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Timothy I. Eglinton

Timothy I. Eglinton

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Earth Science
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
94
Citations
36069
World Ranking
192
National Ranking
4

Timothy I. Eglinton 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 Timothy I. Eglinton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 531 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Timothy I. Eglinton 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 Timothy I. Eglinton sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Timothy I. Eglinton is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple areas within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a primary focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work also covers several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their main topics of study include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Eglinton has contributed numerous publications, frequently appearing in key scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Biogeosciences
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Negar Haghipour
  • Lisa Bröder
  • Thomas M. Blattmann
  • Maarten Lupker
  • Jorien E. Vonk

Significant publications authored or co-authored by Timothy I. Eglinton are:

  • Climate control on terrestrial biospheric carbon turnover, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Fluvial organic carbon cycling regulated by sediment transit time and mineral protection, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Millennial-scale hydroclimate control of tropical soil carbon storage, 2020, Nature
  • Pan-Arctic Riverine Dissolved Organic Matter: Synchronous Molecular Stability, Shifting Sources and Subsidies, 2021, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • An Abrupt Aging of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Large Arctic Rivers, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

In 2014, Timothy I. Eglinton was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Metaphors we live by

    G. Lakoff;M. Johnson;T. Eglinton;D. Fuller

  • Seasonal and Annual Fluxes of Nutrients and Organic Matter from Large Rivers to the Arctic Ocean and Surrounding Seas

    Robert Max Holmes;James W. McClelland;Bruce J. Peterson;Suzanne E. Tank

  • Molecular proxies for paleoclimatology

    Timothy I. Eglinton;Geoffrey Eglinton

  • Mineral protection regulates long-term global preservation of natural organic carbon

    Jordon D. Hemingway;Daniel H. Rothman;Katherine E. Grant;Sarah Z. Rosengard

  • Global carbon export from the terrestrial biosphere controlled by erosion

    Valier Galy;Bernhard Peucker-Ehrenbrink;Timothy I. Eglinton

  • Iron Fertilization of the Subantarctic Ocean During the Last Ice Age

    Alfredo Martínez-García;Daniel M. Sigman;Haojia Ren;Robert F. Anderson

  • A REASSESSMENT OF THE SOURCES AND IMPORTANCE OF LAND-DERIVED ORGANIC MATTER IN SURFACE SEDIMENTS FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO

    Miguel A Goñi;Kathleen C Ruttenberg;Timothy I Eglinton

  • Activation of old carbon by erosion of coastal and subsea permafrost in Arctic Siberia

    J. E. Vonk;J. E. Vonk;Laura Sanchez-Garcia;Laura Sanchez-Garcia;B. E. van Dongen;B. E. van Dongen;V. Alling;V. Alling

  • Selective preservation of organic matter in marine environments; processes and impact on the sedimentary record

    K. A. F. Zonneveld;G. J. M. Versteegh;Sabine Kasten;T. I. Eglinton

  • Evaluation of a protocol for the quantification of black carbon in sediments

    Örjan Gustafsson;Thomas D. Bucheli;Zofia Kukulska;Mette Andersson

  • Compound-specific D/H ratios of lipid biomarkers from sediments as a proxy for environmental and climatic conditions

    Peter E Sauer;Timothy I Eglinton;John M Hayes;Arndt Schimmelmann

  • Sources and contribution of terrigenous organic carbon to surface sediments in the Gulf of Mexico

    Miguel A. Goñi;Kathleen C. Ruttenberg;Timothy I. Eglinton

  • Gas Chromatographic Isolation of Individual Compounds from Complex Matrices for Radiocarbon Dating

    Timothy I. Eglinton;Lihini I. Aluwihare;James E. Bauer;Ellen R. M. Druffel

  • Detecting the signature of permafrost thaw in Arctic rivers

    Robert G. M. Spencer;Paul J. Mann;Thorsten Dittmar;Timothy I. Eglinton

  • The West Falmouth oil spill after thirty years: the persistence of petroleum hydrocarbons in marsh sediments.

    Christopher M Reddy;Timothy I Eglinton;Aubrey Hounshell;Helen K White

  • The effect of grain size and surface area on organic matter, lignin and carbohydrate concentration, and molecular compositions in Peru Margin sediments

    Brian A. Bergamaschi;Elizabeth Tsamakis;Richard G. Keil;Timothy I. Eglinton

  • Variability in Radiocarbon Ages of Individual Organic Compounds from Marine Sediments

    Timothy I. Eglinton;Bryan C. Benitez-Nelson;Ann Pearson;Ann P. McNichol

  • Origins of lipid biomarkers in Santa Monica Basin surface sediment: a case study using compound-specific Δ 14 C analysis

    A. Pearson;A.P. McNichol;B.C. Benitez-Nelson;J.M. Hayes

  • Distribution and sources of organic biomarkers in arctic sediments from the Mackenzie River and Beaufort Shelf

    Miguel A Goñi;Mark B Yunker;Robie W Macdonald;Timothy I Eglinton

  • High biolability of ancient permafrost carbon upon thaw

    Jorien E. Vonk;Jorien E. Vonk;Jorien E. Vonk;Paul J. Mann;Sergey Davydov;Anna Davydova

Frequent Co-Authors

Jorien E. Vonk
Jorien E. Vonk Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Lukas Wacker
Lukas Wacker ETH Zurich
Valier Galy
Valier Galy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Christopher M. Reddy
Christopher M. Reddy Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Gesine Mollenhauer
Gesine Mollenhauer Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Igor Semiletov
Igor Semiletov Russian Academy of Sciences
Francien Peterse
Francien Peterse Utrecht University
Ann P. McNichol
Ann P. McNichol Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Meixun Zhao
Meixun Zhao Ocean University of China
Robert G. M. Spencer
Robert G. M. Spencer Florida State University

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