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Martin H. Trauth

Martin H. Trauth

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 47 4018 3686 280 265 185 8176

Martin H. Trauth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Martin H. Trauth between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Martin H. Trauth published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2022. 30 of the 270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2022. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 7 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 30 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 12 publications
1996 2025

270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Martin H. Trauth: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 4
2000 2
2001 3
2002 0
2003 7
2004 2
2005 4
2006 6
2007 3
2008 1
2009 7
2010 8
2011 8
2012 11
2013 18
2014 7
2015 8
2016 10
2017 9
2018 15
2019 13
2020 18
2021 24
2022 30
2023 17
2024 18
2025 12
Total 270
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Martin H. Trauth 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 Martin H. Trauth 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, 178–187 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: 185 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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
178–187 414 185
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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Martin H. Trauth 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 Martin H. Trauth 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 47
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

Martin H. Trauth is affiliated with the University of Potsdam in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Computer Science, and Environmental Science.

The scientist's work covers several subfields, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Anthropology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Statistics and Probability

Their main research topics include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
  • Blind Source Separation Techniques
  • Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Martin H. Trauth has frequently collaborated with several coauthors. Notable among them are:

  • Verena Foerster
  • Asfawossen Asrat
  • Henry F. Lamb
  • Annett Junginger
  • Stefanie Kaboth-Bahr

The scientist has published in various journals, with frequent venues including:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Quaternary Science Advances

Recent papers by Martin H. Trauth include:

  • Northern Hemisphere Glaciation, African climate and human evolution, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Past abrupt changes, tipping points and cascading impacts in the Earth system, 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • Paleo-ENSO influence on African environments and early modern humans, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Hydroclimate changes in eastern Africa over the past 200,000 years may have influenced early human dispersal, 2021, Communications Earth & Environment
  • Pleistocene climate variability in eastern Africa influenced hominin evolution, 2022, Nature Geoscience

In addition to journal articles, Martin H. Trauth has authored books published by Springer International Publishing. Some titles are:

  • MATLAB® Recipes for Earth Sciences (2020)
  • Python Recipes for Earth Sciences (2022)
  • Signal and Noise in Geosciences (2021)
  • Python Recipes for Earth Sciences (2024)
  • MATLAB® Recipes for Earth Sciences (2025)

Best Publications

  • Tectonics and Climate of the Southern Central Andes

    M.R. Strecker;R.N. Alonso;B. Bookhagen;B. Carrapa

  • Late Cenozoic Moisture History of East Africa

    Martin H. Trauth;Mark A. Maslin;Alan Deino;Manfred R. Strecker

  • Matlab recipes for earth sciences

    Martin Trauth

  • Trends, rhythms and events in Plio-Pleistocene African climate

    Martin H. Trauth;Juan C. Larrasoaña;Manfred Mudelsee

  • High- and low-latitude forcing of Plio-Pleistocene East African climate and human evolution.

    Martin H. Trauth;Mark A. Maslin;Alan L. Deino;Manfred R. Strecker

  • Scaling percentages and distributional patterns of benthic Foraminifera with flux rates of organic carbon

    Alexander Volker Altenbach;Uwe Pflaumann;Ralf Schiebel;Andrea Thies

  • East African climate pulses and early human evolution

    Mark A. Maslin;Chris M. Brierley;Alice M. Milner;Susanne Shultz

  • Nonlinear detection of paleoclimate-variability transitions possibly related to human evolution

    Jonathan F. Donges;Reik V. Donner;Martin H. Trauth;Norbert Marwan

  • Human evolution in a variable environment: the amplifier lakes of Eastern Africa

    Martin H. Trauth;Mark A. Maslin;Alan L. Deino;Annett Junginger

  • East African climate change and orbital forcing during the last 175 kyr BP

    Martin H. Trauth;Alan L. Deino;Andreas G.N. Bergner;Manfred R. Strecker

  • Climatic change recorded in the sediments of the Chew Bahir basin, southern Ethiopia, during the last 45,000 years

    Verena Foerster;Annett Junginger;Oliver Langkamp;Tsige Gebru

  • Past abrupt changes, tipping points and cascading impacts in the Earth system

    V. Brovkin;V. Brovkin;Edward Brook;John W. Williams;Sebastian Bathiany

  • Multiple landslide clusters record quaternary climate changes in the northwestern Argentine andes

    Martin H. Trauth;Bodo Bookhagen;Norbert Marwan;Manfred R. Strecker

  • Climate change and mass movements in the NW Argentine Andes

    Martin H. Trauth;Ricardo Narciso Alonso;Kirk R. Haselton;Reginald L. Hermanns

  • A synthesis of the theories and concepts of early human evolution

    Mark A. Maslin;Susanne Shultz;Martin H. Trauth

  • The sensitivity of East African rift lakes to climate fluctuations

    Lydia A. Olaka;Eric O. Odada;Martin H. Trauth;Daniel O. Olago

  • Bioturbational mixing depth and carbon flux at the seafloor

    Martin H. Trauth;Michael Sarnthein;Maurice Arnold

  • The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project : High-Resolution Paleoclimate Records from the East African Rift System and Their Implications for Understanding the Environmental Context of Hominin Evolution

    Christopher J. Campisano;Andrew S. Cohen;J. Ramon Arrowsmith;Asfawossen Asrat

  • Comparing modern and Pleistocene ENSO-like influences in NW Argentina using nonlinear time series analysis methods

    N. Marwan;M. H. Trauth;M. Vuille;J. Kurths

  • The effects of solar irradiation changes on the migration of the Congo Air Boundary and water levels of paleo-Lake Suguta, Northern Kenya Rift, during the African Humid Period (15–5 ka BP)

    Annett Junginger;Sybille Roller;Lydia A. Olaka;Lydia A. Olaka;Martin H. Trauth

  • Correction to “Bioturbational mixing depth and carbon flux at the seafloor”

    Martin H. Trauth;Michael Sarnthein;Maurice Arnold

  • Quaternary Science Reviews Volume 29, Issues 23–24, November 2010, Pages 2981–2988 Cover image Human evolution in a variable environment: the amplifier lakes of Eastern Africa

    Eric O Odada;Lydia A Olaka;Mark A Maslin;Moses Lesoloyia

Frequent Co-Authors

Asfawossen Asrat
Asfawossen Asrat Botswana International University of Science and Technology
Henry F. Lamb
Henry F. Lamb Aberystwyth University
Alan L. Deino
Alan L. Deino Berkeley Geochronology Center
Andrew S. Cohen
Andrew S. Cohen University of Arizona
Manfred R. Strecker
Manfred R. Strecker University of Potsdam
Mark A. Maslin
Mark A. Maslin University College London
Helen M. Roberts
Helen M. Roberts Aberystwyth University
Frank Schäbitz
Frank Schäbitz University of Cologne
Bodo Bookhagen
Bodo Bookhagen University of Potsdam
Melanie J. Leng
Melanie J. Leng University of Nottingham

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