Die Erdoberfläche ist die Grenzfläche zwischen exogenen und endogenen Prozessen und ist die Grundlage des Lebens. Die Form und Zusammensetzung der Erdoberfläche stehen in enger Rückkopplung mit Wasser- und Materialflüssen. Das Ziel meiner Forschung ist das bessere Verständnis der Prozesse, die die Erdoberfläche formen, und wie diese mit dem menschlichen Handeln interagieren. Insbesondere interessieren mich rezente und vergangene Umweltveränderungen und Extremereignisse sowie deren Rolle für Landschaftsentwicklung auf verschiedenen räumlichen und zeitlichen Skalen. Mein interdisziplinärer und kollaborativer Forschungsansatz verknüpft Fernerkundung und Geomorphometrie, geomorphologische und sedimentologische Geländearbeit, Geodäsie, sowie statistische und physikalisch-basierte Modellierung. Neben meinen wissenschaftlichen Zielen, soll meine Forschung die Landnutzungsplanung über potentiell gefährdende oder nachteilige Effekte von Erdoberflächenprozessen und zum nachhaltigen Umgang mit Wasser- und Bodenresourcen informieren.

Projekte (laufend)

TopoToolbox 3 - Sicherung der Qualität und Wiederverwendung einer Forschungssoftware für die Analyse digitaler Geländemodelle https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/528549173

Unsere Rückkehr nach Chew Bahir: Ein erneuter Blick auf ein einzigartiges Archiv vergangener Klimaveränderungen im Lebensraum des Homo sapiens im Nordosten Afrikas https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/579018731

In process

• Kearney, W.S., Aarnau, G., Bringezu, T., Dietze, M., Gailleton, B., Lamprecht, A.-L., Lenz, K., Ott, R., Scherler, D., Steer, P., Schwanghart, W. (2026): TopoToolbox 3, a laboratory for quantitative geomorphology, EGUsphere [preprint] [DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2026-2478].
• Davy, P., Schwanghart, W., Mey, J., Darcel, C., and Landgraf, A. (2026): Lift or impact: modeling bedrock incision coupled with sediment dynamics, EGUsphere [preprint]. [DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2026-420]

Published articles

1. Soares, N. S., Costa, C. A. G., Francke, T., Mohr, C., Schwanghart, W., and Medeiros, P. H. A. (2026): River intermittency: mapping and upscaling of water occurrence using unmanned aerial vehicle, Random Forest and remote sensing landscape attributes. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 30, 849–875. [DOI: 10.5194/hess-30-849-2026]
2. Veh, G., Schwanghart, W., Korup, O., Carrivick, J.L. (2026). Evolving resource potential of glacial lakes with ongoing deglaciation. Nature Water, 4, 381-395. [DOI: 10.1038/s44221-025-00578-6] [see also News and Views]
3. Xu, B., Fan, L., Zheng, G., Schwanghart, W., Zheng, C. (2026): Increasing glacial lake outburst flood hazard on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau and implications for the Sichuan-Tibet railway. Environmental Research Letters, 21, 014014. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae2e19]
4. Delchiaro, M., Ruscitto, V., Schwanghart, W., Brignone, E., Piacentini, D., Troiani, F. (2025): BankfullMapper: a semi-automated MATLAB tool on high-resolution Digital Terrain Models for spatio-temporal monitoring of bankfull geometry and discharge. Computers & Geosciences. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2025.106001]
5. Bernhardt, A. and Schwanghart, W. (2025): Seafloor slopes control submarine canyon distribution: A global analysis, Science Advances, 11, eadv3942, [DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv3942]. In the news: Scinexx
6. Vogel, S., Gebbers, M., Schröter, I., Schwanghart, W., Bönecke, E., Rühlmann, J., Kramer, E., Gebbers, R. (2025): Towards site-independent calibration of in situ soil pH sensor data: Relevance of spatial and temporal proximity, sample size and data spread for calibration model performance. Geoderma, 456, 117261. [10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117261] [Preprint DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.5012024]
