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Helmut Habersack

Helmut Habersack

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 4983 4599 22 22 258 6854

Helmut Habersack publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helmut Habersack between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helmut Habersack published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2014. 44 of the 380 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2014. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 20 publications
1995 2025

380 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helmut Habersack: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 7
2001 8
2002 6
2003 6
2004 1
2005 5
2006 6
2007 9
2008 4
2009 10
2010 12
2011 13
2012 14
2013 18
2014 35
2015 9
2016 19
2017 15
2018 26
2019 28
2020 20
2021 7
2022 29
2023 23
2024 24
2025 20
Total 380
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Helmut Habersack 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 Habersack sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 258–267 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 258 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185 258
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Helmut Habersack 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 Habersack sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279 43
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Helmut Habersack is affiliated with BOKU University in Austria and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work primarily focuses on Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, along with related topics such as Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydraulic flow and structures, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Habersack's frequent publications appear in several venues, reflecting a broad engagement with water resource management and environmental engineering topics. Common outlets for their work include:

  • Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft
  • Water
  • Proceedings of the 39th IAHR World Congress
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Flood Risk Management

Collaboration is a notable feature of Habersack's research, with frequent coauthors contributing to a substantial portion of their output. These collaborators include:

  • Christoph Hauer (53 collaborations)
  • Christine Sindelar (33 collaborations)
  • Michael Tritthart (28 collaborations)
  • T. Gold (20 collaborations)
  • Kevin Reiterer (20 collaborations)

Several recent papers illustrate the range and focus of Habersack's research activities. These include:

  • The coupled socio-ecohydrological evolution of river systems: Towards an integrative perspective of river systems in the 21st century, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Floodplain losses and increasing flood risk in the context of recent historic land use changes and settlement developments: Austrian case studies, 2020, Journal of Flood Risk Management
  • Three-Dimensional Coherent Flow Structures during Incipient Particle Motion, 2020, Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
  • How Can We Identify Active, Former, and Potential Floodplains? Methods and Lessons Learned from the Danube River, 2022, Water
  • Controlled Reservoir Drawdown-Challenges for Sediment Management and Integrative Monitoring: An Austrian Case Study-Part A: Reach Scale, 2020, Water

Habersack's subfields of study align closely with their main scientific interests. These subfields include:

  • Ecology
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Soil Science
  • Civil and Structural Engineering

This combination of productive collaborations, extensive publication in specialized venues, and focus across multiple integrated fields and subfields positions Habersack as an active researcher contributing to the understanding and management of river systems, sediment processes, and flood risk in environmental and engineering contexts.

Best Publications

  • A multi-scale hierarchical framework for developing understanding of river behaviour to support river management

    A. M. Gurnell;M. Rinaldi;B. Belletti;S. Bizzi

  • Reconstruction of the characteristics of a natural alluvial river–floodplain system and hydromorphological changes following human modifications: the Danube River (1812–1991)

    S. Hohensinner;H. Habersack;M. Jungwirth;G. Zauner

  • Challenges of river basin management: Current status of, and prospects for, the River Danube from a river engineering perspective.

    Helmut Habersack;Thomas Hein;Adrian Stanica;Igor Liska

  • On bed particle diffusion in gravel bed flows under weak bed load transport

    Vladimir Nikora;Helmut M. Habersack;Thomas Huber;Ian McEwan

  • 27 River restoration in the Alps and their surroundings: past experience and future challenges

    Helmut Habersack;Hervé Piégay

  • Current status and restoration options for floodplains along the Danube River

    Thomas Hein;Ulrich Schwarz;Helmut Habersack;Iulian Nichersu

  • Radio-tracking gravel particles in a large braided river in New Zealand: a field test of the stochastic theory of bed load transport proposed by Einstein

    H. M. Habersack

  • Bedload transport measurements with impact plate geophones: comparison of sensor calibration in different gravel‐bed streams

    Dieter Rickenmann;Jens M. Turowski;Bruno Fritschi;Carlos Wyss

  • Gravel bed rivers VI : from process understanding to river restoration

    Helmut Habersack;Hervé Piégay;Massimo Rinaldi

  • Evaluation and Improvement of Bed Load Discharge Formulas based on Helley–Smith Sampling in an Alpine Gravel Bed River

    Helmut M. Habersack;Jonathan B. Laronne

  • State of the art, shortcomings and future challenges for a sustainable sediment management in hydropower: A review

    C. Hauer;B. Wagner;J. Aigner;P. Holzapfel

  • A review of hydropower in Austria: Past, present and future development

    Beatrice Wagner;Christoph Hauer;Angelika Schoder;Helmut Habersack

  • The river-scaling concept (RSC): a basis for ecological assessments

    Helmut M. Habersack

  • Scale orientated analysis of river width changes due to extreme flood hazards

    G. Krapesch;C. Hauer;H. Habersack

  • Modelling sediment fluxes in the Danube River Basin with SWAT.

    Olga Vigiak;Anna Malagó;Fayçal Bouraoui;Matthias Vanmaercke

  • A Methodology for Measuring Microplastic Transport in Large or Medium Rivers

    Marcel Liedermann;Philipp Gmeiner;Sebastian Pessenlehner;Marlene Haimann

  • The continuous measurement of bedload discharge in a large alpine gravel bed river

    H.M. Habersack;H.P. Nachtneb El;J.B. Laronne

  • The Role of Sediment and Sediment Dynamics in the Aquatic Environment

    Christoph Hauer;Patrick Leitner;Günther Unfer;Ulrich Pulg

  • Hydraulically related hydro‐morphological units: description based on a new conceptual mesohabitat evaluation model (MEM) using LiDAR data as geometric input

    C. Hauer;G. Mandlburger;H. Habersack

  • Morphodynamics of a 1000-year flood in the Kamp River, Austria, and impacts on floodplain morphology

    C. Hauer;H. Habersack

  • Impact of channel bar form and grain size variability on estimated stranding risk of juvenile brown trout during hydropeaking

    Christoph Hauer;Günther Unfer;Patrick Holzapfel;Marlene Haimann

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan B. Laronne
Jonathan B. Laronne Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Wolfram Graf
Wolfram Graf BOKU University
Thomas Hein
Thomas Hein BOKU University
Stefan Schmutz
Stefan Schmutz BOKU University
Massimo Rinaldi
Massimo Rinaldi University of Florence
Hervé Piégay
Hervé Piégay École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Nicola Surian
Nicola Surian University of Padua
Desmond E. Walling
Desmond E. Walling University of Exeter
Francesco Comiti
Francesco Comiti Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Angela M. Gurnell
Angela M. Gurnell Queen Mary University of London

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