Kirwan M.L, Murray A.B, Donnelly J.P, Corbett D.R.  2011.  Rapid wetland expansion during European settlement and its implication for marsh survival under modern sediment delivery rates. Geology. 39(5):507-510.

Woodruff J.D, Donnelly J.P, Mohrig D., Geyer W.R.  2008.  Reconstructing relative flooding intensities responsible for hurricane-induced deposits from Laguna Playa Grande, Vieques, Puerto Rico. Geology. 36(5):391-394.

Donnelly J.P, Giosan L..  2008.  Research focus - Tempestuous highs and lows in the Gulf of Mexico. Geology. 36(9):751-752.

Keigwin L.D, Donnelly J.P, Cook M.S, Driscoll N.W, Brigham-Grette J..  2006.  Rapid sea-level rise and Holocene climate in the Chukchi Sea. Geology. 34(10):861-864.

Donnelly J.P, Bertness M.D.  2001.  Rapid shoreward encroachment of salt marsh cordgrass in response to accelerated sea-level rise. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 98(25):14218-23.