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Detlef Stammer

Detlef Stammer

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
68
Citations
19025
World Ranking
1124
National Ranking
71

Detlef Stammer 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 Detlef Stammer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 318 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.

Detlef Stammer 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 Detlef Stammer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Detlef Stammer is an active researcher affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany. Their research spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. Additional subfields include Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, as well as Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Climate variability and models, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Stammer's notable recent publications include:

  • "A High-End Estimate of Sea Level Rise for Practitioners" (2022, Earth's Future)
  • "Satellite-Based Sea Surface Salinity Designed for Ocean and Climate Studies" (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans)
  • "What causes the spread of model projections of ocean dynamic sea-level change in response to greenhouse gas forcing?" (2020, Climate Dynamics)
  • "Increased late preterm birth risk and altered uterine blood flow upon exposure to heat stress" (2023, EBioMedicine)
  • "How well do we know ocean salinity and its changes?" (2020, Progress In Oceanography)

They collaborate frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Armin Köhl
  • Nuno Serra
  • Johann Jungclaus
  • Guokun Lyu
  • Armin Koehl

Detlef Stammer's work is published regularly in a variety of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Journal of Climate
  • Climate Dynamics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Global Sustainability

Their scholarly activity includes serving fields that require multidisciplinary insights across climate science, oceanography, and environmental studies. Research outputs demonstrate engagement with understanding large-scale climate variability and oceanographic processes, as well as their implications on global ecosystems and atmospheric dynamics.

Detlef Stammer has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2014.

Best Publications

  • Sea-Level Rise by 2100

    John A. Church;Peter U. Clark;Anny Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

  • Sea Level Change

    J. A. Church;P. U. Clark;A. Cazenave;Jonathan M. Gregory

  • Decadal Prediction: Can It Be Skillful?

    Gerald A. Meehl;Lisa M. Goddard;James Murphy;Ronald J. Stouffer

  • Global Characteristics of Ocean Variability Estimated from Regional TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimeter Measurements

    Detlef Stammer

  • A Summary of the CMIP5 Experiment Design

    Karl E. Taylor;Ronald J. Stouffer;Gerald A. Meehl;Peter Cox

  • Accuracy assessment of global barotropic ocean tide models

    D. Stammer;R. D. Ray;Ole Baltazar Andersen;B. K. Arbic

  • Atmospheric loading and the oceanic “inverted barometer” effect

    Carl Wunsch;Detlef Stammer

  • Concepts and terminology for sea level: mean, variability and change, both local and global

    Jonathan M. Gregory;Jonathan M. Gregory;Stephen M. Griffies;Chris W. Hughes;Jason A. Lowe;Jason A. Lowe

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Projecting twenty-first century regional sea-level changes

    A.B.A. Slangen;A.B.A. Slangen;Mark Carson;C.A. Katsman;R.S.W. van de Wal

  • Global ocean circulation during 1992-1997, estimated from ocean observations and a general circulation model

    D Stammer;C Wunsch;R Giering;C Eckert

  • Causes for Contemporary Regional Sea Level Changes

    Detlef Stammer;Anny Cazenave;Rui M. Ponte;Mark E. Tamisiea

  • Accuracy assessment of recent ocean tide models

    C. K. Shum;P. L. Woodworth;O. B. Andersen;Gary D. Egbert

  • On Eddy Characteristics, Eddy Transports, and Mean Flow Properties

    Detlef Stammer

  • Construction of the adjoint MIT ocean general circulation model and application to Atlantic heat transport sensitivity

    Jochem Marotzke;Ralf Giering;Kate Q. Zhang;Detlef Stammer

  • An estimate of Lorenz energy cycle for the world ocean based on the 1/10º STORM/NCEP simulation

    Jin Song von Storch;Carsten Eden;Irina Fast;Helmuth Haak

  • Initializing Decadal Climate Predictions with the GECCO Oceanic Synthesis: Effects on the North Atlantic

    Holger Pohlmann;Johann H. Jungclaus;Armin Köhl;Detlef Stammer

  • How well does a 1/4° global circulation model simulate large-scale oceanic observations?

    Detlef Stammer;Robin Tokmakian;Albert Semtner;Carl Wunsch

  • Improved Sea Level record over the satellite altimetry era (1993-2010) from the Climate Change Initiative project

    M. Ablain;A. Cazenave;G. Larnicol;M. Balmaseda

  • Volume, heat, and freshwater transports of the global ocean circulation 1993-2000, estimated from a general circulation model constrained by World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) data

    D. Stammer;C. Wunsch;R. Giering;C. Eckert

  • SATELLITE ALTIMETRY, THE MARINE GEOID, AND THE OCEANIC GENERAL CIRCULATION

    Carl Wunsch;Detlef Stammer

  • Concepts and Terminology for Sea Level: Mean, Variability and Change, Both Local and Global (vol 40, pg 1251, 2019)

    Jonathan M Gregory;Stephen M Griffies;Chris W Hughes;Jason A Lowe

Frequent Co-Authors

Armin Köhl
Armin Köhl Universität Hamburg
Carl Wunsch
Carl Wunsch Harvard University
Jonathan M. Gregory
Jonathan M. Gregory University of Reading
Anny Cazenave
Anny Cazenave Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
Rui M. Ponte
Rui M. Ponte Atmospheric and Environmental Research
John A. Church
John A. Church University of New South Wales
Magdalena Balmaseda
Magdalena Balmaseda European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Catia M. Domingues
Catia M. Domingues National Oceanography Centre
Bruce D. Cornuelle
Bruce D. Cornuelle University of California, San Diego
Stephen M. Griffies
Stephen M. Griffies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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