Georg Kaser

12.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
91 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Georg Kaser is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Georg Kaser has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Atmospheric Science, 29 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Georg Kaser's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (81 papers), Climate change and permafrost (49 papers) and Climate variability and models (27 papers). Georg Kaser is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (81 papers), Climate change and permafrost (49 papers) and Climate variability and models (27 papers). Georg Kaser collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Germany. Georg Kaser's co-authors include Ben Marzeion, Thomas Mölg, Irmgard Juen, J. Graham Cogley, Christian Georges, Martin Großhauser, W. T. Pfeffer, Regine Hock, Mathias Vuille and Douglas R. Hardy and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Georg Kaser

90 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A Reconciled Estimate of Glacier Contributions to Sea Level Rise: 2003 to 2009

2013 980 citations Georg Kaser et al. profile →
The Randolph Glacier Inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers

2014 912 citations Georg Kaser et al. Journal of Glaciology profile →
Contribution potential of glaciers to water availability in different climate regimes

2010 577 citations Georg Kaser, Martin Großhauser et al. profile →
Climate change and tropical Andean glaciers: Past, present and future

2008 504 citations Patrick Wagnon, Irmgard Juen et al. profile →
Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground

2007 485 citations Georg Kaser et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Georg Kaser Austria	40	6.8k	1.9k	936	822	783	91	7.8k
Gino Casassa Chile	40	5.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	371 0.5×	947 1.2×	162	6.7k
J. Graham Cogley Canada	32	7.2k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	788 1.0×	868 1.1×	78	8.6k
Matthias Huss Switzerland	59	10.5k 1.5×	2.1k 1.1×	2.2k 2.3×	2.3k 2.8×	2.1k 2.7×	212	12.2k
Patrick Wagnon France	41	5.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	514 0.6×	731 0.9×	109	5.6k
Regine Hock United States	48	10.9k 1.6×	2.2k 1.1×	2.0k 2.2×	2.2k 2.7×	1.4k 1.7×	135	11.9k
J. Oerlemans Netherlands	59	9.9k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 1.7×	347 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	257	10.6k
Fabien Maussion Austria	26	4.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	671 0.7×	485 0.6×	468 0.6×	77	4.9k
Brian Menounos Canada	35	3.9k 0.6×	648 0.3×	426 0.5×	695 0.8×	765 1.0×	127	4.6k
Daniel Farinotti Switzerland	36	4.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.5×	825 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	951 1.2×	107	5.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Georg Kaser

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Georg Kaser

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20 of 20 papers shown

Goger, Brigitta, et al.. (2024). A novel framework to investigate wind-driven snow redistribution over an Alpine glacier: combination of high-resolution terrestrial laser scans and large-eddy simulations. The cryosphere. 18(2). 849–868. 9 indexed citations

Sauter, Tobias, Christina Schmid, Emily Collier, et al.. (2024). A Drifting and Blowing Snow Scheme in the Weather Research and Forecasting Model. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 16(6). 3 indexed citations

Mölg, Thomas, Matthias Braun, Nicolas J. Cullen, et al.. (2024). Tropical glacier loss in East Africa: recent areal extents on Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, and in the Rwenzori Range from high-resolution remote sensing data. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 11003–11003. 4 indexed citations

Goger, Brigitta, et al.. (2022). THE STABILITY OF A PERMANENT TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING SYSTEM – A CASE STUDY WITH HOURLY SCANS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. XLIII-B2-2022. 1093–1099. 1 indexed citations

Goger, Brigitta, et al.. (2021). AUTOMATED AND PERMANENT LONG-RANGE TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING IN A HIGH MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT: SETUP AND FIRST RESULTS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. V-2-2021. 153–160. 17 indexed citations

Mölg, Thomas, Douglas R. Hardy, Emily Collier, et al.. (2020). Mesoscale atmospheric circulation controls of local meteorological elevation gradients on Kersten Glacier near Kilimanjaro summit. Earth System Dynamics. 11(3). 653–672. 12 indexed citations

Prinz, Rainer, et al.. (2018). Mapping the Loss of Mt. Kenya’s Glaciers: An Example of the Challenges of Satellite Monitoring of Very Small Glaciers. Geosciences. 8(5). 174–174. 20 indexed citations

Bollmann, E., Stephan Peter Galos, Lindsey Nicholson, et al.. (2018). Geodetic reanalysis of annual glaciological mass balances (2001–2011) of Hintereisferner, Austria. The cryosphere. 12(3). 833–849. 43 indexed citations

Bollmann, E., Stephan Peter Galos, Lindsey Nicholson, et al.. (2017). A reanalysis of one decade of the mass balance series on Hintereisferner, Ötztal Alps, Austria: a detailed view into annual geodetic and glaciological observations. Digital Library of the University of Innsbruck (University of Innsbruck). 3 indexed citations

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Galos, Stephan Peter, et al.. (2017). Reanalysis of a 10-year record (2004–2013) of seasonal mass balances at Langenferner/Vedretta Lunga, Ortler Alps, Italy. The cryosphere. 11(3). 1417–1439. 20 indexed citations

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Prinz, Rainer, et al.. (2016). Climatic controls and climate proxy potential of Lewis Glacier, Mt. Kenya. The cryosphere. 10(1). 133–148. 24 indexed citations

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Cullen, Nicolas J., Pascal Sirguey, Thomas Mölg, et al.. (2013). A century of ice retreat on Kilimanjaro: the mapping reloaded. The cryosphere. 7(2). 419–431. 41 indexed citations

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Sirguey, Pascal, et al.. (2013). Ice volume assessment of the Northern Ice Field of Kilimanjaro: the photogrammetry strikes back. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2013. 2 indexed citations

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Marzeion, Ben, et al.. (2013). Modeling energy and mass balance of Shallap Glacier, Peru. The cryosphere. 7(6). 1787–1802. 44 indexed citations

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Marzeion, Ben, Marlis Hofer, Alexander H. Jarosch, Georg Kaser, & Thomas Mölg. (2012). A minimal model for reconstructing interannual mass balance variability of glaciers in the European Alps. The cryosphere. 6(1). 71–84. 29 indexed citations

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Kaser, Georg & Martin Großhauser. (2010). The contribution potential of glaciers to Himalaya river runoff. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 10962. 3 indexed citations

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Winkler, Michael, Irmgard Juen, Thomas Mölg, et al.. (2009). Measured and modelled sublimation on the tropical Glaciar Artesonraju, Perú. The cryosphere. 3(1). 21–30. 48 indexed citations

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Kaser, Georg & Christian Georges. (1997). Changes of the equilibrium-line altitude in the tropical Cordillera Blanca, Peru, 1930–50, and their spatial variations. Annals of Glaciology. 24. 344–349. 63 indexed citations

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Kaser, Georg, et al.. (1991). Observations on Speke Glacier, Ruwenzori Range, Uganda. Journal of Glaciology. 37(127). 313–318. 20 indexed citations

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Kaser, Georg, et al.. (1991). Observations on Speke Glacier, Ruwenzori Range, Uganda. Journal of Glaciology. 37(127). 313–318. 15 indexed citations

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