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Luke C Skinner 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 Luke C Skinner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 255 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Luke C Skinner 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 Luke C Skinner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luke C Skinner is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The research topics covered by Skinner include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Geological Formations and Processes, Archaeology and Ancient Environmental Studies, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

Skinner's publication record includes frequent contributions to journals such as the Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research), Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Radiocarbon, Climate of the Past, and Communications Earth & Environment.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Skinner include:

  • Atlantic Ocean Ventilation Changes Across the Last Deglaciation and Their Carbon Cycle Implications, 2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Marine20-The Marine Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55,000 cal BP), 2020, Radiocarbon
  • An ice-climate oscillatory framework for Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles, 2020, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • The Biological Pump During the Last Glacial Maximum, 2020, Annual Review of Marine Science
  • A 1.5-million-year record of orbital and millennial climate variability in the North Atlantic, 2023, Climate of the Past

Skinner frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Laurie Menviel, Richard Hudson, Édouard Bard, Polychronis C. Tzedakis, and David A Hodell.

Best Publications

  • Marine20—The Marine Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55,000 cal BP)

    Timothy J Heaton;Peter Köhler;Martin Butzin;Edouard Bard

  • Interglacials of the last 800,000 years

    A. Berger;M. Crucifix;D.A. Hodell

  • Ventilation of the Deep Southern Ocean and Deglacial CO2 Rise

    Luke C. Skinner;Stewart J. Fallon;C. Waelbroeck;Elisabeth Michel

  • 800,000 Years of Abrupt Climate Variability

    Stephen Barker;Gregor Knorr;R. Lawrence Edwards;Frédéric Parrenin

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores over the last 40 thousand years

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C. Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

  • An Atlantic lead over Pacific deep-water change across Termination I: implications for the application of the marine isotope stage stratigraphy

    L.C. Skinner;N.J. Shackleton

  • Evidence from the Northeastern Atlantic basin for variability in the rate of the meridional overturning circulation through the last deglaciation

    J.-M. Gherardi;L. Labeyrie;L. Labeyrie;J.F. McManus;R. Francois

  • Analysis and modelling of gravity- and piston coring based on soil mechanics

    L.C. Skinner;I.N. McCave

  • Millennial‐scale variability of deep‐water temperature and δ18Odw indicating deep‐water source variations in the Northeast Atlantic, 0–34 cal. ka BP

    L. C. Skinner;N. J. Shackleton;H. Elderfield

  • Response of Iberian Margin sediments to orbital and suborbital forcing over the past 420 ka

    David Hodell;Simon Crowhurst;Luke Skinner;Polychronis C. Tzedakis

  • Biological and physical controls in the Southern Ocean on past millennial-scale atmospheric CO2 changes

    Julia Gottschalk;Luke Cameron Skinner;Jörg Lippold;Hendrik Vogel

  • A reference time scale for Site U1385 (Shackleton Site) on the SW Iberian Margin

    D. Hodell;L. Lourens;S. Crowhurst;T. Konijnendijk

  • The nature of millennial-scale climate variability during the past two glacial periods.

    V. Margari;V. Margari;L. C. Skinner;P. C. Tzedakis;P. C. Tzedakis;P. C. Tzedakis;A. Ganopolski

  • Rapid transient changes in northeast Atlantic deep water ventilation age across Termination I

    L. C. Skinner;N. J. Shackleton

  • Extreme deepening of the Atlantic overturning circulation during deglaciation

    Stephen Barker;Gregor Knorr;Maryline J. Vautravers;Maryline J. Vautravers;Paula Diz;Paula Diz

  • Enhanced climate instability in the North Atlantic and southern Europe during the Last Interglacial.

    P. C. Tzedakis;Russell N. Drysdale;Russell N. Drysdale;Vasiliki Margari;Luke C. Skinner

  • Radiocarbon constraints on the glacial ocean circulation and its impact on atmospheric CO2.

    Luke Skinner;F Primeau;E Freeman;M de la Fuente

  • The timing of deglacial circulation changes in the Atlantic

    C. Waelbroeck;L. C. Skinner;L. Labeyrie;J.-C. Duplessy

  • Reduced ventilation and enhanced magnitude of the deep Pacific carbon pool during the last glacial period

    Luke Cameron Skinner;Ian Nicholas McCave;L Carter;S Fallon

  • Deconstructing Terminations I and II: revisiting the glacioeustatic paradigm based on deep-water temperature estimates

    L.C. Skinner;N.J. Shackleton

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

Frequent Co-Authors

Claire Waelbroeck
Claire Waelbroeck Sorbonne University
Trond Dokken
Trond Dokken NORCE Research
Helge W Arz
Helge W Arz Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
William E. N. Austin
William E. N. Austin University of St Andrews
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi University of Bordeaux
Martin Ziegler
Martin Ziegler Utrecht University
Konrad A Hughen
Konrad A Hughen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Thomas M. Marchitto
Thomas M. Marchitto University of Colorado Boulder
Antje H L Voelker
Antje H L Voelker Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Lukas Wacker
Lukas Wacker ETH Zurich

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