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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Plant Science and Agronomy 104 130 125 16 16 452 41507
Environmental Sciences 107 241 224 14 13 559 44065

Wolfgang Zech publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfgang Zech between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfgang Zech published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 10.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 1999. 4 of the 605 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 1999. 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 7 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 13 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 20 publications 1997: 38 publications 1998: 52 publications 1999: 71 publications 2000: 36 publications 2001: 39 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 8 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1970 2025

605 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfgang Zech: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 2
1983 1
1984 1
1985 7
1986 5
1987 6
1988 13
1989 14
1990 14
1991 8
1992 11
1993 11
1994 15
1995 16
1996 20
1997 38
1998 52
1999 71
2000 36
2001 39
2002 32
2003 16
2004 11
2005 15
2006 10
2007 11
2008 15
2009 10
2010 13
2011 9
2012 7
2013 7
2014 14
2015 7
2016 1
2017 3
2018 1
2019 8
2020 2
2021 4
2022 20
2023 2
2024 2
2025 2
Total 605
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Wolfgang Zech publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolfgang Zech sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 88 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 36–40 to 467+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 255. Most scientists, 255, have 111–115 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 451–455 publications, is where this scientist sits. 36–40 publications: 2 scientists 41–45 publications: 7 scientists 46–50 publications: 40 scientists 51–55 publications: 58 scientists 56–60 publications: 60 scientists 61–65 publications: 107 scientists 66–70 publications: 130 scientists 71–75 publications: 153 scientists 76–80 publications: 191 scientists 81–85 publications: 199 scientists 86–90 publications: 206 scientists 91–95 publications: 218 scientists 96–100 publications: 226 scientists 101–105 publications: 227 scientists 106–110 publications: 247 scientists 111–115 publications: 255 scientists 116–120 publications: 253 scientists 121–125 publications: 233 scientists 126–130 publications: 219 scientists 131–135 publications: 201 scientists 136–140 publications: 194 scientists 141–145 publications: 176 scientists 146–150 publications: 157 scientists 151–155 publications: 147 scientists 156–160 publications: 151 scientists 161–165 publications: 159 scientists 166–170 publications: 137 scientists 171–175 publications: 128 scientists 176–180 publications: 126 scientists 181–185 publications: 98 scientists 186–190 publications: 114 scientists 191–195 publications: 100 scientists 196–200 publications: 90 scientists 201–205 publications: 71 scientists 206–210 publications: 98 scientists 211–215 publications: 70 scientists 216–220 publications: 86 scientists 221–225 publications: 61 scientists 226–230 publications: 58 scientists 231–235 publications: 53 scientists 236–240 publications: 64 scientists 241–245 publications: 39 scientists 246–250 publications: 46 scientists 251–255 publications: 51 scientists 256–260 publications: 36 scientists 261–265 publications: 44 scientists 266–270 publications: 35 scientists 271–275 publications: 30 scientists 276–280 publications: 33 scientists 281–285 publications: 35 scientists 286–290 publications: 36 scientists 291–295 publications: 26 scientists 296–300 publications: 26 scientists 301–305 publications: 31 scientists 306–310 publications: 30 scientists 311–315 publications: 21 scientists 316–320 publications: 29 scientists 321–325 publications: 14 scientists 326–330 publications: 15 scientists 331–335 publications: 15 scientists 336–340 publications: 17 scientists 341–345 publications: 15 scientists 346–350 publications: 12 scientists 351–355 publications: 17 scientists 356–360 publications: 18 scientists 361–365 publications: 12 scientists 366–370 publications: 11 scientists 371–375 publications: 6 scientists 376–380 publications: 6 scientists 381–385 publications: 11 scientists 386–390 publications: 9 scientists 391–395 publications: 10 scientists 396–400 publications: 8 scientists 401–405 publications: 4 scientists 406–410 publications: 9 scientists 411–415 publications: 11 scientists 416–420 publications: 4 scientists 421–425 publications: 7 scientists 426–430 publications: 4 scientists 431–435 publications: 3 scientists 436–440 publications: 5 scientists 441–445 publications: 8 scientists 446–450 publications: 6 scientists 451–455 publications: 7 scientists 456–460 publications: 5 scientists 461–465 publications: 6 scientists 466 publications: 2 scientists 467+ publications: 99 scientists
36–40 publications 467+

