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Ludwig Zöller 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 Ludwig Zöller sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 160 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Ludwig Zöller 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 Ludwig Zöller sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ludwig Zöller is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany and conducts research primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science, Archeology, Geophysics, and Anthropology. The main themes of their research focus on Geology and Paleoclimatology, Aeolian processes, Geological formations and processes, Ancient and Medieval Archaeology, Pleistocene-era hominins, and studies related to Methane Hydrates.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics within these fields and have appeared in multiple venues. Notable papers include:

  • "New research on the Aurignacian of Central Europe: A first note on the 2006 fieldwork at Willendorf II" (2021), published by University Library Heidelberg
  • "Evidence for strong relations between the upper Tagus loess formation (central Iberia) and the marine atmosphere off the Iberian margin during the last glacial period" (2021), published in Quaternary Research
  • "A chronological and palaeoenvironmental re-evaluation of two loess-palaeosol records in the northern Harz foreland, Germany, based on innovative modelling tools" (2021), published in Boreas
  • "Chronostratigraphic and geomorphologic challenges of last glacial loess in Poland in the light of new luminescence ages" (2022), published in E&G Quaternary Science Journal
  • "A detailed chrono-stratigraphical record of canarian dune archives - Interplay of sand supply and volcanism" (2020), published in Journal of Arid Environments

Ludwig Zöller frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Regular co-authors include Ulrich Hambach, Frank Lehmkuhl, Thomas Kolb, Markus Fuchs, and Zdzisław Jary.

The scientist's work has been published across several academic journals and venues. Frequent publication venues cited for their research include:

  • Boreas
  • Quaternary Research
  • University Library Heidelberg
  • E&G Quaternary Science Journal
  • Journal of Arid Environments

Best Publications

  • High-resolution record of the last Interglacial–glacial cycle in the Nussloch loess–palaeosol sequences, Upper Rhine Area, Germany

    Pierre Antoine;Denis Didier Rousseau;Denis Didier Rousseau;Ludwig Zöller;Andreas Lang

  • Rapid and cyclic aeolian deposition during the Last Glacial in European loess: a high-resolution record from Nussloch, Germany

    Pierre Antoine;Denis Didier Rousseau;Denis Didier Rousseau;Olivier Moine;Stéphane Kunesch

  • Late Pleistocene loess-palaeosol sequences in the Vojvodina region, north Serbia

    Slobodan B. Marković;Mark P. Bokhorst;Jef Vandenberghe;William D. McCoy

  • Geochemical characterization and origin of Southeastern and Eastern European loesses (Serbia, Romania, Ukraine)

    Björn Buggle;Bruno Glaser;Ludwig Zöller;Ulrich Hambach

  • Stratigraphy, and spatial and temporal paleoclimatic trends in Southeastern/Eastern European loess–paleosol sequences

    Björn Buggle;Ulrich Hambach;Bruno Glaser;Natalia Gerasimenko

  • Abrupt millennial climatic changes from Nussloch (Germany) Upper Weichselian eolian records during the Last Glaciation.

    Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Pierre Antoine;Christine Hatté;Andreas Lang

  • The last million years recorded at the Stari Slankamen (Northern Serbia) loess-palaeosol sequence: revised chronostratigraphy and long-term environmental trends

    Slobodan B. Marković;Ulrich Hambach;Thomas Stevens;George J. Kukla

  • Middle and Late Pleistocene loess sequences at Batajnica, Vojvodina, Serbia

    Slobodan B. Marković;Ulrich Hambach;Norm Catto;Mladjen Jovanović

  • Aeolian dust dynamics in central Asia during the Pleistocene: Driven by the long‐term migration, seasonality, and permanency of the Asiatic polar front

    Björn Machalett;Björn Machalett;Björn Machalett;Eric A. Oches;Manfred Frechen;Ludwig Zöller

  • Reconstructing Quaternary vegetation history in the Carpathian Basin, SE-Europe, using n-alkane biomarkers as molecular fossils: Problems and possible solutions, potential and limitations

    Michael Zech;Björn Buggle;Katharina Leiber;Slobodan B. Marković

  • Alpha efficiency determination for OSL of quartz extracted from Chinese loess

    Zhong Ping Lai;Zhong Ping Lai;Zhong Ping Lai;Ludwig Zöller;Markus Fuchs;Helmut Brückner

  • δ13C of Loess Organic Matter as a Potential Proxy for Paleoprecipitation

    Christine Hatté;Pierre Antoine;Michel Fontugne;Andreas Lang

  • High-resolution chronologies for loess: comparing AMS 14C and optical dating results

    Andreas Lang;Christine Hatté;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Pierre Antoine

  • δ13C variations of loess organic matter as a record of the vegetation response to climatic changes during the Weichselian

    Christine Hatté;Michel Fontugne;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Pierre Antoine

  • Iron mineralogical proxies and Quaternary climate change in SE-European loess-paleosol sequences

    Björn Buggle;Björn Buggle;Ulrich Hambach;Karoly Müller;Ludwig Zöller

  • Existence of a common growth curve for silt-sized quartz OSL of loess from different continents

    Zhong-Ping Lai;Helmut Brückner;Ludwig Zöller;Alexander Fülling

  • Link between European and North Atlantic abrupt climate changes over the last glaciation

    Denis Didier Rousseau;Adriana Sima;Pierre Antoine;Christine Hatté

  • Loess in the Vojvodina region (Northern Serbia): an essential link between European and Asian Pleistocene environments

    S.B. Marković;U. Hambach;T. Stevens;T. Stevens;M. Jovanović

  • Towards a revised chronostratigraphy of loess in Austria with respect to key sections in the Czech Republic and in Hungary

    L. Zöller;E.A. Oches;W.D. McCoy

  • Reconstruction of the late Quaternary paleoenvironments of the Nussloch loess paleosol sequence, Germany, using n-alkane biomarkers

    Michael Zech;Simon Rass;Björn Buggle;Manfred Löscher

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Hambach
Ulrich Hambach University of Bayreuth
Slobodan B. Marković
Slobodan B. Marković University of Novi Sad
Denis-Didier Rousseau
Denis-Didier Rousseau University of Montpellier
Markus Fuchs
Markus Fuchs University of Giessen
Bruno Glaser
Bruno Glaser Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Pierre Antoine
Pierre Antoine Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Daniel Richter
Daniel Richter Duke University
Thomas Stevens
Thomas Stevens Uppsala University
Christine Hatté
Christine Hatté University of Paris-Saclay
Michel Fontugne
Michel Fontugne Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

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