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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 50 5004 4794 176 170 226 9116

Kai G. Schulz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kai G. Schulz between 2004 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kai G. Schulz published across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026, averaging 11.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2016. 13 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2016. 2004: 4 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
2004 2026

272 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kai G. Schulz: publications per year, 2004 to 2026
Year Publications
2004 4
2005 0
2006 4
2007 6
2008 12
2009 2
2010 9
2011 12
2012 11
2013 29
2014 14
2015 13
2016 31
2017 21
2018 13
2019 11
2020 13
2021 9
2022 11
2023 17
2024 17
2025 12
2026 1
Total 272
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Kai G. Schulz publications per year - data summary

  • Kai G. Schulz, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Southern Cross University, has 272 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2004 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • 1 of the 23 years in the span carries no publications at all (2005).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.4 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 58 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 49 publications (6.1 per year); 2012-2019: 143 publications (17.9 per year); 2020-2026: 80 publications (11.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kai G. Schulz publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kai G. Schulz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–230 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 226 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263 226
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Kai G. Schulz publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • Kai G. Schulz, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Southern Cross University, records 226 publications - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Kai G. Schulz, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and Kai G. Schulz ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Kai G. Schulz D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kai G. Schulz sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263 50
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Kai G. Schulz D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • Kai G. Schulz, a Environmental Sciences scholar from Southern Cross University, records 50 D-Index - the 50th percentile of the discipline.
  • 50% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than Kai G. Schulz, and about 50% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and Kai G. Schulz ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Kai G. Schulz is affiliated with Southern Cross University in Australia and has a significant research output in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work primarily revolves around subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Pollution, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Some recent publications by Kai G. Schulz include:

  • "Ocean alkalinity enhancement - avoiding runaway CaCO 3 precipitation during quick and hydrated lime dissolution" (2022), Biogeosciences
  • "Assessing the influence of ocean alkalinity enhancement on a coastal phytoplankton community" (2022), Biogeosciences
  • "Factors controlling plankton community production, export flux, and particulate matter stoichiometry in the coastal upwelling system off Peru" (2020), Biogeosciences
  • "The influence of plastic pollution and ocean change on detrital decomposition" (2020), Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • "Production of dissolved carbon and alkalinity during macroalgal wrack degradation on beaches: a mesocosm experiment with implications for blue carbon" (2022), Biogeochemistry

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Lennart T. Bach
  • Bradley D. Eyre
  • Ulf Riebesell
  • Joanne M. Oakes
  • Tyler Cyronak

Kai G. Schulz publishes predominantly in the following venues:

  • Biogeosciences
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Enhanced biological carbon consumption in a high CO2 ocean

    Ulf Riebesell;Kai G. Schulz;R. G. J. Bellerby;R. G. J. Bellerby;Mona Botros

  • Ocean acidification-induced food quality deterioration constrains trophic transfer.

    Dennis Rossoll;Rafael Bermúdez;Helena Hauss;Kai G. Schulz

  • Simulated 21st century's increase in oceanic suboxia by CO2-enhanced biotic carbon export

    Andreas Oschlies;Kai G. Schulz;Ulf Riebesell;Andreas Schmittner

  • Technical Note: A mobile sea-going mesocosm system – new opportunities for ocean change research

    U Riebesell;J Czerny;K von Brockel;T Boxhammer

  • Dissecting the impact of CO2 and pH on the mechanisms of photosynthesis and calcification in the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi

    Lennart T. Bach;Luke C. M. Mackinder;Kai G. Schulz;Glen Wheeler

  • Determination of the rate constants for the carbon dioxide to bicarbonate inter-conversion in pH-buffered seawater systems

    K. G. Schulz;U. Riebesell;Bjoern Rost;Silke Thoms

  • Approaches and tools to manipulate the carbonate chemistry

    J. P. Gattuso;K. Lee;Bjoern Rost;K. G. Schulz

  • The Omega Myth: What Really Drives Lower Calcification Rates in an Acidifying Ocean

    Tyler Cyronak;Kai G. Schulz;Paul L. Jokiel

  • Temperature modulates coccolithophorid sensitivity of growth, photosynthesis and calcification to increasing seawater pCO2

    Scarlett Sett;Lennart Thomas Bach;Kai Georg Schulz;Signe Koch-Klavsen

  • Temporal biomass dynamics of an Arctic plankton bloom in response to increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide

    Kai G. Schulz;Richard Bellerby;Richard Bellerby;Corina P.D. Brussaard;Jan Büdenbender

  • A unifying concept of coccolithophore sensitivity to changing carbonate chemistry embedded in an ecological framework

    Lennart Thomas Bach;Ulf Riebesell;Magdalena A. Gutowska;Luisa Federwisch

  • Arctic microbial community dynamics influenced by elevated CO 2 levels

    C. P. D. Brussaard;A. A. M. Noordeloos;H. Witte;M. C. J. Collenteur

  • Effect of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide on the marine nitrogen fixer Trichodesmium

    J Barcelos e Ramos;H Biswas;Kai G Schulz;J LaRoche

  • Distinguishing between the effects of ocean acidification and ocean carbonation in the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi

    Lennart Thomas Bach;Ulf Riebesell;Kai Georg Schulz

  • CO 2 increases 14 C primary production in an Arctic plankton community

    Anja Engel;Corinna Borchard;Judith Piontek;Kai Schulz

  • An approach for particle sinking velocity measurements in the 3–400 μm size range and considerations on the effect of temperature on sinking rates

    Lennart Thomas Bach;Ulf Riebesell;Scarlett Sett;Sarah Febiri

  • Cellular pH measurements in Emiliania huxleyi reveal pronounced membrane proton permeability.

    Kerstin Suffrian;Kai G. Schulz;Magdalena Gutowska;Ulf Riebesell

  • Taking the Metabolic Pulse of the World's Coral Reefs

    Tyler Cyronak;Andreas J. Andersson;Chris Langdon;Rebecca Albright

  • Effects of CO 2 on particle size distribution and phytoplankton abundance during a mesocosm bloom experiment (PeECE II)

    Anja Engel;Kai G. Schulz;Ulf Riebesell;R. G. J. Bellerby

  • Marine ecosystem community carbon and nutrient uptake stoichiometry under varying ocean acidification during the PeECE III experiment

    R. G. J. Bellerby;Kai Schulz;Ulf Riebesell;C. Neill

  • Enhanced biological carbon consumption in a high CO 2 ocean

    Ulf Riebesell;Kai Schulz;C. Neill;G. Nondal

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Riebesell
Ulf Riebesell GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University
Lennart T. Bach
Lennart T. Bach University of Tasmania
Anja Engel
Anja Engel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Bradley D. Eyre
Bradley D. Eyre Southern Cross University
Eric P. Achterberg
Eric P. Achterberg GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Hans-Peter Grossart
Hans-Peter Grossart University of Potsdam
Corina P. D. Brussaard
Corina P. D. Brussaard Utrecht University
Isaac R. Santos
Isaac R. Santos University of Gothenburg
Damien T. Maher
Damien T. Maher Southern Cross University

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