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Alexander Deutsch

Alexander Deutsch

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Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
6670
World Ranking
6393
National Ranking
457

Overview

Alexander Deutsch is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans key subfields including Paleontology and Geophysics, with particular attention to the study and analysis of fossil stratigraphy and geological processes.

Their main topics of work focus on:

  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Deutsch has contributed to the scientific literature through publications in notable venues such as Science. Their recent work includes the paper titled "On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary", published in 2020 in Science.

Their collaborations include frequent co-authors:

  • Pincelli M. Hull
  • André Bornemann
  • Donald E. Penman
  • Michael J. Henehan
  • Richard D. Norris

These interdisciplinary collaborations support investigations into the environmental and biological changes at major geological boundaries, integrating paleontological and geophysical perspectives.

Alexander Deutsch's work reflects a multidisciplinary approach within Earth and Planetary Sciences, combining paleontological data and geochemical methods to explore evolutionary developments and stratigraphic records.

Best Publications

  • The Chicxulub Asteroid Impact and Mass Extinction at the Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary

    Peter Schulte;Laia Alegret;Ignacio Arenillas;José A. Arz

  • The Sudbury Structure' Controversial or Misunderstood?

    Richard A. F. Grieve;Dieter Stöffler;Alex Deutsch

  • On impact and volcanism across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary

    Pincelli M. Hull;André Bornemann;Donald E. Penman;Michael J. Henehan;Michael J. Henehan

  • Dating Terrestrial Impact Events

    Alexander Deutsch;Urs Schärer

  • Sudbury impact event: Cratering mechanics and thermal history

    B. A. Ivanov;Alexander Deutsch

  • Shock experiments on pre-heated α- and β-quartz: I. Optical and density data

    Falko Langenhorst;Alexander Deutsch

  • Dating Terrestrial Impact Structures

    Fred Jourdan;W. Reimold;A. Deutsch

  • The Sudbury Structure (Ontario, Canada): a tectonically deformed multi-ring impact basin

    A. Deutsch;R. A. F. Grieve;M. Avermann;L. Bischoff

  • The phase diagram of CaCO3 in relation to shock compression and decomposition

    Boris A. Ivanov;Alex Deutsch

  • Microstructure of 24-1928 Ma concordant monazites; implications for geochronology and nuclear waste deposits

    Anne-Magali Seydoux-Guillaume;Richard Wirth;Alexander Deutsch;Urs Schärer

  • Shock Metamorphism of Minerals

    Falko Langenhorst;Alex Deutsch

  • Composition and evolution of the lunar crust in the Descartes highlands, Apollo 16.

    D. Stöffler;A. Bischoff;R. Borchardt;A. Burghele

  • The origin of Alpine plutons along the Periadriatic Lineament.

    F. von Blanckenburg;H. Kagami;A. Deutsch;M. Wiedenbeck

  • Transmission electron microscope study of polyphase and discordant monazites: Site-specific specimen preparation using the focused ion beam technique

    Anne-Magali Seydoux-Guillaume;Philippe Goncalves;Richard Wirth;Alexander Deutsch

  • Large meteorite impacts III

    Thomas Kenkmann;Friedrich Hörz;Alexander Deutsch

  • Fast back-reactions of shock-released CO 2 from carbonates: An experimental approach

    P. Agrinier;A. Deutsch;A. Deutsch;U. Schärer;I. Martinez

  • Rb-Sr-analyses of Apollo 16 melt rocks and a new age estimate for the Imbrium basin: Lunar basin chronology and the early heavy bombardment of the moon

    A Deutsch;D Stöffler

  • Impact cratering in sandstone: The MEMIN pilot study on the effect of pore water

    Thomas Kenkmann;Kai Wünnemann;Alexander Deutsch;Michael H. Poelchau

  • The formation of the Sudbury Structure, Canada: Toward a unified impact model

    D. Stöffler;A. Deutsch;M. Avermann;L. Bischoff

  • Isotope systematics and shock-wave metamorphism: I. U-Pb in zircon, titanite and monazite, shocked experimentally up to 59 GPa

    Alex Deutsch;Urs Schärer

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Kenkmann
Thomas Kenkmann University of Freiburg
Falko Langenhorst
Falko Langenhorst Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jasper Berndt
Jasper Berndt University of Münster
Philippe Claeys
Philippe Claeys Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Boris A. Ivanov
Boris A. Ivanov Russian Academy of Sciences
Dieter Stöffler
Dieter Stöffler Museum für Naturkunde
Christian Koeberl
Christian Koeberl University of Vienna
Richard A. F. Grieve
Richard A. F. Grieve University of Western Ontario
Lauri J. Pesonen
Lauri J. Pesonen University of Helsinki
Urs Schärer
Urs Schärer Université Paris Cité

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