| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Sciences | 106 | 246 | 229 | 15 | 14 | 348 | 65774 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | 104 | 1226 | 1094 | 79 | 73 | 474 | 61274 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Sönke Zaehle between 2003 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sönke Zaehle published across 24 years, from 2003 to 2026, averaging 25.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2024. 58 of the 604 publications appeared in the last two years.
604 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 5 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 18 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 25 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 36 |
| 2016 | 35 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 36 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2021 | 44 |
| 2022 | 42 |
| 2023 | 47 |
| 2024 | 55 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2026 | 3 |
| Total | 604 |
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 Sönke Zaehle sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 348 publications — 91st percentile
91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 281–290 | 130 | |
| 291–300 | 127 | |
| 301–310 | 130 | |
| 311–320 | 85 | |
| 321–330 | 106 | |
| 331–340 | 80 | |
| 341–350 | 83 | 348 |
| 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 |
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 Sönke Zaehle sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 106 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.
| 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 | |
| 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 | 106 |
| 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 |
Sönke Zaehle is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has an extensive body of research primarily in environmental and earth sciences. Their work spans various main fields of study, including Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Soil Science, and Plant Science.
The scientist's research topics cover a broad range of environmental and atmospheric dynamics. These include:
The publication record of Sönke Zaehle comprises papers in several reputable venues, with frequent appearances in:
They have coauthored numerous studies with collaborators including Stephen Sitch, Hanqin Tian, Pierre Friedlingstein, Atul K. Jain, and Sebastian Lienert. These partnerships have contributed to a significant body of work on environmental and climate sciences.
Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Sönke Zaehle include:
Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Josep G. Canadell;Stephen Sitch
C. Le Quéré;R. Moriarty;R. M. Andrew;J. G. Canadell
J. Kattge;S. Díaz;S. Lavorel;I. C. Prentice
C. Le Quere;G.P. Peters;R.J. Andres;Robbie M Andrew
Zaichun Zhu;Zaichun Zhu;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Ranga B. Myneni;Mengtian Huang
Corinne Le Quéré;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch
Martin Jung;Markus Reichstein;Philippe Ciais;Sonia I. Seneviratne
Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael O'Sullivan;Matthew W. Jones;Robbie M. Andrew
Dagmar Schröter;Wolfgang Cramer;Rik Leemans;I. Colin Prentice
Hanquin Tian;Rongting Xu;Josep G. Canadell;Rona L. Thompson
Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew
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Alberte Bondeau;Pascalle C. Smith;Sönke Zaehle;Sibyll Schaphoff
Anders Ahlström;Anders Ahlström;Michael R. Raupach;Guy Schurgers;Benjamin Smith
Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch
S. Sitch;P. Friedlingstein;N. Gruber;S. D. Jones
Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Stephen Sitch;Philippe Ciais;Pierre Friedlingstein
Benjamin Smith;David Wårlind;Almut Arneth;Thomas Hickler
C. Le Quere;R.J. Andres;T.A. Boden;T. Conway
Martin Jung;Markus Reichstein;Christopher R. Schwalm;Christopher Huntingford
Shilong Piao;Pierre Friedlingstein;Philippe Ciais;Nathalie de Noblet-Ducoudré
Almut Arneth;S. P. Harrison;S. P. Harrison;S. Zaehle;K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis
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