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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6396 5920 458 438 168 6614

Theresa Blume publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Theresa Blume between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Theresa Blume published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2016. 14 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2016. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
2002 2026

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Theresa Blume: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 0
2004 1
2005 1
2006 0
2007 2
2008 4
2009 4
2010 7
2011 7
2012 12
2013 14
2014 17
2015 13
2016 27
2017 14
2018 21
2019 18
2020 17
2021 11
2022 12
2023 13
2024 11
2025 13
2026 1
Total 241
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Theresa Blume 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 Theresa Blume sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 168–177 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 168 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
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
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490 168
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
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Theresa Blume 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 Theresa Blume sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344 38
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
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
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Overview

Theresa Blume is affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with particular attention to atmospheric science, environmental engineering, water science and technology, global and planetary change, and civil and structural engineering.

Their work extensively covers topics including hydrology and watershed management studies, soil moisture and remote sensing, soil and unsaturated flow, cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, landslides and related hazards, and plant water relations and carbon dynamics.

Theresa Blume has several recent publications, notably:

  • "COSMOS-Europe: a European network of cosmic-ray neutron soil moisture sensors", 2022, Earth system science data
  • "A dense network of cosmic-ray neutron sensors for soil moisture observation in a highly instrumented pre-Alpine headwater catchment in Germany", 2020, Earth system science data
  • "Soil moisture: variable in space but redundant in time", 2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • "Estimates of tree root water uptake from soil moisture profile dynamics", 2020, Biogeosciences
  • "Characterising hillslope-stream connectivity with a joint event analysis of stream and groundwater levels", 2020, Hydrology and earth system sciences

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Andreas Güntner
  • Markus Weiler
  • Martin Schrön
  • Daniel Rasche
  • Anne Hartmann

Theresa Blume publishes regularly in several venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Hydrology and earth system sciences
  • Earth system science data
  • Hydrological Processes
  • Water Resources Research
  • Biogeosciences

Best Publications

  • A decade of Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB)—a review

    M. Hrachowitz;H. H. G. Savenije;G. Blöschl;J. J. Mcdonnell

  • Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

    Günter Blöschl;Marc F.P. Bierkens;Antonio Chambel;Christophe Cudennec

  • Rainfall—runoff response, event-based runoff coefficients and hydrograph separation

    Theresa Blume;Erwin Zehe;Axel Bronstert

  • Measurements and Observations in the XXI century (MOXXI): innovation and multi-disciplinarity to sense the hydrological cycle

    Flavia Tauro;John Selker;Nick van de Giesen;Tommaso Abrate

  • Investigating patterns and controls of groundwater up-welling in a lowland river by combining Fibre-optic Distributed Temperature Sensing with observations of vertical hydraulic gradients

    S. Krause;T. Blume;N. J. Cassidy

  • Travel times in the vadose zone: Variability in space and time

    Matthias Sprenger;Stefan Seeger;Theresa Blume;Markus Weiler

  • From hillslope to stream: methods to investigate subsurface connectivity

    Theresa Blume;H.J. (Ilja) van Meerveld

  • Analysing the temporal dynamics of model performance for hydrological models

    Dominik Reusser;Theresa Blume;Bettina Schaefli;Erwin Zehe

  • The value of satellite-derived snow cover images for calibrating a hydrological model in snow-dominated catchments in Central Asia

    Doris Duethmann;Juliane Peters;Theresa Blume;Sergiy Vorogushyn

  • Use of soil moisture dynamics and patterns at different spatio-temporal scales for the investigation of subsurface flow processes

    T. Blume;E. Zehe;A. Bronstert

  • The principle of 'maximum energy dissipation': a novel thermodynamic perspective on rapid water flow in connected soil structures.

    Erwin Zehe;Theresa Blume;Günter Blöschl

  • Comparative predictions of discharge from an artificial catchment (Chicken Creek) using sparse data

    H. M. Holländer;T. Blume;H. Bormann;W. Buytaert;W. Buytaert

  • HESS Opinions: From response units to functional units: a thermodynamic reinterpretation of the HRU concept to link spatial organization and functioning of intermediate scale catchments

    E. Zehe;U. Ehret;L. Pfister;T. Blume

  • A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of flood management measures based on the concept of "retaining water in the landscape" in different European hydro-climatic regions

    S. Salazar;F. Frances;J. Komma;Theresa Blume

  • Estimating flow and transport parameters in the unsaturated zone with pore water stable isotopes

    Matthias Sprenger;Till H.M. Volkmann;Theresa Blume;Markus Weiler

  • Use of cosmic-ray neutron sensors for soil moisture monitoring in forests

    Ingo Heidbüchel;Andreas Güntner;Theresa Blume

  • Spatio-temporal relevance and controls of preferential flow at the landscape scale

    Dominic Demand;Theresa Blume;Markus Weiler

  • Investigation of runoff generation in a pristine, poorly gauged catchment in the Chilean Andes II: Qualitative and quantitative use of tracers at three spatial scales

    Theresa Blume;Erwin Zehe;Axel Bronstert

  • Long-term soil moisture dynamics derived from GNSS interferometric reflectometry: a case study for Sutherland, South Africa

    Sibylle Vey;Andreas Guntner;Jens Wickert;Theresa Blume

  • Investigation of runoff generation in a pristine, poorly gauged catchment in the Chilean Andes I: A multi‐method experimental study

    Theresa Blume;Erwin Zehe;Dominik E. Reusser;Andrés Iroumé

  • Upscaling lacustrine groundwater discharge rates by fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing

    Theresa Blume;Stefan Krause;Karin Meinikmann;Jörg Lewandowski

  • A dense network of cosmic-ray neutron sensors for soil moisture observation in a highly instrumented pre-Alpine headwater catchment in Germany

    Benjamin Fersch;Till Francke;Maik Heistermann;Martin Schrön

  • A thermodynamic approach to link self-organization, preferential flow and rainfall-runoff behaviour

    E. Zehe;U. Ehret;T. Blume;A. Kleidon

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Weiler
Markus Weiler University of Freiburg
Andreas Güntner
Andreas Güntner University of Potsdam
Erwin Zehe
Erwin Zehe Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Stefan Krause
Stefan Krause University of Birmingham
David M. Hannah
David M. Hannah University of Birmingham
Axel Bronstert
Axel Bronstert University of Potsdam
Axel Kleidon
Axel Kleidon Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Harald Kunstmann
Harald Kunstmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hjalmar Laudon
Hjalmar Laudon Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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