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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 35 7429 6880 2531 2237 93 10217

Nikolai Maximenko publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nikolai Maximenko between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nikolai Maximenko published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 3.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2016. 5 of the 114 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2016. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 5 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1995 2025

114 publications in total across all disciplines

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Nikolai Maximenko: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 1
2002 3
2003 6
2004 1
2005 4
2006 3
2007 1
2008 4
2009 2
2010 11
2011 2
2012 5
2013 7
2014 2
2015 2
2016 16
2017 8
2018 7
2019 5
2020 4
2021 7
2022 1
2023 5
2024 2
2025 3
Total 114
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Nikolai Maximenko 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 Nikolai Maximenko 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, 88–97 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: 93 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 93
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
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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Nikolai Maximenko 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 Nikolai Maximenko 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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 35
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

Nikolai Maximenko is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work is focused on several subfields, including Pollution, Oceanography, Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ocean Engineering.

Their research addresses main topics such as Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Maximenko has a record of publications in various scientific venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, Environmental Research Letters, Nature Communications, and Nature Ecology & Evolution. Notable recent papers include:

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Emergence of a neopelagic community through the establishment of coastal species on the high seas, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Extent and reproduction of coastal species on plastic debris in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, 2023, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • High concentrations of floating neustonic life in the plastic-rich North Pacific Garbage Patch, 2023, PLoS Biology
  • An Integrated Observing System for Monitoring Marine Debris and Biodiversity, 2021, Oceanography

Frequent coauthors working with Maximenko include Jan Hafner, Rebecca R. Helm, Linsey E. Haram, James T. Carlton, and Mary Crowley. Collaborations appear across multiple projects, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches to studying marine environments and pollution.

Best Publications

  • A global inventory of small floating plastic debris

    Erik Van Sebille;Erik Van Sebille;Chris Wilcox;Laurent Lebreton;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Plastic Accumulation in the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre

    Kara Lavender Law;Skye Morét-Ferguson;Skye Morét-Ferguson;Nikolai A. Maximenko;Giora Proskurowski;Giora Proskurowski

  • The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris

    Erik van Sebille;Stefano Aliani;Kara Lavender Law;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Pathways of marine debris derived from trajectories of Lagrangian drifters.

    Nikolai Maximenko;Jan Hafner;Peter Niiler

  • Plastic pollution in the South Pacific subtropical gyre

    Marcus Eriksen;Nikolai Maximenko;Martin Thiel;Anna Cummins

  • Observational evidence of alternating zonal jets in the world ocean

    Nikolai A. Maximenko;Bohyun Bang;Hideharu Sasaki

  • Mean Dynamic Topography of the Ocean Derived from Satellite and Drifting Buoy Data Using Three Different Techniques

    Nikolai Maximenko;Peter Niiler;Marie-Helene Rio;Oleg Melnichenko

  • Toward the integrated marine debris observing system

    Nikolai Maximenko;Paolo Corradi;Kara Lavender Law;Erik Van Sebille

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • Using numerical model simulations to improve the understanding of micro-plastic distribution and pathways in the marine environment

    Britta D. Hardesty;Joseph Harari;Atsuhiko Isobe;Laurent Lebreton

  • Dynamically balanced absolute sea level of the global ocean derived from near‐surface velocity observations

    Pearn P. Niiler;Nikolai A. Maximenko;Nikolai A. Maximenko;James C. McWilliams

  • Observational evidence of alternating zonal jets in the world ocean

    N. A. Maximenko;K. J. Richards;B. Bang;H. Sasaki

  • Composition and potential origin of marine debris stranded in the Western Indian Ocean on remote Alphonse Island, Seychelles.

    Aurélie V. Duhec;Richard F. Jeanne;Nikolai Maximenko;Jan Hafner

  • Tracking the sources and sinks of local marine debris in Hawai'i.

    Henry S. Carson;Megan R. Lamson;Davis Nakashima;Derek Toloumu

  • Stationary mesoscale jet-like features in the ocean

    Nikolai A. Maximenko;Oleg V. Melnichenko;Oleg V. Melnichenko;Pearn P. Niiler;Hideharu Sasaki

  • Measuring marine plastic debris from space : Initial assessment of observation requirements

    Víctor Martínez-Vicente;James R. Clark;Paolo Corradi;Stefano Aliani

  • Monitoring Ocean Currents with Satellite Sensors

    Kathleen Dohan;Nikolai Maximenko

  • Zonal jets in the Pacific Ocean

    K. J. Richards;N. A. Maximenko;F. O. Bryan;H. Sasaki

  • Near-surface dynamical structure of the Kuroshio Extension

    P. P. Niiler;N. A. Maximenko;N. A. Maximenko;G. G. Panteleev;G. G. Panteleev;T. Yamagata

  • A Plasticene Lexicon.

    Linsey E. Haram;James T. Carlton;Gregory M. Ruiz;Nikolai A. Maximenko

  • Numerical simulations of debris drift from the Great Japan Tsunami of 2011 and their verification with observational reports.

    Nikolai Maximenko;Jan Hafner;Masafumi Kamachi;Amy MacFadyen

  • Plastic Pollution in the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre

    Marcus Eriksen;Anna Cummins;Nikolai Maximenko;Martin Thiel

Frequent Co-Authors

Per Knudsen
Per Knudsen Technical University of Denmark
Ole Baltazar Andersen
Ole Baltazar Andersen Technical University of Denmark
Niklas Schneider
Niklas Schneider University of Hawaii at Manoa
Erik van Sebille
Erik van Sebille Utrecht University
Hideharu Sasaki
Hideharu Sasaki Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Chris W. Hughes
Chris W. Hughes University of Liverpool
Rick Lumpkin
Rick Lumpkin Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory
Luca Centurioni
Luca Centurioni University of California, San Diego
Britta Denise Hardesty
Britta Denise Hardesty CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

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