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Denmark
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
100
Citations
45421
World Ranking
129
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Andrew S. Murray is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on subfields including Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Oceanography, Geophysics, and Anthropology.

Their research work covers a variety of topics, prominently:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Sports Performance and Training

Andrew S. Murray has published several recent papers, including:

  • Optically stimulated luminescence dating using quartz, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • First reliable chronology for the Early Khvalynian Caspian Sea transgression in the Lower Volga River valley, 2020, Boreas
  • Calibration quartz: An update on dose calculations for luminescence dating, 2022, Radiation Measurements
  • The earliest unambiguous Neanderthal engravings on cave walls: La Roche-Cotard, Loire Valley, France, 2023, PLoS ONE
  • Thermokarst Lagoons: A Core-Based Assessment of Depositional Characteristics and an Estimate of Carbon Pools on the Bykovsky Peninsula, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Andrew S. Murray include:

  • Jan-Pieter Buylaert
  • Redzhep Kurbanov
  • Н.А. Таратунина
  • Mayank Jain
  • Kristina J. Thomsen

Their work is frequently published in journals such as:

  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • Radiation Measurements
  • Boreas
  • Quaternary Research
  • Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

In addition to journal articles, Andrew S. Murray has also contributed to book publications, including titles from Oxford University Press and the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology. Notable books include Information Technology Law (2023) and The Spirit-Filled Life (2021).

Best Publications

  • Luminescence dating of quartz using an improved single aliquot regenerative-dose protocol

    A.S. Murray;A.G. Wintle

  • A review of quartz optically stimulated luminescence characteristics and their relevance in single-aliquot regeneration dating protocols

    Ann G. Wintle;Andrew S. Murray

  • Late quaternary ice sheet history of northern Eurasia

    John Inge Svendsen;Helena Alexanderson;Valery I Astakhov;Igor Demidov

  • Advances in luminescence instrument systems

    L Bøtter-Jensen;E Bulur;G.A.T Duller;A.S Murray

  • Laboratory fading rates of various luminescence signals from feldspar-rich sediment extracts

    Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;A.S. Murray;Mayank Jain;Lars Bøtter-Jensen

  • Analysis for naturally occuring radionuclides at environmental concentrations by gamma spectrometry

    A. S. Murray;R. Marten;A. Johnston;P. Martin

  • PRECISION AND ACCURACY IN THE OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE DATING OF SEDIMENTARY QUARTZ: A STATUS REVIEW

    Andrew S. Murray;Jon Olley

  • A robust feldspar luminescence dating method for Middle and Late Pleistocene sediments

    Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Mayank Jain;Andrew S. Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen

  • Testing the potential of an elevated temperature IRSL signal from K-feldspar

    Jan-Pieter Buylaert;A.S. Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;Mayank Jain

  • Luminescence dating of the Stratzing loess profile (Austria) – Testing the potential of an elevated temperature post-IR IRSL protocol

    Christine Thiel;Christine Thiel;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Andrew Murray;Birgit Terhorst

  • Equivalent dose estimation using a single aliquot of polymineral fine grains

    D Banerjee;A.S Murray;L Bøtter-Jensen;A Lang

  • The distribution of apparent dose as determined by Optically Stimulated Luminescence in small aliquots of fluvial quartz: Implications for dating young sediments

    Jon Olley;Gary Caitcheon;Andrew Murray

  • The effects of disequilibria in the uranium and thorium decay chains on burial dose rates in fluvial sediments

    Jon M. Olley;Andrew Murray;Richard G. Roberts

  • Ice-dammed lakes and rerouting of the drainage of northern Eurasia during the Last Glaciation.

    Jan Mangerud;Martin Jakobsson;Helena Alexanderson;Valery Astakhov

  • Characterisation of blue-light stimulated luminescence components in different quartz samples: implications for dose measurement

    M. Jain;A.S. Murray;L. Bøtter-Jensen

  • The human colonisation of Australia: optical dates of 53,000 and 60,000 years bracket human arrival at Deaf Adder Gorge, Northern Territory

    Richard G. Roberts;Rhys Jones;Nigel A. Spooner;M.J. Head

  • Measurement of the equivalent dose in quartz using a regenerative-dose single-aliquot protocol

    A.S. Murray;R.G. Roberts

  • The single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol applied to coarse-grain feldspar

    Jakob Wallinga;Jakob Wallinga;Jakob Wallinga;Andrew Murray;Ann Wintle

  • Identifying well-bleached quartz using the different bleaching rates of quartz and feldspar luminescence signals

    A.S. Murray;Kristina Jørkov Thomsen;N. Masuda;Jan-Pieter Buylaert;Jan-Pieter Buylaert

  • Direct dating of Florisbad hominid

    Rainer Grün;James S. Brink;Nigel A. Spooner;Lois Taylor

  • Determining the burial time of single grains of quartz using optically stimulated luminescence

    Andrew S. Murray;Richard G. Roberts

  • Optically stimulated luminescence dating of young sediments: A review

    A.T. Madsen;A.T. Madsen;A.S. Murray

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan-Pieter Buylaert
Jan-Pieter Buylaert Technical University of Denmark
Mayank Jain
Mayank Jain Technical University of Denmark
Kristina Jørkov Thomsen
Kristina Jørkov Thomsen Technical University of Denmark
Lars B. Clemmensen
Lars B. Clemmensen University of Copenhagen
Sumiko Tsukamoto
Sumiko Tsukamoto Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics
Pedro P. Cunha
Pedro P. Cunha University of Coimbra
Jakob Wallinga
Jakob Wallinga Wageningen University & Research
Manfred Frechen
Manfred Frechen Leibniz Association
Ann G. Wintle
Ann G. Wintle Aberystwyth University
Jon Olley
Jon Olley Griffith University

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