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Helmut Erlenkeuser

Helmut Erlenkeuser

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 74 751 665 42 38 597 20416

Helmut Erlenkeuser publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helmut Erlenkeuser between 1966 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helmut Erlenkeuser published across 59 years, from 1966 to 2024, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 117 publications in 2003. 2 of the 614 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 117. Peak 117 publications in 2003. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 2 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 12 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 23 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 89 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 31 publications 1999: 65 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 117 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 54 publications 2006: 32 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 4 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1966 2024

614 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helmut Erlenkeuser: publications per year, 1966 to 2024
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 1
1968 1
1969 1
1970 1
1971 2
1972 0
1973 1
1974 1
1975 3
1976 1
1977 1
1978 12
1979 1
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 4
1985 2
1986 2
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 6
1991 23
1992 4
1993 4
1994 7
1995 89
1996 5
1997 12
1998 31
1999 65
2000 18
2001 18
2002 18
2003 117
2004 33
2005 54
2006 32
2007 0
2008 7
2009 10
2010 4
2011 3
2012 1
2013 4
2014 0
2015 2
2016 1
2017 4
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 2
Total 614
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Helmut Erlenkeuser 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 Helmut Erlenkeuser 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, 588–597 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: 597 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 5 597
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Helmut Erlenkeuser 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 Helmut Erlenkeuser 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, 74 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: 74 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 74
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

Helmut Erlenkeuser is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany. Their academic profile is characterized by work conducted within this institution. The available data does not specify particular research papers, co-authors, or publication venues linked to their name.

No information is provided regarding Helmut Erlenkeuser's specific fields of study, subfields, or main research topics. Similarly, there are no records of book publications or awarded honors associated with this scientist.

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Best Publications

  • Correlation between Arabian Sea and Greenland climate oscillations of the past 110,000 years

    Hartmut Schulz;Ulrich von Rad;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • East Asian monsoon climate during the Late Pleistocene: high-resolution sediment records from the south China Sea

    L. Wang;M. Sarnthein;H. Erlenkeuser;JO Grimalt

  • A mid-european decadal isotope-climate record from 15,500 to 5000 years B.P

    Ulrich von Grafenstein;Helmut Erlenkeuser;Achim Brauer;Jean Jouzel

  • Century-scale events in monsoonal climate over the past 24,000 years

    F. Sirocko;M. Sarnthein;H. Erlenkeuser;H. Lange

  • Changes in East Atlantic Deepwater Circulation over the last 30,000 years: Eight time slice reconstructions

    Michael Sarnthein;Kyaw Winn;Simon J. A. Jung;Jean-Claude Duplessy

  • The cold event 8200 years ago documented in oxygen isotope records of precipitation in Europe and Greenland

    U. von Grafenstein;H. Erlenkeuser;J. Müller;J. Jouzel

  • Final closure of Panama and the onset of northern hemisphere glaciation

    G. Bartoli;M. Sarnthein;M. Weinelt;H. Erlenkeuser

  • Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Patterns off Northwest Africa During the Past 25 Million Years

    Michael Sarnthein;Jörn Thiede;Uwe Pflaumann;H. Erlenkeuser

  • Correlation of marine 14C ages from the nordic seas with the GISP2 isotope record : Implications for 14C calibration beyond 25 ka BP

    Antje H. L. Voelker;Michael Sarnthein;Pieter M. Grootes;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • Temperature and salinity variations of Mediterranean Sea surface waters over the last 16,000 years from records of planktonic stable oxygen isotopes and alkenone unsaturation ratios

    Kay-Christian Emeis;Ulrich Struck;Hans-Martin Schulz;Reinhild Rosenberg

  • Arctic Ocean deep-sea record of northern Eurasian ice sheet history

    Robert F. Spielhagen;Robert F. Spielhagen;Karl-Heinz Baumann;Helmut Erlenkeuser;Norbert R. Nowaczyk

  • Modulation and amplification of climatic changes in the Northern Hemisphere by the Indian summer monsoon during the past 80 k.y

    H.R. Kudrass;A. Hofmann;H. Doose;K. Emeis

  • Impacts of orbital forcing and atmospheric carbon dioxide on Miocene ice-sheet expansion

    Ann E L Holbourn;Wolfgang Kuhnt;Michael Schulz;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • Potential links between surging ice sheets, circulation changes, and the Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles in the Irminger Sea, 60-18 kyr

    S van Kreveld;M Sarnthein;H Erlenkeuser;P Grootes

  • High-resolution carbon isotope records of the Aptian to Lower Albian from SE France and the Mazagan Plateau (DSDP Site 545): a stratigraphic tool for paleoceanographic and paleobiologic reconstruction

    Jens O. Herrle;Jens O. Herrle;Peter Kößler;Oliver Friedrich;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • Variations in Atlantic surface ocean paleoceanography, 50°-80°N: A time-slice record of the last 30,000 years

    Michael Sarnthein;Eystein Jansen;Mara Weinelt;Maurice Arnold

  • Mediterranean outflow strengthening during northern hemisphere coolings: A salt source for the glacial Atlantic?

    Antje H.L. Voelker;S.M. Lebreiro;J. Schönfeld;I. Cacho

  • Paired δ18O signals of Neogloboquadrina pachyderma (s) and Turborotalita quinqueloba show thermal stratification structure in Nordic Seas

    Johannes Simstich;Michael Sarnthein;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • Active growth of the Bengal Fan during sea-level rise and highstand

    Michael E. Weber;Michael H. Wiedicke;Hermann R. Kudrass;Christian Hübscher

  • Atmospheric summer circulation and coastal upwelling in the Arabian Sea during the Holocene and the last glaciation

    Frank Sirocko;Michael Sarnthein;Heinz Lange;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • Thermohaline instability in the North Atlantic during meltwater events: Stable isotope and ice-rafted detritus records from Core SO75-26KL, Portuguese Margin

    Rainer Zahn;Joachim Schönfeld;Hermann-Rudolf Kudrass;Myong-Ho Park

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael E Weber
Michael E Weber University of Bonn
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Michael Sarnthein
Michael Sarnthein Kiel University
Uwe Pflaumann
Uwe Pflaumann Kiel University
Robert F Spielhagen
Robert F Spielhagen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Carles Pelejero
Carles Pelejero Institute of Marine Sciences
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
Markus Kienast
Markus Kienast Dalhousie University
Jörn Thiede
Jörn Thiede Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Jan Heinemeier
Jan Heinemeier Aarhus University

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