2026 Mark Pagani: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	59	1971	855	145	28999

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D-Index

World Ranking

National Ranking

Publications

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Earth Science

1971

855

145

28999

Overview

Mark Pagani was affiliated with Yale University in the United States and contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spanned several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Paleontology, Global and Planetary Change, and Bioengineering.

The main topics covered in Mark Pagani's work included:

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Marine and coastal ecosystems
Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Marine Biology and Ecology Research
Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

The scientist's recent publications reflected a focus on climate and temperature evolution over geological periods, with notable works such as:

"The enigma of Oligocene climate and global surface temperature evolution" (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Miocene Evolution of North Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature" (2020) in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
"Enhanced Terrestrial Carbon Export From East Antarctica During the Early Eocene" (2022) in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
"Oligocene Biomarker Temperature Estimates from ODP Hole 154-929A and DSDP Hole 75-516F" (2020) published by the Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
"Oligocene Biomarker Temperature Estimates from ODP Hole 154-929A" (2020) also published by PANGAEA (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)

Frequent publication venues for Mark Pagani included:

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Throughout their career, Mark Pagani collaborated extensively with other researchers. Their frequent coauthors included:

Charlotte L. O'Brien
Matthew Huber
Ellen Thomas
J. R. Super
Pincelli M. Hull

Best Publications

Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present

James Zachos;Mark Pagani;Lisa Sloan;Ellen Thomas;Ellen Thomas

12161
Citations
Target atmospheric CO2: Where should humanity aim?

James Hansen;Makiko Sato;Pushker Kharecha;David Beerling

2000
Citations
Marked Decline in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentrations During the Paleogene

Mark Pagani;James C. Zachos;James C. Zachos;James C. Zachos;Katherine H. Freeman;Katherine H. Freeman;Katherine H. Freeman;Brett Tipple;Brett Tipple;Brett Tipple

1116
Citations
Subtropical Arctic Ocean temperatures during the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum

Appy Sluijs;Stefan Schouten;Mark Pagani;Martijn Woltering

864
Citations
Global cooling during the eocene-oligocene climate transition.

Zhonghui Liu;Zhonghui Liu;Mark Pagani;David Zinniker;Robert DeConto

864
Citations
High Earth-system climate sensitivity determined from Pliocene carbon dioxide concentrations

Mark Pagani;Zhonghui Liu;Zhonghui Liu;Jonathan LaRiviere;Ana Christina Ravelo

705
Citations
Late Miocene Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations and the Expansion of C4 Grasses

Mark Pagani;Katherine H. Freeman;Michael A. Arthur

589
Citations
Miocene evolution of atmospheric carbon dioxide

Mark Pagani;Mark Pagani;Michael A. Arthur;Katherine H. Freeman

576
Citations
Arctic hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum

Mark Pagani;Nikolai Pedentchouk;Matthew Huber;Appy Sluijs

560
Citations
Thresholds for Cenozoic bipolar glaciation

Robert M. DeConto;David Pollard;Paul A. Wilson;Heiko Pälike

506
Citations
A 40-million-year history of atmospheric CO2

Yi Ge Zhang;Mark Pagani;Zhonghui Liu;Steven M. Bohaty

445
Citations
Past extreme warming events linked to massive carbon release from thawing permafrost

Robert M. DeConto;Simone Galeotti;Mark Pagani;David Tracy

419
Citations
The role of carbon dioxide during the onset of Antarctic glaciation

Mark Pagani;Matthew Huber;Zhonghui Liu;Steven M. Bohaty

400
Citations
Carbon isotope ratio of Cenozoic CO2: A comparative evaluation of available geochemical proxies

Brett J. Tipple;Brett J. Tipple;Stephen R. Meyers;Mark Pagani

389
Citations
Effects of Rapid Global Warming at the Paleocene-Eocene Boundary on Neotropical Vegetation

Carlos Jaramillo;Diana Ochoa;Diana Ochoa;Lineth Contreras;Lineth Contreras;Lineth Contreras;Mark Pagani

359
Citations
The Early Origins of Terrestrial C4 Photosynthesis

Brett J. Tipple;Mark Pagani

349
Citations
A 12-million-year temperature history of the tropical Pacific Ocean.

Yi Ge Zhang;Mark Pagani;Zhonghui Liu

310
Citations
Antarctic and Southern Ocean influences on Late Pliocene global cooling.

Robert McKay;Tim Naish;Lionel Carter;Christina Riesselman

301
Citations
Making sense of palaeoclimate sensitivity

E. J. Rohling;A. Sluijs;H. A. Dijkstra;P. Köhler

258
Citations
An Ancient Carbon Mystery

Mark Pagani;Ken Caldeira;David Archer;James C. Zachos

250
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew Huber Purdue University West Lafayette

Ellen Thomas Yale University

Robert M. DeConto University of Massachusetts Amherst

Zhonghui Liu University of Hong Kong

Pincelli M. Hull Yale University

David J. Beerling University of Sheffield

Henk Brinkhuis Utrecht University

Appy Sluijs Utrecht University

Jorijntje Henderiks Uppsala University

James C. Zachos University of California, Santa Cruz

External Links

Personal website of Mark Pagani

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