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Martin Jakobsson

Martin Jakobsson

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Earth Science
Sweden
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
70
Citations
23207
World Ranking
954
National Ranking
6

Martin Jakobsson 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 Jakobsson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 458 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Martin Jakobsson 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 Jakobsson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Martin Jakobsson is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Geology.

Their research focuses on a range of topics such as Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Winter Sports Injuries and Performance, Geological Studies and Exploration, and Climate change and permafrost.

Jakobsson has published multiple papers, among which recent notable works include:

  • Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill, 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 4.0, 2020, Scientific Data
  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean Version 2, 2022, Scientific Data
  • Remobilization of dormant carbon from Siberian-Arctic permafrost during three past warming events, 2020, Science Advances
  • Physical Disturbance by Bottom Trawling Suspends Particulate Matter and Alters Biogeochemical Processes on and Near the Seafloor, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Scientific Data

Jakobsson collaborates with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Matt O'Regan
  • Christian Stranne
  • Larry A. Mayer
  • Brendan T. Reilly
  • Gabriel West

The combination of topics and fields in Jakobsson's oeuvre indicate a strong focus on cryospheric and oceanographic phenomena related to climate, particularly in polar regions. The publications reflect efforts to map and understand Arctic and Southern Ocean bathymetry, as well as the environmental impacts and geological processes associated with climate change.

Best Publications

  • Late quaternary ice sheet history of northern Eurasia

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

  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean (IBCAO) Version 3.0

    Martin Jakobsson;Larry Mayer;Bernard Coakley;Julian A. Dowdeswell

  • A new digital bathymetric model of the world's oceans

    Pauline Weatherall;K. M. Marks;Martin Jakobsson;Thierry Schmitt

  • BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation.

    M. Morlighem;C. N. Williams;C. N. Williams;E. Rignot;E. Rignot;L. An

  • Subtropical Arctic Ocean temperatures during the Palaeocene/Eocene thermal maximum

    Appy Sluijs;Stefan Schouten;Mark Pagani;Martijn Woltering

  • The Cenozoic palaeoenvironment of the Arctic Ocean.

    Kathryn Moran;Jan Backman;Henk Brinkhuis;Steven C. Clemens

  • An improved bathymetric portrayal of the Arctic Ocean: Implications for ocean modeling and geological, geophysical and oceanographic analyses

    Martin Jakobsson;Ron Macnab;Larry A. Mayer;Robert Anderson

  • The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project : The Quest to See the World's Oceans Completely Mapped by 2030

    Larry Mayer;Martin Jakobsson;Graham Allen;Boris Dorschel

  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Southern Ocean (IBCSO) Version 1.0 – A new bathymetric compilation covering circum-Antarctic waters

    Jan Erik Arndt;Hans Werner Schenke;Martin Jakobsson;Frank O. Nitsche

  • Ice-dammed lakes and rerouting of the drainage of northern Eurasia during the Last Glaciation.

    Jan Mangerud;Martin Jakobsson;Helena Alexanderson;Valery Astakhov

  • New grid of Arctic bathymetry aids scientists and mapmakers

    Martin Jakobsson;Norman Cherkis;John Woodward;Ron Macnab

  • Hypsometry and Volume of the Arctic Ocean and Its Constituent Seas

    Martin Jakobsson

  • The early Miocene onset of a ventilated circulation regime in the Arctic Ocean

    Martin Jakobsson;Jan Backman;Bert Rudels;Jonas Nycander

  • A community-based geological reconstruction of Antarctic Ice Sheet deglaciation since the Last Glacial Maximum

    Michael J Bentley;Colm Ó Cofaigh;John B Anderson;Howard Conway

  • Ryder Glacier in northwest Greenland is shielded from warm Atlantic water by a bathymetric sill

    Martin Jakobsson;Larry A. Mayer;Johan Nilsson;Christian Stranne

  • Age model and core-seismic integration for the Cenozoic Arctic Coring Expedition sediments from the Lomonosov Ridge

    Jan Backman;Martin Jakobsson;Martin Frank;Francesca Sangiorgi

  • Manganese and color cycles in Arctic Ocean sediments constrain Pleistocene chronology

    Martin Jakobsson;Reidar Løvlie;Hakam Al-Hanbali;Eve Arnold

  • Arctic Ocean glacial history

    Martin Jakobsson;Martin Jakobsson;Karin Andreassen;Lilja Rún Bjarnadóttir;Dayton Dove

  • The periglacial climate and environment in northern Eurasia during the Last Glaciation

    Hans-Wolfgang Hubberten;Andrei A. Andreev;Valery I. Astakhov;Igor Demidov

  • The International Bathymetric Chart of the Arctic Ocean Version 4.0.

    Martin Jakobsson;Larry A. Mayer;Caroline Bringensparr;Carlos F. Castro

  • Seafloor Mapping – the challenge of a truly global ocean bathymetry

    Anne-Cathrin Wölfl;Helen Snaith;Sam Amirebrahimi;Colin W. Devey

  • Observations in the Ocean

    Bert Rudels;Bert Rudels;Leif Anderson;Patrick Eriksson;Eberhard Fahrbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Matt O'Regan
Matt O'Regan Stockholm University
Larry A. Mayer
Larry A. Mayer University of New Hampshire
Jan Backman
Jan Backman Stockholm University
Igor Semiletov
Igor Semiletov Russian Academy of Sciences
Thomas M. Cronin
Thomas M. Cronin United States Geological Survey
Kelly A. Hogan
Kelly A. Hogan British Antarctic Survey
Julian A. Dowdeswell
Julian A. Dowdeswell University of Cambridge
Leonid Polyak
Leonid Polyak The Ohio State University
John B. Anderson
John B. Anderson Rice University
Jan Nilsson
Jan Nilsson Lund University

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