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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 46 4191 3849 300 281 243 8448

Sean Bruinsma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sean Bruinsma between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sean Bruinsma published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 10 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2014. 7 of the 310 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2014. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 1 publication
1995 2025

310 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sean Bruinsma: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 4
2002 7
2003 9
2004 7
2005 11
2006 12
2007 11
2008 17
2009 9
2010 18
2011 16
2012 17
2013 20
2014 27
2015 14
2016 16
2017 12
2018 20
2019 15
2020 5
2021 15
2022 8
2023 6
2024 6
2025 1
Total 310
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Sean Bruinsma 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 Sean Bruinsma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 238–247 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 243 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
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
238–247 243 243
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
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
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Sean Bruinsma 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 Sean Bruinsma sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 46 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212 46
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
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Overview

Sean Bruinsma is affiliated with the Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales in France. Their research work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these disciplines, Bruinsma's focus extends into subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Oceanography, Molecular Biology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • GNSS positioning and interference
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration

Bruinsma has published multiple papers in a range of scientific journals. Some recent works include:

  • "Geomagnetic Activity Index Hpo," 2022, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "The operational and research DTM-2020 thermosphere models," 2021, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
  • "New thermosphere neutral mass density and crosswind datasets from CHAMP, GRACE, and GRACE-FO," 2023, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
  • "Airborne Absolute Gravimetry With a Quantum Sensor, Comparison With Classical Technologies," 2023, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Thermosphere modeling capabilities assessment: geomagnetic storms," 2021, Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate

The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate
  • Advances in Space Research
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Space Weather

Collaborations constitute a significant part of Bruinsma's research activity. Frequent co-authors include Christian Siemes, D.T. Vu, Sylvain Bonvalot, Jürgen Matzka, and Guram Kervalishvili, with multiple joint publications recorded for each.

Best Publications

  • First GOCE gravity field models derived by three different approaches

    Roland Pail;Sean Bruinsma;Federica Migliaccio;Christoph Förste

  • EIGEN-6C4 - The latest combined global gravity field model including GOCE data up to degree and order 1949 of GFZ Potsdam and GRGS Toulouse

    C. Förste;S. Bruinsma;Oleh Abrykosov;Frank Flechtner

  • Ensemble prediction and intercomparison analysis of GRACE time‐variable gravity field models

    C. Sakumura;Srinivas V Bettadpur;S. Bruinsma

  • CNES/GRGS 10-day gravity field models (release 2) and their evaluation

    Sean Bruinsma;Jean-Michel Lemoine;Richard Biancale;Nicole Valès

  • Atmospheric densities derived from CHAMP/STAR accelerometer observations

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  • The GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam/Groupe de Recherche de Gèodésie Spatiale satellite-only and combined gravity field models: EIGEN-GL04S1 and EIGEN-GL04C

    Christoph Förste;Roland Schmidt;Richard Stubenvoll;Frank Flechtner

  • Altimetry for the future: building on 25 years of progress

    Saleh Abdalla;Abdolnabi Abdeh Kolahchi;Michaël Ablain;Susheel Adusumilli

  • Tropospheric tides from 80 to 400 km: Propagation, interannual variability, and solar cycle effects

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;K. Häusler;Q. Wu

  • Thermosphere density response to the 20-21 November 2003 solar and geomagnetic storm from CHAMP and GRACE accelerometer data

    Sean Bruinsma;Jeffrey M. Forbes;R. Steven Nerem;Xiaoli Zhang

  • The CHAMP-only earth gravity field model EIGEN-2

    Ch Reigber;P Schwintzer;K.-H Neumayer;F Barthelmes

  • The new ESA satellite‐only gravity field model via the direct approach

    Sean L. Bruinsma;Christoph Förste;Oleg Abrikosov;Jean Charles Marty

  • The DTM-2013 thermosphere model

    Sean Bruinsma

  • Climatology of upward propagating diurnal and semidiurnal tides in the thermosphere

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. L. Bruinsma

  • GOCE Gravity Field Recovery by Means of the Direct Numerical Method

    S. Bruinsma;J.-C. Marty;G. Balmino;R. Biancale

  • Temporal gravity field models inferred from GRACE data

    Jean-Michel Lemoine;Sean Bruinsma;Sylvain Loyer;Richard Biancale

  • ESA's satellite‐only gravity field model via the direct approach based on all GOCE data

    Sean L. Bruinsma;Christoph Förste;Oleg Abrikosov;Jean-Michel Lemoine

  • The DTM-2000 empirical thermosphere model with new data assimilation and constraints at lower boundary: accuracy and properties

    S. Bruinsma;G. Thuillier;F. Barlier

  • Wave-driven variability in the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere system from TIMED observations: What contributes to the wave 4 ?

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. L. Bruinsma

  • Surface-exosphere coupling due to thermal tides

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Sean L. Bruinsma;Xiaoli Zhang;Jens Oberheide

  • EIGEN-6 – A new combined global gravity field model including GOCE data from the collaboration of GFZ Potsdam and GRGS Toulouse

    Christoph Förste;S. Bruinsma;R. Shako;J.-C. Marty

  • Solar Rotation Effects on the Thermospheres of Mars and Earth

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Sean Bruinsma;Frank G. Lemoine

  • Thermosphere density variations due to the 15–24 April 2002 solar events from CHAMP/STAR accelerometer measurements

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Gang Lu;Sean Bruinsma;Steven Nerem

  • EIGEN-6C3 - The latest Combined Global Gravity Field Model including GOCE data up to degree and order 1949 of GFZ Potsdam and GRGS Toulouse

    C. Foerste;S. Bruinsma;F. Flechtner;O. Abrykosov

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey M. Forbes
Jeffrey M. Forbes University of Colorado Boulder
Eelco Doornbos
Eelco Doornbos Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Xiaoli Zhang
Xiaoli Zhang University of Colorado Boulder
Adrian Jäggi
Adrian Jäggi University of Bern
Sylvain Bonvalot
Sylvain Bonvalot Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Per Knudsen
Per Knudsen Technical University of Denmark
Ole Baltazar Andersen
Ole Baltazar Andersen Technical University of Denmark
Andreas Güntner
Andreas Güntner University of Potsdam
Gang Lu
Gang Lu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Maura E. Hagan
Maura E. Hagan Utah State University

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