2026 Wallace S. Broecker: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	142	10	3	580	77756

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

3590
Citations
Correlations between climate records from North Atlantic sediments and Greenland ice

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

3076
Citations
The role of ocean-atmosphere reorganizations in glacial cycles

Wallace S. Broecker;George H. Denton

2829
Citations
Evidence for massive discharges of icebergs into the North Atlantic ocean during the last glacial period

Gerard Bond;Hartmut Heinrich;Wallace Broecker;Laurent Labeyrie

1984
Citations
Does the ocean–atmosphere system have more than one stable mode of operation?

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

1522
Citations
Oceanic radiocarbon: Separation of the natural and bomb components

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

1305
Citations
Thermohaline Circulation, the Achilles Heel of Our Climate System: Will Man-Made CO2 Upset the Current Balance?

Wallace S. Broecker

1302
Citations
Gas exchange rates between air and sea

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

1274
Citations
Insolation changes, ice volumes, and the O18 record in deep‐sea cores

Wallace S. Broecker;Jan van Donk

1170
Citations
PALEOCEAN CIRCULATION DURING THE LAST DEGLACIATION : A BIPOLAR SEESAW ?

Wallace S. Broecker

1157
Citations
Massive iceberg discharges as triggers for global climate change

W. S. Broecker

1151
Citations
Ice age terminations.

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

1127
Citations
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

1107
Citations
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

987
Citations
Redfield ratio based on chemical data from isopycnal surfaces

Taro Takahashi;Wallace S. Broecker;Sara Langer

844
Citations
Ocean chemistry during glacial time

Wallace S. Broecker

839
Citations
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

821
Citations
Origin of the northern Atlantic's Heinrich events

Wallace Broecker;Gerard Bond;Mieczyslawa Klas;Elizabeth Clark

764
Citations
Cooling of Tropical Brazil (5°C) During the Last Glacial Maximum

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

739
Citations
Glacial to interglacial changes in ocean chemistry

Wallace S. Broecker

736
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Georges Bonani ETH Zurich

Tsung-Hung Peng Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

Willy Wolfli ETH Zurich

Taro Takahashi Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Gerard C. Bond Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Stephen Barker Cardiff University

Jerry F. McManus Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Hans Oeschger University of Bern

George H. Denton University of Maine

Sidney R. Hemming Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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