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D-Index
44
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7212
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16840
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1220

Horst Geckeis publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Horst Geckeis sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 267 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Horst Geckeis D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Horst Geckeis sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Horst Geckeis is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, chemistry, and engineering, with significant contributions in several specialized fields.

The scientist's main areas of study include materials chemistry, inorganic chemistry, industrial and manufacturing engineering, civil and structural engineering, and environmental engineering. Their work addresses topics related to radioactive element chemistry and processing, chemical synthesis and characterization, nuclear materials and radiation effects, nuclear materials and properties, groundwater flow and contamination studies, nuclear and radioactivity studies, and concrete and cement materials research.

Frequent publication venues for Horst Geckeis include Safety of Nuclear Waste Disposal, Applied Geochemistry, Environmental Science & Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, and the Repository KITopen at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Horst Geckeis are Marcus Altmaier, Kathy Dardenne, Xavier Gaona, Dieter Schild, and Nicolas Finck.

Selected recent publications highlight the breadth of their research:

  • Plutonium retention in the isosaccharinate - cement system, 2020, Applied Geochemistry
  • Citrate sorption on cement hydrates, 2024, Cement and Concrete Research
  • Reactive Transport Modelling of the Long-Term Interaction between Carbon Steel and MX-80 Bentonite at 25 °C, 2021, Minerals
  • Erosion dynamics of compacted raw or homoionic MX80 bentonite in a low ionic strength synthetic water under quasi-stagnant flow conditions, 2020, Applied Clay Science
  • Bentonite Nanoparticle Stability and the Effect of Fulvic Acids: Experiments and Modelling, 2020, Colloids and Interfaces

Best Publications

  • Sorption of Eu(III) on humic acid or fulvic acid bound to hydrous alumina studied by SEM-EDS, XPS, TRLFS, and batch techniques.

    X. L. Tan;X. K. Wang;H. Geckeis;Th. Rabung

  • Mineral–Water Interface Reactions of Actinides

    Horst Geckeis;Johannes Lützenkirchen;Robert Polly;Thomas Rabung

  • Sorption of Am(III) and Eu(III) onto γ-alumina: experiment and modelling

    Thomas Rabung;Thorsten Stumpf;Horst Geckeis;R. Klenze

  • The colloid and radionuclide retardation experiment at the Grimsel Test Site: influence of bentonite colloids on radionuclide migration in a fractured rock

    A. Möri;W.R. Alexander;H. Geckeis;W. Hauser

  • Sorption of Eu(III)/Cm(III) on Ca-montmorillonite and Na-illite. Part 1: Batch sorption and time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy experiments

    Th. Rabung;M.C. Pierret;A. Bauer;H. Geckeis

  • The role of the 5f valence orbitals of early actinides in chemical bonding

    T Vitova;I Pidchenko;D Fellhauer;P.S. Bagus

  • Humic colloid-borne natural polyvalent metal ions: dissociation experiment.

    H. Geckeis;Th. Rabung;T. Ngo Manh;J. I. Kim

  • Sorption of Eu(III) on a Natural Hematite: Application of a Surface Complexation Model.

    Thomas Rabung;Horst Geckeis;Jae-Il Kim;Horst Philipp Beck

  • RESULTS OF THE COLLOID AND RADIONUCLIDE RETENTION EXPERIMENT (CRR) AT THE GRIMSEL TEST SITE (GTS), SWITZERLAND - IMPACT OF REACTION KINETICS AND SPECIATION ON RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION

    Horst Geckeis;Thorsten Schäfer;W. Hauser;Thomas Rabung

  • The INE-Beamline for actinide science at ANKA

    J. Rothe;S. Butorin;K. Dardenne;M. A. Denecke

  • Sorption of Eu(III)/Cm(III) on Ca-montmorillonite and Na-illite. Part 2: Surface complexation modelling

    M.H. Bradbury;B. Baeyens;H. Geckeis;Th. Rabung

  • Uranium Redox Transformations after U(VI) Coprecipitation with Magnetite Nanoparticles

    Ivan Pidchenko;Kristina O. Kvashnina;Tadahiro Yokosawa;Nicolas Finck

  • Composition and structure of an iron-bearing, layered double hydroxide (LDH) – Green rust sodium sulphate

    B. C. Christiansen;T. Balic-Zunic;P. O. Petit;P. O. Petit;Cathrine Frandsen

  • CAT-ACT-A new highly versatile x-ray spectroscopy beamline for catalysis and radionuclide science at the KIT synchrotron light facility ANKA.

    A. Zimina;K. Dardenne;M. A. Denecke;D. E. Doronkin

  • Effect of humic acid on the sorption of Cm(III) onto γ-Al2O3 studied by the time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy

    X. K. Wang;Thomas Rabung;Horst Geckeis;Petra J. Panak

  • Application of asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AsFlFFF) coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) to the quantitative characterization of natural colloids and synthetic nanoparticles

    M. Bouby;H. Geckeis;F. W. Geyer

  • Multielement characterization of metal-humic substances complexation by size exclusion chromatography, asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation, ultrafiltration and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry detection: A comparative approach

    E. Bolea;M.P. Gorriz;M. Bouby;F. Laborda

  • Spectroscopic Study of Cm(III) Sorption onto γ-Alumina

    Th. Stumpf;Th. Rabung;R. Klenze;H. Geckeis

  • High energy resolution x-ray absorption spectroscopy study of uranium in varying valence states

    T. Vitova;K. O. Kvashnina;G. Nocton;G. Sukharina

  • Application of the flow field flow fractionation (FFFF) to the characterization of aquatic humic colloids: evaluation and optimization of the method

    Ngo Manh Thang;H Geckeis;J.I Kim;H.P Beck

  • An attempt to explain bimodal behaviour of the sapphire c-plane electrolyte interface.

    J. Lützenkirchen;R. Zimmermann;T. Preočanin;A. Filby

Frequent Co-Authors

Melissa A. Denecke
Melissa A. Denecke University of Manchester
Thomas Fanghänel
Thomas Fanghänel Heidelberg University
Jae-Il Kim
Jae-Il Kim Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Norbert Trautmann
Norbert Trautmann Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Peter Steier
Peter Steier University of Vienna
Dirk Bosbach
Dirk Bosbach Forschungszentrum Jülich
Paul S. Bagus
Paul S. Bagus University of North Texas
Susan L. S. Stipp
Susan L. S. Stipp Technical University of Denmark
Steen Mørup
Steen Mørup Technical University of Denmark
Christof Wöll
Christof Wöll Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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