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Jörg Pross 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 Jörg Pross sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 312 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Jörg Pross 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 Jörg Pross sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jörg Pross is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and primarily conducts research within the broad field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Oceanography, Ecology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research covers a range of topics with significant focus on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research. They have also contributed to areas such as Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geological formations and processes, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Jörg Pross has published numerous papers in notable scientific venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Newsletters on Stratigraphy
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Global and Planetary Change

Some recent papers that illustrate the scope and direction of their research are:

  • "A new sea-level record for the Neogene/Quaternary boundary reveals transition to a more stable East Antarctic Ice Sheet", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs", 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Surface-circulation change in the southwest Pacific Ocean across the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum: inferences from dinoflagellate cysts and biomarker paleothermometry", 2020, Climate of the Past
  • "Summer temperatures during the last glaciation (MIS 5c to MIS 3) inferred from a 50,000-year chironomid record from Füramoos, southern Germany", 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Improved chronostratigraphy for the Messel Formation (Hesse, Germany) provides insight into early to middle Eocene climate variability", 2024, Newsletters on Stratigraphy

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Andreas Koutsodendris
  • Oliver Friedrich
  • Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr
  • Peter K. Bijl
  • Oliver A. Kern

Through their publications, Jörg Pross has contributed to a detailed understanding of past climates, ocean circulation, and biotic responses to environmental changes over geological timescales. The consistent focus on integrating paleoclimatic data and geological analysis supports a multidisciplinary approach to deciphering Earth's past environment.

Best Publications

  • From greenhouse to icehouse; organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts as paleoenvironmental indicators in the Paleogene

    Appy Sluijs;Jörg Pross;Jörg Pross;Jörg Pross;Henk Brinkhuis

  • Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch

    Jörg Pross;Lineth Contreras;Peter K. Bijl;David R. Greenwood

  • Dynamic behaviour of the East Antarctic ice sheet during Pliocene warmth

    Carys P. Cook;Tina van de Flierdt;Trevor Williams;Sidney R. Hemming;Sidney R. Hemming

  • The role of climate in the spread of modern humans into Europe

    Ulrich C. Müller;Jörg Pross;Polychronis C. Tzedakis;Polychronis C. Tzedakis;Clive Gamble

  • Eocene cooling linked to early flow across the Tasmanian Gateway

    Peter K. Bijl;James A. P. Bendle;Steven M. Bohaty;Jörg Pross

  • Forcing mechanisms for mid-Cretaceous black shale formation: evidence from the Upper Aptian and Lower Albian of the Vocontian Basin (SE France)

    Jens O Herrle;Jörg Pross;Oliver Friedrich;Peter Kößler

  • Floral changes across the Triassic/Jurassic boundary linked to flood basalt volcanism

    B. van de Schootbrugge;T. M. Quan;S. Lindström;S. Lindström;W. Püttmann

  • Holocene seasonality changes in the central Mediterranean region reconstructed from the pollen sequences of Lake Accesa (Italy) and Tenaghi Philippon (Greece)

    Odile Peyron;Simon Goring;Isabelle Dormoy;Ulrich Kotthoff

  • Volcanic ash layers illuminate the resilience of Neanderthals and early modern humans to natural hazards

    John Lowe;Nick Barton;Simon Blockley;Christopher Bronk Ramsey

  • Climate dynamics in the borderlands of the Aegean Sea during formation of sapropel S1 deduced from a marine pollen record

    Ulrich Kotthoff;Jörg Pross;Ulrich C. Müller;Odile Peyron

  • Massive perturbation in terrestrial ecosystems of the Eastern Mediterranean region associated with the 8.2 kyr B.P. climatic event

    Joerg Pross;Ulrich Kotthoff;Ulrich Müller;Odile Peyron

  • Orbital forcing of the East Antarctic ice sheet during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene

    M O Patterson;R McKay;T Naish;C Escutia

  • Organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts as paleoenvironmental indicators in the Paleogene; a synopsis of concepts

    Jörg Pross;Jörg Pross;Henk Brinkhuis

  • End-Triassic calcification crisis and blooms of organic-walled 'disaster species'

    B. van de Schootbrugge;F. Tremolada;Y. Rosenthal;T. R. Bailey

  • Global enhancement of ocean anoxia during Oceanic Anoxic Event 2: A quantitative approach using U isotopes

    Carolina Montoya-Pino;Stefan Weyer;Ariel D. Anbar;Jörg Pross

  • Terrestrial climate variability and seasonality changes in the Mediterranean region between 15 000 and 4000 years BP deduced from marine pollen records

    I. Dormoy;I. Dormoy;O. Peyron;N. Combourieu Nebout;S. Goring

  • A CO2 decrease-driven cooling and increased latitudinal temperature gradient during the mid-Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2

    Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté;Elisabeth C. van Bentum;Gert-Jan Reichart;Jörg Pross

  • Climatic forcing of eastern Mediterranean deep-water formation and benthic ecosystems during the past 22 000 years

    Gerhard Schmiedl;Tanja Kuhnt;Werner Ehrmann;Kay-Christian Emeis

  • Vegetation response to rapid climate change in Central Europe during the past 140,000 yr based on evidence from the Füramoos pollen record

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  • Reconstruction of short-term palaeoceanographic changes during the formation of the Late Albian ‘Niveau Breistroffer’ black shales (Oceanic Anoxic Event 1d, SE France)

    André Bornemann;André Bornemann;Jörg Pross;Jörg Pross;Kerstin Reichelt;Jens O. Herrle

  • Lateglacial and Holocene vegetation dynamics in the Aegean region: an integrated view based on pollen data from marine and terrestrial archives

    Ulrich Kotthoff;Ulrich C. Müller;Jörg Pross;Gerhard Schmiedl

  • Influence of deep-water derived isoprenoid tetraether lipids on the TEXH86 paleothermometer in the Mediterranean Sea

    Jung-Hyun Kim;Stefan Schouten;Marta Rodrigo-Gámiz;Sebastiaan Rampen

  • Reorganization of southern ocean plankton ecosystem at the onset of Antarctic glaciation

    Alexander J. P. Houben;Peter K. Bijl;Jörg Pross;Steven M. Bohaty

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter K Bijl
Peter K Bijl Utrecht University
Henk Brinkhuis
Henk Brinkhuis Utrecht University
Steven M Bohaty
Steven M Bohaty University of Southampton
Francesca Sangiorgi
Francesca Sangiorgi Utrecht University
Lisa Tauxe
Lisa Tauxe University of California, San Diego
Erwin Appel
Erwin Appel University of Tübingen
Robert M. McKay
Robert M. McKay Victoria University of Wellington
Appy Sluijs
Appy Sluijs Utrecht University
Carlota Escutia
Carlota Escutia University of Granada
Xiaomin Fang
Xiaomin Fang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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