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Jan Scholten

Jan Scholten

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 33 8298 7697 602 574 123 4587

Jan Scholten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Scholten between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Scholten published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 4 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2019. 3 of the 144 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2019. 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 3 publications
1990 2025

144 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Scholten: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 4
1995 2
1996 0
1997 3
1998 4
1999 3
2000 4
2001 6
2002 3
2003 4
2004 2
2005 4
2006 3
2007 4
2008 4
2009 2
2010 3
2011 3
2012 7
2013 2
2014 2
2015 7
2016 4
2017 2
2018 10
2019 12
2020 7
2021 9
2022 8
2023 7
2024 0
2025 3
Total 144
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Jan Scholten 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 Scholten 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, 118–127 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: 123 publications — 24th percentile

24% 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
118–127 540 123
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
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Jan Scholten 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 Scholten 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% 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 33
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
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Jan Scholten is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans multiple subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, and Ecology.

The research topics covered by Scholten include Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Frequent publication venues for Scholten's work include Environmental Monitoring and Assessment and Water, with multiple publications in these journals. Other venues where their research has appeared are Earth-Science Reviews, Frontiers in Earth Science, and Limnology and Oceanography Letters.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Scholten demonstrate a focus on geochemical and environmental processes related to groundwater and marine systems:

  • Radium isotopes as submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) tracers: Review and recommendations, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • A State-Of-The-Art Perspective on the Characterization of Subterranean Estuaries at the Regional Scale, 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Carbon and alkalinity outwelling across the groundwater-creek-shelf continuum off Amazonian mangroves, 2021, Limnology and Oceanography Letters
  • Complex Eyed Pockmarks and Submarine Groundwater Discharge Revealed by Acoustic Data and Sediment Cores in Eckernförde Bay, SW Baltic Sea, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Unprecedented Fe delivery from the Congo River margin to the South Atlantic Gyre, 2020, Nature Communications

Scholten collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Michael E. Böttcher, Volker Liebetrau, Michael Schubert, Nils Moosdorf, and Cátia Milene Ehlert von Ahn. These collaborations suggest active engagement in interdisciplinary research teams.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Coastal Zone via Multiple Methods

    W.C. Burnett;P.K. Aggarwal;A. Aureli;H. Bokuniewicz

  • Basin‐wide particulate carbon flux in the Atlantic Ocean: Regional export patterns and potential for atmospheric CO2 sequestration

    Avan N Antia;Wolfgang Koeve;Gerhard Fischer;Thomas Blanz

  • Indication for Supernova Produced 60 Fe Activity on Earth

    K. Knie;K. Knie;G. Korschinek;T. Faestermann;C. Wallner

  • Trapping efficiencies of sediment traps from the deep Eastern North Atlantic:: the 230Th calibration

    Jan Scholten;Jan Fietzke;S. Vogler;M. Rutgers van der Loeff

  • Radium isotopes as submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) tracers: Review and recommendations

    J. Garcia-Orellana;V. Rodellas;J. Tamborski;M. Diego-Feliu

  • Hydrographic structure of brine-filled deeps in the Red Sea—new results from the Shaban, Kebrit, Atlantis II, and Discovery Deep

    M. Hartmann;J.C. Scholten;P. Stoffers;F. Wehner

  • First observations of high-temperature submarine hydrothermal vents and massive anhydrite deposits off the north coast of Iceland

    M. D. Hannington;Peter Herzig;Peter Stoffers;J. Scholten

  • Sediment accumulation rates in subpolar fjords - Impact of post-Little Ice Age glaciers retreat, Billefjorden, Svalbard

    Witold Szczuciński;Marek Zajączkowski;Jan Scholten

  • 230Th in the eastern North Atlantic: the importance of water mass ventilation in the balance of230Th

    S. Vogler;J. Scholten;M. Rutgers van der Loeff;A. Mangini

  • Distribution of 230Th and 231Pa in the water column in relation to the ventilation of the deep Arctic basins

    J.C. Scholten;M.M. Rutgers van der Loeff;A. Michel

  • 228Ra as a tracer for shelf water in the arctic ocean

    Michiel M. Rutgers Van Der Loeff;Robert M. Key;Jan Scholten;Dorothea Bauch

  • Geochemistry of hydrothermal manganese deposits from the Pitcairn Island hotspot, southeastern Pacific

    R. A. Hodkinson;P. Stoffers;J. Scholten;D. S. Cronan

  • Recycling of manganese from anoxic sediments in stagnant basins by seawater inflow: a study of surface sediments from the Gotland Basin, Baltic Sea

    Uwe Heiser;Thomas Neumann;Jan Scholten;Doris Stüben

  • Advection and scavenging: Effects on 230Th and 231Pa distribution off Southwest Africa

    Jan C. Scholten;Jan C. Scholten;J. Fietzke;A. Mangini;C.-D. Garbe-Schönberg

  • Radionuclide fluxes in the Arabian Sea: the role of particle composition

    J.C. Scholten;J. Fietzke;A. Mangini;P. Stoffers

  • Growth history of a hydrothermal silica chimney from the Mariana backarc spreading center (southwest Pacific, 18°13′N)

    Doris Stüben;Nasr.Eddine Taibi;Gary M. McMurtry;Jan Scholten

  • Submarine Groundwater Discharge at a Single Spot Location: Evaluation of Different Detection Approaches

    Michael Schubert;Jan Scholten;Axel Schmidt;Jean Francois Comanducci

  • Late Holocene intermediate water variability in the northeastern Atlantic as recorded by deep-sea corals

    K. Copard;K. Copard;Christophe Colin;G.S. Henderson;J. Scholten

  • 231Pa and 230Th in surface sediments of the Arctic Ocean: Implications for 231Pa/230Th fractionation, boundary scavenging, and advective export

    S.B. Moran;C.-C. Shen;R.L. Edwards;H.N. Edmonds

  • Benthic fluxes of trace metals in the Chukchi Sea and their transport into the Arctic Ocean

    Lucia Helena Vieira;Eric P. Achterberg;Jan Scholten;Aaron J. Beck

  • Assessing land-ocean connectivity via Submarine Groundwater Discharge (SGD) in the Ria Formosa Lagoon (Portugal) : combining radon measurements and stable isotope hydrology.

    Carlos Rocha;Cristina Veiga-Pires;Cristina Veiga-Pires;Jan Scholten;Kay Knoeller

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Stoffers
Peter Stoffers Kiel University
Mark Schmidt
Mark Schmidt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Augusto Mangini
Augusto Mangini Heidelberg University
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha
Carlos Frederico Duarte Rocha Rio de Janeiro State University
Jan Fietzke
Jan Fietzke GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Matthew A. Charette
Matthew A. Charette Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Willard S. Moore
Willard S. Moore University of South Carolina
Eric P. Achterberg
Eric P. Achterberg GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Pavel P. Povinec
Pavel P. Povinec Comenius University

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