World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
42
Citations
7847
World Ranking
5183
National Ranking
252

Overview

Uwe Brand is affiliated with Brock University in Canada and specializes in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses several subfields including Paleontology, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Geophysics, and Ecology.

The scientist's work covers various main topics such as Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Recent publications by Uwe Brand include:

  • Atmospheric oxygen of the Paleozoic, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • The architecture of Recent brachiopod shells: diversity of biocrystal and biopolymer assemblages in rhynchonellide, terebratulide, thecideide and craniide shells, 2021, Marine Biology
  • Permian-Triassic mass extinction pulses driven by major marine carbon cycle perturbations, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Evidence for elevated and variable atmospheric oxygen in the Precambrian, 2020, Precambrian Research
  • Calibration of carbonate-water triple oxygen isotope fractionation: Seeing through diagenesis in ancient carbonates, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Uwe Brand frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Earth-Science Reviews
  • Chemical Geology
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts

The scientist collaborates often with coauthors including Nigel Blamey, Audrey Morrison, Christophe Lécuyer, Renato Posenato, and Lucia Angiolini.

Best Publications

  • Chemical Diagenesis of a Multicomponent Carbonate System--1: Trace Elements

    Uwe Brand;Jan Veizer

  • Chemical Diagenesis of a Multicomponent Carbonate System -2: Stable Isotopes

    Uwe Brand;Jan Veizer

  • Geochemistry of modern brachiopods: applications and implications for oceanography and paleoceanography

    Uwe Brand;Alan Logan;Norton Hiller;Joyce Richardson

  • Coupling of surface temperatures and atmospheric CO2 concentrations during the Palaeozoic era.

    Rosemarie E. Came;John M. Eiler;Ján Veizer;Karem Azmy

  • Carbon, oxygen and strontium isotopes in Paleozoic carbonate components: an evaluation of original seawater-chemistry proxies

    Uwe Brand

  • Stable carbon isotope variations in otoliths of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

    H P Schwarcz;Y Gao;S Campana;D Browne

  • Biogenic and abiogenic low-Mg calcite (bLMC and aLMC): Evaluation of seawater-REE composition, water masses and carbonate diagenesis

    Karem Azmy;Uwe Brand;Paul J. Sylvester;Sara A. Gleeson

  • The end‐Permian mass extinction: A rapid volcanic CO2 and CH4‐climatic catastrophe

    Uwe Brand;Renato Posenato;Rosemarie Came;Hagit Affek

  • Crystallographic texture and microstructure of terebratulide brachiopod shell calcite: An optimized materials design with hierarchical architecture

    Erika Griesshaber;Wolfgang W. Schmahl;Rolf Neuser;Thomas Pettke

  • Permian–Triassic mass extinction pulses driven by major marine carbon cycle perturbations

    Hana Jurikova;Hana Jurikova;Marcus Gutjahr;Klaus Wallmann;Sascha Flögel

  • Aragonite-calcite transformation based on Pennsylvanian molluscs

    Uwe Brand

  • Origin of Lower Ordovician dolomites in eastern Laurentia: Controls on porosity and implications from geochemistry

    Ebube Azomani;Karem Azmy;Nigel Blamey;Nigel Blamey;Uwe Brand

  • Global climatic changes during the Devonian-Mississippian: Stable isotope biogeochemistry of brachiopods

    Uwe Brand;Uwe Brand

  • Biogeochemistry of Late Paleozoic North American brachiopods and secular variation of seawater composition

    Uwe Brand

  • Oxygen isotope values from high-latitudes: Clues for Permian sea-surface temperature gradients and Late Palaeozoic deglaciation

    Christoph Korte;Peter J. Jones;Uwe Brand;Dorothee Mertmann

  • Oxygen isotopes and MgCO3 in brachiopod calcite and a new paleotemperature equation

    Uwe Brand;K. Azmy;M.A. Bitner;A. Logan

  • Biochemostratigraphy of the Devonian−Carboniferous boundary global stratotype section and point, Griotte Formation, La Serre, Montagne Noire, France

    Uwe Brand;Marie Legrand-Blain;Maurice Streel

  • Mechanical properties of modern calcite- (Mergerlia truncata) and phosphate-shelled brachiopods (Discradisca stella and Lingula anatina) determined by nanoindentation

    Casjen Merkel;Julia Deuschle;Erika Griesshaber;Susan Enders

  • Diagenetic evaluation of a Pennsylvanian carbonate succession (Bird Spring Formation, Arrow Canyon, Nevada, U.S.A.) — 1: Brachiopod and whole rock comparison

    Uwe Brand;Ganqing Jiang;Karem Azmy;James Bishop

  • Paradigm shift in determining Neoproterozoic atmospheric oxygen

    Nigel J.F. Blamey;Nigel J.F. Blamey;Nigel J.F. Blamey;Uwe Brand;John Parnell;Natalie Spear

  • Magnesium-isotope and REE compositions of Lower Ordovician carbonates from eastern Laurentia: Implications for the origin of dolomites and limestones

    Karem Azmy;Denis Lavoie;Zhengrong Wang;Uwe Brand

Frequent Co-Authors

Karem Azmy
Karem Azmy Memorial University of Newfoundland
Erika Griesshaber
Erika Griesshaber Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lucia Angiolini
Lucia Angiolini University of Milan
Wolfgang W. Schmahl
Wolfgang W. Schmahl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ján Veizer
Ján Veizer University of Ottawa
Christophe Lécuyer
Christophe Lécuyer Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Elizabeth M. Harper
Elizabeth M. Harper University of Cambridge
Marcus Gutjahr
Marcus Gutjahr GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Vasileios Mavromatis
Vasileios Mavromatis Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Andreas Ziegler
Andreas Ziegler University of Ulm

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Earth Science can open doors to diverse career options, many of which benefit from interdisciplinary knowledge and online learning flexibility. For veterans transitioning to civilian careers, programs like online spanish degree programs for veterans provide specialized opportunities that leverage language skills in environmental communication and policy roles.

Creatives interested in expressing scientific themes might consider programs such as online mfa creative writing. These programs can help refine storytelling abilities, which are crucial for effective science communication and education careers.

For those aiming at leadership or organizational roles within environmental firms or agencies, pursuing a human resource management masters degree online offers vital skills in managing teams and projects in specialized contexts.

Additionally, lifelong learners, including seniors, can benefit from open university free courses for over 60s. These provide access to Earth Science fundamentals and related disciplines without financial barriers, fostering continued education regardless of age.

Best Scientists Citing Uwe Brand

Trending Scientists