Peter Lemke

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Lemke is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Lemke has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Atmospheric Science, 20 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 12 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Peter Lemke's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (39 papers), Climate change and permafrost (25 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (21 papers). Peter Lemke is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (39 papers), Climate change and permafrost (25 papers) and Cryospheric studies and observations (21 papers). Peter Lemke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Canada. Peter Lemke's co-authors include Markus Harder, W. Brechner Owens, Michael Hilmer, Gregory M. Flato, Georg Kaser, Jorge Carrasco, Philip W. Mote, Robert Thomas, Ian Allison and Yosuke Fujii and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Climate.

In The Last Decade

Peter Lemke

57 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400
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. Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground
    2007 485 citations Peter Lemke, Gregory M. Flato et al. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Lemke Germany 24 1.6k 694 420 158 127 63 1.9k
Martin W. Miles Norway 21 2.1k 1.3× 1.2k 1.7× 481 1.1× 240 1.5× 319 2.5× 49 2.6k
F. Fetterer United States 19 1.7k 1.1× 613 0.9× 404 1.0× 184 1.2× 178 1.4× 51 2.0k
Marisa Montoya Spain 18 1.5k 0.9× 1.0k 1.5× 824 2.0× 321 2.0× 171 1.3× 42 1.9k
T. Fichefet Belgium 15 1.0k 0.6× 748 1.1× 308 0.7× 161 1.0× 141 1.1× 25 1.3k
Stephen R. Hudson Norway 25 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 1.5× 366 0.9× 162 1.0× 182 1.4× 60 2.1k
T. Fichefet Belgium 16 1.2k 0.7× 602 0.9× 353 0.8× 191 1.2× 151 1.2× 17 1.4k
Richard E. Moritz United States 19 2.0k 1.2× 917 1.3× 431 1.0× 362 2.3× 140 1.1× 30 2.2k
Peter L. Langen Denmark 28 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.6× 245 0.6× 128 0.8× 211 1.7× 76 2.3k
Francis Codron France 23 2.1k 1.3× 2.1k 3.1× 735 1.8× 74 0.5× 144 1.1× 55 2.7k
Reinhard Calov Germany 22 1.9k 1.2× 591 0.9× 185 0.4× 350 2.2× 178 1.4× 44 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Lemke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Lemke

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Lemke. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Lemke 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 Peter Lemke. Peter Lemke is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lemke, Peter, et al.. (2025). A new perspective for revealing ‘hidden’ interactions in ecological networks. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16(7). 1314–1321. 2 indexed citations
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Baird, D., et al.. (2024). Flipbook-ENA: Towards a dynamic Ecological Network Analysis under changing environmental conditions. Ecological Modelling. 496. 110834–110834. 3 indexed citations
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Grosfeld, Klaus, Peter Lemke, Peter Braesicke, et al.. (2016). The Helmholtz Regional Climate Initiative REKLIM from a polar perspective – a preface. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 85(2). 65–68. 1 indexed citations
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Lemke, Peter. (2011). Arctic Climate Change. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 25 indexed citations
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Treffeisen, Renate, Peter Lemke, Insa Meinke, et al.. (2009). From science to practice – a network of climate offices in Germany. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 6(39). 392030–392030.
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Winter, Gerd, Peter Lemke, Stefan Rahmstorf, et al.. (2006). Multilevel Governance of Global Environmental Change. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 29 indexed citations
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Eicken, Hajo & Peter Lemke. (2001). The response of polar sea ice to climate variability and change. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 13 indexed citations
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Lemke, Peter & R. Colony. (2000). Joint report of the fourth session of the ACSYS Sea Ice/Ocean Modelling (SIOM) Panel and the ACSYS Workshop on Sea Ice Thickness Measurements and Data Analysis (Monterey, CA, USA, 7-11 April 1997). 1 indexed citations
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Harder, Markus, et al.. (2000). Results of the Sea Ice Model Intercomparison Project: Evaluation of sea ice rheology schemes for use in climate simulations. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 105(C5). 11299–11320. 86 indexed citations
10.
Timmermann, Ralph, Peter Lemke, & Christoph Kottmeier. (1999). Formation and Maintenance of a Polynya in the Weddell Sea. Journal of Physical Oceanography. 29(6). 1251–1264. 24 indexed citations
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Steiner, Nadja, Markus Harder, & Peter Lemke. (1999). Sea-ice roughness and drag coefficients in a dynamic-thermodynamic sea-ice model for the Arctic. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 51(5). 964–978. 23 indexed citations
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Lemke, Peter. (1997). Report of the Second ACSYS Sea Ice - Ocean Modelling Workshop, Bremerhaven, Germany, 18 - 20 September 1995. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations
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Eicken, Hajo, et al.. (1995). Effects of the snow cover on Antarctic sea ice and potential modulation of its response to climate change. Annals of Glaciology. 21. 369–376. 66 indexed citations
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Eicken, Hajo, et al.. (1995). Effects of the snow cover on Antarctic sea ice and potential modulation of its response to climate change. Annals of Glaciology. 21. 369–376. 23 indexed citations
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Martin, Torge & Peter Lemke. (1995). Sea ice drift and thickness in the East Greenland Current. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations
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Lemke, Peter. (1994). Die Expedition ANTARKTIS X/4 mit FS Polarstern 1992 (The Expedition ANTARKTIS X/4 of RV Polarstern in 1992). Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 2 indexed citations
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Raschke, E., H. Cattle, Peter Lemke, & William B. Rossow. (1991). Report of the Working Group on Polar Radiation Fluxes and Sea Ice Modelling. Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). 1 indexed citations
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Lemke, Peter & T. O. Manley. (1984). The seasonal variation of the mixed layer and the pycnocline under polar sea ice. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 89(C4). 6494–6504. 37 indexed citations
19.
Lemke, Peter, et al.. (1982). A Langevin equation for stochastic climate models with periodic feedback and forcing variance. Tellus. 34(4). 313–320. 13 indexed citations
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Lemke, Peter. (1977). Stochastic climate models, part 3. Application to zonally averaged energy models. Tellus A Dynamic Meteorology and Oceanography. 29(5). 385–385. 65 indexed citations

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