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Jürgen Rullkötter 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 Jürgen Rullkötter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 279 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Jürgen Rullkötter 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 Jürgen Rullkötter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jürgen Rullkötter is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering, with particular emphasis on Ocean Engineering and related subfields such as Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceanography, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers various main topics including Drilling and Well Engineering, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, and Petroleum Processing and Analysis.

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include Kay-Christian Emeis, Alastair H.F. Roberston, Carl Richter, Marie-Madeleine Blanc-Valleron, and Ioanna Bouloubassi.

Rullkötter's publications are often found in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and Oceanography, reflecting contributions in both data repositories and scientific journals related to ocean science and engineering.

Recent papers by Jürgen Rullkötter include:

  • What Was Released? Assessing the Physical Properties and Chemical Composition of Petroleum and Products of Burned Oil, 2021, Oceanography
  • Technological Developments Since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2021, Oceanography
  • Summary of Findings and Research Recommendations from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, 2021, Oceanography
  • ODP Leg 160, Hole 973D - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 160, Hole 967E - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Restricted utility of the pristane/phytane ratio as a palaeoenvironmental indicator

    H. L. ten Haven;J. W. de Leeuw;J. Rullkötter;J. S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • The molecularly-uncharacterized component of nonliving organic matter in natural environments

    JI Hedges;G Eglinton;PG Hatcher;DL Kirchman

  • Tetrahymanol, the most likely precursor of gammacerane, occurs ubiquitously in marine sediments

    H.L.Ten Haven;M. Rohmer;J. Rullkötter;P. Bisseret

  • MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF A HEAVILY POLLUTED MICROBIAL MAT AND ITS COMMUNITY CHANGES FOLLOWING DEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM COMPOUNDS

    Raeid M. M. Abed;Nimer M. D. Safi;Jürgen Köster;Dirk de Beer

  • Chemotaxonomic significance of distribution and stable carbon isotopic composition of long-chain alkanes and alkan-1-ols in C4 grass waxes

    Florian Rommerskirchen;Anna Plader;Geoffrey Eglinton;Yoshito Chikaraishi

  • Distribution patterns and stable carbon isotopic composition of alkanes and alkan-1-ols from plant waxes of African rain forest and savanna C3 species

    Angela Vogts;Heiko Moossen;Florian Rommerskirchen;Jürgen Rullkötter

  • Ultraviolet fluorescence excitation and emission spectroscopy of marine algae and bacteria

    Stephan Determann;Jörg M. Lobbes;Rainer Reuter;Jürgen Rullkötter

  • Natural and artificial maturation of biological markers in a Toarcian shale from northern Germany

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Roger Marzi

  • Organic matter maturation under the influence of a deep intrusive heat source: A natural experiment for quantitation of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion from a petroleum source rock (Toarcian shale, northern Germany)

    J Rullkötter;D Leythaeuser;B Horsfield;R Littke

  • Microbial alteration of 17α(H)-hopanes in Madagascar asphalts: removal of C-10 methyl group and ring opening

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Detlef Wendisch

  • Phospholipid analysis as a tool to study complex microbial communities in marine sediments

    Heike Rütters;Henrik Sass;Heribert Cypionka;Jürgen Rullkötter

  • The diagenetic fate of taraxer-14-ene and oleanene isomers

    H.L.ten Haven;J. Rullkötter

  • Biological marker characteristics of oils and asphalts from carbonate source rocks in a rapidly subsiding graben, Dead Sea, Israel

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Baruch Spiro;Arie Nissenbaum

  • Organic Matter: The Driving Force for Early Diagenesis

    Jürgen Rullkötter

  • Early diagenesis of terrigenous triterpenoids and its implications for petroleum geochemistry

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Torren M. Peakman;H. Lo Ten Haven

  • Pristane/phytane ratio as environmental indicator

    J.S. Sinninghe Damsté;H.L. ten Haven;J.W. de Leeuw;J. Rullkotter

  • Origin and diagenetic transformations of C25 and C30 highly branched isoprenoid sulphur compounds: Further evidence for the formation of organically bound sulphur during early diagenesis

    M.E.L. Kohnen;J.S.Slnninghe Damsté;A.C. Kock-van Dalen;H.L.Ten Haven

  • Early diagenetic transformation of higher-plant triterpenoids in deep-sea sediments from Baffin Bay

    H.L ten Haven;T.M Peakman;J Rullkötter

  • A north to south transect of Holocene southeast Atlantic continental margin sediments: Relationship between aerosol transport and compound‐specific δ13C land plant biomarker and pollen records

    Florian Rommerskirchen;Geoffrey Eglinton;Lydie M Dupont;Ute Güntner

  • The structure of kerogen and related materials. A review of recent progress and future trends

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Walter Michaelis

Frequent Co-Authors

Enno Schefuß
Enno Schefuß University of Bremen
Geoffrey Eglinton
Geoffrey Eglinton University of Bristol
Ralf Littke
Ralf Littke RWTH Aachen University
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Lydie M Dupont
Lydie M Dupont University of Bremen
Heribert Cypionka
Heribert Cypionka Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Detlev Leythaeuser
Detlev Leythaeuser University of Cologne

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