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Earth Science 49 3577 3275 248 233 145 9535

Armin Zeh publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Armin Zeh between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Armin Zeh published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2023. 19 of the 173 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2023. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 15 publications
1994 2025

173 publications in total across all disciplines

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Armin Zeh: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 4
2001 3
2002 1
2003 2
2004 4
2005 3
2006 3
2007 1
2008 4
2009 4
2010 8
2011 3
2012 2
2013 6
2014 10
2015 9
2016 10
2017 15
2018 7
2019 10
2020 10
2021 9
2022 8
2023 16
2024 4
2025 15
Total 173
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Armin Zeh 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 Armin Zeh 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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
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
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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Armin Zeh 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 Armin Zeh 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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

Armin Zeh is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, contributing extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. With a research focus primarily on geophysics, their work also intersects with artificial intelligence, geochemistry and petrology, paleontology, and geology.

Their investigations are centered around several key scientific topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Armin Zeh has published numerous articles, with frequent appearances in several well-known geological and earth sciences journals. Notable publication venues for their work include:

  • Precambrian Research
  • Gondwana Research
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Mineralium Deposita

Recent significant papers authored or coauthored by Zeh include:

  • Zircon U-Pb-Hf isotope systematics of Transvaal Supergroup - Constraints for the geodynamic evolution of the Kaapvaal Craton and its hinterland between 2.65 and 2.06 Ga, 2020, Precambrian Research
  • Monazite and cassiterite U Pb dating of the Abu Dabbab rare-metal granite, Egypt: Late Cryogenian metalliferous granite magmatism in the Arabian-Nubian Shield, 2020, Gondwana Research
  • Hybrid granite magmatism during orogenic collapse in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Inferences from whole-rock geochemistry and zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes, 2020, Precambrian Research
  • Archean to Proterozoic (3535-900 Ma) crustal evolution of the central Aravalli Banded Gneissic Complex, NW India: New constraints from zircon U-Pb-Hf isotopes and geochemistry, 2021, Precambrian Research
  • First Evidence of Late Paleoproterozoic/Early Mesoproterozoic Sediment Deposition and Magmatism in the Central Aravalli Orogen (NW India), 2020, The Journal of Geology

Their research collaborations include frequent work with several coauthors, among them:

  • Basem Zoheir
  • Axel Gerdes
  • Naveen Chaudhri
  • Alexandre Raphael Cabral
  • Parampreet Kaur

Best Publications

  • Combined U–Pb and Hf isotope LA-(MC-)ICP-MS analyses of detrital zircons: Comparison with SHRIMP and new constraints for the provenance and age of an Armorican metasediment in Central Germany

    Axel Gerdes;Armin Zeh

  • Zircon formation versus zircon alteration — New insights from combined U–Pb and Lu–Hf in-situ LA-ICP-MS analyses, and consequences for the interpretation of Archean zircon from the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt

    Axel Gerdes;Armin Zeh

  • Archean Accretion and Crustal Evolution of the Kalahari Craton—the Zircon Age and Hf Isotope Record of Granitic Rocks from Barberton/Swaziland to the Francistown Arc

    Armin Zeh;Axel Gerdes;Jackson M. Barton

  • Collision vs. subduction-related magmatism: two contrasting ways of granite formation and implications for crustal growth

    Jean-François Moyen;Oscar Laurent;Oscar Laurent;Cyril Chelle-Michou;Simon Couzinié

  • Archaean to Proterozoic Crustal Evolution in the Central Zone of the Limpopo Belt (South Africa^Botswana): Constraints from Combined U^Pb and Lu^Hf Isotope Analyses of Zircon

    Armin Zeh;Axel Gerdes;Reiner Klemd;Jackson M. Barton

  • The Bushveld Complex was emplaced and cooled in less than one million years – results of zirconology, and geotectonic implications

    Armin Zeh;Maria Ovtcharova;Allan H. Wilson;Urs Schaltegger

  • Post-collisional magmatism: Crustal growth not identified by zircon Hf–O isotopes

    Simon Couzinié;Oscar Laurent;Oscar Laurent;Jean-François Moyen;Armin Zeh;Armin Zeh

