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Thomas Westerhold

University of Padua · DE
Area of research
Atmospheric Science · Environmental Chemistry
Research interest
Research interests include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.
h-index
45
citations
10,039
works
753
NIH funding
primary concept
Geology
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Recent publications

AstroGeoFit in action. Towards an Eccentricity-Based Astronomical Time Scale for 40–100 Ma
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Launching TIMES: A Time-Integrated Matrix for Earth Sciences
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
 The ultimate Geologic Time Scale for the past 100 million years – approaches to synergy between the Time Integrated Matrix for Earth Sciences initiative and the International Commission on Stratigraphy
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Multi-proxy reconstruction of late Maastrichtian surface-ocean dynamics in the tropical Pacific
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Globally warm deep ocean during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum indicates high climate sensitivity to greenhouse gases
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Astronomical tuning of the Late Cretaceous geomagnetic polarity time scale (from top Chron C34n to base Chron C30n)
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Half-precession modulation of the West African Monsoon and possible links to continental hydroclimate records since the Mid-Pleistocene Transition.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Impact of the Late Lutetian Thermal Maximum (41.52 Ma) on plankticforaminiferal assemblages (Site 1263, Atlantic Ocean)
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Increased North African Dust Fluxes and Higher Productivity in the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic Ocean Linked to Stronger Trade Winds From About 2.7 Million Years ago
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 2025cited by 5position: contributordoi
Global Warming and Equatorial Atlantic Paleoceanographic Changes During Early Eocene Carbon Cycle Perturbation V
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
AstroGeoFit. A Genetic Algorithm and Bayesian Approach for the Astronomical Calibration of the Geological Timescale
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Evaluating planktic foraminiferal resilience during the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) in the Atlantic Ocean
Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology 2025cited by 1position: lastdoi
Impact of the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum on Planktic Foraminiferal Resilience in the Atlantic Ocean
2025cited by 0position: lastdoi
Earth orbital rhythms links timing of Deccan trap volcanism phases and global climate change.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Abyssal record of Eocene warming in the Tasman Sea
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Paleoclimate reconstructions need better age models
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Palaeoecological change preceded the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum by 200 kyr in the high latitude south-west Pacific Ocean
Communications Earth & Environment 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Introduction to a Special Collection—Illuminating a Warmer World: Insights From the Paleogene
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Eocene CO2 on orbital to million year timescales
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Scanning the Ocean’s sedimentary barcode: optimising digital archives towards a deeper understanding of Earth Climate
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
A new deep sea reference record for the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum: IODP Expedition 392 Site U1580 (Agulhas Plateau, Southwest Indian Ocean)
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Impact of the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum on Planktic Foraminiferal Resilience in the Atlantic Ocean
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
21st Century Drilling Workshops Project - Building capacity in the digital domain using scientific ocean drilling legacy material
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Impact of the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO; ~53-49 Ma) on planktic foraminiferal assemblage (Pacific Ocean, sites 1209-1210). 
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Pacific Highs: A Treasure Trove of Past Warm Climate Archives
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
AstroGeoFit. A Genetic Algorithm and Bayesian approach for  the Astronomical Calibration of the Geological Timescale
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Mg/Ca surface-water paleotemperatures during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum from the Pacific Ocean: impact on planktic foraminiferal assemblages
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Deep-sea benthic foraminiferal response to the Late Lutetian Thermal Maximum at Demerara Rise (ODP Site 1260, equatorial western Atlantic)
Journal of Micropalaeontology 2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Early Eocene Climatic Optimum Pacific deep ocean temperatures from clumped isotope thermometry
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Impacts of the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum (EECO, ∼53‐49 Ma) on Planktic Foraminiferal Resilience
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 2024cited by 11position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 90 papers (2019–2026)Ursula Röhl · University of Bremen34 papers (2012–2026) · 28 papers (2019–2026)Anna Joy Drury · Imperial College London20 papers (2019–2026)Heiko Pälike · Universidad de Salamanca14 papers (2020–2025) · 14 papers (2019–2025) · 11 papers (2020–2025)Roy H. Wilkens · University of Hawaii System10 papers (2019–2025) · 10 papers (2020–2023)Edoardo Dallanave · University of Padua8 papers (2019–2025)Steven M. Bohaty · Heidelberg University7 papers (2018–2023)Claudia Agnini · University of Padua7 papers (2017–2023)Rupert Sutherland · Victoria University of Wellington7 papers (2021–2024)Anya J. Crocker · University of Southampton7 papers (2020–2025)Laia Alegret · Universidad de Zaragoza7 papers (2019–2024)Gerald R. Dickens · Trinity College Dublin7 papers (2021–2024)Mitchell W Lyle · Boise State University7 papers (2019–2025)David A Hodell · University of Cambridge6 papers (2020–2023) · 6 papers (2023–2026)A.R. Lam · Binghamton University6 papers (2022–2026)