U. Schotterer

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

U. Schotterer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, U. Schotterer has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Atmospheric Science, 13 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in U. Schotterer's work include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (23 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (13 papers). U. Schotterer is often cited by papers focused on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers), Cryospheric studies and observations (23 papers) and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry (13 papers). U. Schotterer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and France. U. Schotterer's co-authors include H. Oeschger, H. W. Gäggeler, U. Siegenthaler, Margit Schwikowski, Patrick Ginot, Lonnie G. Thompson, Willibald Stichler, Martín Grosjean, Mebus A. Geyh and Láutaro Núñez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

U. Schotterer

59 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

  1. A box diffusion model to study the carbon dioxide exchange in nature
    1975 505 citations H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
U. Schotterer 2.4k 1.3k 605 484 364 62 3.5k
K. J. Kreutz 2.6k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 242 0.4× 967 2.0× 427 1.2× 113 3.3k
Karl Otto Münnich 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.8× 669 1.4× 905 2.5× 72 4.4k
R. M. Ellam 1.6k 0.7× 430 0.3× 790 1.3× 464 1.0× 315 0.9× 103 6.0k
Dietmar Wagenbach 4.3k 1.8× 1.7k 1.4× 218 0.4× 940 1.9× 341 0.9× 113 4.9k
Teh‐Lung Ku 1.9k 0.8× 540 0.4× 952 1.6× 697 1.4× 469 1.3× 54 3.3k
M. Wahlen 2.5k 1.0× 2.1k 1.7× 333 0.6× 1.1k 2.3× 565 1.6× 55 4.4k
Larry K. Benninger 826 0.3× 839 0.7× 386 0.6× 518 1.1× 568 1.6× 31 2.2k
Chester C. Langway 3.8k 1.6× 803 0.6× 274 0.5× 1.1k 2.2× 235 0.6× 101 4.6k
N. Óskarsson 2.0k 0.8× 470 0.4× 881 1.5× 276 0.6× 284 0.8× 57 4.9k
B.L.K. Somayajulu 2.1k 0.9× 857 0.7× 1.3k 2.2× 755 1.6× 938 2.6× 114 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by U. Schotterer

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Fields of papers citing papers by U. Schotterer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of U. Schotterer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of U. Schotterer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of U. Schotterer 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 U. Schotterer. U. Schotterer 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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Mikhalenko, Vladimir N, Sergey Sokratov, Stanislav Kutuzov, et al.. (2015). Investigation of a deep ice core from the Elbrus western plateau, the Caucasus, Russia. ˜The œcryosphere. 9(6). 2253–2270. 39 indexed citations
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Ginot, Patrick, et al.. (2010). Influence of the Tungurahua eruption on the ice core records of Chimborazo, Ecuador. ˜The œcryosphere. 4(4). 561–568. 19 indexed citations
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Heikkilä, U., J. Beer, J. Feichter, et al.. (2009). 36 Cl bomb peak: comparison of modeled and measured data. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 9(12). 4145–4156. 23 indexed citations
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Ginot, Patrick, et al.. (2006). Glacier mass balance reconstruction by sublimation induced enrichment of chemical species on Cerro Tapado (Chilean Andes). Climate of the past. 2(1). 21–30. 49 indexed citations
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Olivier, Susanne, S. Bajo, L.K. Fifield, et al.. (2004). Plutonium from Global Fallout Recorded in an Ice Core from the Belukha Glacier, Siberian Altai. Environmental Science & Technology. 38(24). 6507–6512. 56 indexed citations
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Schotterer, U., Martín Grosjean, W. Stichler, et al.. (2003). Glaciers and Climate in the Andes between the Equator and 30° S: What is Recorded under Extreme Environmental Conditions?. Climatic Change. 59(1-2). 157–175. 21 indexed citations
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Ginot, Patrick, Margit Schwikowski, U. Schotterer, et al.. (2002). Potential for climate variability reconstruction from Andean glaciochemical records. Annals of Glaciology. 35. 443–450. 22 indexed citations
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Schotterer, U., et al.. (2000). Das Schweizer Isotopen-Messnetz, Trends 1992-1999. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 3 indexed citations
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Gäggeler, H. W., et al.. (1999). Anthropogenic versus natural sources of atmospheric sulphate from an Alpine ice core. Tellus B. 51(5). 938–951. 36 indexed citations
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Grosjean, Martín, Blas L. Valero‐Garcés, Mebus A. Geyh, et al.. (1997). Mid- and late-Holocene limnogeology of Laguna del Negro Francisco, northern Chile, and its palaeoclimatic implications. The Holocene. 7(2). 151–159. 76 indexed citations
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Gäggeler, H. W., et al.. (1996). A historical record of ammonium concentrations from a glacier in the Alps. Geophysical Research Letters. 23(20). 2741–2744. 57 indexed citations
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Schotterer, U., et al.. (1995). Isotope im Wasserkreislauf: ein neues eidgenössisches Messnetz. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Wagenbach, Dietmar, Karl Otto Münnich, U. Schotterer, & H. Oeschger. (1988). The Anthropogenic Impact on Snow Chemistry at Colle Gnifetti, Swiss Alps. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 183–187. 57 indexed citations
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Wagenbach, Dietmar, Karl Otto Münnich, U. Schotterer, & H. Oeschger. (1988). The Anthropogenic Impact on Snow Chemistry at Colle Gnifetti, Swiss Alps. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 183–187. 16 indexed citations
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Haeberli, Wilfried, H. W. Gäggeler, Urs Baltensperger, D.T. Jost, & U. Schotterer. (1988). The Signal from the Chernobyl Accident in High-Altitude Firn Areas of the Swiss Alps. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 48–51. 16 indexed citations
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Gäggeler, H. W., et al.. (1983). 210Pb-Dating of Cold Alpine Firn/Ice Cores From Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland. Journal of Glaciology. 29(101). 165–177. 10 indexed citations
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Gäggeler, H. W., H. R. von Gunten, E. Rössler, H. Oeschger, & U. Schotterer. (1983). 210Pb-Dating of Cold Alpine Firn/Ice Cores From Colle Gnifetti, Switzerland. Journal of Glaciology. 29(101). 165–177. 55 indexed citations
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Schotterer, U., et al.. (1983). Sauerstoff-18 und Tritium als natürliche Tracer für Grundwasser. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Schotterer, U. & Imré Müller. (1982). Estimation of groundwater reserves of a karstic aquifer (Areuse spring, Jura of Neuchâtel, Switzerland). Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 1 indexed citations
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Siegenthaler, U., et al.. (1975). Conversion of water to a counting gas for low-level tritium measurements by means of aluminium carbide. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 26(8). 459–464. 8 indexed citations

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