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Earth Science 72 846 747 85 75 251 19735

Stefan H. Doerr publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stefan H. Doerr between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stefan H. Doerr published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2024. 18 of the 345 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2024. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 23 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 3 publications
1996 2026

345 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stefan H. Doerr: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 2
1999 1
2000 4
2001 2
2002 6
2003 9
2004 14
2005 14
2006 19
2007 13
2008 6
2009 12
2010 14
2011 6
2012 14
2013 12
2014 18
2015 14
2016 22
2017 19
2018 17
2019 5
2020 17
2021 18
2022 14
2023 11
2024 23
2025 15
2026 3
Total 345
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Stefan H. Doerr 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 Stefan H. Doerr 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, 248–257 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: 251 publications — 78th percentile

78% 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
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208 251
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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Stefan H. Doerr 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 Stefan H. Doerr 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, 72 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: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 72
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

Stefan H. Doerr is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily within the field of Environmental Science, focusing extensively on Global and Planetary Change as well as subfields such as Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Soil Science, and Materials Chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Key recent publications by Doerr and collaborators illustrate their academic focus and impact. These include:

  • "Global and Regional Trends and Drivers of Fire Under Climate Change," 2022, Reviews of Geophysics
  • "Current Wildland Fire Patterns and Challenges in Europe: A Synthesis of National Perspectives," 2021, Air Soil and Water Research
  • "Fires prime terrestrial organic carbon for riverine export to the global oceans," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "State of Wildfires 2023-2024," 2024, Earth System Science Data
  • "Scientists' warning on extreme wildfire risks to water supply," 2021, Hydrological Processes

Doerr frequently collaborates with several researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Cristina Santín
  • Gareth D. Clay
  • Matthew W. Jones
  • Claire M. Belcher
  • Gianni De Fabritiis

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in various academic venues, showing a concentration in certain journals and repositories. Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Geoderma
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Through their research contributions, Stefan H. Doerr explores the interactions between fire dynamics and environmental processes, including carbon cycling, ecosystem impacts, and hazard assessment. Their interdisciplinary approach incorporates elements ranging from ecological effects to advanced analytical methods such as machine learning.

Best Publications

  • Soil water repellency: its causes, characteristics and hydro-geomorphological significance

    S.H. Doerr;R.A. Shakesby;R.P.D. Walsh

  • Wildfire as a hydrological and geomorphological agent

    R.A. Shakesby;S.H. Doerr

  • Wildland fire ash: Production, composition and eco-hydro-geomorphic effects

    Merche B. Bodí;Merche B. Bodí;Deborah A. Martin;Victoria N. Balfour;Cristina Santín

  • Global trends in wildfire and its impacts: perceptions versus realities in a changing world.

    Stefan H. Doerr;Cristina Santín

  • The role of soil moisture in controlling water repellency: new evidence from forest soils in Portugal

    Stefan H. Doerr;Andrew D. Thomas

  • On standardizing the ‘Water Drop Penetration Time’ and the ‘Molarity of an Ethanol Droplet’ techniques to classify soil hydrophobicity: A case study using medium textured soils

    Stefan H. Doerr

  • Hydrophobicity and aggregate stability in calcareous topsoils from fire-affected pine forests in southeastern Spain

    J Mataix-Solera;S.H Doerr

  • Water Repellency and Critical Soil Water Content in a Dune Sand

    Louis W. Dekker;Stefan H. Doerr;Klaas Oostindie;Apostolos K. Ziogas

  • The effect of ash and needle cover on surface runoff and erosion in the immediate post-fire period

    Artemi Cerdà;Stefan H. Doerr

  • Towards a global assessment of pyrogenic carbon from vegetation fires

    Cristina Santín;Stefan H. Doerr;Evan S. Kane;Caroline A. Masiello

  • Effects of differing wildfire severities on soil wettability and implications for hydrological response

    S.H. Doerr;R.A. Shakesby;W.H. Blake;C.J. Chafer

  • The erosional impact of soil hydrophobicity: current problems and future research directions

    R.A. Shakesby;S.H. Doerr;R.P.D. Walsh

  • Influence of vegetation recovery on soil hydrology and erodibility following fire: an 11-year investigation

    Artemi Cerdá;Artemi Cerdá;Stefan H. Doerr

  • Fire effects on soils: the human dimension.

    Cristina Santín;Stefan H. Doerr

  • Spatial variability of soil hydrophobicity in fire-prone eucalyptus and pine forests, Portugal

    Stefan H. Doerr;Richard A. Shakesby;Rory P. D. Walsh

  • Occurrence, prediction and hydrological effects of water repellency amongst major soil and land-use types in a humid temperate climate

    S. H. Doerr;R. A. Shakesby;L. W. Dekker;C. J. Ritsema

  • Pyrogenic organic matter production from wildfires: a missing sink in the global carbon cycle

    Cristina Santín;Stefan H. Doerr;Caroline M. Preston;Gil González‐Rodríguez

  • Soil hydrophobicity variations with depth and particle size fraction in burned and unburned Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus pinaster forest terrain in the Águeda Basin, Portugal

    Stefan H. Doerr;Richard A. Shakesby;Rory P.D. Walsh

  • Soil wettability, runoff and erodibility of major dry-Mediterranean land use types on calcareous soils

    Artemi Cerdà;Stefan H. Doerr;Stefan H. Doerr

  • Soil water repellency as a potential parameter in rainfall-runoff modelling: experimental evidence at point to catchment scales from Portugal

    S. H. Doerr;A. J. D. Ferreira;R. P. D. Walsh;R. A. Shakesby

  • Extraction of compounds associated with water repellency in sandy soils of different origin

    S. H. Doerr;C. T. Llewellyn;P. Douglas;C. P. Morley

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Shakesby
Richard A. Shakesby Swansea University
Cristina Santín
Cristina Santín Swansea University
William H. Blake
William H. Blake Plymouth University
Peter Wallbrink
Peter Wallbrink Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Artemi Cerdà
Artemi Cerdà University of Valencia
Jorge Mataix-Solera
Jorge Mataix-Solera Miguel Hernandez University
Rory P. D. Walsh
Rory P. D. Walsh Swansea University
António Ferreira
António Ferreira Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra
Michael I. Newton
Michael I. Newton Nottingham Trent University
Glen McHale
Glen McHale University of Edinburgh

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