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Ladislaus Rybach

Ladislaus Rybach

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
7985
World Ranking
6027
National Ranking
139

Ladislaus Rybach 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 Ladislaus Rybach sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 146 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ladislaus Rybach 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 Ladislaus Rybach sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ladislaus Rybach is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in Environmental Science, Engineering, and Energy. Their work primarily focuses on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Mechanical Engineering, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ladislaus Rybach include:

  • Global Status, Development and Prospects of Shallow and Deep Geothermal Energy, 2022, International Journal of Terrestrial Heat Flow and Applied Geothermics
  • Geothermal Heat Pump Production Sustainability-The Basis of the Swiss GHP Success Story, 2022, Energies

Other notable recent publications by co-authors include:

  • Quality-assurance of heat-flow data: The new structure and evaluation scheme of the IHFC Global Heat Flow Database, 2023, Tectonophysics
  • Geothermal Energy and Its Potential for Critical Metal Extraction-A Review, 2023, Energies
  • Tunnelgeothermie - Ein Überblick, 2022, Geomechanics and Tunnelling

Frequent collaborators with whom Ladislaus Rybach has published repeatedly are:

  • B. Bucher
  • Cristina Poretti
  • Stéphane Maillard
  • Sabine Mayer
  • Gernot Butterweck

The scientist's work has been published across a variety of venues, notably:

  • PSI-Bericht
  • Energies
  • International Journal of Terrestrial Heat Flow and Applied Geothermics
  • Tectonophysics
  • Geomechanics and Tunnelling

Best Publications

  • Current status of ground source heat pumps and underground thermal energy storage in Europe

    Burkhard Sanner;Constantine Karytsas;Dimitrios Mendrinos;Ladislaus Rybach

  • Handbook of Terrestrial Heat-Flow Density Determination

    R. Haenel;L. Rybach;L. Stegena

  • The possible role and contribution of geothermal energy to the mitigation of climate change

    Ingvar B. Fridleifsson;Ruggero Bertani;Ernst Huenges;John W. Lund

  • Greenhouse gas emission savings of ground source heat pump systems in Europe: A review

    Peter Bayer;Dominik Saner;Stephan Bolay;Ladislaus Rybach

  • Review on life cycle environmental effects of geothermal power generation

    Peter Bayer;Ladislaus Rybach;Philipp Blum;Ralf Brauchler

  • Terrestrial Heat Flow in Europe

    Vladimír Čermák;Ladislaus Rybach

  • Geothermal energy: sustainability and the environment

    Ladislaus Rybach

  • Geothermal systems: principles and case histories

    L.J.P.Muffler;L. Rybach

  • The variation of heat generation, density and seismic velocity with rock type in the continental lithosphere☆

    Ladislaus Rybach;Günter Buntebarth

  • Radioactive heat production in rocks and its relation to other petrophysical parameters

    Ladislaus Rybach

  • Coupled hydraulic, thermal and mechanical considerations for the simulation of hot dry rock reservoirs

    T. Kohl;K.F. Evansi;R.J. Hopkirk;L. Rybach

  • A simple method to determine heat production from gamma-ray logs

    Christian Bücker;Ladislaus Rybach

  • The thermal regime of the crystalline continental crust: Implications from the KTB

    Christoph Clauser;Peter Giese;Ernst Huenges;Thomas Kohl

  • Observation and simulation of non-Darcian flow transients in fractured rock

    T. Kohl;K. F. Evans;R. J. Hopkirk;R. Jung

  • Relationships between the petrophysical properties density, seismic velocity, heat generation, and mineralogical constitution

    Ladislaus Rybach;Günter Buntebarth

  • Impact of graben-parallel faults on hydrothermal convection--Rhine Graben case study

    D Bächler;T Kohl;L Rybach

  • Sustainability aspects of geothermal heat pump operation, with experience from Switzerland

    Ladislaus Rybach;Walter J. Eugster

  • GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE

    Ladislaus Rybach;Burkhard Sanner

  • Terrestrial Heat Flow and the Lithosphere Structure

    Vladimír Čermák;L. Rybach;Lithosphere Structure

  • Determination of specific heat capacity on rock fragments

    Ueli Schärli;Ladislaus Rybach

  • Thermal properties and temperature-related behavior of rock/fluid systems: by W.H. Somerton, Developments in Petroleum Science, Vol. 37, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1992, 257 pp., ISBN 0-444-890017, Dfl. 220.00 (hardcover)

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Frequent Co-Authors

Philipp Blum
Philipp Blum Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Peter Bayer
Peter Bayer Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Keith F. Evans
Keith F. Evans ETH Zurich
Giorgio Ranalli
Giorgio Ranalli Carleton University
David S. Chapman
David S. Chapman University of Utah
Jefferson W. Tester
Jefferson W. Tester Cornell University

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