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David J. Bottjer 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 David J. Bottjer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 380 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Bottjer 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 David J. Bottjer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David J. Bottjer is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant emphasis on paleontology. Within this broad field, key subfields include Paleontology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Ecology.

The scientist's work covers several related topics, notably:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

David J. Bottjer has contributed numerous publications, with frequent appearances in specific venues such as:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Geobiology
  • Science Advances

Their recent papers include the following:

  • "Intensified continental chemical weathering and carbon-cycle perturbations linked to volcanism during the Triassic-Jurassic transition" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Mercury contents and isotope ratios from diverse depositional environments across the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary: Towards a more robust mercury proxy for large igneous province magmatism" (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • "Resilience of infaunal ecosystems during the Early Triassic greenhouse Earth" (2022, Science Advances)
  • "Ediacaran-Cambrian bioturbation did not extensively oxygenate sediments in shallow marine ecosystems" (2023, Geobiology)
  • "Complex marine bioturbation ecosystem engineering behaviors persisted in the wake of the end-Permian mass extinction" (2020, Scientific Reports)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David J. Bottjer include:

  • Frank A. Corsetti
  • Alison Cribb
  • Amanda Godbold
  • James Beech
  • Nathan D. Smith

Among the recognitions received, David J. Bottjer was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Sedimentary Environments and Facies

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  • Phanerozoic trends in the global diversity of marine invertebrates.

    John Alroy;Martin Aberhan;David J. Bottjer;Michael Foote

  • A semiquantitative field classification of ichnofabric

    Mary L. Droser;David J. Bottjer

  • Trace-fossil model for reconstruction of paleo-oxygenation in bottom waters

    Charles E. Savrda;David J. Bottjer

  • The Cambrian Substrate Revolution

    David J. Bottjer;James W. Hagadorn;Stephen Q. Dornbos

  • Tiering in suspension-feeding communities on soft substrata throughout the phanerozoic.

    William I. Ausich;David J. Bottjer

  • Early Triassic stromatolites as post-mass extinction disaster forms

    Jennifer K. Schubert;David J. Bottjer

  • Wrinkle structures: Microbially mediated sedimentary structures common in subtidal siliciclastic settings at the Proterozoic-Phanerozoic transition

    James W. Hagadorn;David J. Bottjer

  • Aftermath of the Permian-Triassic mass extinction event: Paleoecology of Lower Triassic carbonates in the western USA

    Jennifer K. Schubert;David J. Bottjer

  • Onshore-offshore patterns in the evolution of phanerozoic shelf communities.

    David Jablonski;J. John Sepkoski;David J. Bottjer;Peter M. Sheehan

  • Phanerozoic development of tiering in soft substrata suspension-feeding communities

    David J. Bottjer;William I. Ausich

  • Development of a Comprehensive Oxygen-Deficient Marine Biofacies Model: Evidence from Santa Monica, San Pedro, and Santa Barbara Basins, California Continental Borderland

    Charles E. Savrda;David J. Bottjer;Donn S. Gorsline

  • Small Bilaterian Fossils from 40 to 55 Million Years Before the Cambrian

    Jun-Yuan Chen;David J. Bottjer;Paola Oliveri;Stephen Q. Dornbos

  • A new ecological-severity ranking of major Phanerozoic biodiversity crises

    George R. McGhee;Matthew E. Clapham;Peter M. Sheehan;David J. Bottjer

  • Ecological ranking of Phanerozoic biodiversity crises: ecological and taxonomic severities are decoupled

    George R. McGhee;Peter M. Sheehan;David J. Bottjer;Mary L. Droser

  • Paleoenvironmental patterns in the evolution of post-Paleozoic benthic marine invertebrates

    David J. Bottjer;David Jablonski

  • Oxygen-related biofacies in marine strata: an overview and update

    Charles E. Savrda;David J. Bottjer

  • Lower Triassic large sea-floor carbonate cements: Their origin and a mechanism for the prolonged biotic recovery from the end-Permian mass extinction

    Adam D. Woods;David J. Bottjer;Maria Mutti;Jean Morrison

  • Restriction of a late Neoproterozoic biotope; suspect-microbial structures and trace fossils at the Vendian-Cambrian transition

    James W. Hagadorn;David J. Bottjer

  • Trends in depth and extent of bioturbation in Cambrian carbonate marine environments, western United States

    Mary L. Droser;David J. Bottjer

  • Mercury anomalies and the timing of biotic recovery following the end-Triassic mass extinction

    Alyson M. Thibodeau;Alyson M. Thibodeau;Kathleen Ritterbush;Joyce A. Yager;A. Joshua West

  • Trace-fossil model for reconstructing oxygenation histories of ancient marine bottom waters: Application to upper cretaceous niobrara formation, Colorado

    Charles E. Savrda;David J. Bottjer

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank A. Corsetti
Frank A. Corsetti University of Southern California
William M. Berelson
William M. Berelson University of Southern California
Mary L. Droser
Mary L. Droser University of California, Riverside
A. Joshua West
A. Joshua West University of Southern California
Eric H. Davidson
Eric H. Davidson California Institute of Technology
Steve P. Lund
Steve P. Lund University of Southern California
Peter M. Sheehan
Peter M. Sheehan Milwaukee Public Museum
Jinnan Tong
Jinnan Tong China University of Geosciences
James W. Hagadorn
James W. Hagadorn Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Paul Tafforeau
Paul Tafforeau European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

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