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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5617 5195 283 268 155 5473

Klaus M Meiners publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Klaus M Meiners between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Klaus M Meiners published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 6.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2010. 10 of the 177 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2010. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 34 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 6 publications
1997 2025

177 publications in total across all disciplines

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Klaus M Meiners: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 3
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 1
2007 0
2008 3
2009 5
2010 34
2011 7
2012 3
2013 13
2014 9
2015 5
2016 16
2017 23
2018 6
2019 6
2020 13
2021 6
2022 2
2023 6
2024 4
2025 6
Total 177
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Klaus M Meiners 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 Klaus M Meiners 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, 148–157 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: 155 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 155
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
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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Klaus M Meiners 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 Klaus M Meiners 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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
39 349
40 296
41 289 41
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

Klaus M Meiners is affiliated with the Australian Antarctic Division in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with notable work in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Chemistry as key subfields.

The scientist has extensively studied topics related to Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, cryospheric studies and observations, polar research and ecology, marine animal studies overview, marine and coastal plant biology, and methane hydrates and related phenomena.

Recent publications by Klaus M Meiners include:

  • Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • Antarctic ecosystems in transition - life between stresses and opportunities, 2020, Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Climate change impacts on sea-ice ecosystems and associated ecosystem services, 2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Review of Its Physics, Biogeochemistry and Ecology, 2023, Reviews of Geophysics

The scientist also contributed to book literature, including a publication titled Arctic Sea Ice Ecology published by Springer Nature (Netherlands) in 2020.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Klaus M Meiners include:

  • Delphine Lannuzel
  • Sébastien Moreau
  • Pat Wongpan
  • Lars Chresten Lund-Hansen
  • Daïki Nomura

The scientist's work is frequently published in the following venues:

  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Nature Climate Change
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Marine Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Climate change and Southern Ocean ecosystems I: how changes in physical habitats directly affect marine biota

    Andrew J. Constable;Andrew J. Constable;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Jessica Melbourne-Thomas;Stuart P. Corney;Kevin R. Arrigo

  • Microplastic contamination in east Antarctic sea ice

    A. Kelly;D. Lannuzel;T. Rodemann;K.M. Meiners

  • Role of sea ice in global biogeochemical cycles: emerging views and challenges

    Martin Vancoppenolle;Klaus Martin Meiners;Klaus Martin Meiners;Christine Michel;Laurent Bopp

  • Three improved satellite chlorophyll algorithms for the Southern Ocean

    Robert Johnson;Peter G. Strutton;Simon W. Wright;Andrew McMinn

  • Southern Ocean iron fertilization by baleen whales and Antarctic krill

    Stephen Nicol;Stephen Nicol;Andrew R. Bowie;Simon N. Jarman;Delphine Lannuzel;Delphine Lannuzel

  • The future of Arctic sea-ice biogeochemistry and ice-associated ecosystems

    Delphine Lannuzel;Letizia Tedesco;Maria van Leeuwe;Karley Campbell

  • Microalgal community structure and primary production in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice: A synthesis

    Maria A. Van Leeuwe;Letizia Tedesco;Kevin R. Arrigo;Philipp Assmy

  • Chlorophyll-a in Antarctic sea ice from historical ice core data

    K. M. Meiners;K. M. Meiners;M. Vancoppenolle;S. Thanassekos;G. S. Dieckmann

  • The winter pack-ice zone provides a sheltered but food-poor habitat for larval Antarctic krill.

    Bettina Meyer;Bettina Meyer;Ulrich Freier;Volker Grimm;Jürgen Groeneveld

  • Methods for biogeochemical studies of Sea Ice: The State of the art, caveats and recommendations

    Lisa A. Miller;Francois Fripiat;Brent G.T Else;Jeff S. Bowman

  • Antarctic ecosystems in transition – life between stresses and opportunities

    Julian Gutt;Enrique Isla;José C. Xavier;José C. Xavier;Byron J. Adams

  • Vertical distribution of exopolymer particles in sea ice of the Fram Strait (Arctic) during autumn

    Klaus Meiners;Rolf Gradinger;Johanna Fehling;Giuseppe Civitarese

  • Iron in sea ice: Review and new insights

    D. Lannuzel;M. Vancoppenolle;P. van der Merwe;J. de Jong

  • Biogeochemical observations during the winter–spring transition in East Antarctic sea ice: Evidence of iron and exopolysaccharide controls

    P. van der Merwe;D. Lannuzel;D. Lannuzel;C.A. Mancuso Nichols;C.A. Mancuso Nichols;K. Meiners

  • The characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Antarctic sea ice

    Louiza Norman;David N. Thomas;Colin A. Stedmon;Mats A. Granskog;Mats A. Granskog

  • Enumeration and biovolume determination of microbial cells: a methodological review and recommendations for applications in ecological research

    Manfred Bölter;Jaap Bloem;Klaus Meiners;Rolf Möller

  • Antarctic Landfast Sea Ice: A Review of Its Physics, Biogeochemistry and Ecology

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  • Abundance, size distribution and bacterial colonization of exopolymer particles in Antarctic sea ice (Bellingshausen Sea)

    Klaus Meiners;Robin Brinkmeyer;Mats A. Granskog;Antti Lindfors

  • Abundance and composition of the sea-ice meiofauna in off-shore pack ice of the Beaufort Gyre in summer 2002 and 2003

    Rolf R. Gradinger;Klaus Meiners;Gerry Plumley;Qing Zhang

  • The Biogeochemical Role of Baleen Whales and Krill in Southern Ocean Nutrient Cycling

    Lavenia Ratnarajah;Andrew R. Bowie;Delphine Lannuzel;Klaus M. Meiners

  • Exopolymer particles : microbial hotspots of enhanced bacterial activity in Arctic fast ice (Chukchi Sea)

    Klaus Meiners;Christopher Krembs;Rolf Gradinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Delphine Lannuzel
Delphine Lannuzel University of Tasmania
Marcel Nicolaus
Marcel Nicolaus Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
David N. Thomas
David N. Thomas University of Helsinki
So Kawaguchi
So Kawaguchi Australian Antarctic Division
Gerhard Dieckmann
Gerhard Dieckmann Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Stephen Nicol
Stephen Nicol University of Tasmania
Andrew R. Bowie
Andrew R. Bowie University of Tasmania
Robert Ricker
Robert Ricker NORCE Research
Simon N. Jarman
Simon N. Jarman University of Western Australia
Gernot Nehrke
Gernot Nehrke Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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