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Helmut Echtler 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 Helmut Echtler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 82 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Helmut Echtler 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 Helmut Echtler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Helmut Echtler is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with specific attention to Atmospheric Science and Environmental Chemistry within these broader fields.

The scientist's work addresses topics including:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Among their recent publications, the following paper is noted:

  • Permafrost Dynamics and Degradation in Polar Arctic From Satellite Radar Observations, Yamal Peninsula, 2021, published in Frontiers in Earth Science

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Kanayim Teshebaeva
  • J. van Huissteden
  • А. В. Пузанов
  • Dmitry N. Balykin
  • A. I. Sinitsky

Frontiers in Earth Science is a notable venue where their research has appeared. Their publications contribute to the understanding of permafrost-related climatic and environmental phenomena, using methods such as satellite radar observations to study Arctic regions.

Best Publications

  • Segmentation of megathrust rupture zones from fore-arc deformation patterns over hundreds to millions of years, Arauco peninsula, Chile

    Daniel Melnick;Bodo Bookhagen;Bodo Bookhagen;Manfred R. Strecker;Helmut Peter Echtler

  • Kinematic constraints on intra-arc shear and strain partitioning in the southern Andes between 38°S and 42°S latitude

    Matthias Rosenau;Daniel Melnick;Helmut Echtler

  • Multi-phased uplift of the southern margin of the Central Anatolian plateau, Turkey: A record of tectonic and upper mantle processes

    T. F. Schildgen;D Cosentino;B. Bookhagen;S. Niedermann

  • Extensional tectonics, basement uplift and Stephano-Permian collapse basin in a late Variscan metamorphic core complex (Montagne Noire, Southern Massif Central)

    H. Echtler;J. Malavieille

  • The Southern Andes between 36° and 40°S latitude: seismicity and average seismic velocities

    Mirjam Bohm;Stefan Lüth;Helmut Echtler;Günter Asch

  • Heterogeneous plate locking in the South–Central Chile subduction zone: Building up the next great earthquake

    Marcelo Spegiorin Moreno;Daniel Melnick;M. Rosenau;John Bolte

  • Preserved Collisional Crustal Structure of the Southern Urals Revealed by Vibroseis Profiling

    H. P. Echtler;M. Stiller;F. Steinhoff;C. Krawczyk

  • Internal dynamics of a paleoaccretionary wedge: insights from combined isotope tectonochronology and sandbox modelling of the South-Central Chilean forearc

    Johannes Glodny;Jo Lohrmann;Helmut Echtler;Kirsten Gräfe

  • Coastal deformation and great subduction earthquakes, Isla Santa María, Chile (37°S)

    Daniel Melnick;Bodo Bookhagen;Helmut P. Echtler;Manfred R. Strecker

  • Inversion of forearc basins in south-central Chile caused by rapid glacial age trench fill

    Daniel Melnick;Helmut P. Echtler

  • Central and Southern Andean Tectonic Evolution Inferred from Arc Magmatism

    Michael Haschke;Andreas Günther;Daniel Melnick;Helmut Echtler

  • The tectono-metamorphic evolution of gneiss complexes in the Middle Urals, Russia: a reappraisal

    H.P. Echtler;K.S. Ivanov;Y.L. Ronkin;L.A. Karsten

  • Differential Late Paleozoic active margin evolution in South-Central Chile (37°S-40°S) -The Lanalhue Fault Zone

    Johannes Glodny;Helmut Echtler;Santiago Collao;Mary Ardiles

  • Surface expression of eastern Mediterranean slab dynamics: Neogene topographic and structural evolution of the southwest margin of the Central Anatolian Plateau, Turkey

    T. F. Schildgen;Domenico Cosentino;A. Caruso;R. Buchwaldt

  • Turbiditic trench deposits at the South-Chilean active margin: A Pleistocene–Holocene record of climate and tectonics

    Susanne Blumberg;Frank Lamy;Helge W Arz;Helmut Echtler

  • Deep structure of the continental lithosphere in an unextended orogen: An explosive‐source seismic reflection profile in the Urals (Urals Seismic Experiment and Integrated Studies (URSEIS 1995))

    David N. Steer;James H. Knapp;Larry D. Brown;Helmut P. Echtler

  • Mesozoic to Quaternary continental margin dynamics in South-Central Chile (36–42°S): the apatite and zircon fission track perspective

    Johannes Glodny;Kirsten Gräfe;Helmut Echtler;Matthias Rosenau

  • Long-Term Geological Evolution and Mass-Flow Balance of the South-Central Andes

    Johannes Glodny;Helmut Echtler;Oscar Figueroa;Gerhard Franz

  • Subduction- and exhumation-related fabrics in the Paleozoic high-pressure–low-temperature Maksyutov Complex, Antingan area, southern Urals, Russia

    Ralf Hetzel;Helmut P. Echtler;Wolfgang Seifert;Bernd A. Schulte

  • Late Neogene and active orogenic uplift in the Central Pontides associated with the North Anatolian Fault: Implications for the northern margin of the Central Anatolian Plateau, Turkey

    Cengiz Yildirim;Taylor F. Schildgen;Helmut Echtler;Daniel Melnick

Frequent Co-Authors

Manfred R. Strecker
Manfred R. Strecker University of Potsdam
Daniel Melnick
Daniel Melnick Austral University of Chile
Onno Oncken
Onno Oncken University of Potsdam
Bodo Bookhagen
Bodo Bookhagen University of Potsdam
Taylor F. Schildgen
Taylor F. Schildgen University of Potsdam
Frank Lamy
Frank Lamy Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Domenico Cosentino
Domenico Cosentino Roma Tre University
Helge W Arz
Helge W Arz Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Johannes Glodny
Johannes Glodny University of Potsdam
Gerald H. Haug
Gerald H. Haug Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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