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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 34 7837 7264 79 75 172 6167

Kristian K. Kjeldsen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kristian K. Kjeldsen between 1969 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kristian K. Kjeldsen published across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2019. 12 of the 189 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2019. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1969 2026

189 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kristian K. Kjeldsen: publications per year, 1969 to 2026
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 3
2011 6
2012 4
2013 17
2014 11
2015 8
2016 14
2017 17
2018 11
2019 18
2020 9
2021 18
2022 18
2023 11
2024 11
2025 11
2026 1
Total 189
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Kristian K. Kjeldsen 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 Kristian K. Kjeldsen 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, 168–177 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: 172 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
168–177 490 172
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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Kristian K. Kjeldsen 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 Kristian K. Kjeldsen 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, 34 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: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% 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 34
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
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

Kristian K. Kjeldsen is affiliated with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland in Denmark. Their research contributions lie primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science. Other subfields they have extensively contributed to include Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, General Health Professions, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Anthropology.

The scientist's research encompasses several topics, notably:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology
  • Landslides and related hazards

Kjeldsen has published across several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Nature
  • Earth system science data
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • GEUS Bulletin
  • Quaternary Science Reviews

Among recent papers, key publications are:

  • "An updated radiocarbon-based ice margin chronology for the last deglaciation of the North American Ice Sheet Complex" (2020), published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics" (2021), published in Nature
  • "Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE) automatic weather station data" (2021), published in Earth system science data
  • "Greenland ice sheet mass balance from 1840 through next week" (2021), published in Earth system science data

Kjeldsen frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Anders Anker Bjørk
  • Kurt H. Kjær
  • Nicolaj K. Larsen
  • Robert S. Fausto
  • William Colgan

Best Publications

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation.

    M. Morlighem;C. N. Williams;C. N. Williams;E. Rignot;E. Rignot;L. An

  • Postglacial viability and colonization in North America’s ice-free corridor

    Mikkel Winther Pedersen;Anthony Ruter;Charles Schweger;Harvey Friebe

  • Sustained mass loss of the northeast Greenland ice sheet triggered by regional warming

    Shfaqat A. Khan;Kurt H. Kjær;Michael Bevis;Jonathan L. Bamber

  • Spatial and temporal distribution of mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet since AD 1900

    Kristian Kjellerup Kjeldsen;Niels J. Korsgaard;Anders A Bjørk;Shfaqat Abbas Khan

  • A model of Greenland ice sheet deglaciation constrained by observations of relative sea level and ice extent

    Benoit S. Lecavalier;Glenn A. Milne;Matthew J R Simpson;Leanne Wake

  • An aerial view of 80 years of climate-related glacier fluctuations in southeast Greenland

    Anders A. Bjørk;Kurt H. Kjær;Niels J. Korsgaard;Shfaqat Abbas Khan

  • The Greenland ice sheet during the past 300,000 years: a review

    Svend Funder;Kristian Kjellerup Kjeldsen;Kurt Henrik Kjær;Colm Ó Cofaigh

  • Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics

    Yucheng Wang;Yucheng Wang;Mikkel Winther Pedersen;Inger Greve Alsos;Bianca De Sanctis

  • Greenland ice sheet mass balance: a review

    Shfaqat Abbas Khan;Andy Aschwanden;Anders A. Bjørk;John Wahr

  • Programme for Monitoring of the Greenland Ice Sheet (PROMICE) automatic weather station data

    Robert S. Fausto;Dirk van As;Kenneth D. Mankoff;Baptiste Vandecrux

  • Digital elevation model and orthophotographs of Greenland based on aerial photographs from 1978–1987

    Niels J. Korsgaard;Christopher Nuth;Shfaqat Abbas Khan;Kristian K. Kjeldsen

  • The response of the southern Greenland ice sheet to the Holocene thermal maximum

    Nicolaj K. Larsen;Kurt H. Kjær;Benoit Lecavalier;Anders A. Bjørk

  • Aerial photographs reveal late–20th-century dynamic ice loss in northwestern greenland

    Kurt H. Kjær;Shfaqat A Khan;Niels J Korsgaard;John Wahr

  • Greenland Ice Sheet Rainfall, Heat and Albedo Feedback Impacts From the Mid‐August 2021 Atmospheric River

    Unknown

  • A large impact crater beneath Hiawatha Glacier in northwest Greenland

    Kurt H. Kjær;Nicolaj K. Larsen;Nicolaj K. Larsen;Tobias Binder;Anders A. Bjørk;Anders A. Bjørk;Anders A. Bjørk

  • Glacier response to the Little Ice Age during the Neoglacial cooling in Greenland

    Unknown

  • Greenland ice sheet mass balance from 1840 through next week

    Kenneth D. Mankoff;Xavier Fettweis;Peter L. Langen;Martin Stendel

  • Rapid early Holocene ice retreat in West Greenland

    Nicolaj K. Larsen;Svend Funder;Kurt H. Kjær;Kristian K. Kjeldsen

  • Greenland Ice Sheet solid ice discharge from 1986 through 2017

    Kenneth D. Mankoff;William Colgan;Anne Solgaard;Nanna B. Karlsson

  • Glacier dynamics at Helheim and Kangerdlugssuaq glaciers, southeast Greenland, since the Little Ice Age

    S. A. Khan;K. K. Kjeldsen;K. H. Kjær;S. Bevan

  • Restricted impact of Holocene climate variations on the southern Greenland Ice Sheet

    Nicolaj K. Larsen;Kurt H. Kjær;Jesper Olsen;Svend Funder

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurt H. Kjær
Kurt H. Kjær University of Copenhagen
Anders A. Bjørk
Anders A. Bjørk University of Copenhagen
Nicolaj K. Larsen
Nicolaj K. Larsen University of Copenhagen
Shfaqat Abbas Khan
Shfaqat Abbas Khan Technical University of Denmark
Svend Funder
Svend Funder University of Copenhagen
William Colgan
William Colgan Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Jeremie Mouginot
Jeremie Mouginot Grenoble Alpes University
Jason E. Box
Jason E. Box Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Robert S. Fausto
Robert S. Fausto Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

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