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Heinz W. Gäggeler 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 Heinz W. Gäggeler sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 218 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heinz W. Gäggeler 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 Heinz W. Gäggeler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Heinz W. Gäggeler is a researcher affiliated with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Their work primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions to Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, General Health Professions, Inorganic Chemistry, and Materials Chemistry.

The scientist has engaged extensively with topics related to Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Radioactive element chemistry and processing, as well as Nuclear Materials and Properties.

Their recent publications include:

  • First results from alpine core drilling projects, 2024, Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
  • Application of the radionuclide210Pb in glaciology - an overview, 2020, Journal of Glaciology
  • 239,240Pu and 236U records of an ice core from the eastern Tien Shan (Central Asia) - CORRIGENDUM, 2020, Journal of Glaciology
  • On the volatility of protactinium in chlorinating and brominating gas media, 2022, Radiochimica Acta
  • Discovery of the element with atomic number 112 (IUPAC Technical Report), 2022, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Heinz W. Gäggeler are:

  • L. Tobler
  • Margit Schwikowski
  • Theo M. Jenk
  • Chaomin Wang
  • Shugui Hou

Their work has appeared in several notable publication venues, including:

  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Radiochimica Acta
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Stratosphere-troposphere exchange: A review, and what we have learned from STACCATO

    A. Stohl;P. Bonasoni;P. Cristofanelli;W. Collins

  • Heterogeneous production of nitrous acid on soot in polluted air masses

    M. Ammann;M. Kalberer;M. Kalberer;D. T. Jost;L. Tobler

  • Chemical characterization of element 112

    R. Eichler;R. Eichler;N. V. Aksenov;A. V. Belozerov;G. A. Bozhikov

  • Pollen and charcoal in lake sediments compared with historically documented forest fires in southern Switzerland since AD 1920

    Willy Tinner;Marco Conedera;Brigitta Ammann;Heinz W. Gaggeler

  • Chemical investigation of hassium (element 108)

    Ch. E. Düllmann;W. Brüchle;R. Dressler;K. Eberhardt

  • Aerosol climatology at the high‐alpine site Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

    U. Baltensperger;H. W. Gäggeler;D. T. Jost;M. Lugauer

  • A GAS ION SOURCE FOR RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENTS AT 200 kV

    Matthias Ruff;Lukas Wacker;Heinz Gäggeler;Martin Suter

  • Elemental carbon (EC) and black carbon (BC) measurements with a thermal method and an aethalometer at the high-alpine research station Jungfraujoch

    V.M.H. Lavanchy;V.M.H. Lavanchy;H.W. Gäggeler;H.W. Gäggeler;S. Nyeki;U. Baltensperger

  • Influence of sublimation on stable isotope records recovered from high-altitude glaciers in the tropical Andes

    W. Stichler;U. Schotterer;K. Fröhlich;P. Ginot

  • Temperature response in the Altai region lags solar forcing

    Anja Eichler;Anja Eichler;Susanne Olivier;Susanne Olivier;Keith Henderson;Andreas Laube

  • Chemical properties of element 106 (seaborgium)

    M. Schädel;W. Brüchle;R. Dressler;B. Eichler

  • Historical record of European emissions of heavy metals to the atmosphere since the 1650s from alpine snow/ice cores drilled near Monte Rosa.

    Carlo Barbante;Margit Schwikowski;Thomas Döring;Heinz W. Gäggeler

  • Heterogeneous reaction of NO2 on diesel soot particles

    Frank Arens;Lukas Gutzwiller;Urs Baltensperger;Heinz W. Gäggeler

  • Indication for a volatile element 114

    Robert Eichler;N. V. Aksenov;Yu. V. Albin;A. V. Belozerov

  • Isotope Distributions in the Reaction of U-238 with U-238

    M. Schädel;J. V. Kratz;H. Ahrens;W. Brüchle

  • Significance of semivolatile diesel exhaust organics for secondary HONO formation.

    Lukas Gutzwiller;Frank Arens;Urs Baltensperger;Heinz W. Gäggeler

  • Chemical characterization of bohrium (element 107)

    R. Eichler;R. Eichler;W. Brüchle;R. Dressler;Ch.E. Düllmann;Ch.E. Düllmann

  • Actinide Production in Collisions of U 238 with Cm 248

    M. Schädel;W. Brüchle;H. Gäggeler;J. V. Kratz

  • A study of an outstanding Saharan dust event at the high-alpine site Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

    M. Schwikowski;P. Seibert;U. Baltensperger;H.W. Gaggeler

  • Heterogeneous formation of nitrous acid (HONO) on soot aerosol particles

    M. Kalberer;M. Ammann;F. Arens;H. W. Gäggeler

  • Historical record of carbonaceous particle concentrations from a European high‐alpine glacier (Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland)

    V. M. H. Lavanchy;H. W. Gäggeler;U. Schotterer;M. Schwikowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Margit Schwikowski
Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Andreas Türler
Andreas Türler University of Bern
Markus Ammann
Markus Ammann Paul Scherrer Institute
Norbert Trautmann
Norbert Trautmann Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Ulrich Schotterer
Ulrich Schotterer University of Bern
Ernest Weingartner
Ernest Weingartner University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Sönke Szidat
Sönke Szidat University of Bern
Michael Sigl
Michael Sigl University of Oslo
Markus Kalberer
Markus Kalberer University of Basel

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