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Michael Bröcker

Michael Bröcker

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5968 5526 431 411 85 4229

Michael Bröcker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Bröcker between 1990 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Bröcker published across 35 years, from 1990 to 2024, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2003. 3 of the 85 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2003. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication
1990 2024

85 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Bröcker: publications per year, 1990 to 2024
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 3
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 8
2004 6
2005 6
2006 2
2007 1
2008 1
2009 2
2010 5
2011 2
2012 1
2013 2
2014 4
2015 3
2016 3
2017 6
2018 1
2019 6
2020 2
2021 4
2022 3
2023 2
2024 1
Total 85
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Michael Bröcker 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 Michael Bröcker 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, 78–87 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: 85 publications — 6th percentile

6% 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 85
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
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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Michael Bröcker 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 Michael Bröcker 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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

Michael Bröcker is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany, contributing extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences through research focused primarily on geophysics and geology. Their scholarly work spans various subfields, with notable emphasis on geophysical analysis and geological processes linked to tectonics and metamorphism.

Their research covers a broad range of topics:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Throughout their academic career, Michael Bröcker has published numerous papers, including several recent contributions. Key publications include:

  • "Unravelling metamorphic ages of suture zone rocks from the Sabzevar and Makran areas (Iran): Robust age constraints for the larger Arabia-Eurasian collision zone," Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 2021
  • "The magmatic and tectono-metamorphic history of the Sistan suture zone, Iran: New insights into a key region for the convergence between the Lut and Afghan blocks," Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2022

Michael Bröcker frequently co-authors with several researchers, including:

  • Jasper Berndt
  • Erik E. Scherer
  • Mohammad Elyas Moslempour
  • Melina Höhn
  • Hadi Omrani

Their work has appeared in a variety of scholarly venues, reflecting interdisciplinary research interests. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Geological Magazine
  • Journal of Asian Earth Sciences
  • Lithos
  • International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • Journal of Metamorphic Geology

Best Publications

  • 40Ar/39Ar and oxygen isotope studies of polymetamorphism from Tinos Island, Cycladic blueschist belt, Greece

    M. Bröcker;H. Kreuzer;A. Matthews;M. Okrusch

  • New Age Constraints on the Metamorphic Evolution of the High‐Pressure/Low‐Temperature Belt in the Western Tianshan Mountains, NW China

    R. Klemd;M. Bröcker;B. R. Hacker;J. Gao

  • Fluid–metasedimentary rock interactions in subduction-zone mélange: Implications for the chemical composition of arc magmas

    Christopher M. Breeding;Jay J. Ague;Michael Bröcker

  • Rb-Sr isotope studies on Tinos Island (Cyclades, Greece); additional time constraints for metamorphism, extent of infiltration-controlled overprinting and deformational activity

    Michael Bröcker;Leander Franz

  • U-Pb zircon geochronology of unusual eclogite-facies rocks from Syros and Tinos (Cyclades, Greece)

    Michael Bröcker;Michael Enders

  • Fast intraslab fluid-flow events linked to pulses of high pore fluid pressure at the subducted plate interface

    Stephan Taetz;Timm John;Michael Bröcker;Carl Spandler

  • Fluid influence on mineral reactions in ultrahigh-pressure granulites: a case study in the Śnieżnik Mts. (West Sudetes, Poland)

    Reiner Klemd;Michael Bröcker

  • Geochronological constraints on the timing of granitoid magmatism, metamorphism and post-metamorphic cooling in the Hercynian crustal cross-section of Calabria

    T. Graessner;V. Schenk;M. Bröcker;K. Mezger

  • Fast extension but little exhumation: the Vari detachment in the Cyclades, Greece

    Uwe Ring;Stuart N. Thomson;Michael Bröcker

  • High‐Si phengite records the time of greenschist facies overprinting: implications for models suggesting mega‐detachments in the Aegean Sea

    M. Bröcker;D. Bieling;B. Hacker;P. Gans

  • The geological significance of 40Ar/39Ar and Rb–Sr white mica ages from Syros and Sifnos, Greece: a record of continuous (re)crystallization during exhumation?

    M. Bröcker;S. Baldwin;R. Arkudas

  • Unusual bulk-rock compositions in eclogite-facies rocks from Syros and Tinos (Cyclades, Greece): implications for U–Pb zircon geochronology

    Michael Bröcker;Michael Enders

  • Geochemistry and geochronology of HP mélanges from Tinos and Andros, cycladic blueschist belt, Greece

    Florian Bulle;Michael Bröcker;Claudia Gärtner;Alan Keasling

  • Protolith Ages of Meta‐igneous and Metatuffaceous Rocks from the Cycladic Blueschist Unit, Greece: Results of a Reconnaissance U‐Pb Zircon Study

    Michael Bröcker;Robert T. Pidgeon

  • Ionprobe U-Pb zircon ages from the high-pressure/low-temperature mélange of Syros, Greece: age diversity and the importance of pre-Eocene subduction

    M. Bröcker;A. Keasling

  • New age constraints for the geodynamic evolution of the Sistan Suture Zone, eastern Iran

    Michael Bröcker;Gholamreza Fotoohi Rad;Ray Burgess;Stephanie Theunissen

  • Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism in the Śnieżnik Mountains (Sudetes, Poland): P-T Constraints and Geological Implications

    Michael Bröcker;Reiner Klemd

  • Blueschist-to-greenschist transition in metabasites from Tinos Island, Cyclades, Greece: Compositional control or fluid infiltration?

    Michael Bröcker

  • Timing of eclogite facies metamorphism in the southernmost Scandinavian Caledonides by Lu–Hf and Sm–Nd geochronology

    Matthijs A. Smit;Erik E. Scherer;Michael Bröcker;Herman L. M. van Roermund

  • Evolution of the continental crust in the Kerala Khondalite Belt, southernmost India: evidence from Nd isotope mapping, U-Pb and Rb-Sr geochronology

    Bénédicte Cenki;Bénédicte Cenki;Ingo Braun;Michael Bröcker

Frequent Co-Authors

Jasper Berndt
Jasper Berndt University of Münster
Erik E. Scherer
Erik E. Scherer University of Münster
Reiner Klemd
Reiner Klemd University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Klaus Mezger
Klaus Mezger University of Bern
Leander Franz
Leander Franz University of Basel
Bradley R. Hacker
Bradley R. Hacker University of California, Santa Barbara
Carl Spandler
Carl Spandler University of Adelaide
Timm John
Timm John Freie Universität Berlin
Phillip B. Gans
Phillip B. Gans University of California, Santa Barbara
Harald Strauss
Harald Strauss University of Münster

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