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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4048 3714 15 15 210 7732

Achim Bechtel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Achim Bechtel between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Achim Bechtel published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2019. 14 of the 240 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2019. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 6 publications
1990 2025

240 publications in total across all disciplines

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Achim Bechtel: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 2
2001 6
2002 5
2003 3
2004 2
2005 6
2006 7
2007 7
2008 4
2009 6
2010 7
2011 7
2012 7
2013 14
2014 11
2015 14
2016 11
2017 14
2018 12
2019 17
2020 14
2021 12
2022 10
2023 14
2024 8
2025 6
Total 240
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Achim Bechtel publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Achim Bechtel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 208–217 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 210 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292 210
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Achim Bechtel D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Achim Bechtel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202 47
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Achim Bechtel is affiliated with the University of Leoben in Austria. Their research focuses on areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering, contributing extensively to 68 and 52 publications respectively. Their work spans multiple subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Ocean Engineering, and Geology.

The main topics addressed by Bechtel's research include hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, coal and its by-products, geology and paleoclimatology research, coal properties and utilization, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geological studies and exploration, and geological formations and processes exploration.

They have published a notable number of papers in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Coal Geology
  • Organic Geochemistry
  • Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Bechtel has collaborated regularly with multiple co-authors, among which are:

  • Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer
  • Ksenija Stojanović
  • Ivan Kojić
  • Alexander Zdravkov
  • Dragana Životić

Their recent scientific contributions include:

  • "Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review" (2020), published in International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Porosity evolution in organic matter-rich shales (Qingshankou Fm.; Songliao Basin, NE China): Implications for shale oil retention" (2021), published in Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • "Bio-geochemical evolution and critical element mineralization in the Cretaceous-Cenozoic coals from the southern Far East Russia and northeastern China" (2020), published in Applied Geochemistry
  • "Lateral changes of organic matter preservation in the lacustrine Qingshankou Formation (Cretaceous Songliao Basin, NE China): Evidence for basin segmentation" (2022), published in International Journal of Coal Geology
  • "Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of the Konin Basin (central Poland) during lignite accumulation linked to the mid-Miocene climate optimum" (2021), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Best Publications

  • Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review

    Shifeng Dai;Achim Bechtel;Cortland F. Eble;Romeo M. Flores

  • On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type

    Jennifer M.K. O'Keefe;Achim Bechtel;Kimon Christanis;Shifeng Dai

  • Palaeoenvironmental conditions during deposition of the Upper Cretaceous oil shale sequences in the Songliao Basin (NE China): Implications from geochemical analysis

    Achim Bechtel;Jianliang Jia;Susanne A.I. Strobl;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

  • Oil shale formation in the Upper Cretaceous Nenjiang Formation of the Songliao Basin (NE China): Implications from organic and inorganic geochemical analyses

    Jianliang Jia;Jianliang Jia;Achim Bechtel;Zhaojun Liu;Susanne A.I. Strobl

  • The birth of the Paratethys during the Early Oligocene: From Tethys to an ancient Black Sea analogue?

    H.-M. Schulz;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard Sachsenhofer

  • Depositional environment of oil shale within the second member of Permian Lucaogou Formation in the Santanghu Basin, Northwest China

    Bo Liu;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Doris Gross

  • Tectonic and climate control of oil shale deposition in the Upper Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation (Songliao Basin, NE China)

    Jianliang Jia;Jianliang Jia;Zhaojun Liu;Achim Bechtel;Susanne A. I. Strobl

  • Paleoenvironmental implications from biomarker and stable isotope investigations on the Pliocene Velenje lignite seam (Slovenia)

    A Bechtel;R.F Sachsenhofer;M Markic;R Gratzer

  • Distribution of branched and isoprenoid tetraether lipids in an oligotrophic and a eutrophic Swiss lake: Insights into sources and GDGT-based proxies

    Achim Bechtel;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Stefano M. Bernasconi;Carsten J. Schubert

  • Basin evolution and oil shale deposition during Upper Cretaceous in the Songliao Basin (NE China): Implications from sequence stratigraphy and geochemistry

    Jinjun Xu;Jinjun Xu;Zhaojun Liu;Achim Bechtel;Qingtao Meng

  • Biomarker and carbon isotope variation in coal and fossil wood of Central Europe through the Cenozoic

    Achim Bechtel;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard Gratzer;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer;Jürgen Gusterhuber

  • Organic geochemistry of the Lower Miocene Oberdorf lignite (Styrian Basin, Austria): its relation to petrography, palynology and the palaeoenvironment

    A. Bechtel;R.F. Sachsenhofer;I. Kolcon;R. Gratzer

  • Depositional environment of the Late Miocene Hausruck lignite (Alpine Foreland Basin): insights from petrography, organic geochemistry, and stable carbon isotopes

    A Bechtel;W Gruber;R.F Sachsenhofer;R Gratzer

  • Perylene as an indicator of conifer fossil wood degradation by wood-degrading fungi

    Leszek Marynowski;Justyna Smolarek;Achim Bechtel;Marc Philippe

  • Influence of floral assemblage, facies and diagenesis on petrography and organic geochemistry of the Eocene Bourgas coal and the Miocene Maritza-East lignite (Bulgaria)

    A. Bechtel;R.F. Sachsenhofer;A. Zdravkov;I. Kostova

  • Origin of ore fluids in the Muruntau gold system: Constraints from noble gas, carbon isotope and halogen data

    Torsten Graupner;Torsten Graupner;Samuel Niedermann;Ulf Kempe;Reiner Klemd;Reiner Klemd

  • Organic geochemistry of Mississippian shales (Bowland Shale Formation) in central Britain: Implications for depositional environment, source rock and gas shale potential

    D. Gross;R.F. Sachsenhofer;A. Bechtel;L. Pytlak

  • A biogeochemical study of sediments from the eutrophic Lake Lugano and the oligotrophic Lake Brienz, Switzerland

    Achim Bechtel;Carsten J. Schubert

  • Biomarker and stable carbon isotope systematics of fossil wood from the second Lusatian lignite seam of the Lubstów deposit (Poland)

    A. Bechtel;A. Bechtel;M. Widera;R.F. Sachsenhofer;R. Gratzer

  • Distribution of sulfur and pyrite in coal seams from Kutai Basin (East Kalimantan, Indonesia): Implications for paleoenvironmental conditions

    Sri Widodo;Wolfgang Oschmann;Achim Bechtel;Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer

  • The origin of hydrocarbon source rocks in the Austrian Molasse Basin (Eocene–Oligocene transition)

    H.-M. Schulz;R.F. Sachsenhofer;A. Bechtel;H. Polesny

Frequent Co-Authors

Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer
Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer University of Leoben
Wilhelm Püttmann
Wilhelm Püttmann Goethe University Frankfurt
Andreas Lücke
Andreas Lücke Forschungszentrum Jülich
Carsten J. Schubert
Carsten J. Schubert Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Leszek Marynowski
Leszek Marynowski University of Silesia
Francien Peterse
Francien Peterse Utrecht University
Bernd R.T. Simoneit
Bernd R.T. Simoneit Oregon State University
Shifeng Dai
Shifeng Dai China University of Mining and Technology
James C. Hower
James C. Hower University of Kentucky
Maria Mastalerz
Maria Mastalerz Indiana University

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