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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 37 6890 6383 10 9 248 4997

Jan Laštovička publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Laštovička between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Laštovička published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2016. 9 of the 353 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2016. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 4 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 7 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 8 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 10 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 2 publications
1971 2025

353 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Laštovička: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 4
1973 1
1974 2
1975 3
1976 6
1977 3
1978 3
1979 7
1980 4
1981 2
1982 4
1983 0
1984 4
1985 3
1986 5
1987 6
1988 3
1989 7
1990 3
1991 4
1992 3
1993 1
1994 8
1995 2
1996 5
1997 7
1998 4
1999 4
2000 1
2001 10
2002 12
2003 7
2004 8
2005 6
2006 12
2007 9
2008 11
2009 11
2010 8
2011 6
2012 11
2013 10
2014 12
2015 13
2016 14
2017 10
2018 8
2019 8
2020 11
2021 14
2022 9
2023 14
2024 7
2025 2
Total 353
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Jan Laštovička 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 Jan Laštovička 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, 248–257 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: 248 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
248–257 208 248
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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Jan Laštovička 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 Jan Laštovička 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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2003 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Jan Laštovička is affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences in the Czech Republic, focusing on research in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research mainly addresses topics involving Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, and Climate Variability and Models.

Laštovička has contributed to various scientific journals, with frequent publications in Atmosphere, Advances in Space Research, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, and Geophysical Research Letters.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Jan Laštovička include:

  • "September 2019 Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming: Quasi-6-Day Wave Burst and Ionospheric Effects," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The best solar activity proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations," 2021, Advances in Space Research
  • "What is the optimum solar proxy for long-term ionospheric investigations?" 2020, Advances in Space Research
  • "Progress in investigating long-term trends in the mesosphere, thermosphere, and ionosphere," 2023, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Ionosphere Influenced From Lower-Lying Atmospheric Regions," 2021, Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences

Frequent collaborators include Michal Kozubek, Zbyšek Mošna, Claudia Stolle, Tarique Adnan Siddiqui, and Yosuke Yamazaki.

Jan Laštovička is a recognized member of the European Academy of Sciences since 2003.

Best Publications

  • Forcing of the ionosphere by waves from below

    Jan Laštovička

  • Ozone trends at northern mid- and high latitudes - a European perspective

    N. R. P. Harris;E. Kyrö;J. Staehelin;Dennis Brunner

  • Emerging pattern of global change in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere

    J. Laštovička;R.A. Akmaev;G. Beig;J. Bremer

  • September 2019 Antarctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming: Quasi-6-Day Wave Burst and Ionospheric Effects

    Yosuke Yamazaki;Vivien Matthias;Yasunobu Miyoshi;Claudia Stolle

  • Trends in the Neutral and Ionized Upper Atmosphere

    Jan Laštovička;Stanley C. Solomon;Liying Qian

  • Long-term trends in foF2: A comparison of various methods

    J. Laštovička;A.V. Mikhailov;T. Ulich;J. Bremer

  • A review of recent progress in trends in the upper atmosphere

    Jan Laštovička

  • Effects of geomagnetic storms in the lower ionosphere, middle atmosphere and troposphere☆

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  • Progress in observations and simulations of global change in the upper atmosphere

    Liying Qian;Jan Laštovička;Raymond G. Roble;Stanley C. Solomon

  • Solar activity impact on the Earth’s upper atmosphere

    Ivan Kutiev;Ioanna Tsagouri;Loredana Perrone;Dora Pancheva

  • Ionospheric disturbances (infrasound waves) over the Czech Republic excited by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake

    J. Chum;F. Hruska;J. Zednik;J. Lastovicka

  • Pre-storm enhancements of foF2 above Europe

    D. Burešová;J. Laštovička

  • Ionospheric disturbances under low solar activity conditions

    D. Buresova;J. Lastovicka;P. Hejda;J. Bochnicek

  • Global pattern of trends in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere: Recent progress

    J. Laštovička

  • Persistence of the planetary wave type oscillations in fo F2 over Europe

    J. Laštovička;P. Križan;P. Šauli;D. Novotná

  • The vertical propagation of disturbances triggered by seismic waves of the 11 March 2011 M9.0 Tohoku earthquake over Taiwan

    J. Y. Liu;J. Y. Liu;C. H. Chen;Y. Y. Sun;H. F. Tsai

  • On the role of solar and geomagnetic activity in long-term trends in the atmosphere ionosphere system

    Jan Laštovička

  • Trends in the upper atmosphere and ionosphere: Recent progress

    Jan Laštovička

  • Toward an Improved Representation of Middle Atmospheric Dynamics Thanks to the ARISE Project

    E. Blanc;L. Ceranna;A. Hauchecorne;A. Charlton-Perez

  • Long-term trends in planetary wave activity (2–15 days) at 80–100 km inferred from radio wave absorption

    J. Laštovička;V. Fišer;D. Pancheva

  • Ionospheric signatures of the April 25, 2015 Nepal earthquake and the relative role of compression and advection for Doppler sounding of infrasound in the ionosphere

    Jaroslav Chum;Jann-Yenq Liu;Jan Laštovička;Jiří Fišer

  • Impact of cosmic rays and solar energetic particles on the Earth’s ionosphere and atmosphere

    Peter I.Y. Velinov;Simeon Asenovski;Karel Kudela;Jan Lastovicka

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudia Stolle
Claudia Stolle Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University
William E. Ward
William E. Ward University of New Brunswick
Jann-Yenq Liu
Jann-Yenq Liu National Central University
Maurizio Ripepe
Maurizio Ripepe University of Florence
Andrew Charlton-Perez
Andrew Charlton-Perez University of Reading
Liying Qian
Liying Qian National Center for Atmospheric Research
Gufran Beig
Gufran Beig National Institute of Advanced Studies
Philippe Keckhut
Philippe Keckhut Atmospheres Laboratory Environments, Observations Spatiales
Yasunobu Miyoshi
Yasunobu Miyoshi Kyushu University
Stanley C. Solomon
Stanley C. Solomon National Center for Atmospheric Research

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