Walter Pickel

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Walter Pickel is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Geochemistry and Petrology and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Pickel has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 7 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 5 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter Pickel's work include Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (7 papers), Coal and Its By-products (7 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (4 papers). Walter Pickel is often cited by papers focused on Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (7 papers), Coal and Its By-products (7 papers) and Coal Properties and Utilization (4 papers). Walter Pickel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and Spain. Walter Pickel's co-authors include Kimon Christanis, Deolinda Flores, G.H. Taylor, Ivana Sýkorová, Maximilian Wolf, J. Kus, Mária Hámor‐Vidó, N. Wagner, Peter J. Crosdale and Brian J. Cardott and has published in prestigious journals such as Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Organic Geochemistry and International Journal of Coal Geology.

In The Last Decade

Walter Pickel

15 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Classification of liptinite – ICCP System 1994 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 200 400 600
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. Classification of liptinite – ICCP System 1994
    2016 685 citations Walter Pickel, J. Kus et al. International Journal of Coal Geology 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 Pickel Germany 10 862 709 457 201 188 15 1.4k
J. Kus Germany 17 867 1.0× 485 0.7× 403 0.9× 145 0.7× 204 1.1× 46 1.3k
Mária Hámor‐Vidó Hungary 11 667 0.8× 452 0.6× 281 0.6× 156 0.8× 197 1.0× 28 1.0k
Richard Sykes New Zealand 21 964 1.1× 308 0.4× 368 0.8× 196 1.0× 231 1.2× 51 1.4k
P A Hacquebard Canada 10 745 0.9× 508 0.7× 429 0.9× 234 1.2× 151 0.8× 17 1.3k
Adrian C. Hutton Australia 15 765 0.9× 238 0.3× 231 0.5× 124 0.6× 161 0.9× 33 1.1k
Frank T. Dulong United States 16 361 0.4× 581 0.8× 337 0.7× 176 0.9× 116 0.6× 48 1.1k
Neil S. Fishman United States 16 620 0.7× 149 0.2× 214 0.5× 240 1.2× 252 1.3× 46 1.1k
Liming Ji China 16 1.1k 1.3× 154 0.2× 510 1.1× 92 0.5× 130 0.7× 35 1.4k
Bhagwan D. Singh India 18 687 0.8× 343 0.5× 418 0.9× 177 0.9× 45 0.2× 40 914
Samuel O. Akande Nigeria 18 400 0.5× 215 0.3× 111 0.2× 171 0.9× 223 1.2× 58 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Pickel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Pickel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Pickel

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Gonçalves, Paula Alexandra, J. Kus, Paul C. Hackley, et al.. (2024). The petrology of dispersed organic matter in sedimentary rocks: Review and update. International Journal of Coal Geology. 294. 104604–104604. 7 indexed citations
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Pickel, Walter, J. Kus, Deolinda Flores, et al.. (2016). Classification of liptinite – ICCP System 1994. International Journal of Coal Geology. 169. 40–61. 685 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jaraula, Caroline Marie B., Lorenz Schwark, Xavier Moreau, et al.. (2014). Radiolytic alteration of biopolymers in the Mulga Rock (Australia) uranium deposit. Applied Geochemistry. 52. 97–108. 28 indexed citations
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George, Simon C., Herbert Volk, Manzur Ahmed, Walter Pickel, & Tony Allan. (2007). Biomarker evidence for two sources for solid bitumens in the Subu wells: Implications for the petroleum prospectivity of the East Papuan Basin. Organic Geochemistry. 38(4). 609–642. 28 indexed citations
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Sýkorová, Ivana, Walter Pickel, Kimon Christanis, et al.. (2004). Classification of huminite—ICCP System 1994. International Journal of Coal Geology. 62(1-2). 85–106. 409 indexed citations
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George, Simon C., et al.. (2004). Two sources of solid bitumens shown by biomarker evidence in the Subu wells, east Papuan Basin. 1 indexed citations
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Greenwood, Paul F., et al.. (2001). In situ analytical pyrolysis of coal macerals and solid bitumens by laser micropyrolysis GC–MS. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 58-59. 237–253. 18 indexed citations
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Ramos, Emilio, Lluı́s Cabrera, H.W. Hagemann, Walter Pickel, & I. Zamarreño. (2001). Palaeogene lacustrine record in Mallorca (NW Mediterranean, Spain): depositional, palaeogeographic and palaeoclimatic implications for the ancient southeastern Iberian margin. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 172(1-2). 1–37. 27 indexed citations
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Dallmeyer, R. D., et al.. (1999). First40Ar/39Ar age constraints for the Caledonian evolution of the Trans–European Suture Zone in NE Germany. Journal of the Geological Society. 156(2). 279–290. 29 indexed citations
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Querol, Xavier, Lluı́s Cabrera, Walter Pickel, et al.. (1996). Geological controls on the coal quality of the Mequinenza subbituminous coal deposit, northeast Spain. International Journal of Coal Geology. 29(1-3). 67–91. 80 indexed citations
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Cabrera, Lluı́s, H.W. Hagemann, Walter Pickel, & Alberto Sáez. (1995). The coal bearing Cenozoic As Pontes Basin (NW Spain): geological influence on its coal's characteristics. RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya). 3 indexed citations
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Cabrera, Lluı́s, H.W. Hagemann, Walter Pickel, & Alberto Sáez. (1995). The coal-bearing, Cenozoic As Pontes basin (northwestern Spain) : geological influence on coal characteristics. International Journal of Coal Geology. 27(2-4). 201–226. 21 indexed citations
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Hagemann, H.W., et al.. (1992). Caracterización petrológica y geoquímica orgánica de los lignitos de la cuenca de As Pontes (La Coruña). RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen). 239–246. 2 indexed citations
14.
Hagemann, H.W. & Walter Pickel. (1991). Characteristics of upper cretaceous coals from Enugu (Nigeria) related to bitumen generation and mobilization. Organic Geochemistry. 17(6). 839–847. 7 indexed citations
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Pickel, Walter, et al.. (1991). Investigations on the petroleum generation potential of bituminous coals from the Saar region. Organic Geochemistry. 17(6). 695–704. 15 indexed citations

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