Organic Geochemistry

Papers
(The TQCC of Organic Geochemistry is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Editorial Board38
On the validity of position specific carbon isotopic analysis (PSIA) of propane36
Molecular composition of dissolved organic matter in saline lakes of the Qing-Tibetan Plateau33
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – March 202233
Complexity of the serpentinization lipidome27
Differential evolution of extracted bitumen and solid bitumen in a hybrid shale system26
Analytical inconsistencies in the measurement and reporting of IP25, IPSO25 and related biomarkers for paleo sea ice reconstruction22
Assessing the reliability of H-brGDGTs as terrestrial paleothermometers in Plio-Pleistocene fluvio-lacustrine deposits from Northern China21
Direct evidence of gas flushing oil in deep reservoirs: Insight from integrated fluid inclusion analyses19
In-situ provenance of brGDGTs in peat sediments: A case study from southern China and a comparison of global results19
Editorial Board18
Introduction to Xplorer, Hybrid and Early-Career Virtual Special Issue17
Geochemical analysis of bituminous samples from the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Nahal Efe (Northern Negev, Israel): Earliest evidence in the region and an example of alteration of the Dead Sea bit17
Early stages of Type I-S kerogen formation revealed by Rock-Eval® 7S analysis of sediment from a modern halo-alkaline lake (Dziani Dzaha, Mayotte)16
Methylation and demethylation of naphthalene homologs in highly thermal mature sediments16
Exceptionally high contents of rearranged hopanes in a late Permian section, southern Sydney Basin, Australia16
Editorial Board16
Geochemistry Articles – April 202415
Editorial Board15
Geochemistry Articles – July 202415
Environmental controls on the distribution of GDGT molecules in Lake Höglwörth, Southern Germany15
Fire-induced shifts in stalagmite organic matter mapped using Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy14
A new empirical approach for rapid quantification of organic and pyritic sulfur in sedimentary rocks using the Rock-Eval 7S14
Chemodiversity of soil dissolved organic matter complementally improved by stepwise elution and electrospray ionization modes13
Robert Alexander Obituary died 28th July 2023 (82 years)13
Editorial Board13
Distributions of vanadyl and nickel porphyrins in the Woodford Shale and selective chelation of metal species by different tetrapyrrole configurations13
Comment: Suppression of vitrinite reflectance by bitumen generated from liptinite during hydrous pyrolysis of artificial source rock by Peters et al. (2018)13
Variability and composition of amino acids and amino sugars in sediment cores of the Changjiang Estuary13
Annotation of DOM metabolomes with an ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry molecular formula library12
Soil chemistry, temperature and bacterial community composition drive brGDGT distributions along a subarctic elevation gradient12
Impacts of temperature and fluid seepage on organic matter composition in sediments of an active hydrothermal basin12
Three major types of trimethyl-alkylbenzenes and significance for the genesis of reservoir bitumens from the northwestern Sichuan Basin, South China12
Molecular and carbon isotopic evidence for the possible origin of 13α(n-alkyl)-tricyclic terpanes in Mesoproterozoic bitumens from the Yanliao Rift, North China12
Assessment of branched glycerol monoalkyl glycerol tetraether (brGMGT)-based paleothermometry in the 250,000-year sediment record of Lake Chala, equatorial East Africa12
Effects of fluid pressure on the occurrence of multi-phase oil and accumulation of light oil and condensate from crude oil cracking: Insights from modified gold tube pyrolysis experiments12
Geochemistry Articles – April 202511
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – June 202211
Practical considerations for amino acid isotope analysis11
Generation of carbazoles in Type II-S source rocks: Experimental analysis for kinetic parameters estimation11
Organic matter composition and thermal maturity evaluation of Mesoproterozoic source rocks in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Australia11
Impact of organic carbon reworking upon GDGT temperature proxies during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum11
Polycyclic aromatic sulfur heterocycles used as molecular markers in crude oils and source rocks11
