Frank Darius

813 total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 544 citations indexed

About

Frank Darius is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Darius has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 544 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Atmospheric Science, 5 papers in Earth-Surface Processes and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Frank Darius's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (3 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (3 papers). Frank Darius is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (5 papers), Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide (3 papers) and Aeolian processes and effects (3 papers). Frank Darius collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Egypt and France. Frank Darius's co-authors include Hans von Suchodoletz, Jean-Pierre Cazet, Mathieu Schuster, Anne‐Marie Lézine, James M. Russell, M Fagot, Dirk Verschuren, Hilde Eggermont, Christine Cocquyt and Daniel J. Conley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Quaternary Science Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Frank Darius

9 papers receiving 514 citations

Hit Papers

Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Pa... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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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. Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years
    2008 470 citations Dirk Verschuren, Anne‐Marie Lézine 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
Frank Darius Germany 6 328 156 133 92 92 11 544
Jean-Pierre Cazet France 6 555 1.7× 218 1.4× 249 1.9× 149 1.6× 147 1.6× 6 792
Jemma Finch South Africa 15 311 0.9× 185 1.2× 142 1.1× 52 0.6× 146 1.6× 36 518
Emmanuel Gandouin France 15 327 1.0× 113 0.7× 96 0.7× 160 1.7× 162 1.8× 34 493
Silvina Stutz Argentina 15 435 1.3× 139 0.9× 145 1.1× 189 2.1× 172 1.9× 29 607
Christoph Schwörer Switzerland 16 643 2.0× 135 0.9× 173 1.3× 145 1.6× 122 1.3× 43 819
Arie J. Kalis Germany 8 375 1.1× 104 0.7× 117 0.9× 161 1.8× 143 1.6× 22 522
J.F.N. van Leeuwen Switzerland 11 615 1.9× 155 1.0× 99 0.7× 158 1.7× 246 2.7× 13 751
Marcela Sandra Tonello Argentina 13 463 1.4× 110 0.7× 195 1.5× 237 2.6× 184 2.0× 27 655
Elena Ortu France 13 483 1.5× 90 0.6× 128 1.0× 247 2.7× 90 1.0× 20 697
Charlotte Miller Germany 16 330 1.0× 111 0.7× 137 1.0× 224 2.4× 88 1.0× 27 629

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Darius

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Darius

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Darius

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank Darius. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank Darius 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 Frank Darius. Frank Darius is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Hoelzmann, Philipp, Martin Claußen, Anne Dallmeyer, et al.. (2025). Mid-Holocene extreme precipitation in the Tibesti, Central Sahara. Nature Communications. 16(1). 7426–7426.
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Sylvestre, Florence, Abderamane Moussa, Philipp Hoelzmann, et al.. (2023). The African Holocene Humid Period in the Tibesti mountains (central Sahara, Chad): Climate reconstruction inferred from fossil diatoms and their oxygen isotope composition. Quaternary Science Reviews. 308. 108099–108099. 4 indexed citations
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Springuel, Irina, Mohamed G. Sheded, Frank Darius, & Reinhard Bornkamm. (2014). VEGETATION DYNAMICS IN AN EXTREME DESERT WADI UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EPISODIC RAINFALL. 8 indexed citations
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Verschuren, Dirk, Anne‐Marie Lézine, Hilde Eggermont, et al.. (2008). Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years. Science. 320(5877). 765–768. 470 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bubenzer, Olaf, et al.. (2006). Palaeoenvironment and Holocene land use of Djara, Western Desert of Egypt. Quaternary Science Reviews. 25(13-14). 1619–1637. 31 indexed citations
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Bolten, Andreas, Olaf Bubenzer, & Frank Darius. (2006). A digital elevation model as a base for the reconstruction of Holocene land‐use potential in arid regions. Geoarchaeology. 21(7). 751–762. 10 indexed citations
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El‐Ghani, Monier M. Abd, Reinhard Bornkamm, & Frank Darius. (2003). Plant communities in two vegetation transects in the extreme desert of western Egypt. Phytocoenologia. 33(1). 29–48. 3 indexed citations
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Springuel, Irina, et al.. (2000). Some observations on the plant communities of Dungul Oasis (Western Desert, Egypt). Acta Botanica Croatica. 59(1). 101–109. 5 indexed citations
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Bornkamm, Reinhard, Frank Darius, & Rüdiger Prasse. (1999). On the life cycle of Stipagrostis scoparia hillocks. Journal of Arid Environments. 42(3). 177–186. 12 indexed citations
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Bornkamm, Reinhard, Frank Darius, & Rüdiger Prasse. (1998). Element contents of perennial plant species in the sand desert near Nizzana (Israel). Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. 161(3). 189–195. 1 indexed citations

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