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Colin N. Waters

Colin N. Waters

University of Leicester
United Kingdom

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Archaeology

Colin N. Waters mainly focuses on Anthropocene, Paleontology, Stratigraphy, Holocene and Boundary. The Anthropocene study combines topics in areas such as Earth science, Quaternary, Oceanography, Earth system science and Series. His work on Ice core is typically connected to New materials as part of general Oceanography study, connecting several disciplines of science.

His study focuses on the intersection of Paleontology and fields such as Term with connections in the field of Epoch. His Holocene research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Environmental change and Interglacial. Within one scientific family, he focuses on topics pertaining to Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point under Boundary, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Interim, Environmental resource management and Unit.

His most cited work include:

  • The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene (882 citations)
  • Are we now living in the Anthropocene (453 citations)
  • When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal (286 citations)

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

His scientific interests lie mostly in Paleontology, Anthropocene, Carboniferous, Earth science and Archaeology. The various areas that Colin N. Waters examines in his Anthropocene study include Natural, Series, Holocene, Geologic time scale and Earth system science. His work in Series addresses subjects such as Boundary, which are connected to disciplines such as Term.

Colin N. Waters combines subjects such as Permian and Outcrop with his study of Carboniferous. His Earth science research integrates issues from Trace fossil and Mineral resource classification. As a part of the same scientific study, he usually deals with the Archaeology, concentrating on Geological survey and frequently concerns with Superficial deposits.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Paleontology (40.69%)
  • Anthropocene (41.38%)
  • Carboniferous (24.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2021)?

  • Anthropocene (41.38%)
  • Earth science (20.69%)
  • Carboniferous (24.83%)

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

Anthropocene, Earth science, Carboniferous, Borehole and Geochemistry are his primary areas of study. His Anthropocene study combines topics in areas such as Energy consumption, Diachronous, Aquatic ecosystem, Geologic time scale and Earth system science. His research in Energy consumption intersects with topics in Global warming, Epoch and Holocene.

Colin N. Waters has included themes like Series and Art history in his Geologic time scale study. His research integrates issues of Tonne, Sedimentary rock and Mineral resource classification in his study of Earth science. His Carboniferous research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Total organic carbon, Oil shale, Provenance and Zircon.

Between 2018 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The anthropocene as a geological time unit : a guide to the scientific evidence and current debate (18 citations)
  • A formal Anthropocene is compatible with but distinct from its diachronous anthropogenic counterparts: a response to W.F. Ruddiman’s ‘three flaws in defining a formal Anthropocene’: (14 citations)
  • Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch (11 citations)

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

  • Paleontology
  • Sedimentary rock
  • Archaeology

His primary scientific interests are in Anthropocene, Earth science, Total organic carbon, Oil shale and Source rock. In his research, he performs multidisciplinary study on Anthropocene and Ice age. The study incorporates disciplines such as Sedimentary rock and Harm in addition to Earth science.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Geochemistry, Outcrop, Unconventional oil, Shale oil and Facies. His Oil shale study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Carboniferous.

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Best Publications

The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene

Colin N. Waters;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin Summerhayes;Anthony D. Barnosky.
Science (2016)

1828 Citations

Are we now living in the Anthropocene

Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Alan Smith;Tiffany L. Barry.
Gsa Today (2008)

745 Citations

When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Mark Williams;Anthony D. Barnosky.
Quaternary International (2015)

721 Citations

The geological cycle of plastics and their use as a stratigraphic indicator of the Anthropocene

Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Juliana A. Ivar do Sul;Patricia L. Corcoran.
Anthropocene (2016)

565 Citations

The Working Group on the Anthropocene: Summary of evidence and interim recommendations

Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Colin N. Waters;Colin P. Summerhayes;Alexander P. Wolfe.
Anthropocene (2017)

322 Citations

Stratigraphy of the Anthropocene

J Zalasiewicz;M Williams;R Fortey;Alan Smith.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A (2011)

262 Citations

A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene

Colin N. Waters;Jan A. Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Michael A. Ellis.
Geological Society, London, Special Publications (2014)

192 Citations

Stratigraphic and Earth System approaches to defining the Anthropocene

Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Reinhold Leinfelder;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters.
Earth’s Future (2016)

190 Citations

The technofossil record of humans

Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Colin N Waters;Anthony D Barnosky;Anthony D Barnosky.
The Anthropocene Review (2014)

184 Citations

Scale and diversity of the physical technosphere: A geological perspective:

Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Colin N. Waters;Colin N. Waters;Anthony D. Barnosky.
The Anthropocene Review (2017)

171 Citations

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