Colin Summerhayes

Colin Summerhayes 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 Colin Summerhayes sits on this spectrum.

Colin Summerhayes 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 Colin Summerhayes sits on this spectrum.

Best Publications

• Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene.

  Will Steffen;Johan Rockström;Katherine Richardson;Timothy M. Lenton

  3388
  Citations

• The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene

  Colin N. Waters;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin Summerhayes;Anthony D. Barnosky

  2486
  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

  933
  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

  886
  Citations

• Antarctic climate change and the environment

  Peter Convey;R. Bindschadler;G. Di Prisco;E. Fahrbach

  624
  Citations

• Antarctic climate change and the environment: an update

  John Turner;Nicholas E Barrand;Thomas J Bracegirdle;Peter Convey

  594
  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

  477
  Citations

• State of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate system

  Paul Andrew Mayewski;M. P. Meredith;C. P. Summerhayes;J. Turner

  367
  Citations

• Upwelling systems : evolution since the Early Miocene

  C. P. Summerhayes;W. L. Prell;K. C. Emeis;Sri Hartati

  343
  Citations

• Deep Water – The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling

  Colin Summerhayes

  309
  Citations

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

  Jan Zalasiewicz;Mark Williams;Colin N. Waters;Colin N. Waters;Anthony D. Barnosky

  305
  Citations

• Stratigraphic and Earth System approaches to defining the Anthropocene

  Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Reinhold Leinfelder;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters

  286
  Citations

• Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch

  Jaia Syvitski;Colin N. Waters;John Day;John D. Milliman

  278
  Citations

• Quaternary Sedimentation on the Amazon Continental Margin: A Model

  John D. Milliman;Colin P. Summerhayes;Henyo T. Barretto

  237
  Citations

• The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit

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  211
  Citations

• The anthropocene as a geological time unit : a guide to the scientific evidence and current debate

  J. A. Zalasiewicz;Colin N. Waters;Mark Williams;C. P. Summerhayes

  209
  Citations

• Challenges to the Future Conservation of the Antarctic

  S. L. Chown;S. L. Chown;J. E. Lee;K. A. Hughes;J. Barnes

  197
  Citations

• Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) for the Anthropocene Series: Where and how to look for potential candidates

  Colin N. Waters;Jan Zalasiewicz;Colin Summerhayes;Ian J. Fairchild

  191
  Citations

• Can nuclear weapons fallout mark the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch

  Colin N. Waters;James P. M. Syvitski;Agnieszka Gałuszka;Gary J. Hancock

  185
  Citations

• North Atlantic Palaeoceanography

  C. P. Summerhayes;N. J. Shackleton

  167
  Citations