Michael Zemp

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Michael Zemp is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Zemp has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Atmospheric Science, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 10 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Michael Zemp's work include Cryospheric studies and observations (63 papers), Climate change and permafrost (44 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (16 papers). Michael Zemp is often cited by papers focused on Cryospheric studies and observations (63 papers), Climate change and permafrost (44 papers) and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (16 papers). Michael Zemp collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Norway and United States. Michael Zemp's co-authors include Wilfried Haeberli, Martin Hoelzle, Frank Paul, Matthias Huss, Thomas C. Peterson, Carolin Richter, Stephan Bojinski, A. J. Simmons, Michel M. Verstraete and Isabelle Gärtner‐Roer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Michael Zemp

61 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Global glacier mass changes and their contributions to sea-level rise from 1961 to 2016

2019 703 citations Michael Zemp, Matthias Huss et al. profile →
The Concept of Essential Climate Variables in Support of Climate Research, Applications, and Policy

2014 655 citations Michael Zemp et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Zemp Switzerland	27	3.4k	751	731	666	417	65	4.1k
F. Paul Switzerland	28	4.8k 1.4×	956 1.3×	734 1.0×	891 1.3×	272 0.7×	42	5.4k
Valentina Radić Canada	27	3.3k 1.0×	902 1.2×	536 0.7×	396 0.6×	316 0.8×	54	4.0k
Bruce Raup United States	22	3.6k 1.1×	466 0.6×	546 0.7×	527 0.8×	201 0.5×	44	4.0k
Daniel Farinotti Switzerland	36	4.8k 1.4×	1.0k 1.4×	825 1.1×	951 1.4×	301 0.7×	107	5.8k
Antoine Rabatel France	38	3.3k 1.0×	834 1.1×	572 0.8×	630 0.9×	413 1.0×	131	4.0k
Patrick Wagnon France	41	5.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	1.0k 1.4×	731 1.1×	321 0.8×	109	5.6k
Frank Paul Switzerland	42	7.4k 2.2×	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	1.6k 2.4×	425 1.0×	102	8.2k
Anil V. Kulkarni India	35	5.0k 1.5×	989 1.3×	688 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	164 0.4×	135	5.6k
Horst Machguth Switzerland	31	3.9k 1.1×	647 0.9×	870 1.2×	941 1.4×	192 0.5×	82	4.2k
Michael P. Bishop United States	32	2.6k 0.8×	392 0.5×	307 0.4×	973 1.5×	477 1.1×	83	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Zemp

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zemp, Michael, Livia Jakob, Fanny Brun, Tyler Sutterley, & Brian Menounos. (2025). Glacier Monitoring from Space Is Crucial, and at Risk. Eos. 106.

Piermattei, Livia, Inés Dussaillant, Lukas Krieger, et al.. (2024). Elevation bias due to penetration of spaceborne radar signal on Grosser Aletschgletscher, Switzerland. Journal of Glaciology. 70. 3 indexed citations

Berthier, Étienne, Alex Gardner, Noël Gourmelen, et al.. (2023). Measuring glacier mass changes from space—a review. Reports on Progress in Physics. 86(3). 36801–36801. 32 indexed citations

Zemp, Michael & Ethan Welty. (2023). Temporal downscaling of glaciological mass balance using seasonal observations. Journal of Glaciology. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Hock, Regine, Fabien Maussion, Frank Paul, et al.. (2022). Which glaciers are the largest in the world?. Journal of Glaciology. 69(274). 301–310. 5 indexed citations

Welty, Ethan, Michael Zemp, Francisco Navarro, et al.. (2020). Worldwide version-controlled database of glacier thickness observations. Earth system science data. 12(4). 3039–3055. 47 indexed citations

Zemp, Michael, Matthias Huss, Nicolas Eckert, et al.. (2020). Brief communication: Ad hoc estimation of glacier contributions to sea-level rise from the latest glaciological observations. The cryosphere. 14(3). 1043–1050. 17 indexed citations

Sommer, Christian, Philipp Malz, Thorsten Seehaus, et al.. (2020). Rapid glacier retreat and downwasting throughout the European Alps in the early 21st century. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3209–3209. 132 indexed citations

Naegeli, Kathrin, Isabelle Gärtner‐Roer, Wilfried Hagg, et al.. (2013). Worldwide dataset of glacier thickness observations compiled by literature review. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Huss, Matthias, Michael Zemp, Philip C. Joerg, & Nadine Salzmann. (2013). High uncertainty in 21st century runoff projections from glacierized basins. Journal of Hydrology. 510. 35–48. 89 indexed citations

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Mernild, Sebastian H., William H. Lipscomb, David B. Bahr, Valentina Radić, & Michael Zemp. (2013). Global glacier changes: a revised assessment of committed mass losses and sampling uncertainties. The cryosphere. 7(5). 1565–1577. 63 indexed citations

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Hoelzle, Martin, Martina Barandun, Wilfried Hagg, et al.. (2012). Re-establishment of long-term glacier monitoring in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 10206. 2 indexed citations

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Zemp, Michael. (2011). The monitoring of glaciers at local, mountain, and global scale. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 3 indexed citations

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Haeberli, Wilfried, Frank Paul, & Michael Zemp. (2011). Vanishing glaciers in the European Alps. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 8 indexed citations

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Cogley, J. Graham, Regine Hock, Roger J. Braithwaite, et al.. (2011). Glossary of glacier mass balance and related terms. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 86. 280 indexed citations

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Joerg, Philip C., et al.. (2010). Operational use of airborne laserscanning for glacier monitoring in Switzerland. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 750. 1 indexed citations

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Zemp, Michael, et al.. (2008). WGMS (2008): global glacier changes: facts and figures. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 33 indexed citations

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Zemp, Michael & Wilfried Haeberli. (2007). Glaciers and ice caps. Part I: Global overview and outlook. Part II: Glacier changes around the world. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 115–152. 8 indexed citations

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Zemp, Michael, Andreas Kääb, Martin Hoelzle, & Wilfried Haeberli. (2005). GIS-based modelling of glacial sediment balance. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 27 indexed citations

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Zemp, Michael, Regula Frauenfelder, Wilfried Haeberli, & Martin Hoelzle. (2005). Worldwide glacier mass balance measurements: general trends and first results of the extraordinary year 2003 in Central Europe. Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich). 99. 3–12. 23 indexed citations

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