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Wallace S. Broecker 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 Wallace S. Broecker sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 580 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wallace S. Broecker 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 Wallace S. Broecker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 142 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2008 - International Balzan Prize
  • 2008 - BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
  • 2008 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 1996 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering contributions to the understanding of the cirulcation of the oceans, global carbon cycle, and the record of global climate changes.", Awarded by President Clinton in a White House ceremony on July 26, 1996.
  • 1987 - V.M. Goldschmidt Award, Geochemical Society
  • 1984 - Arthur L. Day Medal, The Geological Society of America
  • 1977 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1976 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1962 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Wallace S. Broecker was affiliated with the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in the United States. Their research spanned several fields with a principal focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences and contributions to Social Sciences.

The scientist's work concentrated on areas including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry

Subfields of study with notable activity included Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, and Ecology.

The frequent publication venues where the scientist's research appeared include The Holocene, Quaternary Science Reviews, and Organic Geochemistry.

The scientist coauthored publications primarily with:

  • Tanzhuo Liu
  • Sidney R. Hemming
  • Christopher J. Lepre
  • Helena Roth
  • Zachary C. Dunseth

Recent papers reflected multidisciplinary approaches combining geochemical and paleoenvironmental analyses. These include:

  • "Rock varnish record of the African Humid Period in the Lake Turkana basin of East Africa" (2021, The Holocene)
  • "Pairing plant-wax H and C isotopes with lake-area - A method for evaluating the local amount effect in northern China during the late Quaternary" (2022, Organic Geochemistry)
  • "Holocene rock varnish microstratigraphy in the Dead Sea basin and Negev Desert: Chronometric application and climatic implication" (2025, Quaternary Science Reviews)

Wallace S. Broecker received various recognitions and awards throughout their career, including:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010)
  • International Balzan Prize (2008)
  • BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2008)
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute (2008)
  • US President's National Medal of Science (1996) for contributions to understanding ocean circulation, the global carbon cycle, and climate change records
  • V.M. Goldschmidt Award from the Geochemical Society (1987)
  • Arthur L. Day Medal from The Geological Society of America (1984)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1977)
  • Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (1976)
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1962)

Best Publications

  • Tracers in the Sea

    Wallace S. Broecker;Tsung-hung Peng

  • Correlations between climate records from North Atlantic sediments and Greenland ice

    Gerard Bond;Wallace Broecker;Sigfus Johnsen;Sigfus Johnsen;Jerry McManus

  • The role of ocean-atmosphere reorganizations in glacial cycles

    Wallace S. Broecker;George H. Denton

  • Evidence for massive discharges of icebergs into the North Atlantic ocean during the last glacial period

    Gerard Bond;Hartmut Heinrich;Wallace Broecker;Laurent Labeyrie

  • Does the ocean–atmosphere system have more than one stable mode of operation?

    Wallace S. Broecker;Dorothy M. Peteet;David Rind

  • Oceanic radiocarbon: Separation of the natural and bomb components

    Wallace S. Broecker;Stewart Sutherland;William Smethie;Tsung-Hung Peng

  • Thermohaline Circulation, the Achilles Heel of Our Climate System: Will Man-Made CO2 Upset the Current Balance?

    Wallace S. Broecker

  • Gas exchange rates between air and sea

    W. S. Broecker;T.-H. Peng

  • Insolation changes, ice volumes, and the O18 record in deep‐sea cores

    Wallace S. Broecker;Jan van Donk

  • PALEOCEAN CIRCULATION DURING THE LAST DEGLACIATION : A BIPOLAR SEESAW ?

    Wallace S. Broecker

  • Massive iceberg discharges as triggers for global climate change

    W. S. Broecker

  • Ice age terminations.

    Hai Cheng;R. Lawrence Edwards;Wallace S. Broecker;George H. Denton

  • Quaternary Sea Level Fluctuations on a Tectonic coast: New 230Th/234U Dates from the Huon Peninsula, New Guinea

    A.L. Bloom;W.S. Broecker;J.M.A. Chappell;R.K. Matthews

  • Rapid carbon mineralization for permanent disposal of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions

    Juerg M. Matter;Juerg M. Matter;Martin Stute;Sandra Ó. Snæbjörnsdottir;Eric H. Oelkers;Eric H. Oelkers;Eric H. Oelkers

  • Redfield ratio based on chemical data from isopycnal surfaces

    Taro Takahashi;Wallace S. Broecker;Sara Langer

  • Ocean chemistry during glacial time

    Wallace S. Broecker

  • Routing of meltwater from the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the Younger Dryas cold episode

    Wallace S. Broecker;James P. Kennett;Benjamin P. Flower;James T. Teller

  • Origin of the northern Atlantic's Heinrich events

    Wallace Broecker;Gerard Bond;Mieczyslawa Klas;Elizabeth Clark

  • Cooling of Tropical Brazil (5°C) During the Last Glacial Maximum

    M. Stute;M. Forster;H. Frischkorn;A. Serejo

  • Glacial to interglacial changes in ocean chemistry

    Wallace S. Broecker

Frequent Co-Authors

Georges Bonani
Georges Bonani ETH Zurich
Tsung-Hung Peng
Tsung-Hung Peng Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Willy Wolfli
Willy Wolfli ETH Zurich
Taro Takahashi
Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Gerard C. Bond
Gerard C. Bond Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Stephen Barker
Stephen Barker Cardiff University
Jerry F. McManus
Jerry F. McManus Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Hans Oeschger
Hans Oeschger University of Bern
George H. Denton
George H. Denton University of Maine
Sidney R. Hemming
Sidney R. Hemming Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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