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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5794 5360 419 399 209 6529

Dieter Franke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dieter Franke between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dieter Franke published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 6.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2014. 4 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2014. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1993 2025

224 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dieter Franke: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 1
2005 3
2006 4
2007 5
2008 4
2009 3
2010 12
2011 8
2012 22
2013 17
2014 29
2015 17
2016 17
2017 15
2018 15
2019 16
2020 10
2021 5
2022 9
2023 2
2024 2
2025 2
Total 224
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Dieter Franke 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 Dieter Franke 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, 208–217 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: 209 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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
208–217 292 209
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
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Dieter Franke 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 Dieter Franke 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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
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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Overview

Dieter Franke is affiliated with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a concentrated focus on Geophysics, Geology, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their work involves several subfields, including Geophysical and Geological Studies, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, and High-pressure Geophysics and Materials. Specifically, their main topics of research encompass:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Geological formations and processes
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide

Franke has contributed to a variety of scientific journals and venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Comptes Rendus Géoscience
  • Scientific Reports
  • Tectonophysics
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Their recent papers include:

  • On the climate benefit of a coal-to-gas shift in Germany's electric power sector, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Detailed Seismic Bathymetry Beneath Ekström Ice Shelf, Antarctica: Implications for Glacial History and Ice-Ocean Interaction, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • The crustal structure of the southern Davie Ridge offshore northern Mozambique - A wide-angle seismic and potential field study, 2020, Tectonophysics
  • Structure and evolution of the Atlantic passive margins: A review of existing rifting models from wide-angle seismic data and kinematic reconstruction, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • The East-Mayotte new volcano in the Comoros Archipelago: structure and timing of magmatic phases inferred from seismic reflection data, 2022, Comptes Rendus Géoscience

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Charles Masquelet
  • Daniel Sauter
  • Sylvie Leroy
  • Matthias Delescluse
  • Nicolas Chamot-Rooke

In addition to journal articles, Franke has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Maribus eBooks:

  • World ocean review: Mit den Meeren leben 7. Lebensgarant Ozean - nachhaltig nutzen, wirksam schützen, 2021

Best Publications

  • Rifting, lithosphere breakup and volcanism: Comparison of magma-poor and volcanic rifted margins

    Dieter Franke

  • The final rifting evolution in the South China Sea

    Dieter Franke;Dimitri Savva;Manuel Pubellier;Stephan Steuer

  • Evolution of the South China Sea: Revised ages for breakup and seafloor spreading

    Udo Barckhausen;Martin Engels;Dieter Franke;Stefan Ladage

  • Seismic stratigraphy of the central South China Sea basin and implications for neotectonics

    Chun Feng Li;Jiabiao Li;Weiwei Ding;Dieter Franke

  • Margin segmentation and volcano-tectonic architecture along the volcanic margin off argentina/uruguay, south atlantic

    D. Franke;S. Neben;S. Ladage;B. Schreckenberger

  • The continent-ocean transition at the southeastern margin of the South China Sea

    D. Franke;U. Barckhausen;N. Baristeas;M. Engels

  • Different expressions of rifting on the South China Sea margins

    D. Savva;M. Pubellier;D. Franke;N. Chamot-Rooke

  • The Laptev Sea Rift

    Dieter Franke;Karl Hinz;Onno Oncken

  • Seismic images of a collision zone offshore NW Sabah/Borneo

    Dieter Franke;Udo Barckhausen;Ingo Heyde;Mark Tingay

  • Seismic stratigraphy and tectonic structure from a composite multi-channel seismic profile across the entire Dangerous Grounds, South China Sea

    Weiwei Ding;Dieter Franke;Jiabiao Li;Stephan Steuer

  • Limits of the seismogenic zone in the epicentral region of the 26 December 2004 great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake: Results from seismic refraction and wide-angle reflection surveys and thermal modeling

    Frauke Klingelhoefer;Marc-André Gutscher;S. Ladage;J.-X. Dessa

  • Structural inheritance in the North Atlantic

    Christian Schiffer;Christian Schiffer;Anthony G. Doré;Gillian R. Foulger;Dieter Franke

  • The deep-water fold-and-thrust belt offshore NW Borneo: Gravity-driven versus basement-driven shortening

    S. Hesse;S. Back;D. Franke

  • The offshore East African Rift System: Structural framework at the toe of a juvenile rift

    Dieter Franke;Wilfried Jokat;Stefan Ladage;Harald Stollhofen

  • Seismic evidence of hyper-stretched crust and mantle exhumation offshore Vietnam

    D. Savva;F. Meresse;M. Pubellier;N. Chamot-Rooke

  • A review of Pangaea dispersal and Large Igneous Provinces – in search of a causative mechanism.

    Alexander L. Peace;Alexander L. Peace;J.J.J. Phethean;D. Franke;G.R. Foulger

  • Oligocene–Miocene carbonates and their role for constraining the rifting and collision history of the Dangerous Grounds, South China Sea

    Stephan Steuer;Dieter Franke;Florian Meresse;Dimitri Savva

  • Geology of the East Siberian Sea, Russian Arctic, from seismic images: Structures, evolution, and implications for the evolution of the Arctic Ocean Basin

    Dieter Franke;Karl Hinz;Christian Reichert

  • Crustal fragmentation, magmatism, and the diachronous opening of the Norwegian-Greenland Sea

    Laurent Gernigon;Dieter Franke;Laurent Geoffroy;Christian Schiffer;Christian Schiffer

  • Birth of a volcanic margin off Argentina, South Atlantic

    Dieter Franke;Stefan Ladage;Michael Schnabel;Bernd Schreckenberger

  • Seismic Stratigraphy of the Central South China Sea Basin and Implications for Neotectonics

    C. F. Li;W. Ding;D. Franke;Y. Yao

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben
Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Manuel Pubellier
Manuel Pubellier École Normale Supérieure
Wilfried Jokat
Wilfried Jokat University of Bremen
Olaf Eisen
Olaf Eisen University of Bremen
César R. Ranero
César R. Ranero Spanish National Research Council
Gillian R. Foulger
Gillian R. Foulger Durham University
Laurent Gernigon
Laurent Gernigon Norwegian Geological Survey
Christoph Mayer
Christoph Mayer Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Nicolas Chamot-Rooke
Nicolas Chamot-Rooke École Normale Supérieure
Martyn S. Stoker
Martyn S. Stoker University of Adelaide

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