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Earth Science 64 1519 1358 97 90 156 12973

Ernst Hegner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ernst Hegner between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ernst Hegner published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 1998. 1 of the 159 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 1998. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

159 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ernst Hegner: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 4
1990 0
1991 1
1992 3
1993 1
1994 6
1995 5
1996 2
1997 5
1998 10
1999 2
2000 9
2001 6
2002 2
2003 4
2004 4
2005 5
2006 2
2007 3
2008 9
2009 7
2010 9
2011 4
2012 5
2013 7
2014 8
2015 10
2016 6
2017 1
2018 3
2019 1
2020 5
2021 3
2022 0
2023 2
2024 0
2025 0
2026 1
Total 159
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Ernst Hegner 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 Ernst Hegner 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, 148–157 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: 156 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 156
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
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Ernst Hegner 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 Ernst Hegner 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, 64 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: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% 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 64
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

Ernst Hegner is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and primarily works within the domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research covers various subfields including Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Archeology.

The scientist's recent publication record demonstrates a focus on geological and geochemical analysis, with significant contributions to understanding sedimentary origins, magmatism, and isotope geochemistry. Their notable papers include:

  • Sediment-derived origin of the putative Munnar carbonatite, South India (2020, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences)
  • Cambrian-Ordovician mid-ocean ridge magmatism in the Kyrgyz Middle Tianshan and origin of the Karaterek ophiolite (2021, Lithos)

Other recent papers co-authored by Hegner or collaborators in the same research network include works on intracontinental volcanism and isotope constraints on petrogenesis, published in Gondwana Research and Precambrian Research, respectively.

The frequent co-authors in Hegner's work include:

  • Pamela D. Kempton
  • Ann Spence
  • Hilary Downes
  • Janne Blichert-Toft
  • Pieter Z. Vroon

Hegner's research output is published in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
  • Lithos
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Gondwana Research
  • Precambrian Research

The scientist's work engages a range of topics centering on geological processes and materials at high pressure, tectonics, and geochemical mapping. Specific research themes include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

The intersections of geophysics with artificial intelligence and paleontology indicate a multidisciplinary approach to understanding Earth system processes. Hegner's publication and collaboration records depict active involvement in several areas of Earth sciences, particularly through analytical and geochemical methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Reassessment of continental growth during the accretionary history of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt

    A. Kröner;V. Kovach;E. Belousova;E. Hegner

  • High-potassium, calc-alkaline I-type plutonism in the European Variscides: northern Vosges (France) and northern Schwarzwald (Germany)

    Rainer Altherr;Albert Holl;Ernst Hegner;Carola Langer

  • Accretionary growth and crust formation in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt and comparison with the Arabian-Nubian shield

    A. Kröner;B.F. Windley;G. Badarch;O. Tomurtogoo

  • Zircon ages and Nd isotopic and chemical compositions of orthogneisses from the Black Forest, Germany: evidence for a Cambrian magmatic arc

    F. Chen;E. Hegner;W. Todt

  • Chronological constraints on the pre-orogenic history, burial and exhumation of deep-seated rocks along the eastern margin of the Variscan Orogen, Bohemian Massif, Czech Republic

    Karel Schulmann;Alfred Kröner;Ernst Hegner;Immo Wendt

  • Mineral ages and P-T conditions of Late Paleozoic high-pressure eclogite and provenance of mélange sediments from Atbashi in the south Tianshan orogen of Kyrgyzstan

    E. Hegner;R. Klemd;A. Kröner;M. Corsini

  • Palaeozoic arc magmatism in the Central Asian Orogenic Belt of Kazakhstan: SHRIMP zircon ages and whole-rock Nd isotopic systematics

    A. Kröner;E. Hegner;B. Lehmann;J. Heinhorst

  • The oldest part of the Barberton granitoid-greenstone terrain, South Africa: evidence for crust formation between 3.5 and 3.7 Ga

