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Reiner Giesler

Reiner Giesler

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
56
Citations
10330
World Ranking
3678
National Ranking
70

Reiner Giesler publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reiner Giesler sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 134 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Reiner Giesler D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reiner Giesler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Reiner Giesler is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden and focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences. Their research extensively covers several subfields including atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, ecology, global and planetary change, and soil science.

The scientist's work revolves around key topics related to climate change and permafrost, peatlands and wetlands ecology, soil and water nutrient dynamics, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, methane hydrates and related phenomena, and fish ecology and management studies.

Reiner Giesler's recent publications include:

  • Thaw Transitions and Redox Conditions Drive Methane Oxidation in a Permafrost Peatland, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Metabolism overrides photo-oxidation in CO2 dynamics of Arctic permafrost streams, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • Dissolved organic matter biodegradation along a hydrological continuum in permafrost peatlands, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Nutrients influence seasonal metabolic patterns and total productivity of Arctic streams, 2020, Limnology and Oceanography
  • The missing pieces for better future predictions in subarctic ecosystems: A Torneträsk case study, 2020, AMBIO

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include:

  • Carl-Magnus Mörth
  • Ryan A. Sponseller
  • Maria Myrstener
  • R. K. Varner
  • Jan Karlsson

Key venues publishing Reiner Giesler's work are:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • AMBIO

Best Publications

  • Boreal forest plants take up organic nitrogen

    Torgny Näsholm;Alf Ekblad;Annika Nordin;Reiner Giesler

  • Rock-eating fungi

    A. G. Jongmans;N. van Breemen;U. Lundström;P. A. W. van Hees

  • Global change-driven effects on dissolved organic matter composition : Implications for food webs of northern lakes

    Irena F. Creed;Ann Kristin Bergström;Charles G. Trick;Nancy B. Grimm

  • Fertilization of boreal forest reduces both autotrophic and heterotrophic soil respiration

    Per Olsson;Sune Linder;Reiner Giesler;Peter Högberg

  • Low molecular weight organic acids and their Al-complexes in soil solution—composition, distribution and seasonal variation in three podzolized soils

    P. A. W. van Hees;Ulla Lundström;R. Giesler

  • Mycorrhizal weathering: A true case of mineral plant nutrition?

    Nico van Breemen;Roger Finlay;Ulla Lundström;Antoine G. Jongmans

  • CO2 supersaturation along the aquatic conduit in Swedish watersheds as constrained by terrestrial respiration, aquatic respiration and weathering.

    Christoph Humborg;Carl-Magnus Mörth;Marcus Sundbom;Hans Borg

  • Organic phosphorus in the terrestrial environment: a perspective on the state of the art and future priorities

    T. S. George;C. D. Giles;D. Menezes-Blackburn;Leo M. Condron

  • SOIL CHEMISTRY AND PLANTS IN FENNOSCANDIAN BOREAL FOREST AS EXEMPLIFIED BY A LOCAL GRADIENT

    Reiner Giesler;Mona Högberg;Peter Högberg

  • Advances in understanding the podzolization process resulting from a multidisciplinary study of three coniferous forest soils in the Nordic Countries

    U.S. Lundström;N. van Breemen;D.C. Bain;P.A.W. van Hees

  • Phosphate sorption in aluminum- and iron-rich humus soils

    Reiner Giesler;Tove Andersson;Lars Lövgren;Per Persson

  • Lake secondary production fueled by rapid transfer of low molecular weight organic carbon from terrestrial sources to aquatic consumers

    Martin Berggren;Lena Ström;Hjalmar Laudon;Jan Karlsson

  • Soil Solution Chemistry: Effects of Bulking Soil Samples

    R. Giesler;U. Lundström

  • Growth and biomass of mycorrhizal mycelia in coniferous forests along short natural nutrient gradients

    Lars Ola Nilsson;Reiner Giesler;Reiner Giesler;Erland Bååth;Håkan Wallander

  • High emission of carbon dioxide and methane during ice thaw in high latitude lakes

    Jan Karlsson;Reiner Giesler;Jenny Persson;Erik Lundin

  • Multiple sources and sinks of dissolved inorganic carbon across Swedish streams, refocusing the lens of stable C isotopes

    Audrey Campeau;Marcus B. Wallin;Reiner Giesler;Stefan Löfgren

  • Phosphorus Limitation in Boreal Forests: Effects of Aluminum and Iron Accumulation in the Humus Layer

    Reiner Giesler;Tomas Petersson;Peter Högberg

  • Comparison of soil solution chemistry assessment using zero‐tension lysimeters or centrifugation

    R. Giesler;U. S. Lundström;H. Grip

  • Estimation of permafrost thawing rates in a sub-arctic catchment using recession flow analysis

    S. W. Lyon;G. Destouni;R. Giesler;C. Humborg

  • Landscape process domains drive patterns of CO2 evasion from river networks

    Gerard Rocher-Ros;Ryan A. Sponseller;William Lidberg;Carl-Magnus Mörth

  • Integrating carbon emissions from lakes and streams in a subarctic catchment

    Erik J. Lundin;Reiner Giesler;Andreas Persson;Megan S. Thompson

  • Bioavailability of terrestrial organic carbon to lake bacteria: The case of a degrading subarctic permafrost mire complex

    Charlotte L. Roehm;Charlotte L. Roehm;Reiner Giesler;Jan Karlsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Karlsson
Jan Karlsson Umeå University
Per Persson
Per Persson Linköping University
Carl-Magnus Mörth
Carl-Magnus Mörth Stockholm University
David A. Wardle
David A. Wardle Umeå University
Christoph Humborg
Christoph Humborg Stockholm University
Ulrik Ilstedt
Ulrik Ilstedt Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Steve W. Lyon
Steve W. Lyon The Ohio State University
Ryan A. Sponseller
Ryan A. Sponseller Umeå University
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Mats Jansson
Mats Jansson Umeå University

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