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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7843 7269 569 541 179 6007

Frank Kauker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Kauker between 1994 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Kauker published across 32 years, from 1994 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2003. 8 of the 205 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2003. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1994 2025

205 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Kauker: publications per year, 1994 to 2025
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 0
1997 2
1998 0
1999 5
2000 4
2001 6
2002 9
2003 17
2004 6
2005 8
2006 5
2007 11
2008 12
2009 11
2010 5
2011 7
2012 9
2013 7
2014 7
2015 9
2016 10
2017 8
2018 5
2019 10
2020 9
2021 10
2022 3
2023 1
2024 5
2025 3
Total 205
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Frank Kauker 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 Frank Kauker 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: 179 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
178–187 414 179
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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Frank Kauker 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 Frank Kauker 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
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
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

Frank Kauker is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily falls within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science as the predominant subfield. Additional areas of study include Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work covers multiple key topics, including:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies

Notable recent publications by Frank Kauker include the following:

  • "The MOSAiC ice floe: sediment-laden survivor from the Siberian shelf," 2020, published in The Cryosphere
  • "Evidence for an increasing role of ocean heat in Arctic winter sea ice growth," 2021, Journal of Climate
  • "Under-Ice Light Field in the Western Arctic Ocean During Late Summer," 2022, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "Impact of Sea-Ice Model Complexity on the Performance of an Unstructured-Mesh Sea-Ice/Ocean Model under Different Atmospheric Forcings," 2021, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
  • "Ensemble-based estimation of sea-ice volume variations in the Baffin Bay," 2021, The Cryosphere

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Frank Kauker encompass:

  • Robert Ricker
  • Qinghua Yang
  • Michael Kärcher
  • Marcel Nicolaus
  • Lorenzo Zampieri

The scientist's publications commonly appear in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Cryosphere
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Climate

Best Publications

  • Regional Climate Information—Evaluation and Projections

    F. Giorgi;J. Christensen;M. Hulme;H. von Storch

  • Twenty-first-century warming of a large Antarctic ice-shelf cavity by a redirected coastal current

    Hartmut H. Hellmer;Frank Kauker;Ralph Timmermann;Jürgen Determann

  • One More Step Toward a Warmer Arctic

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

  • Arctic warming: Evolution and spreading of the 1990s warm event in the Nordic seas and the Arctic Ocean

    Michael J. Karcher;Rüdiger Gerdes;Frank Kauker;Cornelia Köberle

  • An assessment of Arctic Ocean freshwater content changes from the 1990s to the 2006―2008 period

    Benjamin Rabe;Michael Karcher;Ursula Schauer;John M. Toole

  • Arctic Ocean basin liquid freshwater storage trend 1992–2012

    Benjamin Rabe;Michael Karcher;Frank Kauker;Ursula Schauer

  • Modeling decadal variability of the Baltic Sea: 2. Role of freshwater inflow and large-scale atmospheric circulation for salinity

    H. E. Markus Meier;Frank Kauker

  • The Fate of the Southern Weddell Sea Continental Shelf in a Warming Climate

    Hartmut H. Hellmer;Frank Kauker;Ralph Timmermann;Tore Hattermann

  • An assessment of ten ocean reanalyses in the polar regions

    Petteri Uotila;Hugues Goosse;Keith Haines;Matthieu Chevallier

  • Water properties and circulation in Arctic Ocean models

    G. Holloway;F. Dupont;E. Golubeva;S. Häkkinen

  • An intercomparison of Arctic ice drift products to deduce uncertainty estimates

    Hiroshi Sumata;Thomas Lavergne;Fanny Girard-Ardhuin;Noriaki Kimura

  • Adjoint analysis of the 2007 all time Arctic sea‐ice minimum

    Frank Kauker;T. Kaminski;Michael Karcher;R. Giering

  • Recent changes in Arctic Ocean circulation revealed by iodine-129 observations and modeling

    Michael Karcher;John N. Smith;Frank Kauker;Rüdiger Gerdes

  • Arctic pathways of Pacific Water: Arctic Ocean Model Intercomparison experiments

    Yevgeny Aksenov;Michael Karcher;Andrey Proshutinsky;Rüdiger Gerdes

  • Arctic Ocean change heralds North Atlantic freshening

    M. Karcher;R. Gerdes;F. Kauker;C. Köberle

  • On the dynamics of Atlantic Water circulation in the Arctic Ocean

    Michael Karcher;Frank Kauker;Rüdiger Gerdes;E. Hunke

  • Variability of Arctic and North Atlantic sea ice: A combined analysis of model results and observations from 1978 to 2001

    Frank Kauker;Rüdiger Gerdes;Michael Karcher;Cornelia Köberle

  • The MOSAiC ice floe: sediment-laden survivor from the Siberian shelf

    Thomas Krumpen;Florent Birrien;Frank Kauker;Thomas Rackow

  • Adrift in the Beaufort Gyre: A Model Intercomparison

    M. Steele;W. Ermold;S. Häkkinen;D. Holland

  • Causes and development of repeated Arctic Ocean warming events

    Rüdiger Gerdes;Michael J. Karcher;Frank Kauker;Ursula Schauer

  • Modeling decadal variability of the Baltic Sea: 1. Reconstructing atmospheric surface data for the period 1902–1998

    Frank Kauker;H. E. M. Meier

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Karcher
Michael Karcher Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Rüdiger Gerdes
Rüdiger Gerdes Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Rüdiger Gerdes
Rüdiger Gerdes Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ursula Schauer
Ursula Schauer Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Ralph Timmermann
Ralph Timmermann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Hartmut Hellmer
Hartmut Hellmer Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Benjamin Rabe
Benjamin Rabe Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
John M. Toole
John M. Toole Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Andrey Proshutinsky
Andrey Proshutinsky Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Annette Rinke
Annette Rinke Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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