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Christian Betzler

Christian Betzler

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
43
Citations
6172
World Ranking
5044
National Ranking
358

Christian Betzler 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 Christian Betzler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 274 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Christian Betzler 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 Christian Betzler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian Betzler is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and focuses their research primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering. Their expertise spans several subfields, including Ocean Engineering, Geology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's research covers a wide range of topics, notably:

  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Betzler has contributed to several recent publications, which include:

  • First documentation of seismic stratigraphy and depositional signatures of Zhongsha atoll (Macclesfield Bank), South China Sea, 2020, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Weakening of the South Asian summer monsoon linked to interhemispheric ice-sheet growth since 12 Ma, 2023, Nature Communications
  • The emergence of Miocene reefs in South China Sea and its resilient adaptability under varying eustatic, climatic and oceanographic conditions, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • A synthesis of monsoon exploration in the Asian marginal seas, 2022, Scientific Drilling
  • Middle Miocene platform drowning in the Maldives associated with monsoon-related intensification of currents, 2021, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Throughout their career, Betzler has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • Peter K. Swart
  • Alexandra R. Isern
  • Dick Kroon
  • David A. Feary
  • Judith A. McKenzie

Their work has been published in a variety of venues, with several publications appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Marine Geology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Oldest Homo and Pliocene biogeography of the Malawi Rift.

    Friedemann Schrenk;Timothy G. Bromage;Christian G. Betzler;Uwe Ring

  • The abrupt onset of the modern South Asian Monsoon winds.

    Christian Betzler;Gregor P. Eberli;Dick Kroon;James D. Wright

  • Normal vs. strike-slip faulting during rift development in East Africa: The Malawi rift

    Uwe Ring;Christian Betzler;Damian Delvaux

  • The Messinian Guadalhorce corridor: the last northern, Atlantic-Mediterranean gateway

    José M. Martín;Juan C. Braga;Christian Betzler

  • Two-step closure of the Miocene Indian Ocean Gateway to the Mediterranean.

    Or M. Bialik;Martin Frank;Christian Betzler;Ray Zammit

  • Sedimentary model and high‐frequency cyclicity in a Mediterranean, shallow‐shelf, temperate‐carbonate environment (uppermost Miocene, Agua Amarga Basin, Southern Spain)

    José M. Martín;Juan C. Braga;Christian Betzler;Thomas Brachert

  • Sedimentary patterns and geometries of the Bahamian outer carbonate ramp (Miocene–Lower Pliocene, Great Bahama Bank)

    Christian Betzler;John J. G. Reijmer;Karin Bernet;Gregor P. Eberli

  • Monsoon-induced partial carbonate platform drowning (Maldives, Indian Ocean)

    Christian Betzler;Christian Hübscher;Sebastian Lindhorst;John J.G. Reijmer

  • Sea‐level and ocean‐current control on carbonate‐platform growth, Maldives, Indian Ocean

    Christian Betzler;Jörn Fürstenau;Thomas Lüdmann;Christian Hübscher

  • The Maldives, a giant isolated carbonate platform dominated by bottom currents

    T. Lüdmann;C. Kalvelage;C. Betzler;J. Fürstenau

  • Controls on modern carbonate sedimentation on warm-temperate to arctic coasts, shelves and seamounts in the Northern Hemisphere: Implications for fossil counterparts

    Rüdiger Henrich;André Freiwald;Christian Betzler;Beate Bader

  • Refinement of Miocene sea level and monsoon events from the sedimentary archive of the Maldives (Indian Ocean)

    C. Betzler;G. P. Eberli;T. Lüdmann;J. Reolid

  • Nearshore, temperate, carbonate depositional systems (lower Tortonian, Agua Amarga Basin, southern Spain): implications for carbonate sequence stratigraphy

    C. Betzler;T.C. Brachert;J.-C. Braga;J.M. Martin

  • The sedimentary architecture of a Holocene barrier spit (Sylt, German Bight): Swash-bar accretion and storm erosion

    Sebastian Lindhorst;Christian Betzler;H. Christian Hass

  • Periplatform drift: The combined result of contour current and off-bank transport along carbonate platforms

    Christian Betzler;Sebastian Lindhorst;Gregor P. Eberli;Thomas Lüdmann

  • Distribution of recent benthic foraminifera in shelf carbonate environments of the Western Mediterranean Sea

    Yvonne Milker;Gerhard Schmiedl;Christian Betzler;Miriam Römer

  • Closure of a seaway: stratigraphic record and facies (Guadix basin, Southern Spain)

    Christian Betzler;Juan Carlos Braga;José M. Martín;Isabel M. Sánchez-Almazo

  • Record of climatic change in neritic carbonates: turnover in biogenic associations and depositional modes (Late Miocene, southern Spain)

    T. C. Brachert;C. Betzler;J. C. Braga;J. M. Martin

  • Microtaphofacies of a warm-temperate carbonate ramp (uppermost Tortonian/lowermost Messinian, southern Spain)

    Thomas C. Brachert;Christian Betzler;Juan Carlos Braga;Jose M. Martin

  • Non-tropical carbonates related to rocky submarine cliffs (Miocene, Almerı́a, southern Spain)

    C Betzler;J.M Martı́n;J.C Braga

  • Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program. Scientific Results

    Flavio Anselmetti;A.R. Isern;P. Blum;C. Betzler

Frequent Co-Authors

John J. G. Reijmer
John J. G. Reijmer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gregor P. Eberli
Gregor P. Eberli University of Miami
Thomas Lüdmann
Thomas Lüdmann Universität Hamburg
Dick Kroon
Dick Kroon University of Edinburgh
Peter K. Swart
Peter K. Swart University of Miami
James D. Wright
James D. Wright Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Christian Hübscher
Christian Hübscher Universität Hamburg
Juan C. Braga
Juan C. Braga University of Granada
Luigi Jovane
Luigi Jovane Universidade de São Paulo
Gerhard Schmiedl
Gerhard Schmiedl Universität Hamburg

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