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Detlev K. Richter

Detlev K. Richter

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
40
Citations
4984
World Ranking
5936
National Ranking
428

Detlev K. Richter 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 Detlev K. Richter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 127 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Detlev K. Richter 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 Detlev K. Richter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Detlev K. Richter is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. The available data does not list specific recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or book publications associated with this researcher.

No particular main fields or subfields of study have been documented in the accessible information. Similarly, there are no records of specific research topics or frequent subjects covered in their scientific work.

There are no awards or honors identified for Detlev K. Richter at this time. The profile also confirms that the researcher is currently active.

Without detailed publication or research area data, it is not possible to provide an analysis of their scientific contributions beyond their institutional affiliation. The focus, scope, and impact of their work remain undefined based on the provided source.

Best Publications

  • Progress in application of cathodoluminescence (CL) in sedimentary petrology

    D. K. Richter;Th. Götte;J. Götze;R. D. Neuser

  • Magnesium-isotope fractionation during low-Mg calcite precipitation in a limestone cave – Field study and experiments

    A. Immenhauser;D. Buhl;D. Richter;A. Niedermayr

  • The magnesium isotope (δ26Mg) signature of dolomites

    Anna Geske;Robert H. Goldstein;Vasileios Mavromatis;Detlev K. Richter

  • Impact of diagenesis and low grade metamorphosis on isotope (δ26Mg, δ13C, δ18O and 87Sr/86Sr) and elemental (Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe and Sr) signatures of Triassic sabkha dolomites

    Anna Geske;J. Zorlu;Detlev Richter;Dieter Buhl

  • A paleoclimate record of the last 17,600 years in stalagmites from the B7 cave, Sauerland, Germany

    Stefan Niggemann;Augusto Mangini;Detlev K Richter;Georg Wurth

  • Towards a better understanding of magnesium-isotope ratios from marine skeletal carbonates

    Dorothee Hippler;Dieter Buhl;Rob Witbaard;Detlev K. Richter

  • Low limit of Mn2+-activated cathodoluminescence of calcite: state of the art

    Dirk Habermann;Rolf D. Neuser;Detlev K. Richter

  • Reorganization of the North Atlantic Oscillation during early Holocene deglaciation

    Jasper A. Wassenburg;Jasper A. Wassenburg;Stephan Dietrich;Jan Fietzke;Jens Fohlmeister

  • Monitoring Bunker Cave (NW Germany): A prerequisite to interpret geochemical proxy data of speleothems from this site

    Dana Felicitas Christine Riechelmann;Dana Felicitas Christine Riechelmann;Andrea Schröder-Ritzrau;Denis Scholz;Jens Fohlmeister

  • Bunker Cave stalagmites: an archive for central European Holocene climate variability

    Jens Fohlmeister;Andrea Schröder-Ritzrau;Denis Scholz;Christoph Spötl

  • Moroccan speleothem and tree ring records suggest a variable positive state of the North Atlantic Oscillation during the Medieval Warm Period

    J. A. Wassenburg;A. Immenhauser;D. K. Richter;A. Niedermayr

  • Nature and Nurture: Environmental Isotope Story of the River Rhine

    D. Buhl;R. D. Neuser;D. K. Richter;D. Riedel

  • Time series δ26Mg analysis in speleothem calcite: Kinetic versus equilibrium fractionation, comparison with other proxies and implications for palaeoclimate research

    D. Buhl;A. Immenhauser;G. Smeulders;L. Kabiri

  • Climate and cave control on Pleistocene/Holocene calcite-to-aragonite transitions in speleothems from Morocco: Elemental and isotopic evidence

    Jasper A. Wassenburg;Adrian Immenhauser;Detlev K. Richter;Klaus Peter Jochum

  • Calcite Mg and Sr partition coefficients in cave environments: Implications for interpreting prior calcite precipitation in speleothems

    Jasper A. Wassenburg;Jasper A. Wassenburg;Sylvia Riechelmann;Andrea Schröder-Ritzrau;Dana F.C. Riechelmann

  • Sub-Milankovitch climatic cycles in Holocene stalagmites from Sauerland, Germany

    Stefan Niggemann;Augusto Mangini;Manfred Mudelsee;Detlev K Richter

  • Coarsely crystalline cryogenic cave carbonate - a new archive to estimate the Last Glacial minimum permafrost depth in Central Europe

    K. Žák;D. K. Richter;M. Filippi;R. Živor

  • Radiaxial-fibrous calcites: A new look at an old problem

    D.K. Richter;R.D. Neuser;J. Schreuer;H. Gies

  • Disequilibrium carbon and oxygen isotope fractionation in recent cave calcite: Comparison of cave precipitates and model data

    Dana F.C. Riechelmann;Dana F.C. Riechelmann;Michael Deininger;Denis Scholz;Sylvia Riechelmann

  • Ferroan Calcite Replacement Indicates Former Magnesian Calcite Skeletons

    Detlev K. Richter;Hans Füchtbauer

  • REE-activated cathodoluminescence of calcite and dolomite: high-resolution spectrometric analysis of CL emission (HRS-CL)

    Dirk Habermann;Rolf D. Neuser;Detlev K. Richter

Frequent Co-Authors

Adrian Immenhauser
Adrian Immenhauser Ruhr University Bochum
Denis Scholz
Denis Scholz Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Klaus Peter Jochum
Klaus Peter Jochum Max Planck Society
Augusto Mangini
Augusto Mangini Heidelberg University
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Dieter Buhl
Dieter Buhl Ruhr University Bochum
Jan Fietzke
Jan Fietzke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Geert-Jan A. Brummer
Geert-Jan A. Brummer Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Ján Veizer
Ján Veizer University of Ottawa
Meinrat O. Andreae
Meinrat O. Andreae Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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