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Dieter Gerten

Purdue University West Lafayette

Affiliation Purdue University West Lafayette Top Publications Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet (2015) – 12,665 citations Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries (2023) – 3,220 citations Recent decline in the global land evapotranspiration trend due to limited moisture supply (2010) – 2,371 citations Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate ... <a title="Dieter Gerten" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/dieter-gerten/" aria-label="Read more about Dieter Gerten">Read more</a>

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Publications378Total indexed works
Citations47,433Source-reported citations
h-index84Source-reported h-index
i10-index158Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Affiliation

Purdue University West Lafayette

Top Publications

  • Planetary boundaries: Guiding human development on a changing planet (2015) - 12,665 citations
  • Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries (2023) - 3,220 citations
  • Recent decline in the global land evapotranspiration trend due to limited moisture supply (2010) - 2,371 citations
  • Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change (2013) - 1,912 citations
  • Modelling the role of agriculture for the 20th century global terrestrial carbon balance (2006) - 1,423 citations

At a glance

Full name
Dieter Gerten
ORCID
0000-0002-6214-6991
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5083109565

Research interests

  • Water resources management and optimization, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Climate variability and models, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

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    1. 12,665OpenAlex citations
    2. 3,220OpenAlex citations
    3. 2,371OpenAlex citations
    4. Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change ↗2013 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
      1,912OpenAlex citations
    5. 1,423OpenAlex citations

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    1. Multimodel assessment of water scarcity under climate change ↗2013 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/dieter-gerten/