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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1385 1229 88 81 246 16963

Claus W. Böning publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Claus W. Böning between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Claus W. Böning published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2008. 2 of the 258 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2008. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1986 2025

258 publications in total across all disciplines

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Claus W. Böning: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 1
1990 0
1991 3
1992 2
1993 2
1994 4
1995 2
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 8
2002 3
2003 3
2004 2
2005 8
2006 18
2007 9
2008 19
2009 9
2010 11
2011 18
2012 7
2013 10
2014 18
2015 14
2016 16
2017 11
2018 9
2019 8
2020 11
2021 9
2022 0
2023 2
2024 1
2025 1
Total 258
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Claus W. Böning 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 Claus W. Böning 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, 238–247 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: 246 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
238–247 243 246
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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Claus W. Böning 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 Claus W. Böning 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83 65
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

Claus W. Böning is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Climate variability and models
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Böning has contributed to a variety of scientific publications, several of which have been cited extensively. Key recent papers include:

  • "Evaluation of global ocean-sea-ice model simulations based on the experimental protocols of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (OMIP-2)" (2020), published in Geoscientific Model Development
  • "The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in High-Resolution Models" (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Changing Spatial Patterns of Deep Convection in the Subpolar North Atlantic" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • "Regional imprints of changes in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in the eddy-rich ocean model VIKING20X" (2021), published in Ocean Science
  • "Depth Structure of Ningaloo Niño/Niña Events and Associated Drivers" (2020), published in Journal of Climate

Böning's work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • Ocean Science
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Journal of Climate
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geoscientific Model Development

Throughout their career, Böning has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Arne Biastoch
  • Patrick Wagner
  • Markus Scheinert
  • Klaus Getzlaff
  • Caroline C. Ummenhofer

Their research contributes data and models that advance the understanding of ocean and atmospheric dynamics, climate variability, and ocean circulation patterns, with implications for marine ecosystems and global climate systems.

Best Publications

  • Impact of partial steps and momentum advection schemes in a global ocean circulation model at eddy-permitting resolution

    Bernard Barnier;Gurvan Madec;Thierry Penduff;Jean-Marc Molines

  • Coordinated Ocean-ice Reference Experiments (COREs)

    Stephen M. Griffies;Arne Biastoch;Claus W. Böning;Frank Bryan

  • JRA-55 based surface dataset for driving ocean–sea-ice models (JRA55-do)

    Hiroyuki Tsujino;Shogo Urakawa;Hideyuki Nakano;R. Justin Small

  • The response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change

    Claus W. Böning;Astrid Dispert;Martin Visbeck;S. R. Rintoul

  • Developments in ocean climate modelling

    Stephen M. Griffies;Claus Böning;Frank O. Bryan;Eric P. Chassignet

  • North Atlantic simulations in Coordinated Ocean-ice Reference Experiments phase II (CORE-II). Part I: Mean states

    Gokhan Danabasoglu;Steve G. Yeager;David Bailey;Erik Behrens

  • Increase in Agulhas leakage due to poleward shift of Southern Hemisphere westerlies

    Arne Biastoch;Claus W. Böning;Franziska U. Schwarzkopf;J. R. E. Lutjeharms

  • OMIP contribution to CMIP6: experimental and diagnostic protocol for the physical component of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project

    Stephen M. Griffies;Gokhan Danabasoglu;Paul J. Durack;Alistair J. Adcroft

  • Rising Arctic Ocean temperatures cause gas hydrate destabilization and ocean acidification

    Arne Biastoch;Tina Treude;Lars H. Rüpke;Ulf Riebesell

  • Agulhas leakage dynamics affects decadal variability in Atlantic overturning circulation

    Arne Biastoch;Claus W. Böning;J. R. E. Lutjeharms

  • Emerging impact of Greenland meltwater on deepwater formation in the North Atlantic Ocean

    Claus W. Böning;Erik Behrens;Erik Behrens;Arne Biastoch;Klaus Getzlaff

  • Interior pathways of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation

    Amy S. Bower;M. Susan Lozier;Stefan F. Gary;Claus W. Böning

  • Challenges and Prospects in Ocean Circulation Models

    Baylor Fox-Kemper;Alistair Adcroft;Alistair Adcroft;Claus W. Böning;Eric P. Chassignet

  • Decadal variability of subpolar gyre transport and its reverberation in the North Atlantic overturning

    Claus W. Böning;Markus Scheinert;Joachim Dengg;Arne Biastoch

  • Circulation characteristics in three eddy-permitting models of the North Atlantic

    Jürgen Willebrand;Bernard Barnier;Claus Böning;Christian Dieterich

  • Is the thermohaline circulation changing

    Mojib Latif;Claus W. Böning;Jürgen Willebrand;Arne Biastoch

  • Causes of Interannual–Decadal Variability in the Meridional Overturning Circulation of the Midlatitude North Atlantic Ocean

    Arne Biastoch;Claus W. Böning;Julia Getzlaff;Jean-Marc Molines

  • Evaluation of global ocean–sea-ice model simulations based on the experimental protocols of the Ocean Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (OMIP-2)

    Hiroyuki Tsujino;L. Shogo Urakawa;Stephen M. Griffies;Stephen M. Griffies;Gokhan Danabasoglu

  • Deep water formation, the subpolar gyre, and the meridional overturning circulation in the subpolar North Atlantic

    Monika Rhein;Dagmar Kieke;Sabine Hüttl-Kabus;Achim Roessler

  • Eddy dynamics in a primitive equation model: Sensitivity to horizontal resolution and friction

    Claus W. Böning;Reinhard G. Budich

  • Sources of Eddy Kinetic Energy in the Labrador Sea

    Carsten Eden;Claus W. Böning

  • Eddy-permitting ocean circulation hindcasts of past decades

    Bernard Barnier;Laurent Brodeau;Julien Le Sommer;Jean-Marc Molines

  • Response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change

    Claus W. Böning;A. Dispert;Martin Visbeck;S. R. Rintoul

Frequent Co-Authors

Arne Biastoch
Arne Biastoch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Simona Masina
Simona Masina Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
Stephen M. Griffies
Stephen M. Griffies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Eric P. Chassignet
Eric P. Chassignet Florida State University
Gurvan Madec
Gurvan Madec Sorbonne University
Gokhan Danabasoglu
Gokhan Danabasoglu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Anne-Marie Treguier
Anne-Marie Treguier French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Monika Rhein
Monika Rhein University of Bremen
Hiroyuki Tsujino
Hiroyuki Tsujino Japan Meteorological Agency
Simon J. Marsland
Simon J. Marsland Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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