Peter U. Clark publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter U. Clark between 1958 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter U. Clark published across 68 years, from 1958 to 2025, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 1981. 15 of the 533 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30 40 50

1958 2025

533 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter U. Clark: publications per year, 1958 to 2025
Year	Publications
1958	1
1959	0
1960	0
1961	0
1962	0
1963	0
1964	0
1965	0
1966	0
1967	0
1968	0
1969	0
1970	0
1971	1
1972	2
1973	1
1974	0
1975	4
1976	7
1977	7
1978	6
1979	4
1980	3
1981	50
1982	1
1983	2
1984	2
1985	10
1986	3
1987	11
1988	4
1989	8
1990	7
1991	4
1992	5
1993	4
1994	4
1995	14
1996	9
1997	8
1998	7
1999	8
2000	15
2001	8
2002	15
2003	8
2004	11
2005	16
2006	13
2007	18
2008	14
2009	26
2010	18
2011	22
2012	16
2013	26
2014	24
2015	10
2016	13
2017	10
2018	11
2019	4
2020	10
2021	11
2022	1
2023	1
2024	6
2025	9
Total	533

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Peter U. Clark 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 Peter U. Clark sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300 400 500

38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 339 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications	Scientists	This scientist
38–47	5
48–57	33
58–67	94
68–77	161
78–87	278
88–97	376
98–107	404
108–117	484
118–127	540
128–137	557
138–147	491
148–157	495
158–167	458
168–177	490
178–187	414
188–197	401
198–207	333
208–217	292
218–227	290
228–237	262
238–247	243
248–257	208
258–267	185
268–277	147
278–287	128
288–297	119
298–307	120
308–317	107
318–327	93
328–337	87
338–347	64	339
348–357	87
358–367	60
368–377	60
378–387	34
388–397	50
398–407	44
408–417	31
418–427	39
428–437	27
438–447	36
448–457	27
458–467	29
468–477	30
478–487	19
488–497	15
498–507	18
508–517	19
518–527	16
528–537	10
538–547	11
548–557	14
558–567	11
568–577	7
578–587	14
588–597	5
598–602	4
603+	100

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Peter U. Clark 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 Peter U. Clark sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

100 200 300

30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index	Scientists	This scientist
30	144
31	215
32	278
33	379
34	366
35	372
36	389
37	366
38	344
39	349
40	296
41	289
42	277
43	279
44	248
45	257
46	212
47	202
48	207
49	204
50	183
51	178
52	182
53	178
54	163
55	117
56	163
57	120
58	113
59	136
60	135
61	96
62	103
63	83
64	103
65	83
66	89
67	92
68	89
69	78
70	75
71	53
72	62
73	54
74	35
75	52
76	50
77	32
78	37
79	20
80	33
81	36
82	34
83	34
84	24	84
85	19
86	18
87	26
88	30
89	17
90	21
91	19
92	15
93	14
94	20
95	9
96	10
97	15
98	13
99	3
100	13
101	3
102	9
103	4
104	6
105	6
106+	98

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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

Bette L. Otto-Bliesner National Center for Atmospheric Research

Glenn A. Milne University of Ottawa

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