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Geoffrey O. Seltzer

Geoffrey O. Seltzer

Geoffrey O. Seltzer 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 Geoffrey O. Seltzer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Geoffrey O. Seltzer 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 Geoffrey O. Seltzer sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Geoffrey O. Seltzer was affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geophysics. The main topics covered in their work included Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Seltzer's publication record featured a range of papers centering largely on sediment dating and geological analyses. Notable recent papers included:

  • U-Th dating of lake sediments: Lessons from the 700 ka sediment record of Lake Junín, Peru (2020) published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Corrigendum to "U-Th dating of lake sediments: Lessons from the 700 ka sediment record of lake Junín, Peru" [Quat. Sci. Rev. 244 (2020) 106422] (2020) published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • U-Th dating of lake sediments: Lessons from the 700 ka sediment record of Lake Junín, Peru - Datasets (2020) published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • U-Th dating of lake sediments: Lessons from the 700 ka sediment record of Lake Junín, Peru - Datasets (2020) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • U-Th dating of lake sediments: Lessons from the 700 ka sediment record of Lake Junín, Peru - Datasets (2020) published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Their work was frequently published in venues including Quaternary Science Reviews, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Seltzer collaborated extensively with several coauthors throughout their career. Frequent coauthors included:

  • Christine Y. Chen
  • David McGee
  • Arielle Woods
  • Liseth Pérez
  • Robert G. Hatfield

Best Publications

  • Variability of El Niño/Southern Oscillation activity at millennial timescales during the Holocene epoch

    Christopher M. Moy;Christopher M. Moy;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Donald T. Rodbell;David M. Anderson;David M. Anderson

  • An ;15,000-Year Record of El Nino—Driven Alluviation in Southwestern Ecuador

    Donald T. Rodbell;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;David M. Anderson;Mark B. Abbott

  • Tropical climate changes at millennial and orbital timescales on the Bolivian Altiplano

    Paul A. Baker;Catherine A. Rigsby;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • Reconstruction of equilibrium-line altitudes for tropical and sub-tropical glaciers

    Douglas I. Benn;Lewis A. Owen;Henry A. Osmaston;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Hydrologic variation during the last 170,000 years in the southern hemisphere tropics of South America

    Sherilyn C. Fritz;Paul A. Baker;Tim K. Lowenstein;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Holocene paleohydrology and glacial history of the central Andes using multiproxy lake sediment studies

    Mark B Abbott;Brent B Wolfe;Alexander P Wolfe;Geoffrey O Seltzer

  • Isotopic evidence for late Quaternary climatic change in tropical South America

    Geoffrey Seltzer;Donald Rodbell;Stephen Burns

  • Tropical glacier meltwater contribution to stream discharge: a case study in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru

    Bryan G. Mark;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Late Quaternary Climate and Hydrology of Tropical South America Inferred from an Isotopic and Chemical Model of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia and Peru

    Scott L. Cross;Paul A. Baker;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • Early Local Last Glacial Maximum in the Tropical Andes

    Jacqueline A. Smith;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Daniel L. Farber;Donald T. Rodbell

  • A vegetation and fire history of Lake Titicaca since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Gina M Paduano;Mark B Bush;Paul A Baker;Sherilyn C Fritz

  • A new estimate of the Holocene lowstand level of Lake Titicaca, central Andes, and implications for tropical palaeohydrology.

    Scott L. Cross;Paul A. Baker;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • Early Warming of Tropical South America at the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition

    G. O. Seltzer;D. T. Rodbell;P. A. Baker;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • A Late Quaternary diatom record of tropical climatic history from Lake Titicaca (Peru and Bolivia)

    Pedro M Tapia;Sherilyn C Fritz;Paul A Baker;Geoffrey O Seltzer

  • Holocene Paleohydrology of the Tropical Andes from Lake Records

    Mark B. Abbott;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Kerry R. Kelts;John Southon

  • Modern and last local glacial maximum snowlines in the Central Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and Northern Chile

    Andrew G. Klein;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Bryan L. Isacks

  • Quaternary glaciation and hydrologic variation in the South American tropics as reconstructed from the Lake Titicaca drilling project

    Sherilyn C. Fritz;Paul A. Baker;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Ashley Ballantyne

  • Evaluation of recent glacier recession in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru (AD 1962-1999): spatial distribution of mass loss and climatic forcing

    Bryan G. Mark;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • A 17 000‐year history of Andean climate and vegetation change from Laguna de Chochos, Peru

    Mark B. Bush;Barbara C.S. Hansen;Donald T. Rodbell;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Late-glacial and Holocene vegetational history from two sites in the western Cordillera of southwestern Ecuador

    B. C.S. Hansen;D. T. Rodbell;G. O. Seltzer;B. León

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald T. Rodbell
Donald T. Rodbell Union College
Paul A. Baker
Paul A. Baker Duke University
Sherilyn C. Fritz
Sherilyn C. Fritz University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Mark B. Abbott
Mark B. Abbott University of Pittsburgh
Bryan G. Mark
Bryan G. Mark The Ohio State University
Robert B. Dunbar
Robert B. Dunbar Stanford University
Robert C. Finkel
Robert C. Finkel Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
R. Lawrence Edwards
R. Lawrence Edwards University of Minnesota
Blas L. Valero-Garcés
Blas L. Valero-Garcés Spanish National Research Council

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