Birgit Klein

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Birgit Klein is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit Klein has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Oceanography, 16 papers in Atmospheric Science and 15 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Birgit Klein's work include Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (24 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers). Birgit Klein is often cited by papers focused on Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (24 papers), Marine and coastal ecosystems (14 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers). Birgit Klein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and United States. Birgit Klein's co-authors include Wolfgang Roether, Beniamino B. Manca, Anna Luchetta, Davide Bregant, Vedrana Kovačević, K. Nittis, Gerold Siedler, A. Lascaratos, Dimitrios Georgopoulos and Aldo Shemesh and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Birgit Klein

37 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Recent Changes in Eastern Mediterranean Deep Waters 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 100 200 300 400 500
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. Recent Changes in Eastern Mediterranean Deep Waters
    1996 549 citations Wolfgang Roether, Beniamino B. Manca et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Birgit Klein Germany 23 2.3k 1.3k 1.2k 684 316 38 3.1k
J. Goddard United States 15 1.7k 0.7× 774 0.6× 841 0.7× 656 1.0× 131 0.4× 20 2.6k
Davide Bregant Italy 9 1.7k 0.8× 887 0.7× 666 0.5× 643 0.9× 71 0.2× 9 2.3k
Simon A. Müller Switzerland 15 1.1k 0.5× 981 0.7× 2.0k 1.7× 601 0.9× 93 0.3× 20 3.0k
Scott D. Nodder New Zealand 34 1.7k 0.8× 542 0.4× 831 0.7× 1.2k 1.7× 181 0.6× 105 3.5k
Roselyne Buscail France 30 1.3k 0.6× 380 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.8× 206 0.7× 68 2.6k
Jesús García‐Lafuente Spain 35 2.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 862 0.7× 481 0.7× 45 0.1× 107 3.1k
S.R. Shetye India 39 4.2k 1.9× 2.5k 1.9× 1.8k 1.5× 682 1.0× 116 0.4× 76 5.1k
Andres Rüggeberg Germany 27 1.2k 0.5× 707 0.5× 879 0.7× 1.7k 2.5× 172 0.5× 76 2.5k
Rob Witbaard Netherlands 31 1.2k 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 607 0.5× 1.3k 1.9× 200 0.6× 95 2.3k
Matthias Tomczak Australia 28 3.2k 1.4× 1.8k 1.3× 1.7k 1.4× 753 1.1× 90 0.3× 98 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Birgit Klein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Birgit Klein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Birgit Klein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Birgit Klein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Birgit Klein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Birgit Klein. Birgit Klein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wimart-Rousseau, Cathy, Tobias Steinhoff, Birgit Klein, Henry C. Bittig, & Arne Körtzinger. (2024). Technical note: Assessment of float pH data quality control methods – a case study in the subpolar northwest Atlantic Ocean. Biogeosciences. 21(5). 1191–1211. 4 indexed citations
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Jochumsen, Kerstin, et al.. (2021). Volume Transport Time Series and Variability of the North Atlantic Eastern Boundary Current at Goban Spur. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 126(9). 7 indexed citations
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Jenkins, William J., Scott C. Doney, Rana A. Fine, et al.. (2019). A comprehensive global oceanic dataset of helium isotope and tritium measurements. Earth system science data. 11(2). 441–454. 23 indexed citations
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Dieterich, Christian, Shiyu Wang, Semjon Schimanke, et al.. (2019). Surface Heat Budget over the North Sea in Climate Change Simulations. Atmosphere. 10(5). 272–272. 34 indexed citations
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Klein, Birgit, et al.. (2019). North Atlantic Sub‐Polar Gyre Climate Index: A New Approach. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans. 124(6). 4222–4237. 9 indexed citations
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Klein, Birgit, Katharina Bülow, Christian Dieterich, et al.. (2014). Comparison of 3 coupled models in the North Sea region under todays and future climate conditions. EGUGA. 5999. 2 indexed citations
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Dangendorf, Sönke, et al.. (2013). A new atmospheric proxy for sea level variability in the southeastern North Sea: observations and future ensemble projections. Climate Dynamics. 43(1-2). 447–467. 26 indexed citations
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Kieke, Dagmar, Birgit Klein, Lothar Stramma, Monika Rhein, & K. P. Koltermann. (2009). Variability and propagation of Labrador Sea Water in the southern subpolar North Atlantic. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 56(10). 1656–1674. 42 indexed citations
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Roether, Wolfgang, Birgit Klein, Beniamino B. Manca, Alexander Theocharis, & Sotiris Kioroglou. (2007). Transient Eastern Mediterranean deep waters in response to the massive dense-water output of the Aegean Sea in the 1990s. Progress In Oceanography. 74(4). 540–571. 195 indexed citations
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Gat, J.R., Birgit Klein, Yochanan Kushnir, et al.. (2003). Isotope composition of air moisture over the Mediterranean Sea: an index of the air-sea interaction pattern. Tellus B. 55(5). 953–965. 138 indexed citations
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Theocharis, A., Birgit Klein, K. Nittis, & Wolfgang Roether. (2002). Evolution and status of the Eastern Mediterranean Transient (1997–1999). Journal of Marine Systems. 33-34. 91–116. 112 indexed citations
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Klein, Birgit, Wolfgang Roether, G. Civitarese, et al.. (2000). Is the Adriatic returning to dominate the production of Eastern Mediterranean Deep Water?. Geophysical Research Letters. 27(20). 3377–3380. 69 indexed citations
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Lascaratos, A., Wolfgang Roether, K. Nittis, & Birgit Klein. (1999). Recent changes in deep water formation and spreading in the eastern Mediterranean Sea: a review. Progress In Oceanography. 44(1-3). 5–36. 319 indexed citations
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Rhein, Monika, Uwe Send, Birgit Klein, & Gerd Krahmann. (1999). Interbasin deep water exchange in the western Mediterranean. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 104(C10). 23495–23508. 43 indexed citations
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Klein, Birgit, Wolfgang Roether, Beniamino B. Manca, et al.. (1999). The large deep water transient in the Eastern Mediterranean. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 46(3). 371–414. 313 indexed citations
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Klein, Birgit & Nelson G. Hogg. (1996). On the variability of 18 Degree Water formation as observed from moored instruments at 55°W. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 43(11-12). 1777–1806. 22 indexed citations
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Roether, Wolfgang, Beniamino B. Manca, Birgit Klein, et al.. (1996). Recent Changes in Eastern Mediterranean Deep Waters. Science. 271(5247). 333–335. 549 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zlotnicki, Victor, Gerold Siedler, & Birgit Klein. (1993). Can the weak surface currents of the Cape Verde frontal zone be measured with altimetry?. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 98(C2). 2485–2493. 9 indexed citations
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Klein, Birgit & Gerold Siedler. (1989). On the origin of the Azores Current. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 94(C5). 6159–6168. 178 indexed citations

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