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 Sommer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 183 publications — 56th percentile
56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
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 Sommer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile
55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Michael Sommer is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany, contributing extensively to research in agricultural and environmental sciences. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.
The scientist's subfields of study focus on Soil Science, Plant Science, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Global and Planetary Change. These areas frame their research interests and the scope of their scholarly output.
Key topics that characterize their research contributions include:
Michael Sommer's recent publications cover a variety of these topics, including:
Frequent publication venues where Michael Sommer has contributed multiple articles include:
The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, among the most frequent are:
Michael Sommer;Danuta Kaczorek;Yakov Kuzyakov;Jörn Breuer
Sebastian Doetterl;Sebastian Doetterl;Asmeret Asefaw Berhe;Elisabet Nadeu;Zhengang Wang
Daniela Sauer;Loredana Saccone;Daniel J. Conley;Ludger Herrmann
Bärbel Tiemeyer;Elisa Albiac Borraz;Jürgen Augustin;Michel Bechtold
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Daniela Sauer;Herbert Sponagel;Michael Sommer;Luise Giani
Jörg Schaller;Daniel Puppe;Danuta Kaczorek;Ruth Ellerbrock
M. Sommer;H.H. Gerke;D. Deumlich
Gisela Wachinger;Sabine Fiedler;Kornelia Zepp;Andreas Gattinger
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Heidi Webber;Gunnar Lischeid;Michael Sommer;Robert Finger
Th. Pütz;R. Kiese;U. Wollschläger;J. Groh
Sabine Fiedler;Michael Sommer
Detlef Deumlich;Rolf Schmidt;Michael Sommer
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M. Kaiser;R. H. Ellerbrock;M. Wulf;S. Dultz
Sabine Fiedler;Michael Sommer
Horst H. Gerke;Sylvia Koszinski;Thomas Kalettka;Michael Sommer
M. J. Bell;E. Jones;J. U. Smith;P. Smith
Jürgen Kühn;Alexander Brenning;Marc Wehrhan;Sylvia Koszinski
M Sommer;D Halm;C Geisinger;I Andruschkewitsch
Daniel Puppe;Otto Ehrmann;Danuta Kaczorek;Manfred Wanner
Danuta Kaczorek;Michael Sommer
W.M. van der Meij;A.J.A.M. Temme;A.J.A.M. Temme;H.S. Lin;H.S. Lin;H.H. Gerke
Marcus Herbrich;Horst H. Gerke;Michael Sommer
D Kaczorek;M Sommer;I Andruschkewitsch;L Oktaba
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