Werner von Bloh

13.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
105 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Werner von Bloh is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner von Bloh has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 29 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 26 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Werner von Bloh's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (24 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (19 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers). Werner von Bloh is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (24 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (19 papers) and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers). Werner von Bloh collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Werner von Bloh's co-authors include Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, Kirsten Thonicke, Dieter Gerten, S. Franck, C. Bounama, A. Block, Jens Heinke, Victor Brovkin, Sibyll Schaphoff and Wolfgang Crämer and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, The Science of The Total Environment and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Werner von Bloh

102 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Impact of reservoirs on river discharge and irrigation water supply during the 20th century

2011 354 citations Jens Heinke, Werner von Bloh et al. profile →
Importance of snow and glacier meltwater for agriculture on the Indo-Gangetic Plain

2019 235 citations Werner von Bloh et al. profile →

Peers

Werner von Bloh

GPC

WST

ECOLO

NLC

Axel Kleidon Germany

Huei‐Ping Huang United States

Ian Baker United States

Michele Brunetti Italy

Imke Durre United States

Jun Matsumoto Japan

Jon Gottschalck United States

J. T. Reager United States

Reto Stöckli Switzerland

Pedro Leite da Silva Dias Brazil

Axel Kleidon Germany

Werner von Bloh

2.4k ×1.3

GPC

1.3k ×1.5

700 ×0.9

WST

638 ×1.0

ECOLO

613 ×1.3

NLC

Citations per year, relative to Werner von Bloh Werner von Bloh (= 1×) peers Axel Kleidon

Countries citing papers authored by Werner von Bloh

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner von Bloh

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner von Bloh

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bloh, Werner von, et al.. (2025). Sources of uncertainty in the SPITFIRE global fire model: development of LPJmL-SPITFIRE1.9 and directions for future improvements. Geoscientific model development. 18(6). 2021–2050.

Poyda, Arne, F. Taube, Britta Tietjen, et al.. (2024). Connecting competitor, stress-tolerator and ruderal (CSR) theory and Lund Potsdam Jena managed Land 5 (LPJmL 5) to assess the role of environmental conditions, management and functional diversity for grassland ecosystem functions. Biogeosciences. 21(2). 381–410. 1 indexed citations

Drüke, Markus, Wolfgang Lucht, Werner von Bloh, et al.. (2024). The long-term impact of transgressing planetary boundaries on biophysical atmosphere–land interactions. Earth System Dynamics. 15(2). 467–483. 1 indexed citations

Drüke, Markus, Werner von Bloh, Boris Sakschewski, et al.. (2021). Climate-induced hysteresis of the tropical forest in a fire-enabled Earth system model. The European Physical Journal Special Topics. 230(14-15). 3153–3162. 9 indexed citations

Sakschewski, Boris, Werner von Bloh, Markus Drüke, et al.. (2020). Variable tree rooting strategies improve tropical productivity and evapotranspiration in a dynamic global vegetation model. 9 indexed citations

Heinke, Jens, Susanne Rolinski, Sibyll Schaphoff, et al.. (2019). Simulating the effect of tillage practices with the global ecosystem model LPJmL (version 5.0-tillage). Geoscientific model development. 12(6). 2419–2440. 35 indexed citations

Heinke, Jens, Susanne Rolinski, Sibyll Schaphoff, et al.. (2019). LPJmL (version 5.0-tillage) Model Code. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

Forkel, Matthias, Markus Drüke, Martin Thurner, et al.. (2019). Constraining modelled global vegetation dynamics and carbon turnover using multiple satellite observations. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 18757–18757. 37 indexed citations

Rammig, Anja, Marc Wiedermann, Jonathan F. Donges, et al.. (2015). Coincidences of climate extremes and anomalous vegetation responses: comparing tree ring patterns to simulated productivity. Biogeosciences. 12(2). 373–385. 85 indexed citations

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Forkel, Matthias, Mirco Migliavacca, Markus Reichstein, et al.. (2015). Identifying controls on vegetation greenness phenology through model-data integration. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 15471. 1 indexed citations

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Rammig, Anja, Marc Wiedermann, Jonathan F. Donges, et al.. (2014). Tree-ring responses to extreme climate events as benchmarks for terrestrial dynamic vegetation models. 15 indexed citations

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Forkel, Matthias, Nuno Carvalhais, Sibyll Schaphoff, et al.. (2014). Assessing environmental drivers of vegetation greenness by integrating multiple earth observation data in the LPJmL dynamic global vegetation model. EGUGA. 1144. 1 indexed citations

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Brack, André, Charles S. Cockell, G. Horneck, et al.. (2014). Where Do We Go from Here? Astrobiology Editorial Board Opinions. Astrobiology. 14(8). 629–644. 1 indexed citations

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Thonicke, Kirsten, Susanne Rolinski, Werner von Bloh, Ariane Walz, & Anja Rammig. (2013). Role of fire in biome-boundary shifts in Europe. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

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Bloh, Werner von, M. Cuntz, S. Franck, & C. Bounama. (2011). Habitability of the Goldilocks planet Gliese 581g: results from geodynamic models. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 8 indexed citations

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Bloh, Werner von, C. Bounama, M. Cuntz, & S. Franck. (2007). The habitability of super-Earths in Gliese 581. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 49 indexed citations

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Bounama, C., Werner von Bloh, & S. Franck. (2007). How Rare Is Complex Life in the Milky Way?. Astrobiology. 7(5). 745–756. 17 indexed citations

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Krumbein, Wolfgang E., Werner von Bloh, S. Franck, & Hans Joachim Schellnhuber. (2006). Bacteria rule the world - a survey of planetary tectonics and life-. epsc. 201. 1 indexed citations

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Franck, S., Werner von Bloh, C. Bounama, et al.. (2002). Habitable Zones and the Number of Gaia's Sisters. ASPC. 269(6). 261–74. 1 indexed citations

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Fernández, Eduardo, et al.. (1994). Complexity and scaling properties of amacrine, ganglion, horizontal, and bipolar cells in the turtle retina. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 347(3). 397–408. 21 indexed citations

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