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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4003 3674 278 263 352 8484

Ilka Peeken publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ilka Peeken between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ilka Peeken published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 78 publications in 2011. 11 of the 402 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 78. Peak 78 publications in 2011. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 78 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1990 2025

402 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ilka Peeken: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 4
1996 0
1997 4
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 5
2002 0
2003 0
2004 8
2005 14
2006 13
2007 6
2008 17
2009 12
2010 22
2011 78
2012 13
2013 14
2014 33
2015 17
2016 17
2017 29
2018 11
2019 18
2020 20
2021 14
2022 13
2023 8
2024 5
2025 6
Total 402
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Ilka Peeken 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 Ilka Peeken 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, 348–357 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: 352 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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 87 352
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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Ilka Peeken 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 Ilka Peeken 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 47
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

Ilka Peeken is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics in Peeken's body of work concentrate on the dynamics and environmental changes of polar regions and marine ecosystems. These topics include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Marine animal studies overview

Peeken has collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating a strong network in polar and marine science communities. Notable coauthors include:

  • Hauke Flores
  • Giulia Castellani
  • Philipp Assmy
  • Thomas Krumpen
  • Katja Metfies

The scientist's recent publications mainly appear in recognized journals and address aspects of polar environments and marine biology. Some of the recent papers are:

  • The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Changes in Sea-Ice Protist Diversity With Declining Sea Ice in the Arctic Ocean From the 1980s to 2010s, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine organic matter in the remote environment of the Cape Verde islands - an introduction and overview to the MarParCloud campaign, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Interactions between the ice algae Fragillariopsis cylindrus and microplastics in sea ice, 2020, Environment International
  • Biological responses to change in Antarctic sea ice habitats, 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Throughout their career, Peeken has contributed repeatedly to influential journals including Frontiers in Marine Science, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene, Arctic Science, Biogeosciences, and The Cryosphere.

Best Publications

  • Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic

    Ilka Peeken;Sebastian Primpke;Birte Beyer;Julia Gütermann

  • Export of Algal Biomass from the Melting Arctic Sea Ice

    Antje Boetius;Sebastian Albrecht;Karel Bakker;Christina Bienhold

  • Deep carbon export from a Southern Ocean iron-fertilized diatom bloom

    Victor Smetacek;Victor Smetacek;Christine Klaas;Volker H. Strass;Philipp Assmy;Philipp Assmy

  • Thick-shelled, grazer-protected diatoms decouple ocean carbon and silicon cycles in the iron-limited Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

    Philipp Assmy;Philipp Assmy;Victor Smetacek;Victor Smetacek;Marina Montresor;Christine Klaas

  • Evaluation of the global oceanic isoprene source and its impacts on marine organic carbon aerosol

    S.R. Arnold;D.V. Spracklen;J. Williams;N. Yassaa

  • Quantitative observation of cyanobacteria and diatoms from space using PhytoDOAS on SCIAMACHY data

    Astrid Bracher;Astrid Bracher;M. Vountas;Tilman Dinter;J. P. Burrows

  • The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems

    Delphine Lannuzel;Letizia Tedesco;Maria van Leeuwe;Karley Campbell

  • The Weddell Gyre, Southern Ocean: Present Knowledge and Future Challenges

    M. Vernet;Walter Geibert;Mario Hoppema;P.J. Brown

  • The importance of ice algae-produced carbon in the central Arctic Ocean ecosystem: Food web relationships revealed by lipid and stable isotope analyses

    Doreen Kohlbach;Martin Graeve;Benjamin A. Lange;Carmen David

  • Photosynthetic production in the central Arctic Ocean during the record sea-ice minimum in 2012

    Mar Fernández-Méndez;Christian Katlein;Benjamin Rabe;Marcel Nicolaus

  • Different reactions of Southern Ocean phytoplankton size classes to iron fertilization.

    Linn J. Hoffmann;Ilka Peeken;Karin Lochte;Philipp Assmy

  • Evidence for marine production of monoterpenes

    Noureddine Yassaa;Ilka Peeken;Eckart Zöllner;Katrin Bluhm

  • Summertime plankton ecology in Fram Strait - a compilation of long- and short-term observations

    Eva-Maria Nöthig;Astrid Bracher;Anja Engel;Katja Metfies

  • Screening volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from five marine phytoplankton species by head space gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (HS-GC/MS).

    Aurélie Colomb;Noureddine Yassaa;Jonathan Williams;Ilka Peeken

  • Arctic warming interrupts the Transpolar Drift and affects long-range transport of sea ice and ice-rafted matter

    Thomas Krumpen;H. Jakob Belter;Antje Boetius;Ellen Damm

  • Biogeochemical dynamics and the silicon cycle in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean during austral spring 1992

    B. Quéguiner;P. Treguér;Ilka Peeken;R. Scharek

  • Pelagic processes and vertical flux of particles: an overview of a long-term comparative study in the Norwegian Sea and Greenland Sea

    B. von Bodungen;A. Antia;E. Bauerfeind;O. Haupt

  • Patterns of nitrogen fixation along 10°N in the tropical Atlantic

    Maren Voss;Peter Croot;Karin Lochte;Matthew M. Mills

  • Composition, buoyancy regulation and fate of ice algal aggregates in the Central Arctic Ocean.

    Mar Fernández-Méndez;Frank Wenzhöfer;Ilka Peeken;Heidi L. Sørensen

  • Physical anatomy of fronts and surface waters in the ACC near the 6°W meridian during austral spring 1992

    C. Veth;Ilka Peeken;R. Scharek

  • Floating ice-algal aggregates below melting arctic sea ice.

    Philipp Assmy;Jens K. Ehn;Mar Fernández-Méndez;Mar Fernández-Méndez;Haakon Hop

  • Patterns of nitrogen fixation along 10°N in the tropical Atlantic : Results of the Meteor 55: Tropical SOLAS expedition

    Maren Voss;Peter Croot;Karin Lochte;Matthew Mills

Frequent Co-Authors

Astrid Bracher
Astrid Bracher University of Bremen
Ulrich Bathmann
Ulrich Bathmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Eva-Maria Nöthig
Eva-Maria Nöthig Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Melanie Bergmann
Melanie Bergmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Gunnar Gerdts
Gunnar Gerdts Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Antje Boetius
Antje Boetius Max Planck Society
Marcel Nicolaus
Marcel Nicolaus Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Valérie Gros
Valérie Gros Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Volker Strass
Volker Strass Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Thomas Krumpen
Thomas Krumpen Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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