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Jan Zalasiewicz

University of Leicester ORCID

451

Works

17,855

Citations

53

h-index

169

i10-index

Research Topics

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Affiliations

University of Notre Dame2022–2022

Australian National University2021–2021

Google (United States)1988–1988

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique1999–1999

British Geological Survey1982–2023

Top Works

The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene

Colin N. Waters,Jan Zalasiewicz,et al.

20162,299 citations

Geological formations and processes

Marine and environmental studies

The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship

Will Steffen,Åsa Persson,et al.

20111,671 citations

The geological cycle of plastics and their use as a stratigraphic indicator of the Anthropocene

Jan Zalasiewicz,Colin N. Waters,et al.

2016875 citations

The New World of the Anthropocene

Jan Zalasiewicz,Mark Williams,et al.

2010831 citations

Are we now living in the Anthropocene

Jan Zalasiewicz,Mark Williams,et al.

2008755 citations

When did the Anthropocene begin? A mid-twentieth century boundary level is stratigraphically optimal

Jan Zalasiewicz,Colin N. Waters,et al.

2015747 citations

The Anthropocene: a new epoch of geological time?

Jan Zalasiewicz,Mark Williams,et al.

2011620 citations

The Working Group on the Anthropocene: Summary of evidence and interim recommendations

Jan Zalasiewicz,Colin N. Waters,et al.

2017457 citations

Scale and diversity of the physical technosphere: A geological perspective

Jan Zalasiewicz,Mark Williams,et al.

2016327 citations