1996: W. Storrs Cole Memorial Research Award, Geological Society of America: $10,000.-
2008: Zachos, J., Pagani, M., Sloan, L., Thomas, E., and Billups, K., 2001: ‘Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate Change 65 Ma to Present. Science, 292: 686-693’ Thomson Reuters Scientific's Essential Science Indicators identifies it as of the most highly cited papers in Geosciences.