Using ToF-SIMS analyses for analysing individual oil inclusions of different fluorescence colours in a single quartz crystal from the Barrandian (Czech Republic)10
Geochemistry Articles – January 202410
Pyrolysis experiments of model compounds to explore carbon isotope fractionation in propane from natural gas10
Robust determination of kerogen properties in organic-rich mudrocks via Raman Spectroscopy10
Mid- to Late-Holocene branched GDGT-based air temperatures from a crater lake in Cameroon (Central Africa)10
Editorial Board10
Controlling factors and geological applications of the drimane-skeleton compound content and composition of crude oils in complex petroleum systems: New insights from the Western Pearl River Mouth Bas10
Chlorophyceae contribution to the Permian Lucaogou shale by cross-validation of sequential stepwise pyrolysis of kerogen and cultured biomass9
Geochemistry Articles – October 20249
Environmental indications and controls of bacterial membrane lipids in a tropical peatland from Panama9
Intramolecular carbon isotopic rollover in propane from natural gas reservoirs of the Santanghu Basin: Insights into chemical structure of kerogen9
Bacterial physiology highlighted by the δ13C fractionation of bacteriohopanetetrol isomers9
Biomarkers reveal Eocene marine incursions into the Qaidam Basin, north Tibetan Plateau9
Reply to Comment by M.D. Lewan9
The global distribution of Isoprenoidal Glycerol Dialkyl Diethers (isoGDDs) is consistent with a predominant degradation origin8
Magma-induced thermal alteration in Devonian organic-rich rocks (Paraná Basin, Brazil): molecular transformations and clay-catalyzed maturation8
Hydrogen isotope biogeochemistry of plant waxes in paired lake catchments8
Seasonality of amino acid enantiomers and microbial communities at MOLA time series in the NW Mediterranean Sea8
Contribution of abiotic methane polymerization of C2+ hydrocarbons in highly mature natural gas reservoirs8
Identifying the drivers of GDGT distributions in alkaline soil profiles within the Serengeti ecosystem8
A new method for the quantification of hydrogen contribution from water to methane during hydrous kerogen pyrolysis7
Geochemistry Articles – June 20257
A potential new sea surface temperature proxy based on isomeric highly branched isoprenoid lipid biomarkers: EZ257
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – November 20217
Characterisation of radiogenic monoalkenes in Australian oils and condensate7
The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta takes up dissolved organic matter from benthic cyanobacterial mats7
Geochemical rationalisation for the variable oil quality in the Orcutt reservoir, California, USA7
Interaction between peptide and solid lignin suggest mechanisms of abiotic covalent bond formation7
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – October 20227
Geochemical fingerprints of Dongpu Depression crude oils in Bohai Bay Basin, northern China: Insights from biomarkers and isotopic compositions of selected alkylnaphthalenes and alkylphenanthrenes7
High abundances of degraded triterpenoids in Miocene turbiditic sediments of south-central Hokkaido, Japan7
Editorial Board7
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – August 20237
Heterotrophic origin and diverse sources of branched glycerol monoalkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGMGTs) in peats and lignites7
Impact of biodegradation on methyltrimethyltridecylchromans (MTTCs) in crude oils from the Bohai Bay Basin, China7
Obituary for Prof. Dr. Dietrich Welte (1935–2025)7
Impact of water depth on the distributions and proxies of isoprenoidal hydroxylated GDGTs in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea7
Editorial Board7
The bacterial influencing mechanisms of salinity fluctuations in a brackish-water lake on the dissolved organic matter characteristics of pore water6
Distribution and carbon isotopic composition of diploptene from epiphytic bryophytes in Wuhan, central China6
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether signatures in tropical mesotidal estuary sediments of Qua Iboe River, Gulf of Guinea6
Effects of inorganic sulfur species on hydrocarbon conversion and 34S isotope fractionation during thermal maturation of Type II kerogen6
Geochemistry Articles – September 20236
Comparing extraction methods for analyzing n-alkyl lipids in shelf sediments from the China Sea6
Five series of benzohopanes in early Cretaceous sediments from the Chaoyang Basin, NE China6
Solvent effect in Soxhlet extraction of source rocks6
