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Sherilyn C. Fritz 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 Sherilyn C. Fritz sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 247 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sherilyn C. Fritz 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 Sherilyn C. Fritz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sherilyn C. Fritz is affiliated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable focus on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Biomaterials, Paleontology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their main topics of work include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Diatoms and Algae Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Fritz has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, particularly in journals such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Quaternary Research, Journal of Biogeography, and Journal of Paleolimnology. They have published 4 papers each in Quaternary Science Reviews and Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, as well as 2 papers each in Quaternary Research, Journal of Biogeography, and Journal of Paleolimnology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Fritz include:

  • What is diatomite? (2020), published in Quaternary Research
  • Holocene variations in Lake Titicaca water level and their implications for sociopolitical developments in the central Andes (2023), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Rise and Fall of Wiñaymarka: Rethinking Cultural and Environmental Interactions in the Southern Basin of Lake Titicaca (2021), published in Human Ecology
  • Reconstructing two millennia of copper and silver metallurgy in the Lake Titicaca region (Bolivia/Peru) using trace metals and lead isotopic composition (2021), published in Anthropocene
  • Ecological resilience in tropical Andean lakes: A paleolimnological perspective (2021), published in Limnology and Oceanography

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Fritz include:

  • Paul A. Baker (15 joint publications)
  • Xavier Benito (7 joint publications)
  • Petra Zahajská (6 joint publications)
  • Daniel J. Conley (5 joint publications)
  • André Oliveira Sawakuchi (5 joint publications)

Fritz's work intersects various disciplines, contributing to knowledge on past environmental conditions, climate variability, and ecological resilience, often employing methods such as isotope analysis and paleolimnological reconstruction.

Recognition for their scientific contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • The History of South American Tropical Precipitation for the Past 25,000 Years

    Paul A. Baker;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Sherilyn C. Fritz;Robert B. Dunbar

  • Tropical climate changes at millennial and orbital timescales on the Bolivian Altiplano

    Paul A. Baker;Catherine A. Rigsby;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • Reconstruction of past changes in salinity and climate using a diatom-based transfer function

    S. C. Fritz;S. Juggins;R. W. Battarbee;D. R. Engstrom

  • Chemical and biological trends during lake evolution in recently deglaciated terrain.

    Daniel R. Engstrom;Sherilyn C. Fritz;James E. Almendinger;Stephen Juggins

  • Greater drought intensity and frequency before AD 1200 in the Northern Great Plains, USA

    Kathleen R. Laird;Kathleen R. Laird;Sherilyn C. Fritz;Kirk A. Maasch;Brian F. Cumming

  • Rapid landscape transformation in South Island, New Zealand, following initial Polynesian settlement

    David B. McWethy;Cathy Whitlock;Janet M. Wilmshurst;Matt S. McGlone

  • Dissolved organic matter composition and photoreactivity in prairie lakes of the U.S.Great Plains

    Christopher L. Osburn;Courtney R. Wigdahl;Sherilyn C. Fritz;Jasmine E. Saros

  • Hydrologic variation during the last 170,000 years in the southern hemisphere tropics of South America

    Sherilyn C. Fritz;Paul A. Baker;Tim K. Lowenstein;Geoffrey O. Seltzer

  • Abrupt Holocene climate change as an important factor for human migration in West Greenland

    William J. D’Andrea;Yongsong Huang;Sherilyn C. Fritz;N. John Anderson

  • Palaeoclimate constraints on the impact of 2 °C anthropogenic warming and beyond

    Hubertus Fischer;Hubertus Fischer;Katrin J Meissner;Alan C Mix;Nerilie J Abram

  • Century-scale paleoclimatic reconstruction from Moon Lake, a closed-basin lake in the northern Great Plains

    Kathleen R. Laird;Sherilyn C. Fritz;Eric C. Grimm;Pietra G. Mueller

  • Twentieth-century salinity and water-level fluctuations in Devils Lake, North Dakota: Test of a diatom-based transfer function

    Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES AND IONIC CHARACTERIZATION OF LAKES OF THE NORTHERN GREAT-PLAINS, NORTH-AMERICA - A TOOL FOR RECONSTRUCTING PAST SALINITY AND CLIMATE FLUCTUATIONS

    S. C. Fritz;S. Juggins;R. W. Battarbee

  • Nature and causes of Quaternary climate variation of tropical South America

    Paul A. Baker;Paul A. Baker;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • Linking planktonic diatoms and climate change in the large lakes of the Yellowstone ecosystem using resource theory

    Susan S. Kilham;Edward C. Theriot;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • Late Quaternary Climate and Hydrology of Tropical South America Inferred from an Isotopic and Chemical Model of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia and Peru

    Scott L. Cross;Paul A. Baker;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Sherilyn C. Fritz

  • A vegetation and fire history of Lake Titicaca since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Gina M Paduano;Mark B Bush;Paul A Baker;Sherilyn C Fritz

  • Lake sediments record large-scale shifts in moisture regimes across the northern prairies of North America during the past two millennia

    Kathleen R. Laird;Brian F. Cumming;Sybille Wunsam;James A. Rusak;James A. Rusak

  • Hydrologic Variation in the Northern Great Plains During the Last Two Millennia

    Sherilyn C. Fritz;Emi Ito;Zicheng Yu;Kathleen R. Laird

  • Quantitative trophic reconstruction from sedimentary diatom assemblages: a cautionary tale

    S.C. Fritz;J.C. Kingston;D.R. Engstrom

  • A new estimate of the Holocene lowstand level of Lake Titicaca, central Andes, and implications for tropical palaeohydrology.

    Scott L. Cross;Paul A. Baker;Geoffrey O. Seltzer;Sherilyn C. Fritz

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul A. Baker
Paul A. Baker Duke University
Daniel R. Engstrom
Daniel R. Engstrom Science Museum of Minnesota
Geoffrey O. Seltzer
Geoffrey O. Seltzer Syracuse University
Cathy Whitlock
Cathy Whitlock Montana State University
Daniel J. Conley
Daniel J. Conley Lund University
Richard W. Battarbee
Richard W. Battarbee University College London
Paula J. Reimer
Paula J. Reimer Queen's University Belfast
Robert B. Dunbar
Robert B. Dunbar Stanford University
Eric C. Grimm
Eric C. Grimm University of Minnesota
Brian F. Cumming
Brian F. Cumming Queen's University

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