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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 50 3439 3150 237 223 320 8512

Christian Hensen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christian Hensen between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christian Hensen published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 10.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2005. 9 of the 333 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2005. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 3 publications 2025: 6 publications
1993 2025

333 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christian Hensen: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 7
1999 0
2000 6
2001 6
2002 9
2003 19
2004 23
2005 29
2006 15
2007 14
2008 11
2009 18
2010 29
2011 14
2012 23
2013 12
2014 18
2015 10
2016 8
2017 9
2018 12
2019 13
2020 8
2021 5
2022 1
2023 1
2024 3
2025 6
Total 333
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Christian Hensen 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 Christian Hensen 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, 318–327 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: 320 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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 93 320
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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Christian Hensen 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 Christian Hensen 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 50
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

Christian Hensen is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these domains, they focus extensively on subfields including Environmental Chemistry, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Mechanics of Materials.

Their work covers a range of topics related to geosciences, with notable emphasis on Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis. Additional research interests include Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, earthquake and tectonic studies, as well as Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Christian Hensen has contributed to publications in various scientific venues, among them:

  • Reviews of Geophysics
  • Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Biogeosciences
  • iScience
  • Communications Biology

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Hensen include:

  • Offshore Freshened Groundwater in Continental Margins, 2020, Reviews of Geophysics
  • Recycling and Burial of Biogenic Silica in an Open Margin Oxygen Minimum Zone, 2020, Global Biogeochemical Cycles
  • Impact of ambient conditions on the Si isotope fractionation in marine pore fluids during early diagenesis, 2020, Biogeosciences
  • The Guaymas Basin Subseafloor Sedimentary Archaeome Reflects Complex Environmental Histories, 2020, iScience
  • Interactions between temperature and energy supply drive microbial communities in hydrothermal sediment, 2021, Communications Biology

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Mark Schmidt, Volker Liebetrau, Klaus Wallmann, Florian Scholz, and Sonja Geilert. This collaboration underlines a multidisciplinary approach across different aspects of marine and environmental geosciences.

Best Publications

  • Deep sulfate reduction completely mediated by anaerobic methane oxidation in sediments of the upwelling area off Namibia

    C. Niewöhner;C. Hensen;Sabine Kasten;M. Zabel

  • The Global Inventory of Methane Hydrate in Marine Sediments: A Theoretical Approach

    Klaus Wallmann;Elena Pinero;Ewa Burwicz;Matthias Haeckel

  • Fluid expulsion related to mud extrusion off Costa Rica¿A window to the subducting slab

    Christian Hensen;Klaus Wallmann;Mark Schmidt;César R. Ranero

  • Control of sulfate pore-water profiles by sedimentary events and the significance of anaerobic oxidation of methane for the burial of sulfur in marine sediments

    Christian Hensen;Matthias Zabel;Kerstin Pfeifer;Tilmann Schwenk

  • Calculation of the stability and solubility of methane hydrate in seawater

    Pavel Tishchenko;Christian Hensen;Klaus Wallmann;Chi Shing Wong

  • Early diagenesis of redox-sensitive trace metals in the Peru upwelling area – response to ENSO-related oxygen fluctuations in the water column

    Florian Scholz;Christian Hensen;Anna Noffke;Anne Rohde

  • Organic carbon content in surface sediments—defining regional provinces

    Katherina Seiter;Christian Hensen;Jürgen Schröter;Matthias Zabel

  • Microbial methane turnover at mud volcanoes of the Gulf of Cadiz

    H. Niemann;H. Niemann;J. Duarte;C. Hensen;E. Omoregie;E. Omoregie

  • Hydrogeological system of erosional convergent margins and its influence on tectonics and interplate seismogenesis

    C. R. Ranero;I. Grevemeyer;H. Sahling;U. Barckhausen

  • Sources of mud volcano fluids in the Gulf of Cadiz—indications for hydrothermal imprint

    Christian Hensen;Marianne Nuzzo;Edward Hornibrook;Luis M. Pinheiro

  • A revised global estimate of dissolved iron fluxes from marine sediments

    Andrew W. Dale;Levin Nickelsen;Florian Scholz;Christian Hensen

  • Estimation of the global inventory of methane hydrates in marine sediments using transfer functions

    Elena Pinero;Mathias Marquardt;Christian Hensen;Matthias Haeckel

  • Diagenetic Alteration of Magnetic Signals by Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane Related to a Change in Sedimentation Rate

    Natascha Riedinger;Kerstin Pfeifer;Sabine Kasten;Johanna Fredrika Lukina Garming

  • Benthic iron and phosphorus fluxes across the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone

    Anna Noffke;Christian Hensen;Stefan Sommer;Florian Scholz

  • Mud mounds: A polygenetic spectrum of fine-grained carbonate buildups

    Gerd Flajs;Manfred Vigener;Helmut Keupp;Dieter Meischner

  • Benthic carbon mineralization on a global scale

    Katherina Seiter;Christian Hensen;Matthias Zabel

  • The impact of ocean deoxygenation on iron release from continental margin sediments

    Florian Scholz;Florian Scholz;James McManus;Alan C. Mix;Christian Hensen

  • Beyond the Black Sea paradigm: The sedimentary fingerprint of an open-marine iron shuttle

    Florian Scholz;Silke Severmann;James McManus;Christian Hensen

  • Organic carbon production, mineralisation and preservation on the Peruvian margin

    Andrew W. Dale;Stefan Sommer;Ulrike Lomnitz;Ivonne Montes

  • Nitrate-dependent iron oxidation limits iron transport in anoxic ocean regions

    Florian Scholz;Carolin Löscher;Annika Fiskal;Stefan Sommer

  • Benthic nitrogen cycling traversing the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone

    Lisa Bohlen;Andy W. Dale;Stefan Sommer;Thomas Mosch

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Wallmann
Klaus Wallmann GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Florian Scholz
Florian Scholz Universität Hamburg
Sabine Kasten
Sabine Kasten University of Bremen
Matthias Zabel
Matthias Zabel University of Bremen
Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Volker Liebetrau
Volker Liebetrau GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Matthias Haeckel
Matthias Haeckel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Andrew W. Dale
Andrew W. Dale GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Christian Berndt
Christian Berndt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Christoph Vogt
Christoph Vogt University of Bremen

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