Hubertus Fischer

47.4k citations

330 papers · 18.4k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.02%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
Environmental Chemistry top 0.1%
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 284
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 174
- Cryospheric studies and observations 120
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 83
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 70
- Climate change and permafrost 23
Environmental Chemistry 58
- Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena 57

Co-authors: Thomas F. Stocker J. H. M. M. Schmitt Bernhard Bereiter Jos Lelieveld Thomas Blunier Jean-Marc Barnola Urs Siegenthaler Dieter Lüthi
Journals: Atmospheric chemistry and physics (29 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (24 papers)Climate of the past (23 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (20 papers)Quaternary Science Reviews (14 papers)
Partner nations: Germany Switzerland United States

In The Last Decade

Hubertus Fischer

311 papers receiving 17.7k citations

Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

Revision of the EPICA Dome C CO ₂ record from 800 to 600 kyr before present 2014 · 514 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 Geophysical Research Letters
2012 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2008 Nature
2008 Nature
2008 Science
2006 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
2005 Science
1999 Nature

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Hubertus Fischer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Abrupt changes in biomass burning during the last glacial period Nature ·Ben Riddell‐Young, James E. Lee, Edward J. Brook, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, Hubertus Fischer, Thomas Bauska, J. A. Menking, René Iseli, Justin Reid Clark	2025	7
2	Centennial-scale variations in the carbon cycle enhanced by high obliquity Nature Geoscience ·Étienne Legrain, Émilie Capron, Laurie Menviel, Axel Wohleber, Frédéric Parrenin, Grégory Teste, Amaëlle Landais, Marie Bouchet, Roberto Grilli, Christoph Nehrbass‐Ahles, Lucas Silva, Hubertus Fischer, Thomas F. Stocker	2024	4
3	Methane, ethane, and propane production in Greenland ice core samples and a first isotopic characterization of excess methane Climate of the past ·Michaela Mühl, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, Barbara Seth, James E. Lee, Jon S. Edwards, Edward J. Brook, Thomas Blunier, Hubertus Fischer	2023	2
4	Investigating the internal structure of the Antarctic ice sheet: the utility of isochrones for spatiotemporal ice-sheet model calibration The cryosphere ·Johannes Sutter, Hubertus Fischer, Olaf Eisen	2021	27
5	CH ₄ and N ₂ O fluctuations during the penultimate deglaciation Climate of the past ·Loïc Schmidely, Christoph Nehrbass‐Ahles, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, Juhyeong Han, Lucas Silva, Jinwha Shin, Fortunat Joos, J. Chappellaz, Hubertus Fischer, Thomas F. Stocker	2021	7
6	Abrupt CO ₂ release to the atmosphere under glacial and early interglacial climate conditions Science ·Christoph Nehrbass‐Ahles, Jinhwa Shin, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, Bernhard Bereiter, Fortunat Joos, A. Schilt, Loïc Schmidely, Lucas Silva, Grégory Teste, Roberto Grilli, J. Chappellaz, David A Hodell, Hubertus Fischer, Thomas F. Stocker	2020	49
7	Limited Retreat of the Wilkes Basin Ice Sheet During the Last Interglacial Geophysical Research Letters ·Johannes Sutter, Olaf Eisen, Martin Werner, Klaus Grosfeld, Thomas Kleiner, Hubertus Fischer	2020	16
8	N ₂ O changes from the Last Glacial Maximum to the preindustrial – Part 1: Quantitative reconstruction of terrestrial and marine emissions using N ₂ O stable isotopes in ice cores Biogeosciences ·Hubertus Fischer, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, Michael Böck, Barbara Seth, Fortunat Joos, Renato Spahni, Sebastian Lienert, Gianna Battaglia, Benjamin D. Stocker, A. Schilt, Edward J. Brook	2019	12
