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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 59 1988 1794 55 52 167 15693

Albert Matter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Albert Matter between 1963 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Albert Matter published across 63 years, from 1963 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2002. 8 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1963 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2002. 1963: 2 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 5 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 6 publications
1963 2025

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Albert Matter: publications per year, 1963 to 2025
Year Publications
1963 2
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 1
1968 1
1969 0
1970 1
1971 1
1972 5
1973 5
1974 1
1975 3
1976 0
1977 0
1978 3
1979 0
1980 1
1981 3
1982 2
1983 2
1984 1
1985 3
1986 0
1987 4
1988 3
1989 3
1990 2
1991 1
1992 2
1993 3
1994 3
1995 2
1996 2
1997 7
1998 5
1999 3
2000 4
2001 7
2002 11
2003 9
2004 10
2005 5
2006 4
2007 3
2008 2
2009 10
2010 1
2011 5
2012 2
2013 4
2014 1
2015 2
2016 3
2017 2
2018 5
2019 5
2020 2
2021 2
2022 4
2023 2
2024 2
2025 6
Total 189
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Albert Matter 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 Albert Matter 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, 158–167 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: 167 publications — 48th percentile

48% 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
158–167 458 167
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
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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Albert Matter 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 Albert Matter 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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 59
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

Albert Matter is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and focuses on research at the intersection of Physics, Astronomy, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their scholarly work spans a range of subjects including astronomy, atmospheric science, paleontology, anthropology, and instrumentation.

The scientist has contributed notably to topics such as geology and paleoclimatology research, stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, astrophysics and star formation studies, as well as marine and environmental studies.

Recent published papers by Albert Matter include:

  • Droughts and societal change: The environmental context for the emergence of Islam in late Antique Arabia (2022, Science)
  • Moisture and Seasonality Shifts Recorded in Holocene and Pleistocene Speleothems From Southeastern Arabia (2022, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • The accretion burst of the massive young stellar object G323.46−0.08 (2024, Astronomy and Astrophysics)
  • A climatic evaluation of the southern dispersal route during MIS 5e (2022, Quaternary Science Reviews)
  • Climate-induced speleothem radiocarbon variability on Socotra Island from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Younger Dryas (2020, Climate of the past)

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as Dominik Fleitmann, S. Robbe-Dubois, J.-C. Augereau, C. Paladini, and P. Stee, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Publication venues where this scientist's work often appears include:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Science
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Climate of the past

Albert Matter's research integrates observational data and theoretical frameworks across diverse subfields, including:

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Paleontology
  • Anthropology
  • Instrumentation

The breadth of their expertise supports studies ranging from the detailed analysis of speleothems to better understand historical climate variability, to investigating processes in massive young stellar objects, and exploring environmental factors influencing societal changes in ancient times.

Best Publications

  • Holocene forcing of the Indian monsoon recorded in a stalagmite from southern Oman.

    Dominik Fleitmann;Stephen J. Burns;Manfred Mudelsee;Ulrich Neff

  • Holocene ITCZ and Indian monsoon dynamics recorded in stalagmites from Oman and Yemen (Socotra)

    Dominik Fleitmann;Stephen J. Burns;Augusto Mangini;Manfred Mudelsee

  • De glauconiarum origine

    Gilles S. Odin;Albert Matter

  • Strong coherence between solar variability and the monsoon in Oman between 9 and 6 kyr ago

    U. Neff;S. J. Burns;S. J. Burns;A. Mangini;M. Mudelsee

  • Extinction of Cloudina and Namacalathus at the Precambrian-Cambrian boundary in Oman

    Joachim E. Amthor;John P. Grotzinger;Stefan Schröder;Samuel A. Bowring

  • Timing and climatic impact of Greenland interstadials recorded in stalagmites from northern Turkey

    D. Fleitmann;D. Fleitmann;H. Cheng;S. Badertscher;S. Badertscher;R. L. Edwards

  • Turbidites and Varves in Lake Brienz (Switzerland): Deposition of Clastic Detritus by Density Currents

    Michael Sturm;Albert Matter

  • Timing and structure of the 8.2 kyr B.P. event inferred from δ18O records of stalagmites from China, Oman, and Brazil

    Hai Cheng;Hai Cheng;Dominik Fleitmann;Dominik Fleitmann;R. Lawrence Edwards;Xianfeng Wang

  • Palaeoclimatic interpretation of high-resolution oxygen isotope profiles derived from annually laminated speleothems from Southern Oman

    Dominik Fleitmann;Stephen J. Burns;Ulrich Neff;Manfred Mudelsee

  • Indian Ocean Climate and an Absolute Chronology over Dansgaard/Oeschger Events 9 to 13

    Stephen J. Burns;Dominik Fleitmann;Albert Matter;Jan Kramers

  • Speleothem evidence from Oman for continental pluvial events during interglacial periods

    Stephen J. Burns;Dominik Fleitmann;Albert Matter;Ulrich Neff

  • Changing moisture sources over the last 330,000 years in Northern Oman from fluid-inclusion evidence in speleothems

    Dominik Fleitmann;Stephen J. Burns;Ulrich Neff;Augusto Mangini

  • A 780‐year annually resolved record of Indian Ocean monsoon precipitation from a speleothem from south Oman

    Stephen J. Burns;Dominik Fleitmann;Manfred Mudelsee;Ulrich Neff

  • Speleothem-based paleoclimate record from northern Oman

    Stephen J. Burns;Albert Matter;Norbert Frank;Augusto Mangini

  • Timing diagenesis in the Tartan Reservoir (UK North Sea): constraints from combined cathodoluminescence microscopy and fluid inclusion studies

    S.D. Burley;J. Mullis;Albert Matter

  • Diagenesis and Fluid Evolution of Deeply Buried Permian (Rotliegende) Gas Reservoirs, Northwest Germany

    Reinhard Gaupp;Albert Matter;Jackie Platt;Karl Ramseyer

  • Carbon isotopic record of the Latest Proterozoic from Oman

    S.J. Burns;Albert Matter

  • A high-resolution, absolute-dated deglacial speleothem record of Indian Ocean climate from Socotra Island, Yemen

    Jeremy D. Shakun;Stephen J. Burns;Dominik Fleitmann;Jan Kramers

  • Evidence for a widespread climatic anomaly at around 9.2 ka before present

    Dominik Fleitmann;Dominik Fleitmann;Manfred Mudelsee;Stephen J. Burns;Raymond S. Bradley

  • Cool glacial temperatures and changes in moisture source recorded in Oman groundwaters

    Constanze E. Weyhenmeyer;Stephen J. Burns;H. Niklaus Waber;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

  • Holocene and Pleistocene pluvial periods in Yemen, southern Arabia

    Dominik Fleitmann;Dominik Fleitmann;Stephen J. Burns;Marek Pekala;Augusto Mangini

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominik Fleitmann
Dominik Fleitmann University of Basel
Stephen J. Burns
Stephen J. Burns University of Massachusetts Amherst
Augusto Mangini
Augusto Mangini Heidelberg University
Karl Ramseyer
Karl Ramseyer University of Bern
Manfred Mudelsee
Manfred Mudelsee University of Potsdam
Frank Preusser
Frank Preusser University of Freiburg
Hai Cheng
Hai Cheng Xi'an Jiaotong University
Jan Kramers
Jan Kramers University of Johannesburg
Fritz Schlunegger
Fritz Schlunegger University of Bern
Philip A. Allen
Philip A. Allen Imperial College London

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