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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 34 9448 9046 567 555 77 4578

P. von der Gathen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by P. von der Gathen between 1987 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. P. von der Gathen published across 38 years, from 1987 to 2024, averaging 2.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2023. 18 of the 88 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2023. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 1 publication 2013: 1 publication 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 7 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 8 publications
1987 2024

88 publications in total across all disciplines

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P. von der Gathen: publications per year, 1987 to 2024
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 1
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 3
1998 2
1999 4
2000 2
2001 2
2002 9
2003 3
2004 7
2005 5
2006 4
2007 5
2008 0
2009 3
2010 2
2011 1
2012 1
2013 1
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 1
2021 7
2022 0
2023 10
2024 8
Total 88
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P. von der Gathen publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. von der Gathen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 71–80 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 77 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257 77
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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P. von der Gathen D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where P. von der Gathen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 34 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123 34
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

P. von der Gathen is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric sciences with significant contributions to the understanding of atmospheric ozone and its interactions with climate systems, particularly in polar regions.

The scientist's body of work spans multiple interconnected fields of study:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these domains, their specialized subfields include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Radiation

The main topics addressed in their research comprise:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies

P. von der Gathen has contributed to several peer-reviewed papers, illustrating the scope and focus of their research. Notable publications include:

  • "Near-Complete Local Reduction of Arctic Stratospheric Ozone by Severe Chemical Loss in Spring 2020" (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "COVID-19 Crisis Reduces Free Tropospheric Ozone Across the Northern Hemisphere" (2021), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Climate change favours large seasonal loss of Arctic ozone" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "The Increasing Surface Ozone and Tropospheric Ozone in Antarctica and Their Possible Drivers" (2021), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Chemical Evolution of the Exceptional Arctic Stratospheric Winter 2019/2020 Compared to Previous Arctic and Antarctic Winters" (2021), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Their publishing activity is distributed across several prominent scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Collaboration plays a significant role in von der Gathen's work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Rigel Kivi
  • Markus Rex
  • Ingo Wohltmann
  • D. W. Tarasick
  • Nis Jepsen

The cumulative research of P. von der Gathen reflects sustained engagement in understanding the dynamics of atmospheric ozone, its chemical evolution in polar environments, and broader environmental impacts such as climate change and air quality variation related to global events like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Best Publications

  • Arctic ozone loss and climate change

    M. Rex;R. J. Salawitch;P. von der Gathen;N. R. P. Harris

  • Arctic winter 2005: Implications for stratospheric ozone loss and climate change

    M. Rex;R. J. Salawitch;H. Deckelmann;P. von der Gathen

  • Forced release of sodium from upper atmospheric dust particles

    U. von Zahn;P. von der Gathen;G. Hansen

  • Validation of ozone measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)

    E. Dupuy;K.A. Walker;K.A. Walker;J. Kar;C.D. Boone

  • Chemical depletion of Arctic ozone in winter 1999/2000

    M. Rex;R. J. Salawitch;N. R. P. Harris;P. von der Gathen

  • Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder Ozone by ozonesonde and lidar measurements

    Y. B. Jiang;L. Froidevaux;A. Lambert;N. J. Livesey

  • In situ measurements of stratospheric ozone depletion rates in the Arctic winter 1991/1992: A Lagrangian approach

    M Rex;P von der Gathen;N R P Harris;D Lucic

  • Impacts of midlatitude precursor emissions and local photochemistry on ozone abundances in the Arctic

    T. W. Walker;D. B. A. Jones;Mark Parrington;Mark Parrington;D. K. Henze

  • COVID-19 Crisis Reduces Free Tropospheric Ozone across the Northern Hemisphere

    Wolfgang Steinbrecht;Dagmar Kubistin;Christian Plass-Dülmer;Jonathan Davies

  • A Trajectory-based Estimate of the Tropospheric Ozone Column Using the Residual Method

    M. R. Schoeberl;J. R. Ziemke;B. Bojkov;B. Bojkov;N. Livesey

  • Chemical Ozone Loss in the Arctic Winter 1994/95 as Determined by the Match Technique

    M. Rex;P. Von Der Gathen;G.O. Braathen;N.R.P. Harris

  • Large loss of total ozone during the Arctic winter of 1999/2000

    B.-M. Sinnhuber;M. P. Chipperfield;S. Davies;J. P. Burrows

  • Ozone differential absorption lidar algorithm intercomparison

    Sophie Godin;Allen I. Carswell;David P. Donovan;Hans Claude

  • Comparison of empirically derived ozone losses in the Arctic vortex

    N. R. P. Harris;M. Rex;F. Goutail;B. M. Knudsen

  • Match observations in the Arctic winter 1996/97: High stratospheric ozone loss rates correlate with low temperatures deep inside the polar vortex

    A. Schulz;M. Rex;J. Steger;N. R. P. Harris

  • Arctic ozone loss in threshold conditions: Match observations in 1997/1998 and 1998/1999

    A. Schulz;M. Rex;N. R. P. Harris;G. O. Braathen

  • Climate change favours large seasonal loss of Arctic ozone

    Peter von der Gathen;Rigel Kivi;Ingo Wohltmann;Ross J. Salawitch

  • Altitude and temperature of the mesopause at 69°N latitude in winter

    R. Neuber;P. von der Gathen;U. von Zahn

  • Ozonesonde Quality Assurance: The JOSIE-SHADOZ (2017) Experience.

    Anne M Thompson;Herman G J Smit;Jacquelyn C Witte;Ryan M Stauffer

  • Reconciliation of essential process parameters for an enhanced predictability of Arctic stratospheric ozone loss and its climate interactions (RECONCILE): activities and results

    M. von Hobe;S. Bekki;S. Borrmann;F. Cairo

  • Ozonesonde observations in the Arctic during 1989–2003: Ozone variability and trends in the lower stratosphere and free troposphere

    R. Kivi;E. Kyrö;T. Turunen;N. R. P. Harris

Frequent Co-Authors

Esko Kyrö
Esko Kyrö Finnish Meteorological Institute
Markus Rex
Markus Rex Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Hans Claude
Hans Claude German Meteorological Service
Neil R. P. Harris
Neil R. P. Harris Cranfield University
H. De Backer
H. De Backer Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium
Martyn P. Chipperfield
Martyn P. Chipperfield University of Leeds
Richard M. Bevilacqua
Richard M. Bevilacqua United States Naval Research Laboratory
Ross J. Salawitch
Ross J. Salawitch University of Maryland, College Park
René Stübi
René Stübi Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology
Roland Neuber
Roland Neuber Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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