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J. R. Toggweiler 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 J. R. Toggweiler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 86 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

J. R. Toggweiler 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 J. R. Toggweiler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

J. R. Toggweiler is affiliated with the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable specialization in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, and Anthropology.

The scientist's work spans multiple intersecting fields and topics. Some of the main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Climate variability and models
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

Toggweiler has published in several reputable venues, with a frequent publication record notably in:

  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

Among recent papers, the scientist co-authored the 2021 article titled "Middle to Late Eocene Changes of the Ocean Carbonate Cycle" published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. Another publication from 2025, authored by Toggweiler, is "A New Role for the AMOC During the Ice Ages", also appearing in the same journal.

Collaborations have been part of Toggweiler's research outputs. Frequent co-authors include:

  • C. Borrelli
  • Miriam Katz
  • Anny Cazenave
  • Gerald A. Meehl
  • Marisa Montoya

Notably, J. R. Toggweiler was recognized with the award of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles 1. Linear Responses to Milankovitch Forcing

    J. Imbrie;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens;A. Duffy

  • On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles .2. the 100,000-year Cycle

    J. Imbrie;A. Berger;E. A. Boyle;S. C. Clemens

  • The last glacial termination.

    G. H. Denton;R. F. Anderson;R. F. Anderson;J. R. Toggweiler;R. L. Edwards

  • A new model for the role of the oceans in determining atmospheric PCO2

    Jorge Louis Sarmiento;J. R. Toggweiler

  • Midlatitude westerlies, atmospheric CO2, and climate change during the ice ages

    J. R. Toggweiler;Joellen L. Russell;Joellen L. Russell;S. R. Carson;S. R. Carson

  • Effect of Drake Passage on the global thermohaline circulation

    J.R. Toggweiler;B. Samuels

  • Ocean overturning since the Late Cretaceous: Inferences from a new benthic foraminiferal isotope compilation

    B. S. Cramer;J. R. Toggweiler;J. D. Wright;M. E. Katz

  • The Peru Upwelling and the Ventilation of the South Pacific Thermocline

    J. R. Toggweiler;K. Dixon;W. S. Broecker

  • Variation of atmospheric CO2 by ventilation of the ocean's deepest water

    J. R. Toggweiler

  • Ocean circulation in a warming climate.

    J. R. Toggweiler;Joellen Russell

  • On the Ocean’s Large-Scale Circulation near the Limit of No Vertical Mixing

    J. R. Toggweiler;B. Samuels

  • The Southern Ocean biogeochemical divide

    I. Marinov;I. Marinov;A. Gnanadesikan;J. R. Toggweiler;J. L. Sarmiento

  • A seasonal three‐dimensional ecosystem model of nitrogen cycling in the North Atlantic Euphotic Zone

    Jorge Louis Sarmiento;R. D. Slater;M. J.R. Fasham;H. W. Ducklow

  • Estimates of anthropogenic carbon uptake from four three‐dimensional global ocean models

    James C. Orr;Ernst Maier-Reimer;Uwe Mikolajewicz;Patrick Monfray

  • The Southern Hemisphere Westerlies in a Warming World: Propping Open the Door to the Deep Ocean

    Joellen L. Russell;Keith W. Dixon;Anand Gnanadesikan;Ronald J. Stouffer

  • Simulations of radiocarbon in a coarse-resolution world ocean model: 1. Steady state prebomb distributions

    J. R. Toggweiler;K. Dixon;K. Bryan

  • Downward transport and fate of organic matter in the ocean: Simulations with a general circulation model.

    Raymond G. Najjar;Jorge Louis Sarmiento;J. R. Toggweiler

  • Modulation of the bipolar seesaw in the Southeast Pacific during Termination 1

    Frank Lamy;Jérôme Kaiser;Helge W. Arz;Dierk Hebbeln

  • Simulations of radiocarbon in a coarse-resolution world ocean model: 2. Distributions of bomb-produced carbon 14

    J. R. Toggweiler;K. Dixon;K. Bryan

  • Shifting Westerlies

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  • HYDROGRAPHY, CHEMISTRY, AND RADIOISOTOPES IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN BASINS

    Wallace S. Broecker;William C. Patzert;John R. Toggweiler;Minze Stuiver

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorge L. Sarmiento
Jorge L. Sarmiento Princeton University
Anand Gnanadesikan
Anand Gnanadesikan Johns Hopkins University
Robert M. Key
Robert M. Key Princeton University
Daniel M. Sigman
Daniel M. Sigman Princeton University
Eric D. Galbraith
Eric D. Galbraith McGill University
Ronald J. Stouffer
Ronald J. Stouffer University of Arizona
John P. Dunne
John P. Dunne Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
John E. Kutzbach
John E. Kutzbach University of Wisconsin–Madison
Anthony J. Broccoli
Anthony J. Broccoli Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
James D. Wright
James D. Wright Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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