This scientist: 452 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
36–40 2
41–45 7
46–50 40
51–55 58
56–60 60
61–65 107
66–70 130
71–75 153
76–80 191
81–85 199
86–90 206
91–95 218
96–100 226
101–105 227
106–110 247
111–115 255
116–120 253
121–125 233
126–130 219
131–135 201
136–140 194
141–145 176
146–150 157
151–155 147
156–160 151
161–165 159
166–170 137
171–175 128
176–180 126
181–185 98
186–190 114
191–195 100
196–200 90
201–205 71
206–210 98
211–215 70
216–220 86
221–225 61
226–230 58
231–235 53
236–240 64
241–245 39
246–250 46
251–255 51
256–260 36
261–265 44
266–270 35
271–275 30
276–280 33
281–285 35
286–290 36
291–295 26
296–300 26
301–305 31
306–310 30
311–315 21
316–320 29
321–325 14
326–330 15
331–335 15
336–340 17
341–345 15
346–350 12
351–355 17
356–360 18
361–365 12
366–370 11
371–375 6
376–380 6
381–385 11
386–390 9
391–395 10
396–400 8
401–405 4
406–410 9
411–415 11
416–420 4
421–425 7
426–430 4
431–435 3
436–440 5
441–445 8
446–450 6
451–455 7 452
456–460 5
461–465 6
466 2
467+ 99
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Wolfgang Zech D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Wolfgang Zech sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200 250
Bar chart with 80 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 109+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 288. Most scientists, 288, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 104 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

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Number of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 6,494 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 200
31 236
32 253
33 283
34 288
35 240
36 246
37 243
38 247
39 229
40 232
41 230
42 228
43 219
44 193
45 164
46 158
47 143
48 131
49 127
50 122
51 122
52 110
53 102
54 98
55 79
56 85
57 88
58 91
59 62
60 61
61 59
62 54
63 61
64 59
65 58
66 41
67 49
68 39
69 32
70 40
71 47
72 38
73 28
74 29
75 28
76 22
77 21
78 25
79 26
80 19
81 16
82 12
83 16
84 14
85 11
86 17
87 13
88 10
89 12
90 18
91 16
92 16
93 17
94 12
95 8
96 9
97 9
98 11
99 12
100 5
101 8
102 4
103 11
104 5 104
105 9
106 7
107 4
108 8
109+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Plant Science and Agronomy in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Wolfgang Zech is affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad spectrum with notable focus areas such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric Studies and Observations, Climate Change and Permafrost, Landslides and Related Hazards, Geological Formations and Processes, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, and Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology.

Wolfgang Zech has published several papers in various recognized scientific journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • Leaf Waxes and Hemicelluloses in Topsoils Reflect the δ2H and δ18O Isotopic Composition of Precipitation in Mongolia, 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • An hourly ground temperature dataset for 16 high-elevation sites (3493-4377 m a.s.l.) in the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia (2017-2020), 2022, Earth system science data
  • δ2Hn-alkane and δ18Osugar biomarker proxies from leaves and topsoils of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia, and implications for paleoclimate reconstructions, 2021, Biogeochemistry
  • Climate, vegetation and fire history during the past 18,000 years, recorded in high altitude lacustrine sediments on the Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains (Ethiopia), 2022, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
  • Terpenoid profiling of keystone plant species of the Bale Mountains, Ethiopia: Implications for chemotaxonomy and paleovegetation studies, 2024, Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

The frequent coauthors associated with Wolfgang Zech's publications include:

  • Michael Zech
  • Lucas Bittner
  • Bruno Glaser
  • Bruk Lemma
  • Roland Zech

Wolfgang Zech regularly publishes in specific venues, with notable repetition in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Earth system science data
  • Biogeochemistry
  • Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Best Publications

  • Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal – a review

    Bruno Glaser;Johannes Lehmann;Wolfgang Zech

  • Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological Anthrosol and a Ferralsol of the Central Amazon basin: fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments

    Johannes Lehmann;Jose Pereira da Silva;Christoph Steiner;Thomas Nehls

  • Long term effects of manure, charcoal and mineral fertilization on crop production and fertility on a highly weathered Central Amazonian upland soil

    Christoph Steiner;Wenceslau G. Teixeira;Johannes Lehmann;Thomas Nehls

  • The 'Terra Preta' phenomenon: a model for sustainable agriculture in the humid tropics.

