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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 65 1421 1261 92 85 279 13615

Jürgen Rullkötter publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jürgen Rullkötter between 1974 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jürgen Rullkötter published across 48 years, from 1974 to 2021, averaging 6.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2008. 3 of the 308 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2008. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 2 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 5 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 17 publications 1989: 14 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 11 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 3 publications
1974 2021

308 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jürgen Rullkötter: publications per year, 1974 to 2021
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 3
1976 2
1977 0
1978 0
1979 2
1980 3
1981 1
1982 5
1983 6
1984 8
1985 5
1986 4
1987 8
1988 17
1989 14
1990 12
1991 7
1992 13
1993 4
1994 7
1995 7
1996 2
1997 7
1998 11
1999 13
2000 14
2001 5
2002 7
2003 9
2004 4
2005 1
2006 11
2007 2
2008 19
2009 9
2010 4
2011 6
2012 18
2013 10
2014 0
2015 8
2016 16
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 3
Total 308
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Jürgen Rullkötter 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 Jürgen Rullkötter 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: 279 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
278–287 128 279
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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Jürgen Rullkötter 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 Jürgen Rullkötter 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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
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 65
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

Jürgen Rullkötter is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Engineering, with particular emphasis on Ocean Engineering and related subfields such as Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oceanography, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work covers various main topics including Drilling and Well Engineering, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, and Petroleum Processing and Analysis.

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include Kay-Christian Emeis, Alastair H.F. Roberston, Carl Richter, Marie-Madeleine Blanc-Valleron, and Ioanna Bouloubassi.

Rullkötter's publications are often found in venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) and Oceanography, reflecting contributions in both data repositories and scientific journals related to ocean science and engineering.

Recent papers by Jürgen Rullkötter include:

  • What Was Released? Assessing the Physical Properties and Chemical Composition of Petroleum and Products of Burned Oil, 2021, Oceanography
  • Technological Developments Since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2021, Oceanography
  • Summary of Findings and Research Recommendations from the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, 2021, Oceanography
  • ODP Leg 160, Hole 973D - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 160, Hole 967E - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Best Publications

  • Restricted utility of the pristane/phytane ratio as a palaeoenvironmental indicator

    H. L. ten Haven;J. W. de Leeuw;J. Rullkötter;J. S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • The molecularly-uncharacterized component of nonliving organic matter in natural environments

    JI Hedges;G Eglinton;PG Hatcher;DL Kirchman

  • Tetrahymanol, the most likely precursor of gammacerane, occurs ubiquitously in marine sediments

    H.L.Ten Haven;M. Rohmer;J. Rullkötter;P. Bisseret

  • MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF A HEAVILY POLLUTED MICROBIAL MAT AND ITS COMMUNITY CHANGES FOLLOWING DEGRADATION OF PETROLEUM COMPOUNDS

    Raeid M. M. Abed;Nimer M. D. Safi;Jürgen Köster;Dirk de Beer

  • Chemotaxonomic significance of distribution and stable carbon isotopic composition of long-chain alkanes and alkan-1-ols in C4 grass waxes

    Florian Rommerskirchen;Anna Plader;Geoffrey Eglinton;Yoshito Chikaraishi

  • Distribution patterns and stable carbon isotopic composition of alkanes and alkan-1-ols from plant waxes of African rain forest and savanna C3 species

    Angela Vogts;Heiko Moossen;Florian Rommerskirchen;Jürgen Rullkötter

  • Ultraviolet fluorescence excitation and emission spectroscopy of marine algae and bacteria

    Stephan Determann;Jörg M. Lobbes;Rainer Reuter;Jürgen Rullkötter

  • Natural and artificial maturation of biological markers in a Toarcian shale from northern Germany

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Roger Marzi

  • Organic matter maturation under the influence of a deep intrusive heat source: A natural experiment for quantitation of hydrocarbon generation and expulsion from a petroleum source rock (Toarcian shale, northern Germany)

    J Rullkötter;D Leythaeuser;B Horsfield;R Littke

  • Microbial alteration of 17α(H)-hopanes in Madagascar asphalts: removal of C-10 methyl group and ring opening

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Detlef Wendisch

  • Phospholipid analysis as a tool to study complex microbial communities in marine sediments

    Heike Rütters;Henrik Sass;Heribert Cypionka;Jürgen Rullkötter

  • The diagenetic fate of taraxer-14-ene and oleanene isomers

    H.L.ten Haven;J. Rullkötter

  • Biological marker characteristics of oils and asphalts from carbonate source rocks in a rapidly subsiding graben, Dead Sea, Israel

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Baruch Spiro;Arie Nissenbaum

  • Organic Matter: The Driving Force for Early Diagenesis

    Jürgen Rullkötter

  • Early diagenesis of terrigenous triterpenoids and its implications for petroleum geochemistry

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Torren M. Peakman;H. Lo Ten Haven

  • Pristane/phytane ratio as environmental indicator

    J.S. Sinninghe Damsté;H.L. ten Haven;J.W. de Leeuw;J. Rullkotter

  • Origin and diagenetic transformations of C25 and C30 highly branched isoprenoid sulphur compounds: Further evidence for the formation of organically bound sulphur during early diagenesis

    M.E.L. Kohnen;J.S.Slnninghe Damsté;A.C. Kock-van Dalen;H.L.Ten Haven

  • Early diagenetic transformation of higher-plant triterpenoids in deep-sea sediments from Baffin Bay

    H.L ten Haven;T.M Peakman;J Rullkötter

  • A north to south transect of Holocene southeast Atlantic continental margin sediments: Relationship between aerosol transport and compound‐specific δ13C land plant biomarker and pollen records

    Florian Rommerskirchen;Geoffrey Eglinton;Lydie M Dupont;Ute Güntner

  • The structure of kerogen and related materials. A review of recent progress and future trends

    Jürgen Rullkötter;Walter Michaelis

Frequent Co-Authors

Enno Schefuß
Enno Schefuß University of Bremen
Geoffrey Eglinton
Geoffrey Eglinton University of Bristol
Ralf Littke
Ralf Littke RWTH Aachen University
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack
Hans-Jürgen Brumsack Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Lydie M Dupont
Lydie M Dupont University of Bremen
Heribert Cypionka
Heribert Cypionka Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Michael E. Böttcher
Michael E. Böttcher Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Detlev Leythaeuser
Detlev Leythaeuser University of Cologne

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