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Christian Hübscher

Christian Hübscher

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Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
5960
World Ranking
5842
National Ranking
424

Overview

Christian Hübscher is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on geophysics, atmospheric science, geology, environmental chemistry, and earth-surface processes. Their research output comprises 140 publications in these fields, highlighting significant interdisciplinary work.

Their primary research topics include:

  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and paleoclimatology research
  • Geological and geophysical studies
  • Methane hydrates and related phenomena
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geological and geochemical analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Christian Hübscher's frequent coauthors reflect collaborative efforts across various geoscience domains. These include Jonas Preine, Paraskevi Nomikou, T. H. Druitt, Steffen Kutterolf, and Thomas A. Ronge, indicating a strong network in volcanology, tectonics, and marine geology research.

The scientist has published repeatedly in notable venues, with prominent recurring publication platforms being Marine Geology, Tectonics, Tectonophysics, Basin Research, and Marine and Petroleum Geology. This distribution illustrates involvement in both marine and continental geological studies.

Recent papers by Christian Hübscher cover a range of geological phenomena and processes:

  • Structural Evolution at the Northeast North German Basin Margin: From Initial Triassic Salt Movement to Late Cretaceous-Cenozoic Remobilization (2020, Tectonics)
  • Spatio-temporal evolution of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo volcanic field, Aegean Sea (2021, Geology)
  • Revised Minoan eruption volume as benchmark for large volcanic eruptions (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Impact of Late Cretaceous inversion and Cenozoic extension on salt structure growth in the Baltic sector of the North German Basin (2021, Basin Research)
  • Volcano-Tectonic Evolution of the Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo Rift Zone (2022, Tectonics)

Best Publications

  • The Messinian Salinity Crisis: Past and future of a great challenge for marine sciences

    Marco Roveri;Rachel Flecker;Wout Krijgsman;Johanna Lofi

  • Active growth of the Bengal Fan during sea-level rise and highstand

    Michael E. Weber;Michael H. Wiedicke;Hermann R. Kudrass;Christian Hübscher

  • The Messinian Salinity Crisis from mega-deposits to microbiology – A consensus report

    M Roveri;J Anton;M N Cagatay;G J De Lange

  • The submarine delta of the Ganges–Brahmaputra: cyclone-dominated sedimentation patterns

    K.H Michels;H.R Kudrass;C Hübscher;A Suckow

  • Flow and transport properties of salt rocks

    János Urai;Peter A. Kukla;Zsolt Schléder;Chris Spiers

  • The Levantine Basin—crustal structure and origin

    G. L. Netzeband;Karsten Gohl;C. P. Hübscher;Z. Ben-Avraham

  • The structural evolution of the Messinian evaporites in the Levantine Basin

    G.L. Netzeband;C.P. Hübscher;D. Gajewski

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

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

  • Crustal-scale pop-up structure in cratonic lithosphere: DOBRE deep seismic reflection study of the Donbas fold belt, Ukraine

    Yuriy Maystrenko;Sergiy Stovba;Randell Stephenson;Ulf Bayer

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

    Christian Betzler;Jörn Fürstenau;Thomas Lüdmann;Christian Hübscher

  • Ridge subduction at an erosive margin: The collision zone of the Nazca Ridge in southern Peru

    Andrea Hampel;Nina Kukowski;Joerg Bialas;Christian Huebscher

  • The youngest channel-levee system of the Bengal Fan: results from digital sediment echosounder data

    Christian Hübscher;Volkhard Spieβ;Monika Breitzke;Michael E. Weber

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

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

  • Salt tectonics off northern Israel

    Sofie Gradmann;Sofie Gradmann;Christian Hübscher;Zvi Ben-Avraham;Dirk Gajewski

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

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

  • Alpine tectonics north of the Alps

    Klaus Reicherter;Nikolaus Froitzheim;Marek Jarosiński;Janusz Badura

  • The architecture and evolution of the Middle Bengal Fan in vicinity of the active channel–levee system imaged by high-resolution seismic data

    Tilmann Schwenk;Volkhard Spieß;Monika Breitzke;Christian Hübscher

  • Frequent channel avulsions within the active channel-levee system of the middle Bengal Fan - an exceptional channel-levee development derived from Parasound and Hydrosweep data

    Tilmann Schwenk;Volkhard Spieß;Christian Hübscher;Monika Breitzke

  • Tectonic isolation of the Levant basin offshore Galilee-Lebanon effects of the Dead Sea fault plate boundary on the Levant continental margin, eastern Mediterranean

    U. Schattner;Z. Ben-Avraham;M. Lazar;C. Hüebscher

  • The link between bottom-simulating reflections and methane flux into the gas hydrate stability zone - new evidence from Lima Basin, Peru Margin

    Ingo A. Pecher;Nina Kukowski;Christian Huebscher;Jens Greinert

  • Crustal structure of the Peruvian continental margin from wide-angle seismic studies

    Anne Krabbenhöft;Jörg Bialas;Heidrun Kopp;Nina Kukowski

  • Fault-controlled evaporite deformation in the Levant Basin, Eastern Mediterranean

    Sönke Reiche;Christian Hübscher;Manuel Beitz;Manuel Beitz

  • Volcano-tectonic evolution of the polygenetic Kolumbo submarine volcano/Santorini (Aegean Sea)

    Christian Hübscher;M. Ruhnau;P. Nomikou

  • Post-eruptive flooding of Santorini caldera and implications for tsunami generation

    P. Nomikou;T. H. Druitt;C. Hübscher;T. A. Mather

Frequent Co-Authors

Dirk Gajewski
Dirk Gajewski Universität Hamburg
Thomas Lüdmann
Thomas Lüdmann Universität Hamburg
Christian Betzler
Christian Betzler Universität Hamburg
Paraskevi Nomikou
Paraskevi Nomikou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Klaus Reicherter
Klaus Reicherter RWTH Aachen University
Christian Hensen
Christian Hensen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Flavio S. Anselmetti
Flavio S. Anselmetti University of Bern
Michael E Weber
Michael E Weber University of Bonn
John J. G. Reijmer
John J. G. Reijmer Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pedro Terrinha
Pedro Terrinha Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera

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