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44
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6407
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6844
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55

Gerhard Wieser publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerhard Wieser sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 140 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Gerhard Wieser D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerhard Wieser sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gerhard Wieser is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and has contributed to a variety of studies primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science, and Mechanical Engineering.

The main topics covered in Wieser's research include:

  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
  • Landslides and related hazards

Wieser has published research in several venues, with a notable number of publications in "Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)" and "Forests". Other venues include "Plant Cell & Environment", "steel research international", and "Biology".

Frequent co-authors collaborating on various projects include Walter Oberhuber, Andreas Gruber, Marion Fink, Dobler Anna-Lena, and Heinzle Tamara.

Recent research papers by Gerhard Wieser include:

  • "Alpine and Polar Treelines in a Changing Environment", 2020, published in Forests
  • "Growth Trends of Coniferous Species along Elevational Transects in the Central European Alps Indicate Decreasing Sensitivity to Climate Warming", 2020, published in Forests
  • "Amplifying effects of recurrent drought on the dynamics of tree growth and water use in a subalpine forest", 2022, published in Plant Cell & Environment
  • "A Near-Process 2D Heat-Transfer Model for Continuous Slab Casting of Steel", 2022, published in steel research international
  • "Radial Stem Growth of the Clonal Shrub Alnus alnobetula at Treeline Is Constrained by Summer Temperature and Winter Desiccation and Differs in Carbon Allocation Strategy Compared to Co-Occurring Pinus cembra", 2022, published in Forests

Best Publications

  • Promoting the O3 flux concept for European forest trees

    R. Matyssek;A. Bytnerowicz;P.-E. Karlsson;E. Paoletti

  • Modelling of stomatal conductance and ozone flux of Norway spruce: comparison with field data.

    L.D Emberson;G Wieser;M.R Ashmore

  • The challenge of making ozone risk assessment for forest trees more mechanistic.

    R. Matyssek;H. Sandermann;G. Wieser;F. Booker

  • Enhanced ozone strongly reduces carbon sink strength of adult beech (Fagus sylvatica) – Resume from the free-air fumigation study at Kranzberg Forest

    R. Matyssek;G. Wieser;R. Ceulemans;H. Rennenberg

  • Forests under climate change and air pollution: gaps in understanding and future directions for research

    R. Matyssek;G. Wieser;C. Calfapietra;W. de Vries

  • Advances of air pollution science: From forest decline to multiple-stress effects on forest ecosystem services

    E. Paoletti;M. Schaub;R. Matyssek;G. Wieser

  • Global transpiration data from sap flow measurements: the SAPFLUXNET database

    Rafael Poyatos;Víctor Granda;Víctor Flo;Mark A. Adams;Mark A. Adams

  • Defense and avoidance of ozone under global change.

    Michael Tausz;Nancy E. Grulke;Gerhard Wieser

  • Quantification of ozone influx and apoplastic ascorbate content in needles of Norway spruce trees (Picea abies L., Karst) at high altitude

    A. Polle;G. Wieser;W. M. Havranek

  • Trees at their Upper Limit: treelife limitation at the alpine timberline.

    Gerhard Wieser;Michael Tausz

  • New flux based dose-response relationships for ozone for European forest tree species

    P. Büker;Z. Feng;J. Uddling;A. Briolat

  • Comparison between AOT40 and ozone uptake in forest trees of different species, age and site conditions

    R. Matyssek;G. Wieser;A.J. Nunn;A.R. Kozovits

  • Trees at their Upper Limit

    Gerhard Wieser;Michael Tausz

  • Advances in understanding ozone impact on forest trees: Messages from novel phytotron and free-air fumigation studies

    R. Matyssek;D.F. Karnosky;G. Wieser;K. Percy

  • Global topics and novel approaches in the study of air pollution, climate change and forest ecosystems

    Pierre Sicard;Algirdas Augustaitis;Salim Belyazid;Carlo Calfapietra

  • Age effects on Norway spruce (Picea abies) susceptibility to ozone uptake: a novel approach relating stress avoidance to defense.

    Gerhard Wieser;Karin Tegischer;Michael Tausz;Karl-Heinz Häberle

  • Environmental control of ozone uptake in Larix decidua Mill.: a comparison between different altitudes.

    Gerhard Wieser;Wilhelm M. Havranek

  • Effects of climate variables on intra-annual stem radial increment in Pinus cembra (L.) along the alpine treeline ecotone

    Andreas Gruber;Jolanda Zimmermann;Gerhard Wieser;Walter Oberhuber

  • Long-term changes in tree-ring–climate relationships at Mt. Patscherkofel (Tyrol, Austria) since the mid-1980s

    Walter Oberhuber;Werner Kofler;Klaus Pfeifer;Andrea Seeber

  • Role of climate, crown position, tree age and altitude in calculated ozone flux into needles of Picea abies and Pinus cembra: a synthesis.

    G Wieser;R Häsler;B Götz;W Koch

  • Synopsis of the CASIROZ case study: carbon sink strength of Fagus sylvatica L. in a changing environment--experimental risk assessment of mitigation by chronic ozone impact.

    Rainer Matyssek;G. Bahnweg;R. Ceulemans;P. Fabian

Frequent Co-Authors

Rainer Matyssek
Rainer Matyssek Technical University of Munich
Walter Oberhuber
Walter Oberhuber University of Innsbruck
Michael Tausz
Michael Tausz University of Melbourne
Karl-Heinz Häberle
Karl-Heinz Häberle Technical University of Munich
Elena Paoletti
Elena Paoletti National Research Council (CNR)
Thorsten E. E. Grams
Thorsten E. E. Grams Technical University of Munich
Heinz Rennenberg
Heinz Rennenberg University of Freiburg
Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen
Teis Nørgaard Mikkelsen Technical University of Denmark
Juha-Pekka Tuovinen
Juha-Pekka Tuovinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Hans Pretzsch
Hans Pretzsch Technical University of Munich

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