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Derek K. Gibson

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Indiana University

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Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin AmericaTree-ring climate responsesArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Publications

17

Citations

41

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2017

Research summary
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Derek K. Gibson studies the environmental and geological history of Central America and the Andes, using lake sediment cores and geochemical data to reconstruct past climate changes such as ancient droughts, and to detect records of earthquakes preserved in sediments. Much of the work focuses on Guatemala, the Yucatán Peninsula, and Colombia, linking natural records to events like the historic Maya droughts and past major earthquakes.

Paleoclimate reconstruction from lake sedimentsAncient droughts and the Maya civilizationEarthquake records in sediments (paleoseismology)Central American and Andean geologyScientific drilling and sediment core analysis

Publication activity has been irregular but grew noticeably around 2023, with a recent output of roughly two to three papers per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication17182019: 3 publications1920212022: 1 publication222023: 7 publications7232024: 3 publications242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Quaternary Science Reviews×4
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×4
  • Geology×1
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology×1
  • The Holocene×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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