7. Sattar, A., Cook, K. L., Rai, S. K., Berthier, E., Allen, S., Rinzin, S., Van Wyk de Vries, M., Haeberli, W., Kushwaha, P., Shugar, D. H., Emmer, A., Haritashya, U. K., Frey, H., Rao, P., Gurudin, K. S. K., Rai, P., Rajak, R., Hossain, F., Huggel, C., Mergili, M., Azam, Mohd. F., Gascoin, S., Carrivick, J. L., Bell, L. E., Ranjan, R. K., Rashid, I., Kulkarni, Anil. V., Petley, D., Schwanghart, W., Watson, C. S., Islam, N., Gupta, M. D., Lane, S. N., and Bhat, S. Y. (2025): The Sikkim flood of October 2023: Drivers, causes and impacts of a multihazard cascade. Science, 387, eads2659. [DOI: 10.1126/science.ads2659]
8. Gnann, S., Baldwin, J., Cuthbert, M., Gleeson, T., Schwanghart, W., Wagener, T. (2025): The influence of topography on the global terrestrial water cycle. Reviews of Geophysics, 63, 1, e2023RG000810. [DOI: 10.1029/2023RG000810, see also Editor's Vox in EOS]
9. Gailleton, B., Steer, P., Davy, P., Schwanghart, W., Bernard, T.G.A. (2024): GraphFlood 1.0: an efficient algorithm to approximate 2D hydrodynamics for landscape evolution models. Earth Surface Dynamics, 12, 1295–1313. [DOI: 10.5194/esurf-12-1295-2024]
10. Issac, I., Goel, N. K., Schwanghart, W., Arora, M. (2024): Comprehensive analysis of hydrological and glacial dynamics in the Himalayas: addressing glacial lake outburst flood risks in hydropower development. Natural Hazards. [DOI: 10.1007/s11069-024-07042-w].
11. Schwanghart, W., Agarwal, A., Cook, K., Ozturk, U., Shukla, R., Fuchs, S. (2024): Preface: Estimating and predicting natural hazards and vulnerabilities in the Himalayan region. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24, 3291-3297.[DOI: 10.5194/nhess-24-3291-2024]
12. Mey, J., Kumar Guntu, R., *Plakias, A., *Silva de Almeida, I., Schwanghart, W. (2024): More than one landslide per road kilometer – surveying and modeling mass movements along the Rishikesh-Joshimath (NH-7) highway, Uttarakhand, India. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24, 3207–3223.[DOI: 10.5194/nhess-24-3207-2024]
13. Avcioglu, A., Antić, N., Kašanin-Grubin, M., Moreno de las Heras, M., Mohammed, A., Schwanghart, W., Yetemen, O., Tosti, T., Dojčinović, B., Görüm, T. (2024): How does climate seasonality influence weathering processes in badland landscapes? CATENA, 243, 108136. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2024.108136]
14. Vogel, S., Emmerich, K., Schröter, I., Bönecke, E., Schwanghart, W., Rühlmann, J., Kramer, E., Gebbers, R. (2024): The effect of soil moisture content and soil texture on fast in situ pH measurements with two types of robust ion-selective electrodes. SOIL, 10, 321–333. [DOI: 10.5194/soil-10-321-2024]
15. Fischer, M.L., Munz, P.M., Foerster, V., Schaebitz, F., Marwan, N., Schwanghart, W., Kaboth-Bahr, S., Trauth, M.H. (2024): Spatio-temporal variations of climate along possible African-Arabian routes of H. sapiens expansion. Quaternary Science Advances, 14, 100174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.qsa.2024.100174]
16. de Boer, A.-M., Schwanghart, W., Mey, J., Adhikari, B. R., and Reimann, T. (2024): Insight into the dynamics of a long run-out mass movement using single-grain feldspar luminescence in the Pokhara valley, Nepal. Geochronology, 6, 53-70. [DOI: 10.5194/gchron-6-53-2024]
17. Mey, J., Schwanghart, W., de Boer, A.-M., Reimann, T. (2023): Differential bleaching of quartz and feldspar luminescence signals under high turbidity conditions. Geochronology, 5, 377–389. [DOI: 10.5194/gchron-5-377-2023]
