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Matthew R. Saltzman

Earth and Planetary Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1991
Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisIsotope Analysis in Ecology

Publications

177

Citations

7,936

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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Matthew R. Saltzman studies Earth's ancient oceans and climate using chemical signatures preserved in rocks and fossils, particularly isotopes of strontium, carbon, and lithium, to reconstruct past environmental changes. His work spans major intervals of Earth history, including the Ordovician, Cambrian, and Permian-Triassic periods, examining links between ocean chemistry, climate warmth, oxygen levels, and the evolution and extinction of ancient marine life. Note: a number of the listed publications (on orthopaedic surgery topics) appear to belong to a different person with the same name and are unrelated to this geoscience research profile.

Isotope geochemistry (Sr, C, Li) for dating and paleoclimate reconstructionPaleozoic ocean chemistry and redox (oxygen) evolutionMass extinctions and biodiversification eventsStratigraphy using fossils (conodonts, brachiopods) and geochemical proxiesEarly animal evolution and Ediacaran-Cambrian paleobiology

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade without a clear steady trend, with a notable peak in 2022 and continued active output through 2024-2025.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 17 publications182019: 10 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 22 publications22222023: 4 publications232024: 13 publications242025: 9 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×36
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters×6
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology×5
  • Nature Geoscience×3
  • Geology×3
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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