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3746
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9486
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Christoph Spirig publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph Spirig sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 88 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Christoph Spirig D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christoph Spirig sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christoph Spirig is affiliated with the MeteoSwiss Regional Center in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, and Physiology.

Their work focuses on a range of topics, including climate variability and models, meteorological phenomena and simulations, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, climate change and health impacts, thermoregulation and physiological responses, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and hydrology and drought analysis.

Spirig has coauthored several recent scientific papers, among them:

  • "Trends and drivers of recent summer drying in Switzerland," 2022, Environmental Research Communications
  • "The HEAT-SHIELD project - Perspectives from an inter-sectoral approach to occupational heat stress," 2021, Journal of science and medicine in sport
  • "Tercile Forecasts for Extending the Horizon of Skillful Hydrological Predictions," 2022, Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • "Twinning SENAMHI and MeteoSwiss to co-develop climate services for the agricultural sector in Peru," 2020, Climate Services
  • "The rainy season in the Southern Peruvian Andes: A climatological analysis based on the new Climandes index," 2023, International Journal of Climatology

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of researchers, including Mark A. Liniger, Jonas Bhend, Sven Kotlarski, Katrin Sedlmeier, and Noemi Imfeld. These collaborations have been reflected in multiple joint publications.

Spirig's work has been disseminated through several publication venues with repeated presence in arXiv (Cornell University), along with contributions to Environmental Research Communications, Journal of science and medicine in sport, Journal of Hydrometeorology, and International Journal of Climatology.

Best Publications

  • Seasonal variation of biogenic VOC emissions above a mixed hardwood forest in northern Michigan

    T. Karl;A. Guenther;C. Spirig;A. Hansel

  • Isoprene and monoterpene fluxes from Central Amazonian rainforest inferred from tower-based and airborne measurements, and implications on the atmospheric chemistry and the local carbon budget

    U. Kuhn;M.O. Andreae;C. Ammann;A.C. Araújo

  • Eddy covariance flux measurements of biogenic VOCs during ECHO 2003 using proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry

    C. Spirig;A. Neftel;C. Ammann;J. Dommen

  • Assessment of the nitrogen and carbon budget of two managed temperate grassland fields

    Christof Ammann;Christoph Spirig;Jens Leifeld;Albrecht Neftel

  • Overview of Existing Heat-Health Warning Systems in Europe.

    Ana Casanueva;Ana Casanueva;Annkatrin Burgstall;Sven Kotlarski;Alessandro Messeri

  • Technical note: Water vapour concentration and flux measurements with PTR-MS

    C. Ammann;A. Brunner;C. Spirig;A. Neftel

  • Application and test of a simple tool for operational footprint evaluations.

    Albrecht Neftel;Christoph Spirig;Christof Ammann

  • An automated dynamic chamber system for surface exchange measurement of non-reactive and reactive trace gases of grassland ecosystems

    L. Pape;C. Ammann;A. Nyfeler-Brunner;C. Spirig

  • Performance characteristics of a proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (PTR-MS) derived from laboratory and field measurements

    M. Steinbacher;J. Dommen;C. Ammann;C. Spirig

  • Impact of Climate Change on Voltinism and Prospective Diapause Induction of a Global Pest Insect – Cydia pomonella (L.)

    Sibylle Stoeckli;Martin Hirschi;Christoph Spirig;Pierluigi Calanca

  • Biosphere-atmosphere exchange of reactive nitrogen and greenhouse gases at the NitroEurope core flux measurement sites: measurement strategy and first data sets

    U. Skiba;J. Drewer;Y.S. Tang;N. Van Dijk

  • N2O exchange over managed grassland: application of a quantum cascade laser spectrometer for micrometeorological flux measurements.

    Albrecht Neftel;Christof Ammann;Cornelia Fischer;Christoph Spirig

  • Cut-induced VOC emissions from agricultural grasslands.

    Brian Davison;A. Brunner;C. Ammann;C. Spirig

  • Intercomparison of ammonia measurement techniques at an intensively managed grassland site (Oensingen, Switzerland)

    M. Norman;C. Spirig;V. Wolff;I. Trebs

  • Application of PTR-MS for measurements of biogenic VOC in a deciduous forest

    C. Ammann;C. Spirig;A. Neftel;M. Steinbacher

  • Assessment of ECMWF SEAS5 Seasonal Forecast Performance over South America

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  • Eddy covariance flux measurements of ammonia by high temperature chemical ionisation mass spectrometry

    J. Sintermann;C. Spirig;A. Jordan;U. Kuhn

  • Intercomparison of oxygenated volatile organic compound measurements at the SAPHIR atmosphere simulation chamber

    E.C. Apel;T. Brauers;R. Koppmann;R. Koppmann;B. Bandowe

  • Overview of the field measurement campaign in Hyytiälä, August 2001 in the framework of the EU project OSOA

    M. Boy;T. Petäjä;M. Dal Maso;Ü. Rannik

  • Tethered balloon measurements of biogenic volatile organic compounds at a Boreal forest site

    C. Spirig;A. Guenther;J. P. Greenberg;P. Calanca

  • Methanol exchange between grassland and the atmosphere

    A. Brunner;C. Ammann;A. Neftel;C. Spirig

Frequent Co-Authors

Christof Ammann
Christof Ammann Federal Council
Mark A. Liniger
Mark A. Liniger Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology
Mathias W. Rotach
Mathias W. Rotach University of Innsbruck
Sven Kotlarski
Sven Kotlarski Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology
Armin Hansel
Armin Hansel University of Innsbruck
Armin Wisthaler
Armin Wisthaler University of Oslo
Massimiliano Zappa
Massimiliano Zappa Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Ralf Koppmann
Ralf Koppmann University of Wuppertal
Christophe Flechard
Christophe Flechard INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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