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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 48 5461 5235 365 357 799 10575

Karen Helen Wiltshire publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karen Helen Wiltshire between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karen Helen Wiltshire published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 23 papers a year. Output peaked at 159 publications in 2018. 17 of the 852 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 159. Peak 159 publications in 2018. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 122 publications 2016: 54 publications 2017: 100 publications 2018: 159 publications 2019: 97 publications 2020: 56 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 16 publications 2026: 1 publication
1990 2026

852 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karen Helen Wiltshire: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 4
1996 7
1997 2
1998 8
1999 3
2000 6
2001 4
2002 4
2003 5
2004 13
2005 14
2006 11
2007 17
2008 11
2009 9
2010 13
2011 7
2012 25
2013 11
2014 11
2015 122
2016 54
2017 100
2018 159
2019 97
2020 56
2021 15
2022 8
2023 16
2024 17
2025 16
2026 1
Total 852
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Karen Helen Wiltshire 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 Karen Helen Wiltshire 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, 690+ 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: 799 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 799
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Karen Helen Wiltshire 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 Karen Helen Wiltshire 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 48
49 273
50 263
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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Overview

Karen Helen Wiltshire is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. The work primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions to oceanography, ecology, and global and planetary change. Their research integrates molecular biology and conservation topics within marine and coastal ecosystems.

Their research encompasses several main scientific topics including:

  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Frequent publication venues highlight their active involvement in the marine science community. Key venues include:

  • Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut)
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Microbiome

Recent papers illustrate a focus on marine microbial ecology and biogeochemical cycles. Notable publications include:

  • "Laminarin is a major molecule in the marine carbon cycle" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dissolved storage glycans shaped the community composition of abundant bacterioplankton clades during a North Sea spring phytoplankton bloom" (2023), published in Microbiome
  • "Short-term changes in polysaccharide utilization mechanisms of marine bacterioplankton during a spring phytoplankton bloom" (2020), published in Environmental Microbiology
  • "Particle-attached bacteria act as gatekeepers in the decomposition of complex phytoplankton polysaccharides" (2024), published in Microbiome
  • "Investigation of marine temperature changes across temporal and spatial Gradients: Providing a fundament for studies on the effects of warming on marine ecosystem function and biodiversity" (2023), published in Progress In Oceanography

Karen Helen Wiltshire collaborates regularly with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Johannes Rick
  • Harald Asmus
  • Ragnhild Asmus
  • Birgit Hussel
  • Petra Kadel

Best Publications

  • Substrate-Controlled Succession of Marine Bacterioplankton Populations Induced by a Phytoplankton Bloom

    Hanno Teeling;Bernhard M. Fuchs;Dörte Becher;Christine Klockow;Christine Klockow

  • A fluorometric method for the differentiation of algal populations in vivo and in situ.

    M. Beutler;Karen Helen Wiltshire;Bettina Meyer;C. Moldaenke

  • Recurring patterns in bacterioplankton dynamics during coastal spring algae blooms

    Hanno Teeling;Bernhard M Fuchs;Christin M Bennke;Karen Krüger

  • Resilience of North Sea phytoplankton spring bloom dynamics: An analysis of long‐term data at Helgoland Roads

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Arne Michael Malzahn;Kai Wirtz;Wulf Greve

  • Global impacts of the 1980s regime shift

    Philip C. Reid;Renata E. Hari;Grégory Beaugrand;David M. Livingstone

  • The warming trend at Helgoland Roads, North Sea: phytoplankton response

    Karen H. Wiltshire;Bryan F. J. Manly

  • Species-Specific Bacterial Communities in the Phycosphere of Microalgae?

    Melanie Sapp;Anne S. Schwaderer;Karen H. Wiltshire;Hans-Georg Hoppe

  • Helgoland Roads, North Sea: 45 Years of Change

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Karen Helen Wiltshire;Alexandra Kraberg;Inka Bartsch;Maarten Boersma

  • Extraction of pigments and fatty acids from the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus (Chlorophyceae)

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Maarten Boersma;Anita Möller;Heinke Buhtz

  • Laminarin is a major molecule in the marine carbon cycle

    Stefan Becker;Stefan Becker;Jan Tebben;Sarah Coffinet;Karen Helen Wiltshire

  • Microbiological mediation of spectral reflectance from intertidal cohesive sediments.

    D. M. Paterson;K. H. Wiltshire;A. Miles;J. Blackburn

  • Bacterial community dynamics during the winter-spring transition in the North Sea.

    Melanie Sapp;Antje Wichels;Karen H. Wiltshire;Gunnar Gerdts

  • Nutritional Limitation Travels up the Food Chain

    Maarten Boersma;Nicole Aberle;Florian M. Hantzsche;Katherina L. Schoo;Katherina L. Schoo

  • Picoeukaryotic plankton diversity at the Helgoland time series site as assessed by three molecular methods.

    L. K. Medlin;K. Metfies;H. Mehl;Karen Wiltshire

  • The role of ciliates, heterotrophic dinoflagellates and copepods in structuring spring plankton communities at Helgoland Roads, North Sea

    Martin G. J. Löder;Cédric Meunier;Karen H. Wiltshire;Maarten Boersma

  • Zooplankton eat what they need: copepod selective feeding and potential consequences for marine systems

    Cédric L. Meunier;Maarten Boersma;Karen H. Wiltshire;Arne M. Malzahn

  • Seasonal Dynamics and Modeling of a Vibrio Community in Coastal Waters of the North Sea

    Sonja Oberbeckmann;Bernhard Fuchs;Mirja Meiners;Antje Wichels

  • Cross-realm assessment of climate change impacts on species’ abundance trends

    Diana E. Bowler;Christian Hof;Peter Haase;Peter Haase;Ingrid Kröncke

  • Lipid and Fatty Acid Composition of Diatoms Revisited: Rapid Wound-Activated Change of Food Quality Parameters Influences Herbivorous Copepod Reproductive Success

    Thomas Wichard;Thomas Wichard;Andrea Gerecht;Maarten Boersma;Serge A. Poulet

  • Revision and quality analyses of the Helgoland Reede long-term phytoplankton data archive

    Karen Helen Wiltshire;Claus-Dieter Dürselen

Frequent Co-Authors

Maarten Boersma
Maarten Boersma Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Gunnar Gerdts
Gunnar Gerdts Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Antje Wichels
Antje Wichels Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Bernhard M. Fuchs
Bernhard M. Fuchs Max Planck Society
Frank Oliver Glöckner
Frank Oliver Glöckner Jacobs University
Thomas Brey
Thomas Brey University of Bremen
Rudolf Amann
Rudolf Amann Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology
Georg Pohnert
Georg Pohnert Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Holger Dau
Holger Dau Freie Universität Berlin
David M. Paterson
David M. Paterson University of St Andrews

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