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Researcher · Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung · Germany

Volker Rachold

Volker Rachold publishes mostly in Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry and Geology, on topics such as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geological Studies and Exploration and Climate change and permafrost.

OpenAlex
World rank
#412,563
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Germany
#24,641
of 86,443
Works
38
Citations
136
Citations per work
3.6

What does Volker Rachold research?

Atmospheric Science: 28.6%Environmental Chemistry: 25.0%Geology: 17.9%Oceanography: 7.1%other fields: 21.4%29%top field
Atmospheric Science28.6%Environmental Chemistry25.0%Geology17.9%Oceanography7.1%other fields21.4%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Atmospheric Science29% of their works
  2. 2Environmental Chemistry25% of their works
  3. 3Geology18% of their works
  4. 4Oceanography7% of their works
  5. 5Sociology and Political Science7% of their works
  6. 6Global and Planetary Change5% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Volker Rachold's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Arctic, Climate Change, Anaerobic, Methane Oxidation, geology, Tectonics, Carbon Feedback and Holocene.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Arctic244 topics
  2. Climate Change194 topics
  3. Anaerobic141 topic
  4. Methane Oxidation141 topic
  5. Tectonics91 topic
  6. geology91 topic
  7. Carbon Feedback61 topic
  8. Holocene62 topics
  9. Permafrost61 topic
  10. Sea Level62 topics
  11. Decline51 topic
  12. Sea Ice51 topic
  13. Glacial Cycles41 topic
  14. Governance41 topic
  15. Paleoclimatology41 topic
  16. Shipping41 topic
  17. Black Sea21 topic
  18. Emissions21 topic
  19. Methane21 topic
  20. paleoceanography21 topic

Where does Volker Rachold work?

Volker Rachold's main affiliation in the publication record is Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Germany.

How many publications and citations does Volker Rachold have?

Science Explorer counts 38 works and 136 citations for Volker Rachold, ranking #412,563 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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