Thorsten Kiefer

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Kiefer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Kiefer has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Atmospheric Science, 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Kiefer's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (32 papers), Climate variability and models (9 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (9 papers). Thorsten Kiefer is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (32 papers), Climate variability and models (9 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (9 papers). Thorsten Kiefer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Thorsten Kiefer's co-authors include Henry Elderfield, Zhengtang Guo, John Fasullo, Hai Cheng, Michael Sarnthein, Bin Wang, Markus Kienast, Mara Weinelt, Uwe Pflaumann and Pallavi Anand and has published in prestigious journals such as Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Geophysical Research Letters and Geology.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Kiefer

36 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

The global monsoon across time scales: Mechanisms and outstanding issues

2017 368 citations Bin Wang, Hai Cheng et al. Earth-Science Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thorsten Kiefer United Kingdom	18	2.3k	960	695	596	493	38	2.5k
Mara Weinelt Germany	23	2.4k 1.1×	981 1.0×	857 1.2×	668 1.1×	659 1.3×	47	2.7k
A. Koutavas United States	13	1.9k 0.9×	902 0.9×	433 0.6×	427 0.7×	373 0.8×	21	2.1k
Gerald Ganssen Netherlands	25	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	605 0.9×	1.0k 1.7×	696 1.4×	35	2.8k
Helen L Neil New Zealand	33	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	475 0.7×	732 1.2×	571 1.2×	73	2.4k
Tadamichi Oba Japan	29	2.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.6×	945 1.4×	630 1.1×	494 1.0×	72	2.7k
Ulysses S. Ninnemann Norway	27	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	960 1.4×	843 1.4×	681 1.4×	67	3.1k
Jung-Hyun Kim Netherlands	21	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	926 1.3×	746 1.3×	285 0.6×	32	2.5k
Erin L. McClymont United Kingdom	30	1.9k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	511 0.7×	419 0.7×	375 0.8×	85	2.3k
Kerim H. Nisancioglu Norway	25	2.7k 1.2×	606 0.6×	519 0.7×	411 0.7×	596 1.2×	57	2.9k
Frank J C Peeters Netherlands	22	1.8k 0.8×	909 0.9×	470 0.7×	1.3k 2.1×	483 1.0×	38	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Thorsten Kiefer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Kiefer

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Wang, Bin, et al.. (2017). The global monsoon across time scales: Mechanisms and outstanding issues. Earth-Science Reviews. 174. 84–121. 368 indexed citations breakdown →

Wang, Pinxian, et al.. (2014). The Global Monsoon across Time Scales: is there coherent variability of regional monsoons?. 7 indexed citations

Wang, Pinxian, Hai Cheng, John Fasullo, et al.. (2014). The global monsoon across timescales: coherent variability of regional monsoons. Climate of the past. 10(6). 2007–2052. 179 indexed citations

Waelbroeck, Claire, Thorsten Kiefer, Trond Dokken, et al.. (2014). Constraints on surface seawater oxygen isotope change between the Last Glacial Maximum and the Late Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews. 105. 102–111. 16 indexed citations

Kiefer, Thorsten. (2012). Future Earth – Research For Global Sustainability. 20(2). 89–89. 10 indexed citations

Wang, Pinxian, et al.. (2011). Linking monsoon systems across timescales. 19(2). 86–87. 4 indexed citations

Newman, Louise, Heinz Wanner, & Thorsten Kiefer. (2009). Towards a global synthesis of the climate of the last two millennia. PAGES news. 17(3). 130–131. 8 indexed citations

Crucifix, Michel, Martin Claußen, G.M. Ganssen, et al.. (2009). Preface "Climate change: from the geological past to the uncertain future – a symposium honouring André Berger". Climate of the past. 5(4). 707–711. 1 indexed citations

Villalba, Ricardo, Martín Grosjean, & Thorsten Kiefer. (2009). Long-term multi-proxy climate reconstructions and dynamics in South America (LOTRED-SA): State of the art and perspectives. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 281(3-4). 175–179. 57 indexed citations

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Gebhardt, Holger, Michael Sarnthein, Pieter Meiert Grootes, et al.. (2008). Paleonutrient and productivity records from the subarctic North Pacific for Pleistocene glacial terminations I to V. Paleoceanography. 23(4). 116 indexed citations

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Fleitmann, Dominik, et al.. (2008). Advanced in Speleothem Research. 1 indexed citations

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Kiefer, Thorsten, et al.. (2008). El derecho humano al agua y al saneamiento: ventajas y limitaciones. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 135–162. 1 indexed citations

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Mann, Michael, Keith R. Briffa, P. D. Jones, et al.. (2006). Past millennia climate variability. Eos. 87(47). 527–527. 5 indexed citations

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Kiefer, Thorsten, I Nick McCave, & Henry Elderfield. (2006). Antarctic control on tropical Indian Ocean sea surface temperature and hydrography. Geophysical Research Letters. 33(24). 48 indexed citations

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Sarnthein, Michael, Holger Gebhardt, Thorsten Kiefer, et al.. (2004). Mid Holocene origin of the sea-surface salinity low in the subarctic North Pacific. Quaternary Science Reviews. 23(20-22). 2089–2099. 30 indexed citations

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Barker, S., Thorsten Kiefer, & Henry Elderfield. (2004). Temporal changes in North Atlantic circulation constrained by planktonic foraminiferal shell weights. Paleoceanography. 19(3). 57 indexed citations

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Kučera, Michal, Mara Weinelt, Thorsten Kiefer, et al.. (2004). Reconstruction of sea-surface temperatures from assemblages of planktonic foraminifera: multi-technique approach based on geographically constrained calibration data sets and its application to glacial Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Quaternary Science Reviews. 24(7-9). 951–998. 354 indexed citations

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McCave, I Nick, Thorsten Kiefer, David Thornalley, & H. Elderfield. (2004). Deep flow in the Madagascar–Mascarene Basin over the last 150000 years. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences. 363(1826). 81–99. 36 indexed citations

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Kiefer, Thorsten & Markus Kienast. (2004). Patterns of deglacial warming in the Pacific Ocean: a review with emphasis on the time interval of Heinrich event 1. Quaternary Science Reviews. 24(7-9). 1063–1081. 114 indexed citations

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Kiefer, Thorsten, et al.. (1994). Anwendung eines Expertensystems in der Stahlerzeugung.. 114(2). 87–90. 1 indexed citations

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