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43
Citations
7176
World Ranking
4947
National Ranking
1865

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Randall J. Schaetzl is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a significant focus on various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science, Geophysics, and Oceanography.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Randall J. Schaetzl has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, a selection of which includes:

  • Impact of sample preparation methods for characterizing the geochemistry of soils and sediments by portable X-ray fluorescence, 2020, Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Anatomical changes in dwarf shrub roots provide insight into aeolian erosion rates in northeastern Iceland, 2022, Geoderma
  • Geotouristic Approach to the Elements of Geocultural Heritage by Using UGAM Model: UNESCO World Heritage Site Felix Romuliana (Zaječar, Serbia), 2024, Geoheritage
  • Saline Soils: A Potentially Significant Geoheritage of the Vojvodina Region, Northern Serbia, 2021, Sustainability
  • The relationship between the loess stratigraphy in the Vojvodina region of northern Serbia and the Saalian and Rissian Stage glaciations - a review, 2024, Boreas

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schaetzl include Christopher Baish, Slobodan B. Marković, Tin Lukić, Rastko S. Marković, and Milica G. Radaković. These collaborations reflect a network of research in related geological and environmental fields.

Publication venues where Schaetzl frequently appears include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Quaternary Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Soil Science Society of America Journal
  • Geoheritage

Among published books, Schaetzl has contributed to "Essentials of Geomorphology," published by Cambridge University Press, scheduled for 2025.

Awards recognizing their contributions include being named a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) in 2016 and a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. These acknowledgments are indicative of professional recognition within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Soils : genesis and geomorphology

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Sharon Anderson

  • Origin and Evolution of the Great Lakes

    Grahame Larson;Randall Schaetzl

  • Tree uprooting: review of terminology, process, and environmental implications

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Donald L. Johnson;Scott F. Burns;Thomas W. Small

  • Precision of Soil Particle Size Analysis using Laser Diffractometry

    Bradley A. Miller;Randall J. Schaetzl

  • Lithologic discontinuities in some soils on drumlins : Theory, detection, and application

    Randall J. Schaetzl

  • Proisotropic and Proanisotropic Processes of Pedoturbation

    Donald L. Johnson;Donna Watson-Stegner;Diana N. Johnson;Randall J. Schaetzl

  • TREE UPROOTING: REVIEW OF TYPES AND PATTERNS OF SOIL DISTURBANCE

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Scott F. Burns;Thomas W. Small;Donald L. Johnson

  • Longevity of treethrow microtopography: implications for mass wasting

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Leon R. Follmer

  • Introducing "BOMBTURBATION," a Singular Type of Soil Disturbance and Mixing

    Joseph P. Hupy;Randall J. Schaetzl

  • A Taxonomically Based Ordinal Estimate of Soil Productivity for Landscape-Scale Analyses

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Frank J. Krist;Bradley A. Miller

  • An examination of podzolization near Lake Michigan using chronofunctions

    L. R. Barrett;R. J. Schaetzl

  • Approaches and challenges to the study of loess - Introduction to the LoessFest Special Issue

    Randall J. Schaetzl;E. Arthur Bettis;Onn Crouvi;Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons

  • Choosing models for soil chronofunctions and fitting them to data

    R.J. Schaetzl;L.R. Barrett;J.A. Winkler

  • Effects of treethrow microtopography on the characteristics and genesis of Spodosols, Michigan, USA.

    Randall J. Schaetzl

  • COMPLETE SOIL PROFILE INVERSION BY TREE UPROOTING

    Randall J. Schaetzl

  • Crossdating of disturbances by tree uprooting: Can treethrow microtopography persist for 6000years?

    P. Šamonil;R.J. Schaetzl;M. Valtera;V. Goliáš

  • EFFECTS OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ON SOIL FREEZING IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN

    Scott A. Isard;Randall J. Schaetzl

  • Regional-scale relationships between climate and strength of podzolization in the Great Lakes Region, North America

    Randall J. Schaetzl;Scott Alan Isard

  • Effects of slope angle on mass movement by tree uprooting

    Scott A. Norman;Randall J. Schaetzl;Thomas W. Small

  • Soils Cool as Climate Warms in the Great Lakes Region: 1951–2000

    S. A. Isard;R. J. Schaetzl;J. A. Andresen

  • Soils

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Frequent Co-Authors

Slobodan B. Marković
Slobodan B. Marković University of Novi Sad
Scott A. Isard
Scott A. Isard Pennsylvania State University
Tammy M. Rittenour
Tammy M. Rittenour Utah State University
Pavel Šamonil
Pavel Šamonil Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Ulrich Hambach
Ulrich Hambach University of Bayreuth
Frank Lehmkuhl
Frank Lehmkuhl RWTH Aachen University
Thomas Stevens
Thomas Stevens Uppsala University
Daniel Veres
Daniel Veres Romanian Academy
Steven L. Forman
Steven L. Forman Baylor University
Denis-Didier Rousseau
Denis-Didier Rousseau University of Montpellier

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