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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 59 2100 1903 59 56 398 9569

Jürg Schweizer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jürg Schweizer between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jürg Schweizer published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2016. 26 of the 439 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2016. 1950: 7 publications 1951: 0 publications 1952: 0 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 0 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 35 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 13 publications
1950 2025

439 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jürg Schweizer: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 7
1951 0
1952 0
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 1
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 3
1995 1
1996 7
1997 0
1998 9
1999 5
2000 4
2001 5
2002 10
2003 7
2004 8
2005 1
2006 13
2007 10
2008 16
2009 17
2010 19
2011 13
2012 20
2013 24
2014 35
2015 25
2016 36
2017 11
2018 23
2019 18
2020 19
2021 20
2022 10
2023 11
2024 13
2025 13
Total 439
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Jürg Schweizer 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 Jürg Schweizer 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, 398–407 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: 398 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 44 398
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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Jürg Schweizer 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 Jürg Schweizer 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136 59
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

Jürg Schweizer is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research in Switzerland. Their research spans several main fields including Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Medicine, with particular focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's work concentrates on topics such as cryospheric studies and observations, landslides and related hazards, winter sports injuries and performance, climate change and permafrost, thermal regulation in medicine, meteorological phenomena and simulations, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

Selected recent papers demonstrate the scope of their research interests:

  • "Effects of Climate Change on Avalanche Accidents and Survival," 2021, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "On the relation between avalanche occurrence and avalanche danger level," 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "Modeling spatially distributed snow instability at a regional scale using Alpine3D," 2021, Journal of Glaciology
  • "Micromechanical modeling of snow failure," 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "Micro-mechanical insights into the dynamics of crack propagation in snow fracture experiments," 2021, Scientific Reports

Jürg Schweizer frequently collaborates with a group of researchers including Alec van Herwijnen, Grégoire Bobillier, Bastian Bergfeld, Frank Techel, and Jürg Dual.

The scientist has published extensively in notable venues such as The Cryosphere, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Journal of Glaciology, Annals of Glaciology, and Frontiers in Physiology. The highest number of publications appear in The Cryosphere, followed by Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences and Journal of Glaciology.

Best Publications

  • Snow avalanche formation

    Jürg Schweizer;J. Bruce Jamieson;Martin Schneebeli

  • Review of spatial variability of snowpack properties and its importance for avalanche formation

    Jürg Schweizer;Kalle Kronholm;J. Bruce Jamieson;Karl W. Birkeland

  • Characteristics of wet-snow avalanche activity: 20 years of observations from a high alpine valley (Dischma, Switzerland)

    Stefano Baggi;Jürg Schweizer

  • Characteristics of human-triggered avalanches

    Jürg Schweizer;Martina Lütschg

  • Review of dry snow slab avalanche release

    Jürg Schweizer

  • Snow cover properties for skier triggering of avalanches

    J. Schweizer;J.B. Jamieson

  • Verification of regional snowpack stability and avalanche danger

    Jürg Schweizer;Kalle Kronholm;Thomas Wiesinger

  • Snow fracture in relation to slab avalanche release: critical state for the onset of crack propagation

    Johan Gaume;Alec van Herwijnen;Guillaume Chambon;Nander Wever

  • Snowpack properties for snow profile analysis

    Jürg Schweizer;J.Bruce Jamieson

  • Texture and strength changes of buried surface-hoar layers with implications for dry snow-slab avalanche release

    J. Bruce Jamieson;Jürg Schweizer

  • Monitoring avalanche activity using a seismic sensor

    A. van Herwijnen;J. Schweizer

  • Snow profile interpretation for stability evaluation

    Jürg Schweizer;Thomas Wiesinger

  • A threshold sum approach to stability evaluation of manual snow profiles

    Jürg Schweizer;J. Bruce Jamieson

  • Critical energy release rates of weak snowpack layers determined in field experiments

    Christian Sigrist;Jürg Schweizer

  • On forecasting large and infrequent snow avalanches

    Jürg Schweizer;Christoph Mitterer;Lukas Stoffel

  • Evaluating and improving the stability predictions of the snow cover model SNOWPACK

    Jürg Schweizer;Sascha Bellaire;Charles Fierz;Michael Lehning

  • The skier's zone of influence in triggering slab avalanches

    Jürg Schweizer;Christian Camponovo

  • Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments

    Alec van Herwijnen;Johan Gaume;Edward H. Bair;Benjamin Reuter

  • Laboratory experiments on shear failure of snow

    Jürg Schweizer

  • Avalanche forecasting : an expert system approach

    Jürg Schweizer;Paul M. B. Föhn

  • Wet-snow instabilities: comparison of measured and modelled liquid water content and snow stratigraphy

    Christoph Mitterer;Hiroyuki Hirashima;Jürg Schweizer

  • A process-based approach to estimate point snow instability

    B. Reuter;J. Schweizer;A. van Herwijnen

  • Retrieval of Snow Water Equivalent, Liquid Water Content, and Snow Height of Dry and Wet Snow by Combining GPS Signal Attenuation and Time Delay

    Franziska Koch;Franziska Koch;Patrick Henkel;Florian Appel;Lino Schmid

  • Influence of snowpack layering on human-triggered snow slab avalanche release

    Marijke Habermann;Jürg Schweizer;J. Bruce Jamieson

Frequent Co-Authors

Alec van Herwijnen
Alec van Herwijnen Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Jürg Dual
Jürg Dual ETH Zurich
Olaf Eisen
Olaf Eisen University of Bremen
Karl W. Birkeland
Karl W. Birkeland US Forest Service
Charles Fierz
Charles Fierz Montana State University
Michael Lehning
Michael Lehning École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Martin Schneebeli
Martin Schneebeli WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Wolfram Mauser
Wolfram Mauser Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hans-Peter Marshall
Hans-Peter Marshall Boise State University

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