2026 James G. Gehling: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	54	2729	2488	153	142	132	9536

Overview

James G. Gehling is affiliated with the South Australian Museum in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on paleontology, with significant work in related subfields such as atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, oceanography, and geology.

The main topics addressed in Gehling's work include paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geology and paleoclimatology research, methane hydrates and related phenomena, geological and geophysical studies, marine biology and ecology research, geochemistry and elemental analysis, and evolution and paleontology studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Gehling include:

Mary L. Droser
Diego C. García-Bellido
Scott D. Evans
Bruce Runnegar
Rachel Surprenant

Gehling's publications appear repeatedly in several scientific venues, with multiple papers published in:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Geological Magazine
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Precambrian Research
Journal of Paleontology

Notable recent papers include:

"Discovery of the oldest bilaterian from the Ediacaran of South Australia" (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
"Pentaradial eukaryote suggests expansion of suspension feeding in White Sea-aged Ediacaran communities" (2021, Scientific Reports)
"What Happens Between Depositional Events, Stays Between Depositional Events: The Significance of Organic Mat Surfaces in the Capture of Ediacara Communities and the Sedimentary Rocks That Preserve Them" (2022, Frontiers in Earth Science)
"Probable benthic macroalgae from the Ediacara Member, South Australia" (2020, Precambrian Research)
"Biostratinomy of the Ediacara Member (Rawnsley Quartzite, South Australia): implications for depositional environments, ecology and biology of Ediacara organisms" (2020, Interface Focus)

The research contributed by James G. Gehling largely centers around the paleontological and geological characteristics of the Ediacaran period, with a focus on fossil preservation, stratigraphy, and the ecology of ancient marine communities. The investigations often intersect with broader geological and environmental studies, providing insights into paleoclimatology and sedimentary processes.

Best Publications

Microbial mats in terminal Proterozoic siliciclastics; Ediacaran death masks

James G. Gehling

780
Citations
The Ediacaran emergence of bilaterians: congruence between the genetic and the geological fossil records

Kevin J Peterson;James A Cotton;James G Gehling;Davide Pisani

355
Citations
Life after snowball: The oldest complex Ediacaran fossils

Guy M. Narbonne;James G. Gehling

348
Citations
The first named Ediacaran body fossil, Aspidella Terranovica

James G. Gehling;Guy M. Narbonne;Michael M. Anderson

336
Citations
LONG EXPECTED SPONGES FROM THE NEOPROTEROZOIC EDIACARA FAUNA OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA

James G. Gehling;J. Keith Rigby

324
Citations
Ediacara-type fossils in Cambrian sediments

Sören Jensen;James G. Gehling;Mary L. Droser

240
Citations
How well do fossil assemblages of the Ediacara Biota tell time

James G. Gehling;Mary L. Droser

227
Citations
Trace fossils and substrates of the terminal Proterozoic–Cambrian transition: Implications for the record of early bilaterians and sediment mixing

Mary L. Droser;SÃ¶ren Jensen;James G. Gehling

224
Citations
A Critical Look at the Ediacaran Trace Fossil Record

Sören Jensen;Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling

221
Citations
The advent of animals: The view from the Ediacaran

Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling

221
Citations
Paleoecology of the oldest known animal communities: Ediacaran assemblages at Mistaken Point, Newfoundland

Matthew E. Clapham;Matthew E. Clapham;Guy M. Narbonne;James G. Gehling;James G. Gehling

213
Citations
Burrowing below the basal Cambrian GSSP, Fortune Head, Newfoundland

James G. Gehling;Sören Jensen;Mary L. Droser;Paul M. Myrow

201
Citations
Trace fossil preservation and the early evolution of animals

Sören Jensen;Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling

199
Citations
Complex trace fossils from the terminal Proterozoic of Namibia

Sören Jensen;Beverly Z. Saylor;James G. Gehling;Gerard J. B. Germs

198
Citations
Environmental interpretation and a sequence stratigraphic framework for the terminal Proterozoic Ediacara Member within the Rawnsley Quartzite, South Australia

J.G. Gehling

198
Citations
The Ediacaran Period

Guy M. Narbonne;Shuhai Xiao;Graham A. Shields;James G. Gehling

197
Citations
Textured organic surfaces associated with the Ediacara biota in South Australia

James G. Gehling;Mary L. Droser

187
Citations
Eight-armed Ediacara fossil preserved in contrasting taphonomic windows from China and Australia

Maoyan Zhu;James G. Gehling;Shuhai Xiao;Yuanlong Zhao

177
Citations
Paleoenvironmental analysis of the late Neoproterozoic Mistaken Point and Trepassey formations, southeastern Newfoundland

Donald A. Wood;Robert W. Dalrymple;Guy M. Narbonne;James G. Gehling

173
Citations
The Rise of Animals in a Changing Environment: Global Ecological Innovation in the Late Ediacaran

Mary L. Droser;Lidya G. Tarhan;James G. Gehling

170
Citations
Assemblage palaeoecology of the Ediacara biota: The unabridged edition?

Mary L. Droser;James G. Gehling;Sören R. Jensen

169
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary L. Droser University of California, Riverside

John R. Paterson University of New England

Guy M. Narbonne Queen's University

Gregory D. Edgecombe Natural History Museum

Glenn A. Brock Macquarie University

Shuhai Xiao Virginia Tech

Galen P. Halverson McGill University

Bruce Runnegar University of California, Los Angeles

Derek E. G. Briggs Yale University

David Kisailus University of California, Irvine

External Links

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