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James M. Russell

James M. Russell

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Environmental Sciences
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
113
Citations
44950
World Ranking
176
National Ranking
83

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

James M. Russell is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of atmospheric science, ecology, anthropology, paleontology, and earth-surface processes. These subfields highlight the multidisciplinary approach within their body of work.

Russell's research primarily addresses topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Frequent publication venues for Russell's work include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Science

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Russell are:

  • "A global environmental crisis 42,000 years ago" (2021, Science)
  • "Increased ecological resource variability during a critical transition in hominin evolution" (2020, Science Advances)
  • "Organic matter mineralization in modern and ancient ferruginous sediments" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Evaluating global temperature calibrations for lacustrine branched GDGTs: Seasonal variability, paleoclimate implications, and future directions" (2023, Quaternary Science Reviews)
  • "Vivianite formation in ferruginous sediments from Lake Towuti, Indonesia" (2020, Biogeosciences)

Russell has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, notably:

  • Satria Bijaksana
  • Hendrik Vogel
  • Rachel Lupien
  • Yongsong Huang
  • Sylvia Dee

Recognition for their scientific contributions includes the award of Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • The Halogen Occultation Experiment

    James M. Russell;Larry L. Gordley;Jae H. Park;S. Roland Drayson

  • An atmospheric tape recorder: The imprint of tropical tropopause temperatures on stratospheric water vapor

    Philip W. Mote;Karen H. Rosenlof;Michael E. McIntyre;Ewan S. Carr

  • Overview of the SABER experiment and preliminary calibration results

    James M. Russell;Martin G. Mlynczak;Larry L. Gordley;Joseph J. Tansock

  • Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years

    S. Kröpelin;D. Verschuren;A.-M. Lézine;H. Eggermont

  • Northern Hemisphere Controls on Tropical Southeast African Climate During the Past 60,000 Years

    Jessica E. Tierney;James M. Russell;Yongsong Huang;Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation

    Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Paul A. Baker;Patrick J. Bartlein

  • Classification of lacustrine sediments based on sedimentary components

    Douglas Schnurrenberger;James Russell;Kerry Kelts

  • Assessment of the quality of the Version 1.07 temperature‐versus‐pressure profiles of the middle atmosphere from TIMED/SABER

    Ellis E. Remsberg;B. T. Marshall;M. Garcia-Comas;D. Krueger

  • Validation of the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder temperature and geopotential height measurements

    M. Schwartz;A. Lambert;G.L. Manney;G.L. Manney;W.G. Read

  • The Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere: Experiment Description, Performance, and Results

    John C. Gille;James M. Russell

  • Stratospheric water vapor increases over the past half‐century

    K. H. Rosenlof;S. J. Oltmans;D. Kley;J. M. Russell

  • Tidal variability in the ionospheric dynamo region

    J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. Palo;J. Russell

  • Environmental controls on branched tetraether lipid distributions in tropical East African lake sediments

    J.E. Tierney;J.E. Tierney;J.M. Russell;H. Eggermont;H. Eggermont;E.C. Hopmans

  • Seasonal Cycles and QBO Variations in Stratospheric CH4 and H2O Observed in UARS HALOE Data

    William J. Randel;Fei Wu;James M. Russell;Aidan Roche

  • Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002

    S. A. Montzka;P. J. Fraser;J. H. Butler;D. M. Cunnold

  • Evidence for slowdown in stratospheric ozone loss: First stage of ozone recovery

    M. J. Newchurch;Eun-Su Yang;Eun-Su Yang;D. M. Cunnold;Gregory C. Reinsel

  • Distributions of branched GDGTs in a tropical lake system: Implications for lacustrine application of the MBT/CBT paleoproxy.

    Jessica E. Tierney;James M. Russell

  • Retrieval of mesospheric and lower thermospheric kinetic temperature from measurements of CO2 15 µm Earth Limb Emission under non‐LTE conditions

    Christopher J. Mertens;Martin G. Mlynczak;Manuel López-Puertas;Peter P. Wintersteiner

  • Stratospheric effects of energetic particle precipitation in 2003–2004

    C. E. Randall;V.L. Harvey;G.L. Manney;G.L. Manney;Y. J. Orsolini

  • Hemispheric asymmetries in water vapor and inferences about transport in the lower stratosphere

    Karen H. Rosenlof;Adrian F. Tuck;Kenneth K. Kelly;James M. Russell

  • Implications for atmospheric dynamics derived from global observations of gravity wave momentum flux in stratosphere and mesosphere

    M. Ern;P. Preusse;J. C. Gille;J. C. Gille;C. L. Hepplewhite

Frequent Co-Authors

Larry L. Gordley
Larry L. Gordley Langley Research Center
Scott M. Bailey
Scott M. Bailey Virginia Tech
Mark E. Hervig
Mark E. Hervig University of Wyoming
Martin G. Mlynczak
Martin G. Mlynczak Langley Research Center
Cora E. Randall
Cora E. Randall University of Colorado Boulder
Ellis E. Remsberg
Ellis E. Remsberg Langley Research Center
David E. Siskind
David E. Siskind United States Naval Research Laboratory
Gary E. Thomas
Gary E. Thomas University of Colorado Boulder
John C. Gille
John C. Gille National Center for Atmospheric Research
Hendrik Vogel
Hendrik Vogel University of Bern

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