H. Oeschger

12.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
149 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

H. Oeschger is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Oeschger has authored 149 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Atmospheric Science, 47 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 29 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in H. Oeschger's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (71 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (42 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (39 papers). H. Oeschger is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (71 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (42 papers) and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (39 papers). H. Oeschger collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. H. Oeschger's co-authors include U. Siegenthaler, B. Stauffer, A. Neftel, U. Schotterer, H. Friedli, Georges Bonani, W. Wölfli, Ernst Moor, J. Beer and Chester C. Langway and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

H. Oeschger

146 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ice core record of the 13... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1986 1975 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. Ice core record of the 13C/12C ratio of atmospheric CO2 in the past two centuries
    1986 869 citations H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler et al. profile →
  2. A box diffusion model to study the carbon dioxide exchange in nature
    1975 505 citations H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
H. Oeschger 5.6k 2.9k 2.0k 1.2k 1.1k 149 8.4k
U. Siegenthaler 4.4k 0.8× 3.3k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 975 0.8× 2.0k 1.7× 73 7.7k
C. Lorius 9.3k 1.6× 2.5k 0.9× 3.2k 1.6× 2.0k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 103 11.3k
Jean‐Robert Petit 7.1k 1.3× 1.6k 0.5× 2.7k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 871 0.8× 80 8.7k
M. Stiévenard 8.3k 1.5× 3.0k 1.0× 2.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 0.9× 77 10.4k
B. Stauffer 5.7k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 770 0.7× 57 7.2k
L.K. Fifield 6.0k 1.1× 2.5k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 809 0.7× 555 0.5× 358 12.9k
C. U. Hammer 10.4k 1.8× 1.4k 0.5× 3.0k 1.5× 1.6k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 74 11.5k
V. Lipenkov 7.3k 1.3× 1.5k 0.5× 2.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 866 0.8× 168 9.2k
Gilles Delaygue 4.8k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 983 0.8× 922 0.8× 26 6.2k
Eric Wolff 11.2k 2.0× 3.1k 1.1× 3.0k 1.5× 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.0× 280 12.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by H. Oeschger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. Oeschger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Eddy, John A. & H. Oeschger. (1993). Global changes in the perspective of the past : report of the Dahlem Workshop on Global Changes in the Perspective of the Past, Berlin 1991, December 8-13. Wiley eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Beer, J. H. de, et al.. (1990). 10 BE AND THE ACCUMULATIONEVOLUTION OF LOESS. Science China Chemistry. 33(5). 613–622. 1 indexed citations
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Wagenbach, Dietmar, Karl Otto Münnich, U. Schotterer, & H. Oeschger. (1988). The Anthropogenic Impact on Snow Chemistry at Colle Gnifetti, Swiss Alps. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 183–187. 57 indexed citations
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Wagenbach, Dietmar, Karl Otto Münnich, U. Schotterer, & H. Oeschger. (1988). The Anthropogenic Impact on Snow Chemistry at Colle Gnifetti, Swiss Alps. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 183–187. 16 indexed citations
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Oeschger, H., A. Neftel, T. Staffelbach, & B. Stauffer. (1988). The Dilemma of the Rapid Variations in CO2 in Greenland Ice Cores (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 10. 215–216. 8 indexed citations
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Beer, J., H. Oeschger, Georges Bonani, M. Suter, & W. Wölfli. (1988). 10Be Concentrations in Antarctic Ice. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 200–200. 1 indexed citations
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Oeschger, H., A. Neftel, T. Staffelbach, & B. Stauffer. (1988). The Dilemma of the Rapid Variations in CO2 in Greenland Ice Cores (Abstract). Annals of Glaciology. 10. 215–216. 1 indexed citations
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Stauffer, B., J. Schwander, & H. Oeschger. (1985). Enclosure of Air During Metamorphosis of Dry Firn to Ice. Annals of Glaciology. 6. 108–112. 46 indexed citations
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Stauffer, B., J. Schwander, & H. Oeschger. (1985). Enclosure of Air During Metamorphosis of Dry Firn to Ice. Annals of Glaciology. 6. 108–112. 18 indexed citations
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Langway, Chester C., et al.. (1985). Greenland Ice Core: Geophysics, Geochemistry, and the Environment. Geophysical monograph. 128 indexed citations
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Siegenthaler, U. & H. Oeschger. (1984). Transient Temperature Changes Due to Increasing CO2 Using Simple Models. Annals of Glaciology. 5. 153–159. 26 indexed citations
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Siegenthaler, U. & H. Oeschger. (1984). Transient Temperature Changes Due to Increasing CO2 Using Simple Models. Annals of Glaciology. 5. 153–159. 12 indexed citations
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Gäggeler, H. W., et al.. (1983). 210Pb-Dating of Cold Alpine Firn/Ice Cores From Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland. Journal of Glaciology. 29(101). 165–177. 10 indexed citations
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Gäggeler, H. W., H. R. von Gunten, E. Rössler, H. Oeschger, & U. Schotterer. (1983). 210Pb-Dating of Cold Alpine Firn/Ice Cores From Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland. Journal of Glaciology. 29(101). 165–177. 55 indexed citations
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Schotterer, U., et al.. (1983). Sauerstoff-18 und Tritium als natürliche Tracer für Grundwasser. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Oeschger, H., B. Stauffer, A. Neftel, Jakob Schwander, & R. Zumbrunn. (1982). Atmospheric CO2 Content in the Past Deduced from Ice-Core Analyses. Annals of Glaciology. 3. 227–232. 1 indexed citations
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Oeschger, H., B. Stauffer, A. Neftel, Jakob Schwander, & R. Zumbrunn. (1982). Atmospheric CO2 Content in the Past Deduced from Ice-Core Analyses. Annals of Glaciology. 3. 227–232. 15 indexed citations
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Ice, et al.. (1977). Isotopes and impurities in snow and ice = isotopes et impuretés dans les neiges et glaces : symposium : proceedings of the Grenoble Symposium, Aug./Sept. 1975. 3 indexed citations
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Bochsler, P., P. Eberhardt, J. Geiss, et al.. (1971). Tritium in lunar material. Meteoritics and Planetary Science. 2. 1803. 3 indexed citations
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Geiss, James, H. Oeschger, & Philip M. Singer. (1960). RADIATION AGES OF CHONDRITES. 28 indexed citations

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