Organic Geochemistry

Papers
(The median citation count of Organic Geochemistry is 1. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
On the validity of position specific carbon isotopic analysis (PSIA) of propane32
Differential evolution of extracted bitumen and solid bitumen in a hybrid shale system28
In-situ provenance of brGDGTs in peat sediments: A case study from southern China and a comparison of global results28
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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 bit23
Complexity of the serpentinization lipidome22
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – March 202222
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)21
Molecular composition of dissolved organic matter in saline lakes of the Qing-Tibetan Plateau19
Methylation and demethylation of naphthalene homologs in highly thermal mature sediments19
Environmental controls on the distribution of GDGT molecules in Lake Höglwörth, Southern Germany18
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Direct evidence of gas flushing oil in deep reservoirs: Insight from integrated fluid inclusion analyses17
Geochemistry Articles – April 202417
Geochemistry Articles – July 202416
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 experiments16
A new empirical approach for rapid quantification of organic and pyritic sulfur in sedimentary rocks using the Rock-Eval 7S16
Soil chemistry, temperature and bacterial community composition drive brGDGT distributions along a subarctic elevation gradient15
Molecular and carbon isotopic evidence for the possible origin of 13α(n-alkyl)-tricyclic terpanes in Mesoproterozoic bitumens from the Yanliao Rift, North China14
Fire-induced shifts in stalagmite organic matter mapped using Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy14
Variability and composition of amino acids and amino sugars in sediment cores of the Changjiang Estuary14
Comment: Suppression of vitrinite reflectance by bitumen generated from liptinite during hydrous pyrolysis of artificial source rock by Peters et al. (2018)14
Annotation of DOM metabolomes with an ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry molecular formula library14
Robert Alexander Obituary died 28th July 2023 (82 years)13
Distributions of vanadyl and nickel porphyrins in the Woodford Shale and selective chelation of metal species by different tetrapyrrole configurations12
Impacts of temperature and fluid seepage on organic matter composition in sediments of an active hydrothermal basin12
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Practical considerations for amino acid isotope analysis11
Organic matter composition and thermal maturity evaluation of Mesoproterozoic source rocks in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Australia11
Possible explanations for the predominance of tricyclic terpanes over pentacyclic terpanes in oils and rock extracts11
Chemodiversity of soil dissolved organic matter complementally improved by stepwise elution and electrospray ionization modes11
Assessment of branched glycerol monoalkyl glycerol tetraether (brGMGT)-based paleothermometry in the 250,000-year sediment record of Lake Chala, equatorial East Africa11
Polycyclic aromatic sulfur heterocycles used as molecular markers in crude oils and source rocks11
Biomarkers reveal Eocene marine incursions into the Qaidam Basin, north Tibetan Plateau10
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – June 202210
Geochemistry Articles – January 202410
Impact of organic carbon reworking upon GDGT temperature proxies during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum10
Robust determination of kerogen properties in organic-rich mudrocks via Raman Spectroscopy10
New approaches to distinguish shale-sourced and coal-sourced gases in petroleum systems10
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
Intramolecular carbon isotopic rollover in propane from natural gas reservoirs of the Santanghu Basin: Insights into chemical structure of kerogen9
The global distribution of Isoprenoidal Glycerol Dialkyl Diethers (isoGDDs) is consistent with a predominant degradation origin9
Seasonality of amino acid enantiomers and microbial communities at MOLA time series in the NW Mediterranean Sea9
Hydrogen isotope biogeochemistry of plant waxes in paired lake catchments9
Using ToF-SIMS analyses for analysing individual oil inclusions of different fluorescence colours in a single quartz crystal from the Barrandian (Czech Republic)9
Geochemistry Articles – October 20249
Extended series of tricyclic terpanes in the Mesoproterozoic sediments9
Reply to Comment by M.D. Lewan9
Editorial Board9
Bacterial physiology highlighted by the δ13C fractionation of bacteriohopanetetrol isomers9
Pyrolysis experiments of model compounds to explore carbon isotope fractionation in propane from natural gas9
Contribution of abiotic methane polymerization of C2+ hydrocarbons in highly mature natural gas reservoirs9
