Ralf Hetzel

5.4k total citations
111 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Ralf Hetzel is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Hetzel has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Geophysics, 67 papers in Atmospheric Science and 23 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Ralf Hetzel's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (71 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (70 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (66 papers). Ralf Hetzel is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (71 papers), earthquake and tectonic studies (70 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (66 papers). Ralf Hetzel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Switzerland. Ralf Hetzel's co-authors include Andrea Hampel, Uwe Ring, Mingxin Tao, Samuel Niedermann, Cees W. Passchier, Peter W. Kubik, Manfred R. Strecker, T. Reischmann, Klaus Gessner and Cüneyt Akal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Hetzel

109 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralf Hetzel Germany 39 3.5k 2.0k 826 515 461 111 4.5k
Raphaël Pik France 38 3.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 657 0.8× 574 1.1× 164 0.4× 101 4.4k
Alessandro Sbrana Italy 41 3.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 543 0.7× 598 1.2× 227 0.5× 122 4.9k
Samuel Niedermann Germany 38 2.1k 0.6× 2.1k 1.0× 726 0.9× 344 0.7× 426 0.9× 125 3.8k
M. R. Reid United States 35 3.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 417 0.5× 974 1.9× 506 1.1× 72 4.1k
Massimo D’Antonio Italy 36 3.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 477 0.6× 686 1.3× 195 0.4× 117 4.6k
Giovanni Orsi Italy 30 2.3k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 430 0.5× 296 0.6× 319 0.7× 43 3.1k
L. Civetta Italy 51 5.5k 1.6× 1.8k 0.9× 522 0.6× 1.1k 2.2× 233 0.5× 112 6.5k
Andrew T. Calvert United States 30 4.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 316 0.4× 1.1k 2.1× 145 0.3× 111 4.8k
Robert L. Christiansen United States 30 3.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 283 0.3× 1.2k 2.4× 208 0.5× 70 4.4k
B. D. Turrin United States 28 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 313 0.4× 365 0.7× 106 0.2× 92 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralf Hetzel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Hetzel

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All Works

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Hetzel, Ralf, et al.. (2025). Extensional structures at lunar lobate scarps. Icarus. 432. 116493–116493.
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Wolff, Reinhard, et al.. (2024). Late-orogenic extension ceases with waning plate convergence: The case of the Simplon normal fault (Swiss Alps). Journal of Structural Geology. 179. 105049–105049. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jian, et al.. (2023). A 10Be-based paleo-erosion record for the Qilian Shan (NE Tibet) over the past 4.2 Ma from a drillcore in the Hexi Corridor. Geomorphology. 430. 108657–108657. 6 indexed citations
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Wolff, Reinhard, Ralf Hetzel, István Dunkl, et al.. (2022). RIFT PROPAGATION IN SOUTH TIBET CONTROLLED BY UNDERTHRUSTING OF INDIA? A CASE STUDY AT THE TANGRA YUMCO GRABEN (SOUTH TIBET). Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Ralf, Qiang Xu, Andrea Hampel, & Reinhard Wolff. (2022). SLIP RATE OF THE DANGHE NAN SHAN THRUST FAULT FROM 10BE EXPOSURE DATING OF FOLDED RIVER TERRACES: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE STRAIN DISTRIBUTION IN NORTHERN TIBET. Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America. 1 indexed citations
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Dielforder, Armin, Ralf Hetzel, & Onno Oncken. (2020). Megathrust shear force controls mountain height at convergent plate margins. Nature. 582(7811). 225–229. 45 indexed citations
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Hampel, Andrea, Georgios Maniatis, & Ralf Hetzel. (2010). Slip rate variations on faults during glacial loading and postglacial unloading: Implications for the viscosity structure of the lithosphere. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1120. 2 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Ralf, et al.. (2010). Paleoseismic investigations at the Cal thrust fault, Mendoza, Argentina. EGUGA. 4881. 1 indexed citations
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Jin, Zhangdong, et al.. (2010). Effects of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake on the Min River, Sichuan, China. AGUFM. 2010. 1 indexed citations
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Palumbo, Luigi, Ralf Hetzel, Mingxin Tao, & Xiaobin Li. (2010). Catchment‐wide denudation rates at the margin of NE Tibet from in situ‐produced cosmogenic 10Be. Terra Nova. 23(1). 42–48. 52 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Ralf, et al.. (2009). A Late Quaternary shortening rate for the frontal thrust of the Andean Precordillera north of Mendoza. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2009. 1 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Ralf, Susan Ivy‐Ochs, Vasily Alfimov, et al.. (2009). A long-term rock uplift rate for eastern Crete from exposure dating of marine terraces. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1953. 2 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Ralf & Andrea Hampel. (2005). Slip rate variations on normal faults during glacial–interglacial changes in surface loads. Nature. 435(7038). 81–84. 144 indexed citations
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Seward, Diane, et al.. (2002). Mountain Building in the Uralides: Pangea to the Present. 9 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Ralf & Johannes Glodny. (2002). A crustal-scale, orogen-parallel strike-slip fault in the Middle Urals: age, magnitude of displacement, and geodynamic significance. International Journal of Earth Sciences. 91(2). 231–245. 29 indexed citations
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Scarrow, Jane H., Ralf Hetzel, В. М. Горожанин, et al.. (2002). Four decades of geochronological work in the Southern and Middle Urals: A review. Geophysical monograph. 233–255. 23 indexed citations
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Hetzel, Ralf, Samuel Niedermann, Mingxin Tao, et al.. (2002). Low slip rates and long-term preservation of geomorphic features in Central Asia. Nature. 417(6887). 428–432. 185 indexed citations

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