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Thomas Platz is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany and has contributed to multiple fields including Medicine, Health Professions, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research output spans subfields such as Geophysics, General Health Professions, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics, emphasizing Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Earthquake and Tectonic Studies, Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Recent publications by Thomas Platz include the following papers:

  • The geological history and hazards of a long-lived stratovolcano, Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand (2021) - New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Compositional control on impact crater formation on mid-sized planetary bodies: Dawn at Ceres and Vesta, Cassini at Saturn (2021) - Icarus
  • Versorgung von Patient*innen der Außerklinischen Intensivpflege in ärztlich geleiteten Einrichtungen - eine Querschnitterhebung der Deutschen Interdisziplinären Gesellschaft für Außerklinische Beatmung (2024) - Fortschritte der Neurologie · Psychiatrie
  • Swallowing Function in the Chronic Stage Following Stroke is Associated with White Matter Integrity of Callosal Tract between Interhemispheric S1 Swallowing Representation Areas (2022) - SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Weaning in Early Neurological-Neurosurgical Rehabilitation in Germany (NurBeat) - Results from a Nationwide Online Survey (2024) - SSRN Electronic Journal

Thomas Platz has frequently published in several venues, with the highest number of papers appearing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Neurologie & Rehabilitation
  • New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
  • Icarus
  • Fortschritte der Neurologie · Psychiatrie

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Donatha Hornemann
  • Tobias Schmidt-Wilcke
  • Marcus Pohl
  • Martin Groß
  • Andreas Bender

Best Publications

  • Geologic map of Mars

    Kenneth L. Tanaka;James A. Skinner;James M. Dohm;Rossman P. Irwin

  • Cryovolcanism on Ceres

    O. Ruesch;Thomas Platz;P. Schenk;L.A. McFadden

  • Planetary surface dating from crater size–frequency distribution measurements: Spatial randomness and clustering

    G.G. Michael;T. Platz;T. Kneissl;N. Schmedemann

  • Cratering on Ceres: Implications for its crust and evolution

    H. Hiesinger;S Marchi;N. Schmedemann;P. Schenk

  • Very recent and wide-spread basaltic volcanism on Mars

    Ernst Hauber;Petr Brož;Felix Jagert;Piotr Jodłowski

  • Sublimation in bright spots on (1) Ceres

    A. Nathues;M. Hoffmann;M. Schaefer;L. Le Corre

  • The geomorphology of Ceres

    D. L. Buczkowski;B. E. Schmidt;David Williams;S. C. Mest

  • Flow and deposition of pyroclastic granular flows: A type example from the 1975 Ngauruhoe eruption, New Zealand

    Gert Lube;Shane J. Cronin;Thomas Platz;Armin Freundt

  • Transition from effusive to explosive phases in andesite eruptions — A case-study from the AD1655 eruption of Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand

    Thomas Platz;Shane J. Cronin;Katharine V. Cashman;Robert B. Stewart

  • Lava flow rheology: A comparison of morphological and petrological methods

    M. O. Chevrel;Thomas Platz;Ernst Hauber;D. Baratoux

  • Tsunami waves extensively resurfaced the shorelines of an early Martian ocean

    J. Alexis P. Rodriguez;J. Alexis P. Rodriguez;Alberto G. Fairén;Alberto G. Fairén;Kenneth L. Tanaka;Mario Zarroca

  • Geomorphological evidence for ground ice on dwarf planet Ceres

    Britney E. Schmidt;Kynan H.G. Hughson;Heather T. Chilton;Jennifer E.C. Scully

  • Low-pressure fractionation of the Nyiragongo volcanic rocks, Virunga Province, D.R. Congo

    Thomas Platz;Stephen F. Foley;Luc André

  • Developing probabilistic eruption forecasts for dormant volcanoes: a case study from Mt Taranaki, New Zealand

    Michael B. Turner;Shane J. Cronin;Mark S. Bebbington;Thomas Platz

  • Crater-based dating of geological units on Mars: methods and application for the new global geological map

    Thomas Platz;Gregory Michael;Kenneth L. Tanaka;James A. Skinner

  • Asynchronous formation of Hesperian and Amazonian‐aged deltas on Mars and implications for climate

    E. Hauber;Thomas Platz;Dennis Reiss;Laetitia Le Deit

  • Age determination of linear surface features using the Buffered Crater Counting approach – Case studies of the Sirenum and Fortuna Fossae graben systems on Mars

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  • Surface water-ice deposits in the northern shadowed regions of Ceres

    T. Platz;A. Nathues;N. Schorghofer;Frank Preusker

  • The Permanently Shadowed Regions of Dwarf Planet Ceres

    Norbert Schorghofer;Erwan Mazarico;Thomas Platz;Frank Preusker

  • Non-explosive, dome-forming eruptions at Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand

    Thomas Platz;Thomas Platz;Shane J. Cronin;Jonathan N. Procter;Vincent E. Neall

  • THE GEOMORPHOLOGY OF CERES

    Debra L. Buczkowski;Britney E. Schmidt;David A. Williams;Scott C. Mest

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Nathues
Andreas Nathues Max Planck Society
Christopher T. Russell
Christopher T. Russell University of California, Los Angeles
Carol A. Raymond
Carol A. Raymond California Institute of Technology
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Frank Preusker
Frank Preusker German Aerospace Center
Michael J. Hoffmann
Michael J. Hoffmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
David A. Williams
David A. Williams University of California, Santa Cruz
Paul M. Schenk
Paul M. Schenk Lunar and Planetary Institute
Shane Byrne
Shane Byrne University of Arizona
Harald Hiesinger
Harald Hiesinger University of Münster

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