Achim Bechtel

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
196 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Achim Bechtel is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geochemistry and Petrology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Achim Bechtel has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 65 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 61 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Achim Bechtel's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (153 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (61 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (51 papers). Achim Bechtel is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (153 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (61 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (51 papers). Achim Bechtel collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and China. Achim Bechtel's co-authors include Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer, Wilhelm Püttmann, R. Gratzer, Reinhard Gratzer, Zhaojun Liu, Andreas Lücke, Jianliang Jia, Susanne Strobl, Carsten J. Schubert and Doris Groß and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, The Science of The Total Environment and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

Achim Bechtel

188 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Recognition of peat depositional enviro... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2020 2013 100 200 300
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review
    2020 302 citations Shifeng Dai, Achim Bechtel et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →
  2. On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type
    2013 295 citations Achim Bechtel, Shifeng Dai et al. International Journal of Coal Geology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Achim Bechtel Austria 44 3.8k 1.9k 1.4k 1.1k 1.1k 196 5.9k
Reinhard F. Sachsenhofer Austria 45 4.1k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 950 0.9× 236 5.8k
Hamed Sanei Canada 41 2.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 977 0.7× 710 0.6× 514 0.5× 192 5.7k
F. Marquis France 13 4.0k 1.0× 702 0.4× 908 0.6× 664 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 15 5.1k
Hans G. Machel Canada 34 2.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 2.0k 1.8× 604 0.6× 80 5.3k
Jüergen Schieber United States 38 2.4k 0.6× 638 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 930 0.8× 489 0.5× 151 5.0k
J. Espitalié France 23 4.5k 1.2× 689 0.4× 821 0.6× 732 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 40 5.5k
Simon C. George Australia 40 3.5k 0.9× 502 0.3× 555 0.4× 517 0.5× 747 0.7× 214 4.9k
Kevin G. Taylor United Kingdom 40 2.0k 0.5× 561 0.3× 737 0.5× 619 0.5× 379 0.4× 129 4.7k
Stephen E. Grasby Canada 50 1.4k 0.4× 2.8k 1.5× 2.3k 1.6× 2.1k 1.9× 430 0.4× 260 8.5k
Lynn M. Walter United States 45 1.7k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 856 0.8× 396 0.4× 78 6.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Achim Bechtel

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All Works

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Zdravkov, Alexander, Achim Bechtel, Ksenija Stojanović, et al.. (2025). Petrological and organic geochemical insights into the peat-forming environmental settings during the deposition of the early Oligocene Pirin coal deposit, SW Bulgaria. International Journal of Coal Geology. 308. 104843–104843.
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Stojanović, Ksenija, et al.. (2024). Organic petrography and biomarker proxies of subbituminous coal from the Dubrava field (Aleksinac Basin, Serbia). Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society. 85(1). 53–65. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Bangjun, Achim Bechtel, Ksenija Stojanović, et al.. (2024). Organic petrography, biomarkers, and stable isotope (δ13C, δD, δ15N, δ18O) compositions of liptinite-rich coals. International Journal of Coal Geology. 290. 104561–104561. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Fei, David Misch, Qingtao Meng, et al.. (2023). Influence of high-frequency lake level fluctuations on organic matter accumulation in the northern Qaidam Basin, NW China: Insights from spectral attribute analysis and geochemistry. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 260. 105937–105937. 2 indexed citations
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Kostova, Irena, et al.. (2023). Fly ashes generated from coal-fired thermoelectric power plants on the Balkan Peninsula – Organic geochemical study. International Journal of Coal Geology. 276. 104326–104326. 2 indexed citations
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Šimić, Vladimir, et al.. (2023). Tectonically induced travertine deposition in the Middle Miocene Levač intramountain basin (Central Serbia). Sedimentology. 71(4). 1214–1244. 2 indexed citations
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Zdravkov, Alexander, et al.. (2022). Hydrocarbon Potential of Middle Jurassic Sediments (Stefanets Mb. of Etropole Fm.) from the Western Part of Balkan Orogenic System, Bulgaria. Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. 75(9). 1317–1324. 1 indexed citations
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Marynowski, Leszek, et al.. (2020). Variations in δ13C values of levoglucosan from low-temperature burning of lignite and biomass. The Science of The Total Environment. 733. 138991–138991. 11 indexed citations
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Nechaev, Victor P., Achim Bechtel, Shifeng Dai, et al.. (2020). Bio-geochemical evolution and critical element mineralization in the Cretaceous-Cenozoic coals from the southern Far East Russia and northeastern China. Applied Geochemistry. 117. 104602–104602. 26 indexed citations
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Sachsenhofer, Reinhard F., et al.. (2018). Oil and gas in the Vienna Basin: hydrocarbon generation and alteration in a classical hydrocarbon province. Petroleum Geoscience. 25(1). 3–29. 29 indexed citations
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Životić, Dragana, et al.. (2018). Petrographic and biomarker analysis of xylite-rich coal from the Kolubara and Kostolac lignite basins (Pannonian Basin, Serbia). Geologica Carpathica. 69(1). 51–70. 9 indexed citations
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Bechtel, Achim, et al.. (2017). Biomarkers composition and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) characteristic of Bulgarian coals with different rank and origin. Comptes Rendus De L Academie Bulgare Des Sciences. 70. 243–252.
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Sachsenhofer, Reinhard F., Hans‐Gert Linzer, Achim Bechtel, et al.. (2010). Deposition, Erosion and Hydrocarbon Source Potential of the Oligocene Eggerding Formation (Molasse Basin, Austria). 103. 76–99. 46 indexed citations
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Sachsenhofer, Reinhard F., et al.. (2009). Paleozoic Source Rocks in the Dniepr-Donets Basin, Ukraine. 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2009. 3 indexed citations
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Sachsenhofer, Reinhard F., et al.. (2008). Ölimprägnationen im miozänen Mürztal Becken (Norische Senke, Ostalpen). 124. 145–148. 1 indexed citations
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