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Denmark
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
69
Citations
17767
World Ranking
1046
National Ranking
11

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Nils Olsen is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with additional publications intersecting Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Physics and Astronomy.

Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Molecular Biology, Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Oceanography, and Automotive Engineering.

Research topics prominently covered by Olsen include:

  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics
  • Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Olsen has published multiple papers in leading scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Annales Geophysicae
  • Research Square

Some of their recent publications are:

  • "International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation" (2021, Earth Planets and Space)
  • "CM6: a comprehensive geomagnetic field model derived from both CHAMP and Swarm satellite observations" (2020, Earth Planets and Space)
  • "Magnetic observations from CryoSat-2: calibration and processing of satellite platform magnetometer data" (2020, Earth Planets and Space)
  • "Lower-thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) quantities: current status of measuring techniques and models" (2021, Annales Geophysicae)
  • "Probing 3-D electrical conductivity of the mantle using 6 years of Swarm, CryoSat-2 and observatory magnetic data and exploiting matrix Q-responses approach" (2021, Earth Planets and Space)

Olsen has collaborated frequently with several researchers, indicating active partnerships across different projects. Notable co-authors include:

  • Christopher C. Finlay
  • Claudia Stolle
  • Lars Tøffner-Clausen
  • Alexander Grayver
  • Gauthier Hulot

Best Publications

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the 12th generation

    Erwan Thébault;Christopher C. Finlay;Ciarán D. Beggan;Patrick Alken;Patrick Alken

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the eleventh generation

    C. C. Finlay;S. Maus;C. D. Beggan;T. N. Bondar

  • International Geomagnetic Reference Field: the thirteenth generation

    P. Alken;P. Alken;E. Thébault;C. D. Beggan;H. Amit

  • Extending comprehensive models of the Earth's magnetic field with Ørsted and CHAMP data

    Terence J. Sabaka;Nils Olsen;Michael E. Purucker

  • Heat flux anomalies in Antarctica revealed by satellite magnetic data.

    Cathrine Fox Maule;Michael E. Purucker;Nils Olsen;Klaus Mosegaard

  • The Swarm Satellite Constellation Application and Research Facility (SCARF) and Swarm data products

    Nils Olsen;Eigil Friis-Christensen;Rune Floberghagen;Patrick Alken;Patrick Alken

  • Small-scale structure of the geodynamo inferred from Oersted and Magsat satellite data

    Gauthier Hulot;Céline Eymin;Benoît Langlais;Mioara Mandea

  • CHAOS—a model of the Earth's magnetic field derived from CHAMP, Ørsted, and SAC‐C magnetic satellite data

    Nils Olsen;Hermann Lühr;Terence J. Sabaka;Mioara Mandea

  • Recent geomagnetic secular variation from Swarm and ground observatories as estimated in the CHAOS-6 geomagnetic field model

    Christopher C. Finlay;Nils Olsen;Stavros Kotsiaros;Nicolas Gillet

  • A comprehensive model of the quiet‐time, near‐Earth magnetic field: phase 3

    Terence J. Sabaka;Nils Olsen;Robert A. Langel

  • The CHAOS-7 geomagnetic field model and observed changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly

    Christopher C. Finlay;Clemens Kloss;Nils Olsen;Magnus D. Hammer

  • Three-dimensional numerical flow modeling for estimation of maximum local scour depth

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  • The CHAOS-4 geomagnetic field model

    Nils Olsen;Hermann Lühr;Christopher C. Finlay;Terence J. Sabaka

  • A model of the geomagnetic field and its secular variation for epoch 2000 estimated from Ørsted data

    Nils Olsen

  • Three‐Dimensional Calculation of Scour Around Cylinders

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  • The 10th generation international geomagnetic reference field

    S. Maus;S. Macmillan;T. Chernova;S. Choi

  • Rapidly changing flows in the Earth's core

    Nils Olsen;Mioara Mandea

  • CM5, a Pre-Swarm Comprehensive Geomagnetic Field Model Derived from Over 12 Yr of CHAMP, Orsted, SAC-C and Observatory Data

    Terence J. Sabaka;Nils Olsen;Robert H. Tyler;Robert H. Tyler;Alexey Kuvshinov

  • The electrical conductivity of the mantle beneath Europe derived from C-responses from 3 to 720 hr

    Nils Olsen

  • Investigation of a secular variation impulse using satellite data: The 2003 geomagnetic jerk

    Nils Olsen;Mioara Mandea

  • Ørsted Initial Field Model

    Nils Olsen;R. Holme;G. Hulot;T. Sabaka

  • The CHAOS-4 Geomagnetic Field Model

    Nils Olsen;Chris Finlay;H. Lühr;T. J. Sabaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher C. Finlay
Christopher C. Finlay Technical University of Denmark
Terence J. Sabaka
Terence J. Sabaka Goddard Space Flight Center
Gauthier Hulot
Gauthier Hulot Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Mioara Mandea
Mioara Mandea Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
Claudia Stolle
Claudia Stolle Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University
Vincent Lesur
Vincent Lesur Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Michael E. Purucker
Michael E. Purucker Goddard Space Flight Center
Martin Rother
Martin Rother University of Potsdam
Hermann Lühr
Hermann Lühr University of Potsdam

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