Thomas Fischer

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas Fischer is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Fischer has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 17 papers in Water Science and Technology and 15 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Fischer's work include Climate variability and models (28 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (11 papers). Thomas Fischer is often cited by papers focused on Climate variability and models (28 papers), Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (16 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (11 papers). Thomas Fischer collaborates with scholars based in China, Germany and Singapore. Thomas Fischer's co-authors include Buda Su, Tong Jiang, Marco Gemmer, Yanjun Wang, Hui Tao, Jianqing Zhai, Guojie Wang, Jinlong Huang, Xiucang Li and Lüliu Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Fischer

43 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Drought losses in China might double between the 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming

2018 395 citations Buda Su, Jinlong Huang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Fischer China	23	1.7k	679	643	325	210	43	2.1k
Jianqing Zhai China	23	2.0k 1.2×	540 0.8×	899 1.4×	397 1.2×	201 1.0×	37	2.5k
Jinlong Huang China	29	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	700 1.1×	278 0.9×	192 0.9×	63	2.5k
Ali Ahmadalipour United States	20	1.2k 0.7×	340 0.5×	547 0.9×	292 0.9×	188 0.9×	22	1.7k
Najeebullah Khan Pakistan	22	1.4k 0.8×	661 1.0×	375 0.6×	279 0.9×	464 2.2×	46	1.9k
Waheed Ullah China	31	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 1.7×	439 0.7×	301 0.9×	364 1.7×	97	2.7k
Laurie S. Huning United States	19	1.4k 0.8×	995 1.5×	645 1.0×	178 0.5×	164 0.8×	24	2.2k
Selma B. Guerreiro United Kingdom	15	1.5k 0.9×	845 1.2×	431 0.7×	99 0.3×	298 1.4×	21	1.8k
Nina Ridder Australia	15	1.4k 0.8×	788 1.2×	212 0.3×	239 0.7×	90 0.4×	20	1.8k
John Sweeney Ireland	25	1.1k 0.6×	401 0.6×	524 0.8×	140 0.4×	296 1.4×	68	1.8k
Sarah Kew Netherlands	22	1.4k 0.8×	804 1.2×	183 0.3×	198 0.6×	126 0.6×	41	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Fischer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Fischer

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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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20 of 20 papers shown

Oliveira, Carlos Rafael Silva de, et al.. (2024). Nanoplastics: Unveiling Contamination Routes and Toxicological Implications for Human Health. Current Analytical Chemistry. 21(3). 175–190. 3 indexed citations

Huang, Jinlong, Sanjit Kumar Mondal, Jianqing Zhai, et al.. (2022). Intensity-area-duration-based drought analysis under 1.5°C–4.0 °C warming using CMIP6 over a climate hotspot in South Asia. Journal of Cleaner Production. 345. 131106–131106. 28 indexed citations

Mondal, Sanjit Kumar, Jinlong Huang, Yanjun Wang, et al.. (2021). Doubling of the population exposed to drought over South Asia: CMIP6 multi-model-based analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 771. 145186–145186. 82 indexed citations

Wang, Anqian, Jianqing Zhai, Hui Tao, et al.. (2019). Tens of thousands additional deaths annually in cities of China between 1.5 degrees C and 2.0 degrees C warming. Nature Communications. 10. 18 indexed citations

Wang, Yanjun, Anqian Wang, Jianqing Zhai, et al.. (2019). Tens of thousands additional deaths annually in cities of China between 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3376–3376. 146 indexed citations

Wen, Shanshan, Yanjun Wang, Buda Su, et al.. (2018). Estimation of economic losses from tropical cyclones in China at 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming using the regional climate model COSMO‐CLM. International Journal of Climatology. 39(2). 724–737. 11 indexed citations

Tao, Hui, Thomas Fischer, Buda Su, et al.. (2017). Observed changes in maximum and minimum temperatures in Xinjiang autonomous region, China. International Journal of Climatology. 37(15). 5120–5128. 26 indexed citations

Zhai, Jianqing, Jinlong Huang, Buda Su, et al.. (2016). Intensity–area–duration analysis of droughts in China 1960–2013. Climate Dynamics. 48(1-2). 151–168. 129 indexed citations

Tao, Hui, Thomas Fischer, Yan Zeng, & Klaus Fraedrich. (2016). Evaluation of TRMM 3B43 Precipitation Data for Drought Monitoring in Jiangsu Province, China. Water. 8(6). 221–221. 51 indexed citations

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Fischer, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Automatic Morphological Classification with Case-Based Reasoning. 148–158. 2 indexed citations

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Jiang, Tong, Thomas Fischer, Xixi Lu, & Hongming He. (2015). Larger Asian rivers: Impacts from human activities and climate change. Quaternary International. 380-381. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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Gao, Chao, et al.. (2015). Hydrological model comparison and assessment: criteria from catchment scales and temporal resolution. Hydrological Sciences Journal. 1–11. 14 indexed citations

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Li, Jianping, Ghulam Rasul, Tong Jiang, et al.. (2014). Statistical downscaling and future scenario generation of temperatures for Pakistan Region. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 120(1-2). 341–350. 55 indexed citations

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Fischer, Thomas, Marco Gemmer, Buda Su, & Thomas Scholten. (2013). Hydrological long-term dry and wet periods in the Xijiang River basin, South China. Hydrology and earth system sciences. 17(1). 135–148. 46 indexed citations

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Fischer, Thomas, et al.. (2013). High-mountainous permafrost under continental-climatic conditions: actual results of different mapping methods and an empirical-statistical modeling approach for the Northern Tien Shan (SE Kazakhstan). EGUGA. 13074. 1 indexed citations

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Fischer, Thomas, Christoph Menz, Buda Su, & Thomas Scholten. (2013). Simulated and projected climate extremes in the Zhujiang River Basin, South China, using the regional climate model COSMO‐CLM. International Journal of Climatology. 33(14). 2988–3001. 42 indexed citations

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Gemmer, Marco, Yizhou Yin, Yong Luo, & Thomas Fischer. (2011). Tropical cyclones in China: County-based analysis of landfalls and economic losses in Fujian Province. Quaternary International. 244(2). 169–177. 16 indexed citations

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Fischer, Thomas, Marco Gemmer, Lüliu Liu, & Buda Su. (2011). Change-points in climate extremes in the Zhujiang River Basin, South China, 1961–2007. Climatic Change. 110(3-4). 783–799. 81 indexed citations

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Jiang, Tong, Thomas Fischer, & Xixi Lu. (2011). Larger Asian rivers: Climate, hydrology and ecosystems. Quaternary International. 244(2). 127–129. 12 indexed citations

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Gemmer, Marco, et al.. (2010). Trends in Precipitation Extremes in the Zhujiang River Basin, South China. Journal of Climate. 24(3). 750–761. 148 indexed citations

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