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2023

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D-Index
80
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25906
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961
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61

Gerhard Kattner publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerhard Kattner sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 290 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Gerhard Kattner D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerhard Kattner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Gerhard Kattner is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. The research conducted by this scientist primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable contributions in various subfields including Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Water Science and Technology.

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology

Kattner's main topics of research include Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment.

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

Recent published works by Gerhard Kattner demonstrate a focus on biochemical and environmental marine studies. Noteworthy papers include:

  • Assimilation and turnover rates of lipid compounds in dominant Antarctic copepods fed with 13C-enriched diatoms (2020), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Molecular Composition of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) - Imprints of Anthropogenic Impact (2022), published in Frontiers in Marine Science

In collaboration, Kattner frequently works with several researchers. Some of the most common co-authors include Martin Graeve, Lauris Boissonnot, Barbara Niehoff, Wilhelm Hagen, and Ying Wu.

  • Martin Graeve
  • Lauris Boissonnot
  • Barbara Niehoff
  • Wilhelm Hagen
  • Ying Wu

Publication venues where Kattner's work has appeared include:

  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Frontiers in Marine Science

Best Publications

  • Fatty acid trophic markers in the pelagic marine environment.

    Johanne Dalsgaard;Michael A. St. John;Gerhard Kattner;Dörthe C. Müller-Navarra

  • A simple and efficient method for the solid‐phase extraction of dissolved organic matter (SPE‐DOM) from seawater

    Thorsten Dittmar;Boris Koch;Norbert Hertkorn;Gerhard Kattner

  • Microbial production of recalcitrant dissolved organic matter: long-term carbon storage in the global ocean.

    Nianzhi Jiao;Gerhard J. Herndl;Dennis A. Hansell;Ronald Benner

  • Lipid storage in marine zooplankton

    Richard F. Lee;Wilhelm Hagen;Gerhard Kattner

  • Mangroves, a major source of dissolved organic carbon to the oceans

    Thorsten Dittmar;Norbert Hertkorn;Gerhard Kattner;Rubén J. Lara

  • The biogeochemistry of the river and shelf ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean: a review

    Thorsten Dittmar;Gerhard Kattner

  • Molecular formulae of marine and terrigenous dissolved organic matter detected by electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

    Boris P. Koch;Matthias Witt;Ralph Engbrodt;Thorsten Dittmar

  • Lipids and life strategy of Arctic Calanus

    Stig Falk-Petersen;Patrick Mayzaud;Gerhard Kattner;John R. Sargent

  • On the Intermediate Depth Waters of the Arctic Ocean

    Bert Rudels;E.P. Jones;L.G. Anderson;G Kattner

  • Fundamentals of molecular formula assignment to ultrahigh resolution mass data of natural organic matter.

    Boris P. Koch;Thorsten Dittmar;Matthias Witt;Gerhard Kattner

  • Biogeochemical characteristics of dissolved and particulate organic matter in Russian rivers entering the Arctic Ocean

    Jörg M Lobbes;Hans Peter Fitznar;Gerhard Kattner

  • Lipids, trophic relationships, and biodiversity in Arctic and Antarctic krill

    Stig Falk-Petersen;Wilhelm Hagen;Gerhard Kattner;Andrew Clarke

  • Diet-induced changes in the fatty acid composition of Arctic herbivorous copepods: Experimental evidence of trophic markers

    Martin Graeve;Gerhard Kattner;Wilhelm Hagen

  • Molecular transformation and degradation of refractory dissolved organic matter in the Atlantic and Southern Ocean

    Oliver J. Lechtenfeld;Gerhard Kattner;Ruth Flerus;S. Leigh McCallister

  • Lipids in Arctic benthos: does the fatty acid and alcohol composition reflect feeding and trophic interactions?

    Martin Graeve;Gerhard Kattner;D. Piepenburg

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire: an expert assessment

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

  • River or mangrove? Tracing major organic matter sources in tropical Brazilian coastal waters

    Thorsten Dittmar;Rubén José Lara;Gerhard Kattner

  • Tracing Pacific water in the North Atlantic Ocean

    E. P. Jones;J. H. Swift;L. G. Anderson;M. Lipizer

  • A molecular perspective on the ageing of marine dissolved organic matter

    R. Flerus;O. J. Lechtenfeld;Boris P. Koch;S. L. McCallister

  • Water masses and circulation in the Eurasian Basin: Results from the Oden 91 expedition

    L. G. Anderson;G. Björk;O. Holby;E. P. Jones

  • Biomass offsets little or none of permafrost carbon release from soils, streams, and wildfire

    Benjamin W. Abbott;Jeremy B. Jones;Edward A. G. Schuur;F. Stuart Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Graeve
Martin Graeve Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
David N. Thomas
David N. Thomas University of Helsinki
Rubén J. Lara
Rubén J. Lara Universidad Nacional del Sur
Gerhard Dieckmann
Gerhard Dieckmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Wilhelm Hagen
Wilhelm Hagen University of Bremen
Hilary Kennedy
Hilary Kennedy Bangor University
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Hans-Jürgen Hirche
Hans-Jürgen Hirche Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Stig Falk-Petersen
Stig Falk-Petersen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Christian Haas
Christian Haas Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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