Characteristics of light hydrocarbons under the superimposed influence of biodegradation and subsequent thermal maturation6
Compositions, structures, and confined pyrolysis of the alga Chlorella and its nonhydrolyzable fractions6
Geochemical constraints on the hydrocarbon generation and expulsion in source rocks with different primary organic matter compositions: A case study on the Lucaogou Formation in the Jimusaer Sag, Jung6
Seasonal temperature dependency of aquatic branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers: A mesocosm approach6
Natural and laboratory-induced maturation of kerogen from the Vaca Muerta Formation: A comparison study6
Fast quantitative analysis of n-alkanes, PAHs and alkenones in sediments6
Isoprenoidal GDGTs and GDDs associated with anoxic lacustrine environments6
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – July 20216
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – December 20216
Correlations between biomarkers of varying bioavailability and putative hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in an Early-Eocene marlstone sedimentary record6
C/H isotope fractionation of hydrocarbon gases from hydrogenation of organic matter: Insights from hydrothermal experiments6
Gas-phase reaction of CH4 and H2S – Evidence from pyrolysis experiments and case study from the Sichuan Basin5
A paleoenvironmental and ecological analysis of biomarkers from the Eocene Fossil Basin, Green River Formation, U.S.A.5
Re-arranged hopanes and novel re-arranged tricyclic terpanes in Paleozoic rock extracts and oils in the Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma5
Impact of terrestrial organic matter input on distributions of hydroxylated isoprenoidal GDGTs in marine sediments: Implications for OH-isoGDGT-based temperature proxies5
Biodegradation sequence of coal organic matter and mechanism of biomethane formation in secondary biogenic gas accumulation areas5
Reply to “Discussion on the studies of position-specific carbon isotopes of propane by Li et al. (2018), Zhang et al. (2022) and Shuai et al. (2023)”5
Phase behavior and GOR evolution using a natural maturity series of lacustrine oil-prone shale: Implications from compositional modelling5
Anisole-based assessment for the quantification of methoxyl groups in lignin-rich biomass5
Geochemistry Articles – December 20235
Resource potential of the Proterozoic–Paleozoic Carrara depocentre, South Nicholson region, Australia: Insights from stratigraphic drilling5
Incorporation of wet gases to kerogen in petroleum formation and evolution5
Diagenetic fate of glycerol ethers revealed by two novel isoprenoid hydroxyphytanyl glycerol monoethers and non-isoprenoid alkyl glycerol ethers5
Characteristics of n-alkyl lipids in cultivated Sphagnum and their preservation potential in the topsoil of Sphagnum farmlands in southwest China5
Structural characterization and confined pyrolysis of resistant aliphatic biopolymer derived from cyanobacteria5
Dissolved organic matter molecular composition controls potential biodegradability5
Editorial Board5
Biomarker signatures in host rocks and their co-occurring fossil plants from northern Scotland5
Lacustrine records of Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) triggered by volcanic activity5
Editorial Board5
Reservoir oil geochemistry in the northern Western Desert of Egypt – High-resolution mass spectrometry and stable carbon isotope characterization5
Influence of vegetation type on brGDGTs: Results from surface soils beneath sub-alpine forest and grassland under the same climatic conditions5
Dissolved oxygen concentrations influence the distribution of isoGDGTs in a deep Lake Fuxian in China: Implications for the use of TEX86 in stratified lakes5
Occurrence and origin of perylene in Paleogene sediments from the Tasmanian Gateway, Australia5
The biological source and paleoenvironment implication of rare short-chain lanostanes in alkaline lacustrine sediments5
A novel protocol for extracting 3-hydroxy fatty acids from soil with microwave-assisted acid digestion5
Reforestation in northeastern China increased the soil microbial necromass carbon accumulation by influencing glomalin and enzyme activities5
Elucidating the composition of organic matter in water-repellent forest soils using analytical pyrolysis combined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS)5
Structural properties of organic matter in marine-continental transitional shales and impacts on methane accumulation5
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