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Carsten Münker

Carsten Münker

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 67 1207 1069 76 70 258 18069

Carsten Münker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carsten Münker between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carsten Münker published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2020. 33 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2020. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 20 publications
1995 2025

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carsten Münker: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 2
1999 2
2000 5
2001 2
2002 3
2003 5
2004 6
2005 8
2006 9
2007 9
2008 12
2009 8
2010 7
2011 7
2012 13
2013 13
2014 10
2015 14
2016 15
2017 15
2018 12
2019 11
2020 26
2021 26
2022 16
2023 26
2024 13
2025 20
Total 316
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Carsten Münker 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 Carsten Münker 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, 258–267 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: 258 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
258–267 185 258
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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Carsten Münker 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 Carsten Münker 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

Carsten Münker is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their primary field of study is Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial focus on Geophysics. Münker's research spans several related subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics within their field. These include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Münker has published extensively in numerous scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Goldschmidt Abstracts
  • Chemical Geology
  • Geochemical Perspectives Letters
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Carsten Münker highlight research in isotope geochemistry and early Earth processes. These include:

  • Ruthenium isotope vestige of Earth's pre-late-veneer mantle preserved in Archaean rocks, 2020, Nature
  • Long-term preservation of Hadean protocrust in Earth's mantle, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Convective isolation of Hadean mantle reservoirs through Archean time, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Preservation of Eoarchean mantle processes in ∼3.8 Ga peridotite enclaves in the Itsaq Gneiss Complex, southern West Greenland, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Evolution of the early to late Archean mantle from Hf-Nd-Ce isotope systematics in basalts and komatiites from the Pilbara Craton, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Frequent collaborators include several researchers with whom Münker has coauthored multiple publications. These frequent coauthors are:

  • Jonas Tusch
  • Florian Kurzweil
  • P. Sprung
  • Frank Wombacher
  • Mario Fischer-Gödde

Best Publications

  • Calibration of the lutetium-hafnium clock.

    Erik Scherer;Carsten Münker;Klaus Mezger

  • Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf-W chronometry.

    T. Kleine;C. Münker;K. Mezger;H. Palme

  • Separation of high field strength elements (Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf) and Lu from rock samples for MC‐ICPMS measurements

    Carsten Münker;Stefan Weyer;Erik Scherer;Klaus Mezger

  • Evolution of planetary cores and the Earth-Moon system from Nb/Ta systematics.

    Carsten Münker;Jörg A. Pfänder;Stefan Weyer;Anette Büchl

  • Nb/Ta and Zr/Hf in ocean island basalts — Implications for crust–mantle differentiation and the fate of Niobium

    Jörg A. Pfänder;Carsten Münker;Carsten Münker;Andreas Stracke;Klaus Mezger

  • Behaviour of high field strength elements in subduction zones: constraints from Kamchatka-Aleutian arc lavas

    Carsten Münker;Gerhard Wörner;Gene Yogodzinski;Tatiana Churikova

  • 182Hf-182W isotope systematics of chondrites, eucrites, and martian meteorites: Chronology of core formation and early mantle differentiation in Vesta and Mars

    T. Kleine;Klaus Mezger;C. Münker;H. Palme

  • Rutile crystals as potential trace element and isotope mineral standards for microanalysis

    G. L. Luvizotto;T. Zack;H. P. Meyer;T. Ludwig

  • Early core formation in asteroids and late accretion of chondrite parent bodies: Evidence from 182Hf-182W in CAIs, metal-rich chondrites, and iron meteorites

    Thorsten Kleine;Klaus Mezger;Herbert Palme;Erik Scherer

  • Iron isotope fractionation during planetary differentiation

    Stefan Weyer;Ariel D. Anbar;Gerhard P. Brey;Carsten Münker

  • Stable isotope compositions of cadmium in geological materials and meteorites determined by multiple-collector ICPMS

    Frank Wombacher;Mark Rehkämper;Klaus Mezger;Carsten Münker

  • Zircon as a Monitor of Crustal Growth

    Erik E. Scherer;Martin J. Whitehouse;Carsten Münker

  • Nb/Ta, Zr/Hf and REE in the depleted mantle: implications for the differentiation history of the crust-mantle system

    Stefan Weyer;Stefan Weyer;Carsten Münker;Klaus Mezger

  • Determination of ultra-low Nb, Ta, Zr and Hf concentrations and the chondritic Zr/Hf and Nb/Ta ratios by isotope dilution analyses with multiple collector ICP-MS

    Stefan Weyer;Stefan Weyer;Carsten Münker;Mark Rehkämper;Mark Rehkämper;Klaus Mezger

  • Nb/Ta fractionation in a Cambrian arc/back arc system, New Zealand: source constraints and application of refined ICPMS techniques

    Carsten Münker

  • Mechanisms of Archean crust formation inferred from high-precision HFSE systematics in TTGs

    J. Elis Hoffmann;J. Elis Hoffmann;Carsten Münker;Tomas Næraa;Tomas Næraa;Minik T. Rosing

  • High precision Lu–Hf geochronology of Eocene eclogite-facies rocks from Syros, Cyclades, Greece

    Markus Lagos;Markus Lagos;Erik E. Scherer;Frank Tomaschek;Carsten Münker;Carsten Münker

  • Melt percolation monitored by Os isotopes and HSE abundances: a case study from the mantle section of the Troodos Ophiolite

    Anette Büchl;Gerhard Brügmann;Valentina G. Batanova;Carsten Münker

  • Generation of Eoarchean tonalite-trondhjemite-granodiorite series from thickened mafic arc crust

    Thorsten J. Nagel;J. Elis Hoffmann;J. Elis Hoffmann;Carsten Münker

  • Geochemical and petrological evidence for a suprasubduction zone origin of Neoarchean (ca. 2.5 Ga) peridotites, central orogenic belt, North China craton

    Ali Polat;Claude Herzberg;Carsten Münker;Rebecca Rodgers

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Mezger
Klaus Mezger University of Bern
Nikolaus Froitzheim
Nikolaus Froitzheim University of Bonn
Minik T. Rosing
Minik T. Rosing University of Copenhagen
Chris Ballhaus
Chris Ballhaus University of Bonn
Thorsten Kleine
Thorsten Kleine Max Planck Society
Erik E. Scherer
Erik E. Scherer University of Münster
Stefan Weyer
Stefan Weyer University of Hannover
Jörg A. Pfänder
Jörg A. Pfänder TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Ali Polat
Ali Polat University of Windsor

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