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Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

Werner Aeschbach-Hertig 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 Werner Aeschbach-Hertig sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Werner Aeschbach-Hertig 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 Werner Aeschbach-Hertig sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Werner Aeschbach-Hertig is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany and has a research focus primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their main topics of research cover areas such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Karst Systems and Hydrogeology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Aeschbach-Hertig's recent publications reflect these interests and include:

  • Widespread six degrees Celsius cooling on land during the Last Glacial Maximum (2021, Nature)
  • Viability of public spaces in cities under increasing heat: A transdisciplinary approach (2020, Sustainable Cities and Society)
  • Paleoclimate Signals and Groundwater Age Distributions From 39 Public Water Works in the Netherlands; Insights From Noble Gases and Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotope Tracers (2021, Water Resources Research)
  • Residence times of groundwater along a flow path in the Great Artesian Basin determined by 81Kr, 36Cl and 4He: Implications for palaeo hydrogeology (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Constraining the age distribution of highly mixed groundwater using Ar: A multiple environmental tracer (H/He, Kr, Ar, and C) study in the semiconfined Fontainebleau Sands Aquifer (France) (2021, Bern Open Repository and Information System - University of Bern)

The scientist frequently contributes to publication venues including Goldschmidt2021 abstracts, Water Resources Research, The Science of The Total Environment, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Collaborations have occurred with several coauthors on multiple occasions. Frequent coauthors include Markus K. Oberthaler (7 joint works), Roland Purtschert (6), Arne Kersting (5), Alan Seltzer (4), and Rolf Kipfer (4).

Best Publications

  • Regional strategies for the accelerating global problem of groundwater depletion

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Tom Gleeson

  • Noble Gases in Lakes and Ground Waters

    Rolf Kipfer;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Frank Peeters;Marvin Stute

  • Interpretation of dissolved atmospheric noble gases in natural waters

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Frank Peeters;Urs Beyerle;Rolf Kipfer

  • Palaeotemperature reconstruction from noble gases in ground water taking into account equilibration with entrapped air

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Frank Peeters;Urs Beyerle;Rolf Kipfer;Rolf Kipfer

  • The demographics of water: A review of water ages in the critical zone

    Matthias Sprenger;Matthias Sprenger;Matthias Sprenger;Christine Stumpp;Markus Weiler;Werner Aeschbach

  • A Mass Spectrometric System for the Analysis of Noble Gases and Tritium from Water Samples

    Urs Beyerle;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Dieter M. Imboden;Heinrich Baur

  • Groundwater recharge history and hydrogeochemical evolution in the Minqin Basin, North West China

    W.M. Edmunds;Jinzhu Ma;W. Aeschbach-Hertig;R. Kipfer

  • Constraining the age distribution of highly mixed groundwater using 39Ar: A multiple environmental tracer (3H/3He, 85Kr, 39Ar, and 14C) study in the semiconfined Fontainebleau Sands Aquifer (France)

    J. A. Corcho Alvarado;J. A. Corcho Alvarado;R. Purtschert;F. Barbecot;C. Chabault

  • Cool glacial temperatures and changes in moisture source recorded in Oman groundwaters

    Constanze E. Weyhenmeyer;Stephen J. Burns;H. Niklaus Waber;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

  • Kinetic Model of Gas Bubble Dissolution in Groundwater and Its Implications for the Dissolved Gas Composition

    Johannes Holocher;Frank Peeters;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Wolfgang Kinzelbach

  • A comparison of groundwater dating with 81Kr, 36Cl and 4He in four wells of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia

    B.E Lehmann;A Love;R Purtschert;P Collon

  • Infiltration of river water to a shallow aquifer investigated with 3H/3He, noble gases and CFCs

    U Beyerle;W Aeschbach-Hertig;M Hofer;D.M Imboden

  • Analysis of deep-water exchange in the Caspian Sea based on environmental tracers

    Frank Peeters;Frank Peeters;Rolf Kipfer;Rolf Kipfer;Daniel Achermann;Daniel Achermann;Markus Hofer;Markus Hofer

  • A paleotemperature record derived from dissolved noble gases in groundwater of the Aquia Aquifer (Maryland, USA)

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Martin Stute;Martin Stute;Jordan F Clark;Robert F Reuter

  • Climate and groundwater recharge during the last glaciation in an ice-covered region

    Urs Beyerle;Roland Purtschert;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Dieter M. Imboden

  • Modeling excess air and degassing in groundwater by equilibrium partitioning with a gas phase

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Hany El-Gamal;Martin Wieser;Laszlo Palcsu

  • Noble Gas Thermometry in Groundwater Hydrology

    Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;D. Kip Solomon

  • Improving noble gas based paleoclimate reconstruction and groundwater dating using 20Ne/22Ne ratios

    Frank Peeters;Urs Beyerle;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Johannes Holocher

  • Experimental investigations on the formation of excess air in quasi-saturated porous media

    Johannes Holocher;Frank Peeters;Werner Aeschbach-Hertig;Markus Hofer

  • Widespread six degrees Celsius cooling on land during the Last Glacial Maximum.

    Alan M. Seltzer;Jessica Ng;Werner Aeschbach;Rolf Kipfer

  • Injection of mantle type helium into Lake Van (Turkey): the clue for quantifying deep water renewal

    R. Kipfer;W. Aeschbach-Hertig;H. Baur;M. Hofer

Frequent Co-Authors

Rolf Kipfer
Rolf Kipfer Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Frank Peeters
Frank Peeters University of Konstanz
Roland Purtschert
Roland Purtschert University of Bern
Peter Schlosser
Peter Schlosser Arizona State University
Martin Stute
Martin Stute Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Kristine Walraevens
Kristine Walraevens Ghent University
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Rainer Wieler
Rainer Wieler ETH Zurich
Detlev K. Richter
Detlev K. Richter Ruhr University Bochum
Kazimierz Rozanski
Kazimierz Rozanski AGH University of Science and Technology

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