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Michael Plötze

Michael Plötze

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7877 7297 167 162 112 5200

Michael Plötze publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Plötze between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Plötze published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2018. 12 of the 142 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2018. 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 7 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 3 publications
1997 2025

142 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Plötze: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 2
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 7
2002 0
2003 6
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 6
2008 7
2009 5
2010 6
2011 7
2012 9
2013 8
2014 5
2015 6
2016 9
2017 4
2018 10
2019 7
2020 5
2021 8
2022 5
2023 2
2024 9
2025 3
Total 142
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Michael Plötze 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 Plötze 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: 112 publications — 17th percentile

17% 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
108–117 484 112
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 Plötze 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 Plötze 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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 Plötze is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple disciplines within engineering, earth and planetary sciences, and environmental science, with a focus on civil and structural engineering, geophysics, building and construction, environmental engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their main research topics include:

  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research
  • Clay minerals and soil interactions
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies

Michael Plötze has published frequently in the following venues:

  • Applied Clay Science
  • Environmental Geotechnics
  • Géotechnique
  • E3S Web of Conferences
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science

Representative recent papers include:

  • "Thallium sorption and speciation in soils: Role of micaceous clay minerals and manganese oxides" (2020), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy" (2021), published in Environmental Geotechnics
  • "Fast and persistent responses of alpine permafrost microbial communities to in situ warming" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Shale fault zone structure and stress dependent anisotropic permeability and seismic velocity properties (Opalinus Clay, Switzerland)" (2020), published in Journal of Structural Geology
  • "Molecular dynamics modeling of hydraulic conductivity of soil considering variable viscosity and adsorbed water" (2022), published in Applied Clay Science

Frequent coauthors of Michael Plötze include:

  • Alexander M. Puzrin
  • Claudia Vitone
  • Rossella Petti
  • Francesca Sollecito
  • Federica Cotecchia

Best Publications

  • Origin, spectral characteristics and practical applications of the cathodoluminescence (CL) of quartz – a review

    J. Götze;M. Plötze;D. Habermann

  • Porosity and pore size distribution of different wood types as determined by mercury intrusion porosimetry

    Michael Plötze;Peter Niemz

  • Trace element incorporation into quartz: A combined study by ICP-MS, electron spin resonance, cathodoluminescence, capillary ion analysis, and gas chromatography

    Jens Götze;Michael Plötze;Torsten Graupner;Dieter Klaus Hallbauer

  • Spectroscopic methods applied to zircon

    Lutz Nasdala;Ming Zhang;Ulf Kempe;Gérard Panczer

  • Weathering-Associated Bacteria from the Damma Glacier Forefield: Physiological Capabilities and Impact on Granite Dissolution

    Beat Frey;Stefan R. Rieder;Ivano Brunner;Michael Plötze

  • Chemical and Biological Gradients along the Damma Glacier Soil Chronosequence, Switzerland

    Stefano M. Bernasconi;Andreas Bauder;Bernard Bourdon;Ivano Brunner

  • Climatic cycles during a Neoproterozoic “snowball” glacial epoch

    Ruben Rieu;Philip A. Allen;Michael Plötze;Thomas Pettke

  • Thallium speciation and extractability in a thallium- and arsenic-rich soil developed from mineralized carbonate rock.

    Andreas Voegelin;Numa Pfenninger;Julia Petrikis;Juraj Majzlan

  • Mineralogical control on the fate of continentally derived organic matter in the ocean

    Thomas M. Blattmann;Zhifei Liu;Yonghua Zhang;Yulong Zhao

  • Heterogeneous ice nucleation on dust particles sourced from nine deserts worldwide – Part 1: Immersion freezing

    Yvonne Boose;Yvonne Boose;André Welti;André Welti;James Atkinson;Fabiola Ramelli

  • Initial stages of weathering and soil formation in the Morteratsch proglacial area (Upper Engadine, Switzerland)

    Christian Mavris;Markus Egli;Michael Plötze;Joel D. Blum

  • Structure and luminescence characteristics of quartz from pegmatites

    Jens Götze;Michael Plötze;Toralf Trautmann

  • Clay minerals, oxyhydroxide formation, element leaching and humus development in volcanic soils

    Markus Egli;Markus Nater;Aldo Mirabella;Salvatore Raimondi

  • Pioneering fungi from the Damma glacier forefield in the Swiss Alps can promote granite weathering

    I. Brunner;Michael Plötze;S. Rieder;A. Zumsteg

  • Alteration of clay minerals-gamma-irradiation effects on physicochemical properties

    Michael Plötze;G. Kahr;R. Hermanns Stengele

  • Smear zone identification and soil properties around stone columns constructed in-flight in centrifuge model tests

    Toni M. Weber;Michael L. Plötze;Jan Laue;Gerd Peschke

  • Compositional and mineralogical variations in a Neoproterozoic glacially influenced succession Mirbat area south Oman: Implications for paleoweathering conditions

    Ruben Rieu;Philip Allen;Michael Plotze;Thomas Pettke

  • Weathering, mineralogical evolution and soil organic matter along a Holocene soil toposequence developed on carbonate-rich materials

    Markus Egli;Christian Merkli;Giacomo Sartori;Aldo Mirabella

  • Micro-textural effects on crack initiation and crack propagation of andesitic rocks

    Ömer Ündül;Ömer Ündül;Florian Amann;Namık Aysal;Michael L. Plötze

  • Adsorption of Arsenic on Polyaluminum Granulate

    Jasmin Mertens;Jasmin Mertens;Jérôme Rose;Ralf Kägi;Perrine Chaurand

  • Clogging of an Alpine streambed by silt-sized particles – Insights from laboratory and field experiments

    Jasmin Fetzer;Markus Holzner;Michael Plötze;Gerhard Furrer

  • Sulphuric acid-mediated weathering on Taiwan buffers geological atmospheric carbon sinks.

    Thomas M. Blattmann;Shinglin Wang;Maarten Lupker;Lena Märki

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Egli
Markus Egli University of Zurich
Gerhard Furrer
Gerhard Furrer ETH Zurich
Jens Götze
Jens Götze TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Beat Frey
Beat Frey Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Reiner Dohrmann
Reiner Dohrmann Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Stephan Kaufhold
Stephan Kaufhold Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Ivano Brunner
Ivano Brunner Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Zamin A. Kanji
Zamin A. Kanji ETH Zurich
Ulrike Lohmann
Ulrike Lohmann ETH Zurich

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