2026 Nathan D. Sheldon: 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	41	5466	5055	2019	1795	156	7204

Nathan D. Sheldon 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 Nathan D. Sheldon sits on this spectrum.

38 publications 510+

This scientist: 156 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Nathan D. Sheldon 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 Nathan D. Sheldon sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Nathan D. Sheldon is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Geophysics, Global and Planetary Change, and Geochemistry and Petrology. Their work covers various topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Geological formations and processes, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications in a range of journals and scientific venues. Notable papers include:

Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO ₂ (2023), published in Science
Stable climate in India during Deccan volcanism suggests limited influence on K-Pg extinction (2020), published in Gondwana Research
C₃ plant carbon isotope discrimination does not respond to CO₂ concentration on decadal to centennial timescales (2020), published in New Phytologist
Weathering Intensity and Presence of Vegetation Are Key Controls on Soil Phosphorus Concentrations: Implications for Past and Future Terrestrial Ecosystems (2020), published in Soil Systems
Terrestrial records of weathering indicate three billion years of dynamic equilibrium (2022), published in Gondwana Research

Sheldon has frequently collaborated with the following coauthors:

Rebecca Dzombak
Rebekah Stein
Selena Y. Smith
Michael T. Hren
Cecilia Howard

The University of Michigan-affiliated researcher has published multiple works in several respected venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
Geobiology
Gondwana Research
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology

Among their book contributions, Sheldon has published with Cambridge University Press, notably the title Reconstructing Precambrian pCO2 and pO2 Using Paleosols (2021).

The scientist was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2020.

Best Publications

Quantitative paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstruction using paleosols

Nathan D. Sheldon;Neil J. Tabor

1116
Citations
Geochemical Climofunctions from North American Soils and Application to Paleosols across the Eocene‐Oligocene Boundary in Oregon

Nathan D. Sheldon;Gregory J. Retallack;Satoshi Tanaka

617
Citations
Precambrian paleosols and atmospheric CO2 levels

Nathan D. Sheldon

315
Citations
Equation for compaction of paleosols due to burial

Nathan D. Sheldon;Gregory J. Retallack

240
Citations
Middle-Late Permian mass extinction on land

Gregory J. Retallack;Christine A. Metzger;Tara Greaver;A. Hope Jahren

228
Citations
Abrupt chemical weathering increase across the Permian-Triassic boundary

Nathan D. Sheldon

208
Citations
Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO2

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174
Citations
Terrestrial cooling in Northern Europe during the Eocene–Oligocene transition

Michael T. Hren;Nathan D. Sheldon;Stephen T. Grimes;Margaret E. Collinson

168
Citations
Neoarchean paleoweathering of tonalite and metabasalt: Implications for reconstructions of 2.69Ga early terrestrial ecosystems and paleoatmospheric chemistry

Steven G. Driese;Mark A. Jirsa;Minghua Ren;Susan L. Brantley

167
Citations
Pedogenesis and geochemical alteration of the Picture Gorge subgroup, Columbia River basalt, Oregon

Nathan D. Sheldon

158
Citations
Do red beds indicate paleoclimatic conditions?: A Permian case study

Nathan D. Sheldon

157
Citations
A new paleothermometer for forest paleosols and its implications for Cenozoic climate

Timothy M. Gallagher;Nathan D. Sheldon

154
Citations
Multiple Early Triassic greenhouse crises impeded recovery from Late Permian mass extinction

Gregory J. Retallack;Nathan D. Sheldon;Paul F. Carr;Mark Fanning

153
Citations
Coupled CO2-climate response during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum

Ethan G. Hyland;Nathan D. Sheldon

122
Citations
Regional Paleoprecipitation Records from the Late Eocene and Oligocene of North America

Nathan D. Sheldon;Gregory J. Retallack

110
Citations
Temperature and salinity of the Late Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway

Sierra V. Petersen;Clay R. Tabor;Clay R. Tabor;Kyger C. Lohmann;Christopher J. Poulsen

106
Citations
New constraints on using paleosols to reconstruct atmospheric pCO2

Jennifer M. Cotton;Nathan D. Sheldon

101
Citations
Low oxygen levels in earliest Triassic soils

Nathan D. Sheldon;Gregory J. Retallack

96
Citations
Linking the Wasatchian/Bridgerian boundary to the Cenozoic Global Climate Optimum: new magnetostratigraphic and isotopic results from South Pass, Wyoming

W.C. Clyde;Nathan D. Sheldon;P.L. Koch;G.F. Gunnell

93
Citations
Quaternary Glacial-Interglacial Climate Cycles in Hawaii

Nathan D. Sheldon

93
Citations
The Permian-Triassic boundary in Antarctica

G.J. Retallack;A.H. Jahren;N.D. Sheldon;R. Chakrabarti

92
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gregory J. Retallack University of Oregon

Margaret E. Collinson Royal Holloway University of London

Gregory J. Dick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Neil J. Tabor Southern Methodist University

Bradley B. Sageman Northwestern University

Noah J. Planavsky Yale University

Christopher T. Reinhard Georgia Institute of Technology

Kyger C. Lohmann University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Timothy W. Lyons University of California, Riverside

Gary Nichols Royal Holloway University of London

External Links

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