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Sebastian Gerland

Sebastian Gerland

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 58 3289 3145 36 35 280 11668

Sebastian Gerland publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sebastian Gerland between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sebastian Gerland published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 9 papers a year. Output peaked at 85 publications in 1997. 11 of the 297 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 85. Peak 85 publications in 1997. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 85 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications
1993 2025

297 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sebastian Gerland: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 85
1998 0
1999 6
2000 1
2001 1
2002 6
2003 7
2004 7
2005 3
2006 3
2007 5
2008 3
2009 12
2010 6
2011 9
2012 0
2013 13
2014 11
2015 16
2016 17
2017 14
2018 11
2019 11
2020 12
2021 11
2022 8
2023 6
2024 5
2025 6
Total 297
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 271–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 280 publications — 83rd percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155 280
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

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 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166 58
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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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

  • 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

  • The marine ecosystem of Kongsfjorden, Svalbard

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

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

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

  • STATE OF THE CLIMATE IN 2017

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

  • State of the Climate in 2014

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

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

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

  • 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

  • State of the Climate in 2018

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

  • Regime shift in Arctic Ocean sea ice thickness

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  • 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

  • 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

  • Snow in the changing sea-ice systems

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

  • State of the Climate in 2016

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

  • Evidence of Arctic sea ice thinning from direct observations

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

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

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

  • Exploring Arctic Transpolar Drift During Dramatic Sea Ice Retreat

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

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

    Muralidhar Adakudlu;Jess Andersen;Jostein Bakke;Stein Beldring

  • [Regional Climates] Central South America 2016

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Gunnar Spreen
Gunnar Spreen University of Bremen
Mats A. Granskog
Mats A. Granskog Norwegian Polar Institute
Marcel Nicolaus
Marcel Nicolaus Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Christian Haas
Christian Haas Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Donald K. Perovich
Donald K. Perovich Dartmouth College
Dmitry Divine
Dmitry Divine Norwegian Polar Institute
Edmond Hansen
Edmond Hansen Norwegian Polar Institute
Lars Henrik Smedsrud
Lars Henrik Smedsrud University of Bergen
Jan-Gunnar Winther
Jan-Gunnar Winther Norwegian Polar Institute
Stefan Hendricks
Stefan Hendricks Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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