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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 55 2588 2357 167 155 426 9642

Bernd Wagner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bernd Wagner between 1962 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bernd Wagner published across 64 years, from 1962 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2010. 25 of the 534 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2010. 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 3 publications 1967: 3 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 10 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 10 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 29 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 15 publications
1962 2025

534 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bernd Wagner: publications per year, 1962 to 2025
Year Publications
1962 1
1963 1
1964 0
1965 1
1966 3
1967 3
1968 2
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 10
2001 12
2002 8
2003 4
2004 10
2005 10
2006 7
2007 16
2008 19
2009 34
2010 38
2011 24
2012 32
2013 28
2014 16
2015 31
2016 36
2017 26
2018 29
2019 33
2020 16
2021 21
2022 12
2023 14
2024 10
2025 15
Total 534
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Bernd Wagner 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 Bernd Wagner 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, 418–427 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: 426 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 39 426
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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Bernd Wagner 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 Bernd Wagner 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 55
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
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

Bernd Wagner is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a total of 109 publications. Their research spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Geophysics, and Anthropology.

The main topics of Bernd Wagner's work encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Marine and environmental studies
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Bernd Wagner has published research in several frequent venues, including:

  • Boreas
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Journal of Quaternary Science
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Recent papers authored by Wagner include:

  • 1.36 million years of Mediterranean forest refugium dynamics in response to glacial-interglacial cycle strength (2021) - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Deep drilling reveals massive shifts in evolutionary dynamics after formation of ancient ecosystem (2020) - Science Advances
  • Climatic and environmental changes in the Yana Highlands of north-eastern Siberia over the last c. 57 000 years, derived from a sediment core from Lake Emanda (2020) - Boreas
  • Lake Ohrid's tephrochronological dataset reveals 1.36 Ma of Mediterranean explosive volcanic activity (2021) - Scientific Data
  • Lateglacial and Holocene environmental history of the central Kola region, northwestern Russia revealed by a sediment succession from Lake Imandra (2020) - Boreas

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wagner include:

  • Martin Melles
  • Giovanni Zanchetta
  • Niklas Leicher
  • Marlene M. Lenz
  • Alexander Francke

Bernd Wagner has also contributed to book publications, with one notable title published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique: Les chefs d'établissement face à la mobilité institutionnelle en Allemagne et en France enjeux stratégiques et paradoxes (2021).

Best Publications

  • 2.8 Million Years of Arctic Climate Change from Lake El’gygytgyn, NE Russia

    Martin Melles;Julie Brigham-Grette;Pavel S. Minyuk;Norbert R. Nowaczyk

  • A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Michael J Bentley;Colm Ó Cofaigh;John B Anderson;Howard Conway

  • North-south palaeohydrological contrasts in the central Mediterranean during the Holocene: tentative synthesis and working hypotheses

    M. Magny;N. Combourieu-Nebout;J. L. de Beaulieu;V. Bout-Roumazeilles

  • Holocene climate change in Arctic Canada and Greenland.

    Jason P. Briner;Nicholas P. McKay;Yarrow Axford;Ole Bennike

  • Retreat history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Andrew N. Mackintosh;Elie Verleyen;Philip E. O'Brien;Duanne A. White

  • Eutrophication of ancient Lake Ohrid: Global warming amplifies detrimental effects of increased nutrient inputs

    Andreas Matzinger;Martin Schmid;Elizabeta Veljanoska-Sarafiloska;Suzana Patceva

  • Pollen-based paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic change at Lake Ohrid (south-eastern Europe) during the past 500 ka

    Laura Sadori;Andreas Koutsodendris;Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos;Alessia Masi

  • Mediterranean winter rainfall in phase with African monsoons during the past 1.36 million years

    Bernd Wagner;Hendrik Vogel;Alexander Francke;Alexander Francke;Tobias Friedrich

  • A paleoclimate record with tephrochronological age control for the last glacial-interglacial cycle from Lake Ohrid, Albania and Macedonia

    Hendrik Vogel;Bernd Wagner;Giovanni Zanchetta;Roberto Sulpizio

  • The catastrophic final flooding of Doggerland by the Storegga Slide Tsunami.

    Bernhard Weninger;Rick Schulting;Marcel Bradtmöller;Lee Clare

  • A tephrostratigraphic record for the last glacial-interglacial cycle from Lake Ohrid, Albania and Macedonia

    Hendrik Vogel;Giovanni Zanchetta;Roberto Sulpizio;Bernd Wagner

  • A 40,000-year record of environmental change from ancient Lake Ohrid (Albania and Macedonia)

    Bernd Wagner;André F. Lotter;Norbert Nowaczyk;Jane M. Reed

  • Vegetation and climate history of the Lake Prespa region since the Lateglacial

    Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos;Anne Aufgebauer;Frank Schäbitz;Bernd Wagner

  • Climate and environmental change in the Balkans over the last 17 ka recorded in sediments from Lake Prespa (Albania/F.Y.R. of Macedonia/Greece)

    Anne Aufgebauer;Konstantinos Panagiotopoulos;Bernd Wagner;Frank Schaebitz

  • Sedimentological processes and environmental variability at Lake Ohrid (Macedonia, Albania) between 637 ka and the present

    Alexander Francke;Bernd Wagner;Janna Just;Niklas Leicher

  • The postglacial environmental development of Raffles Sø, East Greenland: inferences from a 10,000 year diatom record

    Holger Cremer;Bernd Wagner;Martin Melles;Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten

  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, a new cost-effective tool for quantitative analysis of biogeochemical properties in long sediment records

    Hendrik Vogel;Peter Rosén;Bernd Wagner;Martin Melles

  • Holocene climate history of Geographical Society Ø, East Greenland — evidence from lake sediments

    Bernd Wagner;Martin Melles;Jürgen Hahne;Frank Niessen

  • Post-glacial regional climate variability along the East Antarctic coastal margin - evidence from shallow marine and coastal terrestrial records

    E. Verleyen;D.A. Hodgson;K. Sabbe;H. Cremer

  • The diatom flora in the ultra-oligotrophic Lake El'gygytgyn, Chukotka

    Holger Cremer;Bernd Wagner

  • Environmental change within the Balkan region during the past ca. 50 ka recorded in the sediments from lakes Prespa and Ohrid

    B. Wagner;H. Vogel;Giovanni Zanchetta;R. Sulpizio

Frequent Co-Authors

Giovanni Zanchetta
Giovanni Zanchetta University of Pisa
Martin Melles
Martin Melles University of Cologne
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham
Hendrik Vogel
Hendrik Vogel University of Bern
Sebastian Krastel
Sebastian Krastel Kiel University
Ole Bennike
Ole Bennike Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Laura Sadori
Laura Sadori Sapienza University of Rome
Biagio Giaccio
Biagio Giaccio Institute of Environmental Geology and Geoengineering
Volker Wennrich
Volker Wennrich University of Cologne
Thomas Wilke
Thomas Wilke University of Giessen

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