| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 102 | 115 | 97 | 60 | 50 | 270 | 74763 |
The chart shows the history of publications by James Hansen between 1958 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James Hansen published across 68 years, from 1958 to 2025, averaging 7.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2013. 4 of the 511 publications appeared in the last two years.
511 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1958 | 1 |
| 1959 | 0 |
| 1960 | 0 |
| 1961 | 0 |
| 1962 | 0 |
| 1963 | 0 |
| 1964 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2 |
| 1967 | 3 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 4 |
| 1970 | 1 |
| 1971 | 6 |
| 1972 | 2 |
| 1973 | 2 |
| 1974 | 10 |
| 1975 | 6 |
| 1976 | 3 |
| 1977 | 9 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 6 |
| 1980 | 4 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 4 |
| 1986 | 3 |
| 1987 | 2 |
| 1988 | 3 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 10 |
| 1998 | 9 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 4 |
| 2004 | 19 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 23 |
| 2007 | 25 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 29 |
| 2014 | 14 |
| 2015 | 21 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| Total | 511 |
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 James Hansen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 270 publications — 82nd percentile
82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 270 |
| 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 |
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 James Hansen sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 102 D-Index — 99th percentile
99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 102 |
| 103 | 4 | |
| 104 | 6 | |
| 105 | 6 | |
| 106+ | 98 |
James Hansen is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with notable specialization in global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics. Their work also extensively covers geophysics and soil science.
The main topics addressed in Hansen's publications include climate variability and models, climate change impacts on agriculture, meteorological phenomena and simulations, agricultural risk and resilience, CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions, and geological and geochemical analysis as well as geological and geophysical studies worldwide.
Hansen has contributed to the following peer-reviewed papers:
Hansen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:
Their publications appear most often in the following venues:
Over the course of their career, Hansen has received multiple recognitions, including being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 1993, election to the National Academy of Sciences in 1996, membership in the Academia Europaea in 1999, and receiving the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in 2016.
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