Thorsten Schäfer

6.8k total citations
206 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Thorsten Schäfer is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Environmental Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Thorsten Schäfer has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 46 papers in Environmental Engineering and 21 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Thorsten Schäfer's work include Radioactive element chemistry and processing (60 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (40 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (16 papers). Thorsten Schäfer is often cited by papers focused on Radioactive element chemistry and processing (60 papers), Groundwater flow and contamination studies (40 papers) and Clay minerals and soil interactions (16 papers). Thorsten Schäfer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and United States. Thorsten Schäfer's co-authors include Francis Claret, Hörst Geckeis, Johannes Lehmann, James Kinyangi, Dawit Solomon, Ruben Kretzschmar, Chris Jacobsen, Andreas Bauer, Biqing Liang and Mirna Lerotic and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thorsten Schäfer

193 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thorsten Schäfer Germany 39 1.3k 1.1k 572 533 522 206 5.0k
Tetsu K. Tokunaga United States 43 881 0.7× 2.5k 2.3× 779 1.4× 731 1.4× 468 0.9× 135 6.2k
William P. Ball United States 45 413 0.3× 1.9k 1.7× 576 1.0× 629 1.2× 886 1.7× 90 6.4k
Jin Wang China 55 1.7k 1.3× 492 0.5× 183 0.3× 860 1.6× 1.3k 2.6× 360 9.5k
Quan Shi China 63 593 0.5× 536 0.5× 605 1.1× 533 1.0× 822 1.6× 434 13.9k
Peter R. Jaffé United States 44 863 0.7× 2.4k 2.2× 508 0.9× 757 1.4× 237 0.5× 158 7.0k
Chao Li China 58 457 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 401 0.7× 332 0.6× 2.6k 5.0× 456 13.5k
Gerard Cornelissen Norway 55 276 0.2× 1.1k 1.0× 224 0.4× 435 0.8× 390 0.7× 175 10.5k
Colin E. Snape United Kingdom 65 1.4k 1.1× 356 0.3× 192 0.3× 924 1.7× 2.8k 5.4× 420 16.0k
Peter Grathwohl Germany 52 440 0.3× 4.0k 3.7× 1.1k 2.0× 1.1k 2.1× 275 0.5× 227 8.5k
Jian Luo United States 35 552 0.4× 1.8k 1.6× 349 0.6× 1.1k 2.1× 203 0.4× 154 4.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Thorsten Schäfer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thorsten Schäfer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thorsten Schäfer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kulenkampff, Johannes, et al.. (2025). Variability of fracture surface roughness in crystalline host rocks: implications for transport model simplifications. Applied Geochemistry. 186. 106401–106401.
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Sadeghnejad, Saeid, Ingo Blechschmidt, Úrsula Alonso, et al.. (2025). Bentonite mass loss in fractured crystalline rock quantified from CT scans using digital rock physics and machine learning: case study from the Grimsel Test Site (Switzerland). Applied Clay Science. 276. 107915–107915.
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Brand‐Saberi, Beate, et al.. (2024). Neurobiological stress markers in educational research: A systematic review of physiological insights in health science education. Trends in Neuroscience and Education. 37. 100242–100242. 5 indexed citations
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Sadeghnejad, Saeid, et al.. (2024). Image-Based Multi-scale Reconstruction of Unresolved Microporosity in 3D Heterogeneous Rock Digital Twins Using Cross-Correlation Simulation and Watershed Algorithm. Transport in Porous Media. 151(10-11). 2215–2240. 6 indexed citations
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Khandelwal, Nitin, Nisha Singh, Ekta Tiwari, et al.. (2023). Varying growth behavior of redox-sensitive nanoparticles on 1:1 and 2:1 clay surfaces: Mechanistic insights on preferential toxic ions removal in mono, co, and multi-metal contaminated waters. Chemical Engineering Journal. 461. 141883–141883. 7 indexed citations
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Divoux, Thibaut, Thomas Sowoidnich, Christian M. Schlepütz, et al.. (2023). Mechanisms of thixotropy in cement suspensions considering influences from shear history and hydration. ce/papers. 6(6). 698–704. 3 indexed citations
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Corte‐Rodríguez, Mario, Jörg Bettmer, Ángel Manteca, et al.. (2023). Single cell ICP-MS to evaluate the interaction behaviour for Cd, Ce and U with Streptomyces coelicolor spores. Chemosphere. 347. 140633–140633. 5 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thorsten, et al.. (2023). Rethinking Learning Experience: How Generally Perceived Life Stress Influences Students’ Course Perceptions in Different Learning Environments. European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education. 13(8). 1491–1504. 4 indexed citations
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Schymura, Stefan, et al.. (2022). Mechanistic understanding of Curium(III) sorption on natural K-feldspar surfaces. The Science of The Total Environment. 843. 156920–156920. 6 indexed citations
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Blattgerste, Jonas, et al.. (2020). Project Heb@AR: Exploring handheld Augmented Reality training to supplement academic midwifery education. Hochschulschriftenserver der Hochschule Emden/Leer. 103–108. 2 indexed citations
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Claret, Francis, et al.. (2015). Mineral precipitation-induced porosity reduction and its effect on transport parameters in diffusion-controlled porous media. Geochemical Transactions. 16(1). 13–13. 47 indexed citations
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Fischer, Cornelius, et al.. (2012). Deposition of mineral colloids on rough rock surfaces. American Journal of Science. 312(8). 885–906. 13 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thorsten, Winfried Häuser, Christine A. P. Walther, et al.. (2009). The Colloid Formation and Migration (CFM) project at the Grimsel Test Site (Switzerland): Results from the homologue tests. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Supplement. 73. 4 indexed citations
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Huber, Florian, et al.. (2009). Finite element modeling of flow and transport in a single fracture from the ÄSPÖ HRL (Sweden). 7461. 235–242. 1 indexed citations
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Missana, Tiziana, Úrsula Alonso, P. Gómez, et al.. (2008). Bentonite colloid generation from a deep geological repository in granite: An in situ study. GeCAS. 72(12). 3 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Thorsten. (1997). CPAP-Gerätevergleich unter standardisierten Bedingungen. Somnologie - Schlafforschung und Schlafmedizin. 1(2). 85–89. 1 indexed citations
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Schach, Siegfried & Thorsten Schäfer. (1978). Regressions- und Varianzanalyse : eine Einführung. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

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