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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Thomas C. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research contributions span several areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on atmospheric science, genetics, paleontology, nature and landscape conservation, and anthropology.

The scientist's work includes studies on geology and paleoclimatology, fish ecology and management, genetic diversity and population structure, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, cryospheric observations, and geological formations and processes.

Frequent co-authors of Thomas C. Johnson include Manuel Chevalier, Brian Chase, Lynne J. Quick, Lydie M Dupont, and Jacob M. Rash.

Their research has been published in a variety of scientific journals, some of which have appeared more than once in their publication record. These publication venues include:

  • Geology
  • Quaternary Research
  • Restoration Ecology
  • North American Journal of Fisheries Management
  • The Holocene

Notable recent papers have covered topics ranging from paleoclimate change to fish conservation, including:

  • "Temperature change in subtropical southeastern Africa during the past 790,000 yr," published in 2020 by Geology
  • "Moraines and late-glacial stratigraphy in central Lake Superior," published in 2020 by Quaternary Research
  • "Using genetic data to advance stream fish reintroduction science: a case study in brook trout," published in 2022 by Restoration Ecology
  • "Development of Genetic Baseline Information to Support the Conservation and Management of Wild Brook Trout in North Carolina," published in 2020 by North American Journal of Fisheries Management
  • "Mean Annual Temperature changes reconstructions from marine core MD96-2048," published in 2020 by Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)

Thomas C. Johnson has been recognized by scientific societies through several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2009 and 2013
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2011
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Late pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria and rapid evolution of cichlid fishes

    Thomas C. Johnson;Christopher A. Scholz;Michael R. Talbot;Kerry Kelts

  • Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation

    Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Paul A. Baker;Patrick J. Bartlein

  • History and timing of human impact on Lake Victoria, East Africa.

    Dirk Verschuren;Thomas C. Johnson;Hedy J. Kling;David N. Edgington

  • East African megadroughts between 135 and 75 thousand years ago and bearing on early-modern human origins

    Christopher A. Scholz;Thomas C. Johnson;Andrew S. Cohen;John W. King

  • The Limnology, Climatology And Paleoclimatology of the East African Lakes

    Eric O Odada;Thomas C Johnson

  • Ecological consequences of early Late Pleistocene megadroughts in tropical Africa.

    Andrew S. Cohen;Jeffery R. Stone;Kristina R.M. Beuning;Lisa E. Park

  • Major Low Levels of Lake Malawi and their Implications for Speciation Rates in Cichlid Fishes

    R. B. Owen;R. Crossley;T. C. Johnson;D. Tweddle

  • Crenarchaeotal membrane lipids in lake sediments : a new paleotemperature proxy for continental paleoclimate reconstruction?

    Lindsay A. Powers;Josef P. Werne;Thomas C. Johnson;Ellen C. Hopmans

  • The Holocene paleolimnology of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan: Trace element and stable isotope composition of ostracodes

    Richard D Ricketts;Thomas C Johnson;Erik T Brown;Kenneth A Rasmussen

  • A high-resolution paleoclimate record spanning the past 25,000 years in southern East Africa.

    Thomas C. Johnson;Erik T. Brown;James McManus;Sylvia Barry

  • Carbon cycling in large lakes of the world: A synthesis of production, burial, and lake-atmosphere exchange estimates

    Simone R. Alin;Thomas C. Johnson

  • The Holocene History of Lake Victoria

    Thomas C. Johnson;Kerry Kelts;Eric Odada

  • Ash from the Toba supereruption in Lake Malawi shows no volcanic winter in East Africa at 75 ka

    Christine S. Lane;Ben T. Chorn;Thomas C. Johnson

  • Large temperature variability in the southern African tropics since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Lindsay A. Powers;Thomas C. Johnson;Josef P. Werne;Isla S. Castañeda

  • Simulating the transient evolution and abrupt change of Northern Africa atmosphere–ocean–terrestrial ecosystem in the Holocene ☆

    Z Liu;Yi Wang;R Gallimore;F Gasse

  • Abrupt change in tropical African climate linked to the bipolar seesaw over the past 55,000 years

    E. T. Brown;T. C. Johnson;C. A. Scholz;A. S. Cohen

  • Molecular records of climate variability and vegetation response since the Late Pleistocene in the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa

    Melissa A. Berke;Thomas C. Johnson;Josef P. Werne;Josef P. Werne;Kliti Grice

  • The late Pleistocene desiccation of Lake Victoria and the origin of its endemic biota

    J. C. Stager;T. C. Johnson

  • A high-resolution geochemical record from Lake Edward, Uganda Congo and the timing and causes of tropical African drought during the late Holocene

    James M. Russell;Thomas C. Johnson

  • Anthropogenic climate change has altered primary productivity in Lake Superior

    M. D. O'Beirne;M. D. O'Beirne;J. P. Werne;J. P. Werne;R. E. Hecky;T. C. Johnson

  • Consequences of Early Late-Pleistocene Megadroughts in Tropical Africa

    Andrew S Cohen;Jeffery R. Stone;Kristina R M Beuning;Lisa E Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher A. Scholz
Christopher A. Scholz Syracuse University
Josef P. Werne
Josef P. Werne University of Pittsburgh
Erik T. Brown
Erik T. Brown University of Minnesota
Andrew S. Cohen
Andrew S. Cohen University of Arizona
John W. King
John W. King University of Rhode Island
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University
Christine S. Lane
Christine S. Lane University of Cambridge
Michael R. Talbot
Michael R. Talbot University of Bergen
Stefan Schouten
Stefan Schouten Utrecht University
Isla S. Castañeda
Isla S. Castañeda University of Massachusetts Amherst

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