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Max Berkelhammer 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 Max Berkelhammer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Max Berkelhammer 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 Max Berkelhammer sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Max Berkelhammer is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research predominantly lies within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate variability and models
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Max Berkelhammer has contributed to numerous publications, reflecting active involvement in multiple scientific venues. Some frequent publication venues include:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Remote Sensing

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Berkelhammer include:

  • Christopher J. Still
  • Jangho Lee
  • Mariah S. Carbone
  • A. W. Bellagamba
  • François Ritter

Several recent papers associated with or relevant to Berkelhammer's research activity include:

  • "Evaluation of carbonyl sulfide biosphere exchange in the Simple Biosphere Model (SiB4)", 2021, Biogeosciences
  • "Persistence and Plasticity in Conifer Water-Use Strategies", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • "Distinct response of gross primary productivity in five terrestrial biomes to precipitation variability", 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Marine carbonyl sulfide (OCS) and carbon disulfide (CS 2): a compilation of measurements in seawater and the marine boundary layer", 2020, Earth System Science Data
  • "Efficient Production of Carbonyl Sulfide in the Low-NOx Oxidation of Dimethyl Sulfide", 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

This body of work highlights research interests spanning biogeochemical cycles, atmospheric chemistry, and ecohydrology, reflecting contributions to understanding climate and ecosystem processes. The scientist's output shows interdisciplinary integration across Earth system components and atmospheric interactions.

Best Publications

  • Formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: a Discussion Paper by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice‐core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (International Commission on Stratigraphy)

    Mike Walker;M. Berkelhammer;Svante Bjorck;Les C. Cwynar

  • Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) : two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries.

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;Max Berkelhammer;Svante Björck

  • An Abrupt Shift in the Indian Monsoon 4000 Years Ago

    M. Berkelhammer;A. Sinha;L. Stott;H. Cheng

  • The leading mode of Indian Summer Monsoon precipitation variability during the last millennium

    Ashish Sinha;Max Berkelhammer;Lowell Stott;Manfred Mudelsee

  • Trends and oscillations in the Indian summer monsoon rainfall over the last two millennia.

    Ashish Sinha;Gayatri Kathayat;Hai Cheng;Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach

  • Subdividing the Holocene Series/Epoch: formalization of stages/ages and subseries/subepochs, and designation of GSSPs and auxiliary stratotypes

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;John Lowe;Max Berkelhammer

  • A global context for megadroughts in monsoon Asia during the past millennium

    Ashish Sinha;Lowell Stott;Max Berkelhammer;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng

  • Persistent multidecadal power of the Indian Summer Monsoon

    Max Berkelhammer;Ashish Sinha;Manfred Mudelsee;Hai Cheng

  • Reviews and syntheses: Carbonyl sulfide as a multi-scale tracer for carbon and water cycles

    Mary E. Whelan;Mary E. Whelan;Sinikka T. Lennartz;Teresa E. Gimeno;Richard Wehr

  • Correlations between components of the water balance and burned area reveal new insights for predicting forest fire area in the southwest United States

    A. Park Williams;Richard Seager;Alison K. Macalady;Max Berkelhammer

  • Formal Subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: A Summary

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Phil Gibbard;Martin J. Head;Max Berkelhammer

  • Role of climate in the rise and fall of the neo-assyrian empire

    Ashish Sinha;Gayatri Kathayat;Harvey Weiss;Hanying Li

  • Convergent approaches to determine an ecosystem's transpiration fraction

    M. Berkelhammer;D. C. Noone;T. E. Wong;T. E. Wong;S. P. Burns;S. P. Burns

  • Constraining surface carbon fluxes using in situ measurements of carbonyl sulfide and carbon dioxide

    M. Berkelhammer;M. Berkelhammer;D. Asaf;C. Still;S. Montzka

  • Evaluating the timing and structure of the 4.2 ka event in the Indian summer monsoon domain from an annually resolved speleothem record from Northeast India

    Gayatri Kathayat;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Ashish Sinha;Max Berkelhammer

  • The stability and calibration of water vapor isotope ratio measurements during long-term deployments

    A. Bailey;A. Bailey;A. Bailey;D. Noone;D. Noone;D. Noone;M. Berkelhammer;H. C. Steen-Larsen

  • The nocturnal water cycle in an open-canopy forest

    M. Berkelhammer;J. Hu;A. Bailey;D. C. Noone

  • Carbonyl sulfide exchange in soils for better estimates of ecosystem carbon uptake

    Mary E. Whelan;Mary E. Whelan;Timothy W. Hilton;Joseph A. Berry;Max Berkelhammer

  • Synoptic and mesoscale controls on the isotopic composition of precipitation in the western United States

    M. Berkelhammer;L. Stott;K. Yoshimura;K. Yoshimura;K. Johnson

  • Variable North Pacific influence on drought in southwestern North America since AD 854

    Staryl McCabe-Glynn;Kathleen R. Johnson;Courtenay Strong;Max Berkelhammer

  • Holocene temperatures and isotopes of precipitation in Northwest Greenland recorded in lacustrine organic materials

    G. Everett Lasher;Yarrow Axford;Jamie M. McFarlin;Meredith A. Kelly

  • Formal Subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch

    M. J. C. Walker;P. L. Gibbard;M. Berkelhammer;Svante Björck

Frequent Co-Authors

David Noone
David Noone University of Auckland
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Ashish Sinha
Ashish Sinha California State University, Dominguez Hills
Christopher J. Still
Christopher J. Still Oregon State University
Lowell D. Stott
Lowell D. Stott University of Southern California
Kei Yoshimura
Kei Yoshimura University of Tokyo
Konrad Steffen
Konrad Steffen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Svante Björck
Svante Björck Lund University
Joseph A. Berry
Joseph A. Berry Carnegie Institution for Science
David Gochis
David Gochis National Center for Atmospheric Research

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