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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 6957 6302 506 454 229 14905
Earth Science 76 683 603 39 35 280 17825

Liane G. Benning publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liane G. Benning between 1992 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liane G. Benning published across 35 years, from 1992 to 2026, averaging 12 papers a year. Output peaked at 46 publications in 2025. 47 of the 419 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 46. Peak 46 publications in 2025. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 28 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 39 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 46 publications 2026: 1 publication
1992 2026

419 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liane G. Benning: publications per year, 1992 to 2026
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 3
2000 4
2001 2
2002 1
2003 5
2004 3
2005 7
2006 10
2007 6
2008 28
2009 15
2010 10
2011 14
2012 15
2013 12
2014 24
2015 13
2016 13
2017 17
2018 39
2019 27
2020 18
2021 13
2022 15
2023 29
2024 23
2025 46
2026 1
Total 419
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Liane G. Benning 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 Liane G. Benning 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, 278–287 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: 280 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128 280
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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Liane G. Benning 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 Liane G. Benning 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, 76 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: 76 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 76
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Liane G. Benning is affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany. Their research spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a specialization in various subfields such as ecology, atmospheric science, environmental chemistry, biomaterials, and renewable energy, sustainability and the environment.

The scientist has contributed to a diverse range of topics including:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques
  • Iron oxide chemistry and applications

Frequent publication venues where Liane G. Benning has appeared include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • FEMS Microbiology Ecology
  • Geochemical Perspectives Letters

Notable recent papers by the scientist consist of:

  • Glacier algae accelerate melt rates on the south-western Greenland Ice Sheet, 2020, The Cryosphere
  • Mineral phosphorus drives glacier algal blooms on the Greenland Ice Sheet, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Molecular identification of fungi microfossils in a Neoproterozoic shale rock, 2020, Science Advances
  • Newly identified climatically and environmentally significant high-latitude dust sources, 2022, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Biological albedo reduction on ice sheets, glaciers, and snowfields, 2021, Earth-Science Reviews

Among frequent collaborators, Liane G. Benning has worked with Alexandre M. Anesio, Martyn Tranter, Jeffrey Paulo H. Perez, Joseph M. Cook, and Rey Mourot. These partnerships reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the scientist's research areas.

In 2017, Liane G. Benning was recognized as a Member of the Academia Europaea, highlighting their standing in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The kinetics and mechanisms of amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) crystallization to calcite, via vaterite.

    Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco;Samuel Shaw;Liane G. Benning

  • Reaction pathways in the Fe-S system below 100°C

    Liane G Benning;Rick T Wilkin;H.L Barnes

  • Mechanistic Insights into the Crystallization of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC)

    Pieter Bots;Liane G. Benning;Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco;Teresa Roncal-Herrero

  • Hydrosulphide complexing of Au (I) in hydrothermal solutions from 150–400°C and 500–1500 bar

    Liane G. Benning;Terry M. Seward

  • Characterization of metal-cyanobacteria sorption reactions: a combined macroscopic and infrared spectroscopic investigation

    Nathan Yee;Liane G. Benning;Vernon R. Phoenix;F. Grant Ferris

  • The role and implications of bassanite as a stable precursor phase to gypsum precipitation.

    A. E. S. Van Driessche;L. G. Benning;J. D. Rodriguez-Blanco;M. Ossorio;M. Ossorio

  • Bioavailable iron in the Southern Ocean: the significance of the iceberg conveyor belt

    Rob Raiswell;Liane G Benning;Martyn Tranter;Slawek Tulaczyk

  • Ice sheets as a significant source of highly reactive nanoparticulate iron to the oceans

    Jon R. Hawkings;Jemma L. Wadham;Martyn Tranter;Rob Raiswell

  • Impacts on iron solubility in the mineral dust by processes in the source region and the atmosphere: A review

    Zongbo Shi;Michael D. Krom;Timothy D. Jickells;Steeve Bonneville

  • The microbiome of glaciers and ice sheets.

    Alexandre M. Anesio;Stefanie Lutz;Nathan A. M. Chrismas;Liane G. Benning

  • Contributions from glacially derived sediment to the global iron (oxyhydr)oxide cycle : Implications for iron delivery to the oceans

    Rob Raiswell;Martyn Tranter;Liane G. Benning;Martin Siegert

  • Greigite: a true intermediate on the polysulfide pathway to pyrite

    Stefan Hunger;Liane G Benning

  • The biogeography of red snow microbiomes and their role in melting arctic glaciers

    Stefanie Lutz;Alexandre M. Anesio;Rob Raiswell;Arwyn Edwards

  • The role of pH and Mg on the stability and crystallization of amorphous calcium carbonate

    J.D. Rodriguez-Blanco;S. Shaw;P. Bots;T. Roncal-Herrero

  • The rate of ferrihydrite transformation to goethite via the Fe(II) pathway

    Nathan Yee;Samuel Shaw;Liane G. Benning;T. Hien Nguyen

  • Crystallization of CaCO3 in Water–Alcohol Mixtures: Spherulitic Growth, Polymorph Stabilization, and Morphology Change

    K. K. Sand;J. D. Rodriguez-Blanco;E. Makovicky;L. G. Benning

  • Molecular characterization of cyanobacterial silicification using synchrotron infrared micro-spectroscopy

    Liane G. Benning;V. R. Phoenix;N. Yee;M. J. Tobin

  • Green rust formation controls nutrient availability in a ferruginous water column

    Asfaw Zegeye;Steeve Bonneville;Liane G. Benning;Arne Sturm

  • Plant-driven fungal weathering: Early stages of mineral alteration at the nanometer scale

    Steeve Bonneville;Mark M. Smits;Andrew Brown;John Harrington

  • The effect of cyanobacteria on silica precipitation at neutral pH: implications for bacterial silicification in geothermal hot springs

    Nathan Yee;Vernon R. Phoenix;Kurt O. Konhauser;Liane G. Benning

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Steele
Andrew Steele Carnegie Institution for Science
Samuel Shaw
Samuel Shaw University of Manchester
Martyn Tranter
Martyn Tranter Aarhus University
Eric H. Oelkers
Eric H. Oelkers University of Iceland
Monica M. Grady
Monica M. Grady The Open University
Jack D. Farmer
Jack D. Farmer Arizona State University
Nicholas J. Tosca
Nicholas J. Tosca University of Oxford
Scott M. McLennan
Scott M. McLennan Stony Brook University
Alexandre M. Anesio
Alexandre M. Anesio Aarhus University

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