Frank Melcher

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Frank Melcher is a scholar working on Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence and Geochemistry and Petrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Melcher has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Geophysics, 56 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 37 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology. Recurrent topics in Frank Melcher's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (87 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (56 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (29 papers). Frank Melcher is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (87 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (56 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (29 papers). Frank Melcher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Frank Melcher's co-authors include Bernhardt Saini‐Eidukat, E. F. Stumpfl, Nigel J. Cook, William Skinner, Cristiana L. Ciobanu, Masaaki Shimizu, L Danyushevsky, Allan Pring, Thomas Oberthür and Gail Simon and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

Frank Melcher

120 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Trace and minor elements ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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. Trace and minor elements in sphalerite: A LA-ICPMS study
    2009 698 citations Frank Melcher et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Frank Melcher 2.9k 1.7k 917 462 382 127 3.8k
Artur Deditius 2.9k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 644 1.4× 244 0.6× 63 3.8k
Joaquín A. Proenza 4.1k 1.4× 1.2k 0.7× 978 1.1× 249 0.5× 286 0.7× 221 4.8k
Maria Boni 1.9k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 205 0.4× 326 0.9× 123 3.3k
Lluı́s Fontboté 2.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 629 0.7× 361 0.8× 184 0.5× 83 3.0k
J. L. Walshe 4.4k 1.5× 3.5k 2.0× 1.1k 1.1× 327 0.7× 266 0.7× 78 5.4k
Kathy Ehrig 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 610 0.7× 333 0.7× 286 0.7× 127 2.6k
David L. Huston 3.4k 1.2× 2.6k 1.5× 963 1.1× 228 0.5× 299 0.8× 98 4.2k
Stefano Salvi 2.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 787 0.9× 191 0.4× 176 0.5× 93 3.3k
Richard Herrington 1.4k 0.5× 963 0.6× 571 0.6× 209 0.5× 331 0.9× 96 2.5k
Georges Beaudoin 4.0k 1.4× 3.0k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 298 0.6× 611 1.6× 180 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Melcher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Melcher

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

All Works

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Dijkstra, Arjan H., et al.. (2025). Tracing metal sources in orogenic gold deposits of the Timburu Goldfield, Meratus, Indonesia: A geochemical and statistical approach. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences. 285. 106561–106561.
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Fernández, P., et al.. (2025). Navigating the Mining Industry Challenges: An Introduction to the CERA 4in1 Standards. BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte. 170(2). 108–115. 1 indexed citations
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Tost, Michael, et al.. (2024). Integration von Technologien für mehr Transparenz in Lieferketten. BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte. 169(4). 192–196. 2 indexed citations
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Guillong, Marcel, et al.. (2023). New insights on the geochemical affinity and age of mineralized rocks in Timok magmatic complex, East Serbia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 84(1). 47–63. 4 indexed citations
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Melcher, Frank, et al.. (2023). Re-Mining of Waste Rock Dumps from a Closed Lead–Zinc Mine—Characterisation of the Residuals. Minerals. 13(3). 361–361. 3 indexed citations
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Melcher, Frank, et al.. (2022). Mineral Raw Material Supply Chain Transparency and Traceability: Does Provenance Matter in the Supply Chain?. BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte. 167(12). 594–597. 5 indexed citations
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Gawlick, Hans‐Jürgen, et al.. (2021). Ophiolite derived material as parent rocks for Late Jurassic bauxite: evidence for Tithonian unroofing in the Northern Calcareous Alps (Eastern Alps, Austria). International Journal of Earth Sciences. 110(5). 1847–1862. 12 indexed citations
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Rantitsch, Gerd, et al.. (2017). The origin and evolution of fluids associated with gold deposits in the basement of Sulawesi, Indonesia. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations
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Melcher, Frank. (2014). Kritische Hochtechnologiemetalle – Verfügbarkeit in der EU mit Fokus auf Österreich. BHM Berg- und Hüttenmännische Monatshefte. 159(10). 406–410. 1 indexed citations
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Graupner, Torsten, et al.. (2014). Mineralogy of high-field-strength elements (Y, Nb, REE) in the world-class Vergenoeg fluorite deposit, South Africa. Ore Geology Reviews. 64. 583–601. 41 indexed citations
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Kierdorf, Uwe, et al.. (2011). Fluoride concentration in dentine as a biomarker of fluoride intake in European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) – An electron-microprobe study. Archives of Oral Biology. 56(8). 785–792. 11 indexed citations
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Melcher, Frank, et al.. (2009). PGE-enrichment with late-stage Fe-Ti oxide crystallisation observed in the Dufek-Forrestal layered mafic intrusion, Antarctica. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 2 indexed citations
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Melcher, Frank, Torsten Graupner, Maria Sitnikova, et al.. (2009). Analytical fingerprint for tantalum ores from African deposits. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 2452. 1 indexed citations
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Dill, Harald G. & Frank Melcher. (2009). Nigrine a heavy mineral aggregate indicative of pegmatites and their siliceous root zones. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften. 160(2). 191–199. 1 indexed citations
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Ghorfi, Mustapha El, et al.. (2007). Platinum group minerals in podiform chromitites of the Bou Azzer ophiolite, Anti Atlas, Central Morocco. Mineralogy and Petrology. 92(1-2). 59–80. 41 indexed citations
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Koller, Friedrich, et al.. (1999). THE COMPOSITION OF MESOZOIC PERIDOTITE TECTONITES OF THE EASTERN ALPS. Ofioliti. 24. 118–119. 1 indexed citations
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Gregurek, Dean, Frank Melcher, Vladimir Pavlov, Clemens Reimann, & E. F. Stumpfl. (1999). Mineralogy and mineral chemistry of snow filter residues in the vicinity of the nickel-copper processing industry, Kola Peninsula, NW Russia. Mineralogy and Petrology. 65(1-2). 87–111. 45 indexed citations

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