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Torsten Utescher

Torsten Utescher

Torsten Utescher 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 Torsten Utescher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Torsten Utescher 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 Torsten Utescher sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Torsten Utescher is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The subfields addressed in their work include Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Geology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, encompassing Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Geological Studies and Exploration, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Plant Ecology and Taxonomy Studies, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Torsten Utescher include Olesia V. Bondarenko, Volker Mosbrugger, Yunfa Miao, Xuelian Wang, and Nela Doláková. These collaborations indicate active engagement with other researchers in related fields.

Torsten Utescher has contributed extensively to several publication venues. The most frequent platforms for their work are Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, Geological Journal, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Botanica Pacifica.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Torsten Utescher demonstrate a focus on paleoclimatic and vegetation studies from various geological periods. Selected publications include:

  • A new biologic paleoaltimetry indicating Late Miocene rapid uplift of northern Tibet Plateau (2022), published in Science
  • Oligocene vegetation of Europe and western Asia-Diversity change and continental patterns reflected by plant functional types (2020), published in Geological Journal
  • Diversity patterns in microfloras recovered from Miocene brown coals of the lower Rhine Basin reveal distinct coupling of the structure of the peat-forming vegetation and continental climate variability (2020), published in Geological Journal
  • Monsoonal climate of East Asia in Eocene times inferred from an analysis of plant functional types (2022), published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Vegetation and climate changes during the Miocene climatic optimum and Miocene climatic transition in the northwestern part of Central Paratethys (2020), published in Geological Journal

Best Publications

  • The coexistence approach — a method for quantitative reconstructions of Tertiary terrestrial palaeoclimate data using plant fossils

    Volker Mosbrugger;Torsten Utescher

  • Cenozoic continental climatic evolution of Central Europe

    Volker Mosbrugger;Torsten Utescher;David L. Dilcher

  • Terrestrial Climate Evolution in Northwest Germany Over the Last 25 Million Years

    Torsten Utescher;Volker Mosbrugger;Abdul R. Ashraf

  • The Coexistence Approach—Theoretical background and practical considerations of using plant fossils for climate quantification

    T. Utescher;A. A. Bruch;B. Erdei;Louis François

  • Precipitation patterns in the Miocene of Central Europe and the development of continentality

    Angela A. Bruch;Torsten Utescher;Volker Mosbrugger

  • A new biologic paleoaltimetry indicating Late Miocene rapid uplift of northern Tibet Plateau

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  • Miocene vegetation and climate dynamics in Eastern and Central Paratethys (Southeastern Europe)

    Dimiter Ivanov;Torsten Utescher;Volker Mosbrugger;Svetlana Syabryaj

  • A late Eocene palynological record of climate change and Tibetan Plateau uplift (Xining Basin, China)

    Carina Hoorn;Julia Straathof;Hemmo A. Abels;Yadong Xu

  • Eocene vegetation patterns reconstructed from plant diversity - A global perspective

    T. Utescher;V. Mosbrugger

  • Late Miocene climate in the circum-Alpine realm—a quantitative analysis of terrestrial palaeofloras

    A.A. Bruch;T. Utescher;V. Mosbrugger;I. Gabrielyan

  • Palaeoclimate and vegetation change in Serbia during the last 30 Ma

    T. Utescher;D. Djordjevic-Milutinovic;A. Bruch;V. Mosbrugger

  • Eocene monsoon prevalence over China: A paleobotanical perspective

    Cheng Quan;Yu-Sheng (Christopher) Liu;Torsten Utescher

  • Neogene flora and vegetation development of the Pannonian domain in relation to palaeoclimate and palaeogeography

    Boglárka Erdei;Lilla Hably;Miklós Kázmér;Torsten Utescher

  • A Late Miocene climate model simulation with ECHAM4/ML and its quantitative validation with terrestrial proxy data

    Arne Micheels;Angela A. Bruch;Dieter Uhl;Dieter Uhl;Torsten Utescher

  • A multi-proxy approach to determine Antarctic terrestrial palaeoclimate during the Late Cretaceous and Early Tertiary

    Imogen Poole;Imogen Poole;David Cantrill;Torsten Utescher

  • Tree diversity in the Miocene forests of Western Eurasia

    T. Utescher;B. Erdei;Louis François;V. Mosbrugger

  • Cenozoic climate gradients in Eurasia — a palaeo-perspective on future climate change?

    Torsten Utescher;Angela A. Bruch;Arne Micheels;Volker Mosbrugger

  • Present-day climatic equivalents of European Cenozoic climates

    Torsten Utescher;Volker Mosbrugger;Dimiter Ivanov;David L. Dilcher

  • Validation of temperature–precipitation based aridity index: Paleoclimatic implications

    Cheng Quan;Shuang Han;Torsten Utescher;Chunhua Zhang

  • Revisiting the Paleogene climate pattern of East Asia: A synthetic review

    Cheng Quan;Zhonghui Liu;Torsten Utescher;Jianhua Jin

  • The Miocene peat-forming vegetation of northwestern Germany: an analysis of wood remains and comparison with previous palynological interpretations

    Isabel Figueiral;Isabel Figueiral;Volker Mosbrugger;Nick P. Rowe;Abdul R. Ashraf

  • Vegetation and palaeoclimate in the Miocene of Ukraine

    S. Syabryaj;T. Utescher;S. Molchanoff;A.A. Bruch

  • Middle and Late Miocene spatial temperature patterns and gradients in Europe preliminary results based on paleobotanical climate reconstructions.

    Angela Bruch;Torsten Utescher;Cristina Alcade Olivares;Nela Doláková

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Mosbrugger
Volker Mosbrugger American Museum of Natural History
David L. Dilcher
David L. Dilcher Indiana University
Volker Mosbrugger
Volker Mosbrugger American Museum of Natural History
Louis François
Louis François University of Liège
Zhe-Kun Zhou
Zhe-Kun Zhou Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
Dieter Uhl
Dieter Uhl University of Tübingen
Jussi T. Eronen
Jussi T. Eronen University of Helsinki
Jean-Pierre Suc
Jean-Pierre Suc Sorbonne University
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet
Guillaume Dupont-Nivet University of Rennes
Thomas Hickler
Thomas Hickler Goethe University Frankfurt

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