    A. Kröner;A. Kröner;E. Hegner;E. Hegner;J.I. Wendt;J.I. Wendt;J.I. Wendt;G.R. Byerly;G.R. Byerly

  • Mesoproterozoic (Grenville-age) terranes in the Kyrgyz North Tianshan: Zircon ages and Nd–Hf isotopic constraints on the origin and evolution of basement blocks in the southern Central Asian Orogen

    A. Kröner;D.V. Alexeiev;Y. Rojas-Agramonte;E. Hegner

  • Isotopic composition of recent shark teeth as a proxy for environmental conditions

    T.W Vennemann;E Hegner;G Cliff;G.W Benz

  • Pb-Sr-Nd isotopic compositions and trace element geochemistry of megacrysts and melilitites from the Tertiary Urach volcanic field: source composition of small volume melts under SW Germany

    E. Hegner;H. J. Walter;M. Satir

  • Geochemical signature of Paleozoic accretionary complexes of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt in South Mongolia: Constraints on arc environments and crustal growth

    Christoph Helo;Ernst Hegner;Alfred Kröner;Gombosuren Badarch

  • Geochemistry, single zircon ages and Sm–Nd systematics of granitoid rocks from theGóry Sowie (Owl Mts), Polish West Sudetes: evidence for earlyarc-related plutonism

    Alfred Kröner;Ernst Hegner

  • Age and isotope geochemistry of the Archaean Pongola and Usushwana suites in Swaziland, southern Africa: a case for crustal contamination of mantle-derived magma

    E. Hegner;E. Hegner;A. Kröner;A.W. Hofmann

  • Single zircon ages and whole-rock Nd isotopic systematics of early Palaeozoic granitoid gneisses from the Czech and Polish Sudetes (Jizerské hory, Krkonoše Mountains and Orlice-Sněžník Complex)

    A. Kröner;P. Jaeckel;E. Hegner;M. Opletal

  • GSD-1G and MPI-DING Reference Glasses for In Situ and Bulk Isotopic Determination

    Klaus Peter Jochum;Steven A. Wilson;Wafa Abouchami;Marghaleray Amini;Marghaleray Amini

  • The Shishkhid ophiolite, northern Mongolia: A key to the reconstruction of a Neoproterozoic island-arc system in central Asia

    A. Kuzmichev;A. Kröner;E. Hegner;Liu Dunyi

  • Age and evolution of late Mesozoic metamorphic core complexes in southern Siberia and northern Mongolia

    Tanlen V. Donskaya;B. F. Windley;A. M. Mazukabzov;A. Kröner

  • Fast tectonometamorphism and exhumation in the type area of the Barrovian and Buchan zones

    G.J.H. Oliver;F. Chen;R. Buchwaldt;E. Hegner

  • Recurrent Cenozoic volcanic activity in the Bohemian Massif (Czech Republic)

    Jaromír Ulrych;Jaroslav Dostal;Jiří Adamovič;Emil Jelínek

  • Zircon and muscovite ages, geochemistry, and Nd–Hf isotopes for the Aktyuz metamorphic terrane: Evidence for an Early Ordovician collisional belt in the northern Tianshan of Kyrgyzstan

    A. Kröner;D.V. Alexeiev;E. Hegner;Y. Rojas-Agramonte

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred Kröner
Alfred Kröner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Dunyi Liu
Dunyi Liu Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
Torsten Vennemann
Torsten Vennemann University of Lausanne
Axel Hofmann
Axel Hofmann University of Johannesburg
Attila Demény
Attila Demény Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Muharrem Satir
Muharrem Satir University of Tübingen
Fukun Chen
Fukun Chen University of Science and Technology of China
Brian F. Windley
Brian F. Windley University of Leicester
Michael T.D. Wingate
Michael T.D. Wingate University of Western Australia
Arne P. Willner
Arne P. Willner Ruhr University Bochum

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