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Pieter Visser publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pieter Visser between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pieter Visser published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2010. 20 of the 293 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2010. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 10 publications
1991 2025

293 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pieter Visser: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 2
1994 2
1995 4
1996 3
1997 5
1998 4
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 9
2003 11
2004 7
2005 13
2006 10
2007 8
2008 6
2009 11
2010 19
2011 19
2012 7
2013 18
2014 14
2015 6
2016 8
2017 10
2018 18
2019 10
2020 4
2021 12
2022 12
2023 11
2024 10
2025 10
Total 293
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Pieter Visser 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 Pieter Visser 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, 228–237 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: 229 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
228–237 262 229
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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Pieter Visser 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 Pieter Visser 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, 37 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: 37 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% 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 37
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

Pieter Visser is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Engineering. They have contributed extensively to subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, Space Satellite Systems and Control, and Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies.

Frequent publication venues for Pieter Visser include Advances in Space Research, Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics, arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, and Aerospace Science and Technology.

Some notable recent papers by Pieter Visser are:

  • MICROSCOPE Mission: Final Results of the Test of the Equivalence Principle, 2022, Physical Review Letters
  • Lower-thermosphere-ionosphere (LTI) quantities: current status of measuring techniques and models, 2021, Annales Geophysicae
  • Description of the multi-approach gravity field models from Swarm GPS data, 2020, Earth system science data
  • The science case and challenges of space-borne sub-millimeter interferometry, 2022, University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)
  • New thermosphere neutral mass density and crosswind datasets from CHAMP, GRACE, and GRACE-FO, 2023, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

Pieter Visser often collaborates with several coauthors. Frequent colleagues include Christian Siemes, José van den IJssel, Leonid Gurvits, Jeannette Heiligers, and Dominic Dirkx.

Best Publications

  • Precise orbit determination and gravity field improvement for the ERS satellites

    Remko Scharroo;Pieter Visser

  • MICROSCOPE Mission: First Results of a Space Test of the Equivalence Principle.

    Pierre Touboul;Gilles Métris;Manuel Rodrigues;Yves André

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

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

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

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

  • Dedicated gravity field missions—principles and aims

    R. Rummel;G Balmino;J. Johannessen;Pnam Visser

  • Precise GRACE baseline determination using GPS

    Remco Kroes;Oliver Montenbruck;William Bertiger;Pieter Visser

  • Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Mission

    G. Balmino;R. Rummel;P. Visser;P. L. Woodworth

  • Precise science orbits for the Swarm satellite constellation

    Jose van den IJssel;João Encarnação;Eelco Doornbos;Pieter Visser

  • Zonal winds in the equatorial upper thermosphere: Decomposing the solar flux, geomagnetic activity, and seasonal dependencies

    Huixin Liu;Hermann Lühr;Shigeto Watanabe;Wolfgang Köhler

  • Energy Integral Method For Gravity Field Determination From Satellite Orbit Coordinates

    P.N.A.M. Visser;N. Sneeuw;C. Gerlach

  • GPS-derived orbits for the GOCE satellite

    Heike Bock;Adrian Jäggi;Ulrich Meyer;Pieter Visser

  • Validation of GOCE gravity field models by means of orbit residuals and geoid comparisons

    Th. Gruber;P. N. A. M. Visser;Ch. Ackermann;M. Hosse

  • The European Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer Satellite Mission: Its Impact on Geophysics

    J. A. Johannessen;J. A. Johannessen;G. Balmino;C. Le Provost;R. Rummel

  • Efficient gravity field recovery from GOCE gravity gradient observations

    R. Klees;R. Koop;P. Visser;J. van den IJssel

  • GOCE gravitational gradients along the orbit

    Johannes Bouman;Sophie Fiorot;Martin Fuchs;Thomas Gruber

  • CHAMP gravity field recovery using the energy balance approach

    Ch. Gerlach;N. Sneeuw;P. Visser;D. Švehla

  • CHAMP and GRACE accelerometer calibration by GPS-based orbit determination

    Tom Van Helleputte;Eelco Doornbos;Pieter Visser

  • Tracking and orbit determination performance of the GRAS instrument on MetOp-A

    Oliver Montenbruck;Yago Andres;Heike Bock;Tom van Helleputte

  • High Performance Clocks and Gravity Field Determination

    J Muller;Dominic Dirkx;S.M. Kopeikin;G. Lion

  • Calibration of GOCE SGG data using high–low SST, terrestrial gravity data and global gravity field models

    J. Bouman;R. Koop;C. C. Tscherning;P. Visser

  • GPS-based precise orbit determination of the very low Earth-orbiting gravity mission GOCE

    P. N. A. M. Visser;J. van den IJssel

  • Estimating low resolution gravity fields at short time intervals to reduce temporal aliasing errors

    David N. Wiese;Pieter Visser;Robert S. Nerem

  • Exploring gravity field determination from orbit perturbations of the European Gravity Mission GOCE

    P. N. A. M. Visser;J. van den IJssel;R. Koop;R. Klees

Frequent Co-Authors

Eelco Doornbos
Eelco Doornbos Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Adrian Jäggi
Adrian Jäggi University of Bern
Nico Sneeuw
Nico Sneeuw University of Stuttgart
Ernst Schrama
Ernst Schrama Delft University of Technology
Herman Terryn
Herman Terryn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
C. K. Shum
C. K. Shum The Ohio State University
Urs Hugentobler
Urs Hugentobler Technical University of Munich
Johannes M. C. Mol
Johannes M. C. Mol Delft University of Technology
Claudia Stolle
Claudia Stolle Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the Rostock University
Reiner Rummel
Reiner Rummel Technical University of Munich

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