2026 Karsten Gohl: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	46	4256	3914	296	281	614	7390

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

426
Citations
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

329
Citations
Deep structure of the Namibia continental margin as derived from integrated geophysical studies

Klaus Bauer;Sönke Neben;Bernd Schreckenberger;Rolf Emmermann

305
Citations
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

243
Citations
Antarctic topography at the Eocene–Oligocene boundary

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

210
Citations
Bathymetry of the Amundsen Sea continental shelf: Implications for geology, oceanography, and glaciology

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

196
Citations
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

172
Citations
West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by Holocene warm water incursions

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

168
Citations
High-resolution animated tectonic reconstruction of the South Pacific and West Antarctic Margin

Graeme Eagles;Karsten Gohl;Robert D. Larter

164
Citations
Tectonic evolution of the Pacific margin of Antarctica 1. Late Cretaceous tectonic reconstructions

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

156
Citations
The Levantine Basin—crustal structure and origin

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

139
Citations
Paleo ice flow and subglacial meltwater dynamics in Pine Island Bay, West Antarctica

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

133
Citations
New Magnetic Anomaly Map of the Antarctic

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

128
Citations
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

125
Citations
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

124
Citations
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

124
Citations
Reconstructions of Antarctic topography since the Eocene–Oligocene boundary.

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

122
Citations
Grounding-line retreat of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet from inner Pine Island Bay

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

118
Citations
Temperate rainforests near the South Pole during peak Cretaceous warmth

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

112
Citations
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

106
Citations
West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat driven by Holocene warm water incursions, supplementary data

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

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert D Larter British Antarctic Survey

Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand British Antarctic Survey

Gerhard Kuhn University of Bremen

Gabriele Uenzelmann-Neben Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

Alastair G C Graham University of South Florida

Werner Ehrmann Leipzig University

Ulrich Salzmann Northumbria University

Matthias Forwick University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway

Steven Grahame Moreton Natural Environment Research Council

Tina van de Flierdt Imperial College London

External Links

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