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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4442 4086 312 296 334 7794

Joachim Schönfeld publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joachim Schönfeld between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joachim Schönfeld published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 2019. 8 of the 359 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 2019. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 13 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 47 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications
1960 2025

359 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joachim Schönfeld: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 3
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 2
1999 7
2000 1
2001 13
2002 3
2003 20
2004 5
2005 5
2006 9
2007 18
2008 11
2009 36
2010 26
2011 18
2012 14
2013 14
2014 14
2015 10
2016 7
2017 10
2018 12
2019 47
2020 6
2021 16
2022 5
2023 3
2024 3
2025 5
Total 359
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Joachim Schönfeld 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 Joachim Schönfeld 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, 328–337 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: 334 publications — 90th percentile

90% 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 87 334
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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Joachim Schönfeld 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 Joachim Schönfeld 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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 45
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

Joachim Schönfeld is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany, focusing primarily on research within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work is prominently situated at the intersection of multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, and Paleontology.

Their research encompasses a variety of topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Geological formations and processes, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Joachim Schönfeld include:

  • "Denitrification in foraminifera has an ancient origin and is complemented by associated bacteria," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Bottom-water deoxygenation at the Peruvian margin during the last deglaciation recorded by benthic foraminifera," 2020, Biogeosciences
  • "A hidden sedimentary phosphate pool inside benthic foraminifera from the Peruvian upwelling region might nucleate phosphogenesis," 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Recent benthic foraminiferal distribution in the Elbe Estuary (North Sea, Germany): A response to environmental stressors," 2021, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • "Benthic foraminifera and pore water carbonate chemistry on a tidal flat and salt marsh at Ria Formosa, Algarve, Portugal," 2022, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Frequent publication venues for Schönfeld include:

  • Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
  • Biogeosciences
  • Journal of Micropalaeontology
  • Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable frequent co-authors working with Joachim Schönfeld are:

  • Nicolaas Glock
  • Sarina Schmidt
  • Tanita Wein
  • Julia Weißenbach
  • Tal Dagan

The research conducted by Schönfeld addresses complex environmental and geological phenomena, often focused on benthic foraminifera and their roles within marine ecosystems and geochemical cycles. Their work contributes to understanding sedimentary processes, paleoenvironmental conditions, and microbial influences in marine settings.

Best Publications

  • Variability of the western Mediterranean Sea surface temperature during the last 25,000 years and its connection with the Northern Hemisphere climatic changes

    Isabel Cacho;Joan O. Grimalt;Miquel Canals;Laura Sbaffi

  • The FOBIMO (FOraminiferal BIo-MOnitoring) initiative—Towards a standardised protocol for soft-bottom benthic foraminiferal monitoring studies

    Joachim Schönfeld;Elisabeth Alve;Emmanuelle Geslin;Frans Jorissen

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores over the last 40 thousand years

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C. Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

  • Millennial-scale oceanic climate variability off the Western Iberian margin during the last two glacial periods

    Lúcia de Abreu;Nicholas J Shackleton;Joachim Schönfeld;Michael Hall

  • Mediterranean outflow strengthening during northern hemisphere coolings: A salt source for the glacial Atlantic?

    Antje H.L. Voelker;S.M. Lebreiro;J. Schönfeld;I. Cacho

  • Thermohaline instability in the North Atlantic during meltwater events: Stable isotope and ice-rafted detritus records from Core SO75-26KL, Portuguese Margin

    Rainer Zahn;Joachim Schönfeld;Hermann-Rudolf Kudrass;Myong-Ho Park

  • Late Glacial to Holocene history of the Mediterranean Outflow. Evidence from benthic foraminiferal assemblages and stable isotopes at the Portuguese margin

    Joachim Schönfeld;Rainer Zahn

  • Position of the Polar Front along the western Iberian margin during key cold episodes of the last 45 ka

    Frédérique Eynaud;Lucia de Abreu;Antje H. L. Voelker;Joachim Schönfeld

  • High-resolution stratigraphy of the Mediterranean outflow contourite system in the Gulf of Cadiz during the late Pleistocene: The impact of Heinrich events

