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Irka Hajdas

Irka Hajdas

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Earth Science

D-Index
63
Citations
46789
World Ranking
1554
National Ranking
43

Overview

Irka Hajdas is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has a prolific publication record primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focused expertise spanning several subfields. Their work encompasses Atmospheric Science, Archeology, Paleontology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ecology.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Irka Hajdas has published extensively in several scientific venues. Among the most frequent publication venues are:

  • Radiocarbon
  • The Anthropocene Review
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Forensic Science International
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Some recent notable papers include:

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP), 2020, Radiocarbon
  • Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch, 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Radiocarbon dating, 2021, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • The varved succession of Crawford Lake, Milton, Ontario, Canada as a candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series, 2023, The Anthropocene Review
  • Epochs, events and episodes: Marking the geological impact of humans, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews

Throughout their career, Irka Hajdas has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Neil L. Rose
  • Jesper Olsen
  • Laura Hendriks
  • Negar Haghipour
  • Andrew B. Cundy

Best Publications

  • IntCal13 and Marine13 radiocarbon age calibration curves 0-50,000 years cal BP

    Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP)

    Paula J Reimer;William E N Austin;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • A Pervasive Millennial-Scale Cycle in North Atlantic Holocene and Glacial Climates

    Gerard Bond;William Showers;Maziet Cheseby;Rusty Lotti

  • Persistent Solar Influence on North Atlantic Climate During the Holocene

    Gerard Bond;Bernd Kromer;Juerg Beer;Raimund Muscheler

  • IntCal09 and Marine09 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves, 0–50,000 Years cal BP

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

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

  • The North Atlantic's 1‐2 Kyr Climate Rhythm: Relation to Heinrich Events, Dansgaard/Oeschger Cycles and the Little Ice Age

    Gerard C. Bond;William Showers;Mary Elliot;Michael Evans

  • 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

  • Contributions of fossil fuel, biomass-burning, and biogenic emissions to carbonaceous aerosols in Zurich as traced by 14C

    Sönke Szidat;Theo M. Jenk;Theo M. Jenk;Hans-Arno Synal;Markus Kalberer

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores over the last 40 thousand years

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C. Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

  • MICADAS: Routine and High-Precision Radiocarbon Dating

    L Wacker;G Bonani;M Friedrich;I Hajdas

  • Effect of elevated CO2 on the community metabolism of an experimental coral reef

    Chris Langdon;Wallace S. Broecker;Douglas E. Hammond;Edward Glenn

  • Source of the great A.D. 1257 mystery eruption unveiled, Samalas volcano, Rinjani Volcanic Complex, Indonesia

    Franck Lavigne;Jean-Philippe Degeai;Jean-Christophe Komorowski;Sébastien Guillet

  • Mercury deposition and re-emission pathways in boreal forest soils investigated with Hg isotope signatures.

    Martin Jiskra;Jan G. Wiederhold;Ulf Skyllberg;Rose Marie Kronberg

  • 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

  • High-precision 14 C and 40 Ar/ 39 Ar dating of the Campanian Ignimbrite (Y-5) reconciles the time-scales of climatic-cultural processes at 40 ka

    Biagio Giaccio;Irka Hajdas;Roberto Isaia;Alan Deino

  • Radiocarbon dating

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  • The co-evolution of Black Sea level and composition through the last deglaciation and its paleoclimatic significance

    Candace O. Major;Steven L. Goldstein;William B.F. Ryan;Gilles Lericolais

  • Multi-proxy dating the ‘Millennium Eruption’ of Changbaishan to late 946 CE

    Clive Oppenheimer;Lukas Wacker;Jiandong Xu;Juan Diego Galván

  • Chemical and Biological Gradients along the Damma Glacier Soil Chronosequence, Switzerland

    Stefano M. Bernasconi;Andreas Bauder;Bernard Bourdon;Ivano Brunner

  • SELECTION AND TREATMENT OF DATA FOR RADIOCARBON CALIBRATION: AN UPDATE TO THE INTERNATIONAL CALIBRATION (INTCAL) CRITERIA

    Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck

  • Constraints on Black Sea outflow to the Sea of Marmara during the last glacial–interglacial transition

    Candace Major;William Ryan;Gilles Lericolais;Irka Hajdas

  • AMS radiocarbon dating and varve chronology of Lake Soppensee: 6000 to 12000 14C years BP

    Irena Hajdas;Susan D Ivy;Jürg Beer;Georges Bonani

  • A 10,300-year-old permafrost core from the active rock glacier Lazaun, southern Ötztal Alps (South Tyrol, northern Italy)

    Karl Krainer;David Bressan;Benjamin Dietre;Jean Nicolas Haas

Frequent Co-Authors

Lukas Wacker
Lukas Wacker ETH Zurich
David Van Rooij
David Van Rooij Ghent University
Konrad A Hughen
Konrad A Hughen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Trond Dokken
Trond Dokken NORCE Research
Claire Waelbroeck
Claire Waelbroeck Sorbonne University
Stéphanie Desprat
Stéphanie Desprat University of Bordeaux
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi University of Bordeaux
Luke C Skinner
Luke C Skinner University of Cambridge
William E. N. Austin
William E. N. Austin University of St Andrews
Anders E. Carlson
Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University

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