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Benjamin C. Gill

Benjamin C. Gill

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Earth Science

D-Index
46
Citations
9303
World Ranking
4161
National Ranking
1615

Overview

Benjamin C. Gill is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has contributed extensively across various areas of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses on several intersecting fields, including paleontology, geophysics, geochemistry, atmospheric science, and material mechanics.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing

Gill has published extensively in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 85 publications overall. Their most frequent publication venues include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • American Journal of Science
  • Science Advances

Frequent co-authors contributing to their research include Theodore R. Them, Shuhai Xiao, Selva Marroquín, Andrew H. Caruthers, and Sara B. Pruss, with collaborative publication counts ranging from 14 to 19 papers per collaborator.

Recent significant papers by Benjamin C. Gill illustrate a wide scope within geosciences and paleoenvironmental studies:

  • "Sedimentary host phases of mercury (Hg) and implications for use of Hg as a volcanic proxy," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "The effects of diagenesis on lithium isotope ratios of shallow marine carbonates," 2020, American Journal of Science
  • "A long-term record of early to mid-Paleozoic marine redox change," 2021, Science Advances
  • "The Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project," 2021, Geobiology
  • "Variable redox conditions as an evolutionary driver? A multi-basin comparison of redox in the middle and later Cambrian oceans (Drumian-Paibian)," 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Their contribution spans paleontology and stratigraphy, geochemical analyses, and studies related to paleoclimatology and marine redox conditions. This range underscores a multidisciplinary approach to understanding Earth's past environments and geological processes.

Best Publications

  • Statistical analysis of iron geochemical data suggests limited late Proterozoic oxygenation

    Erik Sperling;Charles J. Wolock;Alex S. Morgan;Benjamin C. Gill

  • Evolution of the global phosphorus cycle

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Benjamin C. Gill;Kazumi Ozaki;Kazumi Ozaki

  • Proterozoic ocean redox and biogeochemical stasis

    Christopher T. Reinhard;Noah J. Planavsky;Leslie J. Robbins;Camille A. Partin

  • Geochemical evidence for widespread euxinia in the Later Cambrian ocean

    Benjamin C. Gill;Timothy W. Lyons;Seth A. Young;Lee R. Kump

  • Devonian rise in atmospheric oxygen correlated to the radiations of terrestrial plants and large predatory fish

    Tais Wittchen Dahl;Emma Hammarlund;Emma Hammarlund;Emma Hammarlund;Ariel D. Anbar;David P.G. Bond

  • Large-scale fluctuations in Precambrian atmospheric and oceanic oxygen levels from the record of U in shales

    C.A. Partin;A. Bekker;N.J. Planavsky;C.T. Scott

  • Tracking Euxinia in the Ancient Ocean: A Multiproxy Perspective and Proterozoic Case Study

    Timothy W. Lyons;Ariel D. Anbar;Silke Severmann;Clint Scott

  • Perspectives on Proterozoic surface ocean redox from iodine contents in ancient and recent carbonate

    Dalton S. Hardisty;Dalton S. Hardisty;Zunli Lu;Andrey Bekker;Andrey Bekker;Charles W. Diamond

  • Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution

    Leslie J. Robbins;Stefan V. Lalonde;Noah J. Planavsky;Camille A. Partin

  • Late inception of a resiliently oxygenated upper ocean.

    Wanyi Lu;Andy Ridgwell;Andy Ridgwell;Ellen Thomas;Ellen Thomas;Dalton S. Hardisty

  • Parallel, high-resolution carbon and sulfur isotope records of the evolving Paleozoic marine sulfur reservoir

    Benjamin C. Gill;Timothy W. Lyons;Matt R. Saltzman

  • Uncovering the Neoproterozoic carbon cycle

    David T Johnston;Francis Alexander Macdonald;B Gill;Paul Hoffman;Paul Hoffman

  • Does pyrite act as an important host for molybdenum in modern and ancient euxinic sediments

    Anthony Chappaz;Timothy W. Lyons;Daniel D. Gregory;Christopher T. Reinhard

  • Sedimentary host phases of mercury (Hg) and implications for use of Hg as a volcanic proxy

    Jun Shen;Qinglai Feng;Thomas J. Algeo;Thomas J. Algeo;Jinling Liu

  • Terrestrial sources as the primary delivery mechanism of mercury to the oceans across the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic)

    T.R. Them;C.H. Jagoe;A.H. Caruthers;B.C. Gill

  • Pulse of atmospheric oxygen during the late Cambrian

    Matthew R. Saltzman;Seth A. Young;Lee R. Kump;Benjamin C. Gill;Benjamin C. Gill

  • High-resolution carbon isotope records of the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic) from North America and implications for the global drivers of the Toarcian carbon cycle

    T.R. Them;T.R. Them;B.C. Gill;A.H. Caruthers;A.H. Caruthers;D.R. Gröcke

  • Sulfur isotopes track the global extent and dynamics of euxinia during Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

    Jeremy D. Owens;Benjamin C. Gill;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Steven M. Bates

  • Uranium isotopes distinguish two geochemically distinct stages during the later Cambrian SPICE event.

    Tais W. Dahl;Richard A. Boyle;Donald E. Canfield;James N. Connelly

  • A global perturbation to the sulfur cycle during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event

    Benjamin C. Gill;Benjamin C. Gill;Timothy W. Lyons;Hugh C. Jenkyns

  • Behavior of carbonate-associated sulfate during meteoric diagenesis and implications for the sulfur isotope paleoproxy

    Benjamin C. Gill;Timothy W. Lyons;Tracy D. Frank

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy W. Lyons
Timothy W. Lyons University of California, Riverside
Jeremy D. Owens
Jeremy D. Owens Florida State University
Darren R. Gröcke
Darren R. Gröcke Durham University
Noah J. Planavsky
Noah J. Planavsky Yale University
Hugh C. Jenkyns
Hugh C. Jenkyns University of Oxford
Matthew R. Saltzman
Matthew R. Saltzman The Ohio State University
Christopher T. Reinhard
Christopher T. Reinhard Georgia Institute of Technology
Lee R. Kump
Lee R. Kump Pennsylvania State University
Ariel D. Anbar
Ariel D. Anbar Arizona State University
Thomas J. Algeo
Thomas J. Algeo University of Cincinnati

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