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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 66 1326 1177 84 77 380 15041

Michael E. Böttcher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael E. Böttcher between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael E. Böttcher published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 13.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2022. 32 of the 511 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2022. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 12 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 2 publications
1990 2026

511 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael E. Böttcher: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 2
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 12
1998 13
1999 7
2000 8
2001 6
2002 9
2003 6
2004 12
2005 7
2006 10
2007 8
2008 10
2009 18
2010 26
2011 10
2012 18
2013 30
2014 25
2015 27
2016 15
2017 18
2018 23
2019 17
2020 18
2021 27
2022 35
2023 32
2024 24
2025 30
2026 2
Total 511
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Michael E. Böttcher 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 E. Böttcher 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, 378–387 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: 380 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
378–387 34 380
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 E. Böttcher 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 E. Böttcher 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 66
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 E. Böttcher is affiliated with the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields within Earth and Environmental Sciences, with a strong focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work covers a range of subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Oceanography.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Böttcher has published extensively, contributing to notable journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Biogeosciences
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Goldschmidt2022 abstracts

Noteworthy recent papers by Böttcher and collaborators highlight the breadth of their research interests:

  • Calcification-driven CO 2 emissions exceed "Blue Carbon" sequestration in a carbonate seagrass meadow, 2021, Science Advances
  • Microbial life in the nascent Chicxulub crater, 2020, Geology
  • A State-Of-The-Art Perspective on the Characterization of Subterranean Estuaries at the Regional Scale, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Tropical Beaches Attenuate Groundwater Nitrogen Pollution Flowing to the Ocean, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Global dataset of soil organic carbon in tidal marshes, 2023, Scientific Data

Collaborative efforts are a significant aspect of Böttcher's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Iris Schmiedinger
  • Beata Szymczycha
  • Cátia Milene Ehlert von Ahn
  • Anna-Kathrina Jenner
  • Kliti Grice

Best Publications

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Photic Zone Euxinia During the Permian-Triassic Superanoxic Event

    Kliti Grice;Changqun Cao;Gordon D. Love;Michael E. Böttcher

  • Geochemistry of Peruvian near-surface sediments

    Philipp Böning;Hans-Jürgen Brumsack;Michael E. Böttcher;Bernhard Schnetger

  • Anaerobic methane oxidation and a deep H2S sink generate isotopically heavy sulfides in Black Sea sediments

    Bo Barker Jørgensen;Michael E. Böttcher;Holger Lüschen;Lev N. Neretin

  • Sulfidity controls molybdenum isotope fractionation into euxinic sediments: Evidence from the modern Black Sea

    Nadja Neubert;Thomas F. Nägler;Michael E. Böttcher

  • Hypersulfidic deep biosphere indicates extreme sulfur isotope fractionation during single-step microbial sulfate reduction

    Ulrich G. Wortmann;Stefano M. Bernasconi;Michael E. Böttcher

  • Oxygen and sulfur isotope fractionation during anaerobic bacterial disproportionation of elemental sulfur

    Michael E. Böttcher;Bo Thamdrup;T.W. Vennemann

  • A new particulate Mn–Fe–P-shuttle at the redoxcline of anoxic basins

    Olaf Dellwig;Thomas Leipe;Christian März;Michael Glockzin

  • Paleo-redox conditions during OAE 2 reflected in Demerara Rise sediment geochemistry (ODP Leg 207)

    Almut Hetzel;Michael E. Böttcher;Ulrich G. Wortmann;Hans-Jürgen Brumsack

  • Transport and mineralization rates in North Sea sandy intertidal sediments, Sylt-Rømø Basin, Wadden Sea

    Dirk de Beer;Frank Wenzhöfer;Timothy G. Ferdelman;Susan E. Boehme

  • Molybdenum isotope fractionation in pelagic euxinia: Evidence from the modern Black and Baltic Seas

    T.F. Nägler;N. Neubert;M.E. Böttcher;O. Dellwig

  • Sulfur isotope partitioning during experimental formation of pyrite via the polysulfide and hydrogen sulfide pathways: implications for the interpretation of sedimentary and hydrothermal pyrite isotope records

    Ian B. Butler;Michael E. Bottcher;David Terence Rickard;Anthony Oldroyd

  • Pyritization processes and greigite formation in the advancing sulfidization front in the upper Pleistocene sediments of the Black Sea

    Lev N. Neretin;Michael E. Böttcher;Bo B. Jørgensen;Igor I. Volkov

  • Microbiologically induced concrete corrosion: A case study from a combined sewer network

    Cyrill Grengg;Florian Mittermayr;Andre Baldermann;Michael E. Böttcher

  • Mo isotope and trace element patterns of Lower Cambrian black shales in South China: Multi-proxy constraints on the paleoenvironment

    Lingang Xu;Bernd Lehmann;Jingwen Mao;Thomas F. Nägler

  • Anaerobic sulfide oxidation and stable isotope fractionation associated with bacterial sulfur disproportionation in the presence of MnO2

    Michael E Böttcher;Bo Thamdrup

  • Diversity and vertical distribution of magnetotactic bacteria along chemical gradients in freshwater microcosms.

    Christine B. Flies;Henk M. Jonkers;Dirk de Beer;Katja Bosselmann

  • Sulfate reduction related to the early diagenetic degradation of organic matter and “black spot” formation in tidal sandflats of the German Wadden Sea (southern North Sea): stable isotope (13C, 34S, 18O) and other geochemical results

    Michael E. Böttcher;Bärbel Oelschläger;Thomas Höpner;Hans-Jürgen Brumsack

  • Sulphidic Mediterranean surface waters during Pliocene sapropel formation

    Hilde F. Passier;Hendrik-Jan Bosch;Ivar A. Nijenhuis;Lucas J. Lourens

  • Oxygen isotope biogeochemistry of pore water sulfate in the deep biosphere: Dominance of isotope exchange reactions with ambient water during microbial sulfate reduction (ODP Site 1130)

    Ulrich G. Wortmann;Boris Chernyavsky;Stefano M. Bernasconi;Benjamin Brunner

Frequent Co-Authors

Olaf Dellwig
Olaf Dellwig Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Martin Dietzel
Martin Dietzel Graz University of Technology
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Bo Barker Jørgensen
Bo Barker Jørgensen Aarhus University
Stephan J. Köhler
Stephan J. Köhler Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kliti Grice
Kliti Grice Curtin University
Thomas F. Nägler
Thomas F. Nägler University of Bern
Joel Savarino
Joel Savarino Grenoble Alpes University
Matthias Gehre
Matthias Gehre Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Anton Eisenhauer
Anton Eisenhauer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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