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Gert J. de Lange

Gert J. de Lange

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
83
Citations
17862
World Ranking
446
National Ranking
12

Gert J. de Lange 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 Gert J. de Lange sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 328 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Gert J. de Lange 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 Gert J. de Lange sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2015 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

Gert J. de Lange is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and conducts research primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Archeology, and Paleontology.

Their research contributions cover diverse topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine and Environmental Studies, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Archaeology and Ancient Environmental Studies, and Geological Formations and Processes Exploration.

Some recent publications authored or coauthored by Gert J. de Lange include:

  • Early-Warning Signals for Marine Anoxic Events, 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • Seabird bycatch in European waters, 2024, Animal Conservation
  • Suborbital Hydrological Variability Inferred From Coupled Benthic and Planktic Foraminiferal-Based Proxies in the Southeastern Mediterranean During the Last 19 ka, 2020, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Climate change, society, and pandemic disease in Roman Italy between 200 BCE and 600 CE, 2024, Science Advances
  • Environmental shifts in and around Lake Pannon during the Tortonian Thermal Maximum based on a multi-proxy record from the Vienna Basin (Austria, Late Miocene, Tortonian), 2022, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Frequent coauthors that collaborate with Gert J. de Lange are:

  • Rick Hennekam
  • Jiawang Wu
  • Zhifei Liu
  • Bregje van der Bolt
  • Egbert H. van Nes

Gert J. de Lange's work is often published in several key scientific venues, including:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Chemical Geology
  • Animal Conservation

Their research interests and topics reflect a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding earth systems, paleoclimate changes, and ecological impacts over geological and historical timescales.

Recognition of their contributions to geosciences includes honors such as being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019 and receiving the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The Messinian Salinity Crisis: Past and future of a great challenge for marine sciences

    Marco Roveri;Rachel Flecker;Wout Krijgsman;Johanna Lofi

  • Selective preservation of organic matter in marine environments; processes and impact on the sedimentary record

    K. A. F. Zonneveld;G. J. M. Versteegh;Sabine Kasten;T. I. Eglinton

  • Magnetostratigraphy and astronomical calibration of the last 1.1 Myr from an eastern Mediterranean piston core and dating of short events in the Brunhes

    C. G. Langereis;M. J. Dekkers;G. J. de Lange;M. Paterne

  • The Enigma of Prokaryotic Life in Deep Hypersaline Anoxic Basins

    Paul W. J. J. van der Wielen;Henk Bolhuis;Sara Borin;Daniele Daffonchio

  • Redistribution and geochemical behaviour of redox-sensitive elements around S1, the most recent eastern Mediterranean sapropel

    J. Thomson;N.C. Higgs;T.R.S. Wilson;I.W. Croudace

  • Synchronous basin-wide formation and redox-controlled preservation of a Mediterranean sapropel

    Gert J. De Lange;John Thomson;Anja Reitz;Caroline P. Slomp

  • Mobilization of radiocaesium in pore water of lake sediments

    Rob N. J. Comans;Jack J. Middelburg;Jan Zonderhuis;Joost R. W. Woittiez

  • Bromine counts from XRF scanning as an estimate of the marine organic carbon content of sediment cores

    Martin Ziegler;Tom Jilbert;Gert J. de Lange;Lucas J. Lourens

  • Post-depositional stability of long-chain alkenones under contrasting redox conditions

    F. G. Prahl;G. J. de Lange;M. Lyle;M. A. Sparrow

  • Preservation of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts in different oxygen regimes: a 10,000 year natural experiment

    Karin A.F. Zonneveld;Gerard J.M. Versteegh;Gert J. de Lange

  • Fluid–sediment interactions at Eastern Mediterranean mud volcanoes: a stable isotope study from ODP Leg 160

    A Dählmann;G.J de Lange

  • Active post-depositional oxidation of the most recent sapropel (S1) in sediments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea

    P.J.M. van Santvoort;G.J. de Lange;J. Thomson;H. Cussen

  • Evolution of the Late Miocene Mediterranean–Atlantic gateways and their impact on regional and global environmental change

    Rachel Flecker;Wout Krijgsman;Walter Capella;Cesar de Castro Martíns

  • Elemental and major biochemical changes across an oxidation front in a relict turbidite: An oxygen effect

    G.L. Cowie;J.I. Hedges;F.G. Prahl;G.J. de Lange

  • The Messinian Salinity Crisis from mega-deposits to microbiology – A consensus report

    M Roveri;J Anton;M N Cagatay;G J De Lange

  • Stratified prokaryote network in the oxic-anoxic transition of a deep-sea halocline

    D Daffonchio;S Borin;T Brusa;L Brusetti

  • Palaeoproductivity and post-depositional aerobic organic matter decay reflected by dinoflagellate cyst assemblages of the Eastern Mediterranean S1 sapropel

    K.A.F. Zonneveld;G.J.M. Versteegh;G.J. de Lange

  • Enhanced regeneration of phosphorus during formation of the most recent eastern Mediterranean sapropel (S1)

    Caroline P. Slomp;John Thomson;Gert J. de Lange

  • Phosphogenesis and active phosphorite formation in sediments from the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone

    S.J Schenau;C.P Slomp;G.J De Lange

  • Phosphorus regeneration vs. burial in sediments of the Arabian Sea

    S.J Schenau;G.J De Lange

  • Composition of anoxic hypersaline brines in the Tyro and Bannock Basins, eastern Mediterranean

    G.J De Lange;J.J Middelburg;C.H Van der Weijden;G Catalano

Frequent Co-Authors

Gert-Jan Reichart
Gert-Jan Reichart Utrecht University
Karin A F Zonneveld
Karin A F Zonneveld University of Bremen
Jack J. Middelburg
Jack J. Middelburg Utrecht University
Caroline P. Slomp
Caroline P. Slomp Radboud University
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Sabine Kasten
Sabine Kasten University of Bremen
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Christian März
Christian März University of Bonn
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz
Francisca Martínez-Ruiz Spanish National Research Council

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