2026 Sami K. Solanki: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	111	1120	1058	95	90	1299	48503

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1299

48503

Sami K. Solanki publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sami K. Solanki sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,299 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Sami K. Solanki D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sami K. Solanki sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sami K. Solanki is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research is situated primarily within the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Astronomy and Astrophysics. The scientist's work encompasses a number of subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Molecular Biology, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, and Instrumentation.

The main topics of Sami K. Solanki's research cover a range of areas related to solar and space sciences. These include:

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Astro and Planetary Science
Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies

The scientist has contributed extensively to the literature, with recent papers published in notable venues. Key publications include:

The Solar Orbiter mission, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
Eleven-year solar cycles over the last millennium revealed by radiocarbon in tree rings, 2021, Nature Geoscience
Metis: the Solar Orbiter visible light and ultraviolet coronal imager, 2020, Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
The Solar Orbiter Science Activity Plan, 2020, Astronomy and Astrophysics
First results of the CAST-RADES haloscope search for axions at 34.67 μeV, 2021, Journal of High Energy Physics

Throughout their career, Sami K. Solanki has published extensively in several key scientific journals and platforms, which include:

Astronomy and Astrophysics
arXiv (Cornell University)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Solar Physics

Collaboration appears to be a significant aspect of Solanki's research, with frequent co-authors including:

A. I. Shapiro
N. A. Krivova
Hardi Peter
U. Schühle
L. Gizon

Best Publications

Unusual activity of the Sun during recent decades compared to the previous 11,000 years

S. K. Solanki;I. G. Usoskin;B. Kromer;M. Schüssler

1223
Citations
New CAST Limit on the Axion-Photon Interaction

V. Anastassopoulos;S. Aune;K. Barth

846
Citations
Sunspots: An overview

Sami K. Solanki

765
Citations
Small-scale solar magnetic fields: An overview

Sami K. Solanki

575
Citations
Grand minima and maxima of solar activity: new observational constraints

I. G. Usoskin;S. K. Solanki;G. A. Kovaltsov

505
Citations
Climate forcing reconstructions for use in PMIP simulations of the last millennium (v1.0)

G. A. Schmidt;Johann H. Jungclaus;C. M. Ammann;Edouard Bard

471
Citations
Evolution of the solar irradiance during the Holocene

L. E. A. Vieira;L. E. A. Vieira;S. K. Solanki;S. K. Solanki;N. A. Krivova;I. Usoskin

409
Citations
Sunrise: instrument, mission, data and first results

S. K. Solanki;P. Barthol;S. Danilovic;A. Feller

407
Citations
Climate and carbon-cycle variability over the last millennium

Johann H. Jungclaus;S. J. Lorenz;C. Timmreck;C. H. Reick

401
Citations
The solar magnetic field

Sami K Solanki;Bernd Inhester;Manfred Schüssler

374
Citations
Recent variability of the solar spectral irradiance and its impact on climate modelling

I. Ermolli;K. Matthes;T. Dudok de Wit;N. A. Krivova

362
Citations
Solar Irradiance Variability and Climate

Sami K. Solanki;Natalie A. Krivova;Joanna D. Haigh

349
Citations
Reconstruction of solar total irradiance since 1700 from the surface magnetic flux

N. A. Krivova;L. Balmaceda;S. K. Solanki

340
Citations
Millennium-scale sunspot number reconstruction: evidence for an unusually active sun since the 1940s.

Ilya G. Usoskin;Sami K. Solanki;Manfred Schüssler;Kalevi Mursula

332
Citations
Reconstruction of solar irradiance variations in Cycle 23: Is solar surface magnetism the cause?

N. A. Krivova;S. K. Solanki;M. Fligge;Y. C. Unruh

329
Citations
The Sunrise Mission

Peter Barthol;Achim Gandorfer;Sami K. Solanki;Manfred Schüssler

329
Citations
Sunrise: instrument, mission, data and first results

S. K. Solanki;S. K. Solanki;P. Barthol;S. Danilovic;A. Feller

328
Citations
Evolution of the Sun's large-scale magnetic field since the Maunder minimum.

S. K. Solanki;M. Schüssler;M. Fligge

315
Citations
Determining the Inclination of the Rotation Axis of a Sun-like Star

L. Gizon;S. K. Solanki

301
Citations
Uncombed fields as the source of the broad-band circular polarization of sunspots

S. K. Solanki;C. A. P. Montavon

291
Citations