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D-Index
66
Citations
15041
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1326
National Ranking
84

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.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 380 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

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.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

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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