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Marc W. Caffee

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1982
Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAstro and Planetary SciencePlanetary Science and ExplorationCryospheric studies and observationsGeological formations and processes

Publications

722

Citations

23,604

Est. group size

~5

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

45

Publishing since 1982

Research summary
AI-generated

Marc W. Caffee's research uses measurements of cosmogenic and other rare isotopes (elements created or altered by cosmic ray exposure) to date and reconstruct the history of glaciers, landscapes, and extraterrestrial materials such as meteorites and asteroid samples. His work spans glacial chronology (e.g., in the Sierra Nevada, Tibetan Plateau, Himalaya, and Antarctica), tracking of environmental radioactive isotopes like iodine-129 in ocean water, and analysis of meteorites and returned asteroid samples (e.g., from Bennu and Ryugu) to understand their exposure history in space.

Cosmogenic nuclide datingGlacial and landscape chronologyMeteorite and asteroid sample analysisEnvironmental radioisotope tracingPlanetary and cosmic ray exposure history

Publication output was relatively high and steady from 2017-2020 (30-40 papers/year) but has generally declined since 2021, with recent years averaging around 20 publications per year.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 20.4/year recently
2017: 36 publications172018: 31 publications182019: 36 publications192020: 41 publications41202021: 14 publications212022: 30 publications222023: 32 publications232024: 20 publications242025: 13 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×56
  • Quaternary Science Reviews×24
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science×20
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×7
  • Geophysical Research Letters×6
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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 20, 2026.

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