2026 Sebastian Gerland: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	58	3286	3142	36	35	280	11668

Sebastian Gerland 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 Sebastian Gerland sits on this spectrum.

41 publications 687+

This scientist: 280 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sebastian Gerland 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 Sebastian Gerland sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Sebastian Gerland is affiliated with the Norwegian Polar Institute in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science, which accounts for the majority of their publications. Additional subfields include Sociology and Political Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, and Ecology.

The main topics of Gerland's work span several critical areas related to polar and cryospheric research. These topics include:

Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Climate change and permafrost
Cryospheric studies and observations
Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Marine animal studies overview
Climate variability and models

Their frequent coauthors include:

Dmitry Divine (19 joint publications)
Donald K. Perovich (9 joint publications)
Lars Kaleschke (8 joint publications)
Mats A. Granskog (7 joint publications)
Walter N. Meier (7 joint publications)

Gerland has published extensively in several reputable scientific journals and platforms. The most common venues are:

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (6 publications)
Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans (3 publications)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (3 publications)
Elementa Science of the Anthropocene (2 publications)
Annals of Glaciology (2 publications)

Selected recent papers by Sebastian Gerland include:

"Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Snow and sea ice," 2022, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
"Regime shift in Arctic Ocean sea ice thickness," 2023, published in Nature
"Arctic Sea Ice Volume Export Through Fram Strait From 1992 to 2014," 2020, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
"Arctic Report Card 2020: Sea Ice," 2020, published by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - NOAA Central Library
"The observed recent surface air temperature development across Svalbard and concurring footprints in local sea ice cover," 2020, published in International Journal of Climatology

Best Publications

The physical environment of Kongsfjorden–Krossfjorden, an Arctic fjord system in Svalbard

Harald Svendsen;Agnieszka Beszczynska-Møller;Jon Ove Hagen;Bernard Lefauconnier

929
Citations
Arctic sea ice in transformation: A review of recent observed changes and impacts on biology and human activity

Walter N. Meier;Greta K. Hovelsrud;Bob E.H. van Oort;Jeffrey R. Key

718
Citations
The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

Haakon Hop;Tom Pearson;Else Nøst Hegseth;Kit M. Kovacs

705
Citations
Overview of the MOSAiC expedition

Unknown

382
Citations
Wintertime warming of an Arctic shelf in response to large‐scale atmospheric circulation

Finlo Cottier;Frank Nilsen;Frank Nilsen;Mark Inall;Sebastian Gerland

355
Citations
STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

R. Abernethy;Steven A. Ackerman;R. Adler;Adelina Albanil Encarnación

344
Citations
State of the Climate in 2014

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

332
Citations
Leads in Arctic pack ice enable early phytoplankton blooms below snow-covered sea ice

Philipp Assmy;Mar Fernández-Méndez;Pedro Duarte;Amelie Meyer

327
Citations
Comparison of ERA5 and ERA-Interim near-surface air temperature, snowfall and precipitation over Arctic sea ice: effects on sea ice thermodynamics and evolution

Caixin Wang;Caixin Wang;Robert M. Graham;Keguang Wang;Sebastian Gerland

258
Citations
State of the Climate in 2018

M. Ades;R. Adler;Laura S. Aldeco;G. Alejandra

233
Citations
Regime shift in Arctic Ocean sea ice thickness

Unknown

219
Citations
Advances in understanding and parameterization of small-scale physical processes in the marine Arctic climate system : a review

Timo Vihma;Timo Vihma;R. Pirazzini;I. Fer;I. A. Renfrew

196
Citations
Comparison of sea‐ice thickness measurements under summer and winter conditions in the Arctic using a small electromagnetic induction device

Christian Haas;Sebastian Gerland;Hajo Eicken;Heinz Miller

189
Citations
Snow in the changing sea-ice systems

Melinda A. Webster;Sebastian Gerland;Marika Holland;Elizabeth Hunke

171
Citations
State of the Climate in 2016

Arlene P. Aaron-Morrison;Steven A. Ackerman;Nicolaus G. Adams;Robert F. Adler

161
Citations
Evidence of Arctic sea ice thinning from direct observations

Angelika H. H. Renner;Sebastian Gerland;Christian Haas;Gunnar Spreen

149
Citations
Thinning of Arctic sea ice observed in Fram Strait: 1990–2011

E. Hansen;S. Gerland;M. A. Granskog;O. Pavlova

144
Citations
Exploring Arctic Transpolar Drift During Dramatic Sea Ice Retreat

Jean-Claude Gascard;Jean Festy;Hervé le Goff;Matthieu Weber

143
Citations
Seasonality of spectral albedo and transmittance as observed in the Arctic Transpolar Drift in 2007

Marcel Nicolaus;Marcel Nicolaus;Sebastian Gerland;Stephen R. Hudson;Susanne Hanson

138
Citations
Climate Change and the Cryosphere : Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic - SWIPA

Henry P. Huntington;Janet F. Pawlak;Sebastian Gerland;Kim Holmén

137
Citations
Brief Communication: Ikaite (CaCO 3 ·6H 2 O) discovered in Arctic sea ice

Gerhard Dieckmann;Gernot Nehrke;Christiane Uhlig;J. Göttlicher

136
Citations
Climate in Svalbard 2100 – a knowledge base for climate adaptation.

Muralidhar Adakudlu;Jess Andersen;Jostein Bakke;Stein Beldring

101
Citations
[Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

J. A. Marengo;Jhan Carlo Espinoza;L. M. Alves;J. Ronchail

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Spreen University of Bremen

Mats A. Granskog Norwegian Polar Institute

Marcel Nicolaus Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

Christian Haas Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

Donald K. Perovich Dartmouth College

Dmitry Divine Norwegian Polar Institute

Edmond Hansen Norwegian Polar Institute

Lars Henrik Smedsrud University of Bergen

Jan-Gunnar Winther Norwegian Polar Institute

Stefan Hendricks Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

External Links

Personal website of Sebastian Gerland

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