Jürg Beer

10.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
63 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Jürg Beer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Molecular Biology and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jürg Beer has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Atmospheric Science, 23 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in Jürg Beer's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (46 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers). Jürg Beer is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (46 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (23 papers) and Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (18 papers). Jürg Beer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Jürg Beer's co-authors include Raimund Muscheler, Peter W. Kubik, M. Vonmoos, Fortunat Joos, Simon A. Müller, K. G. McCracken, Martín Grosjean, N. O. Weiss, Steven M. Tobias and F. Steinhilber and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jürg Beer

61 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mid- to Late Holocene climate change: an overview

2008 1.4k citations Heinz Wanner, Jürg Beer et al. Quaternary Science Reviews profile →
9,400 years of cosmic radiation and solar activity from ice cores and tree rings

2012 557 citations F. Steinhilber, Jürg Beer et al. profile →
Kilimanjaro Ice Core Records: Evidence of Holocene Climate Change in Tropical Africa

2002 553 citations Lonnie G. Thompson, Ellen Mosley‐Thompson et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Jürg Beer	4.8k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	63	6.5k
G. M. Raisbeck	6.6k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	873 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	167	8.9k
Raimund Muscheler	8.2k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	2.3k 1.9×	1.6k 1.4×	1.8k 1.6×	149	9.6k
Marcus Christl	4.6k 1.0×	495 0.4×	728 0.6×	449 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	280	7.1k
T. Thórdarson	6.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	347 0.3×	553 0.5×	235	10.6k
Stephen Self	8.1k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	464 0.4×	695 0.6×	193	14.7k
Didier Bourlès	8.9k 1.9×	462 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	315	12.4k
K. Nishiizumi	6.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.8×	683 0.6×	458 0.4×	1.7k 1.6×	200	9.6k
J. Beer	9.7k 2.0×	3.2k 2.4×	1.9k 1.5×	2.6k 2.3×	1.7k 1.6×	179	13.4k
H. Oeschger	5.6k 1.2×	568 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	497 0.4×	2.0k 1.8×	149	8.4k
Kenneth A. Farley	7.0k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	396 0.4×	659 0.6×	260	18.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Jürg Beer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jürg Beer

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All Works

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Mekhaldi, Florian, Florian Adolphi, Marcus Christl, et al.. (2022). Cosmogenic radionuclides reveal an extreme solar particle storm near a solar minimum 9125 years BP. Nature Communications. 13(1). 214–214. 37 indexed citations

Wacker, Lukas, Nicolás Brehm, Alex Bayliss, et al.. (2020). Radiocarbon in tree-rings reveals the solar 11-yr cycle over the last millennium. 1 indexed citations

Tomonaga, Yama, Matthias S. Brennwald, David M. Livingstone, et al.. (2017). Porewater salinity reveals past lake-level changes in Lake Van, the Earth’s largest soda lake. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 313–313. 28 indexed citations

Riley, Pete, R. Lionello, J. A. Linker, et al.. (2015). INFERRING THE STRUCTURE OF THE SOLAR CORONA AND INNER HELIOSPHERE DURING THE MAUNDER MINIMUM USING GLOBAL THERMODYNAMIC MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS. The Astrophysical Journal. 802(2). 105–105. 52 indexed citations

Glur, Lukas, Stefanie B. Wirth, Ulf Büntgen, et al.. (2013). Frequent floods in the European Alps coincide with cooler periods of the past 2500 years. Scientific Reports. 3(1). 2770–2770. 81 indexed citations

Beer, Jürg, K. G. McCracken, & R. von Steiger. (2012). Cosmogenic Radionuclides: Theory and Applications in the Terrestrial and Space Environments. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 87 indexed citations

Beer, Jürg, K. G. McCracken, & R. von Steiger. (2012). Cosmogenic Radionuclides. 100 indexed citations

Nussbaumer, Samuel U., F. Steinhilber, Mathias Trachsel, et al.. (2011). Alpine climate during the Holocene: a comparison between records of glaciers, lake sediments and solar activity. Journal of Quaternary Science. 26(7). 703–713. 58 indexed citations

Lazar, Boáz, et al.. (2011). Short residence time and fast transport of fine detritus in the Judean Desert: Clues from⁷Be in settled dust. Geophysical Research Letters. 38(16). n/a–n/a. 15 indexed citations

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Breitenmoser, Petra, Jürg Beer, Stefan Brönnimann, et al.. (2011). Solar and volcanic fingerprints in tree-ring chronologies over the past 2000years. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 313-314. 127–139. 40 indexed citations

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Schrijver, C. J., C. J. Schrijver, C. J. Schrijver, et al.. (2010). Heliophysics: Evolving Solar Activity and the Climates of Space and Earth. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Wanner, Heinz, Jürg Beer, Thomas J. Crowley, et al.. (2008). Mid- to Late Holocene climate change: an overview. Quaternary Science Reviews. 27(19-20). 1791–1828. 1354 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lazar, Boáz, et al.. (2008). 10Be in Lake Lisan sediments — A proxy for production or climate?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 269(3-4). 448–457. 26 indexed citations

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Kehrwald, Natalie, Lonnie G. Thompson, Tandong Yao, et al.. (2008). Mass loss on Himalayan glacier endangers water resources. Geophysical Research Letters. 35(22). 211 indexed citations

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Hormes, Anne, Jürg Beer, & Christian Schlüchter. (2006). A geochronological approach to understanding the role of solar activity on holocene glacier length variability in the swiss alps. Geografiska Annaler Series A Physical Geography. 88(4). 281–294. 46 indexed citations

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Muscheler, Raimund, Jürg Beer, G. Wagner, et al.. (2004). Changes in the carbon cycle during the last deglaciation as indicated by the comparison of 10Be and 14C records. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 219(3-4). 325–340. 159 indexed citations

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Tobias, Steven M., N. O. Weiss, & Jürg Beer. (2004). Long-term prediction of solar activity - a discussion... and a reply; resource for meteor lovers; passionate about pulsars.. Astronomy & Geophysics. 45(2). 2.06–2.06. 1 indexed citations

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Muscheler, Raimund, Jürg Beer, G. Wagner, & Robert C. Finkel. (2000). Changes in deep-water formation during the Younger Dryas event inferred from 10Be and 14C records. Nature. 408(6812). 567–570. 105 indexed citations

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Beer, Jürg. (1997). Accelerator mass spectrometry: a new tool in environmental sciences. Nuclear Physics News. 7(2). 15–22. 2 indexed citations

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Andree, Michael, Jürg Beer, H. Oeschger, et al.. (1984). Target preparation for milligram sized 14C samples and data evaluation for AMS measurements. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 5(2). 274–279. 20 indexed citations

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