James P. Kennett

James P. Kennett

University of California, Santa Barbara

H-index: 97

North America-United States

About James P. Kennett

James P. Kennett, With an exceptional h-index of 97 and a recent h-index of 36 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara, specializes in the field of paleoceanography, paleoclimate, marine geology, YDB impact.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Platinum and microspherule peaks as chronostratigraphic markers for onset of the Younger Dryas at Wakulla Springs, Florida

Author Correction: A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea

Cushman Foundation Membership Directory 2023

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 2: Additional evidence supporting the catastrophic destruction of this prehistoric village by a cosmic airburst~ 12,800 years ago

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 3: Comet airbursts triggered major climate change 12,800 years ago that initiated the transition to agriculture

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 1: Shock-fractured quartz grains support 12,800-year-old cosmic airburst at the Younger Dryas onset

Microstructures in shocked quartz: linking nuclear airbursts and meteorite impacts

A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea

James P. Kennett Information

University

Position

Professor Emeritus

Citations(all)

36534

Citations(since 2020)

5327

Cited By

33991

hIndex(all)

97

hIndex(since 2020)

36

i10Index(all)

291

i10Index(since 2020)

112

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University Profile Page

University of California, Santa Barbara

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James P. Kennett Skills & Research Interests

paleoceanography

paleoclimate

marine geology

YDB impact

Top articles of James P. Kennett

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Platinum and microspherule peaks as chronostratigraphic markers for onset of the Younger Dryas at Wakulla Springs, Florida

Scientific Reports

Christopher R Moore

Mark J Brooks

James S Dunbar

C Andrew Hemmings

Kurt A Langworthy

...

2023/12/20

Author Correction: A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea

Scientific Reports

Ted E Bunch

Malcolm A LeCompte

A Victor Adedeji

James H Wittke

T David Burleigh

...

2023/5/22

Cushman Foundation Membership Directory 2023

Journal of Foraminiferal Research

JOAN BERNHARD

US BOWSER

US SAMUEL

PAUL BRENCKLE

US BRUNNER

...

2023/10

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 2: Additional evidence supporting the catastrophic destruction of this prehistoric village by a cosmic airburst~ 12,800 years ago

Airbursts and Cratering Impacts

Andrew MT Moore

James P Kennett

William M Napier

Ted E Bunch

James C Weaver

...

2023/9/28

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 3: Comet airbursts triggered major climate change 12,800 years ago that initiated the transition to agriculture

Airbursts and Cratering Impacts

Andrew MT Moore

James P Kennett

William M Napier

Malcolm A LeCompte

Christopher R Moore

...

2023/9/28

Abu Hureyra, Syria, Part 1: Shock-fractured quartz grains support 12,800-year-old cosmic airburst at the Younger Dryas onset

Airbursts and Cratering Impacts

Andrew MT Moore

James P Kennett

Malcolm A LeCompte

Christopher R Moore

Yong‐Qing Li

...

2023/9/28

Microstructures in shocked quartz: linking nuclear airbursts and meteorite impacts

Airbursts and Cratering Impacts

Robert E Hermes

Hans-Rudolf Wenk

James P Kennett

Ted E Bunch

Christopher R Moore

...

2023/9/28

A Tunguska sized airburst destroyed Tall el-Hammam a Middle Bronze Age city in the Jordan Valley near the Dead Sea

Scientific reports

Ted E Bunch

Malcolm A LeCompte

A Victor Adedeji

James H Wittke

T David Burleigh

...

2021/9/20

A Tunguska Sized Airburst Destroyed Tall el‑Hammam a Middle Bronze Age City in the Jordan Valley Near the Dead Sea

Siddhartha Mitra

Ted E Bunch

Malcolm A LeCompte

A Victor Adedeji

James H Wittke

...

2021

Evidence of cosmic impact at Abu Hureyra, Syria at the younger Dryas Onset (~ 12.8 ka): High-temperature melting at> 2200 C

Scientific Reports

Andrew MT Moore

James P Kennett

William M Napier

Ted E Bunch

James C Weaver

...

2020/3/6

A multi-proxy study of changing environmental conditions in a Younger Dryas sequence in southwestern Manitoba, Canada: Response to comments by Breslawski et al., Quaternary …

Quaternary Research

Ryan P Breslawski

Abigail E Fisher

Ian A Jorgeson

2020/3

HIGH-TEMPERATURE MELTING AT> 2200° C PROVIDES EVIDENCE OF COSMIC IMPACT AT ABU HUREYRA, SYRIA AT THE YOUNGER DRYAS ONSET (~ 12.8 KA).

LPI Contribution

A Moore

JP Kennett

WM Napier

TE Bunch

JC Weaver

...

2020/1/1

Hypothesis for increased atmospheric methane input from hydrocarbon seeps on exposed continental shelves during glacial low sea level

UC Santa Barbara

B Luyendyk

J Kennett

JF Clark

2020/9/28

Cainozoic evolution of circumantarctic palaeoceanography

James P Kennett

2020/8/26

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