H. Wopfner

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

H. Wopfner is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Wopfner has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 13 papers in Paleontology and 12 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in H. Wopfner's work include Geological formations and processes (13 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (12 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers). H. Wopfner is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (13 papers), Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils (12 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (12 papers). H. Wopfner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and Tanzania. H. Wopfner's co-authors include Bruce S. Rubidge, Bruce Cairncross, P.G. Eriksson, P. John Hancox, Octavian Catuneanu, Roger M. H. Smith, C. R. Twidale, Xiaochi Jin, Bernhard Diekmann and Wayne K. Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as Quaternary Science Reviews, Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology and AAPG Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

H. Wopfner

30 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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The Karoo basins of south-central Africa

2005 519 citations Octavian Catuneanu, H. Wopfner et al. Journal of African Earth Sciences profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Lateral stability of central Australian longitudinal dunes 2019 ·Australian Geographer ·J. A. Bourne, H. Wopfner, C. R. Twidale	3
2	Late Palaeozoic–Early Triassic deposition and climates between Samfrau and Tethys: A review 2012 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·H. Wopfner	8
3	Burial history of Jurassic Gondwana surface west and southwest of Lake Eyre, Central Australia 2010 ·LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) ·H. Wopfner	1
4	The Karoo basins of south-central Africa breakdown → 2005 ·Journal of African Earth Sciences ·Octavian Catuneanu, H. Wopfner, P.G. Eriksson, Bruce Cairncross, Bruce S. Rubidge, Roger M. H. Smith, P. John Hancox	519
5	The onset of dune formation in the Strzelecki Desert, South Australia 2003 ·Quaternary Science Reviews ·Johanna Lomax, Alexandra Hilgers, H. Wopfner, Rainer Grün, C. R. Twidale, Ulrich Radtke	48
6	Tectonic and climatic events controlling deposition in Tanzanian Karoo basins 2002 ·Journal of African Earth Sciences ·H. Wopfner	96
7	Gondwana origin of the Baoshan and Tengchong terranes of west Yunnan 1996 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·H. Wopfner	79
8	The late Palaeozoic Idusi Formation of southwest Tanzania: a record of change from glacial to postglacial conditions 1996 ·Journal of African Earth Sciences ·H. Wopfner, Bernhard Diekmann	14
9	The Malagasy Rift, a chasm in the Tethyan margin of Gondwana 1994 ·Journal of Asian Earth Sciences ·H. Wopfner	41
10	Neocratonic magmatic‐sedimentary basins of post‐Variscan Europe and post‐Kanimblan eastern Australia generated by right‐lateral transtension of Permo‐Carboniferous Pangaea 1994 ·Basin Research ·J.J. Veevers, (unknown), H. Wopfner	27
11	Response to R. A. Callen and G. C. Nanson 1992 ·International Journal of Earth Sciences ·H. Wopfner, C. R. Twidale	5
12	Depositional evolution of permo-triassic karoo basins in Tanzania with reference to their economic potential 1990 ·Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East) ·(unknown), H. Wopfner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	50
13	Analysis of cyclical sedimentation in the lower Permian Mchuchuma coalfield (South-West-Tanzania) 1987 ·International Journal of Earth Sciences ·S. M. Casshyap, (unknown), H. Wopfner	15
14	Evidence for late palaeozoic glaciation in southern Tanzania 1986 ·Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology ·H. Wopfner, (unknown)	47
15	Permian deposits of the Southern Alps as product of initial alpidic taphrogenesis 1984 ·International Journal of Earth Sciences ·H. Wopfner	21
16	Environment of silcrete formation: a comparison of examples from Australia and the Cologne Embayment, West Germany 1983 ·Geological Society London Special Publications ·H. Wopfner	23
17	Die Trias Australiens, ihre tektonische Stellung und wirtschaftliche Bedeutung 1982 ·International Journal of Earth Sciences ·H. Wopfner	4
18	The lower tertiary Eyre formation of the Southwestern great Artesian basin 1974 ·Journal of the Geological Society of Australia ·H. Wopfner, R. A. Callen, Wayne K. Harris	65
19	Early Cambrian Paleogeography, Frome Embayment, South Australia 1970 ·AAPG Bulletin ·H. Wopfner	17
20	Cambro-Ordovician sediments from the north-eastern margin of the Frome embayment (Mt. Arrowsmith, N.S.W.) 1967 ·Journal and proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales ·H. Wopfner	6

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