18. Rohrmann, A., Kirby, E., Schwanghart, W., 2023: Accelerated Miocene incision along the Yangtze River driven by headward drainage basin expansion. Science Advances, 9, eadh163. [DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adh1636] - In the news: phys.org
19. García-Delgado, H., Schwanghart, W., Hoke, G.K., Guerrero, B., Velandia, F., 2023: How erosional efficiency modulates landscape response to drainage reorganization: new empirical evidence from the Andes. Geomorphology, 440, 108893. [DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108893]
20. *Pfau, M., Veh, G., Schwanghart, W., 2023: Cast shadows reveal changes in glacier thickness, The Cryosphere, 17, 3535–3551. [DOI: 10.5194/tc-17-3535-2023]
21. Horf, M., Bönecke, E., Gebbers, R., Kling, C., Kramer, E., Rühlmann, J., Schröter, I., Schwanghart, W., Vogel, S., 2023. Utility of visible and near‑infrared spectroscopy to predict base neutralizing capacity and lime requirement of quaternary soils. Precision Agriculture, 24, 288–309. [DOI: 10.1007/s11119-022-09945-9]
22. Smith, A.G.G., Fox, M., Schwanghart, W., Carter, A. 2022. Comparing methods for calculating channel steepness index. Earth-Science Reviews, 227, 103970. [DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.103970]
23. Yadav, A., Sen, S., Mao, L., Schwanghart, W., 2022: Evaluation of flow resistance equations for high gradient rivers using geometric standard deviation of bed material. Journal of Hydrology, 605, 127292. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127292]
24. Zhou, L., Liu, W., Chen, X., Wang, H., Hu, X., Li, X., Schwanghart, W., 2021. Relationship between dams, knickpoints and the longitudinal profile of the Upper Indus River. Frontiers in Earth Science, 9. [DOI: 10.3389/feart.2021.660996]
25. Ozturk, U., Saito, H., Matsushi, Y., Crisologo, I., Schwanghart, W., 2021. Can global rainfall estimates (satellite and reanalysis) aid landslide hindcasting? Landslides, 18, 3119-3133. [DOI: 10.1007/s10346-021-01689-3]
26. Shugar, D., Jacquemart, M., Shean, D., Bhushan, S., Upadhyay, K., Sattar, A., Schwanghart, W., McBride, S., Van Wyk de Vries, M., Mergili, M., Emmer, A., Deschamps-Berger, C., McDonnell, M., Bhambri, R., Allen, S., Berthier, E., Carrivick, J.L., Clague, J.J., Dokukin, M., Dunning, S.A., Frey, H., Gascoin, S., Haritashya, U.K., Azam, M.F., Cook, S.J., Dimri, A.P., Eriksson, M., Farinotti, D., Fiddes, J., Gnyawali, K.R., Harrison, S., Jha, M., Koppes, M., Kumar, A., Leinss, S., Majeed, U., Mal, S., Muhuri, A., Noetzli, J., Paul, F., Rashid, I., Sain, K., Steiner, J., Ugalde, F., Watson, C.S., Westoby, M.J., 2021. A massive rock and ice avalanche caused the 2021 disaster at Chamoli, Indian Himalaya. Science, 373, 300-306. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abh4455]
27. Bernhardt, A., Schwanghart, W., 2021. Where and Why Do Submarine Canyons Remain Connected to the Shore During Sea-level Rise? - Insights from Global Topographic Analysis and Bayesian Regression. Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL092234. [DOI: 10.1029/2020GL092234, DOI of data repository: 10.5880/fidgeo.2021.008]
28. Schwanghart, W., Molkenthin, C., Scherler, D., 2021. A systematic approach and software for the analysis of point patterns on river networks. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 46 (9), 1847-1862. [DOI: 10.1002/esp.5127, DOI of zenodo repository with examples: 10.5281/zenodo.4658411]
29. Schwanghart, W., Scherler, D., 2020. Divide mobility controls knickpoint migration on the Roan Plateau (Colorado, USA). Geology, 48 (7), 698–702. [DOI: 10.1130/G47054.1] [short video summary]
30. Scherler, D., Schwanghart, W., 2020. Drainage divide networks – Part 1: Identification and ordering in digital elevation models. Earth Surface Dynamics, 8, 245–259. [DOI: 10.5194/esurf-8-245-2020]
