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Jens M. Turowski

Jens M. Turowski

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3697 3389 255 240 217 6828

Jens M. Turowski publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jens M. Turowski between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jens M. Turowski published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 15.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2023. 49 of the 334 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2023. 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 30 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 28 publications
2005 2025

334 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jens M. Turowski: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 3
2006 1
2007 2
2008 4
2009 6
2010 11
2011 10
2012 11
2013 18
2014 18
2015 25
2016 25
2017 30
2018 12
2019 23
2020 16
2021 22
2022 17
2023 31
2024 21
2025 28
Total 334
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Jens M. Turowski 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 Jens M. Turowski 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, 208–217 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: 217 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
208–217 292 217
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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Jens M. Turowski 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 Jens M. Turowski 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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

Jens M. Turowski is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on subfields such as Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Earth-Surface Processes, Soil Science, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work concentrates on key topics including Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Landslides and related hazards, Geological formations and processes, Soil erosion and sediment transport, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

Turowski has contributed multiple times to several publication venues. Frequent outlets for their research include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Water Resources Research
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Nature Communications

Collaboration plays an important role in their scholarly output. Notable frequent co-authors encompass:

  • Ci-Jian Yang
  • Hui Tang
  • Ron Nativ
  • Michael Dietze
  • Jonathan B. Laronne

Their recent publications cover diverse aspects of earth surface and environmental sciences and include the following papers:

  • "Constraining tectonic uplift and advection from the main drainage divide of a mountain belt," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The role of infrequently mobile boulders in modulating landscape evolution and geomorphic hazards," 2021, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Deriving Debris-Flow Dynamics From Real-Time Impact-Force Measurements," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • "A digital-twin platform for cryospheric disaster warning," 2024, National Science Review
  • "Mass balance, grade, and adjustment timescales in bedrock channels," 2020, Earth Surface Dynamics

Best Publications

  • The partitioning of the total sediment load of a river into suspended load and bedload: a review of empirical data

    Jens M. Turowski;Dieter Rickenmann;Simon J. Dadson

  • The impact of exceptional events on erosion, bedload transport and channel stability in a step-pool channel

    Jens M. Turowski;Elowyn M. Yager;Alexandre Badoux;Dieter Rickenmann

  • Cover effect in bedrock abrasion : A new derivation and its implications for the modeling of bedrock channel morphology

    Jens M. Turowski;Jens M. Turowski;Dimitri Lague;Dimitri Lague;Niels Hovius

  • Bedload transport measurements at the Erlenbach stream with geophones and automated basket samplers

    Dieter Rickenmann;Jens M. Turowski;Bruno Fritschi;Angela Klaiber

  • Distribution of erosion across bedrock channels

    Jens M. Turowski;Niels Hovius;Hsieh Meng-Long;Dimitri Lague

  • Hydraulic geometry, river sediment and the definition of bedrock channels

    Jens M. Turowski;Niels Hovius;Andrew Wilson;Ming-Jame Horng

  • Evaluation of bedload transport predictions using flow resistance equations to account for macro-roughness in steep mountain streams

    Manuel Nitsche;Dieter Rickenmann;Jens M. Turowski;Alexandre Badoux

  • Start and end of bedload transport in gravel-bed streams

    Jens M. Turowski;Alexandre Badoux;Dieter Rickenmann

  • A demonstration of the importance of bedload transport for fluvial bedrock erosion and knickpoint propagation

    Kristen L. Cook;Jens M. Turowski;Niels Hovius

  • Bedload transport measurements with impact plate geophones: comparison of sensor calibration in different gravel‐bed streams

    Dieter Rickenmann;Jens M. Turowski;Bruno Fritschi;Carlos Wyss

  • Sediment supply, grain protrusion, and bedload transport in mountain streams

    E. M. Yager;J. M. Turowski;D. Rickenmann;B. W. McArdell

  • Long-term erosion of the Nepal Himalayas by bedrock landsliding: the role of monsoons, earthquakes and giant landslides

    Odin Marc;Robert Behling;Christoff Andermann;Jens Turowski

  • Tools and cover effects in bedload transport observations in the Pitzbach, Austria

    Jens M. Turowski;Dieter Rickenmann

  • Seismic monitoring of torrential and fluvial processes

    Arnaud Burtin;Niels Hovius;Jens M. Turowski

  • Bed load sediment transport inferred from seismic signals near a river

    Danica L. Roth;Emily E. Brodsky;Noah J. Finnegan;Dieter. Rickenmann

  • Experimental channel response to tectonic uplift

    Jens M. Turowski;Dimitri Lague;Alain Crave;Niels Hovius

  • Analysis of changes in the step-pool morphology and channel profile of a steep mountain stream following a large flood

    Peter Molnar;Alexander L. Densmore;Brian W. McArdell;Jens M. Turowski

  • Runoff-driven export of particulate organic carbon from soil in temperate forested uplands

    Joanne C. Smith;Albert Galy;Niels Hovius;Andrew M. Tye

  • Scaling relationships between bed load volumes, transport distances, and stream power in steep mountain channels

    Johannes M. Schneider;Jens M. Turowski;Dieter Rickenmann;Ramon Hegglin

  • Measuring Bed Load Transport Rates by Grain-Size Fraction Using the Swiss Plate Geophone Signal at the Erlenbach

    Carlos R. Wyss;Dieter Rickenmann;Bruno Fritschi;Jens M. Turowski

  • The partitioning of the total sediment load of a river into suspended load and bedload

    J. M. Turowski;D. Rickenmann;S. J. Dadson

Frequent Co-Authors

Dieter Rickenmann
Dieter Rickenmann Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Niels Hovius
Niels Hovius University of Potsdam
Brian W. McArdell
Brian W. McArdell Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Michael C. Dietze
Michael C. Dietze Boston University
Dimitri Lague
Dimitri Lague University of Rennes
Jonathan B. Laronne
Jonathan B. Laronne Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva
Massimiliano Zappa
Massimiliano Zappa Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Peter Molnar
Peter Molnar University of Colorado Boulder

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