Ralf Hetzel

108 papers and 4.4k indexed citations
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About

Ralf Hetzel is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atmospheric Science and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Hetzel has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Geophysics, 66 papers in Atmospheric Science and 22 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Ralf Hetzel’s work include earthquake and tectonic studies (70 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (69 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (65 papers). Ralf Hetzel is often cited by papers focused on earthquake and tectonic studies (70 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (69 papers) and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (65 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, Manfred R. Strecker, Peter W. Kubik, T. Reischmann, Klaus Gessner and Cüneyt Akal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Hetzel

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

Ralf Hetzel

107 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Fields of papers citing papers by Ralf Hetzel

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Countries citing papers authored by Ralf Hetzel

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Top Papers & Citation Paths

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