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48
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20206
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3710
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Reiner Schlitzer 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 Reiner Schlitzer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 130 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Reiner Schlitzer 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 Reiner Schlitzer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Reiner Schlitzer is affiliated with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, as well as Decision Sciences.

The scientist's work broadly addresses subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Management Science and Operations Research, Information Systems, and Information Systems and Management. Their research topics include Marine and Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Data Quality and Management, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Research Data Management Practices, Scientific Computing and Data Management, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Schlitzer has authored several papers in respected journals. Recent publications include:

  • An intermediate-depth source of hydrothermal 3He and dissolved iron in the North Pacific (2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters)
  • SalaciaML: A Deep Learning Approach for Supporting Ocean Data Quality Control (2021, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • Aggregated and Validated Datasets for the European Seas: The Contribution of EMODnet Chemistry (2020, Frontiers in Marine Science)
  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Products: Rich Resources for Research, Education, and Outreach (2024, Oceanography)
  • GEOTRACES: Ironing Out the Details of the Oceanic Iron Sources? (2024, Oceanography)

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Simona Simoncelli
  • Marina Lipizer
  • Charles Troupin
  • Alessandra Giorgetti
  • Gwenaëlle Moncoiffé

The venues where Schlitzer publishes regularly are:

  • Oceanography
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic ocean acidification over the twenty-first century and its impact on calcifying organisms

    James C. Orr;Victoria J. Fabry;Olivier Aumont;Laurent Bopp

  • Ocean Data View

    R. Schlitzer

  • Interactive analysis and visualization of geoscience data with ocean data view

    Reiner Schlitzer

  • Impacts of atmospheric anthropogenic nitrogen on the open ocean.

    R. A. Duce;J. LaRoche;K. Altieri;K. R. Arrigo

  • Dissolved organic matter in the ocean. A controversy stimulates new insights

    Dennis A. Hansell;Craig A. Carlson;Daniel J. Repeta;Reiner Schlitzer

  • A multi-decade record of high-quality fCO2 data in version 3 of the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)

    Dorothee C. E. Bakker;Benjamin Pfeil;Benjamin Pfeil;Camilla S. Landa;Camilla S. Landa;Nicolas Metzl

  • Carbon export fluxes in the Southern Ocean: results from inverse modeling and comparison with satellite based estimates

    Reiner Schlitzer

  • General Circulation of the Eastern Mediterranean

    A.R. Robinson;P. Malanotte-Rizzoli;A. Hecht;A. Michelato

  • The GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product 2017

    Reiner Schlitzer;Robert F. Anderson;Elena Masferrer Dodas;Maeve Lohan

  • Evaluating Global Ocean Carbon Models: The Importance of Realistic Physics

    Scott C. Doney;Keith Lindsay;K. Caldeira;J.-M. Campin;J.-M. Campin

  • Impact of circulation on export production, dissolved organic matter, and dissolved oxygen in the ocean: Results from Phase II of the Ocean Carbon-cycle Model Intercomparison Project (OCMIP-2)

    Raymond G. Najjar;X. Jin;F. Louanchi;Olivier Aumont

  • Evaluation of ocean carbon cycle models with data-based metrics

    K. Matsumoto;Jorge L. Sarmiento;Robert M. Key;Olivier Aumont

  • Evaluation of ocean model ventilation with CFC-11: comparison of 13 global ocean models

    Jean-Claude Dutay;John L. Bullister;Scott C. Doney;James C. Orr

  • A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT)

    B. Pfeil;B. Pfeil;B. Pfeil;A. Olsen;D.C.E. Bakker;S. Hankin

  • GEOTRACES – An international study of the global marine biogeochemical cycles of trace elements and their isotopes

    G.M. Henderson;R.F. Anderson;J. Adkins;P. Andersson

  • Net removal of major marine dissolved organic carbon fractions in the subsurface ocean

    Dennis A. Hansell;Craig A. Carlson;Reiner Schlitzer

  • Biogeochemical protocols and diagnostics for the CMIP6 Ocean Model Intercomparison Project (OMIP)

    James C. Orr;Raymond G. Najjar;Olivier Aumont;Laurent Bopp

  • Chlorofluoromethane and oxygen in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Reiner Schlitzer;Wolfgang Roether;Harald Oster;Hans-Georg Junghans

  • An update to the Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT version 2)

    Dorothee C. E. Bakker;Benjamin Pfeil;Benjamin Pfeil;K. Smith;K. Smith;S. Hankin

  • Eastern Mediterranean deep water renewal on the basis of chlorofluoromethane and tritium data

    Wolfgang Roether;Reiner Schlitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

James C. Orr
James C. Orr French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Andrew Yool
Andrew Yool National Oceanography Centre
Fortunat Joos
Fortunat Joos University of Bern
Scott C. Doney
Scott C. Doney University of Virginia
Truls Johannessen
Truls Johannessen University of Bergen
Gian-Kasper Plattner
Gian-Kasper Plattner Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Richard J. Matear
Richard J. Matear CSIRO Ocean and Atmosphere
Are Olsen
Are Olsen University of Bergen
Richard A. Feely
Richard A. Feely University of Washington

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