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Horst H. Gerke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Horst H. Gerke between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Horst H. Gerke published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2022. 6 of the 315 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2022. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

315 publications in total across all disciplines

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Horst H. Gerke: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 10
2000 4
2001 6
2002 5
2003 5
2004 4
2005 5
2006 2
2007 6
2008 6
2009 19
2010 16
2011 14
2012 10
2013 15
2014 14
2015 20
2016 16
2017 15
2018 19
2019 13
2020 18
2021 14
2022 21
2023 13
2024 14
2025 5
2026 1
Total 315
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Horst H. Gerke 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 Horst H. Gerke 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, 228–237 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: 233 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
228–237 262 233
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
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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Horst H. Gerke 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 Horst H. Gerke 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% 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
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207 48
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

Horst H. Gerke is affiliated with the Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research in Germany. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science, Engineering, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Civil and Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

Their work focuses on topics including Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Landslides and related hazards, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, and Clay minerals and soil interactions.

Gerke's recent publications present a consistent engagement with soil and water dynamics under different environmental conditions. Notable works include:

  • Dimensionality and scales of preferential flow in soils of Shale Hills hillslope simulated using HYDRUS, 2024, Vadose Zone Journal
  • FTIR spectral band shifts explained by OM-cation interactions, 2021, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science
  • Responses of soil water storage and crop water use efficiency to changing climatic conditions: a lysimeter-based space-for-time approach, 2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • Crop growth and soil water fluxes at erosion-affected arable sites: Using weighing lysimeter data for model intercomparison, 2020, Vadose Zone Journal
  • Dual-Permeability Model Improvements for Representation of Preferential Flow in Fractured Clays, 2020, Water Resources Research

Frequent collaborators in their research include Luis Alfredo Pires Barbosa, Jannis Groh, Steffen Beck-Broichsitter, Thomas Pütz, and Vilim Filipović. These coauthors have contributed to multiple joint publications, indicating ongoing scholarly relationships.

Their research has been published extensively in specialized venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:

  • Vadose Zone Journal (15 publications)
  • Soil and Tillage Research (9 publications)
  • Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science (5 publications)
  • Water (5 publications)
  • Hydrology and earth system sciences (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • A dual-porosity model for simulating the preferential movement of water and solutes in structured porous media

    H. H. Gerke;M. T. van Genuchten

  • Preferential flow descriptions for structured soils

    Horst H. Gerke

  • Evaluation of a first-order water transfer term for variably saturated dual-porosity flow models

    H. H. Gerke;M. T. van Genuchten

  • A review of the changes in the soil pore system due to soil deformation: A hydrodynamic perspective

    A. Alaoui;J. Lipiec;H.H. Gerke

  • Macroscopic representation of structural geometry for simulating water and solute movement in dual-porosity media

    Horst H. Gerke;Martinus Th. van Genuchten

  • Modeling flow and transport in a two-dimensional dual-permeability system with spatially variable hydraulic properties

    T. Vogel;H.H. Gerke;R. Zhang;M.Th. Van Genuchten

  • Preferential Flow Effects on Infiltration and Runoff in Grassland and Forest Soils

    Abdallah Alaoui;Ursin Caduff;Horst H. Gerke;Rolf Weingartner

  • Characterizing organic matter of soil aggregate coatings and biopores by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

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  • Preferential Flow Patterns in Paddy Fields Using a Dye Tracer

    Till Sander;Horst H. Gerke

  • Modelling soil landscape genesis — A “time split” approach for hummocky agricultural landscapes

    M. Sommer;H.H. Gerke;D. Deumlich

  • FTIR spectral band shifts explained by OM–cation interactions

    Ruth H. Ellerbrock;Horst H. Gerke

  • Dual-permeability modeling of preferential bromide leaching from a tile-drained glacial till agricultural field

    Horst H Gerke;J Maximilian Köhne

  • Estimating hydraulic properties of soil aggregate skins from sorptivity and water retention

    Horst H. Gerke;J. Maximilian Köhne

  • Modelling the effect of chemical heterogeneity on acidification and solute leaching in overburden mine spoils

    Horst H. Gerke;John W. Molson;Emil O. Frind

  • TERENO-SOILCan: a lysimeter-network in Germany observing soil processes and plant diversity influenced by climate change

    Th. Pütz;R. Kiese;U. Wollschläger;J. Groh

  • Characterization of soil organic matter from a sandy soil in relation to management practice using FT-IR spectroscopy

    Ruth H. Ellerbrock;A. Höhn;H. H. Gerke

  • Cation Exchange Capacity and Composition of Soluble Soil Organic Matter Fractions

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  • Estimating the hydraulic functions of dual-permeability models from bulk soil data

    J. Maximilian Köhne;S. Köhne;H. H. Gerke

  • Structures and hydrologic function of soil landscapes with kettle holes using an integrated hydropedological approach

    Horst H. Gerke;Sylvia Koszinski;Thomas Kalettka;Michael Sommer

  • Spatial variability of potential water repellency in a lignitic mine soil afforested with Pinus nigra

    Horst H. Gerke;Edzard Hangen;Wolfgang Schaaf;Reinhard F. Hüttl

  • Preferential and Unstable Flow: From the Pore to the Catchment Scale

    Horst H. Gerke;Peter Germann;John Nieber

  • DRIFT mapping of organic matter composition at intact soil aggregate surfaces.

    Martin Leue;Ruth H. Ellerbrock;Horst H. Gerke

  • Patterns and processes of initial terrestrial-ecosystem development

    Wolfgang Schaaf;Oliver Bens;Anton Fischer;Horst H. Gerke

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Sommer
Michael Sommer University of Potsdam
Reinhard F. Hüttl
Reinhard F. Hüttl Brandenburg University of Technology
Harry Vereecken
Harry Vereecken Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ralf Kiese
Ralf Kiese Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Ingrid Kögel-Knabner Technical University of Munich
Jan Vanderborght
Jan Vanderborght Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jan Siemens
Jan Siemens University of Giessen
Hans-Jörg Vogel
Hans-Jörg Vogel Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Rainer Schulin
Rainer Schulin ETH Zurich
Eckart Priesack
Eckart Priesack University of Bonn

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