U. Siegenthaler

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
73 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

U. Siegenthaler is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, U. Siegenthaler has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Atmospheric Science, 35 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in U. Siegenthaler's work include Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (32 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (14 papers). U. Siegenthaler is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (32 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (30 papers) and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena (14 papers). U. Siegenthaler collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Denmark. U. Siegenthaler's co-authors include H. Oeschger, Jorge L. Sarmiento, H. Friedli, Fortunat Joos, B. Stauffer, U. Schotterer, Markus Leuenberger, U. Eicher, James C. Orr and Chester C. Langway and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

U. Siegenthaler

69 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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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.

Ice core record of the 13C/12C ratio of atmospheric CO2 in the past two centuries

1986 869 citations H. Friedli, H. Oeschger et al. Nature profile →
Atmospheric carbon dioxide and the ocean

1993 770 citations U. Siegenthaler et al. Nature profile →
A box diffusion model to study the carbon dioxide exchange in nature

1975 505 citations H. Oeschger, U. Siegenthaler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
U. Siegenthaler Switzerland	40	4.4k	3.3k	2.0k	1.7k	975	73	7.7k
H. Oeschger Switzerland	46	5.6k 1.3×	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	149	8.4k
B. Stauffer Switzerland	32	5.7k 1.3×	2.3k 0.7×	770 0.4×	1.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	57	7.2k
C. Lorius France	38	9.3k 2.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	3.2k 1.9×	2.0k 2.1×	103	11.3k
M. Stiévenard France	46	8.3k 1.9×	3.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.6×	77	10.4k
Gilles Delaygue France	20	4.8k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	922 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	983 1.0×	26	6.2k
Markus Leuenberger Switzerland	51	6.6k 1.5×	3.1k 0.9×	811 0.4×	2.1k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	177	8.0k
Jean‐Robert Petit France	37	7.1k 1.6×	1.6k 0.5×	871 0.4×	2.7k 1.6×	1.3k 1.3×	80	8.7k
V. M. Kotlyakov Russia	22	5.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.4×	795 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	127	6.7k
M. E. Davis United States	35	8.6k 1.9×	2.7k 0.8×	899 0.5×	2.4k 1.4×	1.1k 1.1×	71	10.6k
V. Lipenkov Russia	34	7.3k 1.7×	1.5k 0.5×	866 0.4×	2.4k 1.4×	1.7k 1.7×	168	9.2k

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

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Dreyfus, G., Frédéric Parrenin, B. Lemieux-Dudon, et al.. (2007). Anomalous flow below 2700 m in the EPICA Dome C ice core detected using δ ¹⁸ O of atmospheric oxygen measurements. Climate of the past. 3(2). 341–353. 60 indexed citations

Saurer, Matthias, et al.. (1995). The influence of ozone and nutrition on ?13C in Betula pendula. Oecologia. 103(4). 397–406. 60 indexed citations

Siegenthaler, U. & Fortunat Joos. (1992). Use of a simple model for studying oceanic tracer distributions and the global carbon cycle. Tellus B. 44(3). 186–207. 101 indexed citations

Lehmann, Marco M. & U. Siegenthaler. (1991). Equilibrium oxygen- and hydrogen-isotope fractionation between ice and water. Journal of Glaciology. 37(125). 23–26. 33 indexed citations

Saurer, Matthias, Jürg Fuhrer, & U. Siegenthaler. (1991). Influence of Ozone on the Stable Carbon Isotope Composition, δ¹³C, of Leaves and Grain of Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 97(1). 313–316. 29 indexed citations

Siegenthaler, U., et al.. (1991). Production and stable isotopic composition of CO2 in a soil near Bern, Switzerland. Tellus B. 43(2). 197–197. 132 indexed citations

Siegenthaler, U.. (1988). On the Relationship Between ¹⁸O/¹⁶O Ratios of Precipitation and Climate. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 217–217. 2 indexed citations

Siegenthaler, U.. (1988). On the Relationship Between 18O/16O Ratios of Precipitation and Climate. Annals of Glaciology. 10. 217–217. 5 indexed citations

Friedli, H., et al.. (1987). Measurements of concentration, 13C/12C and 18O/16O ratios of tropospheric carbon dioxide over Switzerland. Tellus B. 39(1-2). 80–80. 36 indexed citations

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Siegenthaler, U. & H. Oeschger. (1987). Biospheric CO₂emissions during the past 200 years reconstructed by deconvolution of ice core data. Tellus B. 39B(1-2). 140–154. 155 indexed citations

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Friedli, H., et al.. (1986). Ice core record of the 13C/12C ratio of atmospheric CO2 in the past two centuries. Nature. 324(6094). 237–238. 869 indexed citations breakdown →

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Siegenthaler, U. & H. Oeschger. (1984). Transient Temperature Changes Due to Increasing CO₂ Using Simple Models. Annals of Glaciology. 5. 153–159. 12 indexed citations

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Siegenthaler, U. & H. Oeschger. (1984). Transient Temperature Changes Due to Increasing CO2 Using Simple Models. Annals of Glaciology. 5. 153–159. 26 indexed citations

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Siegenthaler, U.. (1984). 19th century measurements of atmospheric CO2 ? A comment. Climatic Change. 6(4). 7 indexed citations

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Eicher, U., et al.. (1981). Pollen and Oxygen Isotope Analyses on Late- and Post-Glacial Sediments of the Tourbière de Chirens (Dauphiné, France). Quaternary Research. 15(2). 160–170. 60 indexed citations

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Siegenthaler, U., Martin Heimann, & H. Oeschger. (1980). ¹⁴C Variations Caused by Changes in the Global Carbon Cycle. Radiocarbon. 22(2). 177–191. 144 indexed citations

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Oeschger, H., et al.. (1980). ¹⁴C and Other Parameters During the Younger Dryas Cold Phase. Radiocarbon. 22(2). 299–310. 31 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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Oeschger, H., et al.. (1975). A box diffusion model to study the carbon dioxide exchange in nature. Tellus. 27(2). 168–192. 209 indexed citations

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Martinec, J., U. Siegenthaler, H. Oeschger, & E. Tongiorgi. (1974). New insights into the run-off mechanism by environmental isotopes. Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern). 39 indexed citations

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