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Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

Werner Aeschbach-Hertig

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4004 3675 279 264 145 8463

Werner Aeschbach-Hertig publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Werner Aeschbach-Hertig between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Werner Aeschbach-Hertig published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2025. 25 of the 197 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2025. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 7 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 18 publications
1992 2025

197 publications in total across all disciplines

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Werner Aeschbach-Hertig: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 3
1997 1
1998 6
1999 4
2000 5
2001 4
2002 12
2003 6
2004 3
2005 2
2006 2
2007 9
2008 6
2009 10
2010 12
2011 2
2012 7
2013 9
2014 8
2015 1
2016 7
2017 9
2018 4
2019 6
2020 4
2021 9
2022 7
2023 11
2024 7
2025 18
Total 197
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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.

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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
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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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.

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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 47
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
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

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
Rolf Kipfer
Rolf Kipfer ETH Zurich
Frank Peeters
Frank Peeters University of Konstanz
Roland Purtschert
Roland Purtschert University of Bern
Peter Schlosser
Peter Schlosser Arizona State University
Kristine Walraevens
Kristine Walraevens Ghent University
Martin Stute
Martin Stute Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Christoph Spötl
Christoph Spötl University of Innsbruck
Rainer Wieler
Rainer Wieler ETH Zurich
Kazimierz Rozanski
Kazimierz Rozanski AGH University of Science and Technology

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