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Thorsten Geisler

Thorsten Geisler

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
38
Citations
7207
World Ranking
6371
National Ranking
455

Thorsten Geisler 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 Thorsten Geisler sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 86 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thorsten Geisler 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 Thorsten Geisler sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thorsten Geisler is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Anthropology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Earth-Surface Processes, Biomaterials, and Ceramics and Composites.

The main topics central to Geisler's research include:

  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Building materials and conservation
  • Glass properties and applications
  • Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research

Geisler has contributed publications to frequent venues such as Chemical Geology, Scientific Reports, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Minerals, and the Journal of Materials Science. Among recent works, several papers stand out:

  • High-temperature phase transformations of hydroxylapatite and the formation of silicocarnotite in the hydroxylapatite-quartz-lime system studied in situ and in operando by Raman spectroscopy, 2022, Journal of Materials Science
  • Diagenetic stability of non-traditional stable isotope systems (Ca, Sr, Mg, Zn) in teeth - An in-vitro alteration experiment of biogenic apatite in isotopically enriched tracer solution, 2021, Chemical Geology
  • A lab-on-a-chip approach integrating in-situ characterization and reactive transport modelling diagnostics to unravel (Ba,Sr)SO4 oscillatory zoning, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • In Situ Hyperspectral Raman Imaging of Ternesite Formation and Decomposition at High Temperatures, 2020, Minerals
  • Corrosion of ternary borosilicate glass in acidic solution studied in operando by fluid-cell Raman spectroscopy, 2021, npj Materials Degradation

Frequent collaborators in Geisler's research include Anna G. Kral, Thomas Tütken, Markus Lagos, Mara Lönartz, and Alexander Ziegler, reflecting a network of co-authorship in interdisciplinary studies.

The body of Geisler's work often involves advanced analytical techniques such as Raman spectroscopy and stable isotope analysis to investigate mineralogical, chemical, and material transformations relevant to Earth sciences, archaeological contexts, and conservation of building materials.

Best Publications

  • Re-equilibration of Zircon in Aqueous Fluids and Melts

    Thorsten Geisler;Urs Schaltegger;Frank Tomaschek

  • An international initiative on long-term behavior of high-level nuclear waste glass

    Stephane Gin;Abdessalam Abdelouas;Louise J. Criscenti;W. L. Ebert

  • Experimental hydrothermal alteration of partially metamict zircon

    Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Robert T. Pidgeon;Reinhardt Kurtz;Wilhelm van Bronswijk

  • Low-temperature hydrothermal alteration of natural metamict zircons from the Eastern Desert, Egypt

    T. Geisler;A. A. Rashwan;M. K. W. Rahn;U. Poller

  • Transport of uranium, thorium, and lead in metamict zircon under low-temperature hydrothermal conditions

    T. Geisler;R.T. Pidgeon;W. van Bronswijk;R. Kurtz

  • Aqueous corrosion of borosilicate glass under acidic conditions: A new corrosion mechanism

    Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Arne Janssen;Daniel Scheiter;Thomas Stephan

  • The replacement of plagioclase feldspars by albite: observations from hydrothermal experiments

    Jörn Hövelmann;Jörn Hövelmann;Andrew Putnis;Thorsten Geisler;Burkhard C. Schmidt

  • Timing of crystallization of the lunar magma ocean constrained by the oldest zircon

    Alexander Nemchin;Nicholas Eric Timms;Robert Pidgeon;T. Geisler

  • Leaching and differential recrystallization of metamict zircon under experimental hydrothermal conditions

    Thorsten Geisler;Marcus Ulonska;Helmut Schleicher;Robert T. Pidgeon

  • The mechanism of borosilicate glass corrosion revisited

    Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Nagel;Matt R. Kilburn;Arne Janssen

  • Hadean diamonds in zircon from Jack Hills, Western Australia.

    Martina Menneken;Alexander A. Nemchin;Thorsten Geisler;Robert T. Pidgeon

  • Kinetics of thermal recovery and recrystallization of partially metamict zircon: a Raman spectroscopic study

    Thorsten Geisler;Robert T. Pidgeon;Wilhelm Van Bronswijk;Ron Pleysier

  • Improved U–Th–total Pb dating of zircons by electron microprobe using a simple new background modeling procedure and Ca as a chemical criterion of fluid-induced U-Th-Pb discordance in zircon

    Thorsten Geisler;Helmut Schleicher

  • An experimental study of the replacement of leucite by analcime

    Christine V. Putnis;Thorsten Geisler;Peter Schmid-Beurmann;Thomas Stephan

  • Experimental study of the aragonite to calcite transition in aqueous solution

    Christina Perdikouri;Argyrios Kasioptas;Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Burkhard C. Schmidt

  • The mechanism of cation and oxygen isotope exchange in alkali feldspars under hydrothermal conditions

    Dominik R. D. Niedermeier;Dominik R. D. Niedermeier;Andrew Putnis;Thorsten Geisler;Ute Golla-Schindler

  • Impact of self-irradiation damage on the aqueous durability of zircon(ZrSiO4):implications for its suitability as a nuclear waste form

    Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Kostya Trachenko;Susana Ríos;Martin T Dove

  • Alteration of crystalline zircon solid solutions: a case study on zircon from an alkaline pegmatite from Zomba-Malosa, Malawi

    Aneesh Soman;Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Frank Tomaschek;Marion Grange

  • The behavior of the Hf isotope system in radiation-damaged zircon during experimental hydrothermal alteration

    Christoph Lenting;Thorsten Geisler;Thorsten Geisler;Axel Gerdes;Ellen Kooijman

  • Subduction zone forearc serpentinites as incubators for deep microbial life

    Oliver Plümper;Helen E. King;Thorsten Geisler;Yang Liu

  • A light carbon reservoir recorded in zircon-hosted diamond from the Jack Hills

    Alexander A. Nemchin;Martin J. Whitehouse;Martina Menneken;Thorsten Geisler

  • A Raman spectroscopic study of high-uranium zircon from the Chernobyl “lava”

    Thorsten Geisler;Boris E. Burakov;Vladimir Zirlin;Larisa Nikolaeva

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Putnis
Andrew Putnis Curtin University
Robert T. Pidgeon
Robert T. Pidgeon Curtin University
Christine V. Putnis
Christine V. Putnis University of Münster
Alexander A. Nemchin
Alexander A. Nemchin Curtin University
Jasper Berndt
Jasper Berndt University of Münster
Ekhard K. H. Salje
Ekhard K. H. Salje University of Cambridge
Martin T. Dove
Martin T. Dove Sichuan University
Richard Wirth
Richard Wirth Helmholtz Centre Potsdam - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Simon A. Wilde
Simon A. Wilde Curtin University
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History

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