Gerhard Einsele

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Gerhard Einsele is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Einsele has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 9 papers in Atmospheric Science and 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Einsele's work include Geological formations and processes (12 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers). Gerhard Einsele is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (12 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (9 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6 papers). Gerhard Einsele collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Gerhard Einsele's co-authors include Werner Ricken, Adolf Seilacher, Matthias Hinderer, Andreas Wetzel, Lothar Ratschbacher, Francis P. Shepard, Guanghua Liu, Arif Butt, Jost Wiedmann and Kerry Kelts and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Hydrology, Geology and Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Einsele

27 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cycles and events in stratigraphy 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1992 250 500 750
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. Cycles and events in stratigraphy
    1991 856 citations Gerhard Einsele, Werner Ricken et al. Springer eBooks profile →
  2. Sedimentary basins: evolution, facies, and sediment budget
    1992 642 citations Gerhard Einsele profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerhard Einsele Germany 18 1.4k 1.4k 1.1k 938 491 29 2.9k
Robert H. Dott United States 23 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 830 0.8× 924 1.0× 410 0.8× 65 2.7k
H. G. Reading United Kingdom 18 1.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.7× 827 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 643 1.3× 26 3.5k
Christopher Kendall United States 20 952 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 928 0.9× 480 0.5× 417 0.8× 63 2.0k
Hans‐Erich Reineck Germany 14 2.0k 1.4× 2.6k 1.9× 1.1k 1.0× 629 0.7× 546 1.1× 28 3.9k
Peter A. Scholle United States 27 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.2× 2.2k 2.0× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 2.3× 51 4.1k
Hervé Chamley France 23 1.5k 1.1× 879 0.6× 602 0.6× 980 1.0× 204 0.4× 96 2.6k
Richard N. Hiscott Canada 35 2.0k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 852 0.8× 1.2k 1.3× 376 0.8× 81 3.6k
Arnold H. Bouma United States 22 2.0k 1.4× 2.6k 1.9× 562 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 733 1.5× 91 3.9k
B.W. Sellwood United Kingdom 27 986 0.7× 799 0.6× 911 0.8× 441 0.5× 370 0.8× 52 2.1k
Thomas Aigner Germany 33 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 1.8k 1.6× 898 1.0× 891 1.8× 104 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerhard Einsele

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerhard Einsele

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hinderer, Matthias & Gerhard Einsele. (2001). The world's large lake basins as denudation-accumulation systems and implications for their lifetimes. Journal of Paleolimnology. 26(4). 355–372. 29 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard. (2000). Sedimentary Basins. 193 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard, Lothar Ratschbacher, & Andreas Wetzel. (1996). The Himalaya-Bengal Fan Denudation-Accumulation System during the past 20 Ma. The Journal of Geology. 104(2). 163–184. 88 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard. (1996). Event deposits: the role of sediment supply and relative sea-level changes—overview. Sedimentary Geology. 104(1-4). 11–37. 35 indexed citations
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Liu, Guanghua & Gerhard Einsele. (1996). Various types of olistostromes in a closing ocean basin, Tethyan Himalaya (Cretaceous, Tibet). Sedimentary Geology. 104(1-4). 203–226. 43 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard & Matthias Hinderer. (1995). Säure-Einträge und Stoffumsätze im Buntsandstein-Schwarzwald (Seebachgebiet, 8 Meßjahre). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 51–62. 1 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard & Matthias Hinderer. (1995). Acid deposition and input-output balances, 8 years, in a sandstone catchment, Seebach, Bunter sandstone, Black Forest. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 146(1). 51–62. 1 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard, et al.. (1991). Cycles and events in stratigraphy. Springer eBooks. 856 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wetzel, Andreas & Gerhard Einsele. (1991). On the physical weathering of various mudrocks. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. 44(1). 89–100. 18 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard, et al.. (1987). Effects of Atmogenic Pollutant Deposition on Shallow and Deeper Groundwater in the Bunter Sandstone (Black Forest). Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 138(2). 463–475.
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Einsele, Gerhard. (1985). Basaltic sill-sediment complexes in young spreading centers: Genesis and significance. Geology. 13(4). 249–249. 47 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard. (1983). Weathering of Mesozoic Mudrocks, Mechanism and Depth Range. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 134(2). 289–315. 1 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard & Adolf Seilacher. (1982). Cyclic and Event Stratification. 314 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard. (1977). Range, velocity, and material flux of compaction flow in growing sedimentary sequences. Sedimentology. 24(5). 639–655. 17 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard, et al.. (1975). Quartz‐sandy, grazing‐contoured stromatolites from coastal embayments of Mauritania, West Africa. Sedimentology. 22(4). 539–561. 24 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard. (1972). Recharge, storage and discharge of groundwater in some sandstone areas in Central Europe. Journal of Hydrology. 16(3). 247–259.
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Einsele, Gerhard. (1970). Ober- und unterirdischer Abfluß im saarländischen Buntsandstein. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 43–67. 2 indexed citations
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Einsele, Gerhard. (1970). Surface water and ground-water flow in sandstone landscapes (Buntsandstein) of the Saarland, Western Germany. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Geologischen Gesellschaft. 120(2). 43–67. 1 indexed citations
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Shepard, Francis P. & Gerhard Einsele. (1962). SEDIMENTATION IN SAN DIEGO TROUGH AND CONTRIBUTING SUBMARINE CANYONS. Sedimentology. 1(2). 81–133. 45 indexed citations

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