Wolfgang Schaaf

1.5k total citations
61 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Schaaf is a scholar working on Ecology, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Schaaf has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Ecology, 18 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 16 papers in Soil Science. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Schaaf's work include Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (11 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (11 papers). Wolfgang Schaaf is often cited by papers focused on Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology (18 papers), Mine drainage and remediation techniques (11 papers) and Coal and Its By-products (11 papers). Wolfgang Schaaf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Canada. Wolfgang Schaaf's co-authors include Reinhard F. Hüttl, Anton Fischer, Susanne Winter, Werner Gerwin, Horst H. Gerke, Edzard Hangen, Markus Klemens Zaplata, Werner Ulrich, Maik Veste and M. Anne Naeth and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Schaaf

60 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolfgang Schaaf Germany 21 350 339 281 219 211 61 1.1k
Richard W. Lucas United States 17 435 1.2× 346 1.0× 277 1.0× 201 0.9× 340 1.6× 35 1.2k
Janis L. Boettinger United States 18 564 1.6× 389 1.1× 392 1.4× 97 0.4× 291 1.4× 31 1.8k
Carlos Valarezo Ecuador 19 370 1.1× 214 0.6× 259 0.9× 225 1.0× 411 1.9× 28 1.2k
Henning Meesenburg Germany 15 355 1.0× 321 0.9× 200 0.7× 320 1.5× 250 1.2× 37 988
Diana C. García‐Montiel United States 19 522 1.5× 378 1.1× 373 1.3× 268 1.2× 472 2.2× 23 1.3k
Klaus von Wilpert Germany 21 367 1.0× 200 0.6× 339 1.2× 169 0.8× 415 2.0× 50 1.2k
Allan E. Hewitt New Zealand 17 805 2.3× 303 0.9× 163 0.6× 423 1.9× 235 1.1× 41 1.6k
Cecilia Akselsson Sweden 21 387 1.1× 379 1.1× 253 0.9× 266 1.2× 438 2.1× 62 1.2k
Michael Bredemeier Germany 22 622 1.8× 531 1.6× 270 1.0× 494 2.3× 477 2.3× 51 1.5k
Stefano Carnicelli Italy 21 382 1.1× 316 0.9× 187 0.7× 105 0.5× 242 1.1× 43 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfgang Schaaf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Schaaf

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All Works

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Gerwin, Werner & Wolfgang Schaaf. (2019). Dynamic interactions between abiotic and biotic ecosystem compartments - case study Huehnerwasser landscape observatory. EGUGA. 4207. 1 indexed citations
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Schaaf, Wolfgang, et al.. (2019). EFFECT OF TOPSOIL STOCKPILING ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND ORGANIC AMENDMENTS ON TREE GROWTH DURING GOLD MINE RECLAMATION IN GHANA. Journal American Society of Mining and Reclamation. 8(1). 45–68. 5 indexed citations
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Moghadas, Davood, et al.. (2019). A web-based platform for terrestrial data repository from Chicken Creek catchment. Earth Science Informatics. 12(4). 671–684. 3 indexed citations
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Kwak, Jin‐Hyeob, Scott X. Chang, M. Anne Naeth, & Wolfgang Schaaf. (2016). Nitrogen transformation rates are affected by cover soil type but not coarse woody debris application in reclaimed oil sands soils. Restoration Ecology. 24(4). 506–516. 5 indexed citations
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Kwak, Jin‐Hyeob, Scott X. Chang, M. Anne Naeth, & Wolfgang Schaaf. (2015). Coarse Woody Debris Increases Microbial Community Functional Diversity but not Enzyme Activities in Reclaimed Oil Sands Soils. PLoS ONE. 10(11). e0143857–e0143857. 24 indexed citations
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Ulrich, Werner, Marcin Piwczyński, Markus Klemens Zaplata, et al.. (2014). Small-scale spatial variability in phylogenetic community structure during early plant succession depends on soil properties. Oecologia. 175(3). 985–995. 21 indexed citations
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Schaaf, Wolfgang, et al.. (2014). Short-term effects of plant litter addition on mineral surface characteristics of young sandy soils. Geoderma. 239-240. 206–212. 7 indexed citations
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Ulrich, Werner, Marcin Piwczyński, Markus Klemens Zaplata, et al.. (2013). Soil conditions and phylogenetic relatedness influence total community trait space during early plant succession. Journal of Plant Ecology. 7(4). 321–329. 16 indexed citations
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Biber, Peter, Stefan Seifert, Markus Klemens Zaplata, et al.. (2013). Relationships between substrate, surface characteristics, and vegetation in an initial ecosystem. Biogeosciences. 10(12). 8283–8303. 15 indexed citations
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Risse‐Buhl, Ute, Frank Hagedorn, Alexander Dümig, et al.. (2013). Dynamics, chemical properties and bioavailability of DOC in an early successional catchment. Biogeosciences. 10(7). 4751–4765. 12 indexed citations
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Elmer, Michael, et al.. (2011). The artificial catchment 'Chicken Creek' - initial ecosystem development 2005-2010. Digital Repository of the BTU Cottbus – Senftenberg (Brandenburg University of Technology). 6 indexed citations
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Schaaf, Wolfgang. (2010). Initial substrate characteristics and soil solution composition in the artificial catchment ´ Chicken Creeḱ. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts. 1758. 1 indexed citations
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Schaaf, Wolfgang, et al.. (2010). Observation of hydrological processes and structures in the artificial Chicken Creek catchment. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C. 36(1-4). 74–86. 19 indexed citations
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Schaaf, Wolfgang, et al.. (2009). The artificial catchment. EGUGA. 4344. 12 indexed citations
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Zaplata, Markus Klemens, Anton Fischer, Susanne Winter, Wolfgang Schaaf, & Maik Veste. (2009). Development of an initial ecosystem – II. Vegetation dynamics and soil pattern in an artificial water catchment in Lusatia, NE Germany. 3 indexed citations
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Schaaf, Wolfgang, Werner Gerwin, Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner, et al.. (2008). Patterns and processes of initial ecosystem development in an artificial catchment. Publication Database GFZ (GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences). 72(12). 3 indexed citations
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Gerke, Horst H., Edzard Hangen, Wolfgang Schaaf, & Reinhard F. Hüttl. (2001). Spatial variability of potential water repellency in a lignitic mine soil afforested with Pinus nigra. Geoderma. 102(3-4). 255–274. 57 indexed citations
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Schaaf, Wolfgang, et al.. (2001). Element budgets of two afforested mine sites after application of fertilizer and organic residues. Ecological Engineering. 17(2-3). 253–273. 25 indexed citations
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