    E. Llave;Joachim Schönfeld;F.J. Hernández-Molina;T. Mulder

  • Recent benthic foraminiferal assemblages in deep high-energy environments from the Gulf of Cadiz (Spain)

    Joachim Schönfeld

  • The impact of the Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) on benthic foraminiferal assemblages and surface sediments at the southern Portuguese continental margin

    Joachim Schönfeld

  • A new benthic foraminiferal proxy for near-bottom current velocities in the Gulf of Cadiz, northeastern Atlantic Ocean

    Joachim Schönfeld

  • Foram-AMBI: A sensitivity index based on benthic foraminiferal faunas from North-East Atlantic and Arctic fjords, continental shelves and slopes

    Elisabeth Alve;Sergei Korsun;Joachim Schönfeld;Noortje Dijkstra

  • Ocean surface water response to short-term climate changes revealed by coccolithophores from the Gulf of Cadiz (NE Atlantic) and Alboran Sea (W Mediterranean)

    Elena Colmenero-Hidalgo;José Abel Flores;Francisco Javier Sierro;M.ª Ángeles Bárcena

  • Combined Marine Proxy and Pollen Analyses Reveal Rapid Iberian Vegetation Response to North Atlantic Millennial-Scale Climate Oscillations

    Katherine H. Roucoux;Nicholas J. Shackleton;Lucia de Abreu;Joachim Schönfeld

  • Contourites of the Gulf of Cadiz: A high-resolution record of the paleocirculation of the Mediterranean outflow water during the last 50,000 years

    S. Toucanne;T. Mulder;Joachim Schönfeld;V. Hanquiez

  • BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA AND PORE-WATER OXYGEN PROFILES: A RE-ASSESSMENT OF SPECIES BOUNDARY CONDITIONS AT THE WESTERN IBERIAN MARGIN

    Joachim Schönfeld

  • Humans rather than climate the primary cause of Pleistocene megafaunal extinction in Australia.

    Sander van der Kaars;Sander van der Kaars;Gifford H. Miller;Gifford H. Miller;Chris S. M. Turney;Ellyn J. Cook

  • Surface and deep water response to rapid climate changes at the Western Iberian Margin

    Joachim Schönfeld;Rainer Zahn;Lúcia de Abreu

  • Campanian – Maastrichtian carbon isotope stratigraphy: shelf-ocean correlation between the European shelf sea and the tropical Pacific Ocean

    Silke Voigt;Oliver Friedrich;Richard D. Norris;Joachim Schönfeld

  • Impact of interrelated and interdependent ecological controls on benthic foraminifera: an example from the Gulf of Guinea

    Alexander Volker Altenbach;Gerhard Friedrich Lutze;Ralf Schiebel;Joachim Schönfeld

  • A Novel Eukaryotic Denitrification Pathway in Foraminifera.

    Christian Woehle;Alexandra-Sophie Roy;Nicolaas Glock;Tanita Wein

  • Implications for sedimentation changes on the Iberian margin over the last two glacial/interglacial transitions from (230Thexcess)0 systematics

    J. Thomson;S. Nixon;C.P. Summerhayes;J. Schönfeld

  • Consistently dated Atlantic sediment cores

    Claire Waelbroeck;Bryan C Lougheed;Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Lise Missiaen

Frequent Co-Authors

Antje H L Voelker
Antje H L Voelker Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi
Maria Fernanda Sanchez Goñi University of Bordeaux
Frédérique Eynaud
Frédérique Eynaud University of Bordeaux
Samuel Toucanne
Samuel Toucanne French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Filipa Naughton
Filipa Naughton Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera
Bruno Malaizé
Bruno Malaizé University of Bordeaux
Stéphanie Desprat
Stéphanie Desprat University of Bordeaux
Carsten Rühlemann
Carsten Rühlemann Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
William E. N. Austin
William E. N. Austin University of St Andrews
Anders E. Carlson
Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University

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