2026 Heinz W. Gäggeler: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	68	6718	6093	138	122	229	12690
Environmental Sciences	76	1234	1169	40	37	218	14393

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

702
Citations
Heterogeneous production of nitrous acid on soot in polluted air masses

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

523
Citations
Chemical characterization of element 112

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

399
Citations
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

349
Citations
Chemical investigation of hassium (element 108)

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

312
Citations
Aerosol climatology at the high‐alpine site Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

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

260
Citations
A GAS ION SOURCE FOR RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENTS AT 200 kV

Matthias Ruff;Lukas Wacker;Heinz Gäggeler;Martin Suter

240
Citations
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

228
Citations
Influence of sublimation on stable isotope records recovered from high-altitude glaciers in the tropical Andes

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

219
Citations
Temperature response in the Altai region lags solar forcing

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

212
Citations
Chemical properties of element 106 (seaborgium)

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

206
Citations
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

200
Citations
Heterogeneous reaction of NO2 on diesel soot particles

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

200
Citations
Indication for a volatile element 114

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

197
Citations
Isotope Distributions in the Reaction of U-238 with U-238

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

195
Citations
Significance of semivolatile diesel exhaust organics for secondary HONO formation.

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

192
Citations
Chemical characterization of bohrium (element 107)

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

192
Citations
Actinide Production in Collisions of U 238 with Cm 248

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

187
Citations
A study of an outstanding Saharan dust event at the high-alpine site Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

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

187
Citations
Heterogeneous formation of nitrous acid (HONO) on soot aerosol particles

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

183
Citations
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

182
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute

Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute

Andreas Türler University of Bern

Markus Ammann Paul Scherrer Institute

Norbert Trautmann Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

Ulrich Schotterer University of Bern

Ernest Weingartner University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Sönke Szidat University of Bern

Michael Sigl University of Oslo

Markus Kalberer University of Basel

External Links

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