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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3671 3364 252 237 369 7564

Martin Sauter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Martin Sauter between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Martin Sauter published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 12.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2020. 39 of the 466 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2020. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 19 publications
1989 2025

466 publications in total across all disciplines

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Martin Sauter: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 3
1996 0
1997 1
1998 1
1999 3
2000 5
2001 4
2002 11
2003 14
2004 3
2005 18
2006 15
2007 12
2008 10
2009 19
2010 13
2011 15
2012 28
2013 28
2014 23
2015 17
2016 24
2017 19
2018 27
2019 19
2020 31
2021 23
2022 20
2023 17
2024 20
2025 19
Total 466
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Martin Sauter 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 Martin Sauter 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, 368–377 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: 369 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60 369
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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Martin Sauter 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 Martin Sauter 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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

Martin Sauter is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research spans several fields including Environmental Science, Engineering, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work delves into multiple subfields such as Environmental Engineering, Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martin Sauter are:

  • Alexandru Tatomir
  • Huhao Gao
  • Dejian Zhou
  • Irina Engelhardt
  • Jannes Kordilla

They have contributed numerous research articles to various publication venues, most notably:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Water Resources Research
  • Hydrogeology Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Study on the influence of randomly distributed fracture aperture in a fracture network on heat production from an enhanced geothermal system (EGS), 2022, Energy
  • Global karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world's fastest-flowing groundwater, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Nonlinear Autoregressive Neural Networks to Predict Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Leakage into Shallow Groundwater, 2020, Water
  • Predicting methane solubility in water and seawater by machine learning algorithms: Application to methane transport modeling, 2021, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology
  • Experimental Investigation of Hydraulic Fracturing and Stress Sensitivity of Fracture Permeability Under Changing Polyaxial Stress Conditions, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Best Publications

  • A new spatial multi-criteria decision support tool for site selection for implementation of managed aquifer recharge.

    M. Azizur Rahman;Bernd Rusteberg;R.C. Gogu;J.P. Lobo Ferreira

  • Simulation of the development of karst aquifers using a coupled continuum pipe flow model

    Rudolf Liedl;Martin Sauter;Martin Sauter;Dirk Hückinghaus;Torsten Clemens

  • Flow and Transport in Fractured Porous Media

    Peter Dietrich;Rainer Helmig;Martin Sauter;Heinz Hötzl

  • Microbial and chemical characterization of underwater fresh water springs in the Dead Sea.

    Danny Ionescu;Christian-Helge Siebert;Lubos Polerecky;Yaniv Y. Munwes

  • Quantification and forecasting of regional groundwater flow and transport in a karst aquifer (Gallusquelle, Malm, SW. Germany)

    Martin Sauter

  • A review on challenges in the assessment of geomechanical rock performance for deep geothermal reservoir development

    Ingrid Tomac;Martin Sauter

  • Multitracer Test Approach to Characterize Reactive Transport in Karst Aquifers

    Tobias Geyer;Steffen Birk;Tobias Licha;Rudolf Liedl

  • Hydraulic fracturing in unconventional gas reservoirs: risks in the geological system, part 2

    Alexander Kissinger;Rainer Helmig;Anozie Ebigbo;Holger Class

  • Quantification of temporal distribution of recharge in karst systems from spring hydrographs

    Tobias Geyer;Steffen Birk;Rudolf Liedl;Martin Sauter

  • Identification of localised recharge and conduit flow by combined analysis of hydraulic and physico-chemical spring responses (Urenbrunnen, SW-Germany)

    Steffen Birk;Rudolf Liedl;Martin Sauter

  • Modeling of karst aquifer genesis: Influence of exchange flow

    Sebastian Bauer;Rudolf Liedl;Martin Sauter

  • Caffeine as an indicator for the quantification of untreated wastewater in karst systems.

    Olav Hillebrand;Karsten Nödler;Tobias Licha;Martin Sauter

  • Simulation of flow processes in a large scale karst system with an integrated catchment model (Mike She) – Identification of relevant parameters influencing spring discharge

    Joanna Doummar;Martin Sauter;Tobias Geyer

  • Karst spring responses examined by process-based modeling.

    Steffen Birk;Rudolf Liedl;Martin Sauter

  • Process-based interpretation of tracer tests in carbonate aquifers

    Steffen Birk;Tobias Geyer;Rudolf Liedl;Martin Sauter

  • Study on the influence of randomly distributed fracture aperture in a fracture network on heat production from an enhanced geothermal system (EGS)

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  • Testing the Suitability of Zerovalent Iron Materials for Reactive Walls

    Chicgoua Noubactep;Günther Meinrath;Peter Dietrich;Martin Sauter

  • An integrated study of spatial multicriteria analysis and mathematical modelling for managed aquifer recharge site suitability mapping and site ranking at Northern Gaza coastal aquifer.

    Mohammad Azizur Rahman;Bernd Rusteberg;Mohammad Salah Uddin;Annegret Lutz

  • A field assessment of high-resolution aquifer characterization based on hydraulic travel time and hydraulic attenuation tomography

    R. Brauchler;R. Hu;P. Dietrich;M. Sauter

  • Effects of dynamically variable saturation and matrix-conduit coupling of flow in karst aquifers

    Thomas Reimann;Tobias Geyer;W. Barclay Shoemaker;Rudolf Liedl

  • Occurrence and spatial distribution of organic micro-pollutants in a complex hydrogeological karst system during low flow and high flow periods, results of a two-year study

    Roland Reh;Tobias Licha;Tobias Geyer;Karsten Nödler

  • Significance of preferential flow at the rock soil interface in a semi-arid karst environment

    Jakob Sohrt;Fabian Ries;Martin Sauter;Jens Lange

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudolf Liedl
Rudolf Liedl TU Dresden
Georg Teutsch
Georg Teutsch Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Peter Dietrich
Peter Dietrich University of Tübingen
Rainer Helmig
Rainer Helmig University of Stuttgart
Olaf Kolditz
Olaf Kolditz TU Dresden
Chicgoua Noubactep
Chicgoua Noubactep University of Göttingen
Nico Goldscheider
Nico Goldscheider Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jesús Carrera
Jesús Carrera Spanish National Research Council
Philippe Pezard
Philippe Pezard University of Montpellier
Hervé Jourde
Hervé Jourde University of Montpellier

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