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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 55 2521 2295 17 17 364 13739

Frank Pattyn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Frank Pattyn between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Frank Pattyn published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2023. 21 of the 474 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2023. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 19 publications 2026: 2 publications
1989 2026

474 publications in total across all disciplines

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Frank Pattyn: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 0
1991 4
1992 5
1993 3
1994 2
1995 5
1996 4
1997 1
1998 6
1999 2
2000 1
2001 0
2002 6
2003 7
2004 12
2005 10
2006 11
2007 20
2008 6
2009 7
2010 21
2011 11
2012 17
2013 24
2014 18
2015 14
2016 25
2017 23
2018 16
2019 25
2020 35
2021 21
2022 28
2023 36
2024 25
2025 19
2026 2
Total 474
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Frank Pattyn 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 Pattyn 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, 358–367 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: 364 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 60 364
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 Pattyn 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 Pattyn 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117 55
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 Pattyn is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

Their main research topics include cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and climate change and permafrost. Additional areas of focus cover winter sports injuries and performance, geology and paleoclimatology research, polar research and ecology, and landslides and related hazards.

Recent publications by Frank Pattyn include the following papers:

  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise, 2021, published in Nature
  • ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century, 2020, published in The Cryosphere
  • The uncertain future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, 2020, published in Science
  • Damage accelerates ice shelf instability and mass loss in Amundsen Sea Embayment, 2020, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Antarctic ice sheet response to sudden and sustained ice-shelf collapse (ABUMIP), 2020, published in Journal of Glaciology

Frequent co-authors in Frank Pattyn's research include:

  • Sainan Sun
  • Ricarda Winkelmann
  • Ralf Greve
  • Mathieu Morlighem
  • Heiko Goelzer

The scientist publishes in various venues, with multiple publications appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Cryosphere
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Annals of Glaciology

Best Publications

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core

    D. Dahl-Jensen;M. R. Albert;A. Aldahan;N. Azuma

  • A new three-dimensional higher-order thermomechanical ice sheet model: Basic sensitivity, ice stream development, and ice flow across subglacial lakes

    Frank Pattyn

  • Projected land ice contributions to twenty-first-century sea level rise

    Tamsin L Edwards;Sophie Nowicki;Sophie Nowicki;Ben Marzeion;Regine Hock;Regine Hock

  • Antarctic subglacial conditions inferred from a hybrid ice sheet/ice stream model

    Frank Pattyn

  • ISMIP6 Antarctica: a multi-model ensemble of the Antarctic ice sheet evolution over the 21st century

    Hélène Seroussi;Sophie Nowicki;Antony J. Payne;Heiko Goelzer;Heiko Goelzer

  • Benchmark experiments for higher-order and full-Stokes ice sheet models (ISMIP-HOM).

    F. Pattyn;L. Perichon;A. Aschwanden;B. Breuer

  • Ice-sheet mass balance and climate change

    Edward Hanna;Francisco J. Navarro;Frank Pattyn;Catia M. Domingues

  • Grounding-line migration in plan-view marine ice-sheet models: results of the ice2sea MISMIP3d intercomparison

    Frank Pattyn;Laura Perichon;Gaël Durand;Lionel Favier

  • Future sea-level rise from Greenland’s main outlet glaciers in a warming climate

    Faezeh M. Nick;Faezeh M. Nick;Faezeh M. Nick;Andreas Vieli;Andreas Vieli;Morten Langer Andersen;Ian Joughin

  • Results of the Marine Ice Sheet Model Intercomparison Project, MISMIP

    F. Pattyn;C. Schoof;L. Perichon;R. C. A. Hindmarsh

  • The uncertain future of the Antarctic Ice Sheet.

    Frank Pattyn;Mathieu Morlighem

  • Meltwater produced by wind-albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf

    J. T. M. Lenaerts;J. T. M. Lenaerts;S. Lhermitte;S. Lhermitte;R. Drews;R. Drews;S. R. M. Ligtenberg

  • Antarctic ice sheet response to sudden and sustained ice-shelf collapse (ABUMIP)

    Sainan Sun;Frank Pattyn;Erika G. Simon;Torsten Albrecht

  • Damage accelerates ice shelf instability and mass loss in Amundsen Sea Embayment.

    Stef Lhermitte;Sainan Sun;Christopher Shuman;Bert Wouters

  • Antarctic ice rises and rumples: Their properties and significance for ice-sheet dynamics and evolution

    Kenichi Matsuoka;Richard C. A. Hindmarsh;Geir Moholdt;Michael J. Bentley

  • Where to find 1.5 million yr old ice for the IPICS "Oldest-Ice" ice core

    H. Fischer;J. Severinghaus;E. Brook;E. Wolff;E. Wolff

  • State dependence of climatic instability over the past 720,000 years from Antarctic ice cores and climate modeling

    Kenji Kawamura;Ayako Abe-Ouchi;Hideaki Motoyama;Yutaka Ageta

  • The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets under 1.5 °C global warming

    Frank Pattyn;Catherine Ritz;Edward Hanna;Xylar Asay-Davis;Xylar Asay-Davis

  • Experimental design for three interrelated marine ice sheet and ocean model intercomparison projects: MISMIP v. 3 (MISMIP +), ISOMIP v. 2 (ISOMIP +) and MISOMIP v. 1 (MISOMIP1)

    Xylar S. Asay-Davis;Stephen L. Cornford;Gaël Durand;Gaël Durand;Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi;Benjamin K. Galton-Fenzi

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core (SCI)

    D Dahl-Jensen;M R Albert;A Aldahan;N Azuma

  • Grounding-line migration in plan-view marine ice-sheet models: results of the ice2sea MISMIP3d intercomparison

    Frank Pattyn;Laura Perichon;Gaël Durand;Olivier Gagliardini

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Huybrechts
Philippe Huybrechts Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Kenichi Matsuoka
Kenichi Matsuoka Norwegian Polar Institute
Heiko Goelzer
Heiko Goelzer Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research
Olaf Eisen
Olaf Eisen University of Bremen
Veit Helm
Veit Helm Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Angelika Humbert
Angelika Humbert Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jean-Louis Tison
Jean-Louis Tison Université Libre de Bruxelles
Tore Hattermann
Tore Hattermann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Olivier Gagliardini
Olivier Gagliardini Grenoble Alpes University
Helene Seroussi
Helene Seroussi Dartmouth College

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