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Rainer Zahn 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 Rainer Zahn sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 239 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Rainer Zahn 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 Rainer Zahn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Rainer Zahn is affiliated with the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. The research primarily spans the field of Engineering with a focus on Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering as subfields. The work encompasses topics central to Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Drilling and Well Engineering, as well as Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

They have contributed numerous publications, with a notable presence in the venue Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), where ten papers have been published. Recent works include detailed well logging data reports from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 161, covering various holes:

  • ODP Leg 161, Hole 976E - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 161, Hole 976B - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 161, Hole 974C - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 161, Hole 976B - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ODP Leg 161, Hole 975C - Well Logging Data, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a consistent group of coauthors, often working alongside M. C. Comas, Adam Klaus, Charles Aubourg, Paul E. Belanger, and Stefano M. Bernasconi. Each of these collaborators is involved in multiple joint publications with Zahn, indicating established research partnerships.

Their research contributions focus on data-intensive studies in well logging and reservoir analysis, integrating simulation methods and engineering strategies relevant to drilling and hydraulic fracturing. This specialization aligns with current interests in ocean and mechanical engineering disciplines.

Best Publications

  • On the role of the Agulhas system in ocean circulation and climate

    Lisa M. Beal;Wilhelmus P. M. De Ruijter;Arne Biastoch;Rainer Zahn

  • Variability of the western Mediterranean Sea surface temperature during the last 25,000 years and its connection with the Northern Hemisphere climatic changes

    Isabel Cacho;Joan O. Grimalt;Miquel Canals;Laura Sbaffi

  • Abrupt Temperature Changes in the Western Mediterranean over the Past 250,000 Years

    Belen Martrat;Joan O. Grimalt;Constancia López-Martínez;Isabel Cacho;Isabel Cacho

  • Atlantic meridional overturning circulation during the Last Glacial Maximum.

    Jean Lynch-Stieglitz;Jess F. Adkins;William B. Curry;Trond Dokken

  • Warming of the tropical Atlantic Ocean and slowdown of thermohaline circulation during the last deglaciation

    Carsten Rühlemann;Stefan Mulitza;Peter J. Müller;Gerold Wefer

  • Role of Panama uplift on oceanic freshwater balance

    Gerald H. Haug;Ralf Tiedemann;Rainer Zahn;A. Christina Ravelo

  • Benthic foraminiferal δ13C and accumulation rates of organic carbon: Uvigerina Peregrina group and Cibicidoides Wuellerstorfi

    Rainer Zahn;Kyaw Winn;Michael Sarnthein

  • Carbon Cycling in the Glacial Ocean: Constraints on the Ocean’s Role in Global Change

    Rainer Zahn;Thomas F. Pedersen;Michael A. Kaminski;Laurent Labeyrie

  • 340,000-Year Centennial-Scale Marine Record of Southern Hemisphere Climatic Oscillation

    Katharina Pahnke;Rainer Zahn;Rainer Zahn;Henry Elderfield;Michael Schulz

  • Enhanced aridity and atmospheric high-pressure stability over the western Mediterranean during the North Atlantic cold events of the past 50 k.y.

    N. Combourieu Nebout;J.L. Turon;R. Zahn;L. Capotondi

  • Southern Hemisphere Water Mass Conversion Linked with North Atlantic Climate Variability

    Katharina Pahnke;Katharina Pahnke;Rainer Zahn;Rainer Zahn

  • Thermohaline instability in the North Atlantic during meltwater events: Stable isotope and ice-rafted detritus records from Core SO75-26KL, Portuguese Margin

    Rainer Zahn;Joachim Schönfeld;Hermann-Rudolf Kudrass;Myong-Ho Park

  • Eocene-Oligocene transition in the Southern Ocean: History of water mass circulation and biological productivity

    Liselotte Diester-Haass;Rainer Zahn

  • Late Glacial to Holocene history of the Mediterranean Outflow. Evidence from benthic foraminiferal assemblages and stable isotopes at the Portuguese margin

    Joachim Schönfeld;Rainer Zahn

  • Development of Middle Stone Age innovation linked to rapid climate change

    Martin Ziegler;Margit H. Simon;Ian Robert Hall;Stephen Barker

  • Growth, dynamics and deglaciation of the last British–Irish ice sheet: the deep-sea ice-rafted detritus record

    James D. Scourse;Anna I. Haapaniemi;Anna I. Haapaniemi;Elena Colmenero-Hidalgo;Victoria Louise Peck

  • Benthic Isotope Evidence for Changes of the Mediterranean Outflow During the Late Quaternary

    Rainer Zahn;Michael Sarnthein;Helmut Erlenkeuser

  • Similarities and dissimilarities between the last two deglaciations and interglaciations in the North Atlantic region

    Belen Martrat;Belen Martrat;Patricia Jimenez-Amat;Rainer Zahn;Joan O. Grimalt

  • Paleoproductivity of Oceanic Upwelling and the Effect on Atmospheric C02 and Climatic Change during Deglaciation Times

    Michael Sarnthein;Kyaw Winn;Rainer Zahn

  • Sequence of events from the onset to the demise of the Last Interglacial: Evaluating strengths and limitations of chronologies used in climatic archives

    Aline Govin;E Capron;P C Tzedakis;S Verheyden

  • Carbon Cycling in the Glacial Ocean: Constraints on the Ocean's Role in Global Change : Quantitative Approaches in Paleoceanography

    Rainer Zahn;Thomas F. Pedersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Joachim Schönfeld
Joachim Schönfeld GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Ian Hall
Ian Hall Griffith University
Joan O. Grimalt
Joan O. Grimalt Spanish National Research Council
Nicholas J Shackleton
Nicholas J Shackleton University of Cambridge
Pere Masqué
Pere Masqué Edith Cowan University
Katharina Pahnke
Katharina Pahnke Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Pieter Meiert Grootes
Pieter Meiert Grootes Kiel University
Wafa Abouchami
Wafa Abouchami University of Cologne
Thomas F. Pedersen
Thomas F. Pedersen University of Victoria
Frank Peeters
Frank Peeters University of Konstanz

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