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Environmental Sciences
Germany
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 89 605 571 40 39 286 69245

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hans Joachim Schellnhuber between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hans Joachim Schellnhuber published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2004. 10 of the 389 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2004. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 34 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 2 publications
1980 2026

389 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 3
1982 3
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 2
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 4
1991 3
1992 3
1993 4
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 10
1998 13
1999 13
2000 7
2001 11
2002 17
2003 5
2004 34
2005 5
2006 6
2007 6
2008 11
2009 13
2010 10
2011 16
2012 12
2013 21
2014 14
2015 5
2016 15
2017 10
2018 10
2019 14
2020 19
2021 13
2022 15
2023 10
2024 8
2025 8
2026 2
Total 389
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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber 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 Hans Joachim Schellnhuber sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–290 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 286 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.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130 286
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Hans Joachim Schellnhuber 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 Hans Joachim Schellnhuber sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 89 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30 89
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award
  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2007 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics
  • 2005 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber is primarily affiliated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. Their research spans the field of Environmental Science with a particular focus on Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Some of the recent papers by Schellnhuber feature collaborations with multiple authors and cover a range of climate-related subjects. Notable publications include:

  • "Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth's climate by 2050" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Buildings as a global carbon sink" (2020), Nature Sustainability
  • "Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), Nature Communications
  • "Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios" (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries" (2020), Nature Sustainability

Frequent co-authors of Hans Joachim Schellnhuber include:

  • Johan Rockström
  • Timothy M. Lenton
  • Josef Ludescher
  • Zhu Liu
  • Will Steffen

Their work has been published in various prominent venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nature Sustainability

Hans Joachim Schellnhuber has also authored a book titled Dilemmata der Nachhaltigkeit, published by Nomos in 2023.

Awards received by this scientist include membership in several academies:

  • Member of Academia Europaea (2012)
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften in Physics (2007)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2005)

Best Publications

  • A safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Planetary boundaries: Exploring the safe operating space for humanity

    Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Kevin Noone;Åsa Persson;Åsa Persson

  • Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

    Timothy M. Lenton;Hermann Held;Elmar Kriegler;Elmar Kriegler;Jim W. Hall

  • Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene.

    Will Steffen;Johan Rockström;Katherine Richardson;Timothy M. Lenton

  • Environment and development. Sustainability science.

    Kates Rw;Clark Wc;Corell R;Hall Jm

  • The Anthropocene: From Global Change to Planetary Stewardship

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Asa Persson;Asa Persson;Lisa Deutsch;J Zalasiewicz

  • Climate tipping points — too risky to bet against

    Timothy M. Lenton;Johan Rockström;Owen Gaffney;Stefan Rahmstorf

  • A roadmap for rapid decarbonization

    Johan Rockström;Owen Gaffney;Owen Gaffney;Joeri Rogelj;Joeri Rogelj;Malte Meinshausen;Malte Meinshausen

  • Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth's climate by 2050.

    Ilona M Otto;Jonathan F Donges;Jonathan F Donges;Roger Cremades;Avit Bhowmik;Avit Bhowmik

  • Buildings as a global carbon sink

    Galina Churkina;Galina Churkina;Alan Organschi;Christopher P. O. Reyer;Andrew Ruff

  • Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios

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  • Avoiding dangerous climate change

    AJ Challinor;TR Wheeler;TM Osborne;JM Slingo

  • Indication of a Universal Persistence Law Governing Atmospheric Variability

    Eva Koscielny-Bunde;Armin Bunde;Shlomo Havlin;H. Eduardo Roman

  • Near-real-time monitoring of global CO2 emissions reveals the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Zhu Liu;Philippe Ciais;Zhu Deng;Ruixue Lei

  • ‘Earth system’ analysis and the second Copernican revolution

    H. J. Schellnhuber

  • Earth System Science for Global Sustainability: Grand Challenges

    W. V. Reid;D. Chen;L. Goldfarb;H. Hackmann

  • Feeding ten billion people is possible within four terrestrial planetary boundaries

    Dieter Gerten;Dieter Gerten;Vera Heck;Vera Heck;Jonas Jägermeyr;Jonas Jägermeyr;Jonas Jägermeyr;Benjamin Leon Bodirsky

  • The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science

    I. Allison;N. L. Bindoff;R. A. Bindschadler;P. M. Cox

  • Quasiresonant amplification of planetary waves and recent Northern Hemisphere weather extremes

    Vladimir Petoukhov;Stefan Rahmstorf;Stefan Petri;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

  • The emergence and evolution of Earth System Science

    Will Steffen;Will Steffen;Katherine Richardson;Johan Rockström;Johan Rockström;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

  • Imprecise probability assessment of tipping points in the climate system

    Elmar Kriegler;Jim W. Hall;Hermann Held;Richard Dawson

  • Three years to safeguard our climate

    Christiana Figueres;Hans Joachim Schellnhuber;Gail Whiteman;Johan Rockström

  • Vulnerability to climate change and reasons for concern: a synthesis

    J.B. Smith;H.J. Schellnhuber;M. Monirul Qader Mirza;S. Fankhauser

Frequent Co-Authors

Johan Rockström
Johan Rockström Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Martin Claussen
Martin Claussen Universität Hamburg
William C. Clark
William C. Clark Harvard University
Shlomo Havlin
Shlomo Havlin Bar-Ilan University
Stefan Rahmstorf
Stefan Rahmstorf Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Timothy M. Lenton
Timothy M. Lenton University of Exeter
Wolfgang Lucht
Wolfgang Lucht Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Will Steffen
Will Steffen Australian National University
Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Ernst-Detlef Schulze Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry

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