31. Scherler, D., Schwanghart, W., 2020. Drainage divide networks – Part 2: Response to perturbations. Earth Surface Dynamics, 8, 261-274. [DOI: 10.5194/esurf-8-261-2020]
32. Campforts, B., Vanacker, V., Herman, F., Vanmaerke, M., Schwanghart, W., Tenorio, G.E., Willems, P., Govers, G., 2020. Parameterization of river incision models requires accounting for environmental heterogeneity: insights from the tropical Andes. Earth Surface Dynamics, 8, 447–470. [DOI: 10.5194/esurf-8-447-2020]
33. Greene, C.A., Thirumalai, K., Kearney, K.A., Delgado, J.M., Schwanghart, W., Wolfenbarger, N.S., Thyng, K.M., Gwyther, D.E., Gardner, A.S., Blankenship, D.D., 2019. The Climate Data Toolbox for MATLAB. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 20, 3774-3781. [DOI: 10.1029/2019GC008392]
34. Stolle, A., Schwanghart, W., Andermann, C., Bernhardt, A., Fort, M., Jansen, J.D., Wittmann, H., Merchel, S., Rugel, G., Adhikari, B.R., Korup, O., 2019. Protracted river response to medieval earthquakes. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 44, 331-341. [DOI: 10.1002/esp.4517]
35. Marrucci, M., Zeilinger, G., Ribolini, A., Schwanghart, W., 2018. Origin of knickpoints in an alpine context subject to different perturbing factors, Stura Valley, Maritime Alps (North-Western Italy). Geosciences, 8(12), 443. [DOI: 10.3390/geosciences8120443]
36. Schwanghart, W., *Ryan, M., Korup, O., 2018. Topographic and seismic constraints on the vulnerability of Himalayan hydropower. Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 8985-8992. [DOI: 10.1029/2018GL079173] - In the news: Nature News, Spektrum (in german)
37. Skinner, C. J., Coulthard, T. J., Schwanghart, W., Van De Wiel, M. J., and Hancock, G. (2018): Global Sensitivity Analysis of Parameter Uncertainty in Landscape Evolution Models, Geoscientific Model Development, 11, 4873-4888. [DOI: 10.5194/gmd-11-4873-2018]
38. Stolle, A., Bernhardt, A., Schwanghart, W., Hoelzmann, P., Adhikari, B.R., Fort, M., Korup, O., 2017. Catastrophic valley fills record large Himalayan earthquakes, Pokhara, Nepal. Quaternary Science Reviews, 177, 88-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.10.015] - In the news: AGU Landslide Blog
39. Schwanghart, W., Scherler, D., 2017. Bumps in river profiles: uncertainty assessment and smoothing using quantile regression techniques. Earth Surface Dynamics, 5, 821-839. [DOI: 10.5194/esurf-5-821-2017]
40. Bernhardt, A., Schwanghart, W., Hebbeln, D., Stuut, J.-B., Strecker, M.R. (2017): Immediate propagation of deglacial environmental change to deep-marine turbidite systems along the Chile convergent margin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 473, 190–204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2017.05.017].
41. Bricker, J.D., Schwanghart, W., Adhikari, B.R., Moriguchi, S., Roeber, V., Giri, S. (2017): Performance of models for flash flood warning and hazard assessment: the 2015 Kali Gandaki landslide breach in Nepal. Mountain Research and Development, 37, 5-15. [DOI: 10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00043.1]
42. Campforts, B., Schwanghart, W., Govers, G. (2017): Accurate simulation of transient landscape evolution by eliminating numerical diffusion: the TTLEM 1.0 model. Earth Surface Dynamics, 5, 47-66. [DOI: 10.5194/esurf-5-47-2017]
43. Malinowski, R., Groom, G., Heckrath, G., Schwanghart, W. (2017): Do remote sensing mapping practices adequately address localized flooding? - A critical overview. Springer Science Reviews, 5, 1-2, 1-17. [DOI: 10.1007/s40362-017-0043-8]
44. Rosenwinkel, S., Landgraf, A., Korup, O., Schwanghart, W., Volkmer, F., Dzhumabaeva, A., Merchel, S., Rugel, G., Preusser, F. (2017). Late Pleistocene outburst floods from Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan? Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 42, 10, 1535–1548. [DOI: 10.1002/esp.4109]
