2026 Brian Kendall: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	34	7822	7250	401	367	83	6864

Overview

Brian Kendall is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada and focuses on research within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly output includes a substantial number of publications, totaling 68 works in this main discipline.

Their work explores a range of subfields, notably Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, Inorganic Chemistry, Geophysics, and Molecular Biology. These diverse areas underpin their investigations and contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of their research.

Key topics covered in their studies are:

Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
Radioactive element chemistry and processing
Geological and Geochemical Analysis
Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Bipolar Disorder and Treatment

Kendall has published frequently in several scientific venues, indicating active engagement with the broader academic community. Frequent publication venues include:

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Nature Communications
Chemical Geology
Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
Frontiers in Physiology

Their recent papers reflect a focus on geochemical proxies and isotope systems as well as catalytic processes, highlighting diverse research interests. Selected recent publications include:

Cascade electrocatalysis via AgCu single-atom alloy and Ag nanoparticles in CO2 electroreduction toward multicarbon products, 2023, Nature Communications
Selectively Reducing Nitrate into NH₃ in Neutral Media by PdCu Single-Atom Alloy Electrocatalysis, 2023, ACS Catalysis
Recent Advances in Geochemical Paleo-Oxybarometers, 2021, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Inverse correlation between the molybdenum and uranium isotope compositions of Upper Devonian black shales caused by changes in local depositional conditions rather than global ocean redox variations, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Estimating ancient seawater isotope compositions and global ocean redox conditions by coupling the molybdenum and uranium isotope systems of euxinic organic-rich mudrocks, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Frequent collaborators include Xinze Lu, Chadlin M. Ostrander, Wang Zheng, Alexandra Kunert, and Ariel D. Anbar. These coauthors frequently contribute to Kendall's research projects and publications.

Best Publications

A Whiff of Oxygen Before the Great Oxidation Event

Ariel D. Anbar;Yun Duan;Timothy W. Lyons;Gail L. Arnold

1316
Citations
Ocean oxygenation in the wake of the Marinoan glaciation

Swapan K. Sahoo;Noah J. Planavsky;Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall;Xinqiang Wang

549
Citations
Re-Os geochronology of postglacial black shales in Australia: Constraints on the timing of “Sturtian” glaciation

Brian Kendall;Robert A. Creaser;David Selby

338
Citations
Oceanic oxygenation events in the anoxic Ediacaran ocean.

Swapan K Sahoo;N J Planavsky;Ganqing Jiang;B Kendall

335
Citations
Pervasive oxygenation along late Archaean ocean margins

Brian Kendall;Christopher T. Reinhard;Timothy W. Lyons;Alan J. Kaufman

308
Citations
Re-Os and Mo isotope systematics of black shales from the Middle Proterozoic Velkerri and Wollogorang Formations, McArthur Basin, northern Australia

Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall;Robert A. Creaser;Gwyneth W. Gordon;Ariel D. Anbar

300
Citations
The Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Molybdenum

Brian Kendall;Tais W. Dahl;Ariel D. Anbar

300
Citations
Uranium and molybdenum isotope evidence for an episode of widespread ocean oxygenation during the late Ediacaran Period

Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall;Tsuyoshi Komiya;Tsuyoshi Komiya;Tsuyoshi Komiya;Timothy W. Lyons;Steve M. Bates

292
Citations
Constraints on the timing of Marinoan “Snowball Earth” glaciation by 187Re–187Os dating of a Neoproterozoic, post-glacial black shale in Western Canada

Brian S. Kendall;Robert A. Creaser;Gerald M. Ross;David Selby

250
Citations
Trace elements at the intersection of marine biological and geochemical evolution

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

225
Citations
Extensive marine anoxia during the terminal Ediacaran Period

Feifei Zhang;Shuhai Xiao;Brian Kendall;Stephen J. Romaniello

190
Citations
Molybdenum isotope evidence for mild environmental oxygenation before the Great Oxidation Event

Yun Duan;Ariel D. Anbar;Gail L. Arnold;Timothy W. Lyons

188
Citations
Molybdenum isotope constraints on the extent of late Paleoproterozoic ocean euxinia

Brian Kendall;Gwyneth W. Gordon;Simon W. Poulton;Ariel D. Anbar

146
Citations
Fully oxygenated water columns over continental shelves before the Great Oxidation Event

Chadlin M. Ostrander;Sune G. Nielsen;Jeremy D. Owens;Brian Kendall

137
Citations
Bioavailability of zinc in marine systems through time

Clint Scott;Clint Scott;Noah J. Planavsky;Chris L. Dupont;Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall

131
Citations
Uranium isotope fractionation suggests oxidative uranium mobilization at 2.50 Ga

Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall;Gregory A. Brennecka;Gregory A. Brennecka;Stefan Weyer;Ariel D. Anbar

126
Citations
187Re-187Os geochronology of Precambrian organic-rich sedimentary rocks

Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall;Robert A. Creaser;David Selby

124
Citations
The Geologic History of Seawater

T. K. Lowenstein;B. Kendall;Ariel Anbar

123
Citations
Global correlation of the Vazante Group, São Francisco Basin, Brazil: Re-Os and U-Pb radiometric age constraints

Karem Azmy;Brian Kendall;Robert A. Creaser;Larry Heaman

110
Citations
Oxygenation of a Cryogenian ocean (Nanhua Basin, South China) revealed by pyrite Fe isotope compositions

Feifei Zhang;Xiangkun Zhu;Bin Yan;Brian Kendall

109
Citations
Correlation of Sturtian diamictite successions in southern Australia and northwestern Tasmania by Re-Os black shale geochronology and the ambiguity of "Sturtian"-type diamictite-cap carbonate pairs as chronostratigraphic marker horizons

Brian Kendall;Brian Kendall;Robert A. Creaser;Clive R. Calver;Timothy D. Raub

105
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ariel D. Anbar Arizona State University

Gwyneth W. Gordon Arizona State University

Robert A. Creaser University of Alberta

Timothy W. Lyons University of California, Riverside

Stephen J. Romaniello Vesta Sciences (United States)

Simon W. Poulton University of Leeds

Christopher T. Reinhard Georgia Institute of Technology

Jeremy D. Owens Florida State University

Noah J. Planavsky Yale University

David Selby Durham University

External Links

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