| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 44 | 4820 | 4442 | 344 | 325 | 260 | 5687 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Birgit Plessen between 2006 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Birgit Plessen published across 18 years, from 2006 to 2023, averaging 15.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2017. 16 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.
272 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 19 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| Total | 272 |
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 Birgit Plessen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 260 publications — 80th percentile
80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 260 |
| 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 |
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 Birgit Plessen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile
50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 44 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Birgit Plessen is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany and conducts research primarily within the broad domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work extends into several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Paleontology, Ecology, and Oceanography.
The research topics covered by Birgit Plessen place a strong emphasis on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological formations and processes, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, as well as Tree-ring climate responses. Additional topics in their portfolio include Marine and environmental studies, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.
Birgit Plessen frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Achim Brauer, Markus J. Schwab, Rik Tjallingii, Sylvia Pinkerneil, and Steffen Mischke.
The scientist has published articles in several venues, with multiple contributions to Communications Earth & Environment, Boreas, Scientific Reports, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Earth system science data.
Some recent papers authored by or involving Birgit Plessen include:
Sushma Prasad;A Anoop;N Riedel;S Sarkar
Haojia Ren;Daniel M. Sigman;Anna Nele Meckler;Birgit Plessen
Ulf Linnemann;Maria Ovtcharova;Urs Schaltegger;Andreas Gärtner
N.R. Nowaczyk;H.W. Arz;U. Frank;J. Kind
J. Granger;M. G. Prokopenko;Daniel Mikhail Sigman;C. W. Mordy
Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté;Dirk Verschuren;Jort Ossebaar;Jord Blokker
Brigitte G. Brunelle;Daniel M. Sigman;Mea S. Cook;Lloyd D. Keigwin
Markus Czymzik;Achim Brauer;Peter Dulski;Birgit Plessen
Steffen Mischke;Bernhard Aichner;Bernhard Diekmann;Ulrike Herzschuh
I. Kristen;H. Wilkes;A. Vieth;K.-G. Zink
Stefan Lauterbach;Roman Witt;Birgit Plessen;Peter Dulski
Sebastian Wetterich;Lutz Schirrmeister;Andrei A. Andreev;Michael Pudenz
Brigitte G. Brunelle;Daniel Mikhail Sigman;Samuel L. Jaccard;Lloyd D. Keigwin
Christian Wolff;Birgit Plessen;Alexey S. Dudashvilli;Sebastian F.M. Breitenbach
Volker Lüders;Birgit Plessen;Rolf L. Romer;Stephan M. Weise
Stefan Lauterbach;Achim Brauer;Nils Andersen;Dan L. Danielopol
Markus Czymzik;Peter Dulski;Birgit Plessen;Ulrich von Grafenstein
Maarten Blaauw;Bas van Geel;Iris Kristen;Birgit Plessen
Lyudmila S. Shumilovskikh;Pavel Tarasov;Helge W. Arz;Dominik Fleitmann
Olga Kwiecien;Helge W. Arz;Frank Lamy;Birgit Plessen
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