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Carlton E. Brett publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlton E. Brett sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 361 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Carlton E. Brett D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlton E. Brett sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carlton E. Brett is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States and has established a research profile primarily within the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their body of work spans a total of 64 publications in this main field, with a strong focus on several subfields including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, and Geology.

The scientist's research interests are concentrated on key topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological Studies and Exploration, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Geological Formations and Processes, as well as Marine and Environmental Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Carlton E. Brett include Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America, which features 27 of their works. Other venues where they have contributed multiple publications are Stratigraphy (4), Journal of Paleontology (3), Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (2), and Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Geology (2).

Their recent papers have tackled a variety of topics in geological sciences and paleontology. Notable ones include:

  • Testing the salinity of Cambrian to Silurian epicratonic seas, 2024, Journal of the Geological Society
  • Integrated Silurian conodont and carbonate carbon isotope stratigraphy of the east-central Appalachian Basin, 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • NORTH AMERICAN COMMISSION ON STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE Note 71 - Application for addition of chemostratigraphic units to the North American Stratigraphic Code: A case for formalizing chemostratigraphic units, 2020, Stratigraphy
  • Cyclostratigraphic calibration of the Eifelian Stage (Middle Devonian, Appalachian Basin, Western New York, USA), 2020, Geological Society of America Bulletin
  • Symbiotic embedment structures in Silurian Caryocrinites (Echinodermata, Rhombifera, Hemicosmitida), 2020, Journal of Paleontology

Throughout their career, Carlton E. Brett has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Gordon C. Baird, James R. Thomka, James Zambito, Timothy Paton, and Richard H. Fluegeman. These collaborations reflect a network within geological and paleontological research communities.

Best Publications

  • Comparative Taphonomy: A Key to Paleoenvironmental Interpretation Based on Fossil Preservation

    Carlton E. Brett;Gordon C. Baird

  • Black shale deposition and faunal overturn in the Devonian Appalachian Basin: Clastic starvation, seasonal water-column mixing, and efficient biolimiting nutrient recycling

    Adam E. Murphy;Bradley B. Sageman;David J. Hollander;Timothy W. Lyons

  • The mid-Paleozoic precursor to the Mesozoic marine revolution

    Philip W. Signor;Carlton E. Brett

  • Sequence stratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and taphonomy in shallow marine environments

    Carlton E. Brett

  • Trilobite taphonomy and middle Devonian taphofacies

    Stephen Eric Speyer;Carlton E. Brett

  • Revised correlation of Silurian Provincial Series of North America with global and regional chronostratigraphic units and delta 13C(carb) chemostratigraphy

    Bradley D. Cramer;Carlton E. Brett;Michael J. Melchin;Peep Männik

  • Sequences, cycles, and basin dynamics in the Silurian of the Appalachian Foreland Basin

    Carlton E. Brett;William M. Goodman;Steven T. LoDuca

  • Coordinated stasis: An overview

    Carlton E. Brett;Linda C. Ivany;Kenneth M. Schopf

  • Sequence stratigraphy, paleoecology, and evolution; biotic clues and responses to sea-level fluctuations

    Carlton E. Brett

  • Absolute depths of Silurian benthic assemblages

    Carlton E. Brett;Arthur J. Boucot;Brian Jones

  • Echinoderm taphonomy, taphofacies, and Lagerstätten

    Carlton E. Brett;Heather A. Moffat;Wendy L. Taylor

  • Taphofacies models for epeiric sea environments: Middle Paleozoic examples

    Stephen E. Speyer;Carlton E. Brett

  • Paleontological events : stratigraphic, ecological, and evolutionary implications

    Carlton E. Brett;Gordon C. Baird

  • Predators and Predation in Paleozoic Marine Environments

    Carlton E. Brett;Sally E. Walker

  • Mudrock sequence stratigraphy: A multi-proxy (sedimentological, paleobiological and geochemical) approach, Devonian Appalachian Basin

    Charles A. Ver Straeten;Carlton E. Brett;Bradley B. Sageman

  • Sequence stratigraphy and a revised sea-level curve for the Middle Devonian of eastern North America

    Carlton E. Brett;Gordon C. Baird;Alexander J. Bartholomew;Michael K. DeSantis

  • Post-Paleozoic Patterns in Marine Predation: Was there a Mesozoic and Cenozoic Marine Predatory Revolution?

    Sally E. Walker;Carlton E. Brett

  • Preservation and paleoecology of a Middle Ordovician hardground community

    C. E. Brett;W. D. Liddell

  • Terminology and functional morphology of attachment structures in pelmatozoan echinoderms

    Carlton E. Brett

  • The challenge of paleoecological stasis: reassessing sources of evolutionary stability.

    Paul J. Morris;Linda C. Ivany;Kenneth M. Schopf;Carlton E. Brett

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric N. Powell
Eric N. Powell University of Southern Mississippi
Peter A. Allison
Peter A. Allison Imperial College London
William I. Ausich
William I. Ausich The Ohio State University
Brian R. Pratt
Brian R. Pratt University of Saskatchewan
Robert A. Gastaldo
Robert A. Gastaldo Colby College
Anna K. Behrensmeyer
Anna K. Behrensmeyer National Museum of Natural History
Mary L. Droser
Mary L. Droser University of California, Riverside
Michael E. Brookfield
Michael E. Brookfield The University of Texas at Austin
Linda C. Ivany
Linda C. Ivany Syracuse University
Richard B. Aronson
Richard B. Aronson Florida Institute of Technology

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