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Dag Ottesen 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 Dag Ottesen sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 128 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Dag Ottesen 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 Dag Ottesen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Dag Ottesen is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Norway in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, and Geology. The scientist's work spans various subfields including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The topics covered in their research include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Landslides and related hazards

Ottesen has published numerous papers in respected academic venues. Frequent publication venues where their research appears include:

  • Marine Geology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Norwegian Journal of Geology
  • Nature Communications
  • Science

Some recent notable publications by Dag Ottesen are:

  • "Tunnel valleys of the central and northern North Sea (56°N to 62°N): Distribution and characteristics", 2020, Marine Geology
  • "Delicate seafloor landforms reveal past Antarctic grounding-line retreat of kilometers per year", 2020, Science
  • "Tunnel valley formation beneath deglaciating mid-latitude ice sheets: Observations and modelling", 2022, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "New insights into the formation of submarine glacial landforms from high-resolution Autonomous Underwater Vehicle data", 2020, Geomorphology
  • "Tunnel valley infill and genesis revealed by high-resolution 3-D seismic data", 2021, Geology

They have collaborated extensively with other researchers in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Julian A. Dowdeswell
  • Christine L. Batchelor
  • Aleksandr Montelli
  • James D. Kirkham
  • Mads Huuse

Best Publications

  • Submarine landforms and the reconstruction of fast-flowing ice streams within a large Quaternary ice sheet: The 2500-km-long Norwegian-Svalbard margin (57°–80°N)

    D. Ottesen;J.A. Dowdeswell;L. Rise

  • Submarine glacial landforms and rates of ice-stream collapse

    J.A. Dowdeswell;D. Ottesen;J. Evans;C. Ó Cofaigh

  • Assemblages of submarine landforms produced by tidewater glaciers in Svalbard

    D. Ottesen;J. A. Dowdeswell

  • Dynamics of the Late Weichselian ice sheet on Svalbard inferred from high‐resolution sea‐floor morphology

    Dag Ottesen;Julian A. Dowdeswell;Jon Y. Landvik;Juergen Mienert

  • Large-scale development of the mid-Norwegian margin during the last 3 million years

    Leif Rise;Dag Ottesen;Kjell Berg;Erik Lundin

  • Configuration, history and impact of the Norwegian Channel Ice Stream

    Hans Petter Sejrup;Eiliv Larsen;Haflidi Haflidason;Ida M. Berstad

  • Submarine landforms characteristic of glacier surges in two Spitsbergen fjords

    D. Ottesen;J.A. Dowdeswell;D.I. Benn;L. Kristensen

  • An inter-ice-stream glaciated margin: Submarine landforms and a geomorphic model based on marine-geophysical data from Svalbard

    Dag Ottesen;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Ice-sheet dynamics and ice streaming along the coastal parts of northern Norway

    Dag Ottesen;Chris R. Stokes;Leif Rise;Lars Olsen

  • The Storegga Slide Complex; Repeated Large Scale Sliding in Response to Climatic Cyclicity

    P. Bryn;A. Solheim;K. Berg;R. Lien

  • Rethinking Late Weichselian ice-sheet dynamics in coastal NW Svalbard

    Jon Y. Landvik;Ólafur Ingólfsson;Jürgen Mienert;Scott J. Lehman

  • Elongate depressions on the southern slope of the Norwegian Trench (Skagerrak): morphology and evolution

    Reidulv Bøe;Leif Rise;Dag Ottesen

  • Flow switching and large-scale deposition by ice streams draining former ice sheets

    Julian A. Dowdeswell;Dag Ottesen;Leif Rise

  • The Vestfjorden-Trænadjupet palaeo-ice stream drainage system, mid-norwegian continental shelf

    Dag Ottesen;Leif Rise;Jochen Knies;Lars Olsen

  • Rates of sediment delivery from the Fennoscandian Ice Sheet through an ice age

    Julian A. Dowdeswell;Dag Ottesen;Leif Rise

  • Morphology, sedimentary infill and depositional environments of the Early Quaternary North Sea Basin (56°–62°N)

    Dag Ottesen;Julian A. Dowdeswell;Tom Bugge

  • Buried iceberg ploughmarks in the early Quaternary sediments of the central North Sea: A two-million year record of glacial influence from 3D seismic data

    J.A. Dowdeswell;D. Ottesen

  • Pockmark-like depressions near the Goliat hydrocarbon field, Barents Sea; morphology and genesis

    S. Chand;L. Rise;D. Ottesen;M.F.J. Dolan

  • Past ice-sheet flow east of Svalbard inferred from streamlined subglacial landforms

    Julian A. Dowdeswell;K.A. Hogan;Jeffrey Evans;R. Noormets

  • Deglaciation history of the southwestern Fennoscandian Ice Sheet between 15 and 13 14C ka BP

    Atle Nygård;Hans Petter Sejrup;Haflidi Haflidason;Marcello Cecchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian A. Dowdeswell
Julian A. Dowdeswell University of Cambridge
Leif Rise
Leif Rise Geological Survey of Norway
Jeffrey Evans
Jeffrey Evans Loughborough University
Eiliv Larsen
Eiliv Larsen Geological Survey of Norway
Odleiv Olesen
Odleiv Olesen Norwegian Geological Survey
Kelly A. Hogan
Kelly A. Hogan British Antarctic Survey
Neil S. Arnold
Neil S. Arnold University of Cambridge
Mads Huuse
Mads Huuse University of Manchester
Anders Solheim
Anders Solheim Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Robert D Larter
Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey

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