45. Schwanghart, W., Worni, R., Huggel, C., Stoffel, M., Korup, O. (2016): Uncertainty in the Himalayan energy-water nexus: estimating regional exposure to glacial lake outburst floods. Environmental Research Letters, 11, 074005. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/7/074005] [Dataset on glacial lakes on Zenodo]- In the news: Scientific American, Environmental Research Web, The Hindu
46. Malinowski, R., Höfle, B., König, K., Groom, G., Schwanghart, W., Heckrath, G. (2016): Local-scale flood mapping on vegetated floodplains from radiometrically calibrated airborne LiDAR data. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 119, 267-279. [DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2016.06.009]
47. Schwanghart, W., Bernhardt, A., Stolle, A., Hoelzmann, P., Adhikari, B.R., Andermann, C., Tofelde, S., Merchel, S., Rugel, G., Fort, M., Korup, O. (2016): Repeated catastrophic valley infill following medieval earthquakes in the Nepal Himalaya. Science, 351, 147-150. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aac9865] - In the news: Nature, ESKP, Earth Magazine, Planet Erde, NZZ
48. Philips, A., Walz, A., Bergner, A., Graeff, T., Heistermann, M., Kienzler, S., Korup, O., Lipp, T., Schwanghart, W., Zeilinger, G. (2015): Immersive 3D Geovisualisation in Higher Education. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 39, 437-449. [DOI: 10.1080/03098265.2015.1066314]
49. Blöthe, J.H., Korup, O., Schwanghart, W. (2015): Large landslides lie low: Excess topography in the Himalaya-Karakorum ranges. Geology, 43, 523-526. [DOI: 10.1130/G36527.1]
50. Clason, C.C., Mair, D., Nienow, P., Bartholomew, I., Sole, A., Palmer, S., Schwanghart, W. (2015): Modelling the transfer of supraglacial meltwater to the bed of Leverett Glacier, southwest Greenland. The Cryosphere, 9, 123-138. [DOI: 10.5194/tc-9-123-2015]
51. Heckmann, T., Schwanghart, W., Phillips, J.D. (2015): Graph theory - recent developments of its application in geomorphology. Geomorphology, 243, 130-146. [DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.12.024]
52. Malinowski, R., Groom, G., Schwanghart, W., Heckrath, G. (2015): Detection and delineation of localised flooding from WorldView-2 multispectral data. Remote Sensing, 7(11), 14853-14875. [DOI: 10.3390/rs71114853]
53. Meyer, N.K., Schwanghart, W., Korup, O., Nadim, F. (2015): Roads at risk – traffic detours from debris flows in southern Norway. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 15, 985-995. [DOI: 10.5194/nhess-15-985-2015]
54. Phillips, J.D., Schwanghart, W., Heckmann, T. (2015): Graph theory in the geosciences. Earth-Science Reviews, 143, 147–160. [DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.02.002]
55. Beck, J., Böller, M., Erhardt, A., Schwanghart, W. (2014): Spatial bias in the GBIF database and its effect on modelling species' geographic distribution. Ecological Informatics, 19, 10-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2013.11.002]
56. Hunziker, M., Sigurdsson, B.D., Halldorsson, G., Schwanghart, W., Kuhn, N. (2014): Biomass allometries and coarse root biomass distribution of mountain birch in southern Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences, 27, 111-125. [pdf]
57. Meyer, N.K., Schwanghart, W., Korup, O., Romstad, B., Etzelmüller, B. (2013): Estimating the topographic predictability of debris flows. Geomorphology, 207, 114-125. [DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.10.030]
58. Schwanghart, W., Scherler, D. (2014): TopoToolbox 2 – MATLAB-based software for topographic analysis and modeling in Earth surface sciences. Earth Surface Dynamics, 2, 1-7. [DOI: 10.5194/esurf-2-1-2014].
