World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Environmental Sciences
Chile
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
56
Citations
18341
World Ranking
3569
National Ranking
3

Gino Casassa 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 Gino Casassa sits on this spectrum.

41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41 publications 690+

This scientist: 192 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gino Casassa 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 Gino Casassa sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Chile Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Chile Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Chile Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Chile Leader Award
  • 2005 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Gino Casassa is affiliated with the University of Magallanes in Chile and has made significant contributions to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research extensively covers subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Casassa's work mainly focuses on cryospheric studies and observations, climate change and permafrost, geology and paleoclimatology research, arctic and antarctic ice dynamics, polar research and ecology, winter sports injuries and performance, as well as landslides and related hazards.

The scientist has published research in various journals, frequently appearing in the Journal of Glaciology, Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research, Scientific Reports, Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, and Earth System Science Data.

Among recent papers associated with their research are:

  • Black carbon footprint of human presence in Antarctica, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Antarctic Bedmap data: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) sharing of 60 years of ice bed, surface, and thickness data, 2023, Earth System Science Data
  • 60 Years of Glacier Elevation and Mass Changes in the Maipo River Basin, Central Andes of Chile, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • A near 90-year record of the evolution of El Morado Glacier and its proglacial lake, Central Chilean Andes, 2020, Journal of Glaciology
  • Surface energy fluxes on Chilean glaciers: measurements and models, 2020, The Cryosphere

Casassa has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Jorge Carrasco, Raúl R. Cordero, Alessandro Damiani, Francisco Fernandoy, and Matthias Braun.

In recognition of their work, Casassa was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Climate change 2007 : impacts, adaptation and vulnerability : Working Group II contribution to the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    Tarekegn Abeku;Pamela Abuodha;Francis Adesina;Neil Adger

  • Bedmap2: improved ice bed, surface and thickness datasets for Antarctica

    Peter Fretwell;Hamish D. Pritchard;David G. Vaughan;J. L. Bamber

  • Attributing physical and biological impacts to anthropogenic climate change

    Cynthia Rosenzweig;David Karoly;Marta Vicarelli;Peter Neofotis

  • Accelerated ice discharge from the Antarctic Peninsula following the collapse of Larsen B ice shelf

    E. Rignot;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Gogineni;W. Krabill

  • Historically unprecedented global glacier decline in the early 21st century

    A. P. Ahlström;B. Anderson;M. Arenillas;S. Bajracharya

  • Contribution of the Patagonia Icefields of South America to Sea Level Rise

    Eric Rignot;Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera;Gino Casassa

  • Accelerated Sea-Level Rise from West Antarctica

    R. Thomas;E. Rignot;G. Casassa;P. Kanagaratnam

  • State of the Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate system

    Paul Andrew Mayewski;M. P. Meredith;C. P. Summerhayes;J. Turner

  • The use of satellite and airborne imagery to inventory outlet glaciers of the Southern Patagonia Icefield, South America

    M Aniya;H Sato;R Naruse;P Skvarca

  • Constraining glacier elevation and mass changes in South America

    Matthias H. Braun;Philipp Malz;Christian Sommer;David Farías-Barahona

  • Ice elevation and areal changes of glaciers from the Northern Patagonia Icefield, Chile

    Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera;Toby Benham;Gino Casassa;Jonathan Bamber

  • Weather Observations Across the Southern Andes at 53°S

    Christoph Schneider;Michael Glaser;Rolf Kilian;Ariel Santana

  • Good practice guidance paper on detection and attribution related to anthropogenic climate change

    Gabriele C. Hegerl;Ove Hoegh-Guldberg;Gino Casassa;Martin Hoerling

  • Meteorological and Climatological Aspects of the Southern Patagonia Icefield

    Jorge F. Carrasco;Gino Casassa;Gino Casassa;Andrés Rivera;Andrés Rivera

  • Recent Glacier Variations in the Southern Patagonia Icefield, South America

    Masamu Aniya;Hiroaki Sato;Renji Naruse;Pedro Skvarca

  • On-land ice loss and glacial isostatic adjustment at the drake passage: 2003-2009

    Erik R. Ivins;Michael M. Watkins;Dah Ning Yuan;Reinhard Dietrich

  • Detection of changes in glacial run‐off in alpine basins: examples from North America, the Alps, central Asia and the Andes

    Gino Casassa;Paulina López;Paulina López;Bernard Pouyaud;Fernando Escobar

  • Use of remotely sensed and field data to estimate the contribution of Chilean glaciers to eustatic sea-level rise

    Andrés Rivera;Cesar Acuña;Gino Casassa;Francisca Bown

  • Evolution of glacial lakes from the Northern Patagonia Icefield and terrestrial water storage in a sea-level rise context

    Thomas Loriaux;Gino Casassa

  • Secular trend of the equilibrium-line altitude on the western side of the southern Andes, derived from radiosonde and surface observations

    Jorge F. Carrasco;Roberto Osorio;Gino Casassa

  • Changes of the 0°C isotherm and the equilibrium line altitude in central Chile during the last quarter of the 20th century : Glacier shrinkage in the Andes and consequences for water resources

    Jorge F. Carrasco;Gino Casassa;Juan Quintana

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrés Rivera
Andrés Rivera University of Chile
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Margit Schwikowski
Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute
William B. Krabill
William B. Krabill Goddard Space Flight Center
Robert H. Thomas
Robert H. Thomas Wallops Flight Facility
Erik R. Ivins
Erik R. Ivins California Institute of Technology
Paul Andrew Mayewski
Paul Andrew Mayewski University of Maine
Pedro Skvarca
Pedro Skvarca Argentine Antarctic Institute
Hans-Gerd Maas
Hans-Gerd Maas TU Dresden

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Environmental Sciences is a dynamic field that intersects with various disciplines, offering diverse career opportunities. For those exploring alternative or complementary educational paths, considering some of the easiest bachelor degree to get can provide a strategic route to enter environmental careers with foundational knowledge.

Specialized online programs such as online geology programs deepen understanding of Earth processes, which is essential in addressing environmental challenges. These programs combine flexibility with rigorous training, ideal for working professionals or remote learners.

Geospatial technology continues to transform environmental analysis and planning. Top-ranked institutions offering the best GIS schools provide robust education in Geographic Information Systems, a skill highly sought after in conservation, urban planning, and disaster management.

For those aiming to influence environmental policy and resource management, pursuing a one year MPA program offers accelerated leadership training. These programs equip graduates with critical administrative skills to drive sustainable initiatives at governmental and organizational levels.

Best Scientists Citing Gino Casassa

Trending Scientists