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Willem-Jan Zachariasse

Willem-Jan Zachariasse

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Earth Science

D-Index
47
Citations
8091
World Ranking
4029
National Ranking
63

Overview

Willem-Jan Zachariasse is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Arts and Humanities. Their work spans various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Archeology, Oceanography, Paleontology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their research focuses on topics related to Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine and Environmental Studies, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological Formations and Processes, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, as well as Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Willem-Jan Zachariasse has published in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Newsletters on Stratigraphy
  • Scientific Reports

Their recent papers include:

  • "Hypersalinity accompanies tectonic restriction in the eastern Mediterranean prior to the Messinian Salinity Crisis," 2022, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "The Messinian of Agios Myron (Crete, Greece): A key to better understanding of diatomite formation on Gavdos (south of Crete)," 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "The Messinian on Gavdos (Greece) and the status of currently used ages for the onset of the MSC and gypsum precipitation," 2021, Newsletters on Stratigraphy
  • "About the age and depositional depth of the sediments with reported bipedal footprints at Trachilos (NW Crete, Greece)," 2022, Scientific Reports

Frequent co-authors in their collaborative work include:

  • Lucas Joost Lourens
  • George Kontakiotis
  • Assimina Antonarakou
  • Geanina Butiseaca
  • Konstantina Agiadi

The research profile of Willem-Jan Zachariasse is characterized by multidisciplinary integration of geological, paleontological, and archaeological data, particularly focusing on Mediterranean environments and sedimentary processes. Their contributions encompass detailed stratigraphic and paleoenvironmental analyses, contributing to broader understandings of ancient geological events and sedimentary formations.

Best Publications

  • Evaluation of the Plio‐Pleistocene astronomical timescale

    L. J. Lourens;A. Antonarakou;F. J. Hilgen;A. A. M. Van Hoof

  • Extending the astronomical ( polarity) time scale into the Miocene

    F.J. Hilgen;W. Krijgsman;C.G. Langereis;L.J. Lourens

  • Temporal variability in the northern Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) during the last 225,000 years

    G. J. Reichart;L. J. Lourens;W. J. Zachariasse

  • Dinoflagellate cysts, sea level changes and planktonic foraminifers across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary at El Haria, northwest Tunisia

    H. Brinkhuis;W.J. Zachariasse

  • Late Eocene sea retreat from the Tarim Basin (west China) and concomitant Asian paleoenvironmental change

    Roderic E. Bosboom;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Guillaume Dupont-Nivet;Alexander J.P. Houben;Henk Brinkhuis

  • Late Neogene evolution of the Taza-Guercif Basin (Rifian Corridor, Morocco) and implications for the Messinian salinity crisis

    W Krijgsman;C.G Langereis;W.J Zachariasse;M Boccaletti

  • Living (Rose Bengal stained) benthic foraminifera from the Pakistan continental margin (northern Arabian Sea)

    N.T. Jannink;W.J. Zachariasse;G.J. Van der Zwaan

  • Benthic foraminifera as proxies of organic matter flux and bottom water oxygenation? A case history from the northern Arabian Sea

    M den Dulk;G.J Reichart;S van Heyst;W.J Zachariasse

  • Late Pliocene to early Pleistocene astronomically forced sea surface productivity and temperature variations in the Mediterranean

    L.J. Lourens;F.J. Hilgen;L. Gudjonsson;W.J. Zachariasse

  • Late Miocene magnetostratigraphy, biostratigraphy and cyclostratigraphy in the Mediterranean

    W. Krijgsman;F.J. Hilgen;C.G. Langereis;A. Santarelli

  • A 225 kyr record of dust supply, paleoproductivity and the oxygen minimum zone from the Murray Ridge (northern Arabian Sea)

    Gert Jan Reichart;Maryke den Dulk;Hendrik Jan Visser;Cornelis H. van der Weijden

  • Long-period orbital control on middle Miocene global cooling: Integrated stratigraphy and astronomical tuning of the Blue Clay Formation on Malta

    H. A. Abels;F. J. Hilgen;W. Krijgsman;R. W. Kruk

  • Integrated stratigraphy and astronomical calibration of the Serravallian/Tortonian boundary section at Monte Gibliscemi (Sicily, Italy)

    F.J. Hilgen;W. Krijgsman;I. Raffi;E. Turco

  • Integrated magnetostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the upper Pliocene-lower Pleistocene from the Monte Singa and Crotone areas in Calabria, Italy

    J.D.A. Zijderveld;F.J. Hilgen;C.G. Langereis;P.J.J.M. Verhallen

  • Oligocene–Miocene basin evolution in SE Anatolia, Turkey: constraints on the closure of the eastern Tethys gateway

    Silja K. Hüsing;Willem-Jan Zachariasse;Douwe J. J. van Hinsbergen;Wout Krijgsman

  • Benthic foraminiferal response to variations in surface water productivity and oxygenation in the northern Arabian Sea

    M. Den Dulk;Gert-Jan Reichart;G. A. Memon;E. M. P. Roelofs

  • Northern Levantine and Adriatic Quaternary planktic foraminifera; Reconstruction of paleoenvironmental gradients

    E.J. Rohling;F.J. Jorissen;C.Vergnaud Grazzini;W.J. Zachariasse

  • Abrupt cold spells in the northwest Mediterranean

    EJ Rohling;Alastair Hayes;S De Rijk;Dirk Kroon

  • The ‘Tortonian salinity crisis’ of the eastern Betics (Spain)

    W. Krijgsman;Miguel Garcés;Jorge Agustí;I. Raffi

  • Late Quaternary central Mediterranean biochronology

    F.J. Jorissen;A. Asioli;A.M. Borsetti;L. Capotondi

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik J Hilgen
Frederik J Hilgen Utrecht University
Wout Krijgsman
Wout Krijgsman Utrecht University
Eelco J. Rohling
Eelco J. Rohling Utrecht University
Lucas Joost Lourens
Lucas Joost Lourens Utrecht University
Cor G. Langereis
Cor G. Langereis Utrecht University
Gert-Jan Reichart
Gert-Jan Reichart Utrecht University
Frans Jorissen
Frans Jorissen University of Angers
Isabella Raffi
Isabella Raffi University of Chieti-Pescara
Alessandra Asioli
Alessandra Asioli University of Padua
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen
Douwe J.J. van Hinsbergen Utrecht University

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