2026 Peter U. Clark: 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	84	389	333	203	167	339	39336

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2012 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2010 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Peter U. Clark is affiliated with Oregon State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on atmospheric science, oceanography, environmental chemistry, ecology, and global and planetary change.

The research topics that Clark has explored include:

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Cryospheric studies and observations
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Isotope Analysis in Ecology
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Clark's recent publications reflect a focus on climate dynamics, sea-level changes, and ice dynamics. Notable papers include:

Global and regional temperature change over the past 4.5 million years, 2024, published in Science
Hydroclimate footprint of pan-Asian monsoon water isotope during the last deglaciation, 2021, published in Science Advances
Assessing population exposure to coastal flooding due to sea level rise, 2021, published in Nature Communications
Oceanic forcing of penultimate deglacial and last interglacial sea-level rise, 2020, published in Nature
Antarctic ice dynamics amplified by Northern Hemisphere sea-level forcing, 2020, published in Nature

The scientist's frequent collaborators include:

Zhengyu Liu
J. X. Mitrovica
Chenyu Zhu
Natalya Gomez
Jeremy D. Shakun

Clark's publications are often found in leading scientific venues such as:

Science Advances
Science
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature
Geophysical Research Letters

Recognition for their work includes fellowships from several prominent organizations:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2016
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2012
Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2010

Best Publications

The Last Glacial Maximum.

Peter U. Clark;Arthur S. Dyke;Jeremy D. Shakun;Anders E. Carlson

3998
Citations
Holocene climatic instability: A prominent, widespread event 8200 yr ago

Richard B. Alley;Paul Andrew Mayewski;Todd Sowers;Minze Stuiver

2475
Citations
A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years

Shaun A. Marcott;Jeremy D. Shakun;Peter U. Clark;Alan C. Mix

2148
Citations
Global warming preceded by increasing carbon dioxide concentrations during the last deglaciation

Jeremy D. Shakun;Peter U. Clark;Feng He;Shaun A. Marcott

1598
Citations
Sea-Level Rise by 2100

John A. Church;Peter U. Clark;Anny Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

1300
Citations
Transient Simulation of Last Deglaciation with a New Mechanism for Bølling-Allerød Warming

Z. Liu;B. L. Otto-Bliesner;F. He;E. C. Brady

1291
Citations
The middle Pleistocene transition: characteristics, mechanisms, and implications for long-term changes in atmospheric pCO2

Peter U. Clark;David E. Archer;David Pollard;Joel D Blum

1283
Citations
The role of the thermohaline circulation in abrupt climate change

Peter U. Clark;Nicklas G. Pisias;Thomas F. Stocker;Andrew J. Weaver

1126
Citations
The Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets during the Last Glacial Maximum

A.S. Dyke;J.T. Andrews;P.U. Clark;J.H. England

1027
Citations
Sea-level rise due to polar ice-sheet mass loss during past warm periods

Andrea Dutton;A E Carlson;Antony J Long;Glenn A Milne

882
Citations
Sea Level Change

J. A. Church;P. U. Clark;A. Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

862
Citations
Ice-Sheet and Sea-Level Changes

Richard B. Alley;Peter U. Clark;Philippe Huybrechts;Ian Joughin

844
Citations
Ice sheets and sea level of the Last Glacial Maximum

Peter U. Clark;Alan C. Mix

812
Citations
Northern Hemisphere Ice-Sheet Influences on Global Climate Change

Peter U. Clark;Richard B. Alley;David Pollard

709
Citations
Freshwater Forcing of Abrupt Climate Change During the Last Glaciation

Peter U. Clark;Shawn J. Marshall;Garry K. C. Clarke;Steven W. Hostetler

674
Citations
Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation

Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Paul A. Baker;Patrick J. Bartlein

637
Citations
Meltwater Pulse 1A from Antarctica as a Trigger of the Bølling-Allerød Warm Interval

Andrew J. Weaver;Oleg A. Saenko;Peter U. Clark;Jerry X. Mitrovica

631
Citations
Consequences of twenty-first-century policy for multi-millennial climate and sea-level change

Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Shaun A. Marcott;Alan C. Mix

604
Citations
THE DEGLACIATION OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE: A Global Perspective

Richard B. Alley;Peter U. Clark

469
Citations
Mechanisms of global climate change at millennial time scales

Peter U. Clark;Robert S. Webb;Lloyd D. Keigwin

319
Citations
Ice sheets and sea level of the Last Glacial Maximum

Peter U. Clark;Alan C. Mix;Edouard Bard

18
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University

Feng He University of Wisconsin–Madison

Edward J. Brook Oregon State University

Alan C. Mix Oregon State University

Jerry X. Mitrovica Harvard University

Zhengyu Liu The Ohio State University

Anders Levermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Steven W. Hostetler United States Geological Survey

Glenn A. Milne University of Ottawa

Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University

External Links

Personal website of Peter U. Clark

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