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R. Lawrence Edwards 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 R. Lawrence Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 696 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Lawrence Edwards 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 R. Lawrence Edwards sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2008 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1999 - C.C. Patterson Award, Geochemical Society
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

R. Lawrence Edwards is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on various subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Ecology, and Paleontology.

The primary areas of research covered in Edwards's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, and Climate variability and models.

The scientist has published many articles in leading research venues. Prominent publication venues for Edwards include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Quaternary Research

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Edwards demonstrate a range of topics and collaboration across disciplines. Notable recent publications are:

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP), 2020, Radiocarbon
  • Coupling of Indo-Pacific climate variability over the last millennium, 2020, Nature
  • Collapse of the Liangzhu and other Neolithic cultures in the lower Yangtze region in response to climate change, 2021, Science Advances
  • The Transpolar Drift as a Source of Riverine and Shelf-Derived Trace Elements to the Central Arctic Ocean, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • A data-model comparison pinpoints Holocene spatiotemporal pattern of East Asian summer monsoon, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews

Edwards frequently collaborates with several coauthors, reflecting a broad and interdisciplinary research network. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hai Cheng
  • Haiwei Zhang
  • Christoph Spötl
  • Youfeng Ning
  • Yanjun Cai

The scientist's recognitions include membership and fellowship in distinguished organizations, highlighting a career with notable affiliations:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2009
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2008
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
  • C.C. Patterson Award, Geochemical Society, 1999
  • Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Best Publications

  • IntCal13 and Marine13 radiocarbon age calibration curves 0-50,000 years cal BP

    Paula J Reimer;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss;J Warren Beck

  • The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0-55 cal kBP)

    Paula J Reimer;William E N Austin;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • IntCal04 terrestrial radiocarbon age calibration, 0-26 cal kyr BP

    Paula J. Reimer;Mike G.L. Baillie;Edouard Bard;Alex Bayliss

  • A High-Resolution Absolute-Dated Late Pleistocene Monsoon Record from Hulu Cave, China

    Y. J. Wang;Y. J. Wang;H Cheng;R. L. Edwards;Z. S. An

  • The holocene Asian monsoon : links to solar changes and North Atlantic climate

    Yongjin Wang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Yaoqi He

  • IntCal09 and Marine09 Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curves, 0–50,000 Years cal BP

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  • Millennial- and orbital-scale changes in the East Asian monsoon over the past 224,000 years

    Yongjin Wang;Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Xinggong Kong

  • A high-resolution, absolute-dated Holocene and deglacial Asian monsoon record from Dongge Cave, China

    Carolyn A. Dykoski;R. Lawrence Edwards;Hai Cheng;Daoxian Yuan

  • 238U234U230Th232Th systematics and the precise measurement of time over the past 500,000 years

    R. Lawrence Edwards;J. H. Chen;G. J. Wasserburg

  • Timing, Duration, and Transitions of the Last Interglacial Asian Monsoon

    Daoxian Yuan;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Carolyn A. Dykoski

  • The Asian monsoon over the past 640,000 years and ice age terminations

    Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Ashish Sinha;Christoph Spötl

  • Improvements in 230Th dating, 230Th and 234U half-life values, and U–Th isotopic measurements by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Chuan Chou Shen;Victor J. Polyak

  • The half-lives of uranium-234 and thorium-230

    H Cheng;RL Edwards;JA Hoff;CD Gallup

  • A test of climate, sun, and culture relationships from an 1810-year Chinese cave record.

    Pingzhong Zhang;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Fahu Chen

  • 238U,234U and232Th in seawater

    J.H. Chen;R. Lawrence Edwards;G.J. Wasserburg

  • El Niño/Southern Oscillation and tropical Pacific climate during the last millennium

    Kim M. Cobb;Kim M. Cobb;Christopher D. Charles;Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards

  • Ice age terminations.

    Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Wallace S. Broecker;George H. Denton

  • The last glacial termination.

    G. H. Denton;R. F. Anderson;R. F. Anderson;J. R. Toggweiler;R. L. Edwards

  • Sea-surface temperature from coral skeletal strontium/calcium ratios.

    J. Warren Beck;R. Lawrence Edwards;Emi Ito;Frederick W. Taylor

  • 238 U, 234 U and 232 Th in seawater

    J. H. Chen;R. Lawrence Edwards;G. J. Wasserburg

  • A High Resolution, Absolute-Dated Holocene and Deglacial Asian Monsoon Record From Dongge Cave, China

    C. A. Dykoski;R. L. Edwards;H. Cheng;D. Yuan

Frequent Co-Authors

Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yanjun Cai
Yanjun Cai Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xianfeng Wang
Xianfeng Wang Nanyang Technological University
Chuan-Chou Shen
Chuan-Chou Shen National Taiwan University
Liangcheng Tan
Liangcheng Tan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Haiwei Zhang
Haiwei Zhang Xi'an Jiaotong University
Yongjin Wang
Yongjin Wang Nanjing Normal University
Xinggong Kong
Xinggong Kong Nanjing Normal University
Ashish Sinha
Ashish Sinha California State University, Dominguez Hills

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