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Niels C. Munksgaard

Niels C. Munksgaard

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8788 8167 413 395 98 3079

Niels C. Munksgaard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Niels C. Munksgaard between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Niels C. Munksgaard published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 3 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2019. 7 of the 131 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2019. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 3 publications
1982 2025

131 publications in total across all disciplines

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Niels C. Munksgaard: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 2
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 1
1998 3
1999 3
2000 1
2001 1
2002 3
2003 3
2004 4
2005 3
2006 3
2007 1
2008 4
2009 1
2010 3
2011 4
2012 5
2013 4
2014 3
2015 7
2016 6
2017 11
2018 5
2019 12
2020 10
2021 3
2022 9
2023 1
2024 4
2025 3
Total 131
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Niels C. Munksgaard 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 Niels C. Munksgaard 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, 98–107 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: 98 publications — 11th percentile

11% 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 98
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
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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Niels C. Munksgaard 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 Niels C. Munksgaard 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
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

Niels C. Munksgaard is affiliated with James Cook University in Australia. Their research focuses predominantly on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a specialized emphasis on several subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, ecology, water science and technology, and geochemistry and petrology.

Their main research topics encompass geology and paleoclimatology research, isotope analysis in ecology, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, flood risk assessment and management, and cryospheric studies and observations.

Munksgaard has contributed to numerous publications in several academic venues. Frequent publication locations include:

  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • New Phytologist
  • Water Resources Research
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Munksgaard include:

  • Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Do 2H and 18O in leaf water reflect environmental drivers differently?, 2022, New Phytologist
  • Sediment metal enrichment and ecological risk assessment of ten ports and estuaries in the World Harbours Project, 2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • Tracer-Aided Modeling in the Low-Relief, Wet-Dry Tropics Suggests Water Ages and DOC Export Are Driven by Seasonal Wetlands and Deep Groundwater, 2020, Water Resources Research
  • Southern Ocean carbon sink enhanced by sea-ice feedbacks at the Antarctic Cold Reversal, 2020, Nature Geoscience

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors across their body of work. Key collaborators include:

  • Michael I. Bird
  • Clément Duvert
  • Lindsay B. Hutley
  • Rainy Comley
  • Lucas A. Cernusak

Best Publications

  • Stable isotopes in leaf water of terrestrial plants.

    Lucas A. Cernusak;Margaret M. Barbour;Stefan K. Arndt;Alexander W. Cheesman

  • Trace metals, arsenic and lead isotopes in dissolved and particulate phases of North Australian coastal and estuarine seawater

    Niels Crosley Munksgaard;David Livingstone Parry

  • Identification of environmental lead sources and pathways in a mining and smelting town: Mount Isa, Australia

    A.K. Mackay;M.P. Taylor;N.C. Munksgaard;Karen A. Hudson-Edwards

  • Rare earth elements as provenance indicators in North Australian estuarine and coastal marine sediments

    Niels Crosley Munksgaard;Kezia Lim;David Livingstone Parry

  • Evidence for mantle metasomatism: an oxygen and strontium isotope study of the Vulsinian District, Central Italy

    Paul Martin Holm;Niels Crosley Munksgaard

  • Early Last Interglacial ocean warming drove substantial ice mass loss from Antarctica

    Chris S.M. Turney;Christopher J. Fogwill;Christopher J. Fogwill;Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas P. McKay

  • Continuous analysis of δ18O and δD values of water by diffusion sampling cavity ring‐down spectrometry: a novel sampling device for unattended field monitoring of precipitation, ground and surface waters

    Niels C. Munksgaard;Chris M. Wurster;Michael I. Bird

  • Do 2H and 18O in leaf water reflect environmental drivers differently?