Characterisation of radiogenic monoalkenes in Australian oils and condensate8
Geochemical fingerprints of Dongpu Depression crude oils in Bohai Bay Basin, northern China: Insights from biomarkers and isotopic compositions of selected alkylnaphthalenes and alkylphenanthrenes8
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – October 20228
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – November 20218
Impact of biodegradation on methyltrimethyltridecylchromans (MTTCs) in crude oils from the Bohai Bay Basin, China8
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 – August 20237
Sources and seasonality of long-chain diols in a temperate lake (Lake Geneva)7
Five series of benzohopanes in early Cretaceous sediments from the Chaoyang Basin, NE China7
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The bacterial influencing mechanisms of salinity fluctuations in a brackish-water lake on the dissolved organic matter characteristics of pore water7
High abundances of degraded triterpenoids in Miocene turbiditic sediments of south-central Hokkaido, Japan7
Interaction between peptide and solid lignin suggest mechanisms of abiotic covalent bond formation7
Geochemical rationalisation for the variable oil quality in the Orcutt reservoir, California, USA7
Triaromatic dinosteroids – Isomeric distributions and their geochemical significance7
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Heterotrophic origin and diverse sources of branched glycerol monoalkyl glycerol tetraethers (brGMGTs) in peats and lignites6
Organic geochemical heterogeneity of the Cretaceous Abu Gabra Formation and reassessment of oil sources in the Sufyan sub-basin, Sudan6
Isoprenoidal GDGTs and GDDs associated with anoxic lacustrine environments6
The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta takes up dissolved organic matter from benthic cyanobacterial mats6
Fast quantitative analysis of n-alkanes, PAHs and alkenones in sediments6
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – July 20216
Glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether signatures in tropical mesotidal estuary sediments of Qua Iboe River, Gulf of Guinea6
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Impact of water depth on the distributions and proxies of isoprenoidal hydroxylated GDGTs in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea6
Compositions, structures, and confined pyrolysis of the alga Chlorella and its nonhydrolyzable fractions6
Solvent effect in Soxhlet extraction of source rocks6
Distribution and carbon isotopic composition of diploptene from epiphytic bryophytes in Wuhan, central China6
Natural and laboratory-induced maturation of kerogen from the Vaca Muerta Formation: A comparison study5
Characteristics of n-alkyl lipids in cultivated Sphagnum and their preservation potential in the topsoil of Sphagnum farmlands in southwest China5
Comparing extraction methods for analyzing n-alkyl lipids in shelf sediments from the China Sea5
Impact of terrestrial organic matter input on distributions of hydroxylated isoprenoidal GDGTs in marine sediments: Implications for OH-isoGDGT-based temperature proxies5
Correlations between biomarkers of varying bioavailability and putative hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in an Early-Eocene marlstone sedimentary record5
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – December 20215
Source, composition, and distributional pattern of branched tetraethers in sediments of northern Chinese marginal seas5
Re-arranged hopanes and novel re-arranged tricyclic terpanes in Paleozoic rock extracts and oils in the Anadarko Basin, Oklahoma5
Seasonal temperature dependency of aquatic branched glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers: A mesocosm approach5
Dissolved oxygen concentrations influence the distribution of isoGDGTs in a deep Lake Fuxian in China: Implications for the use of TEX86 in stratified lakes5
Characteristics of light hydrocarbons under the superimposed influence of biodegradation and subsequent thermal maturation5
Editorial Board5
Structural characterization and confined pyrolysis of resistant aliphatic biopolymer derived from cyanobacteria5
C/H isotope fractionation of hydrocarbon gases from hydrogenation of organic matter: Insights from hydrothermal experiments5
Geochemistry Articles – September 20235
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Diagenetic fate of glycerol ethers revealed by two novel isoprenoid hydroxyphytanyl glycerol monoethers and non-isoprenoid alkyl glycerol ethers4
Characterizing ecosystem-driven chemical composition differences in natural and drained Finnish bogs using pyrolysis-GC/MS4
Influence of vegetation type on brGDGTs: Results from surface soils beneath sub-alpine forest and grassland under the same climatic conditions4
Gas-phase reaction of CH4 and H2S – Evidence from pyrolysis experiments and case study from the Sichuan Basin4
