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Lothar Stramma 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 Lothar Stramma sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

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Lothar Stramma 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 Lothar Stramma sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Lothar Stramma is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in oceanography and ecology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics including:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Stramma has contributed to the scientific community through publications in various research venues. Notable frequent venues for their work include:

  • Biogeosciences
  • ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN
  • Ocean science

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Trends and decadal oscillations of oxygen and nutrients at 50 to 300 m depth in the equatorial and North Pacific" (2020, Biogeosciences)
  • "Spatial and Temporal Variability of Oceanic Oxygen Changes and Underlying Trends" (2021, ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN)
  • "Tropical deoxygenation sites revisited to investigate oxygen and nutrient trends" (2021, Ocean science)

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as:

  • Sunke Schmidtko
  • Steven J. Bograd
  • Tsuneo Ono
  • Tetjana Ross
  • Daisuke Sasano

Overall, Lothar Stramma's work contributes to understanding ocean oxygen variability, nutrient dynamics, and broader processes affecting marine ecosystems and ocean chemistry. Their affiliation with a leading ocean research center supports their expertise in oceanographic studies and environmental research related to ocean and atmospheric interactions.

Best Publications

  • Expanding Oxygen-Minimum Zones in the Tropical Oceans

    Lothar Stramma;Gregory C. Johnson;Janet Sprintall;Volker Mohrholz

  • Upper-level circulation in the South Atlantic Ocean

    Ray G. Peterson;Lothar Stramma

  • Decline in global oceanic oxygen content during the past five decades

    Sunke Schmidtko;Lothar Stramma;Martin Visbeck;Martin Visbeck

  • On the water masses and mean circulation of the South Atlantic Ocean

    Lothar Stramma;Matthew England

  • Ocean oxygen minima expansions and their biological impacts

    Lothar Stramma;Sunke Schmidtko;Lisa A. Levin;Gregory C. Johnson

  • Oxygen minimum zones in the eastern tropical Atlantic and Pacific oceans

    Johannes Karstensen;Lothar Stramma;Martin Visbeck

  • Expansion of oxygen minimum zones may reduce available habitat for tropical pelagic fishes

    Lothar Stramma;Eric D. Prince;Sunke Schmidtko;Sunke Schmidtko;Jiangang Luo

  • Drivers and mechanisms of ocean deoxygenation

    Andreas Oschlies;Andreas Oschlies;Peter Brandt;Peter Brandt;Lothar Stramma;Sunke Schmidtko

  • The mean flow field of the tropical Atlantic Ocean

    Lothar Stramma;Friedrich Schott

  • Nitrogen cycling driven by organic matter export in the South Pacific oxygen minimum zone

    Tim Kalvelage;Gaute Lavik;Phyllis Lam;Sergio Contreras

  • Transports and Pathways of the Upper-Layer Circulation in the Western Tropical Atlantic

    Friedrich A. Schott;Jürgen Fischer;Lothar Stramma

  • The flow field of the subtropical gyre of the South Indian Ocean

    Lothar Stramma;Johann R.E. Lutjeharms

  • Geostrophic transport in the Warm Water Sphere of the eastern subtropical North Atlantic

    Lothar Stramma

  • The South Atlantic Current

    Lothar Stramma;Ray G. Peterson

  • Observations of Deep Convection in the Gulf of Lions, Northern Mediterranean, during the Winter of 1991/92

    Friedrich Schott;Martin Visbeck;Uwe Send;Jürgen Fischer

  • Large Diurnal Sea Surface Temperature Variability: Satellite and In Situ Measurements

    Lothar Stramma;Peter Cornillon;Robert A. Weller;James F. Price

  • Seasonal changes in the North Atlantic subtropical Gyre

    Lothar Stramma;Gerold Siedler

  • Satellite observations of sea surface cooling by hurricanes

    Lothar Stramma;Peter Cornillon;James F. Price

  • Circulation and Deep-Water Export at the Western Exit of the Subpolar North Atlantic

    Friedrich A. Schott;Rainer Zantopp;Lothar Stramma;Marcus Dengler

  • On the role of circulation and mixing in the ventilation of oxygen minimum zones with a focus on the eastern tropical North Atlantic

    Peter Brandt;Hermann W. Bange;Donata Banyte;Marcus Dengler

  • The oxygen minimum zones in the eastern tropical Atlantic and Pacific oceans: a ventilation perspective

    Johannes Karstensen;Lothar Stramma;Martin Visbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Brandt
Peter Brandt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Martin Visbeck
Martin Visbeck GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Friedrich Schott
Friedrich Schott Kiel University
Johannes Karstensen
Johannes Karstensen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Monika Rhein
Monika Rhein University of Bremen
Marcus Dengler
Marcus Dengler GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Robert A. Weller
Robert A. Weller Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Andreas Oschlies
Andreas Oschlies GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Douglas W.R. Wallace
Douglas W.R. Wallace Dalhousie University
Arne Körtzinger
Arne Körtzinger GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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