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Eberhard Fahrbach 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 Eberhard Fahrbach sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 269 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Eberhard Fahrbach 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 Eberhard Fahrbach sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Eberhard Fahrbach was affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily contributed to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Oceanography and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's work addressed topics including Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, oceanographic and atmospheric processes, and marine and environmental studies.

Their recent publication record includes the paper titled "Direct measurements of heat and mass transports through Fram Strait", published in 2023 by the Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut). This paper received citations reflecting interest in their research.

  • Gerd Rohardt
  • Ursula Schauer
  • Jens Meincke
  • Svein Østerhus
  • Jennifer Verduin

  • Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

The collaboration network of Eberhard Fahrbach included frequent co-authors who contributed to advancing the understanding of polar and marine research topics alongside them.

Their work intersected with detailed studies of the polar marine environment, particularly focusing on heat and mass transport mechanisms relevant to climate and oceanographic processes.

Best Publications

  • Antarctic climate change and the environment

    Peter Convey;R. Bindschadler;G. Di Prisco;E. Fahrbach

  • Arctic warming through the Fram Strait: Oceanic heat transport from 3 years of measurements

    Ursula Schauer;Ursula Schauer;Eberhard Fahrbach;Svein Osterhus;Gerd Rohardt

  • Variability in Atlantic water temperature and transport at the entrance to the Arctic Ocean, 1997-2010

    Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller;Eberhard Fahrbach;Ursula Schauer;Edmond Hansen

  • One More Step Toward a Warmer Arctic

    Igor V. Polyakov;Agnieszka Beszczynska;Eddy C. Carmack;Igor A. Dmitrenko

  • Ice-ocean processes over the continental shelf of the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica: a review

    Keith W. Nicholls;Svein Østerhus;Keith Makinson;Tor Gammelsrød;Tor Gammelsrød

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Ice shelf water overflow and bottom water formation in the southern Weddell Sea

    Arne Foldvik;Tor Gammelsrød;Svein Østerhus;E. Fahrbach

  • Substantial advective iron loss diminishes phytoplankton production in the Antarctic Zone

    Mario Hoppema;Mario Hoppema;Hein J. W. de Baar;Eberhard Fahrbach;Hartmut H. Hellmer

  • The East Greenland Current and its contribution to the Denmark Strait overflow

    Bert Rudels;Eberhard Fahrbach;Jens Meincke;Gereon Budéus

  • Formation and discharge of deep and bottom water in the northwestern Weddell Sea

    Eberhard Fahrbach;Gerd Rohardt;Norbert Scheele;Michael Schröder

  • Direct measurements of volume transports through Fram Strait

    Eberhard Fahrbach;Jens Meincke;Svein Østerhus;Gerd Rohardt

  • Variation of Measured Heat Flow Through the Fram Strait Between 1997 and 2006

    Ursula Schauer;Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller;Waldemar Walczowski;Eberhard Fahrbach

  • Transport and structure of the Weddell Gyre

    Eberhard Fahrbach;Gerd Rohardt;Michael Schröder;Volker Strass

  • How much deep water is formed in the Southern Ocean

    W. S. Broecker;S. L. Peacock;S. Walker;R. Weiss

  • On the structure and the transport of the eastern Weddell Gyre

    Michael Schröder;Eberhard Fahrbach

  • Long-term temperature trends in the deep waters of the Weddell Sea

    Robin Robertson;Martin Visbeck;Arnold L. Gordon;E. Fahrbach

  • Freshwater fluxes in the East Greenland Current: A decade of observations

    L. de Steur;E. Hansen;Rüdiger Gerdes;Michael Karcher

  • Water mass distribution in Fram Strait and over the Yermak Plateau in summer 1997

    B. Rudels;R. Meyer;Eberhard Fahrbach;V. Ivanov

  • Decadal-scale variations of water mass properties in the deep Weddell Sea

    Eberhard Fahrbach;Mario Hoppema;Gerd Rohardt;Michael Schröder

  • Early spring phytoplankton blooms in ice platelet layers of the southern Weddell Sea, Antarctica

    Victor Smetacek;R. Scharek;L. I. Gordon;H. Eicken

  • Observations in the Ocean

    Bert Rudels;Bert Rudels;Leif Anderson;Patrick Eriksson;Eberhard Fahrbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Hoppema
Mario Hoppema Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ursula Schauer
Ursula Schauer Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Colin Summerhayes
Colin Summerhayes University of Cambridge
Hein J W de Baar
Hein J W de Baar University of Groningen
Rebecca A. Woodgate
Rebecca A. Woodgate University of Washington
Volker Strass
Volker Strass Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Svein Østerhus
Svein Østerhus Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller
Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller Polish Academy of Sciences
Julian Gutt
Julian Gutt Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
John Turner
John Turner Natural Environment Research Council

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