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Christian Koeberl

Christian Koeberl

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Earth Science
Austria
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 80 531 466 2 2 846 23153

Christian Koeberl publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christian Koeberl between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christian Koeberl published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 18.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2019. 34 of the 905 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2019. 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 5 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 11 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 27 publications 1994: 25 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 23 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 25 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 25 publications 2004: 49 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 28 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 52 publications 2020: 26 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 13 publications
1978 2025

905 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christian Koeberl: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 5
1985 5
1986 8
1987 6
1988 12
1989 12
1990 16
1991 11
1992 13
1993 27
1994 25
1995 20
1996 23
1997 21
1998 16
1999 14
2000 25
2001 17
2002 32
2003 25
2004 49
2005 20
2006 28
2007 38
2008 17
2009 29
2010 26
2011 22
2012 9
2013 35
2014 24
2015 26
2016 18
2017 26
2018 19
2019 52
2020 26
2021 38
2022 20
2023 13
2024 21
2025 13
Total 905
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Christian Koeberl 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 Koeberl 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, 603+ 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: 846 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 100 846
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Christian Koeberl 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 Koeberl 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, 80 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: 80 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 80
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2019 - GSA Distinguished Service Award, The Geological Society of America

Overview

Christian Koeberl is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with extensive work also in Physics and Astronomy. Koeberl's scholarship spans various subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Archeology.

The scientist's research covers a range of interconnected topics within the geological and planetary sciences. Key areas of focus include Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, earthquake and tectonic studies, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Koeberl has published multiple papers, including notable recent works such as:

  • "Globally distributed iridium layer preserved within the Chicxulub impact structure" (2021, Science Advances)
  • "Metallic resources in smartphones" (2020, Resources Policy)
  • "Carbonates and cherts as archives of seawater chemistry and habitability on a carbonate platform 3.35 Ga ago: Insights from Sm/Nd dating and trace element analysis from the Strelley Pool Formation, Western Australia" (2020, Precambrian Research)
  • "Martian subsurface cryosalt expansion and collapse as trigger for landslides" (2021, Science Advances)
  • "Formation of the crater suevite sequence from the Chicxulub peak ring: A petrographic, geochemical, and sedimentological characterization" (2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin)

Their frequent coauthors include L. Ferrière, Philippe Claeys, Steven Goderis, Toni Schulz, and Jean-Guillaume Feignon. The publication venues where Koeberl has contributed most frequently include:

  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Precambrian Research
  • Lithos

In addition to journal articles, Koeberl has also authored book publications, such as "Iron from Tutankhamun's Tomb" released through The American University in Cairo Press eBooks in 2022.

The scientist's work has been recognized with awards, including the GSA Distinguished Service Award from The Geological Society of America in 2019.

Best Publications

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

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

  • The convincing identification of terrestrial meteorite impact structures: What works, what doesn't, and why

    Bevan M. French;Christian Koeberl

  • Ascent of dinosaurs linked to an iridium anomaly at the Triassic-Jurassic boundary.

    P. E. Olsen;Dennis Kent;Dennis Kent;H. D. Sues;C. Koeberl

  • Petrology and geochemistry of Antarctic micrometeorites

    Gero Kurat;Christian Koeberl;Thomas Presper;Franz Brandstätter

  • Catastrophic events and mass extinctions : impacts and beyond

    Christian Koeberl;Kenneth G. MacLeod

  • Geochemistry of Tektites and Impact Glasses

    Christian Koeberl

  • Experimental shock deformation in zircon: a transmission electron microscopic study

    H Leroux;W.U Reimold;C Koeberl;U Hornemann

  • Mineralogical and chemical composition and distribution of rare earth elements in clay-rich sediments from central Uganda

    George W. A. Nyakairu;Christian Koeberl

  • Impact Stratigraphy: The Italian Record

    Alessandro Montanari;Christian Koeberl

  • Impact Origin of the Chesapeake Bay Structure and the Source of the North American Tektites

    Christian Koeberl;C. Wylie Poag;Wolf Uwe Reimold;Dion Brandt

  • Instrumental neutron activation analysis of geochemical and cosmochemical samples: A fast and reliable method for small sample analysis

    C. Koeberl

  • Geochemistry and age of Ivory Coast tektites and microtektites

    Christian Koeberl;Richard Bottomley;Billy P. Glass;Dieter Storzer

  • Aggregate dust particles at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko

    Mark S. Bentley;Roland Schmied;Thurid Mannel;Thurid Mannel;Klaus Torkar

  • Tektite origin by hypervelocity asteroidal or cometary impact: Target rocks, source craters, and mechanisms

    Christian Koeberl

  • Impact structures in Africa: A review

    Wolf Uwe Reimold;Christian Koeberl

  • Provenance and tectonic setting of Late Proterozoic Buem sandstones of southeastern Ghana: Evidence from geochemistry and detrital modes

    Shiloh Osae;Daniel K. Asiedu;Bruce Banoeng-Yakubo;Christian Koeberl

  • Estimating Duration and Intensity of Neoproterozoic Snowball Glaciations from Ir Anomalies

    Bernd Bodiselitsch;Bernd Bodiselitsch;Christian Koeberl;Christian Koeberl;Sharad Master;Sharad Master;Wolf U. Reimold;Wolf U. Reimold

  • The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis: A requiem

    Nicholas Pinter;Andrew C. Scott;Tyrone L. Daulton;Andrew Podoll

  • Geochemistry and origin of Muong Nong-type tektites☆

    Christian Koeberl

  • UPTAKE OF CADMIUM, LEAD, NICKEL AND ZINC FROM SOIL AND WATER SOLUTIONS BY THE NICKEL HYPERACCUMULATOR BERKHEYA CODDII

    Jolanta MESJASZ-PRZYBYèOWICZ;Maria Augustyniak;Monika Tarnawska;Wolf Uwe Reimold

  • Isotopic comparison of K/T boundary impact glass with melt rock from the Chicxulub and Manson impact structures

    Joel D. Blum;C. Page Chamberlain;Michael P. Hingston;Christian Koeberl

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolf Uwe Reimold
Wolf Uwe Reimold University of the Witwatersrand
Philippe Claeys
Philippe Claeys Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Billy P. Glass
Billy P. Glass University of Delaware
Gero Kurat
Gero Kurat University of Vienna
Roger L. Gibson
Roger L. Gibson University of the Witwatersrand
Alessandro Montanari
Alessandro Montanari Mines ParisTech
Axel Hofmann
Axel Hofmann University of Johannesburg
Janice L. Bishop
Janice L. Bishop Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Steven B. Shirey
Steven B. Shirey Carnegie Institution for Science
Joel D. Blum
Joel D. Blum University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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