Reservoir oil geochemistry in the northern Western Desert of Egypt – High-resolution mass spectrometry and stable carbon isotope characterization4
Incorporation of wet gases to kerogen in petroleum formation and evolution4
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GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – April 20214
Anisole-based assessment for the quantification of methoxyl groups in lignin-rich biomass4
Dissolved organic matter molecular composition controls potential biodegradability4
Occurrence and origin of perylene in Paleogene sediments from the Tasmanian Gateway, Australia4
The biological source and paleoenvironment implication of rare short-chain lanostanes in alkaline lacustrine sediments4
A paleoenvironmental and ecological analysis of biomarkers from the Eocene Fossil Basin, Green River Formation, U.S.A.4
Combining Rock-Eval® thermal analysis and thermochemolysis to evaluate the influence of forest management on soil organic matter quality and stability4
Geochemistry Articles – December 20234
Elucidating the composition of organic matter in water-repellent forest soils using analytical pyrolysis combined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (Py-GC–MS)4
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, Jung4
Effects of inorganic sulfur species on hydrocarbon conversion and 34S isotope fractionation during thermal maturation of Type II kerogen4
Exploring the application of TEX86 and the sources of organic matter in the Antarctic coastal region4
Carbon isotopic composition of leaf wax n-alkanes in mangrove plants along a latitudinal gradient in Brazil4
Genetic and source differences of gases in the Middle Permian Qixia and Maokou formations in the Sichuan Basin, SW China3
Compound-specific carbon isotope measurements of individual lipid biomarkers from immature Ediacaran rocks of Baltica3
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – May 20213
Exploring the theoretical upper temperature limit of alkenone unsaturation indices: Implications for paleotemperature reconstructions3
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – December 20223
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Novel methyl-branched alkenones with up to five double bonds in saline lakes3
Contrasting particulate organic carbon and sediment trophic status in two Antarctic fjords: Hope Bay and Collins Bay3
Diamondoids in petroleum: Their potential as source and maturity indicators3
Structural properties of organic matter in marine-continental transitional shales and impacts on methane accumulation3
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)”3
The impact of precipitation on the distributions of branched tetraethers in alkaline soils3
Isotopic evidence for the formation of 25-norhopanes via in situ biodegradation in the Permian Lucaogou shales, southern Junggar Basin3
Corrigendum to “Anomalously low radiocarbon content of modern n-alkanes” [Org. Geochem. 152 (2021) 104170]3
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)3
Editorial Board3
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Biosynthetic isotope fractionation negligibly impacts biomarker 14C ages3
Modified rapid small-scale fractionation method for quantitatively separating pyrrolic nitrogen compounds, phenols-ketones and carboxylic acids fractions from petroleum3
An optimized accelerated solvent extraction and purification method for enhanced recovery of n-alkanes (notably short-chains) from environmental samples using the conventional dichloromethane/methanol3
Study on the main controlling factors on the differential accumulation of natural gas in multiple (ultra-)deeply-buried marine strata3
Resource potential of the Proterozoic–Paleozoic Carrara depocentre, South Nicholson region, Australia: Insights from stratigraphic drilling3
Phase behavior and GOR evolution using a natural maturity series of lacustrine oil-prone shale: Implications from compositional modelling3
Biomarker signatures in host rocks and their co-occurring fossil plants from northern Scotland3
Methane generation from low-maturity coals and shale source rocks at low temperatures (80–120 °C) over 14–38 months3
Quantification of allochthonous and autochthonous organic carbon in large and shallow Lake Wuliangsu based on distribution patterns and δ13C signatures of n-alkanes3
Characterisation by ESI FT-ICR MS of heteroatomic compounds in catalytic hydropyrolysates released from marine crude oil asphaltenes3
Root-derived carbon stocks in formerly deep-ploughed soils – A biomarker-based approach3
Organic matter composition in sediments recording sea surface phytoplankton community structure in Prydz Bay of Antarctica3
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – November 20223
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Relative thermodynamic stabilities of biomarkers – Evidence from drill-bit metamorphism in the Iving Discovery wells 25/8-19 S & A, Norwegian North Sea3
