Gerald Kirchner

1.9k total citations
53 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Gerald Kirchner is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Kirchner has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 25 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and 10 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Gerald Kirchner's work include Radioactive contamination and transfer (37 papers), Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (25 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (10 papers). Gerald Kirchner is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive contamination and transfer (37 papers), Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (25 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (10 papers). Gerald Kirchner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Sweden and United Kingdom. Gerald Kirchner's co-authors include Sabine Ehlken, Peter Bossew, Marc De Cort, Achim Ellies, Paulina Schuller, G. Pröhl, E. Klemt, G. Zibold, Bernd Zolitschka and F. Strebl and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Scientific Reports and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Gerald Kirchner

48 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerald Kirchner Germany 20 897 757 329 233 202 53 1.4k
Аlexei Konoplev Russia 25 1.6k 1.8× 965 1.3× 621 1.9× 192 0.8× 303 1.5× 99 2.2k
R. Periáñez Spain 27 1.1k 1.3× 615 0.8× 397 1.2× 195 0.8× 243 1.2× 115 2.0k
Sabine Charmasson France 20 758 0.8× 410 0.5× 170 0.5× 308 1.3× 259 1.3× 53 1.4k
Andreas Bollhöfer Australia 21 431 0.5× 640 0.8× 124 0.4× 263 1.1× 452 2.2× 59 2.0k
Ν. Momoshima Japan 20 891 1.0× 418 0.6× 116 0.4× 111 0.5× 226 1.1× 108 1.4k
W.R. Schell United States 19 443 0.5× 248 0.3× 89 0.3× 241 1.0× 262 1.3× 51 934
Hidenao Hasegawa Japan 19 793 0.9× 549 0.7× 320 1.0× 118 0.5× 86 0.4× 73 1.2k
Paulina Schuller Chile 17 349 0.4× 325 0.4× 103 0.3× 253 1.1× 101 0.5× 32 817
T.M. Beasley United States 20 1.1k 1.3× 845 1.1× 198 0.6× 201 0.9× 246 1.2× 46 1.5k
H.L. Volchok United States 14 745 0.8× 555 0.7× 172 0.5× 180 0.8× 199 1.0× 36 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Gerald Kirchner

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerald Kirchner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerald Kirchner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (2023). Validating Geant4 with Monte Carlo simulations in the context of nuclear disarmament verification. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1057. 168774–168774.
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (2015). Post-closure biosphere assessment modelling: comparison of complex and more stylised approaches. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 148. 50–58. 6 indexed citations
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Pittauerová, Daniela, Gerald Kirchner, Dieter Garbe‐Schönberg, et al.. (2014). Radionuclides and recent sedimentation and mixing rates in Northern Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba, Red Sea. Journal of Marine Systems. 139. 1–8. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, J.T., et al.. (2013). Worldwide isotope ratios of the Fukushima release and early-phase external dose reconstruction. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2520–2520. 18 indexed citations
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Gering, F., et al.. (2013). Potential consequences of the Fukushima accident for off-site nuclear emergency management: a case study for Germany. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 155(2). 146–154. 10 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald, Peter Bossew, & Marc De Cort. (2012). Radioactivity from Fukushima Dai-ichi in air over Europe; part 2: what can it tell us about the accident?. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 114. 35–40. 60 indexed citations
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Bossew, Peter, et al.. (2012). Radioactivity from Fukushima Dai-ichi in air over Europe; part 1: spatio-temporal analysis. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 114. 22–34. 27 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald. (2010). 210Pb as a tool for establishing sediment chronologies: examples of potentials and limitations of conventional dating models. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 102(5). 490–494. 85 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (2009). A new approach to estimate nuclide ratios from measurements with activities close to background. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 100(6). 484–488. 4 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald & M. Steiner. (2008). Uncertainties in radioecological assessment models—Their nature and approaches to reduce them. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 66(11). 1750–1753. 9 indexed citations
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Pröhl, G., et al.. (2006). Ecological half-lives of 90Sr and 137Cs in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 91(1-2). 41–72. 92 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (2004). Lichens as indicators of tritium and radiocarbon contamination. The Science of The Total Environment. 323(1-3). 253–262. 15 indexed citations
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Bossew, Peter & Gerald Kirchner. (2003). Modelling the vertical distribution of radionuclides in soil. Part 1: the convection–dispersion equation revisited. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 73(2). 127–150. 105 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (2002). Prediction of the effects of soil-based countermeasures on soil solution chemistry of soils contaminated with radiocesium using the hydrogeochemical code PHREEQC. The Science of The Total Environment. 289(1-3). 83–95. 8 indexed citations
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Ehlken, Sabine & Gerald Kirchner. (2002). Environmental processes affecting plant root uptake of radioactive trace elements and variability of transfer factor data: a review. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 58(2-3). 97–112. 237 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (2000). Tracer experiments as a basis for modelling the transport of water and solutes in soils with macropores. IAHS-AISH publication. 321–324. 1 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (1998). Sediment Geochronology in Changing Coastal Environments: Potentials and Limitations of the 137CS and 210Pb Methods. Journal of Coastal Research. 14(2). 483–492. 49 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald, et al.. (1998). Accumulation of 210Pb, 226Ra and radioactive cesium by fungi. The Science of The Total Environment. 222(1-2). 63–70. 60 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald. (1998). Modeling the Migration of Fallout Radionuclides in Soil Using a Transfer Function Model. Health Physics. 74(1). 78–85. 26 indexed citations
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Kirchner, Gerald. (1994). Transport of Iodine and Cesium Via the Grass-cow-milk Pathway After the Chernobyl Accident. Health Physics. 66(6). 653–665. 31 indexed citations

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