# Mid-Pleistocene climate transition triggered by Antarctic Ice Sheet growth

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 47 |
| Journal | Science |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.abn4861 |
| Corresponding authors | Zhisheng An, Xu Zhang, Zhonghui Liu |
| Institution | Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/geology-and-paleoclimatology-research/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1126/science.abn4861](https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abn4861)

## Topics

Mid-Pleistocene Transition · Antarctic Ice Sheet · Northern Hemisphere Ice Sheets · Bipolar climate coupling · Southern Ocean sea ice expansion · Diachronous glaciation · Pleistocene mid- to high-latitude proxy records · Model-data comparison · North Atlantic cooling · moisture transport to Northern Hemisphere · 2.0 to 1.25 million years ago AIS growth · 1.25 million years ago NHIS expansion · hemispheric climate linkages · Bipolar climate coupling

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