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D-Index
37
Citations
5394
World Ranking
6831
National Ranking
490

Thomas Aigner 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 Thomas Aigner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 138 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Aigner 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 Thomas Aigner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Conceptual framework for the analysis and classification of fossil concentrations

    Susan M. Kidwell;Franz T. Fuersich;Thomas Aigner

  • Storm Depositional Systems: Dynamic Stratigraphy in Modern and Ancient Shallow-Marine Sequences

    Thomas Aigner

  • Sequence-stratigraphic framework of the German Triassic

    Thomas Aigner;Gerhard H. Bachmann

  • Heterogeneity patterns of Quaternary glaciofluvial gravel bodies (SW-Germany): application to hydrogeology

    Jürgen Heinz;Sybille Kleineidam;Georg Teutsch;Thomas Aigner

  • PROXIMALITY TRENDS IN MODERN STORM SANDS FROM THE HELGOLAND BIGHT (NORTH SEA) AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR BASIN ANALYSIS

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  • Relating lithofacies to hydrofacies: outcrop-based hydrogeological characterisation of Quaternary gravel deposits

    Ralf Klingbeil;Sybille Kleineidam;Ulrich Asprion;Thomas Aigner

  • Facies and stratigraphic framework of a Khuff outcrop equivalent: Saiq and Mahil formations, Al Jabal al-Akhdar, Sultanate of Oman

    Bastian Koehrer;Michael Zeller;Thomas Aigner;Michael Poeppelreiter

  • Cephalopod limestone deposition on a shallow pelagic ridge: the Tafilalt Platform (upper Devonian, eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco)

    J. Wendt;T. Aigner;J. Neugebauer

  • Stratigraphic completeness: Tiered trace fossils provide a measuring stick

    Andreas Wetzel;Thomas Aigner

  • Reservoir and aquifer characterization of fluvial architectural elements: Stubensandstein, Upper Triassic, southwest Germany

    Jens Hornung;Thomas Aigner

  • Biofabrics as Dynamic Indicators in Nummulite Accumulations

    Thomas Aigner

  • Towards realistic aquifer models: three-dimensional georadar surveys of Quaternary gravel deltas (Singen Basin, SW Germany)

    U. Asprion;T. Aigner

  • Facies patterns and depositional environments of Palaeozoic cephalopod limestones

    J. Wendt;T. Aigner

  • Sedimentary architecture and 3D ground-penetrating radar analysis of gravelly meandering river deposits (Neckar Valley, SW Germany)

    Boris Kostic;Thomas Aigner

  • 3-D sedimentary architecture of a Quaternary gravel delta (SW-Germany): Implications for hydrostratigraphy

    Boris Kostic;Andreas Becht;Thomas Aigner

  • Event-Stratification in Nummulite Accumulations and in Shell Beds from the Eocene of Egypt

    Thomas Aigner

  • Sedimentary dynamics of complex shell beds: Implications for ecologic and evolutionary patterns

    Susan M. Kidwell;Thomas Aigner

  • Hierarchical dynamic stratigraphy in various Quaternary gravel deposits, Rhine glacier area (SW Germany): implications for hydrostratigraphy

    Jürgen Heinz;Thomas Aigner

  • Multiple-scale facies and reservoir quality variations within a dolomite body – Outcrop analog study from the Middle Triassic, SW German Basin

    Bastian Simon Koehrer;Christian Heymann;Frank Prousa;Thomas Aigner

  • Outcrop gamma-ray logging and its applications: examples from the German Triassic

    T. Aigner;M. Schauer;W.-D. Junghans;L. Reinhardt

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Pross
Jörg Pross Heidelberg University
Georg Teutsch
Georg Teutsch Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Andreas Wetzel
Andreas Wetzel University of Basel
Erwin Appel
Erwin Appel University of Tübingen
Jobst Wendt
Jobst Wendt University of Tübingen
Susan M. Kidwell
Susan M. Kidwell University of Chicago
Christian Klug
Christian Klug University of Zurich
Dieter Korn
Dieter Korn Museum für Naturkunde
Peter Huggenberger
Peter Huggenberger University of Basel

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