9	Is there 1.5-million-year-old ice near Dome C, Antarctica? The cryosphere ·Frédéric Parrenin, Marie G. P. Cavitte, Donald D. Blankenship, J. Chappellaz, Hubertus Fischer, Olivier Gagliardini, Valérie Masson‐Delmotte, Olivier Passalacqua, Catherine Ritz, Jason L. Roberts, Martín J. Siegert, D. A. Young	2017	49
10	Influence of corona discharge on the ozone budget in the tropical free troposphere: a case study of deep convection during GABRIEL Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Heiko Bozem, Hubertus Fischer, C. Gurk, C. L. Schiller, Uwe Parchatka, R. Koenigstedt, Alexander Stickler, Mònica Martínez, Hartwig Harder, Dagmar Kubistin, Jonathan Williams, G. Eerdekens, Jos Lelieveld	2014	24
11	HO _x measurements in the summertime upper troposphere over Europe: a comparison of observations to a box model and a 3-D model Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·E. Regelin, Hartwig Harder, Mònica Martínez, Dagmar Kubistin, C. Tatum Ernest, Heiko Bozem, T. Klippel, Z. Hosaynali-Beygi, Hubertus Fischer, Rolf Sander, Patrick Jöckel, R. Königstedt, Jos Lelieveld	2013	14
12	Europäische Karikaturen im Vor- und Nachmärz Hubertus Fischer, Florian Vaßen	2006	0
13	Stable Carbon CycleClimate Relationship During the Late Pleistocene Science ·Urs Siegenthaler, Thomas F. Stocker, Eric Monnin, Dieter Lüthi, Jakob Schwander, Bernhard Stauffer, Dominique Raynaud, Jean-Marc Barnola, Hubertus Fischer, Valérie Masson‐Delmotte, Jean Jouzel Hit paper breakdown →	2005	641
14	8 glacial cycles from an Antarctic ice core Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ·Eric Wolff, Epica Community Members, Hubertus Fischer, Philippe Huybrechts, J. Kipfstuhl, Heinrich Miller, Hans Oerter, Frank Wilhelms	2004	166
15	Reconstruction of glacial/interglacial changes in the global carbon cycle from CO2 and d13CO2 in Antarctic ice cores Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) ·Hubertus Fischer, M. Wahlen, James A Smith	2003	1
16	Glacio-meteorological and isotopic studies along the EGIG line, central Greenland Journal of Glaciology ·Hubertus Fischer, Dietmar Wagenbach, M. Laternser, W. Haeberli	1995	11
17	A 1200 year record of accumulation from northern Greenland Annals of Glaciology ·Arne Friedmann, John C. Moore, Þorsteinn Thorsteinsson, J. Kipfstuhl, Hubertus Fischer	1995	12
18	A 1200 year record of accumulation from northern Greenland Annals of Glaciology ·Arne Friedmann, John C. Moore, Þorsteinn Thorsteinsson, J. Kipfstuhl, Hubertus Fischer	1995	9
19	Glacio-meteorological and isotopic studies along the EGIG line, central Greenland Journal of Glaciology ·Hubertus Fischer, D. Wagenbach, M. Laternser, W. Haeberli	1995	29
20	Evangelische Kirche und Demokratie nach 1945 : ein Beitrag zum Problem der politischen Theologie Hubertus Fischer	1970	1

About Hubertus Fischer

Hubertus Fischer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, having authored 330 papers that have together received 18.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (174 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (120 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (89 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (83 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (70 papers), Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (57 papers), Isotope Analysis in Ecology (31 papers) and Climate change and permafrost (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (15.5k citations), Environmental Chemistry (3.0k citations), Global and Planetary Change (5.7k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (1.5k citations) and Paleontology (1.6k citations). Hubertus Fischer has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Frequent co-authors include Thomas F. Stocker, J. H. M. M. Schmitt, Bernhard Bereiter, Jos Lelieveld, Thomas Blunier, Jean-Marc Barnola, Urs Siegenthaler, Dieter Lüthi, Dominique Raynaud and Jean Jouzel. Their work appears in journals such as Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Climate of the past, Geophysical Research Letters and Quaternary Science Reviews.

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