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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 62 1674 1498 14 13 225 14059

Kurt H. Kjær publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kurt H. Kjær between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kurt H. Kjær published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 4.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2013. 11 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2013. 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: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 5 publications
1969 2025

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kurt H. Kjær: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
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 2
1999 7
2000 1
2001 5
2002 2
2003 5
2004 4
2005 3
2006 12
2007 4
2008 7
2009 2
2010 10
2011 10
2012 17
2013 24
2014 15
2015 12
2016 15
2017 11
2018 15
2019 17
2020 9
2021 5
2022 13
2023 9
2024 6
2025 5
Total 248
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Kurt H. Kjær 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 Kurt H. Kjær 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: 225 publications — 71st percentile

71% 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
218–227 290 225
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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Kurt H. Kjær 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 Kurt H. Kjær 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, 62 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: 62 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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 62
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

Kurt H. Kjær is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and specializes in research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers topics related to geology, paleoclimatology, and the cryosphere, alongside environmental DNA applications in biodiversity studies.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including atmospheric science, ecology, environmental chemistry, geophysics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. This broad interdisciplinary approach supports comprehensive investigations into climate-related phenomena and environmental changes.

Kjær's main research topics include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

The scientist has published extensively in several renowned venues. Their most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Nature
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Climate of the Past
  • Geophysical Research Letters

A selection of recent papers authored by Kjær includes:

  • A 2-million-year-old ecosystem in Greenland uncovered by environmental DNA, 2022, Nature
  • Glacier response to the Little Ice Age during the Neoglacial cooling in Greenland, 2022, Earth-Science Reviews

Kjær has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Nicolaj K. Larsen
  • Anders Anker Bjørk
  • Kristian K. Kjeldsen
  • Anthony Ruter
  • Anne Søndergaard

The scientist's contributions focus on understanding past terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, glacier and permafrost responses to climate variability, and the use of advanced methodologies such as environmental DNA to uncover ancient ecosystems. Their work provides valuable data for reconstructing environmental histories and contributes to knowledge in multiple intersecting scientific disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Late quaternary ice sheet history of northern Eurasia

    John Inge Svendsen;Helena Alexanderson;Valery I Astakhov;Igor Demidov

  • Recalibrating Equus evolution using the genome sequence of an early Middle Pleistocene horse.

    Ludovic Orlando;Aurelien Ginolhac;Guojie Zhang;Duane Froese

  • Fifty thousand years of Arctic vegetation and megafaunal diet

    Eske Willerslev;John Davison;Mari Moora;Martin Zobel

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

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

  • Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia

    Laura Parducci;Laura Parducci;Tina Jørgensen;Mari Mette Tollefsrud;Ellen Elverland

  • Meta-barcoding of 'dirt' DNA from soil reflects vertebrate biodiversity.

    Kenneth Andersen;Karen Lise Bird;Morten Rasmussen;James Haile

  • Early human dispersals within the Americas.

    J. Víctor Moreno-Mayar;Lasse Vinner;Peter De Barros Damgaard;Constanza De La Fuente

  • Southwest Scandinavia, 40-15 kyr BP: palaeogeography and environmental change

    Michael Houmark‐Nielsen;Kurt Henrik Kjær

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

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

  • Constraints on the Late Saalian to early Middle Weichselian ice sheet of Eurasia from field data and rebound modelling

    Kurt Lambeck;Anthony Purcell;Svend Funder;Kurt H. KJæR

  • 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

  • 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

  • A 10,000-year record of Arctic Ocean sea-ice variability - view from the Beach

    Svend Funder;Hugues Goosse;Hans Jepsen;Eigil Kaas

  • 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

  • Late Pleistocene glacial and lake history of northwestern Russia

    Eiliv Larsen;Kurt H. KJæR;Igor N. Demidov;Svend Funder

  • The final phase of dead‐ice moraine development: processes and sediment architecture, Kötlujökull, Iceland

    Kurt H. Kjær;Johannes Krüger

  • Geodetic measurements reveal similarities between post–Last Glacial Maximum and present-day mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet

    Shfaqat Abbas Khan;Ingo Sasgen;Michael Bevis;Tonie van Dam

  • Rapid response of Helheim Glacier in Greenland to climate variability over the past century

    Camilla S. Andresen;Fiammetta Straneo;Mads Hvid Ribergaard;Anders A. Bjørk

  • A data chart for field description and genetic interpretation of glacial diamicts and associated sediments…with examples from Greenland, Iceland, and Denmark

    Johannes KRüGER;Kurt Henrik Kjær

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristian K. Kjeldsen
Kristian K. Kjeldsen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Nicolaj K. Larsen
Nicolaj K. Larsen University of Copenhagen
Anders A. Bjørk
Anders A. Bjørk University of Copenhagen
Shfaqat Abbas Khan
Shfaqat Abbas Khan Technical University of Denmark
Svend Funder
Svend Funder University of Copenhagen
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Anders Schomacker
Anders Schomacker University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Eiliv Larsen
Eiliv Larsen Geological Survey of Norway
John Wahr
John Wahr University of Colorado Boulder
Jonathan L. Bamber
Jonathan L. Bamber University of Bristol

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