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C. J. van der Veen

C. J. van der Veen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4700 4325 1794 1591 169 7677

C. J. van der Veen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by C. J. van der Veen between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. C. J. van der Veen published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2013. 5 of the 224 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2013. 1984: 13 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 6 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 4 publications
1984 2025

224 publications in total across all disciplines

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C. J. van der Veen: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 13
1985 3
1986 0
1987 4
1988 4
1989 3
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 6
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 3
1998 4
1999 10
2000 5
2001 7
2002 6
2003 4
2004 5
2005 5
2006 3
2007 7
2008 6
2009 1
2010 5
2011 8
2012 9
2013 14
2014 9
2015 13
2016 14
2017 13
2018 11
2019 8
2020 5
2021 2
2022 1
2023 2
2024 1
2025 4
Total 224
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C. J. van der Veen 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 C. J. van der Veen 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, 168–177 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: 169 publications — 49th percentile

49% 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
168–177 490 169
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
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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C. J. van der Veen 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 C. J. van der Veen 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, 44 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: 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.

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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 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
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Overview

C. J. van der Veen is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science. The scientist's work includes contributions to subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Plant Science.

The research topics covered by van der Veen include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control

Their publication record features recent papers that address a range of themes within glaciology and related environmental sciences. These include:

  • "Significant contribution of small icebergs to the freshwater budget in Greenland fjords," 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Semantic segmentation of glaciological features across multiple remote sensing platforms with the Segment Anything Model (SAM)," 2023, Journal of Glaciology
  • "Basal Crevasse Formation on Byrd Glacier, East Antarctica, as Proxy for Past Subglacial Flooding Events," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Locations of Round Barns in the United States," 2025, Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science
  • "Calving Mechanisms Inferred From Observations of Surface Depressions at Helheim Glacier, Greenland," 2025, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Van der Veen has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notably:

  • L. A. Stearns
  • Siddharth Shankar
  • Sarah F. Child
  • S. Rezvanbehbahani
  • Ramtin Keramati

The scientist's works have appeared in multiple publication venues including:

  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of glacier dynamics

    C.J. van der Veen

  • Fracture mechanics approach to penetration of surface crevasses on glaciers

    C.J. van der Veen

  • A physically based calving model applied to marine outlet glaciers and implications for the glacier dynamics

    Faezeh M Nick;Faezeh M Nick;C J Van der Veen;Andreas Vieli;Douglas I Benn;Douglas I Benn

  • Ice Sheets and Climate

    Johannes Oerlemans;C. J. van der Veen

  • Fracture propagation as means of rapidly transferring surface meltwater to the base of glaciers

    C. J. van der Veen

  • Radiocarbon analyses along the EDML ice core in Antarctica

    R. S. W. Van de Wal;Harro Meijer;de Marietta Rooij;C. Van der Veen

  • Force budget: I. Theory and numerical methods

    C.J. Van Der Veen;I.M. Whillans

  • Jakobshavn Glacier, west Greenland: 30 years of spaceborne observations

    Hong Gyoo Sohn;Kenneth C. Jezek;C. J. Van Der Veen

  • Laser altimetry reveals complex pattern of Greenland Ice Sheet dynamics.

    Beata M. Csatho;Anton F. Schenk;Cornelis J. van der Veen;Gregory Babonis

  • Role of snow and glacier melt in controlling river hydrology in Liddar watershed (western Himalaya) under current and future climate

    G. Jeelani;Johannes J. Feddema;Cornelis J. van der Veen;Leigh A. Stearns

  • Natural and anthropogenic variations in methane sources during the past two millennia

    C.J. Sapart;G. Monteil;M. Prokopiou;R.S.W. Van de Wal

  • Partitioning of melt energy and meltwater fluxes in the ablation zone of the west Greenland ice sheet

    M. van den Broeke;P. Smeets;J. Ettema;C. van der Veen

  • Dynamics of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet

    J. T. Hollin;C. J. van der Veen;J. Oerlemans

  • Intermittent thinning of Jakobshavn Isbræ, West Greenland, since the Little Ice Age

    Bea Csatho;Toni Schenk;C.J. Van Der Veen;William B. Krabill

  • Development of fabric in ice

    C.J. van der Veen;I.M. Whillans

  • The role of lateral drag in the dynamics of Ice Stream B, Antarctica

    I. M. Whillans;C. J. van der Veen

  • The response of Petermann Glacier, Greenland, to large calving events, and its future stability in the context of atmospheric and oceanic warming

    F. M. Nick;A. Luckman;A. Vieli;C. J. Van Der Veen

  • On the recent calving of icebergs from the Ross ice shelf

    M. A. Lazzara;K. C. Jezek;T. A. Scambos;D. R. MacAyeal

  • New and improved determinations of velocity of Ice Streams B and C, West Antarctica

    I. M. Whillans;C.J. Van Der Veen

  • The impact of monsoon outflow from India and Southeast Asia in the upper troposphere over the eastern Mediterranean

    H. A. Scheeren;H. A. Scheeren;J. Lelieveld;G. J. Roelofs;J. Williams

  • Controls on the recent speed-up of Jakobshavn Isbrae, West Greenland

    C.J. Van Der Veen;J. C. Plummer;L.A. Stearns

  • The Two‐Mile Time Machine: Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change and Our Future

    C. J. van der Veen

Frequent Co-Authors

I. M. Whillans
I. M. Whillans The Ohio State University
Thomas Röckmann
Thomas Röckmann Utrecht University
Johannes Oerlemans
Johannes Oerlemans Utrecht University
R. S. W. van de Wal
R. S. W. van de Wal Utrecht University
J. A. de Gouw
J. A. de Gouw University of Colorado Boulder
Kenneth C. Jezek
Kenneth C. Jezek The Ohio State University
Herbert Fischer
Herbert Fischer Max Planck Society
Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer
Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Todd Sowers
Todd Sowers Pennsylvania State University
William B. Krabill
William B. Krabill Goddard Space Flight Center

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