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Astrid Bracher

Astrid Bracher

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 51 4830 4625 333 325 678 7496

Astrid Bracher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Astrid Bracher between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Astrid Bracher published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 23.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 106 publications in 2011. 26 of the 724 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 106. Peak 106 publications in 2011. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 106 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 88 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 58 publications 2016: 45 publications 2017: 87 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 53 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 18 publications
1995 2025

724 publications in total across all disciplines

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Astrid Bracher: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 1
2001 1
2002 5
2003 8
2004 18
2005 8
2006 8
2007 7
2008 11
2009 9
2010 30
2011 106
2012 24
2013 88
2014 27
2015 58
2016 45
2017 87
2018 27
2019 53
2020 25
2021 19
2022 14
2023 16
2024 8
2025 18
Total 724
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Astrid Bracher publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Astrid Bracher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 671–680 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 678 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4 678
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Astrid Bracher D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Astrid Bracher sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232 51
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Astrid Bracher is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany with a research focus predominantly in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scholarly work encompasses areas including Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, and Environmental Chemistry.

The primary topics within their research portfolio are Marine and coastal ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of Bracher's research contributions:

  • Atmospheric and Surface Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms Determining Arctic Amplification: A Review of First Results and Prospects of the (AC)3 Project, 2022, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • The EnMAP imaging spectroscopy mission towards operations, 2023, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Global retrieval of phytoplankton functional types based on empirical orthogonal functions using CMEMS GlobColour merged products and further extension to OLCI data, 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Field Intercomparison of Radiometer Measurements for Ocean Colour Validation, 2020, Remote Sensing

Frequent co-authors contributing to Bracher's work include:

  • Hongyan Xi (14 publications)
  • Svetlana Loza (12 publications)
  • Mariana Altenburg Soppa (8 publications)
  • Robert J. W. Brewin (7 publications)
  • Wilken-Jon von Appen (6 publications)

Publication venues commonly hosting Bracher's research are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science (7 publications)
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (7 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans (5 publications)
  • Remote Sensing of Environment (4 publications)
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Quantitative observation of cyanobacteria and diatoms from space using PhytoDOAS on SCIAMACHY data

    Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;M. Vountas;Tilman Dinter;J. P. Burrows

  • A Consumer's Guide to Satellite Remote Sensing of Multiple Phytoplankton Groups in the Global Ocean

    Colleen B. Mouw;Nick J. Hardman-Mountford;Séverine Alvain;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher

  • Obtaining Phytoplankton Diversity from Ocean Color: A Scientific Roadmap for Future Development.

    Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;Heather A. Bouman;Robert J. W. Brewin;Annick Bricaud;Annick Bricaud

  • Natural variability or anthropogenically-induced variation? Insights from 15 years of multidisciplinary observations at the arctic marine LTER site HAUSGARTEN

    Thomas Soltwedel;Eduard Bauerfeind;Melanie Bergmann;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher

  • Atmospheric and Surface Processes, and Feedback Mechanisms Determining Arctic Amplification: A Review of First Results and Prospects of the (AC)3 Project

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  • Summertime plankton ecology in Fram Strait - a compilation of long- and short-term observations

    Eva-Maria Nöthig;Astrid Bracher;Anja Engel;Katja Metfies

  • Satellite sensor requirements for monitoring essential biodiversity variables of coastal ecosystems

    Frank E. Muller‐Karger;Erin Hestir;Christiana Ade;Kevin Turpie

  • Geophysical validation of MIPAS-ENVISAT operational ozone data

    U. Cortesi;J. C. Lambert;C. de Clercq;G. Bianchini

  • Validation of ozone measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)

    E. Dupuy;K.A. Walker;K.A. Walker;J. Kar;C.D. Boone

  • Phytoplankton functional types from Space.

    Shubha. Sathyendranath;Jim Aiken;S. Alvain;R. Barlow

  • GLORIA - A globally representative hyperspectral in situ dataset for optical sensing of water quality

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  • The EnMAP imaging spectroscopy mission towards operations

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  • Understanding the Role of the Biological Pump in the Global Carbon Cycle: An Imperative for Ocean Science

    Susumu Honjo;Timothy I. Eglinton;Craig D. Taylor;Kevin M. Ulmer

  • Using fluorescent dissolved organic matter to trace and distinguish the origin of Arctic surface waters

    Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Mats A. Granskog;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;Kumiko Azetsu-Scott

  • From Fresh to Marine Waters: Characterization and Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Lena River Delta Region, Siberia

    Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Rafael Gonçalves-Araujo;Colin A. Stedmon;Birgit Heim;Ivan Dubinenkov;Ivan Dubinenkov

  • On the drivers of phytoplankton blooms in the Antarctic marginal ice zone: A modeling approach

    Marc Hollis Taylor;Martin Losch;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher

  • Sea-ice derived meltwater stratification slows the biological carbon pump: results from continuous observations

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  • Direct oceanic emissions unlikely to account for the missing source of atmospheric carbonyl sulfide

    Sinikka T. Lennartz;Christa A. Marandino;Marc von Hobe;Pau Cortes

  • NO2 and BrO vertical profile retrieval from SCIAMACHY limb measurements: Sensitivity studies

    A. Rozanov;H. Bovensmann;Astrid Bracher;S. Hrechanyy

  • Comparison of total ozone from the satellite instruments GOME and TOMS with measurements from the Dobson network 1996-2000

    K. Bramstedt;J. Gleason;D. Loyola;W. Thomas

  • Influence of the physical environment on polar phytoplankton blooms: A case study in the Fram Strait

    Alexandra Cherkasheva;Alexandra Cherkasheva;Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;Christian Melsheimer;Cornelia Köberle

  • Bio-optical provinces in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and their biogeographical relevance

    Bettina B. Taylor;E. Torrecilla;Anja Bernhardt;Marc Taylor

  • Sulphur compounds, methane, and phytoplankton: interactions along a north-south transit in the western Pacific Ocean

    Cathleen Zindler;Astrid Bracher;Christa Marandino;Bettina Taylor

  • A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data

    André Valente;Shubha Sathyendranath;Vanda Brotas;Steve Groom

Frequent Co-Authors

Ilka Peeken
Ilka Peeken Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Vladimir V. Rozanov
Vladimir V. Rozanov University of Bremen
John P. Burrows
John P. Burrows University of Bremen
Michiel M Rutgers van der Loeff
Michiel M Rutgers van der Loeff Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Eva-Maria Nöthig
Eva-Maria Nöthig Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Kirstin Krüger
Kirstin Krüger University of Oslo
Heinrich Bovensmann
Heinrich Bovensmann University of Bremen
Anja Engel
Anja Engel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Vanda Brotas
Vanda Brotas University of Lisbon

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