Thomas Fischer

3.0k total citations
96 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Fischer is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Fischer has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 19 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 15 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Thomas Fischer's work include Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (27 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (16 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (12 papers). Thomas Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology (27 papers), Lichen and fungal ecology (16 papers) and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (12 papers). Thomas Fischer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Thomas Fischer's co-authors include Maik Veste, Heinz Wilkes, Friedrich Widdel, Philipp Lange, Ralf Rabus, Jörg Pietruszka, Astrid Behrends, Wolfgang Wiehe, Reinhard F. Hüttl and Olaf Kniemeyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Fischer

90 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers

Thomas Fischer
Comparison fields: 5 of 119
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 730
  • Environmental Chemistry 572
  • Pollution 415
  • Molecular Biology 378
  • Ecology 332
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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Fischer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Fischer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Fischer

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

All Works

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2 4
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4 2
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6 31
7 7
8 58
9 26
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Development and hydrology of biological soil crusts -- first results from a surface inoculation experiment
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13 7
14 20
15 15
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Infiltration, water holding capacity and growth patterns of biological soil crusts on sand dunes under arid and temperate climates
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17 46
18 24
19 58
20 120

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