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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 91 255 216 8 8 346 27465

Klaus Mezger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Klaus Mezger between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Klaus Mezger published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2021. 28 of the 420 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2021. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 12 publications
1985 2025

420 publications in total across all disciplines

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Klaus Mezger: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 4
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 3
1994 3
1995 4
1996 2
1997 5
1998 8
1999 4
2000 9
2001 10
2002 10
2003 12
2004 17
2005 11
2006 13
2007 14
2008 13
2009 16
2010 11
2011 11
2012 11
2013 13
2014 15
2015 21
2016 10
2017 12
2018 13
2019 9
2020 29
2021 34
2022 16
2023 16
2024 16
2025 12
Total 420
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Klaus Mezger 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 Klaus Mezger 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, 338–347 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: 346 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 64 346
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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Klaus Mezger 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 Klaus Mezger 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, 91 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: 91 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 91
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2010 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Earth Sciences
  • 2009 - Geochemistry Fellow Honor, Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry

Overview

Klaus Mezger is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland. Their research work primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, with notable contributions in subfields including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ecology, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their work covers several main topics such as Astro and Planetary Science, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Planetary Science and Exploration, High-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.

Some of Klaus Mezger's recent publications include:

  • Accretion of the Earth-Missing Components? (2020), published in Space Science Reviews
  • Accretion and differentiation of early planetary bodies as recorded in the composition of the silicate Earth (2021), published in Icarus

Their frequent co-authors include Aryavart Anand with whom they collaborated on 15 publications, O. P. Pandey (11 publications), Dewashish Upadhyay (10 publications), Arathy Ravindran (9 publications), and P. Wurz (8 publications).

Klaus Mezger has published extensively in several scientific journals and conference venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science
  • Icarus
  • Chemical Geology

Their academic recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2017, membership in the Academia Europaea since 2015, and election to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2010 for Earth Sciences. Additionally, they received the Geochemistry Fellow Honor from the Geochemical Society and the European Association of Geochemistry in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Calibration of the lutetium-hafnium clock.

    Erik Scherer;Carsten Münker;Klaus Mezger

  • Rapid accretion and early core formation on asteroids and the terrestrial planets from Hf-W chronometry.

    T. Kleine;C. Münker;K. Mezger;H. Palme

  • Interpretation of discordant U-Pb zircon ages: An evaluation

    Klaus Mezger;E. J. Krogstad

  • Hf-W chronology of the accretion and early evolution of asteroids and terrestrial planets

    Thorsten Kleine;Mathieu Touboul;Bernard Bourdon;Francis Nimmo

  • Separation of high field strength elements (Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf) and Lu from rock samples for MC‐ICPMS measurements

    Carsten Münker;Stefan Weyer;Erik Scherer;Klaus Mezger

  • Evolution of planetary cores and the Earth-Moon system from Nb/Ta systematics.

    Carsten Münker;Jörg A. Pfänder;Stefan Weyer;Anette Büchl

  • U-Pb Garnet, Sphene, Monazite, and Rutile Ages: Implications for the Duration of High-Grade Metamorphism and Cooling Histories, Adirondack Mts., New York

    Klaus Mezger;C. M. Rawnsley;S. R. Bohlen;G. N. Hanson

  • Nb/Ta and Zr/Hf in ocean island basalts — Implications for crust–mantle differentiation and the fate of Niobium

    Jörg A. Pfänder;Carsten Münker;Carsten Münker;Andreas Stracke;Klaus Mezger

  • The Preparation and Preliminary Characterisation of Eight Geological MPI-DING Reference Glasses for In-Situ Microanalysis

    Klaus Peter Jochum;Donald B. Dingwell;Alexander Rocholl;Brigitte Stoll

  • The thermal history of the Eastern Ghats Belt (India) as revealed by U–Pb and 40Ar/39Ar dating of metamorphic and magmatic minerals: implications for the SWEAT correlation

    Klaus Mezger;Michael A Cosca

  • Closure temperatures of the Sm—Nd system in metamorphic garnets

    Klaus Mezger;Eric J. Essene;A. N. Halliday

  • High-precision UPb ages of metamorphic rutile: application to the cooling history of high-grade terranes

    Klaus Mezger;G.N. Hanson;S.R. Bohlen

  • 182Hf-182W isotope systematics of chondrites, eucrites, and martian meteorites: Chronology of core formation and early mantle differentiation in Vesta and Mars

    T. Kleine;Klaus Mezger;C. Münker;H. Palme

  • Early core formation in asteroids and late accretion of chondrite parent bodies: Evidence from 182Hf-182W in CAIs, metal-rich chondrites, and iron meteorites

    Thorsten Kleine;Klaus Mezger;Herbert Palme;Erik Scherer

  • Evolution of the Continental Crust in the Proterozoic Eastern Ghats Belt, India and new constraints for Rodinia reconstruction: implications from Sm–Nd, Rb–Sr and Pb–Pb isotopes ☆

    Karen Rickers;Karen Rickers;Klaus Mezger;Michael M Raith

  • U-Pb systematics of garnet: dating the growth of garnet in the late Archean Pikwitonei granulite domain at Cauchon and Natawahunan Lakes, Manitoba, Canada

    Klaus Mezger;G. N. Hanson;S. R. Bohlen

  • Oceanic plateau model for continental crustal growth in the Archaean: A case study from the Kostomuksha greenstone belt, NW Baltic Shield

    I.S. Puchtel;A.W. Hofmann;Klaus Mezger;K.P. Jochum

  • Iron isotope fractionation during planetary differentiation

    Stefan Weyer;Ariel D. Anbar;Gerhard P. Brey;Carsten Münker

  • Stable isotope compositions of cadmium in geological materials and meteorites determined by multiple-collector ICPMS

    Frank Wombacher;Mark Rehkämper;Klaus Mezger;Carsten Münker

  • Crustal origin of Early Proterozoic syenites in the Congo Craton (Ntem Complex), South Cameroon

    Rigobert Tchameni;K. Mezger;N. E. Nsifa;André Pouclet

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Münker
Carsten Münker University of Cologne
Erik E. Scherer
Erik E. Scherer University of Münster
Jasper Berndt
Jasper Berndt University of Münster
Peter Wurz
Peter Wurz University of Bern
Thorsten Kleine
Thorsten Kleine Max Planck Society
Eric J. Essene
Eric J. Essene University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stefan Weyer
Stefan Weyer University of Hannover
Addi Bischoff
Addi Bischoff University of Münster
Alex N. Halliday
Alex N. Halliday Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Oliver Nebel
Oliver Nebel Monash University

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