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2025

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 2972 2715 11 11 230 14706

Helmut Rott publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Helmut Rott between 1973 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Helmut Rott published across 53 years, from 1973 to 2025, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2011. 9 of the 253 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2011. 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 5 publications
1973 2025

253 publications in total across all disciplines

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Helmut Rott: publications per year, 1973 to 2025
Year Publications
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 2
1982 1
1983 0
1984 3
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 5
1992 4
1993 5
1994 3
1995 4
1996 4
1997 3
1998 7
1999 12
2000 4
2001 3
2002 6
2003 5
2004 3
2005 5
2006 10
2007 6
2008 8
2009 8
2010 16
2011 18
2012 12
2013 9
2014 9
2015 8
2016 13
2017 8
2018 10
2019 5
2020 3
2021 9
2022 5
2023 1
2024 4
2025 5
Total 253
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Helmut Rott 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 Rott 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, 228–237 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: 230 publications — 73rd percentile

73% 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
228–237 262 230
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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Helmut Rott 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 Rott 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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 52
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2009 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to microwave techniques for evaluating climate change

Overview

Helmut Rott is affiliated with the University of Innsbruck in Austria and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science, with additional interests in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Aerospace Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology.

The research topics Helmut Rott has been involved in include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing
  • Polar Research and Ecology

They have published several recent papers that highlight their research interests and contributions:

  • "Airborne Experiment on Insar Snow Mass Retrieval in Alpine Environment", 2022, IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
  • "Exploiting the ANN Potential in Estimating Snow Depth and Snow Water Equivalent From the Airborne SnowSAR Data at X- and Ku-Bands", 2021, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Impact of marine processes on flow dynamics of northern Antarctic Peninsula outlet glaciers", 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Penetration of interferometric radar signals in Antarctic snow", 2021, The Cryosphere
  • "Airborne SnowSAR data at X and Ku bands over boreal forest, alpine and tundra snow cover", 2022, Earth system science data

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Helmut Rott include:

  • Thomas Nägler
  • Jan Wuite
  • Stefan Scheiblauer
  • Ludivine Libert
  • Markus Hetzenecker

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
  • IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Nature Communications
  • The Cryosphere
  • Earth system science data

Helmut Rott was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 2009 for contributions to microwave techniques used in evaluating climate change.

Best Publications

  • A reconciled estimate of ice-sheet mass balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;A. Geruo;Valentina R. Barletta

  • A Method for Estimating Soil Moisture from ERS Scatterometer and Soil Data

    Wolfgang Wagner;Guido Lemoine;Helmut Rott

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • Sentinels for science: potential of Sentinel-1, -2, and -3 missions for scientific observations of ocean, cryosphere, and land

    Zbyněk Malenovský;Helmut Rott;Josef Cihlar;Michael E. Schaepman

  • Rapid Collapse of Northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica

    Helmut Rott;Pedro Skvarca;Thomas Nagler

  • Retrieval of wet snow by means of multitemporal SAR data

    T. Nagler;H. Rott

  • Breakup and conditions for stability of the northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica

    C. S. M. Doake;H. F. J. Corr;H. Rott;P. Skvarca

  • A study of vegetation cover effects on ERS scatterometer data

    W. Wagner;G. Lemoine;M. Borgeaud;H. Rott

  • Snow-Cover Parameters Retrieved from Nimbus-7 Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR) Data

    Klaus F. Kunzi;Subash Patil;Helmut Rott

  • 2011 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM (IGARSS)

    Helmut Rott;Donald W. Cline;Claude Duguay;Richard Essery

  • Cold Regions Hydrology High-Resolution Observatory for Snow and Cold Land Processes

    Helmut Rott;Simon H Yueh;Donald W Cline;Claude Duguay

  • Northern Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica: further retreat after collapse

    Helmut Rott;Wolfgang Rack;Pedro Skvarca;Hernán De Angelis

  • The Sentinel-1 Mission: New Opportunities for Ice Sheet Observations

    Thomas Nagler;Helmut Rott;Markus Hetzenecker;Jan Wuite

  • Pattern of retreat and disintegration of the Larsen B ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula

    Wolfgang Rack;Helmut Rott

  • Advancements for Snowmelt Monitoring by Means of Sentinel-1 SAR

    Thomas Nagler;Helmut Rott;Elisabeth Ripper;Gabriele Bippus

  • ESM-SnowMIP: assessing snow models and quantifying snow-related climate feedbacks

    Gerhard Krinner;Chris Derksen;Richard Essery;Mark Flanner

  • Snow mapping in alpine regions with synthetic aperture radar

    Jiancheng Shi;J. Dozier;H. Rott

  • Monitoring soil moisture over the Canadian Prairies with the ERS scatterometer

    W. Wagner;J. Noll;M. Borgeaud;H. Rott

  • Monitoring very slow slope movements by means of SAR interferometry: A case study from a mass waste above a reservoir in the Ötztal Alps, Austria

    Helmut Rott;Bernd Scheuchl;Andreas Siegel;Bernhard Grasemann

  • The imbalance of glaciers after disintegration of Larsen-B ice shelf, Antarctic Peninsula

    Helmut Rott;Florian Müller;Thomas Nagler;Dana Floricioiu

  • Mass fluxes and dynamics of Moreno Glacier, Southern Patagonia Icefield

    Helmut Rott;Martin Stuefer;Andreas Siegel;Pedro Skvarca

  • Supplementary Materials for A Reconciled Estimate of Ice-Sheet Mass Balance

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik R. Ivins;Geruo A;Valentina R. Barletta

Frequent Co-Authors

Jouni Pulliainen
Jouni Pulliainen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Giovanni Macelloni
Giovanni Macelloni National Research Council (CNR)
Irena Hajnsek
Irena Hajnsek German Aerospace Center
Pedro Skvarca
Pedro Skvarca Argentine Antarctic Institute
Richard Essery
Richard Essery University of Edinburgh
Claude R. Duguay
Claude R. Duguay University of Waterloo
Juha Lemmetyinen
Juha Lemmetyinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Simon Yueh
Simon Yueh Jet Propulsion Lab
Andreas Wiesmann
Andreas Wiesmann University of Bern
Alberto Moreira
Alberto Moreira German Aerospace Center

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