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  • Stable Isotope Anatomy of Tropical Cyclone Ita, North-Eastern Australia, April 2014

    Niels Munksgaard;Costijn Zwart;Naoyuki Kurita;Adrian Bass

  • Extreme short‐term stable isotope variability revealed by continuous rainwater analysis

    Niels Munksgaard;Niels Munksgaard;Christopher Wurster;Adrian Bass;Michael Bird

  • Lead isotope ratios determined by ICP-MS: Investigation of anthropogenic lead in seawater and sediment from the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia☆

    Niels C Munksgaard;Grant J Batterham;David L Parry

  • High δ18O and possible pre-eruptional Rb-Sr isochrons in cordierite-bearing Neogene volcanics from SE Spain

    Niels Crosley Munksgaard

  • Sediment metal enrichment and ecological risk assessment of ten ports and estuaries in the World Harbours Project

    G.F. Birch;J.-H. Lee;E. Tanner;J. Fortune

  • Hydroperiod, soil moisture and bioturbation are critical drivers of greenhouse gas fluxes and vary as a function of landuse change in mangroves of Sulawesi, Indonesia.

    Clint Cameron;Lindsay B. Hutley;Daniel A. Friess;Niels C. Munksgaard

  • Data Descriptor: Daily observations of stable isotope ratios of rainfall in the tropics

    Niels C. Munksgaard;Niels C. Munksgaard;Naoyuki Kurita;Ricardo Sánchez-Murillo;Nasir Ahmed

  • Lead isotope ratios determined by ICP-MS: Monitoring of mining-derived metal particulates in atmospheric fallout, Northern Territory, Australia

    Niels C. Munksgaard;David L. Parry

  • Groundwater-Derived DIC and Carbonate Buffering Enhance Fluvial CO2 Evasion in Two Australian Tropical Rivers

    Clément Duvert;Mylène Bossa;Mylène Bossa;Kyle J. Tyler;Jonathan G. Wynn

  • A global database of water vapor isotopes measured with high temporal resolution infrared laser spectroscopy.

    Zhongwang Wei;Zhongwang Wei;Xuhui Lee;Xuhui Lee;Franziska Aemisegger;Marion Benetti

  • The biogeochemistry of insectivorous cave guano: a case study from insular Southeast Asia

    Christopher M. Wurster;Niels Munksgaard;Niels Munksgaard;Costijn Zwart;Michael Bird

  • Microwave extraction-isotope ratio infrared spectroscopy (ME-IRIS): a novel technique for rapid extraction and in-line analysis of δ18O and δ2H values of water in plants, soils and insects.

    Niels C. Munksgaard;Niels C. Munksgaard;Alexander W. Cheesman;Christopher M. Wurster;Lucas A. Cernusak

  • Source of the Cooma Granodiorite, New South Wales — a possible role of fluid‐rock interactions

    Niels C. Munksgaard

  • Stable isotopic signature of Australian monsoon controlled by regional convection

    C. Zwart;N.C. Munksgaard;N.C. Munksgaard;N. Kurita;M.I. Bird

  • Tracer-Aided Modeling in the Low-Relief, Wet-Dry Tropics Suggests Water Ages and DOC Export Are Driven by Seasonal Wetlands and Deep Groundwater

    Christian Birkel;Christian Birkel;Clément Duvert;Alicia Correa;Niels C. Munksgaard

  • Antarctic ice sheet discharge driven by atmosphere-ocean feedbacks at the Last Glacial Termination

    Christopher Fogwill;Chris Turney;Nick Golledge;David Etheridge

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael I. Bird
Michael I. Bird James Cook University
Lindsay B. Hutley
Lindsay B. Hutley Charles Darwin University
Christopher J. Fogwill
Christopher J. Fogwill Cranfield University
Mark A. J. Curran
Mark A. J. Curran University of Tasmania
Nicholas R. Golledge
Nicholas R. Golledge Victoria University of Wellington
Christian Birkel
Christian Birkel University of Costa Rica
Alan Cooper
Alan Cooper Charles Sturt University
David Etheridge
David Etheridge Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Lucas A. Cernusak
Lucas A. Cernusak James Cook University
Michael E Weber
Michael E Weber University of Bonn

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