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Thomas M. Cronin 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 Thomas M. Cronin sits on this spectrum.

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Thomas M. Cronin 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 Thomas M. Cronin sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas M. Cronin is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research spans topics primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a substantial body of work covering 66 and 30 publications respectively.

The scientist's work delves into several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Ecology, and Geology. This varied expertise supports their research focus on topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Thomas M. Cronin has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications. Some recent papers include:

  • "Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill" (2020), published in Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Arctic Ocean stratification set by sea level and freshwater inputs since the last ice age" (2021), published in Nature Geoscience
  • "The Bering Strait was flooded 10,000 years before the Last Glacial Maximum" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Holocene dynamics of Ryder Glacier and ice tongue in north Greenland" (2021), published in The Cryosphere
  • "A seasonally ice-free Arctic Ocean during the Last Interglacial" (2023), published in Nature Geoscience

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors throughout their career, including:

  • Laura Gemery
  • Matt O'Regan
  • Martin Jakobsson
  • Michael Toomey
  • Jesse R. Farmer

Typical publication venues where Thomas M. Cronin has appeared include:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Marine Micropaleontology
  • The Journal of Foraminiferal Research
  • Micropaleontology

Their contributions have been recognized through distinctions such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in both 2002 and 2014.

Best Publications

  • Subtropical Arctic Ocean temperatures during the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum

    Appy Sluijs;Stefan Schouten;Mark Pagani;Martijn Woltering

  • Closure of the Isthmus of Panama: The near-shore marine record of Costa Rica and western Panama

    Anthony G. Coates;Jeremy B. C. Jackson;Laurel S. Collins;Thomas M. Cronin

  • History of sea ice in the Arctic

    Leonid Polyak;Richard B. Alley;John T. Andrews;Julie Brigham-Grette

  • Episodic fresh surface waters in the Eocene Arctic Ocean

    Henk Brinkhuis;Stefan Schouten;Margaret E Collinson;Appy Sluijs

  • Medieval Warm Period, Little Ice Age and 20th century temperature variability from Chesapeake Bay

    TM Cronin;Gary Dwyer;T Kamiya;S Schwede

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

    R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

  • North Atlantic Deepwater Temperature Change During Late Pliocene and Late Quaternary Climatic Cycles

    Gary S. Dwyer;Thomas M. Cronin;Paul A. Baker;Maureen E. Raymo

  • Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill

    Martin Jakobsson;Larry A. Mayer;Johan Nilsson;Christian Stranne

  • High eustatic sea level during the middle Pliocene:Evidence from the southeastern U.S. Atlantic Coastal Plain

    Harry J. Dowsett;Thomas M. Cronin

  • Contrasting glacial/interglacial regimes in the western Arctic Ocean as exemplified by a sedimentary record from the Mendeleev Ridge

    Leonid Polyak;William B Curry;Dennis A Darby;Jens Bischof

  • Middle Pliocene paleoenvironmental reconstruction; PRISM2

    H.J. Dowsett;J.A. Barron;R.Z. Poore;R.S. Thompson

  • Micropaleontological evidence for increased meridional heat transport in the North Atlantic Ocean during the pliocene

    Harry J. Dowsett;Thomas M. Cronin;Richard Z. Poore;Robert S. Thompson

  • Joint investigations of the Middle Pliocene climate I: PRISM paleoenvironmental reconstructions

    Harry Dowsett;Robert Thompson;John Barron;Thomas Cronin

  • Quaternary climates and sea levels of the u.s. Atlantic coastal plain.

    Thomas M. Cronin;Barney J. Szabo;Thomas A. Ager;Joseph E. Hazel

  • On the reconstruction of palaeo-ice sheets: Recent advances and future challenges

    Chris R. Stokes;Lev Tarasov;Robin Blomdin;Robin Blomdin;Thomas M. Cronin

  • Orbital forcing of deep-sea benthic species diversity

    T. M. Cronin;M. E. Raymo

  • ARCTIC CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON THE ECOLOGY OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC

    Charles H. Greene;Andrew J. Pershing;Andrew J. Pershing;Thomas M. Cronin;Nicole Ceci

  • Evidence for an ice shelf covering the central Arctic Ocean during the penultimate glaciation

    Martin Jakobsson;Martin Jakobsson;Johan Nilsson;Leif G. Anderson;Jan Backman

  • Pliocene shallow water paleoceanography of the North Atlantic ocean based on marine ostracodes

    Thomas M. Cronin

  • Constraints on the Pleistocene chronology of sediments from the Lomonosov Ridge

    Matthew O'Regan;John King;Jan Backman;Martin Jakobsson

  • Erratum: Arctic hydrology during global warming at the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum (Nature (2006) 442 (671-675))

    Mark Pagani;Nikolai Pedentchouk;Matthew Huber;Appy Sluijs

Frequent Co-Authors

Debra A. Willard
Debra A. Willard United States Geological Survey
Gary S. Dwyer
Gary S. Dwyer Duke University
Martin Jakobsson
Martin Jakobsson Stockholm University
Matt O'Regan
Matt O'Regan Stockholm University
Harry J. Dowsett
Harry J. Dowsett United States Geological Survey
Moriaki Yasuhara
Moriaki Yasuhara University of Hong Kong
Helen K. Coxall
Helen K. Coxall Stockholm University
Richard Z. Poore
Richard Z. Poore United States Geological Survey
Jan Backman
Jan Backman Stockholm University
Igor Semiletov
Igor Semiletov Russian Academy of Sciences

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