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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5554 5135 397 378 126 6122

Peter Fiener publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Fiener between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Fiener published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2021. 40 of the 215 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2021. 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 19 publications
2003 2025

215 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Fiener: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 3
2007 1
2008 2
2009 6
2010 11
2011 6
2012 5
2013 6
2014 3
2015 7
2016 13
2017 8
2018 8
2019 5
2020 16
2021 26
2022 21
2023 21
2024 21
2025 19
Total 215
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Peter Fiener 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 Peter Fiener 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, 118–127 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: 126 publications — 25th percentile

25% 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
118–127 540 126
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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Peter Fiener 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 Peter Fiener 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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

Peter Fiener is affiliated with the University of Augsburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, contributing extensively to soil science and related subfields.

The scientist's work spans several key themes, including:

  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Hydrology and sediment transport processes
  • Soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics
  • Microplastics and plastic pollution
  • Hydrology and watershed management studies
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Recycling and waste management techniques

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Fiener reflect a diverse range of topics within environmental science, particularly related to soil and pollution. Notable publications include:

  • "Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Soil erosion as transport pathway of microplastic from agriculture soils to aquatic ecosystems" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Soil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis" (2021), published in Environmental Research
  • "When Good Intentions Go Bad-False Positive Microplastic Detection Caused by Disposable Gloves" (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "The role of geochemistry in organic carbon stabilization against microbial decomposition in tropical rainforest soils" (2021), published in SOIL

Peter Fiener frequently publishes in several scientific venues, including:

  • SOIL
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • CATENA

Throughout their career, Peter Fiener has collaborated with numerous researchers. Some of the most frequent co-authors are:

  • Florian Wilken
  • Sebastian Döetterl
  • Pedro Velloso Gomes Batista
  • John Quinton
  • K. Auerswald

Best Publications

  • Soil erosion modelling: A global review and statistical analysis.

    Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell;Pablo Alvarez;Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache

  • Erosion, deposition and soil carbon: A review of process-level controls, experimental tools and models to address C cycling in dynamic landscapes

    Sebastian Doetterl;Sebastian Doetterl;Asmeret Asefaw Berhe;Elisabet Nadeu;Zhengang Wang

  • Comparison and evaluation of spatial interpolation schemes for daily rainfall in data scarce regions

    Paul D. Wagner;Peter Fiener;Peter Fiener;Florian Wilken;Shamita Kumar

  • Effectiveness of grassed waterways in reducing runoff and sediment delivery from agricultural watersheds.

    P. Fiener;K. Auerswald

  • Spatio-temporal soil moisture patterns - A meta-analysis using plot to catchment scale data

    W. Korres;T.G. Reichenau;P. Fiener;C.N. Koyama

  • Links among warming, carbon and microbial dynamics mediated by soil mineral weathering

    Sebastian Doetterl;Sebastian Doetterl;AA Berhe;C Arnold;Samuel Bodé

  • Use and misuse of the K factor equation in soil erosion modeling: An alternative equation for determining USLE nomograph soil erodibility values

    Karl Auerswald;Peter Fiener;Walter Martin;Dirk Elhaus

  • Spatio-temporal patterns in land use and management affecting surface runoff response of agricultural catchments - A review

    P. Fiener;K. Auerswald;K. Van Oost

  • Rates of sheet and rill erosion in Germany — A meta-analysis

    K. Auerswald;P. Fiener;R. Dikau

  • Soil erosion as transport pathway of microplastic from agriculture soils to aquatic ecosystems.

    Raphael Rehm;Tabea Zeyer;Arthur Schmidt;Peter Fiener

  • Soil erosion modelling: A bibliometric analysis.

    Nejc Bezak;Matjaž Mikoš;Pasquale Borrelli;Christine Alewell

  • Dynamic integration of land use changes in a hydrologic assessment of a rapidly developing Indian catchment

    Paul D. Wagner;Paul D. Wagner;S. Murty Bhallamudi;Balaji Narasimhan;Lakshmi N. Kantakumar

  • The effect of soil redistribution on soil organic carbon : an experimental study

    H. Van Hemelryck;P. Fiener;K. Van Oost;G. Govers

  • Long-term trends in rainfall erosivity-analysis of high resolution precipitation time series (1937-2007) from Western Germany

    Peter Fiener;Peter Fiener;Peter Neuhaus;Johannes Botschek

  • Managing erosion and water quality in agricultural watersheds by small detention ponds.

    Peter Fiener;Karl Auerswald;S. Weigand

  • Analysis of surface soil moisture patterns in agricultural landscapes using Empirical Orthogonal Functions

    W. Korres;C. N. Koyama;P. Fiener;K. Schneider

  • Soil erosion potential of organic versus conventional farming evaluated by USLE modelling of cropping statistics for agricultural districts in Bavaria

    Karl Auerswald;Max Kainz;Peter Fiener

  • Model based analysis of lateral and vertical soil carbon fluxes induced by soil redistribution processes in a small agricultural catchment

    Verena Dlugoß;Peter Fiener;Peter Fiener;Kristof Van Oost;Karl Schneider

  • Modelling the impact of agricultural management on soil carbon stocks at the regional scale: The role of lateral fluxes

    Elisabet Nadeu;Anne Gobin;Peter Fiener;Bas van Wesemael

  • Comparing the effects of dynamic versus static representations of land use change in hydrologic impact assessments

    Paul D. Wagner;Paul D. Wagner;S. Murty Bhallamudi;Balaji Narasimhan;Shamita Kumar

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Auerswald
Karl Auerswald Technical University of Munich
Michael Sommer
Michael Sommer University of Potsdam
Kristof Van Oost
Kristof Van Oost Université Catholique de Louvain
Gerard Govers
Gerard Govers KU Leuven
Johan Six
Johan Six ETH Zurich
João Pedro Nunes
João Pedro Nunes Wageningen University & Research
Pasquale Borrelli
Pasquale Borrelli Roma Tre University
John Wainwright
John Wainwright Durham University
John N. Quinton
John N. Quinton Lancaster University
Charles Bielders
Charles Bielders Université Catholique de Louvain

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