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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8779 8158 636 607 284 3148

Johannes Freitag publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Johannes Freitag between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Johannes Freitag published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 62 publications in 2017. 8 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 62. Peak 62 publications in 2017. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 62 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Johannes Freitag: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 1
1997 0
1998 1
1999 3
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 9
2004 3
2005 4
2006 5
2007 12
2008 7
2009 12
2010 5
2011 6
2012 10
2013 10
2014 8
2015 5
2016 23
2017 62
2018 10
2019 16
2020 10
2021 34
2022 4
2023 28
2024 16
2025 7
2026 1
Total 316
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Johannes Freitag 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 Johannes Freitag 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, 278–287 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: 284 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
278–287 128 284
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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Johannes Freitag 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 Johannes Freitag 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Johannes Freitag is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science. The main subfields of their work include Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The principal topics covered in Freitag's research are:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

Freitag has recently contributed to a selection of scientific papers including:

  • "Modern temperatures in central-north Greenland warmest in past millennium," 2023, Nature
  • "Improved estimates of preindustrial biomass burning reduce the magnitude of aerosol climate forcing in the Southern Hemisphere," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Hemispheric black carbon increase after the 13th-century Māori arrival in New Zealand," 2021, Nature
  • "Melt in the Greenland EastGRIP ice core reveals Holocene warm events," 2022, Climate of the Past
  • "Microstructure of Snow and Its Link to Trace Elements and Isotopic Composition at Kohnen Station, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica," 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Freitag include:

  • Maria Hörhold
  • Sepp Kipfstuhl
  • Frank Wilhelms
  • Joseph R. McConnell
  • Thomas Laepple

Freitag's work has appeared multiple times in several scientific publication venues. The most frequent of these are:

  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • The Cryosphere
  • Climate of the Past
  • Nature
  • Frontiers in Earth Science

Best Publications

  • One-to-one coupling of glacial climate variability in Greenland and Antarctica.

    C. Barbante;J.-M. Barnola;J.-M. Barnola;S. Becagli;J. Beer;J. Beer

  • The densification of layered polar firn

    Maria Hörhold;Sepp Kipfstuhl;Frank Wilhelms;Johannes Freitag

  • Firn-air δ15N in modern polar sites and glacial–interglacial ice: a model-data mismatch during glacial periods in Antarctica?

    Amaelle Landais;Amaelle Landais;Jean-Marc Barnola;Kenji Kawamura;Nicolas Caillon

  • A key source area and constraints on entrainment for basin-scale sediment transport by Arctic sea ice

    Hajo Eicken;Josef Kolatschek;Johannes Freitag;Frank Lindemann

  • Development and application of pressure-core-sampling systems for the investigation of gas- and gas-hydrate-bearing sediments

    Friedrich Abegg;Hans-Jürgen Hohnberg;Thomas Pape;Gerhard Bohrmann

  • Isotopic exchange on the diurnal scale between near-surface snow and lower atmospheric water vapor at Kohnen station, East Antarctica

    François Ritter;François Ritter;Hans Christian Steen-Larsen;Hans Christian Steen-Larsen;Martin Werner;Valérie Masson-Delmotte

  • On the impact of impurities on the densification of polar firn

    Maria Hörhold;Thomas Laepple;Johannes Freitag;Matthias Bigler

  • Polar ice structure and the integrity of ice-core paleoclimate records

    Sérgio H. Faria;Johannes Freitag;Sepp Kipfstuhl

  • Microstructure-dependent densification of polar firn derived from X-ray microtomography

    Johannes Freitag;Frank Wilhelms;Sepp Kipfstuhl

  • Microstructure mapping: a new method for imaging deformation-induced microstructural features of ice on the grain scale

    Sepp Kipfstuhl;Ilka Hamann;Anja Lambrecht;Johannes Freitag

  • Meltwater circulation and permeability of Arctic summer sea ice derived from hydrological field experiments

    Johannes Freitag;Hajo Eicken

  • Evidence of dynamic recrystallization in polar firn

    Sepp Kipfstuhl;Sérgio H. Faria;Nobuhiko Azuma;Johannes Freitag

  • Fabric of gas hydrate in sediments from Hydrate Ridge—results from ODP Leg 204 samples

    Friedrich Abegg;Gerhard Bohrmann;Johannes Freitag;Werner F Kuhs

  • Regional climate signal vs. local noise: a two-dimensional viewof water isotopes in Antarctic firn at Kohnen Station, Dronning MaudLand

    Thomas Münch;Thomas Münch;Sepp Kipfstuhl;Johannes Freitag;Hanno Meyer

  • Retrieval of Snow Properties from the Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour Instrument

    Alexander A. Kokhanovsky;Maxim Lamare;Olaf Danne;Carsten Brockmann

  • Modern temperatures in central–north Greenland warmest in past millennium

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  • Impurity-controlled densification: a new model for stratified polar firn

    Johannes Freitag;Sepp Kipfstuhl;Thomas Laepple;Frank Wilhelms

  • Core-scale radioscopic imaging: a new method reveals density-calcium link in Antarctic firn

    Johannes Freitag;Sepp Kipfstuhl;Thomas Laepple

  • Constraints on post-depositional isotope modifications in East Antarctic firn from analysing temporal changes of isotope profiles

    Thomas Münch;Thomas Münch;Sepp Kipfstuhl;Johannes Freitag;Hanno Meyer

  • Grain-size evolution of polar firn: a new empirical grain growth parameterization based on X-ray microcomputer tomography measurements

    Stefanie Linow;Maria W. Hörhold;Johannes Freitag

  • Strong-wind events and their influence on the formation of snow dunes: observations from Kohnen station, Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica

    Gerit Birnbaum;Johannes Freitag;Ralf Brauner;Gert König-Langlo

  • Layering of surface snow and firn at Kohnen Station, Antarctica: Noise or seasonal signal?

    Thomas Laepple;Maria Hörhold;Maria Hörhold;Thomas Münch;Thomas Münch;Johannes Freitag

Frequent Co-Authors

Sepp Kipfstuhl
Sepp Kipfstuhl Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Olaf Eisen
Olaf Eisen University of Bremen
Thomas Laepple
Thomas Laepple Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Frank Wilhelms
Frank Wilhelms Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Hanno Meyer
Hanno Meyer Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Joseph R. McConnell
Joseph R. McConnell Desert Research Institute
Dietmar Wagenbach
Dietmar Wagenbach Heidelberg University
Angelika Humbert
Angelika Humbert Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Robert Mulvaney
Robert Mulvaney British Antarctic Survey
Manfred Wendisch
Manfred Wendisch Leipzig University

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