2026 Linda A. Hinnov: 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	59	2053	1858	892	788	265	11701

Overview

Linda A. Hinnov is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States and has a significant body of research within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geology.

Their research topics cover geological and paleoclimatology research, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geological formations and processes, geological and geochemical analysis, geological and geophysical studies, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, as well as hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Linda A. Hinnov has contributed frequently to several publication venues. Major venues for their research include:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Global and Planetary Change
Geological Society of America Bulletin
SSRN Electronic Journal
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Linda A. Hinnov are:

"Continental geological evidence for Solar System chaotic behavior in the Late Cretaceous," 2022, Geological Society of America Bulletin
"Astronomical time calibration of the Upper Devonian Lali section, South China," 2020, Global and Planetary Change
"High-resolution interannual precipitation reconstruction of Southern California: Implications for Holocene ENSO evolution," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
"Astronomical time scale for the Paleozoic Era," 2023, Earth-Science Reviews
"Empirical Reconstruction of Earth-Moon and Solar System Dynamical Parameters for the Past 2.5 Billion Years From Cyclostratigraphy," 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

Throughout their career, Linda A. Hinnov has collaborated extensively with several co-authors including Huaichun Wu, Shihong Zhang, Tianshui Yang, Stephen P. Hesselbo, and Qiang Fang. These collaborations have contributed to a variety of scientific advancements within the Earth and Planetary Sciences community.

Best Publications

Obliquity-paced Pliocene West Antarctic ice sheet oscillations

T. Naish;T. Naish;R. Powell;R. Levy;R. Levy;G. Wilson

828
Citations
Acycle: Time-series analysis software for paleoclimate research and education

Mingsong Li;Linda Hinnov;Lee Kump

729
Citations
Spatial variation in sediment fluxes, redox conditions, and productivity in the Permian–Triassic Panthalassic Ocean

Thomas J. Algeo;Kiyoko Kuwahara;Hiroyoshi Sano;Steven Bates

458
Citations
New Perspectives on Orbitally Forced Stratigraphy

Linda A. Hinnov

378
Citations
Cyclostratigraphy and its revolutionizing applications in the earth and planetary sciences

Linda A. Hinnov

339
Citations
Chapter 27 – Cretaceous

J.G. Ogg;L.A. Hinnov;C. Huang

317
Citations
Integrated Quantitative Stratigraphy of the Cenomanian-Turonian Bridge Creek Limestone Member Using Evolutive Harmonic Analysis and Stratigraphic Modeling

Stephen R. Meyers;Bradley B. Sageman;Linda A. Hinnov

277
Citations
Cyclostratigraphy and Astrochronology

L.A. Hinnov;F.J. Hilgen

276
Citations
Tracking variable sedimentation rates and astronomical forcing in Phanerozoic paleoclimate proxy series with evolutionary correlation coefficients and hypothesis testing

Mingsong Li;Lee R. Kump;Linda A. Hinnov;Michael E. Mann

268
Citations
Orbital forcing of continental climate during the Pleistocene: a complete astronomically tuned climatic record from Lake Baikal, SE Siberia

Alexander A. Prokopenko;Linda A. Hinnov;Douglas F. Williams;Mikhail I. Kuzmin

228
Citations
Changes in productivity and redox conditions in the Panthalassic Ocean during the latest Permian

Thomas J. Algeo;Linda Hinnov;Jessa Moser;J. Barry Maynard

206
Citations
Astrochronology of the Early Turonian-Early Campanian terrestrial succession in the Songliao Basin, northeastern China and its implication for long-period behavior of the Solar System

Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Ganqing Jiang;Linda Hinnov

198
Citations
Time-calibrated Milankovitch cycles for the late Permian

Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Linda A. Hinnov;Ganqing Jiang

194
Citations
Astronomical calibration of the Toarcian Stage: Implications for sequence stratigraphy and duration of the early Toarcian OAE

Slah Boulila;Bruno Galbrun;Emilia Huret;Linda A. Hinnov

193
Citations
Sedimentary noise and sea levels linked to land-ocean water exchange and obliquity forcing.

Mingsong Li;Linda A. Hinnov;Linda A. Hinnov;Chunju Huang;James G. Ogg;James G. Ogg

189
Citations
Spectral Analysis of the Middle Triassic Latemar Limestone

Linda A. Hinnov;Robert K. Goldhammer

189
Citations
Paleoclimate proxies for cyclostratigraphy: Comparative analysis using a Lower Triassic marine section in South China

Mingsong Li;Mingsong Li;Mingsong Li;Chunju Huang;James Ogg;James Ogg;James Ogg;Yang Zhang

179
Citations
Astronomical tuning of the end-Permian extinction and the Early Triassic Epoch of South China and Germany

Mingsong Li;Mingsong Li;James Ogg;James Ogg;Yang Zhang;Yang Zhang;Chunju Huang

178
Citations
Rock Magnetic Cyclostratigraphy: Kodama/Rock Magnetic Cyclostratigraphy

Kenneth P. Kodama;Linda A. Hinnov

177
Citations
Obliquity-forced climate during the Early Triassic hothouse in China

Mingsong Li;Mingsong Li;Chunju Huang;Linda Hinnov;Linda Hinnov;Linda Hinnov;James Ogg;James Ogg

172
Citations
Cyclostratigraphy and orbital tuning of the terrestrial upper Santonian–Lower Danian in Songliao Basin, northeastern China

Huaichun Wu;Shihong Zhang;Linda A. Hinnov;Ganqing Jiang

165
Citations
Astronomical constraints on the duration of the Early Jurassic Pliensbachian Stage and global climatic fluctuations

Micha Ruhl;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Linda Hinnov;Hugh C. Jenkyns

161
Citations
Astronomical calibration of the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous)

Dorothée Husson;Bruno Galbrun;Jacques Laskar;Linda A. Hinnov

146
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

James G. Ogg Chengdu University of Technology

Kenneth P. Kodama Lehigh University

Huaichun Wu China University of Geosciences

Erik T. Brown University of Minnesota

Bruno Galbrun Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris

Gerilyn S. Soreghan University of Oklahoma

Zhong-Qiang Chen China University of Geosciences

Shihong Zhang China University of Geosciences

Peter Olson University of New Mexico

Andreas Spanias Arizona State University

External Links

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