  • U–Th–Pb and Lu–Hf systematics of zircon from TTG's, leucosomes, meta-anorthosites and quartzites of the Limpopo Belt (South Africa): Constraints for the formation, recycling and metamorphism of Palaeoarchaean crust

    Armin Zeh;Axel Gerdes;Jay Barton;Reiner Klemd

  • The Adamawa-Yadé domain, a piece of Archaean crust in the Neoproterozoic Central African Orogenic belt (Bafia area, Cameroon)

    Jacqueline Numbem Tchakounté;Aurélien Eglinger;Aurélien Eglinger;Sadrack Félix Toteu;Armin Zeh

  • U-Pb and Hf isotope record of detrital zircons from gold-bearing sediments of the Pietersburg Greenstone Belt (South Africa)—Is there a common provenance with the Witwatersrand Basin?

    Armin Zeh;Axel Gerdes

  • Unravelling the record of Archaean crustal evolution of the Bundelkhand Craton, northern India using U–Pb zircon–monazite ages, Lu–Hf isotope systematics, and whole-rock geochemistry of granitoids

    Parampreet Kaur;Parampreet Kaur;Armin Zeh;Armin Zeh;Naveen Chaudhri;Nusrat Eliyas

  • Hafnium isotope record of the Ancient Gneiss Complex, Swaziland, southern Africa: evidence for Archaean crust―mantle formation and crust reworking between 3.66 and 2.73 Ga

    Armin Zeh;Axel Gerdes;Leo Millonig

  • Archaean to Palaeoproterozoic crustal evolution of the Aravalli mountain range, NW India, and its hinterland: The U–Pb and Hf isotope record of detrital zircon

    Parampreet Kaur;Parampreet Kaur;Armin Zeh;Armin Zeh;Naveen Chaudhri;Axel Gerdes

  • Baltica- and Gondwana-derived sediments in the Mid-German Crystalline Rise (Central Europe): Implications for the closure of the Rheic ocean

    Armin Zeh;Axel Gerdes

  • Characterisation and U-Pb-Hf isotope record of the 3.55Ga felsic crust from the Bundelkhand Craton, northern India

    Parampreet Kaur;Armin Zeh;Naveen Chaudhri

  • A linear Hf isotope-age array despite different granitoid sources and complex Archean geodynamics: Example from the Pietersburg block (South Africa)

    Oscar Laurent;Armin Zeh

  • Nature of magmatism and sedimentation at a Columbia active margin: Insights from combined U–Pb and Lu–Hf isotope data of detrital zircons from NW India

    Parampreet Kaur;Parampreet Kaur;Armin Zeh;Naveen Chaudhri;Axel Gerdes

  • Protracted, coeval crust and mantle melting during Variscan late-orogenic evolution: U–Pb dating in the eastern French Massif Central

    Oscar Laurent;Oscar Laurent;Simon Couzinié;Armin Zeh;Olivier Vanderhaeghe

  • U Pb and Lu Hf isotope record of detrital zircon grains from the Limpopo Belt Evidence for crustal recycling at the Hadean to early-Archean transition

    Armin Zeh;Axel Gerdes;Reiner Klemd;J.M. Barton

  • Timing of deposition and deformation of the Moodies Group (Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa): Very-high-resolution of Archaean surface processes

    Christoph Heubeck;Jonathan Engelhardt;Gary R. Byerly;Armin Zeh

  • Pro‐ and retrograde P–T evolution of granulites of the Beit Bridge Complex (Limpopo Belt, South Africa): constraints from quantitative phase diagrams and geotectonic implications

    A. Zeh;R. Klemd;S. Buhlmann;J. M. Barton

Frequent Co-Authors

Axel Gerdes
Axel Gerdes Goethe University Frankfurt
Jean-François Moyen
Jean-François Moyen Jean Monnet University
Allan H. Wilson
Allan H. Wilson University of the Witwatersrand
Bernd Lehmann
Bernd Lehmann Clausthal University of Technology
Marc Poujol
Marc Poujol University of Rennes
Pierre Barbey
Pierre Barbey University of Lorraine
Philippe Boulvais
Philippe Boulvais University of Rennes
Olivier Vanderhaeghe
Olivier Vanderhaeghe University of Lorraine
Ian L. Millar
Ian L. Millar British Geological Survey

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