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Stephen P. Hesselbo

Stephen P. Hesselbo

Stephen P. Hesselbo 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 Stephen P. Hesselbo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Stephen P. Hesselbo 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 Stephen P. Hesselbo sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Stephen P. Hesselbo is affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant portion of work also in Engineering. Within these broad fields, Hesselbo's subfields of study include Paleontology, Ocean Engineering, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, and Mechanics of Materials.

The scientist's research covers several main topics including Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Geological Formations and Processes, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Hesselbo's recent publications demonstrate an emphasis on geological and geochemical processes linked to environmental and climatic changes. Key papers include:

  • "Orbital pacing and secular evolution of the Early Jurassic carbon cycle," 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Warm afterglow from the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event drives the success of deep-adapted brachiopods," 2020, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Paleocene/Eocene carbon feedbacks triggered by volcanic activity," 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • "On the onset of Central Atlantic Magmatic Province (CAMP) volcanism and environmental and carbon-cycle change at the Triassic-Jurassic transition (Neuquén Basin, Argentina)," 2020, published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "An Early Jurassic (Sinemurian-Toarcian) stratigraphic framework for the occurrence of Organic Matter Preservation Intervals (OMPIs)," 2021, published in Earth-Science Reviews

Throughout their career, Hesselbo has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Gregory S. Mountain
  • Miriam Katz
  • Micha Ruhl
  • John E. Damuth
  • Craig S. Fulthorpe

The most common venues for Hesselbo's publications include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Massive dissociation of gas hydrate during a Jurassic oceanic anoxic event

    Stephen P. Hesselbo;Darren R. Gröcke;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Christian J. Bjerrum

  • Chemostratigraphy of the Jurassic System: applications, limitations and implications for palaeoceanography

    Hugh C. Jenkyns;Charles E. Jones;Darren R. GrÖcke;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Terrestrial and marine extinction at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary synchronized with major carbon-cycle perturbation: A link to initiation of massive volcanism?

    Stephen P. Hesselbo;Stuart A. Robinson;Finn Surlyk;Stefan Piasecki

  • Carbon-isotope record of the Early Jurassic (Toarcian) Oceanic Anoxic Event from fossil wood and marine carbonate (Lusitanian Basin, Portugal)

    Stephen P. Hesselbo;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Luis V. Duarte;Luiz C.V. Oliveira

  • Changes in carbon dioxide during an oceanic anoxic event linked to intrusion into Gondwana coals

    Jennifer C. McElwain;Jessica Wade-Murphy;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Cenozoic stratigraphy and subsidence history of the South China Sea margin in the Taiwan region

    A. T. Lin;A. B. Watts;S. P. Hesselbo

  • Globally enhanced mercury deposition during the end-Pliensbachian extinction and Toarcian OAE: A link to the Karoo–Ferrar Large Igneous Province

    L.M.E. Percival;M.L.I. Witt;T.A. Mather;M. Hermoso

  • Carbon-isotope composition of Lower Cretaceous fossil wood: Ocean-atmosphere chemistry and relation to sea-level change

    Darren R. Gröcke;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Hugh C. Jenkyns

  • Nitrogen isotope evidence for water mass denitrification during the Early Toarcian (Jurassic) oceanic anoxic event

    Hugh C. Jenkyns;Darren R. Gröcke;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Shallow marine carbon and oxygen isotope and elemental records indicate icehouse-greenhouse cycles during the Early Jurassic

    Christoph Korte;Christoph Korte;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Jurassic climate mode governed by ocean gateway

    Christoph Korte;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Clemens V. Ullmann;Clemens V. Ullmann;Gerd Dietl

  • Carbon sequestration in an expanded lake system during the Toarcian oceanic anoxic event

    Weimu Xu;Micha Ruhl;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Stephen P. Hesselbo

  • Mercury evidence for pulsed volcanism during the end-Triassic mass extinction

    Lawrence M E Percival;Micha Ruhl;Stephen P Hesselbo;Hugh C Jenkyns

  • Sea-level change and facies development across potential Triassic-Jurassic boundary horizons, SW Britain

    Stephen P. Hesselbo;Stuart A. Robinson;Stuart A. Robinson;Finn Surlyk

  • Strontium isotopes in Early Jurassic seawater

    Charles E Jones;Hugh C Jenkyns;Stephen P Hesselbo

  • Macroecological responses of terrestrial vegetation to climatic and atmospheric change across the Triassic/Jurassic boundary in East Greenland

    Jennifer C. McElwain;Mihai E. Popa;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Matthew Haworth

  • Increased fire activity at the Triassic/Jurassic boundary in Greenland due to climate-driven floral change

    Claire M. Belcher;Luke Mander;Guillermo Rein;Freddy X. Jervis

  • Stepwise atmospheric carbon-isotope excursion during the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (Early Jurassic, Polish Basin)

    Stephen P. Hesselbo;Grzegorz Pieńkowski

  • Evolution of the Toarcian (Early Jurassic) carbon-cycle and global climatic controls on local sedimentary processes (Cardigan Bay Basin, UK)

    Weimu Xu;Micha Ruhl;Hugh C. Jenkyns;Melanie J. Leng;Melanie J. Leng

  • A carbon-isotope perturbation at the Pliensbachian–Toarcian boundary: evidence from the Lias Group, NE England

    Kate Littler;Stephen P. Hesselbo;Hugh C. Jenkyns

  • First record of the Early Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event from the Southern Hemisphere, Neuquén Basin, Argentina

    A.H. Al-Suwaidi;G.N. Angelozzi;F. Baudin;S.E. Damborenea

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh C. Jenkyns
Hugh C. Jenkyns University of Oxford
Micha Ruhl
Micha Ruhl Trinity College Dublin
Clemens V. Ullmann
Clemens V. Ullmann University of Exeter
Christoph Korte
Christoph Korte University of Copenhagen
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Stuart A. Robinson
Stuart A. Robinson University of Oxford
James B. Riding
James B. Riding British Geological Survey
Darren R. Gröcke
Darren R. Gröcke Durham University
Tamsin A. Mather
Tamsin A. Mather University of Oxford
Angela L. Coe
Angela L. Coe The Open University

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