Erik Flügel

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
68 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Erik Flügel is a scholar working on Paleontology, Atmospheric Science and Geophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Flügel has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Paleontology, 17 papers in Atmospheric Science and 16 papers in Geophysics. Recurrent topics in Erik Flügel's work include Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (44 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (17 papers) and Geological formations and processes (14 papers). Erik Flügel is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (44 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (17 papers) and Geological formations and processes (14 papers). Erik Flügel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Erik Flügel's co-authors include Wolfgang Kiessling, Jan Golonka, Baba Senowbari‐Daryan, Robert J. Stanton, Oliver Weidlich, Michaela Bernecker, Thilo Bechstädt, Rainer Zühlke, Jürgen Grötsch and Michael M. Joachimski and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Chemical Geology and Geological Society London Special Publications.

In The Last Decade

Erik Flügel

67 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks 1982 2026 1996 2011 2009 2004 1982 400 800 1.2k
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. Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks
    2009 1.2k citations Erik Flügel profile →
  2. Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks
    2004 915 citations Erik Flügel profile →
  3. Microfacies Analysis of Limestones
    1982 759 citations Erik Flügel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erik Flügel Germany 27 3.5k 1.6k 1.5k 1.2k 870 68 4.7k
Peter A. Scholle United States 27 2.2k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 623 0.7× 51 4.1k
Dan Bosence United Kingdom 41 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 844 1.0× 77 4.6k
Malcolm B. Hart United Kingdom 33 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.3× 880 0.6× 963 0.8× 496 0.6× 150 3.7k
Finn Surlyk Denmark 46 3.3k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 1.7k 1.4× 2.2k 2.5× 191 6.5k
André Strasser Switzerland 29 2.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 932 0.8× 488 0.6× 66 3.7k
W. A. Cobban United States 32 2.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.0× 887 0.6× 629 0.5× 296 0.3× 190 3.8k
William V. Sliter United States 28 2.1k 0.6× 2.1k 1.3× 556 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 437 0.5× 57 3.5k
Richard M. Corfield United Kingdom 30 2.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.4× 481 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 436 0.5× 51 3.7k
A. A. Ekdale United States 33 2.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.7× 3.4k 2.3× 765 0.7× 626 0.7× 87 5.1k
Jörg Mutterlose Germany 44 4.9k 1.4× 3.1k 1.9× 1.0k 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 751 0.9× 185 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik Flügel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Flügel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Flügel, Erik, W. Häusler, Michael M. Joachimski, et al.. (2004). Roman Coarse Ware from Bavaria, Austria and Northern Italy. Hyperfine Interactions. 154(1-4). 231–251. 7 indexed citations
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Kiessling, Wolfgang, Erik Flügel, & Jan Golonka. (2003). Patterns of Phanerozoic carbonate platform sedimentation. Lethaia. 36(3). 195–226. 178 indexed citations
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Krainer, Karl, Erik Flügel, Daniel Vachard, & Michael M. Joachimski. (2003). A close look at late carboniferous algal mounds: Schulterkofel, Carnic Alps, Austria. Facies. 49(1). 325–350. 28 indexed citations
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Grötsch, Jürgen & Erik Flügel. (1992). Facies of sunken early cretaceous atoll reefs and their capping Late Albian drowning succession (Northwestern Pacific). Facies. 27(1). 153–174. 24 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik, et al.. (1992). Phanerozoic reef evolution: Basic questions and data base. Facies. 26(1). 167–277. 79 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik. (1991). Triassic and Jurassic Marine Calcareous Algae: A Critical Review. 481–503. 31 indexed citations
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Leanza, Héctor A., et al.. (1990). Upper Jurassic lithographic limestones from Argentina [Neuquén Basin]. Facies. 22. 1 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik, et al.. (1989). Uppermost Permian Reefs in Skyros (Greece) and Sichuan (China): Implications for the Late Permian Extinction Event. Palaios. 4(6). 502–502. 63 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik, et al.. (1988). Faziell-stratigraphische entwicklung im Paläozoikum von Belemedik (“Bagdadbahn-Profil”), Südanatolien. Facies. 18(1). 123–167. 2 indexed citations
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Corso, William, Wolfgang Schlager, Erik Flügel, & Richard T. Buffler. (1985). A Reinterpretation of an Early Cretaceous Carbonate Platform on Abaco Knoll, Northern Bahamas. 35. 4 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik. (1983). Mikrofazies der Pantokrator-Kalke (Lias) von Korfu, Griechenland. Facies. 8(1). 263–299. 32 indexed citations
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Buchroithner, Manfred, Erik Flügel, Helmut W. Flügel, & Karl Stattegger. (1980). Devonian pebbles from the Paleozoic Flysch of Menorca and their paleogeographic implications. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 159(2). 172–224. 7 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik. (1977). Fossil algae : recent results and developments. Springer eBooks. 83 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik. (1977). Fossil Algae. 8 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik, et al.. (1975). Stromatoporoids from the Lower Kohlenkalk (Tn 1b, Strunian) of Aachen. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 149(1). 1–38. 7 indexed citations
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Flügel, Erik. (1974). Stromatoporen aus dem Schwelmer Kalk (Givet) des Sauerlandes (Stromatoporen aus dem deutschen Paläozoikum 1). Paläontologische Zeitschrift. 48(3-4). 149–187. 7 indexed citations
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