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Rolf Kipfer 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 Rolf Kipfer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Rolf Kipfer 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 Rolf Kipfer sits on this spectrum.

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The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rolf Kipfer is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in geophysics, oceanography, ecology, developmental biology, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's research centers on topics related to earthquake and tectonic studies, seismic waves and analysis, underwater acoustics research, marine animal studies, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, animal vocal communication, and seismology.

  • earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Underwater Acoustics Research
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Seismology and Earthquake Studies

Kipfer has published extensively in several venues, with frequent publications in Frontiers in Earth Science, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, and Natural hazards and earth system sciences. Other venues include Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Natural hazards and earth system sciences
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Recent publications authored or coauthored by Kipfer illustrate their interdisciplinary work:

  • "The Making of the NEAM Tsunami Hazard Model 2018 (NEAMTHM18)", 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "SMART Subsea Cables for Observing the Earth and Ocean, Mitigating Environmental Hazards, and Supporting the Blue Economy", 2022, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Food talk: 40-Hz fin whale calls are associated with prey biomass", 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Fin whale acoustic presence and song characteristics in seas to the southwest of Portugal", 2020, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • "The Contribution of Submarine Optical Fiber Telecom Cables to the Monitoring of Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the NE Atlantic", 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Andreia Pereira, Fernando Carrilho, Carlos Corela, Míriam Romagosa, and Mónica A. Silva. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships in related research fields.

  • Andreia Pereira
  • Fernando Carrilho
  • Carlos Corela
  • Míriam Romagosa
  • Mónica A. Silva

Best Publications

  • Noble Gases in Lakes and Ground Waters

    Rolf Kipfer;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Frank Peeters;Marvin Stute

  • Interpretation of dissolved atmospheric noble gases in natural waters

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Frank Peeters;Urs Beyerle;Rolf Kipfer

  • Palaeotemperature reconstruction from noble gases in ground water taking into account equilibration with entrapped air

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Frank Peeters;Urs Beyerle;Rolf Kipfer;Rolf Kipfer

  • A Mass Spectrometric System for the Analysis of Noble Gases and Tritium from Water Samples

    Urs Beyerle;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Dieter M. Imboden;Heinrich Baur

  • Groundwater recharge history and hydrogeochemical evolution in the Minqin Basin, North West China

    W.M. Edmunds;Jinzhu Ma;W. Aeschbach-Hertig;R. Kipfer

  • ‘PALEOVAN’, International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP): site survey results and perspectives

    Thomas Litt;Sebastian Krastel;Michael Sturm;Rolf Kipfer

  • Long-term changes in hypoxia and soluble reactive phosphorus in the hypolimnion of a large temperate lake: consequences of a climate regime shift

    Ryan P. North;Ryan P. North;Rebecca L. North;David M. Livingstone;Oliver Köster

  • Modeling 50 years of historical temperature profiles in a large central European lake

    Frank Peeters;David M. Livingstone;Gerrit Hein Goudsmit;Rolf Kipfer

  • Constraining the age distribution of highly mixed groundwater using 39Ar: A multiple environmental tracer (3H/3He, 85Kr, 39Ar, and 14C) study in the semiconfined Fontainebleau Sands Aquifer (France)

    J. A. Corcho Alvarado;J. A. Corcho Alvarado;R. Purtschert;F. Barbecot;C. Chabault

  • Cool glacial temperatures and changes in moisture source recorded in Oman groundwaters

    Constanze E. Weyhenmeyer;Stephen J. Burns;H. Niklaus Waber;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

  • Groundwater dynamics and arsenic mobilization in Bangladesh assessed using noble gases and tritium.

    Stephan Klump;Rolf Kipfer;Olaf A. Cirpka;Charles F. Harvey

  • Retardation of arsenic transport through a Pleistocene aquifer

    Alexander van Geen;Benjamín C. Bostick;Pham Thi Kim Trang;Vi Mai Lan

  • Kinetic Model of Gas Bubble Dissolution in Groundwater and Its Implications for the Dissolved Gas Composition

    Johannes Holocher;Frank Peeters;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Wolfgang Kinzelbach

  • Analyzing bank filtration by deconvoluting time series of electric conductivity.

    Olaf A. Cirpka;Michael N. Fienen;Markus Hofer;Eduard Hoehn

  • Noble gas tracing of groundwater/coalbed methane interaction in the San Juan Basin, USA

    Zheng Zhou;Chris J. Ballentine;Rolf Kipfer;Martin Schoell

  • A comparison of groundwater dating with 81Kr, 36Cl and 4He in four wells of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia

    B.E Lehmann;A Love;R Purtschert;P Collon

  • Effects of climate change on methane emissions from seafloor sediments in the Arctic Ocean: A review

    Rachael H. James;Philippe Bousquet;Ingeborg Bussmann;Matthias Haeckel

  • Processes of deep‐water renewal in Lake Baikal

    Roland Hohmann;Rolf Kipfer;Frank Peeters;Gabriel Piepke

  • Infiltration of river water to a shallow aquifer investigated with 3H/3He, noble gases and CFCs

    U Beyerle;W Aeschbach-Hertig;M Hofer;D.M Imboden

  • Analysis of deep-water exchange in the Caspian Sea based on environmental tracers

    Frank Peeters;Frank Peeters;Rolf Kipfer;Rolf Kipfer;Daniel Achermann;Daniel Achermann;Markus Hofer;Markus Hofer

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Aeschbach-Hertig
Werner Aeschbach-Hertig Heidelberg University
Michael Berg
Michael Berg Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Frank Peeters
Frank Peeters University of Konstanz
Dominik Fleitmann
Dominik Fleitmann University of Basel
Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Roland Purtschert
Roland Purtschert University of Bern
David M. Livingstone
David M. Livingstone Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Peter G. Cook
Peter G. Cook Flinders University
Flavio S. Anselmetti
Flavio S. Anselmetti University of Bern
Thomas Litt
Thomas Litt University of Bonn

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