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D-Index
60
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12242
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2947
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197

Lutz Breuer publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lutz Breuer sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 356 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Lutz Breuer D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lutz Breuer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lutz Breuer is affiliated with the University of Giessen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with particular attention to water science and technology, global and planetary change, environmental engineering, ecology, and environmental chemistry.

Their work covers a range of topics within these fields, including:

  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Flood risk assessment and management
  • Soil and water nutrient dynamics
  • Water resources management and optimization
  • Hydrological forecasting using AI
  • Groundwater and isotope geochemistry
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport

Lutz Breuer's recent research papers illustrate a broad scope of environmental and hydrological studies. Selected publications include:

  • Using hydrological and climatic catchment clusters to explore drivers of catchment behavior, 2020, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Nation-wide estimation of groundwater redox conditions and nitrate concentrations through machine learning, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Modification of the microclimate and water balance through the integration of trees into temperate cropping systems, 2022, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Water Resources Management Strategies for Irrigated Agriculture in the Indus Basin of Pakistan, 2020, Water
  • Accounting for multiple ecosystem services in a simulation of land-use decisions: Does it reduce tropical deforestation?, 2020, Global Change Biology

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Suzanne Jacobs
  • David Windhorst
  • Tobias Houska
  • Mariana C. Rufino
  • Philipp Kraft

Breuer has contributed to publications across notable scientific venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water
  • Scientific Reports
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Plant parameter values for models in temperate climates

    Lutz Breuer;Klaus Eckhardt;Hans-Georg Frede

  • Fluxes of NO and N2O from temperate forest soils: impact of forest type, N deposition and of liming on the NO and N2O emissions

    K. Butterbach-Bahl;R. Gasche;L. Breuer;H. Papen

  • State-of-the-art global models underestimate impacts from climate extremes

    Jacob Schewe;Simon N. Gosling;Christopher Reyer;Fang Zhao

  • SPOTting Model Parameters Using a Ready-Made Python Package.

    Tobias Houska;Philipp Kraft;Alejandro Chamorro-Chavez;Lutz Breuer

  • Temperature and Moisture Effects on Nitrification Rates in Tropical Rain-Forest Soils

    Lutz Breuer;Ralf Kiese;Klaus Butterbach-Bahl

  • Assessing the impact of land use change on hydrology by ensemble modeling (LUCHEM) I: Model intercomparison with current land use

    L Breuer;J.A. Huisman;P Willems;H Bormann

  • Groundwater recharge rates and surface runoff response to land use and land cover changes in semi-arid environments

    Steven O. Owuor;Steven O. Owuor;K. Butterbach-Bahl;K. Butterbach-Bahl;A. C. Guzha;M. C. Rufino

  • Large scale prediction of groundwater nitrate concentrations from spatial data using machine learning.

    Lukas Knoll;Lutz Breuer;Martin Bach

  • N2O emission from tropical forest soils of Australia

    Lutz Breuer;Hans Papen;Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl

  • Parameter uncertainty and the significance of simulated land use change effects

    Klaus Eckhardt;Lutz Breuer;Hans-Georg Frede

  • LandscapeDNDC: a process model for simulation of biosphere–atmosphere–hydrosphere exchange processes at site and regional scale

    Edwin Haas;Steffen Klatt;Alexander Fröhlich;Philipp Kraft

  • How many tracers do we need for end member mixing analysis (EMMA)? A sensitivity analysis

    Frauke K. Barthold;Christoph Tyralla;Christoph Tyralla;Katrin Schneider;Kellie B. Vaché;Kellie B. Vaché

  • Validation and application of a cryogenic vacuum extraction system for soil and plant water extraction for isotope analysis

    N. Orlowski;H.-G. Frede;N. Brüggemann;L. Breuer

  • Sources of uncertainty in hydrological climate impact assessment: a cross-scale study

    Fred Hattermann;Tobias Vetter;Tobias Vetter;Lutz Breuer;Buda Su

  • Nitrogen processes in aquatic ecosystems

    P Durand;L Breuer;Penny J. Johnes;G Billen

  • Critical issues with cryogenic extraction of soil water for stable isotope analysis

    Natalie Orlowski;Natalie Orlowski;Lutz Breuer;Jeffrey J. McDonnell;Jeffrey J. McDonnell

  • Assessing the impact of land use change on hydrology by ensemble modelling(LUCHEM) II: ensemble combinations and predictions

    Neil Viney;H Bormann;L Breuer;A Bronstert

  • A comparison of changes in river runoff from multiple global and catchment-scale hydrological models under global warming scenarios of 1 °C, 2 °C and 3 °C

    Simon N. Gosling;Jamal Zaherpour;Nick J. Mount;Fred F. Hattermann

  • Exchange of trace gases between soils and the atmosphere in Scots pine forest ecosystems of the northeastern German lowlands 1. Fluxes of N2O, NO/NO2 and CH4 at forest sites with different N-deposition

    K Butterbach-Bahl;L Breuer;R Gasche;G Willibald

  • Citizen science in hydrological monitoring and ecosystem services management: State of the art and future prospects.

    N. Njue;J. Stenfert Kroese;J. Gräf;S.R. Jacobs

  • Identifying controls of the rainfall–runoff response of small catchments in the tropical Andes (Ecuador)

    Patricio Javier Crespo;Patricio Javier Crespo;Jan Feyen;Wouter Buytaert;Amelie Bücker

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Mariana C. Rufino
Mariana C. Rufino Lancaster University
Johan Alexander Huisman
Johan Alexander Huisman Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jan Feyen
Jan Feyen University of Cuenca
Ralf Kiese
Ralf Kiese Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Neil R. Viney
Neil R. Viney Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Jan Seibert
Jan Seibert University of Zurich
Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Jeffrey J. McDonnell University of Saskatchewan
Christoph Müller
Christoph Müller Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

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