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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 40 5753 5321 60 57 210 7165

Shfaqat Abbas Khan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shfaqat Abbas Khan between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shfaqat Abbas Khan published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2022. 42 of the 272 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2022. 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 6 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 23 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 23 publications
2001 2025

272 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shfaqat Abbas Khan: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 2
2002 0
2003 1
2004 1
2005 6
2006 1
2007 4
2008 9
2009 7
2010 12
2011 5
2012 19
2013 23
2014 13
2015 14
2016 10
2017 16
2018 11
2019 13
2020 14
2021 10
2022 26
2023 13
2024 19
2025 23
Total 272
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Shfaqat Abbas Khan 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 Shfaqat Abbas Khan 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, 208–217 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: 210 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
208–217 292 210
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
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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Shfaqat Abbas Khan 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 Shfaqat Abbas Khan 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, 40 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: 40 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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 40
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
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Overview

Shfaqat Abbas Khan is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark and has a research focus primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work extensively covers subfields including Atmospheric Science, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Oceanography, and Geophysics.

The scientist's research topics encompass:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020," 2023, Earth System Science Data
  • "Greenland Ice Sheet solid ice discharge from 1986 through March 2020," 2020, Earth System Science Data
  • "Community estimate of global glacier mass changes from 2000 to 2023," 2025, Nature
  • "Glacier response to the Little Ice Age during the Neoglacial cooling in Greenland," 2022, Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Centennial response of Greenland's three largest outlet glaciers," 2020, Nature Communications

Shfaqat Abbas Khan frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth System Science Data
  • The Cryosphere
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Journal of Glaciology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • William Colgan
  • Anders Anker Bjørk
  • Mathieu Morlighem
  • Brice Noël
  • Javed Hassan

Best Publications

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • Sustained mass loss of the northeast Greenland ice sheet triggered by regional warming

    Shfaqat A. Khan;Kurt H. Kjær;Michael Bevis;Jonathan L. Bamber

  • Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020

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  • Spatial and temporal distribution of mass loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet since AD 1900

    Kristian Kjellerup Kjeldsen;Niels J. Korsgaard;Anders A Bjørk;Shfaqat Abbas Khan

  • Observed rapid bedrock uplift in Amundsen Sea Embayment promotes ice-sheet stability

    Valentina R. Barletta;Valentina R. Barletta;Michael Bevis;Benjamin E. Smith;Terry Wilson

  • An aerial view of 80 years of climate-related glacier fluctuations in southeast Greenland

    Anders A. Bjørk;Kurt H. Kjær;Niels J. Korsgaard;Shfaqat Abbas Khan

  • Spread of ice mass loss into northwest Greenland observed by GRACE and GPS

    Shfaqat Abbas Khan;John Wahr;Michael Bevis;Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna

  • Accelerating changes in ice mass within Greenland, and the ice sheet's sensitivity to atmospheric forcing

    Michael Bevis;Christopher Harig;Shfaqat A. Khan;Abel Brown

  • Greenland ice sheet mass balance: a review

    Shfaqat Abbas Khan;Andy Aschwanden;Anders A. Bjørk;John Wahr

  • The use of GPS horizontals for loading studies, with applications to northern California and southeast Greenland

    John Wahr;Shfaqat A. Khan;Tonie van Dam;Lin Liu

  • Geodetic measurements reveal similarities between post–Last Glacial Maximum and present-day mass loss from the Greenland ice sheet

    Shfaqat Abbas Khan;Ingo Sasgen;Michael Bevis;Tonie van Dam

  • Bedrock displacements in Greenland manifest ice mass variations, climate cycles and climate change

    Michael Bevis;John Wahr;Shfaqat A. Khan;Finn Bo Madsen

  • Greenland Ice Sheet solid ice discharge from 1986 through March 2020

    Kenneth D. Mankoff;Anne Solgaard;William Colgan;Andreas P. Ahlstrøm

  • Digital elevation model and orthophotographs of Greenland based on aerial photographs from 1978–1987

    Niels J. Korsgaard;Christopher Nuth;Shfaqat Abbas Khan;Kristian K. Kjeldsen

  • Step‐wise changes in glacier flow speed coincide with calving and glacial earthquakes at Helheim Glacier, Greenland

    M. Nettles;T. B. Larsen;P. Elósegui;G. S. Hamilton

  • Elastic uplift in southeast Greenland due to rapid ice mass loss

    Shfaqat Abbas Khan;John Wahr;Leigh A. Stearns;Gordon S. Hamilton

  • Aerial photographs reveal late–20th-century dynamic ice loss in northwestern greenland

    Kurt H. Kjær;Shfaqat A Khan;Niels J Korsgaard;John Wahr

  • Spatial and temporal melt variability at Helheim Glacier, East Greenland, and its effect on ice dynamics

    M. L. Andersen;M. L. Andersen;T. B. Larsen;M. Nettles;P. Elosegui

  • Basin-scale partitioning of Greenland ice sheet mass balance components (2007–2011)

    M.L. Andersen;Lars Stenseng;Henriette Skourup;W. Colgan

  • A large impact crater beneath Hiawatha Glacier in northwest Greenland

    Kurt H. Kjær;Nicolaj K. Larsen;Nicolaj K. Larsen;Tobias Binder;Anders A. Bjørk;Anders A. Bjørk;Anders A. Bjørk

  • Delta progradation in Greenland driven by increasing glacial mass loss

    Mette Bendixen;Lars Lønsmann Iversen;Anders Anker Bjørk;Anders Anker Bjørk;Anders Anker Bjørk;Bo Elberling

  • Resolving Seasonal Ice Velocity of 45 Greenlandic Glaciers With Very High Temporal Details

    Saurabh Vijay;Shfaqat Abbas Khan;Anders Kusk;Anne M. Solgaard

  • Contribution of the Greenland Ice Sheet to Sea-Level over the Next Millennium

    A. Aschwanden;M. A. Fahnestock;M. Truffer;D. J. Brinkerhoff

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders A. Bjørk
Anders A. Bjørk University of Copenhagen
Kristian K. Kjeldsen
Kristian K. Kjeldsen Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Kurt H. Kjær
Kurt H. Kjær University of Copenhagen
John Wahr
John Wahr University of Colorado Boulder
Michael Bevis
Michael Bevis The Ohio State University
René Forsberg
René Forsberg Technical University of Denmark
Andreas P. Ahlstrøm
Andreas P. Ahlstrøm Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland
Nicolaj K. Larsen
Nicolaj K. Larsen University of Copenhagen
Tonie van Dam
Tonie van Dam University of Utah
Jonathan L. Bamber
Jonathan L. Bamber University of Bristol

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