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 Wolfram M. Kürschner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 112 publications — 17th percentile
17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
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 Wolfram M. Kürschner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 42 D-Index — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
Wolfram M. Kürschner is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 37 publications contributing to this area. Within this broad field, Kürschner has made significant contributions to several subfields, including Paleontology (14 publications), Atmospheric Science (9 publications), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (9 publications), Geology (6 publications), and Geophysics (5 publications).
The core topics of Kürschner's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, with 22 publications, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (16 publications), Plant Diversity and Evolution (12 publications), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, as well as Geological and Geophysical and Geochemical Studies, each with 8 publications.
Recent papers authored or coauthored by Kürschner cover a range of subjects related to paleoclimate and geological changes. Notable works include The Miocene: The Future of the Past (2020) published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology; Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO 2 (2023) in Science; Massive and rapid predominantly volcanic CO 2 emission during the end-Permian mass extinction (2021) appearing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; Palaeovegetation and palaeoclimate changes across the Triassic-Jurassic transition in the Sichuan Basin, China (2020) in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology; and Macroecological patterns of the terrestrial vegetation history during the end-Triassic biotic crisis in the central European Basin: A palynological study of the Bonenburg section (NW-Germany) and its supra-regional implications (2020) published in Global and Planetary Change.
Kürschner frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors contributing to their research output. These include Yongdong Wang with 6 coauthored works, Ying Cui and Liqin Li each with 4, as well as Margret Steinthorsdottir and Micha Ruhl with 3 collaborations each.
Their publications are often found in specific venues reflective of their interdisciplinary research focus. These journals include Global and Planetary Change (4 publications), Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (3 publications), Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, each with at least one publication.
Wolfram M. Kürschner;Zlatko Kvaček;David L. Dilcher
M. Steinthorsdottir;M. Steinthorsdottir;H. K. Coxall;A. M. de Boer;M. Huber
Johan Van Der Burgh;Henk Visscher;David L. Dilcher;Wolfram M. Kürschner
Wolfram M. Kürschner;Johan van der Burgh;Henk Visscher;David L. Dilcher
Henk Visscher;Cindy V. Looy;Margaret E. Collinson;Henk Brinkhuis
Micha Ruhl;Micha Ruhl;Nina R. Bonis;Nina R. Bonis;Gert-Jan Reichart;Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté
M.H.L. Deenen;M. Ruhl;N.R. Bonis;W. Krijgsman
Wolfram M. Kuerschner;Nina R. Bonis;Leopold Krystyn
Wolfram M. Kürschner
Micha Ruhl;Wolfram M. Kürschner;Leopold Krystyn
Wolfram M. Kürschner;G. F. Waldemaar Herngreen
A. V. Hillebrandt;L. Krystyn;W. M. Kurschner;N. R. Bonis
Friederike Wagner;Sjoerd J. P. Bohncke;David L. Dilcher;Wolfram M. Kürschner
M. Ruhl;M.H.L. Deenen;H.A. Abels;N.R. Bonis
Nina R. Bonis;Wolfram M. Kürschner
Friederike Wagner;Raimond Below;Pim de Klerk;David L. Dilcher
M. Ruhl;W.M. Kürschner
Lenny L.R. Kouwenberg;Wolfram M. Kürschner;Jennifer C. McElwain
Lenny L. R. Kouwenberg;Jennifer C. McElwain;Wolfram M. Kürschner;Friederike Wagner
N.R. Bonis;W.M. Kürschner;L. Krystyn
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