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André Freiwald

André Freiwald

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 62 1701 1524 111 104 249 12471

André Freiwald publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by André Freiwald between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. André Freiwald published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2016. 36 of the 327 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2016. 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 22 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 34 publications 2026: 2 publications
1991 2026

327 publications in total across all disciplines

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André Freiwald: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 4
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 5
1998 5
1999 2
2000 2
2001 1
2002 6
2003 3
2004 8
2005 29
2006 4
2007 11
2008 11
2009 29
2010 8
2011 8
2012 22
2013 11
2014 10
2015 5
2016 36
2017 5
2018 5
2019 10
2020 8
2021 12
2022 9
2023 12
2024 2
2025 34
2026 2
Total 327
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André Freiwald publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where André Freiwald sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 248–257 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 249 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208 249
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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André Freiwald D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where André Freiwald sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 62 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103 62
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

André Freiwald is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany and focuses primarily on environmental and earth sciences. Their work bridges several main fields including Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Paleontology.

Their research topics emphasize marine ecosystems and biological interactions within ocean environments. Key topics include:

  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Ichthyology and Marine Biology

Freiwald's recent research papers reflect a focus on cold-water coral reefs and their ecological context. Notable publications are:

  • Climate-induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold-water corals and commercially important deep-sea fishes in the North Atlantic (2020), published in Global Change Biology
  • Cold-water coral reefs thriving under hypoxia (2020), published in Coral Reefs
  • Madrepora oculata forms large frameworks in hypoxic waters off Angola (SE Atlantic) (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • Deciphering the composite morphological diversity of Lophelia pertusa, a cosmopolitan deep-water ecosystem engineer (2021), published in Ecosphere
  • Cold-water coral framework architecture is selectively shaped by bottom current flow (2023), published in Coral Reefs

Frequent collaborators include Léon Hoffman, Dierk Hebbeln, Covadonga Orejas, Claudia Wienberg, and Íris Sampaio, with whom they have conducted multiple joint studies.

Publication venues where Freiwald has frequently contributed include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Zootaxa
  • Coral Reefs
  • Scientific Reports
  • Polar Research

Among book publications, Freiwald has contributed to the title Corals - Habitat Formers in the Anthropocene (2022) published by IntechOpen.

Best Publications

  • Reefs of the Deep: The Biology and Geology of Cold-Water Coral Ecosystems

    J Murray Roberts;Andrew J Wheeler;André Freiwald

  • Cold-water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.

    J. Murray Roberts;Andrew J. Wheeler;André Freiwald;Stephen Cairns

  • Will human-induced changes in seawater chemistry alter the distribution of deep-sea scleractinian corals?

    John M. Guinotte;John M. Guinotte;James G Orr;Stephen D. Cairns;André Freiwald

  • The white coral community in the Central Mediterranean Sea - Revealed by ROV surveys

    André Freiwald;Lydia Beuck;Andreas Rüggeberg;Marco Taviani

  • Cold-Water Corals: List of topic boxes and case studies

    J. Murray Roberts;Andrew Wheeler;André Freiwald;Stephen Cairns

  • Reef-Forming Cold-Water Corals

    A. Freiwald

  • Megafauna of vulnerable marine ecosystems in French mediterranean submarine canyons: Spatial distribution and anthropogenic impacts

    Marie-Claire Fabri;Laura Pedel;L. Beuck;Francois Galgani

  • Role of cold-water Lophelia pertusa coral reefs as fish habitat in the NE Atlantic

    Mark J. Costello;Mona McCrea;André Freiwald;Tomas Lundälv

  • Ocean Acidification Accelerates Reef Bioerosion

    Max Wisshak;Christine H. L. Schönberg;Armin U. Form;Andre Freiwald

  • Morphology and environment of cold-water coral carbonate mounds on the NW European margin

    A.J. Wheeler;A. Beyer;A. Freiwald;H. de Haas

  • Resilience of cold-water scleractinian corals to ocean acidification: Boron isotopic systematics of pH and saturation state up-regulation

    Malcolm McCulloch;Julie Trotter;Paolo Montagna;Jim Falter

  • The Sula Reef complex, Norwegian Shelf

    André Freiwald;Veit Hühnerbach;Bjørn Lindberg;John Brodie Wilson

  • Reefal coralline algal build-ups within the Arctic Circle: morphology and sedimentary dynamics under extreme environmental seasonality

    A. Freiwald;R. Henrich

  • Biosedimentology of Microbial Buildups IGCP Project No. 380 Proceedings of 2nd Meeting, Göttingen/Germany 1996

    Fritz Neuweiler;Joachim Reitner;Claude Monty;Mark Feldmann

  • Anatomy of a Deep-Water Coral Reef Mound from Stjernsund, West Finnmark, Northern Norway

    André Freiwald;Rudiger Henrich;Jürgen Pätzold

  • Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

    Telmo Morato;José‐Manuel González‐Irusta;Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió;Chih‐Lin Wei

  • Grounding Pleistocene icebergs shape recent deep-water coral reefs

    André Freiwald;John B. Wilson;Rüdiger Henrich

  • Growth and erosion of a cold-water coral covered carbonate mound in the Northeast Atlantic during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene

    Boris Dorschel;Dierk Hebbeln;Andres Rüggeberg;Wolf Christian Dullo

  • Deep coral growth in the Mediterranean Sea: an overview

    Marco Taviani;André Freiwald;Helmut Zibrowius

  • First geo-marine survey of living cold-water Lophelia reefs in the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean basin)

    Marco Taviani;Alessandro Remia;Cesare Corselli;André Freiwald

  • Lipids and nitrogen isotopes of two deep-water corals from the North-East Atlantic: initial results and implications for their nutrition

    Kostas Kiriakoulakis;Elizabeth Fisher;George A. Wolff;André Freiwald

Frequent Co-Authors

Dierk Hebbeln
Dierk Hebbeln University of Bremen
J. Murray Roberts
J. Murray Roberts University of Edinburgh
Andrew J. Wheeler
Andrew J. Wheeler University College Cork
Marco Taviani
Marco Taviani Schmidt Ocean Institute
Stephen D. Cairns
Stephen D. Cairns National Museum of Natural History
Ricardo De Pol-Holz
Ricardo De Pol-Holz University of Magallanes
Norbert Frank
Norbert Frank Heidelberg University
Rüdiger Henrich
Rüdiger Henrich University of Bremen
Jan Fietzke
Jan Fietzke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jörn Peckmann
Jörn Peckmann Universität Hamburg

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