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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6891 496 180 4983

Heiko Sahling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Heiko Sahling between 1997 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Heiko Sahling published across 25 years, from 1997 to 2021, averaging 7.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2010. 3 of the 194 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2010. 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 1 publication
1997 2021

194 publications in total across all disciplines

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Heiko Sahling: publications per year, 1997 to 2021
Year Publications
1997 4
1998 2
1999 0
2000 0
2001 3
2002 3
2003 13
2004 3
2005 9
2006 19
2007 1
2008 6
2009 6
2010 25
2011 3
2012 19
2013 10
2014 13
2015 6
2016 13
2017 19
2018 8
2019 6
2020 2
2021 1
Total 194
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Heiko Sahling 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 Heiko Sahling 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: 180 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
178–187 414 180
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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Heiko Sahling 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 Heiko Sahling 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Heiko Sahling was affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany. Their research spanned multiple areas within environmental and earth sciences, focusing on topics relevant to marine and geological studies.

Their main fields of study included:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these broader fields, the scientist contributed to subfields such as:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Oceanography
  • Ecology

The central themes of Heiko Sahling's work involved:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Their published papers included:

  • Oil and gas seepage offshore Georgia (Black Sea) - Geochemical evidences for a paleogene-neogene hydrocarbon source rock, 2021, Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • A new genus Turneroconcha (Bivalvia: Vesicomyidae: Pliocardiinae) for the giant hydrothermal vent clam 'Calyptogena' magnifica, 2020, Zootaxa

Frequent co-authors in their research were:

  • Thomas Pape
  • Martin Blumenberg
  • Anja Reitz
  • Georg Scheeder
  • Mark Schmidt

Heiko Sahling's work was published primarily in the journals Marine and Petroleum Geology and Zootaxa.

Best Publications

  • Macrofaunal community structure and sulfide flux at gas hydrate deposits from the Cascadia convergent margin, NE Pacific

    Heiko Sahling;Dirk Rickert;Raymond W. Lee;Peter Linke

  • Sea Floor Methane Hydrates at Hydrate Ridge, Cascadia Margin

    E. Suess;M.E. Torres;G. Bohrmann;R.W. Collier

  • Hydrogeological system of erosional convergent margins and its influence on tectonics and interplate seismogenesis

    C. R. Ranero;I. Grevemeyer;H. Sahling;U. Barckhausen

  • Fluid venting in the eastern Aleutian Subduction Zone

    Erwin Suess;Gerhard Bohrmann;Roland von Huene;Peter Linke

  • Depth-related structure and ecological significance of cold-seep communities—a case study from the Sea of Okhotsk

    Heiko Sahling;Sergey V Galkin;Anatoly Salyuk;Jens Greinert

  • Quantifying fluid flow, solute mixing and biogeochemical turnover at cold vents of the eastern Aleutian subduction zone

    Klaus Wallmann;Peter Linke;Erwin Suess;Gerhard Bohrmann

  • Fluid venting activity on the Costa Rica margin: new results from authigenic carbonates

    Xiqiu Han;Erwin Suess;Heiko Sahling;Klaus Wallmann

  • Hydroacoustic methodology for detection, localization, and quantification of gas bubbles rising from the seafloor at gas seeps from the eastern Black Sea

    Aneta Nikolovska;Heiko Sahling;Gerhard Bohrmann

  • Fluid seepage at the continental margin offshore Costa Rica and southern Nicaragua

    Heiko Sahling;Heiko Sahling;Douglas G Masson;César Ranero;César Ranero;Veit Hühnerbach

  • Quantification of gas bubble emissions from submarine hydrocarbon seeps at the Makran continental margin (offshore Pakistan)

    Miriam Römer;Heiko Sahling;Thomas Pape;Gerhard Bohrmann

  • Patterns of carbonate authigenesis at the Kouilou pockmarks on the Congo deep-sea fan

    Antonie Haas;Jörn Ludwig Peckmann;Marcus Elvert;Heiko Sahling

  • Estimates of methane output from mud extrusions at the erosive convergent margin off Costa Rica

    S. Mau;H. Sahling;G. Rehder;G. Rehder;E. Suess;E. Suess

  • Pockmarks in the Northern Congo Fan area, SW Africa: Complex seafloor features shaped by fluid flow

    Heiko Sahling;Gerhard Bohrmann;Volkhard Spiess;Jörg Bialas

  • Molecular and isotopic partitioning of low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons during migration and gas hydrate precipitation in deposits of a high-flux seepage site

    Thomas Pape;André Bahr;André Bahr;Janet Rethemeyer;John D. Kessler

  • Vodyanitskii mud volcano, Sorokin trough, Black Sea: Geological characterization and quantification of gas bubble streams

    Heiko Sahling;Gerhard Bohrmann;Yuriy G. Artemov;André Bahr

  • Acoustic investigation of cold seeps offshore Georgia, eastern Black Sea

    Ingo Klaucke;Heiko Sahling;Wilhelm Reiber Weinrebe;Valentina N Blinova

  • Geological control and magnitude of methane ebullition from a high-flux seep area in the Black Sea—the Kerch seep area

    Miriam Römer;Heiko Sahling;Thomas Pape;André Bahr

  • Interaction between hydrocarbon seepage, chemosynthetic communities, and bottom water redox at cold seeps of the Makran accretionary prism: insights from habitat-specific pore water sampling and modeling

    David Fischer;Heiko Sahling;Kerstin Nöthen;Gerhard Bohrmann

  • Gas emissions at the continental margin west of Svalbard: mapping, sampling, and quantification

    H. Sahling;M. Römer;T. Pape;B. Bergès

  • Discovery of new hydrothermal vent sites in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica

    G. P. Klinkhammer;C. Chin;R.A. Keller;A. Dählmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Bohrmann
Gerhard Bohrmann University of Bremen
Thomas Pape
Thomas Pape University of Copenhagen
Ingo Klaucke
Ingo Klaucke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Klaus Wallmann
Klaus Wallmann GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Marta E Torres
Marta E Torres Oregon State University
Ian R. MacDonald
Ian R. MacDonald Florida State University
Peter Linke
Peter Linke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Sabine Kasten
Sabine Kasten University of Bremen
Erwin Suess
Erwin Suess GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Gunter Wegener
Gunter Wegener Max Planck Society

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