H. Oeschger

12.6k citations

171 papers · 10.5k · 3 hit papers · h-index 49

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Atmospheric Science top 0.2%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Paleontology top 0.5%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 110
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 85
- Cryospheric studies and observations 53
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 11
Global and Planetary Change 52
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 43

Co-authors: U. Siegenthaler (36 shared papers)B. Stauffer (33 shared papers)A. Neftel (18 shared papers)U. Schotterer (13 shared papers)H. Friedli (5 shared papers)Georges Bonani (33 shared papers)Juerg Beer (27 shared papers)Chester C. Langway (16 shared papers)
Journals: Radiocarbon (22 papers)Annals of Glaciology (21 papers)Nature (17 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (12 papers)Geophysical monograph (9 papers)
Partner nations: Switzerland United States Denmark

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H. Oeschger

167 papers receiving 8.9k citations

H. Oeschger's Hit Papers

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Ice core record of the 13C/12C ratio of atmospheric CO2 in the past two centuries 1986 · 965 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1986 Nature
1985 Nature
1975 Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography

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1	Ice core record of the 13C/12C ratio of atmospheric CO2 in the past two centuries Nature ·H. Friedli, H. Lötscher, H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler, B. Stauffer Hit paper breakdown →	1986	965
2	A box diffusion model to study the carbon dioxide exchange in nature Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography ·H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler, U. Schotterer, A. Gugelmann Hit paper breakdown →	1975	599
3	Evidence from polar ice cores for the increase in atmospheric CO2 in the past two centuries Nature ·A. Neftel, Ernst Moor, H. Oeschger, B. Stauffer Hit paper breakdown →	1985	515
4	Ice core sample measurements give atmospheric CO2 content during the past 40,000 yr Nature ·A. Neftel, H. Oeschger, J. Schwander, B. Stauffer, R. Zumbrunn	1982	418
5	Correlation of 18O in precipitation with temperature and altitude Nature ·U. Siegenthaler, H. Oeschger	1980	374
6	The chronology of the last Deglaciation: Implications to the cause of the Younger Dryas Event Paleoceanography ·Wallace S. Broecker, M. Andrée, W. Wölfli, H. Oeschger, Georges Bonani, Jeanette Kennett, Dorothy M. Peteet	1988	370
7	Use of 10Be in polar ice to trace the 11-year cycle of solar activity Nature ·Juerg Beer, Andrew Blinov, Georges Bonani, Robert C. Finkel, H.J. Hofmann, Bernhard E. Lehmann, H. Oeschger, Andreas Sigg	1990	308
8	North Atlantic climatic oscillations revealed by deep Greenland ice cores Geophysical monograph ·W. Dansgaard, S. J. Johnsen, Henrik Clausen, Dorthe Dahl‐Jensen, Niels S. Gundestrup, Claus Uffe Hammer, H. Oeschger	1984	303
9	A box diffusion model to study the carbon dioxide exchange in nature Tellus ·H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler, U. Schotterer, A. Gugelmann	1975	288
10	CO2 record in the Byrd ice core 50,000–5,000 years bp Nature ·A. Neftel, H. Oeschger, Thomas A. Staffelbach, B. Stauffer	1988	264
11	Biospheric CO2 emissions during the past 200 years reconstructed by deconvolution of ice core data Tellus B ·U. Siegenthaler, H. Oeschger	1987	256
12	Information on past solar activity and geomagnetism from 10Be in the Camp Century ice core Nature ·Juerg Beer, U. Siegenthaler, Georges Bonani, Robert C. Finkel, H. Oeschger, M. Suter, W. Wölfli	1988	199
13	Biospheric CO2emissions during the past 200 years reconstructed by deconvolution of ice core data Tellus B ·U. Siegenthaler, H. Oeschger	1987	193
14	Predicting Future Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Science ·U. Siegenthaler, H. Oeschger	1978	192
15	Late glacial climate history from ice cores Geophysical monograph ·H. Oeschger, Juerg Beer, U. Siegenthaler, B. Stauffer, W. Dansgaard, Chester C. Langway	1984	179
16	An oxygen-isotope climatic record from the Devon Island ice cap, arctic Canada Nature ·W. S. B. Paterson, Roy M. Koerner, David Fisher, S. J. Johnsen, H. B. Clausen, W. Dansgaard, P. Bucher, H. Oeschger	1977	176
17	14C Variations Caused by Changes in the Global Carbon Cycle Radiocarbon ·U. Siegenthaler, Martin Heimann, H. Oeschger	1980	171
18	Sulphate and nitrate concentrations in snow from South Greenland 1895–1978 Nature ·A. Neftel, Juerg Beer, H. Oeschger, Fritz Zürcher, Robert C. Finkel	1985	164
19	Increase of Atmospheric Methane Recorded in Antarctic Ice Core Science ·B. Stauffer, Gerhard Fischer, A. Neftel, H. Oeschger	1985	157
20	The environmental record in glaciers and ice sheets OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·H. Oeschger, Chester C. Langway	1989	150

About H. Oeschger

H. Oeschger is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, Paleontology and Ecology, having authored 171 papers that have together received 10.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (85 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (53 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (43 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (32 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (21 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (16 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (12 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (7.1k citations), Paleontology (1.3k citations), Global and Planetary Change (3.7k citations), Environmental Chemistry (1.6k citations) and Geochemistry and Petrology (726 citations). H. Oeschger has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include U. Siegenthaler, B. Stauffer, A. Neftel, U. Schotterer, H. Friedli, Georges Bonani, Juerg Beer, Chester C. Langway, W. Wölfli and W. Dansgaard. Their work appears in journals such as Radiocarbon, Annals of Glaciology, Nature, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms and Geophysical monograph.

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