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Elisabeth Isaksson

Elisabeth Isaksson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3204 2927 39 34 185 10094

Elisabeth Isaksson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Elisabeth Isaksson between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Elisabeth Isaksson published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2013. 7 of the 204 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2013. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 1 publication
1992 2025

204 publications in total across all disciplines

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Elisabeth Isaksson: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 3
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 6
2000 8
2001 4
2002 9
2003 6
2004 3
2005 11
2006 6
2007 5
2008 7
2009 9
2010 9
2011 10
2012 9
2013 15
2014 12
2015 6
2016 6
2017 9
2018 7
2019 6
2020 11
2021 5
2022 1
2023 8
2024 6
2025 1
Total 204
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Elisabeth Isaksson 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 Elisabeth Isaksson 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, 178–187 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: 185 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
178–187 414 185
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
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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Elisabeth Isaksson 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 Elisabeth Isaksson 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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

Elisabeth Isaksson is affiliated with the Norwegian Polar Institute in Norway. Their research focuses on multiple areas within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Isaksson has authored numerous papers published in respected scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Surface Mass Balance Controlled by Local Surface Slope in Inland Antarctica: Implications for Ice-Sheet Mass Balance and Oldest Ice Delineation in Dome Fuji (2021), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • Hemispheric black carbon increase after the 13th-century Māori arrival in New Zealand (2021), published in Nature
  • Atmospheric Deposition of Organochlorine Pesticides and Industrial Compounds to Seasonal Surface Snow at Four Glacier Sites on Svalbard, 2013-2014 (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Sea surface temperature in the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean over the Late Glacial and Holocene (2020), published in Climate of the past
  • First discrete iron(II) records from Dome C (Antarctica) and the Holtedahlfonna glacier (Svalbard) (2020), published in Chemosphere

Their work has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Journal of Glaciology
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature

Isaksson collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Dmitry Divine
  • Jean-Charles Gallet
  • Mark H. Hermanson
  • Lisa Orme
  • Arto Miettinen

Best Publications

  • One-to-one coupling of glacial climate variability in Greenland and Antarctica.

    C. Barbante;J.-M. Barnola;J.-M. Barnola;S. Becagli;J. Beer;J. Beer

  • Ground‐based measurements of spatial and temporal variability of snow accumulation in East Antarctica

    Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen;Massimo Frezzotti;Christophe Genthon;Elisabeth Isaksson

  • A Review of Antarctic Surface Snow Isotopic Composition : Observations, Atmospheric Circulation, and Isotopic Modeling

    V. Masson-Delmotte;S. Hou;A. Ekaykin;J. Jouzel

  • A global multiproxy database for temperature reconstructions of the Common Era

    Julien Emile-Geay;Nicholas P. McKay;Darrell S. Kaufman;Lucien Von Gunten

  • Reconstructed changes in Arctic sea ice over the past 1,450 years

    Christophe Kinnard;Christian M. Zdanowicz;David A. Fisher;Elisabeth Isaksson

  • Measuring snow and glacier ice properties from satellite

    Max König;Jan-Gunnar Winther;Elisabeth Isaksson

  • Insignificant Change in Antarctic Snowfall Since the International Geophysical Year

    Andrew J. Monaghan;David H. Bromwich;Ryan L. Fogt;Sheng Hung Wang

  • Insights from Antarctica on volcanic forcing during the Common Era

    Michael Sigl;Joseph R. McConnell;Joseph R. McConnell;Matthew Toohey;Mark Curran

  • Antarctic climate variability on regional and continental scales over the last 2000 years

    Barbara Stenni;Mark A. J. Curran;Mark A. J. Curran;Nerilie J. Abram;Anais Orsi

  • Ice cores from Svalbard - useful archives of past climate and pollution history

    Elisabeth Isaksson;Mark Hermanson;Sheila Hicks;Makoto Igarashi

  • Effect of periodic melting on geochemical and isotopic signals in an ice core from Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard

    V. A. Pohjola;J. C. Moore;E. Isaksson;T. Jauhiainen

  • Snow chemistry across Antarctica

    N. Bertler;P.A. Mayewski;A. Aristarain;P. Barrett

  • Spatial distribution of snow in western Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, mapped by a ground‐based snow radar

    Cecilia Richardson;Eldar Aarholt;Svein-Erik Hamran;Per Holmlund

  • Recent snowfall anomalies in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, in a historical and future climate perspective

    Jan T. M. Lenaerts;Erik van Meijgaard;Michiel R. van den Broeke;Stefan R. M. Ligtenberg

  • A century of accumulation and temperature changes in Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

    Elisabeth Isaksson;Wibjörn Karlén;Niels Gundestrup;Paul Andrew Mayewski

  • Thousand years of winter surface air temperature variations in Svalbard and northern Norway reconstructed from ice-core data

    Dmitri Divine;Elisabeth Isaksson;Tonu Martma;Harro A. J Meijer

  • Climate variables along a traverse line in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica

    Michiel R. van den Broeke;Jan-Gunnar Winther;Elisabeth Isaksson;Jean Francis Pinglot

  • High-resolution hydrothermal structure of Hansbreen, Spitsbergen, mapped by ground-penetrating radar

    J.C. Moore;A. Pälli;F. Ludwig;H. Blatter

  • A Comparison of Antarctic Ice Sheet Surface Mass Balance from Atmospheric Climate Models and In Situ Observations

    Yetang Wang;Minghu Ding;J. M. van Wessem;E. Schlosser

  • Elemental carbon distribution in Svalbard snow

    S. Forsstrom;Johan Ström;Johan Ström;C.A. Pedersen;E. Isaksson

  • Review of regional Antarctic snow accumulation over the past 1000 years

    Elizabeth R. Thomas;J. Melchior van Wessem;Jason Roberts;Jason Roberts;Elisabeth Isaksson

Frequent Co-Authors

Veijo A. Pohjola
Veijo A. Pohjola Uppsala University
John C. Moore
John C. Moore Beijing Normal University
Tõnu Martma
Tõnu Martma Tallinn University of Technology
Dmitry Divine
Dmitry Divine Norwegian Polar Institute
Jack Kohler
Jack Kohler Norwegian Polar Institute
Jan-Gunnar Winther
Jan-Gunnar Winther Norwegian Polar Institute
R. S. W. van de Wal
R. S. W. van de Wal Utrecht University
Joseph R. McConnell
Joseph R. McConnell Desert Research Institute
Harro A. J. Meijer
Harro A. J. Meijer University of Groningen
Johan Ström
Johan Ström Stockholm University

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