Augusto Gansser

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
21 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Augusto Gansser is a scholar working on Geophysics, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Augusto Gansser has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Geophysics, 6 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 3 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Augusto Gansser's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (10 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (7 papers) and Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America (4 papers). Augusto Gansser is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (10 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (7 papers) and Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America (4 papers). Augusto Gansser collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Australia and Austria. Augusto Gansser's co-authors include J. B. Auden, Volker Dietrich, Martin Thöni, Volkmar Trommsdorff, Wolfgang Frank, W. E. Cameron, Peter Blattner, R. SHACKLETON, Chang Chengfa and John Dewey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Earth-Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Augusto Gansser

21 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Geology of the Himalayas 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 1975 1982 250 500 750 1000
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. Geology of the Himalayas
    1967 1.2k citations J. B. Auden, Augusto Gansser Geographical Journal profile →
  2. Central Himalaya : geological observations of the Swiss Expedition, 1936
    1975 433 citations Augusto Gansser et al. profile →
  3. Magmatism and metamorphism in the Ladakh Himalayas (the Indus-Tsangpo suture zone)
    1982 429 citations Volker Dietrich, Wolfgang Frank et al. Earth and Planetary Science Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Augusto Gansser Switzerland 12 2.4k 438 403 282 199 21 2.9k
Georges Mascle France 23 2.3k 1.0× 361 0.8× 338 0.8× 374 1.3× 55 0.3× 84 2.6k
J. W. Cole New Zealand 27 2.0k 0.9× 694 1.6× 433 1.1× 143 0.5× 82 0.4× 61 2.5k
J. L. Mercier France 24 3.0k 1.3× 451 1.0× 252 0.6× 227 0.8× 86 0.4× 39 3.4k
M. Boccaletti Italy 31 2.9k 1.2× 626 1.4× 168 0.4× 576 2.0× 129 0.6× 64 3.4k
R. Mazzuoli Italy 32 2.9k 1.2× 825 1.9× 757 1.9× 283 1.0× 80 0.4× 57 3.4k
P. A. Mohr United States 20 991 0.4× 306 0.7× 268 0.7× 248 0.9× 96 0.5× 58 1.5k
Maurice Mattauer France 27 4.1k 1.7× 336 0.8× 506 1.3× 306 1.1× 48 0.2× 61 4.3k
Bishal Nath Upreti Nepal 25 3.7k 1.6× 619 1.4× 773 1.9× 381 1.4× 261 1.3× 53 4.3k
R. M. Briggs New Zealand 19 1.5k 0.6× 665 1.5× 363 0.9× 148 0.5× 62 0.3× 36 1.8k
Laurent Godin Canada 29 3.3k 1.4× 393 0.9× 623 1.5× 241 0.9× 180 0.9× 61 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Augusto Gansser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Augusto Gansser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gansser, Augusto, et al.. (2000). The Throne of the Gods: An Account of the First Swiss Expedition to the Himalayas.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto. (1993). Facts and Theories on the Himalayas. Journal of the Geological Society of India. 41(6). 487–508. 3 indexed citations
3.
Gansser, Augusto. (1993). Himalayan orogen and global tectonics. Earth-Science Reviews. 34(3). 239–241. 4 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto. (1991). The geological evolution of Tibet. Tectonophysics. 200(1-3). 334–337. 91 indexed citations
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Kidd, W. S. F., Pan Yusheng, Chang Chengfa, et al.. (1988). Geological mapping of the 1985 Chinese—British Tibetan (Xizang—Qinghai) Plateau Geotraverse route. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 327(1594). 287–305. 97 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto, et al.. (1987). Himalaya : wachsende Berge, lebendige Mythen, wandernde Menschen. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Kyser, T. Kurtis, E. G. Nisbet, W. E. Cameron, Augusto Gansser, & Volker Dietrich. (1987). Stable isotope geochemistry and alteration of Cretaceous komatiitic and associated rocks from Gorgona Island, Colombia.. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL. 21(6). 253–259. 3 indexed citations
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Blattner, Peter, Volker Dietrich, & Augusto Gansser. (1983). Contrasting18O enrichment and origins of High Himalayan and Transhimalayan intrusives. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 65(2). 276–286. 34 indexed citations
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Dietrich, Volker, et al.. (1982). Magmatism and metamorphism in the Ladakh Himalayas (the Indus-Tsangpo suture zone). Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 60(2). 253–292. 429 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dietrich, Volker, et al.. (1981). Palaeogene komatiites from Gorgona island, East Pacific - A primary magma for ocean floor basalts?. GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL. 15(3). 141–161. 36 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto. (1980). The significance of the Himalayan suture zone. Tectonophysics. 62(1-2). 37–52. 201 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto. (1979). The Ophiolitic Suture Zones of the Ladakh and the Kallas Region-A Comparison. Journal of the Geological Society of India. 20(6). 277–281. 5 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto. (1979). THE HIMALAYAS – A FASCINATING GEOLOGICAL CHALLENGE. Episodes. 2(4). 17–20. 4 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto, Volker Dietrich, & W. E. Cameron. (1979). Palaeogene komatiites from Gorgona Island. Nature. 278(5704). 545–546. 41 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto, et al.. (1977). Geological observations in the Ladakh area (Himalayas) : a preliminary report. E-Periodica. 86 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto, et al.. (1975). Central Himalaya : geological observations of the Swiss Expedition, 1936. 433 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gansser, Augusto. (1974). Himalaya. Geological Society London Special Publications. 4(1). 267–278. 18 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto. (1973). Orogenic evolution in the Andes, Himalayas and the Alps; a review. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae. 66(1). 23–40. 4 indexed citations
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Gansser, Augusto. (1973). Facts and theories on the Andes. Journal of the Geological Society. 129(2). 93–131. 189 indexed citations
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Auden, J. B. & Augusto Gansser. (1967). Geology of the Himalayas. Geographical Journal. 133(1). 84–84. 1191 indexed citations breakdown →

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