Dual-pressure pyrolysis apparatus unravelling how fluid and lithostatic pressure matter in hydrocarbon expulsion3
Paleoceanographic importance of tri- and di-unsaturated alkenones through the early phase of Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 from southern high latitudes of the proto-Indian Ocean3
Alkenones in Pleistocene Upper Bed I (1.803–1.900 Ma) sediments from Paleolake Olduvai, Tanzania3
Extended chain length alkenoates differentiate three Isochrysidales groups3
Lacustrine records of Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) triggered by volcanic activity3
Climatic and environmentally driven variability in lacustrine brGDGT distributions at local to regional scales in Alaska and northwestern Canada3
Distribution and origin of higher diamondoids in the ultra-deep Paleozoic condensates of the Shunbei oilfield in the Tarim Basin, NW China3
Abiotic chlorination of organic matter in the soil environment: A simulation study2
Comparison of dissolved organic matter composition from various sorbents using ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry2
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – March 20232
Hydrogen and carbon isotope fractionation in modern plant wax n-alkanes from the Falkland Islands2
Geochemistry Articles – February 20242
Bacteriohopanepolyols and glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers record Holocene redox regime shifts in a marine inlet in eastern Prydz Bay, Antarctica2
Compound-specific radiocarbon analysis of sedimentary fatty acids: Potential as a dating tool for lake sediments of Mt. Fuji volcanic region, Japan2
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Global sea level changes or local tectonics? Pliocene, Miocene and Oligocene biomarkers in cored sedimentary rocks from IODP Expedition 317, Canterbury Basin, New Zealand2
Fluorescence lifetime evolution of crude oils during thermal cracking: Implications from pyrolysis experiments in a closed system2
Molecular and stable carbon isotope geochemistry of mud-gas-derived hydrocarbons and its application for the assessment of low-permeability reservoirs from the Montney Formation, Western Canada2
Early decomposition and transformation of organic matter in natural and disturbed boreal forests2
Rainshadow effect on hydrogen isotopes in leaf wax n-Alkanes across the Cascade Mountains of Washington, USA2
Determination and petroleum geochemical significance of short-chain alkylbenzenes in lacustrine source rocks2
Sedimentary geochemical records of the palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate evolution in the Pinghu Formation, Western Slope Belt, Xihu Sag, East China Sea Basin2
The temporal distributions of seed-plant terpanes in petroleum samples: Implications as oil age-diagnostic biomarkers for crude oils2
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The stable sulfur isotope and abundance fluxes of reduced inorganic sulfur and organic sulfur phases recorded in the Permian-Triassic transition of the Meishan type section2
Hydrogen isotope fractionation during aromatization to form alkylnaphthalene: Insights from pyrolysis experiments of 1-n-butyldecalin2
Distribution, occurrence and identification of dibenzofuran, benzo[b]naphthofurans and their alkyl derivatives in Gippsland Basin source rocks2
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – January 20232
An unusual occurrence of hydroxylated isoprenoid GDGTs in forest soils2
Molecular and stable isotope analysis (δ13C, δ2H) of sedimentary n-alkanes in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf, Quebec, Canada: Importance of even numbered n-alkanes in coastal systems2
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Archaeal lipid diversity, alteration, and preservation at the Cathedral Hill deep sea hydrothermal vent, Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California, and its implications regarding the deep time preservation pa2
Soil pH and aridity influence distributions of branched tetraether lipids in grassland soils along an aridity transect2
Evaluating transformation of marine kerogens from Rock-Eval measurements: B. Confirmation of a scaled thermal maturation path by natural samples2
The occurrence and geochemical origin of 9-alkyl HDBTs substituted by long isoprenoid alkyl chains in crude oil2
Analysis, distribution and evolution of individual carboxylic acids in crude oil during biodegradation2
Geochemistry articles – April 20232
Revisiting paleoenvironmental analyses and interpretations of organic-rich deposits: The importance of TOC corrections2
Microbial utilization of recently fixed, plant-derived organic carbon in shallow Holocene and Pleistocene aquifers in Bangladesh2
Assessing tetraether lipids as a paleotemperature proxy on western edge of the Chinese Loess Plateau: A cautionary tale2
Organic compounds in vent fluids from Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming2