59. Beck, J., Holloway, J.D., Schwanghart, W. (2013): Undersampling and the measurement of beta diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 4, 370-382. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12023]
60. Heckmann, T., Schwanghart, W. (2013): Geomorphic coupling and sediment connectivity in an alpine catchment - exploring sediment cascades using graph theory. Geomorphology, 182, 89-103. [DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.10.033]
61. Hikel, H., Yair, A., Schwanghart, W., Hoffmann, U., Straehl, S., Kuhn, N.J. (2013): Experimental investigation of soil ecohydrology on rocky desert slopes in the Negev Highlands, Israel. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Suppl. 57, 39-58. [DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2012/S-00116]
62. Schwanghart, W., Groom, G.B., Kuhn, N.J., Heckrath, G. (2013): Flow network derivation from a high resolution DEM in a low relief, agrarian landscape. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 38, 1576-1586. [DOI: 10.1002/esp.3452]
63. Yair, A., Bryan, R.B., Lavee, H., Schwanghart, W., Kuhn, N.J. (2013): The resilience of a badland area to climate change in an arid environment. CATENA, 106, 12-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.04.006]
64. Schwanghart, W., Heckmann, T. (2012): Fuzzy delineation of drainage basins through probabilistic interpretation of diverging flow algorithms. Environmental Modelling & Software, 33, 106-113. [DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2012.01.016]
65. Beck, J., Schwanghart, W., Khen, C. V., Holloway, J. D. (2011): Predicting geometrid moth diversity in the Heart of Borneo. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 4, 173-183. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2010.00119.x]
66. Gartmann, A., Fister, W., Schwanghart, W., Müller, M. (2011): CFD modelling and validation of measured wind field data in a portable wind tunnel. Aeolian Research, 3, 315-325. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.07.002]
67. Klinger, R., Schwanghart, W., Schütt, B. (2011): Landscape classification using principal component analysis and fuzzy classification: Archaeological sites and their natural surroundings in Central Mongolia. Die Erde, 142(3), 213-233. [pdf]
68. Schwanghart, W., Jarmer, T. (2011): Linking spatial patterns of soil organic carbon to topography - a case study from south-eastern Spain. Geomorphology, 126, 252-263. [DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.11.008]
69. Beck, J., Schwanghart, W. (2010): Comparing measures of species diversity from incomplete inventories: an update. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 1, 38-44. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2009.00003.x]
70. Schwanghart, W., Kuhn, N. J. (2010): TopoToolbox: a set of Matlab functions for topographic analysis. Environmental Modelling & Software, 25, 770-781. [DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.12.002]
71. Kuhn, N. J., Hoffmann, T., Schwanghart, W., Dotterweich, M. (2009): Agricultural Soil Erosion and Global Carbon Cycle: Controversy over? Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34, 1033-1038. [DOI: 10.1002/esp.1796]
72. Schwanghart, W., Frechen, M., Kuhn, N. J., Schütt, B. (2009): Holocene environmental changes in the Ugii Nuur basin, Mongolia. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 279, 160-171. [DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.05.007]
73. Schwanghart, W., Beck, J., Kuhn, N. J. (2008): Measuring population densities in a heterogeneous world. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 17, 4, 566-568. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2008.00390.x]
74. Schwanghart, W., Schütt, B. (2008): Meteorological causes of Harmattan dust in West Africa. Geomorphology, 95, 3-4, 412-428. [DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.07.002]
75. Schwanghart, W., Schütt, B. (2008): Holocene morphodynamics in the Ugii Nuur basin, Mongolia – insights from a sediment profile and 1D electrical resistivity tomography. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Suppl. 52, 2, 35-55. [DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2008/0052S2-0035]
76. Schwanghart, W., Schütt, B., Walther, M. (2008): Holocene climate evolution of the Ugii Nuur basin, Mongolia. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 25, 6, 986-998. [DOI: 10.1007/s00376-008-0986-4]

Book chapters

1. Tofelde, S., Schwanghart, W. (2025): Drainage Reorganisation in the Danube and Rhine Catchments. In: Lehmkuhl, F., Böse, M., Krautblatter, M. (eds) Landscapes and Landforms of Germany. World Geomorphological Landscapes. Springer, Chambridge, 411-424. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-77876-6_24]
2. Andermann, C., Nepal, S., Wagnon, P. Veh., G., Maharjan, S.B., Azam M. F., Brun, F., Schwanghart, W. (2023): Glaciers and Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in the Himalaya. Himalaya, Dynamics of a Giant (3 Current Activity of the Himalayan Range), coordinated by Cattin, R. and Epard, J.-L., ISTE, Wiley, 57-93. [DOI: 10.1002/9781394228683.ch3]
3. Marc, O., Gnyawali, K., Schwanghart, W., Fort. M. (2023): Landsliding in the Himalaya: Causes and Consequences. Himalaya, Dynamics of a Giant (3 Current Activity of the Himalayan Range), coordinated by Cattin, R. and Epard, J.-L., ISTE, Wiley, 95-130. [DOI: 10.1002/9781394228683.ch4]
4. Bemmann, J., Pohl, E., Schütt, B., Schwanghart, W. (2010): Archeological findings in the Upper and Middle Orkhon Valley and their geographical setup. In: Mongolian-German Karakorum Expedition, Bemmann, J., Erdenebat, E., Pohl, E. (eds.), Forschungen zur Archäologie Aussereuropäischer Kulturen, Band 8, Bonn, 307-320. [Link]
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