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Karsten Gohl 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 Karsten Gohl sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 614 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Karsten Gohl 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 Karsten Gohl sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karsten Gohl is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research spans primarily across Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a specific focus including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Their recent publications reflect this interdisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth, 2020, Nature
  • Revealing the former bed of Thwaites Glacier using sea-floor bathymetry: implications for warm-water routing and bed controls on ice flow and buttressing, 2020, The Cryosphere
  • The Evolving Paleobathymetry of the Circum-Antarctic Southern Ocean Since 34 Ma: A Key to Understanding Past Cryosphere-Ocean Developments, 2020, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • High geothermal heat flow beneath Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica inferred from aeromagnetic data, 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Morphometry of bedrock meltwater channels on Antarctic inner continental shelves: Implications for channel development and subglacial hydrology, 2020, Geomorphology

They have also contributed to book publications, notably the report titled Volume 379: Amundsen Sea West Antarctic Ice Sheet History published in 2021 as part of the Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program expedition reports.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand, Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben, Katharina Hochmuth, Johann Philipp Klages, and Thomas Frederichs.

Their research has been disseminated through various publication venues, with repeated contributions to the Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute. They have also published multiple papers in Communications Earth & Environment, Nature Communications, Nature, and The Cryosphere.

Best Publications

  • GlobSed: Updated total sediment thickness in the World’s oceans

    E.O. Straume;Carmen Gaina;S. Medvedev;Katharina Hochmuth

  • A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Michael J Bentley;Colm Ó Cofaigh;John B Anderson;Howard Conway

  • Deep structure of the Namibia continental margin as derived from integrated geophysical studies

    Klaus Bauer;Sönke Neben;Bernd Schreckenberger;Rolf Emmermann

  • Geological record and reconstruction of the late Pliocene impact of the Eltanin asteroid in the Southern Ocean

    Rainer Gersonde;F. T. Kyte;U. Bleil;Bernhard Diekmann

  • Antarctic topography at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary

    Douglas S. Wilson;Stewart S.R. Jamieson;Peter J. Barrett;German Leitchenkov

  • Bathymetry of the Amundsen Sea continental shelf: Implications for geology, oceanography, and glaciology

    F. O. Nitsche;S. Jacobs;R. D. Larter;Karsten Gohl

  • Bedform signature of a West Antarctic palaeo-ice stream reveals a multi-temporal record of flow and substrate control

    Alastair G.C. Graham;Robert D. Larter;Karsten Gohl;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by Holocene warm water incursions

    Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;James A. Smith;David A. Hodell;Mervyn Greaves

  • High-resolution animated tectonic reconstruction of the South Pacific and West Antarctic Margin

    Graeme Eagles;Karsten Gohl;Robert D. Larter

  • Tectonic evolution of the Pacific margin of Antarctica 1. Late Cretaceous tectonic reconstructions

    Robert D. Larter;Alex P. Cunningham;Peter F. Barker;Karsten Gohl

  • The Levantine Basin—crustal structure and origin

    G. L. Netzeband;Karsten Gohl;C. P. Hübscher;Z. Ben-Avraham

  • Paleo ice flow and subglacial meltwater dynamics in Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica

    Frank O. Nitsche;Karsten Gohl;Robert D. Larter;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • New Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic

    A. V. Golynsky;F. Ferraccioli;J. K. Hong;D. A. Golynsky

  • Flow and retreat of the Late Quaternary Pine Island‐Thwaites palaeo‐ice stream, West Antarctica

    Alastair G. C. Graham;Robert D. Larter;Karsten Gohl;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • Reconstruction of changes in the Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea sector of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Robert D Larter;John B Anderson;Alastair G C Graham;Alastair G C Graham;Karsten Gohl

  • Subglacial bedforms reveal complex basal regime in a zone of paleo-ice stream convergence, Amundsen Sea Embayment, West Antarctica

    Robert D. Larter;Alastair G.C. Graham;Karsten Gohl;Gerhard Kuhn

  • Reconstructions of Antarctic topography since the Eocene–Oligocene boundary.

    Guy J.G. Paxman;Stewart S.R. Jamieson;Katharina Hochmuth;Karsten Gohl

  • Grounding-line retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from inner Pine Island Bay

    Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;Gerhard Kuhn;James A. Smith;Karsten Gohl

  • Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth

    Johann P Klages;Ulrich Salzmann;Torsten Bickert;Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand

  • Rapid Thinning of Pine Island Glacier in the Early Holocene

    Joanne S. Johnson;Michael J. Bentley;Michael J. Bentley;James A. Smith;R. C. Finkel;R. C. Finkel

  • West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by Holocene warm water incursions, supplementary data

    Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand;James A Smith;David A Hodell;Mervyn Greaves

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D Larter
Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand
Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand British Antarctic Survey
Gerhard Kuhn
Gerhard Kuhn University of Bremen
Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben
Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Alastair G C Graham
Alastair G C Graham University of South Florida
Werner Ehrmann
Werner Ehrmann Leipzig University
Ulrich Salzmann
Ulrich Salzmann Northumbria University
Matthias Forwick
Matthias Forwick University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Steven Grahame Moreton
Steven Grahame Moreton Natural Environment Research Council
Tina van de Flierdt
Tina van de Flierdt Imperial College London

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