| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 34 | 7855 | 7280 | 570 | 542 | 358 | 5671 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Roland Pail between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roland Pail published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 16.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2023. 37 of the 472 publications appeared in the last two years.
472 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 6 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 34 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 28 |
| 2014 | 31 |
| 2015 | 26 |
| 2016 | 22 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 30 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 25 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 35 |
| 2024 | 14 |
| 2025 | 23 |
| Total | 472 |
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 Roland Pail sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 358 publications — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 358 |
| 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 |
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 Roland Pail sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 34 D-Index — 15th percentile
15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 144 | |
| 31 | 215 | |
| 32 | 278 | |
| 33 | 379 | |
| 34 | 366 | 34 |
| 35 | 372 | |
| 36 | 389 | |
| 37 | 366 | |
| 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 |
Roland Pail is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. The researcher's work spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on Earth and Planetary Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Physics and Astronomy. These broad fields are complemented by several subfields including Oceanography, Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Geophysics.
The research topics covered by Roland Pail concentrate on geophysical phenomena and measurement methods. These encompass Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, GNSS positioning and interference, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, as well as Statistical and numerical algorithms.
Frequent publication venues for Roland Pail include:
Several papers illustrate the recent focus and output of this researcher:
Collaborations have been frequent with several co-authors, including:
The research contributions primarily focus on geophysical data and satellite-based gravity field modelling, with work appearing regularly in journals dedicated to geodesy and geophysics. The intensity of publication in geosciences-related venues suggests sustained contributions to Earth observation and the understanding of gravity fields in a planetary context.
Roland Pail;Sean Bruinsma;Federica Migliaccio;Christoph Förste
Christian Hirt;Sten Claessens;Thomas Fecher;Michael Kuhn
P. Zingerle;R. Pail;T. Gruber;X. Oikonomidou
Roland Pail;Helmut Goiginger;Wolf-Dieter Schuh;Eduard Höck
Jan Martin Brockmann;Norbert Zehentner;Eduard Höck;Eduard Höck;Roland Pail
Torsten Mayer-Gürr;Daniel Rieser;Eduard Hoeck;Jan Martin Brockmann
Andreas Kvas;Jan Martin Brockmann;Sandro Krauss;Sandro Krauss;Till Schubert
Roland Pail;Rory J Bingham;Carla Braitenberg;Henryk Dobslaw
H. Goiginger;E. Höck;D. Rieser;T. Mayer Gürr
R. Pail;T. Fecher;D. Barnes
R. Pail;G. Plank
Johannes Ihde;Laura Sánchez;Riccardo Barzaghi;Hermann Drewes
R. Pail;H. Goiginger;R. Mayrhofer;W.-D. Schuh
Christoph Gisinger;Ulrich Balss;Roland Pail;Xiao Xiang Zhu
R.J. Bingham;Per Knudsen;Ole Baltazar Andersen;R. Pail
Christian Hirt;Michael Kuhn;Sten Claessens;Roland Pail
T. Fecher;R. Pail;T. Gruber
Bernhard Metzler;Roland Pail
Yan Ming Wang;Laura Sánchez;Jonas Ågren;Jianliang Huang
T. Mayer-Gürr;R. Pail;R. Fecher;Th. gruber
Claudia Stummer;Christian Siemes;Roland Pail;Björn Frommknecht
M. van der Meijde;R. Pail;Rory J Bingham;R. Floberghagen
Roland Pail;Helmut Goiginger;Reinhard Mayrhofer;Wolf-Dieter Schuh
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