| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 53 | 2902 | 2652 | 193 | 180 | 124 | 9241 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Rainer Altherr between 1971 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rainer Altherr published across 54 years, from 1971 to 2024, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2004. 2 of the 126 publications appeared in the last two years.
126 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 |
| 1972 | 0 |
| 1973 | 0 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 |
| 1980 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| Total | 126 |
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 Rainer Altherr sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 124 publications — 24th percentile
24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 124 |
| 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 |
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 Rainer Altherr sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 53 D-Index — 70th percentile
70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 53 |
| 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 |
Rainer Altherr is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has made contributions primarily in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, notably geophysics, atmospheric science, geochemistry and petrology, astronomy and astrophysics, and ecology.
The scientist's work centers on several main topics, including geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, mineralogy and gemology studies, astro and planetary science, and isotope analysis in ecology.
Frequent coauthors collaborating with Rainer Altherr include:
Key venues where Rainer Altherr has published their research include:
Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Rainer Altherr are:
Other papers in collaboration with different authors include:
Rainer Altherr;Albert Holl;Ernst Hegner;Carola Langer
Gueltekin Topuz;Rainer Altherr;Wolfgang Siebel;Winfried H. Schwarz
Rainer Altherr;Wolfgang Siebel
Stephan V. Sobolev;Hermann Zeyen;Gerald Stoll;Friederike Werling
Michael Beyth;Robert J. Stern;Rainer Altherr;Alfred Kröner
Rainer Altherr;Manfred Schliestedt;Martin Okrusch;Eberhard Seidel
Gültekin Topuz;Rainer Altherr;Winfried H. Schwarz;Wolfgang Siebel
Gültekin Topuz;Rainer Altherr;Winfried H. Schwarz;Abdurrahman Dokuz
Rainer Altherr;Friedhelm Henjes-Kunst;Friedhelm Henjes-Kunst;Albrecht Baumann
Gültekin Topuz;Rainer Altherr;Angelika Kalt;Muharrem Satır
Stephan V. Sobolev;Hermann Zeyen;Michel Granet;Ulrich Achauer
Gültekin Topuz;Aral I. Okay;Rainer Altherr;Winfried H. Schwarz
Horst R. Marschall;Rainer Altherr;Lars Rüpke
Horst R. Marschall;Thomas Ludwig;Rainer Altherr;Angelika Kalt
Hermann Zeyen;Frank Volker;Veronika Wehrle;Karl Fuchs
Y. Weinstein;Y. Weinstein;O. Navon;R. Altherr;M. Stein
Rainer Altherr;Gültekin Topuz;Wolfgang Siebel;Cüneyt Şen
G Witt-Eickschen;H Seck;Klaus Mezger;Stephen Eggins
Manfred Schliestedt;Rainer Altherr;Alan Matthews
Friedhelm Henjes-Kunst;Rainer Altherr;Albrecht Baumann
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