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Joseph L. Kirschvink 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 Joseph L. Kirschvink sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Joseph L. Kirschvink 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 Joseph L. Kirschvink sits on this spectrum.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2003 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Joseph L. Kirschvink is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable concentration in subfields such as Paleontology, Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work spans multiple principal topics including:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Joseph L. Kirschvink has coauthored frequently with the following researchers:

  • Sarah P. Slotznick (8 publications)
  • Thomas Tobin (5 publications)
  • Timothy D. Raub (3 publications)
  • Eric M. Roberts (3 publications)
  • Patrick M. O'Connor (3 publications)

The scientist's research has appeared in several academic venues, notably:

  • Science Advances (2 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (2 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2 publications)
  • Nature Communications (1 publication)
  • The ISME Journal (1 publication)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Joseph L. Kirschvink include:

  • "Reexamination of 2.5-Ga 'whiff' of oxygen interval points to anoxic ocean before GOE," 2022, Science Advances
  • "A Late Cretaceous true polar wander oscillation," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Coniacian-Campanian magnetostratigraphy of the Marambio Group: The Santonian-Campanian boundary in the Antarctic Peninsula and the complete Upper Cretaceous - Lowermost Paleogene chronostratigraphical framework for the James Ross Basin," 2020, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Renaissance for magnetotactic bacteria in astrobiology," 2023, The ISME Journal
  • "Ethanol-Drying Regeneration of N95 Respirators," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout their career, Joseph L. Kirschvink has received several recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2001
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2003
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003

Best Publications

  • The least-squares line and plane and the analysis of palaeomagnetic data

    J. L. Kirschvink

  • Zircon U-Pb ages for the Early Cambrian time-scale

    W. Compston;I. S. Williams;J. L. Kirschvink;Zhang Zichao

  • Late Proterozoic low-latitude global glaciation: the snowball Earth

    Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • Magnetite biomineralization in the human brain.

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Atsuko Kobayashi-Kirschvink;Barbara J. Woodford

  • The Paleoproterozoic snowball Earth: A climate disaster triggered by the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis

    Robert E. Kopp;Joseph L. Kirschvink;Isaac A. Hilburn;Cody Z. Nash

  • Biogenic magnetite as a basis for magnetic field detection in animals

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;James L. Gould

  • Paleoproterozoic snowball Earth: Extreme climatic and geochemical global change and its biological consequences

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Eric J. Gaidos;L. Elizabeth Bertani;Nicholas J. Beukes

  • Bees have magnetic remanence.

    James L. Gould;J. L. Kirschvink;K. S. Deffeyes

  • Magnetite-based magnetoreception

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Michael M. Walker;Carol E. Diebel

  • Age of Neoproterozoic Bilatarian Body and Trace Fossils, White Sea, Russia: Implications for Metazoan Evolution

    M. W. Martin;D. V. Grazhdankin;S. A. Bowring;D. A. D. Evans

  • Pigeons have magnets

    Charles Walcott;James L. Gould;J. L. Kirschvink

  • Magnetite Biomineralization and Magnetoreception in Organisms : a New Biomagnetism Vol.5

    Joseph l. Kirschvink;Douglas S. Jones;Bruce J. MacFadden

  • Uniform magnetic fields and double-wrapped coil systems: Improved techniques for the design of bioelectromagnetic experiments

    Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • Evidence for a Large-Scale Reorganization of Early Cambrian Continental Masses by Inertial Interchange True Polar Wander

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Robert L. Ripperdan;Robert L. Ripperdan;David A. Evans;David A. Evans

  • The identification and biogeochemical interpretation of fossil magnetotactic bacteria

    Robert E. Kopp;Joseph L. Kirschvink

  • Low-latitude glaciation in the Palaeoproterozoic era

    D. A. Evans;N. J. Beukes;J. L. Kirschvink

  • Abrupt and Gradual Extinction Among Late Permian Land Vertebrates in the Karoo Basin, South Africa

    Peter D. Ward;Jennifer Botha;Roger Buick;Michiel O. De Kock

  • Elongated prismatic magnetite crystals in ALH84001 carbonate globules: Potential Martian magnetofossils

    Kathie L. Thomas-Keprta;Dennis A. Bazylinski;Joseph L. Kirschvink;Simon J. Clemett

  • Magnetite biomineralization and magnetoreception in organisms

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Douglas S. Jones;Bruce J. MacFadden

  • Magnetofossils, the Magnetization of Sediments, and the Evolution of Magnetite Biomineralization

    Shih-Bin Robin Chang;Joseph Lynn Kirschvink

  • The Paleoproterozoic Snowball Earth : A climate disaster triggered by the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis(Coevolution of Earth and Life, International Symposium on Origins of Life and Astrobiology)

    Joseph L. Kirschvink;Robert E. Kopp;Isaac A. Hilburn;Cody Z. Nash

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. Kopp
Robert E. Kopp Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Timothy D. Raub
Timothy D. Raub University of St Andrews
Hojatollah Vali
Hojatollah Vali McGill University
Dennis A. Bazylinski
Dennis A. Bazylinski University of Nevada, Las Vegas
David S. McKay
David S. McKay Johnson Space Center
Woodward W. Fischer
Woodward W. Fischer California Institute of Technology
Adam C. Maloof
Adam C. Maloof Princeton University
Ross N. Mitchell
Ross N. Mitchell Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shinsuke Shimojo
Shinsuke Shimojo California Institute of Technology

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