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Markus Kienast

Markus Kienast

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6403 5927 331 302 247 6561

Markus Kienast publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Markus Kienast between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Markus Kienast published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 1999. 17 of the 275 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 1999. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 52 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 14 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 16 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 41 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 9 publications
1997 2025

275 publications in total across all disciplines

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Markus Kienast: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 52
2000 1
2001 14
2002 1
2003 16
2004 2
2005 8
2006 3
2007 5
2008 5
2009 5
2010 6
2011 7
2012 12
2013 41
2014 5
2015 1
2016 3
2017 8
2018 6
2019 20
2020 8
2021 11
2022 10
2023 7
2024 8
2025 9
Total 275
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Markus Kienast 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 Markus Kienast 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, 238–247 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: 247 publications — 77th percentile

77% 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
238–247 243 247
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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Markus Kienast 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 Markus Kienast 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
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

Markus Kienast is affiliated with Dalhousie University in Canada and specializes in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their scholarly work extensively covers several interconnected fields including Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, and Earth-Surface Processes.

The scientist's studies focus primarily on topics such as:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Arctic and Antarctic Ice Dynamics
  • Climate Change and Permafrost

Markus Kienast's recent publications demonstrate the scope and diversity of their research interests. Selected papers include:

  • "Long-term ocean and resource dynamics in a hotspot of climate change," 2022, published in FACETS
  • "The Impact of Astronomical Forcing on Surface and Thermocline Variability Within the Western Pacific Warm Pool Over the Past 160 kyr," 2020, published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Atlantic water inflow to Labrador Sea and its interaction with ice sheet dynamics during the Holocene," 2021, published in Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Surface and subsurface Labrador Shelf water mass conditions during the last 6000 years," 2020, published in Climate of the past
  • "Stable isotope ratios in seawater nitrate reflect the influence of Pacific water along the northwest Atlantic margin," 2021, published in Biogeosciences

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Nature Communications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Biogeosciences

Collaborations form an important aspect of Kienast's research output. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Owen A. Sherwood
  • Nadine Lehmann
  • Carolyn Buchwald
  • Christopher K. Algar
  • Moritz F. Lehmann

Best Publications

  • East Asian monsoon climate during the Late Pleistocene: high-resolution sediment records from the south China Sea

    L. Wang;M. Sarnthein;H. Erlenkeuser;JO Grimalt

  • Constraints on the magnitude and patterns of ocean cooling at the Last Glacial Maximum

    C. Waelbroeck;A. Paul;M. Kucera;A. Rosell-Melé

  • A review of nitrogen isotopic alteration in marine sediments

    Rebecca S. Robinson;Markus Kienast;Ana Luiza Albuquerque;Mark Altabet

  • Synchronous tropical South China Sea SST change and Greenland warming during deglaciation.

    M. Kienast;Stephan Steinke;K. Stattegger;S. E. Calvert

  • High-resolution UK 37 temperature reconstructions in the South China Sea over the past 220 kyr

    Carles Pelejero;Joan O. Grimalt;Stephanie Heilig;Markus Kienast

  • Eastern Pacific cooling and Atlantic overturning circulation during the last deglaciation

    Markus Kienast;Stephanie S. Kienast;Stephen E. Calvert;Timothy I. Eglinton

  • Nitrogen isotopes in bulk marine sediment: linking seafloor observations with subseafloor records

    J.-E. Tesdal;J.-E. Tesdal;E. D. Galbraith;M. Kienast

  • Patterns of deglacial warming in the Pacific Ocean: a review with emphasis on the time interval of Heinrich event 1

    T. Kiefer;M. Kienast

  • Benthic foraminiferal paleoceanography of the South China Sea over the last 40,000 years

    Zhimin Jian;Luejiang Wang;Markus Kienast;Michael Sarnthein

  • The flooding of Sundaland during the last deglaciation: imprints in hemipelagic sediments from the southern South China Sea

    Carles Pelejero;Markus Kienast;Markus Kienast;Luejiang Wang;Luejiang Wang;Joan O. Grimalt

  • An evaluation of 14C age relationships between co‐occurring foraminifera, alkenones, and total organic carbon in continental margin sediments

    Gesine Mollenhauer;Markus Kienast;Markus Kienast;Frank Lamy;Helge Meggers

  • The acceleration of oceanic denitrification during deglacial warming

    Eric D. Galbraith;Markus Kienast

  • Unchanged nitrogen isotopic composition of organic matter in the South China Sea during the last climatic cycle: Global implications

    Markus Kienast

  • On the significance of sea-level variations and shelf paleo-morphology in governing sedimentation in the southern South China Sea during the last deglaciation

    Stephan Steinke;Markus Kienast;Till Hanebuth

  • Proxy dependence of the temporal pattern of deglacial warming in the tropical South China Sea: toward resolving seasonality

    Stephan Steinke;Markus Kienast;Jeroen Groeneveld;Li-Chuan Lin

  • Origin of the deep Bering Sea nitrate deficit : Constraints from the nitrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of water column nitrate and benthic nitrate fluxes

    Moritz F. Lehmann;Moritz F. Lehmann;Daniel Mikhail Sigman;Daniel C. McCorkle;Brigitte G. Brunelle

  • Glacial-interglacial modulation of the marine nitrogen cycle by high-latitude O2 supply to the global thermocline

    Eric D. Galbraith;Markus Kienast;Markus Kienast;Thomas F. Pedersen;Thomas F. Pedersen;Stephen E. Calvert

  • Constraints on the magnitude and patterns of ocean cooling at the Last Glacial Maximum: report of the MARGO Project

    A. Abelmann;L. Armand;E. Bard;S. Barker

  • Consistent relationship between global climate and surface nitrate utilization in the western subarctic Pacific throughout the last 500 ka

    Eric D. Galbraith;Eric D. Galbraith;Markus Kienast;Samuel L. Jaccard;Thomas F. Pedersen

  • Thorium‐230 normalized particle flux and sediment focusing in the Panama Basin region during the last 30,000 years

    S. S. Kienast;M. Kienast;Alan C. Mix;S. E. Calvert

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Sarnthein
Michael Sarnthein Kiel University
Stephan Steinke
Stephan Steinke Xiamen University
Uwe Pflaumann
Uwe Pflaumann Kiel University
Carles Pelejero
Carles Pelejero Institute of Marine Sciences
Mahyar Mohtadi
Mahyar Mohtadi University of Bremen
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
Jeroen Groeneveld
Jeroen Groeneveld University of Bremen
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Helmut Erlenkeuser
Helmut Erlenkeuser Kiel University
Ed C Hathorne
Ed C Hathorne GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel

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