Sulfur and nitrogen isotopic composition of Late Permian bark coals: Source identification and associated environmental assessment2
Does leaf wax isotopic characterisation of gymnosperms and angiosperms capture environmental gradients in Himalayas?2
Geochemistry Articles – March 20242
Bacteriohopanepolyols signature in sediments of the East China Sea and its indications for hypoxia and organic matter sources2
Reappraisal of archaeal C20-C25 diether lipid (extended archaeol) origin and use as a biomarker of hypersalinity2
Computational analysis of the thermodynamic stability and isomeric composition of cholestane2
Provenance of organic matter in an intracratonic rift basin: Insights from biomarker distribution in Palaeogene crude oils of Cambay Basin, western India2
Reproducibility of Rock-Eval® thermal analysis for soil organic matter characterization2
Hydroxylated GDGTs-0 in marine methane seep environments: A putative indicator for archaeal methanogenesis1
Geochemistry Articles – May 20241
Distinct sources of bacterial branched GMGTs in the Godavari River basin (India) and Bay of Bengal sediments1
Molecular fossil chronicles and geochemical probes of Paleogene coals from Meghalaya, India1
Role of aromatic and non-protonated aromatic carbon in the stability of soil organic matter1
Aliphatic hydrocarbons in the lichen class Lecanoromycetes and their potential use as chemotaxonomic indicators and biomarkers1
The δ13C composition and genetic origin of a series straight long-chain alkyl naphthalene isomer pairs in the Upper Cretaceous lacustrine sediments of Songliao Basin, China1
Improved light hydrocarbons collection method for the pyrolysis of crude oil in gold tube closed system experiments1
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – October 20231
A distinct oil group in the Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China: New insights from norcholestane and triaromatic steroid analyses1
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – September 20221
Experimental evidence suggests dominance of species effect on the variability in hydrogen isotope fractionation between leaf wax compounds and source water1
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – October 20211
Large-scale accumulation of abiotic gases associated with subduction and volcanic activities in rift basins in eastern China1
Geochemistry Articles – June 20241
Molecular mechanisms of solid bitumen and vitrinite reflectance suppression explored using hydrous pyrolysis of artificial source rock1
A new and improved protocol for extraction of intact polar membrane lipids from archaea1
Quantitative analysis of carbazoles and hydrocarbons in condensates and oils using comprehensive GC–MS/MS and comparative GC–MS analyses1
Editorial Board1
Validation of the U371
Genetic significance of carbon isotope curve types of methane, ethane, and propane in natural gas1
Influencing factors of hydrogen isotopic fractionation of light hydrocarbons during evaporation and implications1
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GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – September 20211
Geochemistry Articles – August 20241
Novel oxygenated fossil nor-diterpenoids from Cretaceous amber (South-Western France) as potential markers from Cupressaceae and/or Cheirolepidiaceae1
Effects of digestate application, winter crop species and development on dissolved organic matter composition along the soil profile1
Formation mechanism of thiadiamondoids: evidence from thermochemical sulfate reduction simulation experiments with model compounds1
From swamp to sea: Quantifying terrestrial dissolved organic carbon in a tropical shelf sea using hydrogen isotope ratios1
Impacts of natural irradiation on sedimentary organic matter–A review1
Evolution of kerogen structure during the carbonization stage1
Sediment organic matter compositional changes in a tropical rift lake as a function of water depth and distance from shore1
Pairing plant-wax H and C isotopes with lake-area – A method for evaluating the local amount effect in northern China during the late Quaternary1
GEOCHEMISTRY ARTICLES – March 20211
Field and laboratory study on the distribution, fate and transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the loess porous medium at a refinery polluted site: Understanding the soil-groundwater interf1
Soil chemistry effect on GDGT abundances and their proxies in soils of the Okavango Delta1
Unravelling the impact of lithofacies on the composition of NSO compounds in residual and expelled fluids of the Barnett, Niobrara and Posidonia formations1
Assessing marine communities and carbon cycling that sustained shallow-marine ecosystems on Silurian, reef-rimmed carbonate platforms1
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Group 2i Isochrysidales flourishes at exceedingly low growth temperatures (0 to 6 °C)1
Characterization of crude oils derived from carbonate and siliciclastic source rocks using FTICR-MS1
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