof Ninard
  • Sérgio P. Ávila
  • Weronika Łaska
  • Piotr Łapcik
  • Markes E. Johnson

Among the recognized achievements, Alfred Uchman received an award from the Polish Academy of Science in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Names for trace fossils: a uniform approach

    Markus Bertling;Simon J. Braddy;Richard G. Bromley;George R. Demathieu

  • Taxonomy and ethology of flysch trace fossils; revision of the Marian Ksiazkiewicz Collection and studies of complementary material

    Alfred Uchman

  • Sequential colonization of muddy turbidites in the Eocene Beloveža Formation, Carpathians, Poland

    A Wetzel;A Uchman

  • Upper Triassic (Keuper) non-marine trace fossils from the Haßberge area (Franconia, south-eastern Germany)

    Michael Schlirf;Alfred Uchman;Matthias Kümmel

  • The Ophiomorpha rudis ichnosubfacies of the Nereites ichnofacies: Characteristics and constraints

    Alfred Uchman

  • Ichnofossil assemblages from the Nama Group (Neoproterozoic-Lower Cambrian) in Namibia and the Proterozoic-Cambrian boundary problem revisited

    G. Geyer;A. Uchman

  • Phanerozoic history of deep-sea trace fossils

    Alfred Uchman

  • Revision of the ichnogenus sabellarifex richter, 1921 and its relationship to skolithos haldeman, 1840 and polykladichnus fürsich, 1981

    Michael Schlirf;Alfred Uchman

  • Deep-sea ichnology: The relationships between depositional environment and endobenthic organisms

    Alfred Uchman;Andreas Wetzel

  • Trends in diversity, frequency and complexity of graphoglyptid trace fossils: evolutionary and palaeoenvironmental aspects

    Alfred Uchman

  • The oldest deep-sea Ophiomorpha and Scolicia and associated trace fossils from the Upper Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous deep-water turbidite deposits of SW Bulgaria

    Platon Tchoumatchenco;Alfred Uchman

  • The Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the base of the Lutetian Stage at the Gorrondatxe section, Spain

    Eustoquio Molina;Laia Alegret;Estibaliz Apellaniz;Gilen Bernaola

  • Deep-Sea Fans

    Alfred Uchman;Andreas Wetzel

  • Lethaia Review Names for trace fossils 2.0: theory and practice in ichnotaxonomy

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  • Integrated ichnology and ichthyology of the Oligocene Menilite Formation, Skole and Subsilesian nappes, Polish Carpathians: A proxy to oxygenation history

    Janusz Kotlarczyk;Alfred Uchman

  • Trace fossils from Late Pleistocene varved lacustrine sediments in eastern Lithuania

    Alfred Uchman;Vaidotas Kazakauskas;Algirdas Gaigalas

  • Deep-sea benthic food content recorded by ichnofabrics; a conceptual model based on observations from Paleogene flysch, Carpathians, Poland

    Andreas Wetzel;Alfred Uchman

  • Hemipelagic and pelagic basin plains

    Andreas Wetzel;Alfred Uchman

  • Use of trace fossils in delineating sequence stratigraphic surfaces (Tertiary Venetian Basin, northeastern Italy)

    G. Ghibaudo;P. Grandesso;F. Massari;A. Uchman

  • Trace fossils after the K–T boundary event from the Agost section, SE Spain

    Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar;Alfred Uchman

  • Ichnofabric evidence for the lack of bottom anoxia during the lower Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event in the Fuente de la Vidriera section, Betic Cordillera, Spain

    Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar;Alfred Uchman

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar
Francisco J. Rodríguez-Tovar University of Granada
Andreas Wetzel
Andreas Wetzel University of Basel
Richard G. Bromley
Richard G. Bromley University of Copenhagen
Markes E. Johnson
Markes E. Johnson Williams College
Johann Hohenegger
Johann Hohenegger University of Vienna
Nestor Oszczypko
Nestor Oszczypko Jagiellonian University
Michael A. Kaminski
Michael A. Kaminski King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Eustoquio Molina
Eustoquio Molina University of Zaragoza
Laia Alegret
Laia Alegret University of Zaragoza
Jorge F. Genise
Jorge F. Genise National Scientific and Technical Research Council

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