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Rienk H. Smittenberg

Rienk H. Smittenberg

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
4742
World Ranking
8456
National Ranking
162

Rienk H. Smittenberg 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 Rienk H. Smittenberg sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 120 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Rienk H. Smittenberg 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 Rienk H. Smittenberg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rienk H. Smittenberg is affiliated with Stockholm University in Sweden, contributing extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, Earth-Surface Processes, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their work predominantly focuses on topics such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geological formations and processes, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Marine and coastal ecosystems, and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Significant frequent coauthors collaborating with Smittenberg include Petter Hällberg, Hamdi Rifai, Frederik Schenk, Elin Norström, and Christos Katrantsiotis.

They have published multiple papers in notable venues with repeated contributions to Organic Geochemistry and Quaternary Science Reviews as well as publications in Frontiers in Marine Science, the 30th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG 2021), and Goldschmidt2021 abstracts.

Recent papers authored by or involving Smittenberg include:

  • Particulate Organic Carbon Deconstructed: Molecular and Chemical Composition of Particulate Organic Carbon in the Ocean, 2020, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • The impact of soil chemistry, moisture and temperature on branched and isoprenoid GDGTs in soils: A study using six globally distributed elevation transects, 2023, Organic Geochemistry
  • Seasonal aridity in the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool during the Late Glacial driven by El Niño-like conditions, 2022, Climate of the past
  • A muted El Niño-like condition during late MIS 3, 2021, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • A 2,000-Year Record of Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.) Colonization Shows Substantial Gains in Blue Carbon Storage and Nutrient Retention, 2024, Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Best Publications

  • Southward movement of the Pacific intertropical convergence zone AD 1400-1850

    Julian P. Sachs;Dirk Sachse;Dirk Sachse;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Zhaohui Zhang;Zhaohui Zhang

  • Bacterial, archaeal and fungal succession in the forefield of a receding glacier.

    Anita Zumsteg;Joerg Luster;Hans Göransson;Hans Göransson;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Rienk H. Smittenberg

  • Nonmarine crenarchaeol in Nevada hot springs.

    A. Pearson;Z. Huang;A. E. Ingalls;C. S. Romanek

  • Chemical and Biological Gradients along the Damma Glacier Soil Chronosequence, Switzerland

    Stefano M. Bernasconi;Andreas Bauder;Bernard Bourdon;Ivano Brunner

  • Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Flame Retardants in Sediment Cores from Western Europe

    Bart N. Zegers;Wilma E. Lewis;Kees Booij;Rienk H. Smittenberg

  • Particulate organic carbon deconstructed: Molecular and chemical composition of particulate organic carbon in the ocean

    Jenan J. Kharbush;Hilary G. Close;Benjamin A. S. Van Mooy;Carol Arnosti

  • Concurrent evolution of organic and mineral components during initial soil development after retreat of the Damma glacier, Switzerland

    Alexander Dümig;Rienk Smittenberg;Ingrid Kögel-Knabner

  • Distribution of branched and isoprenoid tetraether lipids in an oligotrophic and a eutrophic Swiss lake: Insights into sources and GDGT-based proxies

    Achim Bechtel;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Stefano M. Bernasconi;Carsten J. Schubert

  • Massive remobilization of permafrost carbon during post-glacial warming

    Tommaso Tesi;Francesco Muschitiello;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Martin Jakobsson;Martin Jakobsson

  • Sources of glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) in catchment soils, water column and sediments of Lake Rotsee (Switzerland) – implications for the application of GDGT-based proxies for lakes

    Sebastian Naeher;Sebastian Naeher;Francien Peterse;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Helge Niemann

  • An interlaboratory study of TEX86 and BIT analysis of sediments, extracts, and standard mixtures

    Stefan Schouten;Ellen C Hopmans;Antoni Rosell-Melé;Ann Pearson

  • Microbial cell-envelope fragments and the formation of soil organic matter: a case study from a glacier forefield

    Christian Schurig;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Juergen Berger;Fabio Kraft

  • Impact of recent lake eutrophication on microbial community changes as revealed by high resolution lipid biomarkers in Rotsee (Switzerland)

    Sebastian Naeher;Sebastian Naeher;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Adrian Gilli;Emiliya P. Kirilova

  • Twentieth century proxy records of temperature and soil organic matter input in the Drammensfjord, southern Norway

    Carme Huguet;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Wim Boer;Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • Compound-specific radiocarbon dating of the varved Holocene sedimentary record of Saanich Inlet, Canada

    R. H. Smittenberg;E. C. Hopmans;S. Schouten;J. M. Hayes

  • Comparison of gas with liquid chromatography for the determination of benzenepolycarboxylic acids as molecular tracers of black carbon

    Maximilian P.W. Schneider;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Thorsten Dittmar;Michael W.I. Schmidt

  • A 400-year record of environmental change in an euxinic fjord as revealed by the sedimentary biomarker record

    R.H Smittenberg;R.D Pancost;E.C Hopmans;M Paetzel

  • An interlaboratory study of TEX86 and BIT analysis using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

    Stefan Schouten;Ellen C. Hopmans;Jaap van der Meer;Anchelique Mets

  • Late Quaternary vegetation dynamics and hydro-climate in the Drakensberg, South Africa

    Elin Norström;F. H. Neumann;F. H. Neumann;L. Scott;Rienk Smittenberg

  • Ongoing Buildup of Refractory Organic Carbon in Boreal Soils During the Holocene

    R. H. Smittenberg;T. I. Eglinton;S. Schouten;J. S. Sinninghe Damsté

  • Improved assessment of pyrogenic carbon quantity and quality in environmental samples by high-performance liquid chromatography.

    Daniel B. Wiedemeier;Michael D. Hilf;Rienk H. Smittenberg;Simon G. Haberle

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Wohlfarth
Barbara Wohlfarth Stockholm University
Julian P. Sachs
Julian P. Sachs University of Washington
Dirk Sachse
Dirk Sachse University of Potsdam
Irka Hajdas
Irka Hajdas ETH Zurich
Ellen C. Hopmans
Ellen C. Hopmans Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
Michael W. I. Schmidt
Michael W. I. Schmidt University of Zurich
Stjepko Golubic
Stjepko Golubic Boston University
Martin Jakobsson
Martin Jakobsson Stockholm University

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