K. H. Wedepohl

18.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
76 papers, 13.7k citations indexed

About

K. H. Wedepohl is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, K. H. Wedepohl has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 13.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Geophysics, 28 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 25 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in K. H. Wedepohl's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (36 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (25 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (20 papers). K. H. Wedepohl is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (36 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (25 papers) and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis (20 papers). K. H. Wedepohl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Australia. K. H. Wedepohl's co-authors include Karl K. Turekian, Gerald Hartmann, Yasuyuki Muramatsu, Albrecht Baumann, Shan Gao, Klaus Simon, Hartmut Heinrichs, Uwe Wiechert, Dmitri A. Ionov and B. Schulz-Dobrick and has published in prestigious journals such as Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Earth and Planetary Science Letters and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

K. H. Wedepohl

75 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

3 papers align trajectories

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.

The composition of the continental crust

1995 5.1k citations K. H. Wedepohl Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta profile →
Distribution of the Elements in Some Major Units of the Earth's Crust

1961 4.5k citations K. H. Wedepohl et al. profile →
Environmental influences on the chemical composition of shales and clays

1971 698 citations K. H. Wedepohl profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. H. Wedepohl Germany	33	5.0k	4.3k	4.2k	3.8k	1.9k	76	13.7k
Karl K. Turekian United States	61	4.0k 0.8×	3.0k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	4.5k 1.2×	4.4k 2.4×	203	15.3k
Stuart Ross Taylor Australia	21	2.1k 0.4×	5.6k 1.3×	11.1k 2.7×	7.1k 1.9×	3.4k 1.8×	58	18.0k
John M. Edmond United States	82	2.4k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	5.9k 1.4×	10.1k 2.7×	7.5k 4.0×	154	23.2k
S. R. Taylor Australia	55	1.7k 0.3×	7.0k 1.6×	14.3k 3.4×	6.6k 1.7×	2.8k 1.5×	173	19.8k
Bernard Dupré France	66	2.0k 0.4×	2.6k 0.6×	6.5k 1.6×	8.6k 2.3×	5.8k 3.1×	176	17.5k
Edward D. Goldberg United States	62	4.2k 0.8×	974 0.2×	925 0.2×	3.1k 0.8×	3.5k 1.9×	215	15.1k
Junfeng Ji China	59	2.8k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.5×	4.7k 2.5×	290	10.6k
Edward R. Sholkovitz United States	51	2.7k 0.5×	686 0.2×	1.5k 0.4×	7.1k 1.9×	3.7k 2.0×	82	11.5k
Cong‐Qiang Liu China	69	2.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	2.1k 0.5×	6.2k 1.6×	4.1k 2.2×	623	17.3k
S. M. McLennan United States	59	2.8k 0.6×	8.7k 2.0×	16.6k 4.0×	14.3k 3.8×	6.6k 3.6×	218	31.1k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Wedepohl, K. H.. (2013). Composition and origin of the Kupferschiefer bed. Geological Quarterly. 38(4). 623–638. 5 indexed citations

2.

Wedepohl, K. H.. (2012). Handbook of Geochemistry. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 230 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H.. (2007). Ein Hedwigsbecher-Fragment aus der Burg Bommersheim, Oberursel, Hochtaunuskreis (Hessen). Germania: Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. 85(1). 109–117. 3 indexed citations

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Sedláčková, Lenka, et al.. (2007). A Hedwig beaker fragment from Brno. 49(2007). 2 indexed citations

5.

Burmeister, Stefan, et al.. (2004). Zeitschriftenschau. Technikgeschichte. 71(2). 177–182. 1 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H., et al.. (2002). Karolingerzeitliches glas aus dem kloster lorsch. 37–76. 7 indexed citations

7.

Wedepohl, K. H.. (1997). Chemical composition of medieval glass from excavations in West Germany. TIB Repositorium. 24 indexed citations

8.

Wedepohl, K. H., et al.. (1997). Mittelalterliches Glas aus dem Reichskloster und der Stadtwüstung Corvey: Mit einem Nachtrag zu den Analysenergebnissen von Gläsern aus dem Kloster Brunshausen.. Germania: Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts. 75(2). 673–715. 4 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H. & Arnd Baumann. (1997). Isotope composition of Medieval lead glasses reflecting early silver production in Central Europe. Mineralium Deposita. 32(3). 292–295. 19 indexed citations

10.

Gao, Shan & K. H. Wedepohl. (1995). The negative Eu anomaly in Archean sedimentary rocks: Implications for decomposition, age and importance of their granitic sources. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 133(1-2). 81–94. 177 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H., et al.. (1994). Cenozoic alkali basaltic magmas of western Germany and their products of differentiation. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 115(3). 253–278. 81 indexed citations

12.

Stephan, H., K. H. Wedepohl, & Gerald Hartmann. (1992). Die Gläser der hochmittelalterlichen Waldglashütte Steimcke: teil 2 -Chemische und formenkundliche Analysen der Gläser. 89–123. 1 indexed citations

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Hartmann, Gerald & K. H. Wedepohl. (1990). Metasomatically altered peridotite xenoliths from the hessian depression (Northwest Germany). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 54(1). 71–86. 68 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H.. (1985). Origin of the Tertiary basaltic volcanism in the northern Hessian Depression. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology. 89(2-3). 122–143. 68 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H.. (1982). Stoffbestand und Entwicklung des äußeren Erdkörpers. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 86(11). 975–985. 1 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H.. (1980). Zinc in the Environment, part 1: Ecological Cycling. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 44(11). 1909–1909. 24 indexed citations

17.

Erben, H. K., J. Hoefs, & K. H. Wedepohl. (1979). Paleobiological and isotopic studies of eggshells from a declining dinosaur species. Paleobiology. 5(4). 380–414. 105 indexed citations

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Schroll, E. & K. H. Wedepohl. (1972). Schwefelisotopenuntersuchungen an einigen Sulfid- und Sulfatmineralen der Blei-Zink-Erzlagerst�tte Bleiberg/Kreuth, K�rnten. Mineralogy and Petrology. 17(4). 286–290. 6 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H.. (1967). Geochemie. 23 indexed citations

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Wedepohl, K. H.. (1966). Die Geochemie der Gew�sser. Die Naturwissenschaften. 53(14). 352–357. 3 indexed citations

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