Rainer Thomas

5.6k citations
109 papers · 4.5k indexed · h-index 38

Impact in

  • Geophysics top 0.2%
    • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
    • earthquake and tectonic studies
    • High-pressure geophysics and materials
    • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies
    • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Papers in

    • Geological and Geochemical Analysis 92
    • High-pressure geophysics and materials 38
    • earthquake and tectonic studies 24
    • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration 11
    • Mineralogy and Gemology Studies 29

Rainer Thomas

100 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Peers

Rainer Thomas
Comparison fields: 5 of 76
  • Geophysics 4.1k
  • Geochemistry and Petrology 1.1k
  • Artificial Intelligence 1.7k
  • Ceramics and Composites 210
  • Biomaterials 319
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Rainer Thomas, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1 2004234
2 2000201
3 2004188
4 2004179
5 1997166
6 2000138
7 2012134
8 2015128
9 2003127
10 2018125
11 2012115
12 2006109
13 2009108
14 2002100
15 200696
16 200494
17 200289
18 200988
19 200684
20 200684

About Rainer Thomas

Rainer Thomas is a scholar working on Geophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Ceramics and Composites, Artificial Intelligence and Earth-Surface Processes, having authored 109 papers that have together received 4.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (92 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (38 papers), Mineralogy and Gemology Studies (29 papers), Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping (28 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (24 papers), Geological Formations and Processes Exploration (11 papers), Crystal Structures and Properties (9 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (4.1k citations), Geochemistry and Petrology (1.1k citations), Artificial Intelligence (1.7k citations), Ceramics and Composites (210 citations) and Biomaterials (319 citations). Rainer Thomas has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Australia and Russia. Frequent co-authors include Paul Davidson, Wilhelm Heinrich, Ilya V. Veksler, Dieter Rhede, J. D. Webster, James D. Webster, Karen Rickers, Hans‐Jürgen Förster, Hartmut Beurlen and Reimar Seltmann. Their work appears in journals such as Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, American Mineralogist, Mineralium Deposita, European Journal of Mineralogy and Chemical Geology.

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