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Ólafur Ingólfsson

Ólafur Ingólfsson

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Earth Science
Iceland
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
54
Citations
10024
World Ranking
2713
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Iceland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Iceland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Iceland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Iceland Leader Award

Overview

Ólafur Ingólfsson is affiliated with the University of Iceland in Iceland and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. The bulk of their research focuses on various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Geophysics, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology. Their work spans multiple topics, notably in Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Polar Research and Ecology, Geological Studies and Exploration, and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a diverse interest in glacial history, sea-level changes, and regional climate conditions, with the following key papers:

  • Holocene glacial history of Svalbard: Status, perspectives and challenges, 2020, Earth-Science Reviews
  • Holocene precipitation seasonality in northern Svalbard: Influence of sea ice and regional ocean surface conditions, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Cross-cutting palaeo-ice streams in NE-Iceland reveal shifting Iceland Ice Sheet dynamics, 2021, Geomorphology
  • Vedde Ash constrains Younger Dryas glacier re-advance and rapid glacio-isostatic rebound on Svalbard, 2021, Quaternary Science Advances
  • Ocean-rafted pumice constrains postglacial relative sea-level and supports Holocene ice cap survival, 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews

Ólafur has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, among whom the most recurrent are Wesley R. Farnsworth with 12 joint publications, Skafti Brynjólfsson with 8, Anders Schomacker with 7, Lis Allaart with 5, and Ívar Örn Benediktsson with 5.

Publications are predominantly found in notable scientific venues, including:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews (3 publications)
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (2 publications)
  • Earth-Science Reviews (1 publication)
  • Geomorphology (1 publication)
  • Quaternary Science Advances (1 publication)

The scientist's research contributes mainly to understanding past climate dynamics, glacial and cryospheric processes, and geological changes, utilizing paleoclimatology and geomorphology methodologies to analyze environmental histories and regional climate phenomena across Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.

Best Publications

  • Late quaternary ice sheet history of northern Eurasia

    John Inge Svendsen;Helena Alexanderson;Valery I Astakhov;Igor Demidov

  • The Preboreal oscillation around the Nordic Seas : Terrestrial and lacustrine responses

    S. Björck;M. Rundgren;Ó. Ingólfsson;S. Funder

  • Polar and brown bear genomes reveal ancient admixture and demographic footprints of past climate change

    Webb Miller;Stephan C. Schuster;Stephan C. Schuster;Andreanna J. Welch;Aakrosh Ratan

  • FLUCTUATIONS OF THE SVALBARD–BARENTS SEA ICE SHEET DURING THE LAST 150 000 YEARS

    Jan Mangerud;Trond Dokken;Dierk Hebbeln;Beathe Heggen

  • Arctic Ocean glacial history

    Martin Jakobsson;Martin Jakobsson;Karin Andreassen;Lilja Rún Bjarnadóttir;Dayton Dove

  • Antarctic Glacial History Since the Last Glacial Maximum: An Overview of the Record on Land

    Ólafur Ingólfsson;Christian Hjort;Paul A. Berkman;Svante Björck

  • Complete mitochondrial genome of a Pleistocene jawbone unveils the origin of polar bear

    Charlotte Lindqvist;Stephan C. Schuster;Yazhou Sun;Sandra L. Talbot

  • A review of postglacial emergence on Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya, northern Eurasia

    SL Forman;DJ Lubinski;O Ingolfsson;JJ Zeeberg

  • Stratigraphic expressions of the Holocene-Anthropocene transition revealed in sediments from remote lakes

    Alexander P. Wolfe;William O. Hobbs;Hilary H. Birks;Jason P. Briner

  • Lake Torfadalsvatn: a high resolution record of the North Atlantic ash zone I and the last glacial-interglacial environmental changes in Iceland

    Svante Björck;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Haflidi Haflidason;Margrét Hallsdöttir

  • The Svalbard–Barents Sea ice-sheet – Historical, current and future perspectives

    Ólafur Ingólfsson;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Jon Y. Landvik

  • Holocene glacial history and sea-level changes on James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula

    Christian Hjort;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Per Möller;Juan Manuel Lirio

  • Rethinking Late Weichselian ice-sheet dynamics in coastal NW Svalbard

    Jon Y. Landvik;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Jürgen Mienert;Scott J. Lehman

  • Plant survival in Iceland during periods of glaciation

    Mats Rundgren;Ólafur Ingólfsson

  • Subglacial decoupling at the sediment/bedrock interface: a new mechanism for rapid flowing ice

    Kurt H. Kjær;Eiliv Larsen;Jaap van der Meer;Ólafur Ingólfsson

  • Circum-Antarctic coastal environmental shifts during the Late Quaternary reflected by emerged marine deposits

    Paul A. Berkman;John T. Andrews;Svante Björck;Eric A. Colhoun

  • Late Quaternary Stratigraphy, Glacial Limits, and Paleoenvironments of the Marresale Area, Western Yamal Peninsula, Russia

    Steven L. Forman;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Valery Gataullin;William F. Manley

  • STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOCLIMATIC STUDIES OF A 5500-YEAR-OLD MOSS BANK ON ELEPHANT ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

    Svante Bjorck;Nils Malmer;Christian Hjort;Per Sandgren

  • Over 400 previously undocumented Svalbard surge-type glaciers identified

    Wesley R. Farnsworth;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Michael Retelle;Michael Retelle;Anders Schomacker

  • Dynamic sea-level change during the last deglaciation of northern Iceland

    Mats Rundgren;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Svante Björck;Hui Jiang

  • A Review of the Late Weichselian and Early Holocene Glacial and Environmental History of Iceland

    Ólafur Ingólfsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Schomacker
Anders Schomacker University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Svante Björck
Svante Björck Lund University
Steven L. Forman
Steven L. Forman Baylor University
Christian Hjort
Christian Hjort Lund University
Per Möller
Per Möller Lund University
Kurt H. Kjær
Kurt H. Kjær University of Copenhagen
Martin Jakobsson
Martin Jakobsson Stockholm University
Riko Noormets
Riko Noormets University Centre in Svalbard
Andrei Andreev
Andrei Andreev Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Robert F Spielhagen
Robert F Spielhagen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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