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Thomas F. Nägler

Thomas F. Nägler

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 57 2300 2089 66 63 130 10253

Thomas F. Nägler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas F. Nägler between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas F. Nägler published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 3.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2001. 2 of the 138 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2001. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1990 2025

138 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas F. Nägler: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 3
1994 2
1995 3
1996 6
1997 6
1998 4
1999 3
2000 5
2001 8
2002 5
2003 4
2004 4
2005 7
2006 3
2007 4
2008 5
2009 7
2010 6
2011 4
2012 6
2013 8
2014 3
2015 4
2016 4
2017 0
2018 4
2019 3
2020 6
2021 3
2022 2
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 138
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Thomas F. Nägler 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 F. Nägler 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, 128–137 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: 130 publications — 28th percentile

28% 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
128–137 557 130
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
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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Thomas F. Nägler 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 F. Nägler 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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
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 57
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

Thomas F. Nägler is a researcher affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry, and Geophysics. The primary focus of their research lies in geochemical processes and elemental analysis within geological and paleoclimatological contexts.

The scientist's contributions are reflected in multiple peer-reviewed publications across respected venues. They have published frequently in Aquatic Geochemistry and Chemical Geology, with additional work appearing in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Precambrian Research, and arXiv (Cornell University).

Notable recent research papers by Thomas F. Nägler include:

  • Ultra-trace Element Characterization of the Central Ottawa River Basin using a Rapid, Flexible, and Low-volume ICP-MS Method (2020, Aquatic Geochemistry)
  • Unusually heavy stable Mo isotope signatures of the Ottawa River: Causes and implications for global riverine Mo fluxes (2020, Chemical Geology)
  • Barium isotope (re-)equilibration in the barite-fluid system and its implications for marine barite archives (2023, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • Mo isotope composition of the 0.85 Ga ocean from coupled carbonate and shale archives: Some implications for pre-Cryogenian oxygenation (2022, Precambrian Research)
  • Small Catchment Scale Molybdenum Isotope Balance and its Implications for Global Molybdenum Isotope Cycling (2020, Geophysical monograph)

Their research addresses topics including Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, as well as Heavy Metals in the Environment.

Thomas F. Nägler has collaborated with several frequent co-authors contributing to their body of work. These co-authors include:

  • Edel O'Sullivan
  • Michael G. Babechuk
  • Balz S. Kamber
  • Carolina Rosca
  • Cora A. McKenna

Best Publications

  • Molybdenum isotope records as a potential new proxy for paleoceanography

    Christopher Siebert;Thomas Nägler;Friedhelm von Blanckenburg;Jan Dirk Kramers

  • Determination of molybdenum isotope fractionation by double‐spike multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

    Christopher Siebert;Thomas F. Nägler;Jan D. Kramers

  • Tracing the Indian Ocean Mantle Domain Through Time: Isotopic Results from Old West Indian, East Tethyan, and South Pacific Seafloor

    J. J. Mahoney;R. Frei;M. L. G. Tejada;X. X. Mo

  • Sulfidity controls molybdenum isotope fractionation into euxinic sediments: Evidence from the modern Black Sea

    Nadja Neubert;Thomas F. Nägler;Michael E. Böttcher

  • Evidence for a gradual rise of oxygen between 2.6 and 2.5 Ga from Mo isotopes and Re-PGE signatures in shales

    Martin Wille;Jan Kramers;Thomas Nägler;N.J. Beukes

  • Highly metalliferous carbonaceous shale and Early Cambrian seawater

    Bernd Lehmann;Thomas F. Nägler;Heinrich D. Holland;Martin Wille

  • Hydrogen sulphide release to surface waters at the Precambrian/Cambrian boundary

    Martin Wille;Thomas F. Nägler;Bernd Lehmann;Stefan Schröder

  • Measurement of calcium isotopes () using a multicollector TIMS technique

    A. Heuser;A. Eisenhauer;N. Gussone;B. Bock

  • Model for kinetic effects on calcium isotope fractionation (δ44Ca) in inorganic aragonite and cultured planktonic foraminifera

    Nikolaus Gussone;Anton Eisenhauer;Alexander Heuser;Martin Dietzel

  • Evidence of hydration of the mantle wedge and its role in the exhumation of eclogites

    Stéphane Guillot;Kéiko H. Hattori;Julia de Sigoyer;Thomas Nägler

  • Proposal for an International Molybdenum Isotope Measurement Standard and Data Representation

    Thomas F. Nägler;Ariel D. Anbar;Corey Archer;Tatiana Goldberg

  • Calcium isotopic composition of various reference materials and seawater

    Dorothee Hippler;Anne-Désirée Schmitt;Nikolaus Gussone;Alexander Heuser

  • Molybdenum isotope fractionation in pelagic euxinia: Evidence from the modern Black and Baltic Seas

    T.F. Nägler;N. Neubert;M.E. Böttcher;O. Dellwig

  • Oceanic molybdenum isotope fractionation: Diagenesis and hydrothermal ridge-flank alteration

    James McManus;James McManus;Thomas F. Nägler;Christopher Siebert;C. Geoffrey Wheat

  • Nd isotopic evolution of the upper mantle during the Precambrian: models, data and the uncertainty of both

    Thomas Nägler;Jan Dirk Kramers

  • Mo isotope and trace element patterns of Lower Cambrian black shales in South China: Multi-proxy constraints on the paleoenvironment

    Lingang Xu;Bernd Lehmann;Jingwen Mao;Thomas F. Nägler

  • PGE, Re-Os, and Mo isotope systematics in Archean and early Proterozoic sedimentary systems as proxies for redox conditions of the early Earth

    C. Siebert;J.D. Kramers;Th. Meisel;Ph. Morel

  • Evidence for free oxygen in the Neoarchean ocean based on coupled iron-molybdenum isotope fractionation

    Andrew D. Czaja;Clark M. Johnson;Eric E. Roden;Brian L. Beard

  • Magma differentiation fractionates Mo isotope ratios: Evidence from the Kos Plateau Tuff (Aegean Arc)

    Andrea R. Voegelin;Andrea R. Voegelin;Thomas Pettke;Nicolas D. Greber;Brigitte von Niederhäusern

  • Barium isotope fractionation in the global barium cycle: First evidence from barium minerals and precipitation experiments

    Katja von Allmen;Michael E. Böttcher;Elias Samankassou;Thomas F. Nägler

  • Calcium isotope (δ44/40Ca) variations of Neogene planktonic foraminifera

    Alexander Heuser;Anton Eisenhauer;Florian Böhm;Klaus Wallmann

  • Single mineral dating by the PbPb step-leaching method: Assessing the mechanisms

    R. Frei;Igor Maria Villa;Thomas Nägler;Jan Dirk Kramers

Frequent Co-Authors

Igor M. Villa
Igor M. Villa University of Milano-Bicocca
Jan Kramers
Jan Kramers University of Johannesburg
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Balz S. Kamber
Balz S. Kamber Queensland University of Technology
Robert Frei
Robert Frei University of Copenhagen
Anton Eisenhauer
Anton Eisenhauer GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Thomas Pettke
Thomas Pettke University of Bern
Thomas Meisel
Thomas Meisel University of Leoben
Ronny Schoenberg
Ronny Schoenberg University of Tübingen
Bernd Lehmann
Bernd Lehmann Clausthal University of Technology

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