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Reiner Rummel 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 Reiner Rummel sits on this spectrum.

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Reiner Rummel 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 Reiner Rummel sits on this spectrum.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1989 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Reiner Rummel is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research intersects multiple disciplines including Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis on geophysical phenomena.

The main fields of study represented in their work include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields where their work has been concentrated include:

  • Oceanography
  • Molecular Biology
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Geophysics

The primary research topics covered by Rummel are as follows:

  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Climate variability and models
  • Cryospheric studies and observations

Frequent collaborators in their research include Frank Flechtner, Christoph Reigber, G. Balmino, Christian Gerlach, and Willi Freeden.

Rummel's research has been published in a variety of scientific venues, with multiple articles appearing in the following journals:

  • RENDICONTI LINCEI
  • Surveys in Geophysics
  • Journal of Geodesy
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Physik in unserer Zeit

Notable recent publications include:

  • "Benefit of classical leveling for geoid-based vertical reference frames", 2024, Journal of Geodesy
  • "Satellite Gravimetry: A Review of Its Realization", 2021, Surveys in Geophysics
  • "Earth's gravity from space", 2020, RENDICONTI LINCEI
  • "Temporal Variations of the Marine Geoid", 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Correction to: Earth's gravity from space", 2021, RENDICONTI LINCEI

Among awards received, Rummel was honored by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1989.

Best Publications

  • GOCE gravitational gradiometry

    Reiner Rummel;Weiyong Yi;Claudia Stummer

  • Dedicated gravity field missions—principles and aims

    R. Rummel;G Balmino;J. Johannessen;Pnam Visser

  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Mission

    G. Balmino;R. Rummel;P. Visser;P. L. Woodworth

  • Spherical harmonic analysis of satellite gradiometry

    R. Rummel;M. van Gelderen;R. Koop;E. Schrama

  • Height datum definition, height datum connection and the role of the geodetic boundary value problem

    Reiner Rummel;Peter Teunissen

  • Comparisons of global topographic/isostatic models to the Earth's observed gravity field

    Reiner Rummel;Richard H. Rapp;Hans Suenkel;C. Christian Tscherning

  • Strategies for Solving the Vertical Datum Problem Using Terrestrial and Satellite Geodetic Data

    B. Heck;R. Rummel

  • A CHAMP-only gravity field model from kinematic orbits using the energy integral

    Ch. Gerlach;L. Földvary;D. Švehla;Th. Gruber

  • Observation of the Earth system from space

    Jakob Flury;Reiner Rummel;Christoph Reigber;Markus Rothacher

  • The European Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer Satellite Mission: Its Impact on Geophysics

    J. A. Johannessen;J. A. Johannessen;G. Balmino;C. Le Provost;R. Rummel

  • Gravity field determination from satellite gradiometry

    R. Rummel;O. L. Colombo

  • Geodetic Boundary Value Problems in View of the One Centimeter Geoid

    Fernando Sansó;Reiner Rummel

  • Theory of satellite geodesy and gravity field determination

    Fernando Sanso;Reiner Rummel

  • Spectral analysis of the full gravity tensor

    R. Rummel;M. van Gelderen

  • Methods for the computation of detailed geoids and their accuracy

    R. H. Rapp;R. Rummel

  • On the geoid-quasigeoid separation in mountain areas

    Jakob Flury;Reiner Rummel

  • The solution of the general geodetic boundary value problem by least squares

    M. van Gelderen;R. Rummel

  • Spherical spectral properties of the earth's gravitational potential and its first and second derivatives

    R. Rummel

  • Generalized ridge regression with applications in determination of potential fields

    P. Xu;R. Rummel

  • Gravity field contribution analysis of GOCE gravitational gradient components

    Weiyong Yi;Weiyong Yi;Reiner Rummel;Thomas Gruber

  • High Level Processing Facility for GOCE: Products and Processing Strategy

    Reiner Rummel;Thomas Gruber;Radboud Koop

  • Earth gravity field from space from sensors to Earth sciences

    G. Beutler;M. R. Drinkwater;R. Rummel;R. von Steiger

  • Meissl scheme - spectral characteristics of physical geodesy

    R. Rummel;M. van Gelderen

  • Height unification using GOCE

    R. Rummel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Schröter
Jens Schröter Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Nico Sneeuw
Nico Sneeuw University of Stuttgart
Gerhard Beutler
Gerhard Beutler University of Bern
Chris W. Hughes
Chris W. Hughes University of Liverpool
Johnny A. Johannessen
Johnny A. Johannessen Naval Postgraduate School
Ernst Schrama
Ernst Schrama Delft University of Technology
Roland Pail
Roland Pail Technical University of Munich
Detlef Stammer
Detlef Stammer Universität Hamburg
Pieter Visser
Pieter Visser Delft University of Technology

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