J. Beer

19.8k citations

179 papers · 13.4k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 50

Impact in

Atmospheric Science top 0.05%
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Tree-ring climate responses
Paleontology top 0.2%
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 102
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research 84
- Cryospheric studies and observations 17
Astronomy and Astrophysics 62
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 45
- Astro and Planetary Science 31

Co-authors: Georges Bonani Bernd Kromer F. Steinhilber J. Masarik Raimund Muscheler J. Lean Raymond S. Bradley S. S. Hoffmann
Journals: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (20 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (13 papers)Geophysical Research Letters (11 papers)Earth and Planetary Science Letters (9 papers)Quaternary Science Reviews (7 papers)
Partner nations: Switzerland Germany United States

In The Last Decade

J. Beer

177 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

SOLAR INFLUENCES ON CLIMATE 2010 · 991 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.

2010 Reviews of Geophysics
2009 Geophysical Research Letters
2004 Nature
2001 Science
1999 Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
1995 Geophysical Research Letters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network

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All Works

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1	Heliomagnetic and geomagnetic activity cycles on millennial timescales Quaternary Science Reviews ·J. Beer, K. G. McCracken, Florian Adolphi, Marcus Christl, Hubertus Fischer, Heinrich Miller, Raimund Muscheler, Hans‐Arno Synal, Frank Wilhelms	2025	0
2	Atmospheric transport and deposition of cosmogenic 36Cl using ECHAM6.3-HAM2.3 model Earth and Planetary Science Letters ·Minjie Zheng, Raimund Muscheler, Florian Adolphi, Florian Mekhaldi, Zhengyao Lu, Mousong Wu, Duan Chenlian, J. Beer, Ulrike Lohmann	2025	0
3	Ice core evidence for an orbital-scale climate transition on the Northwest Tibetan Plateau Quaternary Science Reviews ·Lonnie G. Thompson, D.L. Fey, M. E. Davis, Ellen Mosley‐Thompson, Hans‐Arno Synal, Guangjian Wu, John F. Bolzan, Stanislav Kutuzov, Émilie Beaudon, M. Roxana Sierra‐Hernández, J. Beer	2023	18
4	Revised historical solar irradiance forcing Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·‪Tatiana Egorova, W. Schmütz, Eugene Rozanov, A. I. Shapiro, Ilya Usoskin, J. Beer, A. Amougis, Thomas Peter	2018	52
5	The AD775 cosmic event revisited: the Sun is to blame Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) ·Ilya Usoskin, Bernd Kromer, Francis Ludlow, J. Beer, Michael Friedrich, G. A. Kovaltsov, S. K. Solanki, Lukas Wacker	2013	118
6	Long-term solar activity: improvements and predictions J. Beer, K. G. McCracken, Yonglong Ge	2012	2
7	The 2300 year Modulation in the Galactic Cosmic Radiation DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)) ·K. G. McCracken, J. Beer	2008	1
8	Long-term changes in cosmic rays derived from cosmogenic radionuclides DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)) ·J. Beer, K. G. McCracken, J. A. Abreu, U. Heikkilä, F. Steinhilber	2008	5
9	Correlation Between Cosmic-Ray Intensity and Total Solar Irradiance during the last three Solar Cycles AGUFM ·C. Fröhlich, J. Beer, Raimund Muscheler	2005	1
10	Solar variability and climate change DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)) ·J. Beer	2005	2
11	10Be concentration in the ice shelf of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica South African Journal of Science ·H. Moraal, Raimund Muscheler, Preserved Smith, Peter W. Kubik, J. Beer, K. G. McCracken, F. B. McDonald	2005	6
12	Radiocarbon Content in Japanese Cedar during the Maunder Minimum International Cosmic Ray Conference ·Hiroko Miyahara, Kimiaki Masuda, Francisca Luciene Lessa, Y. Muraki, Irka Hajdas, ศรัญญา ศิริวรศิลป์, J. Beer	2003	1
13	Surface exposure dating of a Younger Dryas moraine in the Swiss Alps using 10Be and 26Al Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) ·Susan Ivy‐Ochs, Christian Schlüchter, Peter W. Kubik, J. Beer	1994	1
14	A STUDY ON 10 Be IN QUARTZ FROM LOESS OF CHINA (I)——In situ COSMOGENIC ~(10)Be AND EROSION RATES OF SOURCE REGIONS OF LOESS Science China Chemistry ·SR Long, Dongsheng Liu, J. Beer, David Soud	1992	2
15	super 14) C measurements on laminated lake sediments. Radiocarbon ·Kyff Jv, J. Beer, Georges Bonani, André F. Lotter, Michael Sturm, W. Woelfli	1991	1
16	Characterization of noble gases in lunar meteorite Yamato-793274 and radionuclides in MAC88104/5 Metic ·O. Eugster, J. Beer, Robert C. Finkel, J. Hofmann, Th. Michel, Duan Chenlian, W. Wölfli	1990	1
17	The past 5000 years history of solar modulation of cosmic radiation from 10Be and 14C studies Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·H. Oeschger, J. Beer	1990	12
18	10Be Concentrations in Antarctic Ice Annals of Glaciology ·J. Beer, H. Oeschger, Georges Bonani, M. Suter, W. Wölfli	1988	1
19	10Be and 14C in the Earth system Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·H. Oeschger, J. Beer, M. Andrée	1987	7
20	Exposure Ages of Five Meteorites from China and 81 Kr-Kr Based Noble Gas Production Rates Meteoritics and Planetary Science ·O. Eugster, Diony Alves Reis, J. Beer, M. Suter, W. Wölfli, Wen Yi, Elsye Rumemper	1986	8

About J. Beer

J. Beer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Paleontology, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Geochemistry and Petrology, having authored 179 papers that have together received 13.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (84 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (46 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (45 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (31 papers), Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (22 papers), Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (17 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (17 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (9.7k citations), Paleontology (1.9k citations), Earth-Surface Processes (1.5k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.2k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (3.3k citations). J. Beer has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Georges Bonani, Bernd Kromer, F. Steinhilber, J. Masarik, Raimund Muscheler, J. Lean, Raymond S. Bradley, S. S. Hoffmann, William Showers and Irka Hajdas. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Quaternary Science Reviews.

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