Gerhard Franz

6.9k total citations
157 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Gerhard Franz is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Franz has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Geophysics, 39 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 33 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Franz's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (114 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (48 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (46 papers). Gerhard Franz is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (114 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (48 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (46 papers). Gerhard Franz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Argentina. Gerhard Franz's co-authors include Friedrich Lucassen, Axel Liebscher, Frank S. Spear, Wilhelm Heinrich, Rolf L. Romer, Jane Selverstone, Peter Dulski, A. Kampfl, Dieter Rhede and Erich Schmutzhard and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Franz

155 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerhard Franz Germany 42 4.3k 1.5k 1.0k 492 382 157 5.7k
Youxue Zhang United States 55 4.4k 1.0× 759 0.5× 607 0.6× 59 0.1× 719 1.9× 169 8.3k
E. T. C. Spooner Canada 42 2.8k 0.7× 1.7k 1.2× 840 0.8× 73 0.1× 418 1.1× 110 5.3k
Cláudia Romano Italy 41 2.8k 0.7× 354 0.2× 392 0.4× 66 0.1× 374 1.0× 167 5.0k
Osamu Ishizuka Japan 49 5.5k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 489 0.5× 121 0.2× 696 1.8× 358 8.6k
C. J. Stanley United Kingdom 33 1.4k 0.3× 917 0.6× 876 0.9× 115 0.2× 54 0.1× 220 4.4k
Paul G. Spry United States 39 2.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 891 0.9× 26 0.1× 92 0.2× 200 5.0k
Antonio Lanzirotti United States 46 1.8k 0.4× 736 0.5× 735 0.7× 47 0.1× 402 1.1× 213 7.7k
D. B. Clarke Canada 37 4.5k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 686 0.7× 63 0.1× 454 1.2× 110 6.0k
Wolfgang D. Maier United Kingdom 42 4.2k 1.0× 2.8k 1.9× 724 0.7× 58 0.1× 123 0.3× 170 5.1k
Hiroshi Nagasawa Japan 36 1.9k 0.4× 657 0.4× 504 0.5× 20 0.0× 274 0.7× 300 5.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerhard Franz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wirth, Richard, et al.. (2024). Corundum-quartz metastability: the role of silicon diffusion in corundum. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 179(9).
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Franz, Gerhard, et al.. (2023). The Volyn biota (Ukraine) – indications of 1.5 Gyr old eukaryotes in 3D preservation, a spotlight on the “boring billion”. Biogeosciences. 20(10). 1901–1924. 2 indexed citations
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Franz, Gerhard, Vladimir Khomenko, Hans-Martin Schulz, et al.. (2022). Fossilization of Precambrian microfossils in the Volyn pegmatite, Ukraine. Biogeosciences. 19(6). 1795–1811. 5 indexed citations
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Wirth, Richard, et al.. (2021). Corundum-quartz metastability: the influence of a nanometer-sized phase on mineral equilibria in the system Al2O3–SiO2–H2O. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 176(4). 4 indexed citations
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Hippler, Dorothee, Nian Hu, Michael Steiner, Gerhard Scholtz, & Gerhard Franz. (2011). Experimental mineralization of crustacean eggs leads to surprising tissue conservation: new implications for the fossilization of Precambrian-Cambrian embryos. 2 indexed citations
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Günther, V., et al.. (2008). Aerobic Exercise with Relaxation: Influence on Pain and Psychological Well-being in Female Migraine Patients. Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine. 18(4). 363–365. 55 indexed citations
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Vásquez, Paulina & Gerhard Franz. (2008). The Triassic Cobquecura Pluton (Central Chile): An example of a fayalite-bearing A-type intrusive massif at a continental margin. Tectonophysics. 459(1-4). 66–84. 20 indexed citations
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Xian, Feng, et al.. (2006). EVIDENCE FOR ABRUPT CHANGES OF THE ASIAN MONSOON DURING THE HOLOCENE:FROM THE PEAT RECORDS OF TIBETAN PLATEAU. Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology. 4 indexed citations
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Broessner, Gregor, Ronny Beer, Gerhard Franz, et al.. (2005). Case report: severe heat stroke with multiple organ dysfunction – a novel intravascular treatment approach. Critical Care. 9(5). R498–501. 59 indexed citations
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Franz, Gerhard & Axel Liebscher. (2004). Physical and Chemical Properties of the Epidote Minerals-An Introduction-. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry. 56(1). 1–81. 143 indexed citations
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Kasemann, Simone A., Anette Meixner, J. Erzinger, et al.. (2004). Boron isotope composition of geothermal fluids and borate minerals from salar deposits (central Andes/NW Argentina). Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 16(8). 685–697. 62 indexed citations
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Beer, Ronny, Gerhard Franz, Stanisław Krajewski, et al.. (2001). Temporal and spatial profile of caspase 8 expression and proteolysis after experimental traumatic brain injury. Journal of Neurochemistry. 78(4). 862–873. 55 indexed citations
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Becchio, Raúl, Friedrich Lucassen, Simone A. Kasemann, Gerhard Franz, & J. Viramonte. (1999). Geoquímica y sistemática isotópica de rocas metamórficas del Paleozoico inferior. Noroeste de Argentina y Norte de Chile (21°-27° S). Acta geológica hispánica. 34(2). 273–299. 27 indexed citations
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Franz, Gerhard, et al.. (1999). Upper thermal stability of tourmaline + quartz in the system MgO-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 -B 2 O 3 -H 2 O and Na 2 O-MgO-Al 2 O 3 -SiO 2 -B 2 O 3 -H 2 O-HCl in hydrothermal solutions and siliceous melts. The Canadian Mineralogist. 37(4). 1025–1039. 18 indexed citations
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Lucassen, Friedrich, et al.. (1999). Permian high pressure rocks—the basement of the Sierra de Limón Verde in Northern Chile. Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 12(2). 183–199. 28 indexed citations
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Franz, Gerhard, et al.. (1999). Hydrothermal synthesis of large dravite crystals by the chamber method. European Journal of Mineralogy. 11(6). 1061–1078. 49 indexed citations
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Kampfl, A., Erich Schmutzhard, Gerhard Franz, et al.. (1998). Prediction of recovery from post-traumatic vegetative state with cerebral magnetic-resonance imaging. The Lancet. 351(9118). 1763–1767. 163 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Vizcaíno, Vicente López, Gerhard Franz, & María Teresa Gómez‐Pugnaire. (1995). The behavior of Cr during metamorphism of carbonate rocks from the Nevado-Filabride Complex, Betic Cordilleras, Spain. The Canadian Mineralogist. 33(1). 85–104. 26 indexed citations
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Franz, Gerhard, et al.. (1988). Structural development of the Precambrian basement in the Bir Safsaf-Aswân area, SW-Egypt. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 77(2). 439–451. 12 indexed citations

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