2026 Stephan Kaufhold: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	37	6962	6450	503	481	173	4485

Overview

Stephan Kaufhold is affiliated with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with particular focus on subfields such as Civil and Structural Engineering, Biomaterials, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology.

The main research topics that Kaufhold addresses include:

Clay minerals and soil interactions
Soil and unsaturated flow
Concrete and cement materials research
Iron oxide chemistry and applications
Groundwater flow and contamination studies
Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Kaufhold has an extensive publication record in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

Applied Clay Science
Clays and Clay Minerals
Clay Minerals
Minerals
Adsorption Science & Technology

Among their recent research papers are:

"Comprehensive Examination of Dehydroxylation of Kaolinite, Disordered Kaolinite, and Dickite: Experimental Studies and Density Functional Theory," 2020, Clays and Clay Minerals
"A novel nZVI-bentonite nanocomposite to remove trichloroethene (TCE) from solution," 2021, Chemosphere
"Effect of mineralogy on Co and Ni extraction from Brazilian limonitic laterites via bioleaching and chemical leaching," 2022, Minerals Engineering
"Efficient Removal of Basic Fuchsin from Synthetic Medical Wastewater and Competitive Adsorption in the Mixture," 2023, Adsorption Science & Technology
"Adsorption Study and Removal of Basic Fuchsin Dye from Medical Laboratory Wastewater Using Local Natural Clay," 2023, Adsorption Science & Technology

Collaboration is a significant component of Kaufhold's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

Reiner Dohrmann
Kristian Ufer
Arkadiusz Derkowski
Jens Gröger-Trampe
Bakhtyar K. Aziz

Best Publications

QUANTITATIVE PHASE ANALYSIS OF BENTONITES BY THE RIETVELD METHOD

K. Ufer;H. Stanjek;G. Roth;R. Dohrmann

249
Citations
N2-BET specific surface area of bentonites

S. Kaufhold;R. Dohrmann;M. Klinkenberg;S. Siegesmund

182
Citations
Quantification of the mineralogical composition of clays using FTIR spectroscopy

S. Kaufhold;M. Hein;R. Dohrmann;K. Ufer

143
Citations
Three new, quick CEC methods for determining the amounts of exchangeable calcium cations in calcareous clays

R. Dohrmann;S. Kaufhold

111
Citations
The pH of Aqueous Bentonite Suspensions

Stephan Kaufhold;Reiner Dohrmann;Dietrich Koch;Georg Houben

110
Citations
Stability of bentonites in salt solutions: II. Potassium chloride solution — Initial step of illitization?

S. Kaufhold;R. Dohrmann

102
Citations
The role of allophane nano-structure and Fe oxide speciation for hosting soil organic matter in an allophanic Andosol

Svetlana Filimonova;Stephan Kaufhold;Friedrich E. Wagner;Werner Häusler

98
Citations
Mineral mediated isotope fractionation of soil water.

M. Gaj;S. Kaufhold;P. Koeniger;M. Beyer

92
Citations
Detachment of colloidal particles from bentonites in water

S. Kaufhold;R. Dohrmann

88
Citations
Influence of carbonate microfabrics on the failure strength of claystones

M. Klinkenberg;S. Kaufhold;R. Dohrmann;S. Siegesmund

87
Citations
Iron oxide mineralogy and stable iron isotope composition in a Gleysol with petrogleyic properties

Tim Mansfeldt;Stephan Schuth;Stephan Schuth;Werner Häusler;Friedrich E. Wagner

81
Citations
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION OF DEHYDROXYLATION OF KAOLINITE, DISORDERED KAOLINITE, AND DICKITE: EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES AND DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY

Mohammadreza Izadifar;Peter Thissen;Annett Steudel;Reinhard Kleeberg

79
Citations
Stability of bentonites in salt solutions | sodium chloride

S. Kaufhold;R. Dohrmann

77
Citations
The Fe-Mg-saponite solid solution series – a hydrothermal synthesis study

Andre Baldermann;Reiner Dohrmann;Stephan Kaufhold;Claudia Nickel

75
Citations
Isotope fractionation during Ca exchange on clay minerals in a marine environment

C. Ockert;N. Gussone;S. Kaufhold;B.M.A. Teichert

69
Citations
About differences of swelling pressure — dry density relations of compacted bentonites

S. Kaufhold;W. Baille;T. Schanz;R. Dohrmann

66
Citations
Distinguishing between more and less suitable bentonites for storage of high-level radioactive waste

S. Kaufhold;R. Dohrmann

64
Citations
About the possible upgrade of bentonite with respect to iodide retention capacity

S. Kaufhold;M. Pohlmann-Lortz;R. Dohrmann;R. Nüesch

62
Citations
Removal of Barium, Cobalt, Strontium, and Zinc from Solution by Natural and Synthetic Allophane Adsorbents

Andre Baldermann;Andrea Cäcilia Grießbacher;Claudia Baldermann;Bettina Purgstaller

57
Citations
Interlaboratory CEC and Exchangeable Cation Study of Bentonite Buffer Materials: I. Cu(II)-triethylenetetramine Method

Reiner Dohrmann;Dieter Genske;Ola Karnland;Stephan Kaufhold

52
Citations
Water-uptake capacity of bentonites.

S. Kaufhold;R. Dohrmann;M. Klinkenberg

46
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Reiner Dohrmann Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources

Martin Dietzel Graz University of Technology

Michael Plötze ETH Zurich

Siegfried Siegesmund University of Göttingen

Joseph W. Stucki University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Reinhold Jahn Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover

Robert Mikutta Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Kai Uwe Totsche Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Achim Walter Hassel Johannes Kepler University of Linz

External Links

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