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Günter Zimmermann 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 Günter Zimmermann sits on this spectrum.

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Günter Zimmermann 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 Günter Zimmermann sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Günter Zimmermann is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. Their main fields of study are Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions spanning Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Ocean Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Their research encompasses several topics, including:

  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Zimmermann has published frequently in several scholarly venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Geothermics
  • Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Measurement
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Zimmermann are:

  • Laboratory True Triaxial Hydraulic Fracturing of Granite Under Six Fluid Injection Schemes and Grain-Scale Fracture Observations, 2020, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • Cyclic Water Injection Potentially Mitigates Seismic Risks by Promoting Slow and Stable Slip of a Natural Fracture in Granite, 2021, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
  • An open-access stress magnitude database for Germany and adjacent regions, 2020, Geothermal Energy
  • Observations and analyses of the first two hydraulic stimulations in the Pohang geothermal development site, South Korea, 2020, Geothermics
  • Relaxation damage control via fatigue-hydraulic fracturing in granitic rock as inferred from laboratory-, mine-, and field-scale experiments, 2021, Scientific Reports

Zimmermann has collaborated extensively with co-authors including Hannes Hofmann, Arno Zang, Ernst Huenges, Łi Zhuang, and Kwang Yeom Kim. These collaborations indicate a multidisciplinary approach combining expertise in rock mechanics, geophysics, and geothermal energy.

Best Publications

  • Slip tendency analysis, fault reactivation potential and induced seismicity in a deep geothermal reservoir

    Inga Moeck;Grzegorz Kwiatek;Günter Zimmermann

  • Hydraulic fracturing in a sedimentary geothermal reservoir: Results and implications

    B. Legarth;E. Huenges;G. Zimmermann

  • How to Reduce Fluid-Injection-Induced Seismicity

    Arno Zang;Günter Zimmermann;Hannes Hofmann;Ove Stephansson

  • A grain based modeling study of mineralogical factors affecting strength, elastic behavior and micro fracture development during compression tests in granites

    Hannes Hofmann;Tayfun Babadagli;Jeoung Seok Yoon;Arno Zang

  • Cyclic waterfrac stimulation to develop an Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS)—Conceptual design and experimental results

    Günter Zimmermann;Inga Moeck;Guido Blöcher

  • 3D numerical modeling of hydrothermal processes during the lifetime of a deep geothermal reservoir

    M. G. Blöcher;G. Zimmermann;I. Moeck;W. Brandt

  • Hydraulic stimulation of a deep sandstone reservoir to develop an Enhanced Geothermal System: Laboratory and field experiments

    Günter Zimmermann;Andreas Reinicke

  • Hot water generation for oil sands processing from enhanced geothermal systems: Process simulation for different hydraulic fracturing scenarios

    Hannes Hofmann;Tayfun Babadagli;Günter Zimmermann

  • Hydraulic fracture monitoring in hard rock at 410 m depth with an advanced fluid-injection protocol and extensive sensor array

    Arno Zang;Ove Stephansson;Leif Stenberg;Katrin Plenkers

  • First field application of cyclic soft stimulation at the Pohang Enhanced Geothermal System site in Korea

    Hannes Hofmann;Günter Zimmermann;Marton Farkas;Ernst Huenges

  • Cyclic hydraulic fracturing of pocheon granite cores and its impact on breakdown pressure, acoustic emission amplitudes and injectivity

    Li Zhuang;Kwang Yeom Kim;Sung Gyu Jung;Melvin Diaz

  • Numerical Investigation on Stress Shadowing in Fluid Injection-Induced Fracture Propagation in Naturally Fractured Geothermal Reservoirs

    Jeoung Seok Yoon;Günter Zimmermann;Arno Zang

  • A grain based modeling study of fracture branching during compression tests in granites

    Hannes Hofmann;Tayfun Babadagli;Günter Zimmermann

  • Rock specific hydraulic fracturing and matrix acidizing to enhance a geothermal system — Concepts and field results

    Günter Zimmermann;Guido Blöcher;Andreas Reinicke;Wulf Brandt

  • Geochemical properties of saline geothermal fluids from the in-situ geothermal laboratory Groß Schönebeck (Germany)

    Simona Regenspurg;Thomas Wiersberg;Wulf Brandt;Ernst Huenges

  • Hydraulic history and current state of the deep geothermal reservoir Groß Schönebeck

    Guido Blöcher;Thomas Reinsch;Jan Henninges;Harald Milsch

  • Potential for enhanced geothermal systems in Alberta, Canada

    Hannes Hofmann;Simon Weides;Tayfun Babadagli;Günter Zimmermann

  • The Effects of Temperature and Pressure on the Porosity Evolution of Flechtinger Sandstone

    Alireza Hassanzadegan;Guido Blöcher;Harald Milsch;Luca Urpi

  • Integrated log interpretation in the German Continental Deep Drilling Program: Lithology, porosity, and fracture zones

    Renate Pechnig;Susanne Haverkamp;Jürgen Wohlenberg;Günter Zimmermann

  • Direct and indirect laboratory measurements of poroelastic properties of two consolidated sandstones

    Guido Blöcher;Thomas Reinsch;Alireza Hassanzadegan;Harald Milsch

  • Cyclic soft stimulation (CSS): a new fluid injection protocol and traffic light system to mitigate seismic risks of hydraulic stimulation treatments

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  • Numerical Simulation of Complex Fracture Network Development by Hydraulic Fracturing in Naturally Fractured Ultratight Formations

    Hannes Hofmann;Tayfun Babadagli;Günter Zimmermann

Frequent Co-Authors

Arno Zang
Arno Zang University of Potsdam
Ove Stephansson
Ove Stephansson University of Potsdam
Ki-Bok Min
Ki-Bok Min Seoul National University
Tayfun Babadagli
Tayfun Babadagli University of Alberta
Grzegorz Kwiatek
Grzegorz Kwiatek Freie Universität Berlin
Oliver Heidbach
Oliver Heidbach University of Potsdam
Stefan Wiemer
Stefan Wiemer Swiss Seismological Service
Martin Sauter
Martin Sauter University of Göttingen
Rob Westaway
Rob Westaway University of Glasgow
Georg Dresen
Georg Dresen University of Potsdam

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