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Karsten Kunze

Karsten Kunze

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7687 7120 162 157 70 4231

Karsten Kunze publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karsten Kunze between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karsten Kunze published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2006. 3 of the 119 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2006. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1987 2025

119 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karsten Kunze: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 5
1994 7
1995 1
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 2
2000 6
2001 6
2002 3
2003 3
2004 6
2005 8
2006 11
2007 3
2008 8
2009 6
2010 1
2011 2
2012 2
2013 0
2014 4
2015 6
2016 5
2017 4
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 2
2024 2
2025 1
Total 119
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Karsten Kunze 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 Karsten Kunze 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, 68–77 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: 70 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 70
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
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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Karsten Kunze 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 Karsten Kunze 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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
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

Karsten Kunze is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, where their research is focused primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans subfields including Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Geophysics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

Their research topics encompass a diverse range of areas such as:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Additive manufacturing materials and processes
  • High entropy alloys studies
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Electronic and structural properties of oxides

Kunze has contributed to numerous academic papers, including:

  • "Crystal orientation-dependent etching and trapping in thermally-oxidised Cu2O photocathodes for water splitting" (2022) published in Energy & Environmental Science
  • "Crystallographic preferred orientation, magnetic and seismic anisotropy in rocks from the Finero peridotite, Ivrea-Verbano Zone, Northern Italy - Interplay of anisotropy contributions from different minerals" (2020) published in Tectonophysics
  • "Probing the Intrinsic Strain in Suspended Graphene Films Using Electron and Optical Microscopy" (2023) published in Advanced Science
  • "ISCOPEM2D V1.0: An InSitu Method to Characterize and Compare Chemical Vapor Deposition Graphene Films Using Quality Matrix Approaches" (2024) published in physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters
  • "Mechanical properties and microstructure analysis of laser welded hybrid parts made of additively and conventionally manufactured 1.4313 soft martensitic steel" (2025) published in Materials & Design

Their frequent co-authors include Kishan Thodkar, Milivoj Plodinec, Fabian Gramm, Indira Dey, and Raphael Floeder. Collaboration with these co-authors often covers multiple publications, highlighting ongoing research partnerships.

Kunze publishes regularly in journals such as physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters, Energy & Environmental Science, Tectonophysics, Materials & Design, and Advanced Science.

Best Publications

  • Orientation imaging: The emergence of a new microscopy

    Brent L. Adams;Stuart I. Wright;Karsten Kunze

  • Texture, anisotropy in microstructure and mechanical properties of IN738LC alloy processed by selective laser melting (SLM)

    Karsten Kunze;Thomas Etter;Jürgen Grässlin;Valery Shklover

  • Copper deposition during quartz dissolution by cooling magmatic–hydrothermal fluids: The Bingham porphyry

    Marianne R. Landtwing;Thomas Pettke;Werner E. Halter;Christoph A. Heinrich

  • High Shear Strain of Olivine Aggregates: Rheological and Seismic Consequences

    M. Bystricky;K. Kunze;L. Burlini;J. P. Burg

  • Tailoring the texture of IN738LC processed by selective laser melting (SLM) by specific scanning strategies

    Fabian Geiger;Karsten Kunze;Thomas Etter

  • Visualization of hierarchically structured zeolite bodies from macro to nano length scales

    Sharon Mitchell;Nina-Luisa Michels;Karsten Kunze;Javier Pérez-Ramírez

  • Rheological and microstructural evolution of Carrara marble with high shear strain: results from high temperature torsion experiments

    Marco Pieri;Luigi Burlini;Karsten Kunze;Iona Stretton

  • The role of recrystallisation on the deformation behaviour of calcite rocks: large strain torsion experiments on Carrara marble

    Auke Barnhoorn;Misha Bystricky;Luigi Burlini;Karsten Kunze

  • Evolution of a calcite marble shear zone complex on Thassos Island, Greece: microstructural and textural fabrics and their kinematic significance

    Michel Bestmann;Karsten Kunze;Alan Matthews

  • Dynamic recrystallization processes in plagioclase porphyroclasts

    Robert Kruse;Holger Stünitz;Karsten Kunze

  • ADVANCES IN AUTOMATIC EBSP SINGLE ORIENTATION MEASUREMENTS

    K. Kunze;K. Kunze;S. I. Wright;S. I. Wright;B. L. Adams;B. L. Adams;D. J. Dingley

  • Dynamic recrystallization near the brittle-plastic transition in naturally and experimentally deformed quartz aggregates

    Michael Stipp;Karsten Kunze

  • Orientation analysis of localized shear deformation in quartz fibres at the brittle–ductile transition

    Mirjam van Daalen;Renée Heilbronner;Karsten Kunze

  • Crystallographic fabrics of omphacite, rutile and quartz in Vendée eclogites (Armorican Massif, France). Consequences for deformation mechanisms and regimes

    Alexandra Mauler;Gaston Godard;Karsten Kunze

  • Texture development of calcite by deformation and dynamic recrystallization at 1000 K during torsion experiments of marble to large strains

    M. Pieri;K. Kunze;L. Burlini;I. Stretton

  • High temperature stability of natural maghemite: a magnetic and spectroscopic study

    A.U. Gehring;H. Fischer;Marion Louvel;K Kunze

  • The analysis of quartz c-axis fabrics using a modified optical microscope.

    Christopher J.L. Wilson;David S. Russell-Head;Karsten Kunze;Giulio Viola

  • Texture of Solnhofen limestone deformed to high strains in torsion

    Martin Casey;Karsten Kunze;David L. Olgaard

  • Microstructural characteristics of the nickel-based alloy IN738LC and the cobalt-based alloy Mar-M509 produced by selective laser melting

    Michael Cloots;Karsten Kunze;Peter J. Uggowitzer;Konrad Wegener

  • The Bingham Distribution of Quaternions and Its Spherical Radon Transform in Texture Analysis

    Karsten Kunze;Helmut Schaeben

  • The influence of nano-scale second-phase particles on deformation of fine grained calcite mylonites

    Marco Herwegh;Karsten Kunze

  • Olivine [100] normal to foliation: lattice preferred orientation in prograde garnet peridotite formed at high H2O activity, Cima di Gagnone (Central Alps)

    Katrine Frese;Volkmar Trommsdorff;Karsten Kunze

  • Microstructures and lattice preferred orientations in experimentally deformed clinopyroxene aggregates

    A Mauler;M Bystricky;K Kunze;S Mackwell

  • Ultrafine-grained quartz mylonites from high-grade shear zones: Evidence for strong dry middle to lower crust

    John D. Fitz Gerald;Neil S. Mancktelow;Giorgio Pennacchioni;Karsten Kunze

  • Strain localisation in bimineralic rocks: Experimental deformation of synthetic calcite–anhydrite aggregates

    Auke Barnhoorn;Misha Bystricky;Karsten Kunze;Luigi Burlini

  • Development of crystallographic preferred orientations by nucleation and growth of new grains in experimentally deformed quartz single crystals

    Martine G.C. Vernooij;Bas den Brok;Karsten Kunze

  • Post-deformational annealing of calcite rocks

    Auke Barnhoorn;Misha Bystricky;Luigi Burlini;Karsten Kunze

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent L. Adams
Brent L. Adams Brigham Young University
Holger Stünitz
Holger Stünitz University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ann M. Hirt
Ann M. Hirt ETH Zurich
Hans-Rudolf Wenk
Hans-Rudolf Wenk University of California, Berkeley
Rainer Abart
Rainer Abart University of Vienna
Peter Ulmer
Peter Ulmer ETH Zurich
Roger D. Doherty
Roger D. Doherty Drexel University

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