Manfred Ältermann

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 997 citations indexed

About

Manfred Ältermann is a scholar working on Soil Science, Atmospheric Science and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manfred Ältermann has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 997 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Soil Science, 3 papers in Atmospheric Science and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Manfred Ältermann's work include Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (3 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (2 papers) and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (2 papers). Manfred Ältermann is often cited by papers focused on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics (3 papers), Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics (2 papers) and Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (2 papers). Manfred Ältermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Greece. Manfred Ältermann's co-authors include Jörg Rinklebe, Vasileios Antoniadis, Sabry M. Shaheen, Márton Pécsi, Klaus‐Dieter Jäger, Jennifer L. W. Fink, Dagmar Haase, Martin Körschens, Uwe Langer and Ines Merbach and has published in prestigious journals such as Environment International, Quaternary Science Reviews and Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science.

In The Last Decade

Manfred Ältermann

9 papers receiving 985 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.

  1. Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils along the Central Elbe River, Germany
    2019 375 citations Jörg Rinklebe, Vasileios Antoniadis et al. Environment International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manfred Ältermann Germany 5 349 292 188 142 133 9 997
Jarosław Waroszewski Poland 20 348 1.0× 351 1.2× 372 2.0× 179 1.3× 79 0.6× 53 1.3k
Yves Perrette France 17 249 0.7× 276 0.9× 132 0.7× 162 1.1× 47 0.4× 47 875
Guijin Mu China 20 163 0.5× 456 1.6× 126 0.7× 127 0.9× 120 0.9× 76 1.2k
Peter Felix‐Henningsen Germany 21 224 0.6× 207 0.7× 191 1.0× 110 0.8× 50 0.4× 76 1.2k
Brice Mourier France 22 496 1.4× 284 1.0× 150 0.8× 255 1.8× 314 2.4× 60 1.2k
Ludger Herrmann Germany 18 119 0.3× 514 1.8× 302 1.6× 131 0.9× 127 1.0× 51 1.6k
Francis Sondag France 21 130 0.4× 318 1.1× 130 0.7× 272 1.9× 33 0.2× 43 1.2k
Kunshan Bao China 21 341 1.0× 445 1.5× 72 0.4× 494 3.5× 262 2.0× 60 1.1k
Jeffrey L. Howard United States 19 310 0.9× 168 0.6× 65 0.3× 74 0.5× 101 0.8× 34 818
Aldo Mirabella Italy 24 297 0.9× 783 2.7× 501 2.7× 269 1.9× 37 0.3× 41 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Manfred Ältermann

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Fields of papers citing papers by Manfred Ältermann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Manfred Ältermann. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Manfred Ältermann. The network helps show where Manfred Ältermann may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manfred Ältermann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Manfred Ältermann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Manfred Ältermann based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Manfred Ältermann. Manfred Ältermann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Rinklebe, Jörg, et al.. (2019). Health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in soils along the Central Elbe River, Germany. Environment International. 126. 76–88. 375 indexed citations breakdown →
2.
Deumlich, Detlef, et al.. (2014). Characterization of cation exchange capacity (CEC) for agricultural land-use areas. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 61(6). 767–784. 4 indexed citations
3.
Mania, Dietrich, et al.. (2010). Der besondere Umwelt- und Klimacharakter der spätmittelpleistozänen Warmzeit von Neumark Nord (Geiseltal). Digitalen Hochschulbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt). 43(2). 203–256. 3 indexed citations
4.
Haase, Dagmar, et al.. (2007). Loess in Europe—its spatial distribution based on a European Loess Map, scale 1:2,500,000. Quaternary Science Reviews. 26(9-10). 1301–1312. 348 indexed citations
5.
Ältermann, Manfred, Jörg Rinklebe, Ines Merbach, et al.. (2005). Chernozem—Soil of the Year 2005. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 168(6). 725–740. 189 indexed citations
6.
Schlichting, André, Peter Leinweber, Richard Meissner, & Manfred Ältermann. (2002). Sequentially extracted phosphorus fractions in peat-derived soils. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science. 165(3). 290–298. 65 indexed citations
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Ältermann, Manfred, et al.. (1976). Quartäre Deckschichten im Raum Elbingerode - Rübeland (Harz). Digitalen Hochschulbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt). 13(3). 295–331. 1 indexed citations
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Ältermann, Manfred, et al.. (1975). Substrat- und Bodenwechsel am nördlichen Lößrand des Schwarzerdegebietes der DDR. Digitalen Hochschulbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt (Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt). 12(2). 130–159. 2 indexed citations
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Ältermann, Manfred & Dietrich Mania. (1968). Zur Datierung von Böden im mitteldeutschen Trockengebiet mit Hilfe quartärgeologischer und urgeschiclitlicher Befunde. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 12(7). 539–557. 10 indexed citations

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