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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 44 4741 4365 337 319 586 6893

Olaf Eisen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olaf Eisen between 1968 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olaf Eisen published across 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 72 publications in 2017. 64 of the 693 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1968 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 72. Peak 72 publications in 2017. 1968: 1 publication 1969: 4 publications 1970: 7 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 5 publications 1974: 6 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 6 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 23 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 72 publications 2018: 43 publications 2019: 40 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 54 publications 2024: 27 publications 2025: 37 publications
1968 2025

693 publications in total across all disciplines

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Olaf Eisen: publications per year, 1968 to 2025
Year Publications
1968 1
1969 4
1970 7
1971 2
1972 6
1973 5
1974 6
1975 3
1976 6
1977 4
1978 2
1979 1
1980 4
1981 2
1982 0
1983 0
1984 3
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 3
2002 5
2003 15
2004 5
2005 13
2006 16
2007 16
2008 19
2009 15
2010 23
2011 16
2012 21
2013 18
2014 23
2015 24
2016 21
2017 72
2018 43
2019 40
2020 48
2021 33
2022 23
2023 54
2024 27
2025 37
Total 693
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Olaf Eisen 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 Olaf Eisen 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, 578–587 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: 586 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 14 586
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Olaf Eisen 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 Olaf Eisen 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, 44 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: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% 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
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248 44
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

Olaf Eisen is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, notably Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Geophysics, and Ecology.

The scientist's research primarily focuses on cryospheric studies and observations, with notable involvement in topics such as winter sports injuries and performance, landslides and related hazards, geology and paleoclimatology research, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, climate change and permafrost, and seismic waves and analysis.

Olaf Eisen has authored multiple publications in various scientific journals and conferences. Some recent papers include:

  • Five decades of radioglaciology, 2020, Annals of Glaciology
  • Brief communication: New radar constraints support presence of ice older than 1.5 Myr at Little Dome C, 2021, The Cryosphere
  • Bed topography and subglacial landforms in the onset region of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream, 2020, Annals of Glaciology
  • Investigating the internal structure of the Antarctic ice sheet: the utility of isochrones for spatiotemporal ice-sheet model calibration, 2021, The Cryosphere
  • Surface accumulation in Northern Central Greenland during the last 300 years, 2020, Annals of Glaciology

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Annals of Glaciology
  • Journal of Glaciology
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Olaf Eisen has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Daniel Steinhage
  • Reinhard Drews
  • Steven Franke
  • Daniela Jansen
  • John Paden

Best Publications

  • Ground‐based measurements of spatial and temporal variability of snow accumulation in East Antarctica

    Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen;Massimo Frezzotti;Christophe Genthon;Elisabeth Isaksson

  • Meltwater produced by wind-albedo interaction stored in an East Antarctic ice shelf

    J. T. M. Lenaerts;J. T. M. Lenaerts;S. Lhermitte;S. Lhermitte;R. Drews;R. Drews;S. R. M. Ligtenberg

  • Strong spatial variability of snow accumulation observed with helicopter-borne GPR on two adjacent Alpine glaciers

    H Machguth;O Eisen;O Eisen;Frank Paul;Martin Hoelzle

  • Verification of the multi-layer SNOWPACK model with different water transport schemes

    Nander Wever;Lino Schmid;Achim Heilig;Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen

  • Layer disturbances and the radio-echo free zone in ice sheets

    Reinhard Drews;Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen;Ilka Weikusat;Sepp Kipfstuhl

  • The surges of Variegated Glacier, Alaska, U.S.A., and their connection to climate and mass balance

    O. Eisen;W. D. Harrison;C. F. Raymond

  • Five decades of radioglaciology

    Dustin M. Schroeder;Robert G. Bingham;Donald D. Blankenship;Knut Christianson

  • Direct evidence for continuous radar reflector originating from changes in crystal-orientation fabric

    O. Eisen;I. Hamann;S. Kipfstuhl;D. Steinhage

  • Converging flow and anisotropy cause large-scale folding in Greenland's ice sheet.

    Paul D. Bons;Daniela Jansen;Felicitas Mundel;Catherine C. Bauer

  • A large impact crater beneath Hiawatha Glacier in northwest Greenland

    Kurt H. Kjær;Nicolaj K. Larsen;Nicolaj K. Larsen;Tobias Binder;Anders A. Bjørk;Anders A. Bjørk;Anders A. Bjørk

  • Continuous snowpack monitoring using upward-looking ground-penetrating radar technology

    Lino Schmid;Achim Heilig;Christoph Mitterer;Jürg Schweizer

  • Variegated Glacier, Alaska, USA: a century of surges

    Olaf Eisen;William D. Harrison;Charles F. Raymond;Keith A. Echelmeyer

  • Seasonal and diurnal cycles of liquid water in snow—Measurements and modeling

    A. Heilig;C. Mitterer;L. Schmid;N. Wever

  • Brief communication: New radar constraints support presence of ice older than 1.5 Myr at Little Dome C

    David A. Lilien;Daniel Steinhage;Drew Taylor;Frédéric Parrenin

  • Upward-looking ground-penetrating radar for measuring wet-snow properties

    Christoph Mitterer;Achim Heilig;Achim Heilig;Jürg Schweizer;Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen

  • Promising oldest ice sites in east antarctica based on thermodynamical modelling

    Brice Van Liefferinge;Frank Pattyn;Marie M.G.P. Cavitte;Nanna N.B. Karlsson;Nanna N.B. Karlsson

  • Improved method to determine radio-echo sounding reflector depths from ice-core profiles of permittivity and conductivity.

    Olaf Eisen;Frank Wilhelms;Daniel Steinhage;Jakob Schwander

  • Upward-looking ground-penetrating radar for monitoring snowpack stratigraphy

    Achim Heilig;Martin Schneebeli;Olaf Eisen

  • Temporal observations of a seasonal snowpack using upward-looking GPR

    Achim Heilig;Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen;Martin Schneebeli

  • Glaciological characteristics in the Dome Fuji region and new assessment for “Oldest Ice”

    Nanna N.B. Karlsson;Nanna N.B. Karlsson;Tobias Binder;Graeme Eagles;Veit Helm

  • Seismic wave propagation in anisotropic ice - Part 1: Elasticity tensor and derived quantities from ice-core properties

    Anja Diez;Olaf Eisen;Olaf Eisen

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes Freitag
Johannes Freitag Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Frank Wilhelms
Frank Wilhelms Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Sepp Kipfstuhl
Sepp Kipfstuhl Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Veit Helm
Veit Helm Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Christoph Mayer
Christoph Mayer Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Daniel Steinhage
Daniel Steinhage Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
John Paden
John Paden University of Kansas
Yngve Kristoffersen
Yngve Kristoffersen University of Bergen
Frank Pattyn
Frank Pattyn Université Libre de Bruxelles
Todd A. Ehlers
Todd A. Ehlers University of Glasgow

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