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Earth Science 38 6542 6062 92 86 218 5128

Karl Fabian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karl Fabian between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karl Fabian published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2016. 11 of the 262 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2016. 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1996 2025

262 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karl Fabian: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 3
1997 3
1998 1
1999 4
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 3
2004 4
2005 4
2006 4
2007 6
2008 6
2009 14
2010 13
2011 5
2012 15
2013 6
2014 18
2015 10
2016 25
2017 19
2018 18
2019 8
2020 14
2021 15
2022 18
2023 10
2024 6
2025 5
Total 262
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Karl Fabian 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 Karl Fabian 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, 218–227 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: 218 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
218–227 290 218
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
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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Karl Fabian 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 Karl Fabian 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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

Karl Fabian is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research spans multiple fields, particularly Earth and Planetary Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Atmospheric Science, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main topics of study include Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Magnetic Properties and Applications, Characterization and Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles, and Heavy metals in the environment.

Karl Fabian has contributed to numerous publications, with a notable presence in several scientific journals and platforms. Frequent publication venues encompass:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

The scientist has collaborated frequently with co-authors, including:

  • S. A. McEnroe
  • Lennart V. de Groot
  • David Cortés-Ortuño
  • Annemarieke Béguin
  • Nathan Church

Among Karl Fabian's recent papers are:

  • "Hysteresis of Natural Magnetite Ensembles: Micromagnetics of Silicate-Hosted Magnetite Inclusions Based on Focused-Ion-Beam Nanotomography," 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "Dipole and Nondipole Evolution of the Historical Geomagnetic Field From Instrumental, Archeomagnetic, and Volcanic Data," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Excess Cr and Ni in top soil: Comparing the effect of geology, diffuse contamination, and biogenic influence," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Micromagnetic Tomography for Paleomagnetism and Rock-Magnetism," 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "The magnetization of the ocean floor: stress and fracturing of titanomagnetite particles by low-temperature oxidation," 2020, Geophysical Journal International

Best Publications

  • GEMAS: Establishing geochemical background and threshold for 53 chemical elements in European agricultural soil

    Clemens Reimann;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke;Peter Filzmoser

  • The concept of compositional data analysis in practice--total major element concentrations in agricultural and grazing land soils of Europe.

    Clemens Reimann;Peter Filzmoser;Karl Fabian;Karel Hron

  • Magnetic susceptibility and remanent coercive force in grown magnetite crystals from 0.1 μm to 6 mm

    Franz Heider;Anke Zitzelsberger;Karl Fabian

  • Magnetic states of small cubic particles with uniaxial anisotropy

    W. Rave;K. Fabian;A. Hubert

  • Three-dimensional micromagnetic calculations for magnetite using FFT

    Karl Fabian;Andreas Kirchner;Wyn Williams;Franz Heider

  • Measuring the Curie temperature

    Karl Fabian;V. P Shcherbakov;Suzanne McEnroe

  • Lead and lead isotopes in agricultural soils of Europe – The continental perspective

    Clemens Reimann;Belinda Flem;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke

  • Northern Hemisphere Glaciation during the Globally Warm Early Late Pliocene

    Stijn De Schepper;Stijn De Schepper;Jeroen Groeneveld;B. David A Naafs;Cédéric Van Renterghem

  • Some additional parameters to estimate domain state from isothermal magnetization measurements

    Karl Fabian

  • Paleomagnetic reconstruction of the global geomagnetic field evolution during the Matuyama/Brunhes transition: Iterative Bayesian inversion and independent verification

    Roman Leonhardt;Karl Fabian;Karl Fabian

  • Magnetic blocking temperatures of magnetite calculated with a three‐dimensional micromagnetic model

    Michael Winklhofer;Karl Fabian;Franz Heider

  • Effect of early Pliocene uplift on late Pliocene cooling in the Arctic–Atlantic gateway

    Jochen Knies;Rune Mattingsdal;Karl Fabian;Kari Grøsfjeld

  • Multiple-specimen absolute paleointensity determination: An optimal protocol including pTRM normalization, domain-state correction, and alteration test

    Karl Fabian;Roman Leonhardt

  • Stability of equidimensional pseudo-single-domain magnetite over billion-year timescales.

    Lesleis Nagy;Wyn Williams;Adrian R Muxworthy;Karl Fabian

  • A new 6 Myr stratigraphic framework for the Atlantic–Arctic Gateway

    Rune Mattingsdal;Jochen Knies;Karin Andreassen;Karl Fabian

  • GEMAS: Spatial distribution of the pH of European agricultural and grazing land soil

    Clea Fabian;Clemens Reimann;Karl Fabian;Manfred Birke

  • Magnetic exchange bias of more than 1 Tesla in a natural mineral intergrowth

    Suzanne A. McEnroe;Brian Carter-Stiglitz;Richard J. Harrison;Peter Robinson

  • Approach to saturation analysis of hysteresis measurements in rock magnetism and evidence for stress dominated magnetic anisotropy in young mid-ocean ridge basalt

    Karl Fabian

  • MERRILL: Micromagnetic Earth Related Robust Interpreted Language Laboratory

    Pádraig Ó Conbhuí;Wyn Williams;Karl Fabian;Phil Ridley

  • A theoretical treatment of paleointensity determination experiments on rocks containing pseudo-single or multi domain magnetic particles

    Karl Fabian

  • Isothermal magnetization of samples with stable Preisach function: A survey of hysteresis, remanence, and rock magnetic parameters

    Karl Fabian;Tilo von Dobeneck

Frequent Co-Authors

Clemens Reimann
Clemens Reimann Norwegian Geological Survey
Richard J. Harrison
Richard J. Harrison University of Cambridge
Jochen Knies
Jochen Knies University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Manfred Birke
Manfred Birke Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Wyn Williams
Wyn Williams University of Edinburgh
Adrian R. Muxworthy
Adrian R. Muxworthy Imperial College London
Stijn De Schepper
Stijn De Schepper NORCE Research
Philippe Négrel
Philippe Négrel French Geological Survey
Katrine Husum
Katrine Husum Norwegian Polar Institute

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