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Gerhard Schmiedl

Gerhard Schmiedl

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
50
Citations
8556
World Ranking
3437
National Ranking
236

Gerhard Schmiedl 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 Schmiedl sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 307 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerhard Schmiedl 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 Schmiedl sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerhard Schmiedl is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their scholarly work spans various subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research covers key topics including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and Environmental Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Aeolian Processes and Effects

Gerhard Schmiedl's recent publications demonstrate engagement with diverse aspects of marine and environmental sciences. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Nature and dynamics of North African humid and dry periods during the last 200,000 years documented in the clay fraction of Eastern Mediterranean deep-sea sediments" (2021), Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Recent benthic foraminiferal distribution in the Elbe Estuary (North Sea, Germany): A response to environmental stressors" (2021), Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Atmospheric CO2 forcing on Mediterranean biomes during the past 500 kyrs" (2023), Nature Communications
  • "Test deformation and chemistry of foraminifera as response to anthropogenic heavy metal input" (2020), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Climate forcing of regional deep-sea biodiversity documented by benthic foraminifera" (2023), Earth-Science Reviews

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Notable frequent co-authors include:

  • Yvonne Milker
  • Helge W. Arz
  • Werner Ehrmann
  • Dorothea Bunzel
  • Jürgen Titschack

Gerhard Schmiedl has published repeatedly in scholarly venues such as:

  • Climate of the past
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Marine Micropaleontology

Best Publications

  • Recent benthic foraminifera from the eastern South Atlantic Ocean: Dependence on food supply and water masses

    G. Schmiedl;Andreas Mackensen;P. Müller

  • Deep-sea foraminifera in the South Atlantic Ocean; ecology and assemblage generation

    Andreas Mackensen;G. Schmiedl;J. Harloff;M. Giese

  • Trophic control of benthic foraminiferal abundance and microhabitat in the bathyal Gulf of Lions, western Mediterranean Sea

    G Schmiedl;F de Bovée;R Buscail;B Charrière

  • The role of climate in the spread of modern humans into Europe

    Ulrich C. Müller;Jörg Pross;Polychronis C. Tzedakis;Polychronis C. Tzedakis;Clive Gamble

  • Late Quaternary paleoproductivity and deep water circulation in the eastern South Atlantic Ocean: Evidence from benthic foraminifera

    Gerhard Schmiedl;Andreas Mackensen

  • Climate dynamics in the borderlands of the Aegean Sea during formation of sapropel S1 deduced from a marine pollen record

    Ulrich Kotthoff;Jörg Pross;Ulrich C. Müller;Odile Peyron

  • Massive perturbation in terrestrial ecosystems of the Eastern Mediterranean region associated with the 8.2 kyr B.P. climatic event

    Joerg Pross;Ulrich Kotthoff;Ulrich Müller;Odile Peyron

  • A dynamic concept for eastern Mediterranean circulation and oxygenation during sapropel formation

    J.S.L Casford;E.J Rohling;R.H Abu-Zied;C Fontanier

  • A taxonomic guide to modern benthic shelf foraminifera of the western Mediterranean Sea

    Yvonne Milker;Gerhard Schmiedl

  • Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from the eastern South Atlantic Polar Front region between 35° and 57°S: Distribution, ecology and fossilization potential

    A. Mackensen;D.K. Fu¨tterer;H. Grobe;G. Schmiedl

  • Benthic foraminiferal record of ecosystem variability in the eastern Mediterranean Sea during times of sapropel S5 and S6 deposition

    Gerhard Schmiedl;Angelika Mitschele;Stefan Beck;Kay-Christian Emeis

  • Environmental and biological effects on the stable isotope composition of recent deep-sea benthic foraminifera from the western Mediterranean Sea

    Gerhard Schmiedl;Martin Pfeilsticker;Christoph Hemleben;Andreas Mackensen

  • Climatic forcing of eastern Mediterranean deep-water formation and benthic ecosystems during the past 22 000 years

    Gerhard Schmiedl;Tanja Kuhnt;Werner Ehrmann;Kay-Christian Emeis

  • Glacial–interglacial changes in bottom-water oxygen content on the Portuguese margin

    Babette A. A. Hoogakker;Henry Elderfield;Gerhard Schmiedl;I. Nick McCave

  • Lateglacial and Holocene vegetation dynamics in the Aegean region: an integrated view based on pollen data from marine and terrestrial archives

    Ulrich Kotthoff;Ulrich C. Müller;Jörg Pross;Gerhard Schmiedl

  • Deep-sea ecosystem variability of the Aegean Sea during the past 22 kyr as revealed by Benthic Foraminifera

    Tanja Kuhnt;Gerhard Schmiedl;Werner Ehrmann;Yvonne Hamann

  • Black Sea impact on the formation of eastern Mediterranean sapropel S1? Evidence from the Marmara Sea

    M Sperling;G Schmiedl;Ch Hemleben;K.C Emeis

  • The influence of the NE winter monsoon on productivity changes in the Gulf of Aden, NW Arabian Sea, during the last 530ka as recorded by foraminifera

    A. Almogi-Labin;G. Schmiedl;C. Hemleben;R. Siman-Tov

  • Clay minerals in late glacial and Holocene sediments of the northern and southern Aegean Sea

    Werner Ehrmann;Gerhard Schmiedl;Yvonne Hamann;Tanja Kuhnt

  • Primary production in the Arabian Sea during the last 135 000 years

    Elena Ivanova;Ralf Schiebel;Arun Deo Singh;Gerhard Schmiedl

  • Stable carbon isotopes in paleoceanography: atmosphere, oceans, and sediments

    Andreas Mackensen;Gerhard Schmiedl

  • Benthic foraminiferal assemblages from the eastern South Atlantic Polar Front region

    Andreas Mackensen;Dieter K Fütterer;Hannes Grobe;Gerhard Schmiedl

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Hemleben
Christoph Hemleben University of Tübingen
Werner Ehrmann
Werner Ehrmann Leipzig University
Andreas Mackensen
Andreas Mackensen Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ralf Schiebel
Ralf Schiebel Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Helmut Erlenkeuser
Helmut Erlenkeuser Kiel University
Christian Betzler
Christian Betzler Universität Hamburg
Klaus Wallmann
Klaus Wallmann GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Olaf Pfannkuche
Olaf Pfannkuche GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Helge W Arz
Helge W Arz Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Dierk Hebbeln
Dierk Hebbeln University of Bremen

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