    Bruno Glaser;Ludwig Haumaier;Georg Guggenberger;Wolfgang Zech

  • Factors controlling humification and mineralization of soil organic matter in the tropics

    Wolfgang Zech;Nicola Senesi;Georg Guggenberger;Klaus Kaiser

  • Nitrogen retention and plant uptake on a highly weathered central Amazonian Ferralsol amended with compost and charcoal

    Christoph Steiner;Bruno Glaser;Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira;Johannes Lehmann

  • Black carbon in density fractions of anthropogenic soils of the Brazilian Amazon region

    Bruno Glaser;Eugene Balashov;Ludwig Haumaier;Georg Guggenberger

  • Black carbon in soils: the use of benzenecarboxylic acids as specific markers

    Bruno Glaser;Ludwig Haumaier;Georg Guggenberger;Wolfgang Zech

  • Land-use effects on the composition of organic matter in particle-size separates of soil: I. Lignin and carbohydrate signature

    G. Guggenberger;B.T. Christensen;W. Zech

  • Morphological and chemical properties of black carbon in physical soil fractions as revealed by scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy.

    Sonja Brodowski;Sonja Brodowski;Wulf Amelung;Ludwig Haumaier;Clarissa Abetz

  • Sorption of DOM and DOM fractions to forest soils

    Klaus Kaiser;Georg Guggenberger;Wolfgang Zech

  • Growth variations of Common beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) under different climatic and environmental conditions in Europe—a dendroecological study

    Christoph Dittmar;Wolfgang Zech;Wolfram Elling

  • Urban soil contamination in Bangkok : heavy metal and aluminium partitioning in topsoils

    Wolfgang Wilcke;Silke Müller;Nualsri Kanchanakool;Wolfgang Zech

  • Charcoal and smoke extract stimulate the soil microbial community in a highly weathered xanthic Ferralsol

    Christoph Steiner;Keshav C. Das;Marcos Garcia;Bernhard Förster

  • Sources and composition of soil organic matter fractions between and within soil aggregates

    Johan Six;Georg Guggenberger;Keith H. Paustian;Ludwig Haumaier

  • Formation and mobilization pathways of dissolved organic matter: evidence from chemical structural studies of organic matter fractions in acid forest floor solutions

    Georg Guggenberger;Wolfgang Zech;Hans-Rolf Schulten

  • Dissolved organic matter sorption on sub soils and minerals studied by 13C‐NMR and DRIFT spectroscopy

    Klaus Kaiser;Georg Guggenberger;Ludwig Haumaier;Wolfgang Zech

  • Seasonal variations in the chemical composition of dissolved organic matter in organic forest floor layer leachates of old-growth Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stands in northeastern Bavaria, Germany

    Klaus Kaiser;Georg Guggenberger;Ludwig Haumaier;Wolfgang Zech

  • Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulfur Pools in Particle-Size Fractions as Influenced by Climate

    Wulf Amelung;Wolfgang Zech;Xudong Zhang;Ronald F. Follett

  • Pesticides in surface water, sediment, and rainfall of the northeastern Pantanal basin, Brazil.

    Volker Laabs;Wulf Amelung;Alicio A. Pinto;Matthias Wantzen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Glaser
Bruno Glaser Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Georg Guggenberger
Georg Guggenberger University of Hannover
Wolfgang Wilcke
Wolfgang Wilcke Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Wulf Amelung
Wulf Amelung University of Bonn
Johannes Lehmann
Johannes Lehmann Cornell University
Ludwig Haumaier
Ludwig Haumaier University of Bayreuth
Klaus Kaiser
Klaus Kaiser Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Roland Zech
Roland Zech Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Götz Schroth
Götz Schroth Rainforest Alliance
Henry Neufeldt
Henry Neufeldt Technical University of Denmark

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