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Martin Visbeck 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 Visbeck sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 266 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Martin Visbeck 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 Visbeck sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2015 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Martin Visbeck is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, focusing on oceanographic and atmospheric processes as well as climate variability and marine ecosystems.

Visbeck has contributed to subfields including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and the study of Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Their research topics cover a range of subjects such as Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, Marine and coastal ecosystems, Coastal and Marine Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Marine and fisheries research.

Recent publications by Visbeck include:

  • Subpolar North Atlantic western boundary density anomalies and the Meridional Overturning Circulation (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • Natural variability has dominated Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation since 1900 (2022), published in Nature Climate Change
  • We need a global movement to transform ocean science for a better world (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Multiple pollutants stress the coastal ecosystem with climate and anthropogenic drivers (2021), published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • From concept to action: a united, holistic and One Health approach to respond to the climate change crisis (2022), published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Visbeck include Feili Li, Brad deYoung, William E. Johns, Johannes Karstensen, and D. Rayner.

Visbeck has published extensively in venues such as Oceanography, Nature Communications, Ocean Science, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and CABI One Health.

In addition to journal articles, Visbeck has contributed to books, including a title published by Maribus eBooks: World ocean review: Mit den Meeren leben 7. Lebensgarant Ozean - nachhaltig nutzen, wirksam schützen (2021).

Throughout their career, Visbeck has been recognized by peers, including election as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences in 2016 and being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2015.

Best Publications

  • An overview of the North Atlantic Oscillation

    James W. Hurrell;Yochanan Kushnir;Geir Ottersen;Martin Visbeck

  • Policy: Map the interactions between Sustainable Development Goals

    Måns Nilsson;Dave Griggs;Martin Visbeck

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation: climatic significance and environmantal impact

    James W Hurrell;Yochanan Kushnir;Geir Ottersen;Martin Visbeck

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

    Sunke Schmidtko;Lothar Stramma;Martin Visbeck;Martin Visbeck

  • North atlantic climate variability: Phenomena, impacts and mechanisms

    John Marshall;Yochanan Kushnir;David Battisti;Ping Chang

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation

    James W. Hurrell;Yochanan Kushnir;Martin Visbeck

  • Enhanced warming over the global subtropical western boundary currents

    Lixin Wu;Wenju Cai;Liping Zhang;Hisashi Nakamura

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation: Climate Significance and Environmental Impact

    James W. Hurrell;Yochanan Kushnir;Geir Ottersen;Martin Visbeck

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation: past, present, and future.

    Martin H. Visbeck;James W. Hurrell;Lorenzo Polvani;Heidi M. Cullen

  • Synchronous Variability in the Southern Hemisphere Atmosphere, Sea Ice, and Ocean Resulting from the Annular Mode*

    Alex Hall;Martin Visbeck

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

    Johannes Karstensen;Lothar Stramma;Martin Visbeck

  • The response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change

    Claus W. Böning;Astrid Dispert;Martin Visbeck;S. R. Rintoul

  • Mapping interactions between the sustainable development goals: lessons learned and ways forward

    Måns Nilsson;Elinor Chisholm;David Griggs;Philippa Howden-Chapman

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

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

  • Specification of eddy transfer coefficients in coarse resolution ocean circulation models

    Martin Visbeck;John Marshall;Tom Haine;Mike Spall

  • The ocean's response to North Atlantic Oscillation variability

    Martin Visbeck;Eric P. Chassignet;Ruth G. Curry;Thomas L. Delworth

  • Widespread Intense Turbulent Mixing in the Southern Ocean

    Alberto C. Naveira Garabato;Kurt L. Polzin;Brian A. King;Karen J. Heywood

  • Policy: Five priorities for the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    Yonglong Lu;Nebojsa Nakicenovic;Martin Visbeck;Anne-Sophie Stevance

  • Deep Velocity Profiling Using Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers: Bottom Track and Inverse Solutions*

    Martin Visbeck

  • Ocean science research is key for a sustainable future

    Martin Visbeck

  • Response of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to recent climate change

    Claus W. Böning;A. Dispert;Martin Visbeck;S. R. Rintoul

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

    Johannes Karstensen;Lothar Stramma;Martin Visbeck

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes Karstensen
Johannes Karstensen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Peter Brandt
Peter Brandt GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Lothar Stramma
Lothar Stramma GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Marcus Dengler
Marcus Dengler GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Arne Körtzinger
Arne Körtzinger GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Toste Tanhua
Toste Tanhua GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Claus W. Böning
Claus W. Böning GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Dirk Klaeschen
Dirk Klaeschen GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
James W. Hurrell
James W. Hurrell Colorado State University
Yochanan Kushnir
Yochanan Kushnir Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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