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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 67 1238 1097 79 72 529 15228

Achim Brauer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Achim Brauer between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Achim Brauer published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 17.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2014. 17 of the 594 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2014. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 37 publications 2014: 58 publications 2015: 46 publications 2016: 47 publications 2017: 58 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 28 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

594 publications in total across all disciplines

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Achim Brauer: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 4
1998 0
1999 21
2000 12
2001 7
2002 1
2003 2
2004 6
2005 3
2006 3
2007 6
2008 4
2009 11
2010 28
2011 24
2012 36
2013 37
2014 58
2015 46
2016 47
2017 58
2018 33
2019 20
2020 32
2021 28
2022 14
2023 16
2024 19
2025 16
2026 1
Total 594
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Achim Brauer 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 Brauer 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, 528–537 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: 529 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 10 529
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 Brauer 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 Brauer 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, 67 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: 67 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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
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 67
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 Brauer is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany. Their research spans a broad range of topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Paleontology.

They have contributed extensively to several key research themes including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Reported recent publications authored or co-authored by Achim Brauer include:

  • Impact of warmer climate periods on flood hazard in the European Alps, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Reanalysis of the Atmospheric Radiocarbon Calibration Record from Lake Suigetsu, Japan, 2020, Radiocarbon
  • The spatio-temporal structure of the Lateglacial to early Holocene transition reconstructed from the pollen record of Lake Suigetsu and its precise correlation with other key global archives: Implications for palaeoclimatology and archaeology, 2021, Global and Planetary Change
  • The first Holocene varve chronology for the UK: Based on the integration of varve counting, radiocarbon dating and tephrostratigraphy from Diss Mere (UK), 2020, Quaternary Geochronology
  • Advances in understanding calcite varve formation: new insights from a dual lake monitoring approach in the southern Baltic lowlands, 2021, Boreas

Achim Brauer frequently collaborates with the following researchers:

  • Rik Tjallingii
  • Markus J. Schwab
  • Daniela Müller
  • Miroslaw Błaszkiewicz
  • Michał Słowiński

Their work has appeared in prominent publication venues such as:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Boreas
  • Climate of the Past
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • A mid-european decadal isotope-climate record from 15,500 to 5000 years B.P

    Ulrich von Grafenstein;Helmut Erlenkeuser;Achim Brauer;Jean Jouzel

  • Rapid environmental changes in southern Europe during the last glacial period

    Judy R. M. Allen;Ute Brandt;Achim Brauer;Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten

  • A Network of Terrestrial Environmental Observatories in Germany

    Steffen Zacharias;Heye Bogena;Luis Samaniego;Matthias Mauder

  • Correlation and synchronisation of Lateglacial continental sequences in northern central Europe based on annually laminated lacustrine sediments

    Thomas Litt;Achim Brauer;Tomasz Goslar;Josef Merkt

  • Floods and climate: emerging perspectives for flood risk assessment and management

    B. Merz;J. Aerts;K. Arnbjerg-Nielsen;M. Baldi

  • Tephrochronology of the 100 ka lacustrine sediment record of Lago Grande di Monticchio (southern Italy)

    Sabine Wulf;Michael Kraml;Achim Brauer;Jörg Keller

  • High resolution sediment and vegetation responses to Younger Dryas climate change in varved lake sediments from Meerfelder Maar, Germany

    Achim Brauer;Christoph Endres;Christina Günter;Thomas Litt

  • An abrupt wind shift in western Europe at the onset of the Younger Dryas cold period

    Achim Brauer;Gerald H. Haug;Peter Dulski;Daniel Mikhail Sigman

  • A complete terrestrial radiocarbon record for 11.2 to 52.8 kyr B.P

    Christopher Bronk Ramsey;Richard A. Staff;Charlotte L. Bryant;Fiona Brock

  • Evidence for last interglacial chronology and environmental change from Southern Europe

    Achim Brauer;Judy R. M. Allen;Jens Mingram;Peter Dulski

  • Volcanic ash reveals time-transgressive abrupt climate change during the Younger Dryas

    Christine S. Lane;Achim Brauer;Simon P.E. Blockley;Peter Dulski

  • Lateglacial calendar year chronology based on annually laminated sediments from Lake Meerfelder Maar, Germany

    Achim Brauer;Christoph Endres;Jörg F.W Negendank

  • Regional atmospheric circulation shifts induced by a grand solar minimum

    Celia Martin-Puertas;Katja Matthes;Achim Brauer;Raimund Muscheler

  • Reduced interannual rainfall variability in East Africa during the last ice age.

    Christian Wolff;Gerald H. Haug;Gerald H. Haug;Axel Timmermann;Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • Delayed hydrological response to Greenland cooling at the onset of the Younger Dryas in western Europe

    Oliver Rach;Achim Brauer;Heinz Wilkes;Dirk Sachse

  • Palaeoclimate records 60–8 ka in the Austrian and Swiss Alps and their forelands

    Oliver Heiri;Karin A. Koinig;Christoph Spötl;Sam Barrett

  • Annually dated late Weichselian continental paleoclimate record from the Eifel, Germany

    Bernd Zolitschka;Achim Brauer;Jörg F.W. Negendank;Hagen Stockhausen

  • Annually Laminated Lake Sediments and Their Palaeoclimatic Relevance

    Achim Brauer

  • The Iberian–Roman Humid Period (2600–1600 cal yr BP) in the Zoñar Lake varve record (Andalucía, southern Spain)

    Celia Martín-Puertas;Blas L. Valero-Garcés;Achim Brauer;M. Pilar Mata

  • SG06, a fully continuous and varved sediment core from Lake Suigetsu, Japan: stratigraphy and potential for improving the radiocarbon calibration model and understanding of late Quaternary climate changes

    Takeshi Nakagawa;Katsuya Gotanda;Tsuyoshi Haraguchi;Toru Danhara

  • Interpreting historical, botanical, and geological evidence to aid preparations for future floods

    Bruno Wilhelm;Juan Antonio Ballesteros Cánovas;Neil Macdonald;Willem H.J. Toonen;Willem H.J. Toonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Birgit Plessen
Birgit Plessen University of Potsdam
Peter Dulski
Peter Dulski University of Potsdam
Rik Tjallingii
Rik Tjallingii Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Sabine Wulf
Sabine Wulf University of Portsmouth
Dirk Sachse
Dirk Sachse University of Potsdam
Richard A. Staff
Richard A. Staff Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
Nils Andersen
Nils Andersen Kiel University
Simon P.E. Blockley
Simon P.E. Blockley Royal Holloway University of London
Jörg F. W. Negendank
Jörg F. W. Negendank University of Potsdam
Yehouda Enzel
Yehouda Enzel Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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