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Janet Rethemeyer

Janet Rethemeyer

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Earth Science

D-Index
35
Citations
5154
World Ranking
7554
National Ranking
549

Overview

Janet Rethemeyer is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and works primarily within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Geology, and Paleontology.

The scientist's research focuses on a range of topics related to geology and paleoclimatology, climate change and permafrost, methane hydrates, geological studies and exploration, hydrocarbon reservoir analysis, Pleistocene-era hominins and archaeology, and isotope analysis in ecology.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Impact of global cooling on Early Cretaceous high pCO2 world during the Weissert Event, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Geogenic organic carbon in terrestrial sediments and its contribution to total soil carbon, 2021, SOIL
  • Combination of energy limitation and sorption capacity explains 14C depth gradients, 2020, Soil Biology and Biochemistry
  • Stabilization of mineral-associated organic carbon in Pleistocene permafrost, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Chronological Assessment of the Balta Alba Kurgan Loess-Paleosol Section (Romania) - A Comparative Study on Different Dating Methods for a Robust and Precise Age Model, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Andrea Jaeschke
  • Christian Knoblauch
  • Susanne Liebner
  • Martin Melles
  • Bernd Wagner

Their publications have appeared in several venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Global and Planetary Change

Best Publications

  • How relevant is recalcitrance for the stabilization of organic matter in soils

    Bernd Marschner;Sonja Brodowski;Alexander Dreves;Gerd Gleixner

  • Selective preservation of organic matter in marine environments; processes and impact on the sedimentary record

    K. A. F. Zonneveld;G. J. M. Versteegh;Sabine Kasten;T. I. Eglinton

  • Climatic change recorded in the sediments of the Chew Bahir basin, southern Ethiopia, during the last 45,000 years

    Verena Foerster;Annett Junginger;Oliver Langkamp;Tsige Gebru

  • Transformation of organic matter in agricultural soils: radiocarbon concentration versus soil depth

    Janet Rethemeyer;Christiane Kramer;Gerd Gleixner;Bettina John

  • Atlantic cooling associated with a marine biotic crisis during the mid-Cretaceous period

    A. McAnena;A. McAnena;Sascha Flögel;Peter Hofmann;Jens O. Herrle

  • Storage and stability of organic matter and fossil carbon in a Luvisol and Phaeozem with continuous maize cropping: A synthesis §

    Heiner Flessa;Wulf Amelung;Mirjam Helfrich;Mirjam Helfrich;Guido L. B. Wiesenberg

  • Large amounts of labile organic carbon in permafrost soils of northern Alaska

    Carsten W. Mueller;Janet Rethemeyer;Jenny Kao-Kniffin;Sebastian Löppmann;Sebastian Löppmann

  • CologneAMS, a dedicated center for accelerator mass spectrometry in Germany

    A. Dewald;S. Heinze;J. Jolie;A. Zilges

  • Molecular and isotopic partitioning of low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons during migration and gas hydrate precipitation in deposits of a high-flux seepage site

    Thomas Pape;André Bahr;André Bahr;Janet Rethemeyer;John D. Kessler

  • Controls on the age of vascular plant biomarkers in Black Sea sediments

    Stephanie Kusch;Stephanie Kusch;Janet Rethemeyer;Janet Rethemeyer;Enno Schefuß;Gesine Mollenhauer;Gesine Mollenhauer

  • Predictive modelling of C dynamics in the long-term fertilization experiment at Bad Lauchstädt with the Rothamsted Carbon Model

    B. Ludwig;E. Schulz;Janet Rethemeyer;I. Merbach

  • Tracing the sources and spatial distribution of organic carbon in subsoils using a multi-biomarker approach

    Gerrit Angst;Stephan John;Carsten W. Mueller;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner

  • Organic matter composition and stabilization in a polygonal tundra soil of the Lena Delta

    S. Höfle;J. Rethemeyer;C. W. Mueller;S. John

  • Status report on sample preparation facilities for 14C analysis at the new CologneAMS center

    Janet Rethemeyer;Reka H Fulop;S Hofle;Lukas Wacker

  • A Late Glacial to Holocene record of environmental change from Lake Dojran (Macedonia, Greece)

    Alexander Francke;Bernd Wagner;Melanie J Leng;Melanie J Leng;Janet Rethemeyer

  • Complexity of Soil Organic Matter: AMS 14C Analysis of Soil Lipid Fractions and Individual Compounds

    Janet Rethemeyer;Christiane Kramer;Gerd Gleixner;Guido L. B. Wiesenberg

  • A novel approach to process carbonate samples for radiocarbon measurements with helium carrier gas

    Lukas Wacker;Reka H Fulop;I Hajdas;M Molnar;M Molnar

  • Vegetation and environmental responses to climate forcing during the Last Glacial Maximum and deglaciation in the East Carpathians: attenuated response to maximum cooling and increased biomass burning

    E.K. Magyari;D. Veres;V. Wennrich;B. Wagner

  • Impact of global cooling on Early Cretaceous high pCO2 world during the Weissert Event

    Liyenne Cavalheiro;Thomas Wagner;Sebastian Steinig;Cinzia Bottini

  • First evidence of widespread active methane seepage in the Southern Ocean, off the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia

    Miriam Römer;Marta Torres;Sabine Kasten;Gerhard Kuhn

  • Age heterogeneity of soil organic matter

    J. Rethemeyer;P. M. Grootes;F. Bruhn;F. Bruhn;N. Andersen

  • Tephrostratigraphic studies on a sediment core from Lake Prespa in the Balkans

    M. Damaschke;R. Sulpizio;Giovanni Zanchetta;B. Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Gesine Mollenhauer
Gesine Mollenhauer Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Martin Melles
Martin Melles University of Cologne
Bernd Wagner
Bernd Wagner University of Cologne
Sebastian Wetterich
Sebastian Wetterich Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Carsten W. Mueller
Carsten W. Mueller University of Copenhagen
Hugues Lantuit
Hugues Lantuit University of Potsdam
Lukas Wacker
Lukas Wacker ETH Zurich
Gerhard Bohrmann
Gerhard Bohrmann University of Bremen
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Thomas Pape
Thomas Pape University of Copenhagen

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