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D-Index
68
Citations
14932
World Ranking
1159
National Ranking
64

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1996 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Geophysics

Earth's magnetic field, Paleontology, Paleomagnetism, Geophysics and Radiocarbon dating are his primary areas of study. His research in Earth's magnetic field intersects with topics in Climatology, Ice core, Pleistocene and Absolute dating. He has included themes like Laschamp event and Paleointensity in his Paleontology study.

His study focuses on the intersection of Paleomagnetism and fields such as Seismology with connections in the field of Clockwise, Lithology and Neogene. In the field of Geophysics, his study on Magnetostratigraphy overlaps with subjects such as Geomagnetic excursion. His Radiocarbon dating study combines topics in areas such as Magnetic dipole and Oceanography, Holocene.

His most cited work include:

  • The Tertiary geodynamical evolution of the Aegean arc: a paleomagnetic reconstruction (320 citations)
  • Correlation of marine 14C ages from the nordic seas with the GISP2 isotope record : Implications for 14C calibration beyond 25 ka BP (296 citations)
  • Geomagnetic reversal paths (294 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Paleomagnetism, Paleontology, Earth's magnetic field, Geophysics and Seismology. The Paleomagnetism study combines topics in areas such as Geomagnetic reversal, Tectonics, Sedimentary rock, Neogene and Clockwise. His work deals with themes such as Cenozoic and Paleogene, which intersect with Clockwise.

His Paleontology study deals with Oceanography intersecting with Sediment. His Earth's magnetic field research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Volcano and Ice core. His research integrates issues of Natural remanent magnetization, Magnetization, Remanence and Geomagnetic pole in his study of Geophysics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Paleomagnetism (36.70%)
  • Paleontology (34.04%)
  • Earth's magnetic field (30.32%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2017)?

  • Paleontology (34.04%)
  • Oceanography (15.96%)
  • Sediment core (6.91%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Carlo Laj mostly deals with Paleontology, Oceanography, Sediment core, Volcano and Earth's magnetic field. His work in Paleomagnetism and Radiocarbon dating is related to Paleontology. His study in Paleomagnetism is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Seismology, Paleointensity, Stack and Indian ocean.

His Oceanography study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Structural basin and Sediment. His Volcano research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Stratigraphy and Physical geography. His work carried out in the field of Earth's magnetic field brings together such families of science as Period, Geophysics and Variation.

Between 2012 and 2017, his most popular works were:

  • Links between tropical rainfall and North Atlantic climate during the last glacial period (200 citations)
  • High resolution global paleointensity stack since 75 kyr (GLOPIS-75) calibrated to absolute values (126 citations)
  • Dynamics of the earth magnetic field in the 10-75 kyr period comprising the Laschamp and Mono Lake excursions: New results from the French Chaîne des Puys in a global perspective (62 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Plate tectonics

Carlo Laj spends much of his time researching Paleontology, Volcano, Paleomagnetism, Seismology and Jaramillo reversal. Carlo Laj combines subjects such as Environmental change, Inlet and Indian ocean with his study of Paleontology. His Volcano research integrates issues from Holocene, Sediment and Facies.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Paleointensity, Stack and Physical geography. His Seismology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Geomagnetic reversal and Earth's magnetic field. In his works, Carlo Laj conducts interdisciplinary research on Earth's magnetic field and Excursion.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic Anomalies Over Oceanic Ridges

    F. J. Vine;D. H. Matthews

  • Links between tropical rainfall and North Atlantic climate during the last glacial period

    Gaudenz Deplazes;Andreas Lückge;Larry C. Peterson;Axel Timmermann

  • The Tertiary geodynamical evolution of the Aegean arc: a paleomagnetic reconstruction

    Catherine Kissel;Carlo Laj

  • Correlation of marine 14C ages from the nordic seas with the GISP2 isotope record : Implications for 14C calibration beyond 25 ka BP

    Antje H. L. Voelker;Michael Sarnthein;Pieter M. Grootes;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • Geomagnetic reversal paths

    Carlo Laj;Alain Mazaud;Robin Weeks;Michael Fuller

  • Reduced North Atlantic Deep Water Coeval with the Glacial Lake Agassiz Freshwater Outburst

    Helga Kikki Flesche Kleiven;Helga Kikki Flesche Kleiven;Catherine Kissel;Carlo Laj;Ulysses S Ninnemann;Ulysses S Ninnemann

  • Improvements in long‐core measurement techniques: applications in palaeomagnetism and palaeoceanography

    Robin Weeks;Carlo Laj;Lionel Endignoux;Michael Fuller

  • Changes in the carbon cycle during the last deglaciation as indicated by the comparison of 10Be and 14C records

    Raimund Muscheler;Jürg Beer;Gerhard Wagner;Carlo Laj

  • Presence of the solar de Vries cycle (~205 years) during the last ice age

    Gerhard Wagner;Jürg Beer;Jozef Masarik;Raimund Muscheler

  • High resolution global paleointensity stack since 75 kyr (GLOPIS-75) calibrated to absolute values

    Carlo Laj;Catherine Kissel;Juerg Beer

  • On the age of the Laschamp geomagnetic excursion

    Hervé Guillou;Brad S. Singer;Carlo Laj;Catherine Kissel

  • Rapid climatic variations during marine isotopic stage 3: magnetic analysis of sediments from Nordic Seas and North Atlantic

    C. Kissel;C. Laj;L. Labeyrie;T. Dokken

  • First paleomagnetic results from Mio-Pliocene series of the hellenic sedimentary ARC

    C. Laj;M. Jamet;M. Jamet;D. Sorel;J.P. Valente

  • Magnetic fabric in “undeformed” marine clays from compressional zones

    Catherine Kissel;Eric Barrier;Carlo Laj;Teh-Quei Lee

  • High-resolution record of the Upper Olduvai transition from Po Valley (Italy) sediments: support for dipolar transition geometry?

    Emmanuel Tric;Carlo Laj;Célestine Jéhanno;Jean-Pierre Valet

  • South Atlantic and North Atlantic geomagnetic paleointensity stacks (0-80 ka): implications for inter-hemispheric correlation

    J.S Stoner;C Laj;J.E.T Channell;C Kissel

  • Geomagnetic intensity and 14C abundance in the atmosphere and ocean during the past 50 kyr

    Carlo Laj;Alain Mazaud;Jean‐Claude Duplessy

  • Geomagnetic field control of 14C production over the last 80 Ky: Implications for the radiocarbon time-scale

    A. Mazaud;C. Laj;E. Bard;M. Arnold

  • The Blake Geomagnetic Polarity Episode recorded in Chinese loess

    R. X. Zhu;L. P. Zhou;C. Laj;A. Mazaud

  • Holocene history of the Larsen-A Ice Shelf constrained by geomagnetic paleointensity dating

    Stefanie Brachfeld;Eugene Domack;Catherine Kissel;Carlo Laj

  • Chlorine-36 evidence for the Mono Lake event in the Summit GRIP ice core

    G. Wagner;J. Beer;C. Laj;C. Kissel

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Kissel
Catherine Kissel Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Alain Mazaud
Alain Mazaud Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement
Hervé Guillou
Hervé Guillou Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Pierre Valet
Jean-Pierre Valet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Axel Timmermann
Axel Timmermann Pusan National University
Sébastien Nomade
Sébastien Nomade Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Konrad A Hughen
Konrad A Hughen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Juan Carlos Carracedo
Juan Carlos Carracedo Spanish National Research Council
Daniel M. Sigman
Daniel M. Sigman Princeton University
Mark A. Cane
Mark A. Cane Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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