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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 39 6203 5746 444 424 113 5314

Manfred Birke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Manfred Birke between 1993 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Manfred Birke published across 32 years, from 1993 to 2024, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2014. 2 of the 123 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2014. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 6 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication
1993 2024

123 publications in total across all disciplines

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Manfred Birke: publications per year, 1993 to 2024
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 2
2005 0
2006 5
2007 2
2008 1
2009 3
2010 8
2011 9
2012 9
2013 11
2014 17
2015 8
2016 7
2017 17
2018 6
2019 3
2020 1
2021 6
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
Total 123
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Manfred Birke 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 Manfred Birke 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, 108–117 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: 113 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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
108–117 484 113
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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Manfred Birke 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 Manfred Birke 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 35th percentile

35% 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 39
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

Manfred Birke is affiliated with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on the study of pollution and geochemistry.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including pollution, geochemistry and petrology, biomaterials, artificial intelligence, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Key topics of research involve heavy metals in the environment, geochemistry and elemental analysis, clay minerals and soil interactions, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geology and paleoclimatology research, environmental toxicology and ecotoxicology, and mercury impact and mitigation studies.

Manfred Birke has contributed to a number of research publications, frequently collaborating with coauthors such as Philippe Négrel, Anna Ladenberger, Clemens Reimann, Alecos Demetriades, and Martiya Sadeghi. Their work is published across several scientific journals and venues, including the Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Chemical Geology, Marine Pollution Bulletin, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), and Geochemistry Exploration Environment Analysis.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Manfred Birke include:

  • GEMAS: Geochemical distribution of Mg in agricultural soil of Europe, 2020, Journal of Geochemical Exploration
  • GEMAS: Chemical weathering of silicate parent materials revealed by agricultural soil of Europe, 2023, Chemical Geology
  • Integration of physical, geochemical and biological analyses as a strategy for coastal lagoon biomonitoring, 2021, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • GEMAS: Geochemistry of European agricultural and grazing land soil, 2021, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
  • GEMAS: Boron as a geochemical proxy for weathering of European agricultural soil, 2024, Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Best Publications

  • Geochemical atlas of Europe. Part 2, Interpretation of geochemical maps, additional tables, figures, maps, and related publications

    W. De Vos;T. Tarvainen;R. Salminen;S. Reeder

  • GEMAS: Establishing geochemical background and threshold for 53 chemical elements in European agricultural soil

    Clemens Reimann;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke;Peter Filzmoser

  • Urban Geochemistry: Investigations in the Berlin Metropolitan Area

    Manfred Birke;Uwe Rauch

  • The concept of compositional data analysis in practice--total major element concentrations in agricultural and grazing land soils of Europe.

    Clemens Reimann;Peter Filzmoser;Karl Fabian;Karel Hron

  • Chemistry of Europe's Agricultural Soils, Part B

    Clemens Reimann;Manfred Birke;Alecos Demetriades;Peter Filzmoser

  • Arsenic distribution in the environment: the effects of scale.

    Clemens Reimann;Jörg Matschullat;Manfred Birke;Reijo Salminen

  • Lead and lead isotopes in agricultural soils of Europe – The continental perspective

    Clemens Reimann;Belinda Flem;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke

  • Geochemistry of European Bottled Water

    Clemens Reimann;Manfred Birke

  • Antimony in the environment: Lessons from geochemical mapping

    Clemens Reimann;Jörg Matschullat;Manfred Birke;Reijo Salminen

  • CHEMISTRY OF EUROPE’S AGRICULTURAL SOILS – PART A: METHODOLOGY AND INTERPRETATION OF THE GEMAS DATA SET

    C. Reimann;M. Birke;A. Demetriades;P. Filzmoser

  • Bottled drinking water: Water contamination from bottle materials (glass, hard PET, soft PET), the influence of colour and acidification

    Clemens Reimann;Manfred Birke;Peter Filzmoser

  • Bioavailable 87Sr/86Sr in European soils: A baseline for provenancing studies.

    Jurian A. Hoogewerff;Clemens Reimann;Henriette Ueckermann;Henriette Ueckermann;Robert Frei

  • Determination of major and trace elements in European bottled mineral water — Analytical methods

    Manfred Birke;Clemens Reimann;Alecos Demetriades;Uwe Rauch

  • Major and trace elements in German bottled water, their regional distribution, and accordance with national and international standards

    Manfred Birke;Uwe Rauch;Bodo Harazim;Hans Lorenz

  • Major and trace elements in tap water from Italy

    Enrico Dinelli;Annamaria Lima;Stefano Albanese;Manfred Birke

  • Magnetic susceptibility as indicator of environmental pollution of soils in Tallinn

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  • Mercury in European agricultural and grazing land soils

    Rolf Tore Ottesen;Manfred Birke;Tor Erik Finne;Mateja Gosar

  • Distribution of uranium in German bottled and tap water

    Manfred Birke;Uwe Rauch;Hans Lorenz;Robert Kringel

  • GEMAS: Cadmium distribution and its sources in agricultural and grazing land soil of Europe - Original data versus clr-transformed data

    Manfred Birke;Clemens Reimann;Uwe Rauch;Anna Ladenberger

  • Arsenic in agricultural and grazing land soils of Europe

    Timo Tarvainen;Stefano Albanese;Manfred Birke;Michal Poňavič

  • Comparative study between bottled mineral and tap water in Italy

    Enrico Dinelli;Annamaria Lima;Stefano Albanese;Manfred Birke

Frequent Co-Authors

Clemens Reimann
Clemens Reimann Norwegian Geological Survey
Enrico Dinelli
Enrico Dinelli University of Bologna
Philippe Négrel
Philippe Négrel French Geological Survey
Annamaria Lima
Annamaria Lima University of Naples Federico II
B. De Vivo
B. De Vivo Pegaso University
Stefano Albanese
Stefano Albanese University of Naples Federico II
Domenico Cicchella
Domenico Cicchella University of Sannio
Trajče Stafilov
Trajče Stafilov Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
Jason K. Kirby
Jason K. Kirby Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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