Walter Geller

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Walter Geller is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Ecology and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Geller has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 15 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in Walter Geller's work include Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (18 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (16 papers) and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (10 papers). Walter Geller is often cited by papers focused on Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics (18 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (16 papers) and Metal Extraction and Bioleaching (10 papers). Walter Geller collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Chile and Argentina. Walter Geller's co-authors include Moshe Gophen, Helga Müller, H. Klapper, Dietmar Straile, Katrin Wendt‐Potthoff, Matthias Koschorreck, W. Salomons, Stefan Woelfl, H. Müller and Heinz Brendelberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Walter Geller

44 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The filtration apparatus of Cladocera: Filter mesh-sizes ... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1981 100 200 300 400
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. The filtration apparatus of Cladocera: Filter mesh-sizes and their implications on food selectivity
    1981 454 citations Walter Geller et al. Oecologia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Geller Germany 22 1.3k 884 750 264 230 45 2.0k
Max M. Gibbs New Zealand 25 961 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 987 1.3× 274 1.0× 254 1.1× 55 2.8k
U. T. Hammer Canada 24 1.3k 1.1× 971 1.1× 583 0.8× 310 1.2× 188 0.8× 60 2.4k
Anssi V. Vähätalo Finland 32 628 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 1.7k 2.2× 183 0.7× 313 1.4× 63 3.2k
Silvia E. Newell United States 23 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 253 1.0× 498 2.2× 46 2.8k
Lee D. Bryant United States 17 511 0.4× 304 0.3× 471 0.6× 158 0.6× 215 0.9× 37 1.4k
Robert E. Magnien United States 16 1.6k 1.2× 887 1.0× 1.7k 2.2× 249 0.9× 184 0.8× 17 2.9k
Sairah Y. Malkin United States 22 628 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 515 0.7× 312 1.2× 338 1.5× 39 1.8k
Rupert Perkins United Kingdom 28 1.0k 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 114 0.4× 116 0.5× 68 2.7k
Bo‐Ping Han China 27 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 748 1.0× 510 1.9× 96 0.4× 140 2.5k
Morten Larsen Denmark 26 456 0.4× 804 0.9× 581 0.8× 63 0.2× 487 2.1× 40 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Geller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Geller

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

All Works

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Koschorreck, Matthias, et al.. (2010). Structure and function of the microbial community in an in situ reactor to treat an acidic mine pit lake. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 73(2). no–no. 21 indexed citations
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Koschorreck, Matthias, Elke Bozau, René Frömmichen, et al.. (2007). Processes at the Sediment Water Interface after Addition of Organic Matter and Lime to an Acid Mine Pit Lake Mesocosm. Environmental Science & Technology. 41(5). 1608–1614. 45 indexed citations
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Koschorreck, Matthias, et al.. (2007). In-Lake Bioreactors for the Treatment of Acid Mine Water in Pit Lakes. Advanced materials research. 20-21. 271–274. 5 indexed citations
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Boehrer, Bertram, et al.. (2005). Path of the 2002 Mulde flood through Lake Goitsche, Germany. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 29(1). 369–372. 6 indexed citations
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Pedrozo, Fernando, Walter Geller, Stefan Woelfl, et al.. (2002). The acidic waters of the Copahue crater — Agrio River—Lake Caviahue system (Patagonia, Argentina). SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 28(1). 112–113. 5 indexed citations
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Klapper, H. & Walter Geller. (2001). Water Quality Management of Mining Lakes — a New Field of Applied HydrobiologyHerrn Professor Dr. F. H. Frimmel anlässlich seines 60. Geburtstages gewidmet.. Acta hydrochimica et hydrobiologica. 29(6-7). 363–363. 33 indexed citations
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Pedrozo, Fernando, Mónica M. Diaz, Pedro Temporetti, et al.. (2001). First results on the water chemistry, algae and trophic status of an Andean acidic lake system of volcanic origin in Patagonia (Lake Caviahue). Hydrobiologia. 452(1-3). 129–137. 62 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter, H. Klapper, & W. Salomons. (1998). Acidic mining lakes : acid mine drainage, limnology, and reclamation. Springer eBooks. 110 indexed citations
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Straile, Dietmar & Walter Geller. (1998). Crustacean zooplankton in Lake Constance from 1920 to 1995 : response to eutrophication and re-oligotrophication. KOPS (University of Konstanz). 53. 255–274. 97 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter, et al.. (1998). Gewässerschutz im Einzugsgebiet der Elbe. 2 indexed citations
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Tittel, Jörg, Barbara Zippel, Walter Geller, & J. Seeger. (1998). Relationships between plankton community structure and plankton size distribution in lakes of northern Germany. Limnology and Oceanography. 43(6). 1119–1132. 39 indexed citations
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Klapper, H., Walter Geller, & Martin Schultze. (1996). Abatement of acidification in mining lakes in Germany. Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use. 2(1-2). 7–16. 21 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter. (1992). The temperature stratification and related characteristics of Chilean lakes in midsummer. Aquatic Sciences. 54(1). 37–57. 44 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter. (1989). The energy budget of two sympatric Daphnia species in Lake Constance: productivity and energy residence times. Oecologia. 78(2). 242–250. 29 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter & Charles W. Knisely. (1988). Drag forces and energetic costs in Daphnia filter-feeding. SIL Proceedings 1922-2010. 23(4). 2061–2061. 2 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter, et al.. (1986). Selective feeding of four zooplankton species on natural lake phytoplankton. Oecologia. 69(1). 86–94. 177 indexed citations
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Gophen, Moshe & Walter Geller. (1984). Filter mesh size and food particle uptake by Daphnia. Oecologia. 64(3). 408–412. 176 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter. (1984). A toxicity warning monitor using the weakly electric fish, Gnathonemus petersi. Water Research. 18(10). 1285–1290. 24 indexed citations
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Geller, Walter, et al.. (1981). The filtration apparatus of Cladocera: Filter mesh-sizes and their implications on food selectivity. Oecologia. 49(3). 316–321. 454 indexed citations breakdown →

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