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Gerhard H. Schleser

Gerhard H. Schleser

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 42 5229 4830 368 349 86 6978

Gerhard H. Schleser publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerhard H. Schleser between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerhard H. Schleser published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2004. 1 of the 121 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2004. 1979: 2 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 1 publication
1979 2026

121 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerhard H. Schleser: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 2
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 2
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 0
1999 4
2000 3
2001 6
2002 2
2003 5
2004 14
2005 8
2006 7
2007 13
2008 5
2009 3
2010 2
2011 3
2012 1
2013 1
2014 0
2015 4
2016 0
2017 3
2018 0
2019 3
2020 2
2021 1
2022 8
2023 6
2024 3
2025 0
2026 1
Total 121
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Gerhard H. Schleser 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 Gerhard H. Schleser 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, 78–87 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: 86 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 86
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
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Gerhard H. Schleser 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 Gerhard H. Schleser 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 42
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

Gerhard H. Schleser is affiliated with the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany. The scientist's research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant body of work in Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Additional subfields include Economics and Econometrics, Automotive Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics Gerhard H. Schleser investigates encompass:

  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Climate variability and models
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate

Gerhard H. Schleser has contributed to multiple publications, including the following recent papers:

  • "Recent human-induced atmospheric drying across Europe unprecedented in the last 400 years," 2023, Nature Geoscience
  • "European tree-ring isotopes indicate unusual recent hydroclimate," 2023, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "The unknown third - Hydrogen isotopes in tree-ring cellulose across Europe," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Large-scale climate signals of a European oxygen isotope network from tree rings," 2021, Climate of the past
  • "A past and present perspective on the European summer vapor pressure deficit," 2024, Climate of the past

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Climate of the past
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Gerhard H. Schleser's research, showing recurring co-authorship with several researchers, including:

  • Gerhard Helle (8 co-authored works)
  • Mandy Freund (6 co-authored works)
  • Daniel F. Balting (6 co-authored works)
  • Monica Ioniță (5 co-authored works)
  • Gerrit Lohmann (5 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • The twentieth century was the wettest period in northern Pakistan over the past millennium

    Kerstin S. Treydte;Gerhard H. Schleser;Gerhard Helle;David C. Frank

  • Water-use efficiency and transpiration across European forests during the Anthropocene

    D. C. Frank;B. Poulter;M. Saurer;J. Esper

  • Beyond CO2‐fixation by Rubisco – an interpretation of 13C/12C variations in tree rings from novel intra‐seasonal studies on broad‐leaf trees

    G. Helle;G. H. Schleser

  • Isotope signals as climate proxies: the role of transfer functions in the study of terrestrial archives

    Gerhard H. Schleser;Gerhard Helle;Andreas Lücke;Heinz Vos

  • Climatically induced lake level changes during the last two millennia as reflected in sediments of Laguna Potrok Aike, southern Patagonia (Santa Cruz, Argentina)

    Torsten Haberzettl;Michael Fey;Andreas Lücke;Nora Maidana

  • Long tree‐ring chronologies reveal 20th century increases in water‐use efficiency but no enhancement of tree growth at five Iberian pine forests

    Laia Andreu-Hayles;Laia Andreu-Hayles;Octavi Planells;Emilia Gutiérrez;Elena Muntan

  • Signal strength and climate calibration of a European tree-ring isotope network

    K. Treydte;D. Frank;J. Esper;L. Andreu

  • Holocene climate development on the central Tibetan Plateau: A sedimentary record from Cuoe Lake

    Wu Yanhong;Andreas Lücke;Jin Zhangdong;Wang Sumin

  • Lateglacial and Holocene wet-dry cycles in southern Patagonia: chronology, sedimentology and geochemistry of a lacustrine record from Laguna Potrok Aike, Argentina

    Torsten Haberzettl;Hugo Corbella;Michael Fey;Stephanie Janssen

  • Precipitation origin and evaporation of lakes in semi-arid Patagonia (Argentina) inferred from stable isotopes (δ18O, δ2H)

    Christoph Mayr;Andreas Lücke;Willibald Stichler;Peter Trimborn

  • The climatic significance of δ13C in subalpine spruces (Lötschental, Swiss Alps): A case study with respect to altitude, exposure and soil moisture

    Kerstin Treydte;Gerhard H. Schleser;Fritz H. Schweingruber;Matthias Winiger

  • CARBON ISOTOPE BEHAVIOUR IN WOOD AND CELLULOSE DURING ARTIFICIAL AGING

    G.H. Schleser;J. Frielingsdorf;A. Blair

  • Impact of climate and CO2 on a millennium-long tree-ring carbon isotope record.

    Kerstin S. Treydte;David C. Frank;Matthias Saurer;Gerhard Helle

  • Annual cyclicity in high‐resolution stable carbon and oxygen isotope ratios in the wood of the mangrove tree Rhizophora mucronata

    Anouk Verheyden;Gerd Helle;Gerard H. Schleser;Frank Dehairs

  • Holocene variability of the Southern Hemisphere westerlies in Argentinean Patagonia (52°S)

    Christoph Mayr;Michael Wille;Torsten Haberzettl;Michael Fey

  • A Lateglacial and Holocene organic carbon isotope record of lacustrine palaeoproductivity and climatic change derived from varved lake sediments of Lake Holzmaar, Germany

    Andreas Lücke;Gerhard H. Schleser;Bernd Zolitschka;Jörg F.W. Negendank

  • Climate signals in tree-ring width, density and δ13C from larches in Eastern Siberia (Russia)

    Alexander V. Kirdyanov;Kerstin S. Treydte;Anatolii Nikolaev;Gerhard Helle

  • Late Holocene Asian summer monsoon variability reflected by δ18O in tree-rings from Tibetan junipers

    Jussi Grießinger;Achim Bräuning;Gerd Helle;Axel Thomas

  • Crater lakes of the Pali Aike Volcanic Field as key sites for paleoclimatic and paleoecological reconstructions in southern Patagonia, Argentina

    Bernd Zolitschka;Frank Schäbitz;Andreas Lücke;Hugo Corbella

  • Palaeoenvironmental changes in southern Patagonia during the last millennium recorded in lake sediments from Laguna Azul (Argentina)

    Christoph Mayr;Michael Fey;Torsten Haberzettl;Stephanie Janssen

  • Precipitation origin and evaporation of lakes in semi-arid Patagonia (Argentina) inferred from

    Christoph Mayr;Willibald Stichler;Peter Trimborn;Bettina Ercolano

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Lücke
Andreas Lücke Forschungszentrum Jülich
Gerhard Helle
Gerhard Helle University of Potsdam
Bernd Zolitschka
Bernd Zolitschka University of Bremen
Christoph Mayr
Christoph Mayr University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Christian Ohlendorf
Christian Ohlendorf University of Bremen
Torsten Haberzettl
Torsten Haberzettl Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Frank Schäbitz
Frank Schäbitz University of Cologne
Emilia Gutiérrez
Emilia Gutiérrez University of Barcelona
Jörg F. W. Negendank
Jörg F. W. Negendank University of Potsdam
Achim Bräuning
Achim Bräuning University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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