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Søren Rysgaard

Søren Rysgaard

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Earth Science
Denmark
2026

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Earth Science

D-Index
76
Citations
20456
World Ranking
668
National Ranking
7

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
20738
World Ranking
4792
National Ranking
46

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Earth Science in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Søren Rysgaard is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and has contributed extensively to Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on Environmental Science. Their research covers a range of subfields including Atmospheric Science, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography, Ecology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Their recent publications demonstrate ongoing engagement with research on marine and polar environments. Notable papers include:

  • An Updated View on Water Masses on the pan-West Greenland Continental Shelf and Their Link to Proglacial Fjords, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Glacier retreat alters downstream fjord ecosystem structure and function in Greenland, 2023, Nature Geoscience

Rysgaard has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • HardwareX
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Nature Geoscience

Throughout their career, Rysgaard has collaborated often with a group of co-authors including Mikael K. Sejr, Lorenz Meire, Jørgen Bendtsen, Daniel F. Carlson, and Johnna M. Holding.

Their work often intersects interdisciplinary aspects of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, contributing to a broader understanding of polar ecosystems, climate dynamics, and environmental change patterns.

Best Publications

  • Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change

    Eric Post;Eric Post;Mads C. Forchhammer;M. Syndonia Bret-Harte;Terry V. Callaghan;Terry V. Callaghan

  • BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation.

    M. Morlighem;C. N. Williams;C. N. Williams;E. Rignot;E. Rignot;L. An

  • Interpretation of measured concentration profiles in sediment pore water

    Peter Berg;Nils Risgaard‐Petersen;Søren Rysgaard

  • Effects of salinity on NH4 + adsorption capacity, nitrification, and denitrification in Danish estuarine sediments

    Søren Rysgaard;Peter Thastum;Tage Dalsgaard;Peter Bondo Christensen

  • Oxygen regulation of nitrification and denitrification in sediments

    Søren Rysgaard;Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Sloth Niels Peter;Jensen Kim

  • Denitrification and anammox activity in Arctic marine sediments

    Søren Rysgaard;Ronnie Nøhr Glud;Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Tage Dalsgaard

  • Anaerobic ammonium‐oxidizing bacteria in marine environments: widespread occurrence but low diversity

    Markus C. Schmid;Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Jack van de Vossenberg;Marcel M.M. Kuypers

  • Application of the isotope pairing technique in sediments where anammox and denitrification coexist

    Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Lars Peter Nielsen;Søren Rysgaard;Tage Dalsgaard

  • Seasonal variation in nitrification and denitrification in estuarine sediment colonized by benthic microalgae and bioturbating infauna

    S. Rysgaard;P. B. Christensen;L. P. Nielsen

  • Sediment mineralization, nutrient fluxes, denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in an estuarine fjord with sea cage trout farms

    Peter Bondo Christensen;Søren Rysgaard;Niels Peter Sloth;Tage Dalsgaard

  • Anaerobic ammonium oxidation in an estuarine sediment

    Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Rikke Louise Meyer;Markus Schmid;Mike S. M. Jetten

  • Marine‐terminating glaciers sustain high productivity in Greenland fjords

    Lorenz Meire;Lorenz Meire;John Mortensen;Patrick Meire;Thomas Juul-Pedersen

  • Widespread occurrence of nitrate storage and denitrification among Foraminifera and Gromiida.

    Elisa Piña-Ochoa;Signe Høgslund;Emmanuelle Geslin;Tomas Cedhagen

  • Seasonal variation in nutrients, pelagic primary production and grazing in a high-Arctic coastal marine ecosystem, Young Sound, Northeast Greenland

    Søren Rysgaard;Torkel Gissel Nielsen;Benni Winding Hansen

  • Inorganic carbon transport during sea ice growth and decay : A carbon pump in polar seas

    S Rysgaard;Ronnie Glud;M Sejr;J Bendtsen

  • Submarine melting of the 1985 Jakobshavn Isbræ floating tongue and the triggering of the current retreat

    Roman J. Motyka;Martin Truffer;Mark Fahnestock;John Mortensen

  • Comparison of isotope pairing and N 2 /Ar methods for measuring sediment dentrification - assumptions, modifications and implications

    Bradley D. Eyre;Søren Rysgaard;Tage Dalsgaard;Peter Bondo Christensen

  • Anaerobic N2 production in Arctic sea ice

    Søren Rysgaard;Ronnie Nøhr Glud

  • Heat sources for glacial melt in a sub‐Arctic fjord (Godthåbsfjord) in contact with the Greenland Ice Sheet

    J. Mortensen;K. Lennert;J. Bendtsen;S. Rysgaard

  • Nitrification and Denitrification in Lake and Estuarine Sediments Measured by the 15N Dilution Technique and Isotope Pairing

    Søren Rysgaard;Nils Risgaard-Petersen;Lars Peter Nielsen;Niels Peter Revsbech

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Barber
David G. Barber University of Manitoba
Ronnie N. Glud
Ronnie N. Glud University of Southern Denmark
Mikael K. Sejr
Mikael K. Sejr Aarhus University
Jørgen Bendtsen
Jørgen Bendtsen University of Copenhagen
Brent Else
Brent Else University of Calgary
Nils Risgaard-Petersen
Nils Risgaard-Petersen Aarhus University
Peter Bondo Christensen
Peter Bondo Christensen Aarhus University
Tim Papakyriakou
Tim Papakyriakou University of Manitoba
Tage Dalsgaard
Tage Dalsgaard Aarhus University
Jens K. Ehn
Jens K. Ehn University of Manitoba

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