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Environmental Sciences
Austria
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 79 1019 968 10 10 366 21677

Steffen Fritz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steffen Fritz between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steffen Fritz published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 18.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2020. 17 of the 442 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2020. 2002: 2 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 37 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 32 publications 2020: 44 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 8 publications
2002 2025

442 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steffen Fritz: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 2
2003 4
2004 3
2005 1
2006 1
2007 4
2008 11
2009 17
2010 10
2011 11
2012 19
2013 24
2014 23
2015 30
2016 37
2017 40
2018 31
2019 32
2020 44
2021 19
2022 26
2023 36
2024 9
2025 8
Total 442
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Steffen Fritz 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 Steffen Fritz 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, 361–370 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: 366 publications — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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 69 366
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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Steffen Fritz 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 Steffen Fritz 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 79
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Steffen Fritz is affiliated with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science, with significant contributions in various subfields and topics related to ecological and planetary studies.

The main fields of study for Steffen Fritz include:

  • Environmental Science

Within this broad field, their work spans multiple subfields such as:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Geography, Planning and Development

The scientist's research topics broadly cover:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Geographic Information Systems Studies
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Forest ecology and management

Steffen Fritz has co-authored extensively with several colleagues, frequently collaborating with:

  • Myroslava Lesiv
  • Linda See
  • Juan Carlos Laso Bayas
  • Ian McCallum
  • Martin Herold

Their recent papers include:

  • Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy, 2020, Nature
  • ESA WorldCover 10 m 2020 v100, 2021, Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • Mapping citizen science contributions to the UN sustainable development goals, 2020, Sustainability Science
  • Pandemic, War, and Global Energy Transitions, 2022, Energies
  • Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water, 2021, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Their publication venues reflect the diversity of their research output, with frequent contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis)
  • Scientific Data
  • Earth system science data

Best Publications

  • Global land-use implications of first and second generation biofuel targets

    Petr Havlík;Uwe A. Schneider;Erwin Schmid;Hannes Böttcher

  • Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

    David Leclère;Michael Obersteiner;Michael Obersteiner;Mike Barrett;Stuart H.M. Butchart;Stuart H.M. Butchart

  • Climate change mitigation through livestock system transitions

    Petr Havlík;Hugo Valin;Mario T. Herrero;Mario T. Herrero;Michael Obersteiner

  • A new land-cover map of Africa for the year 2000

    Philippe Mayaux;Etienne Bartholomé;Steffen Fritz;Alan Belward

  • Mapping global cropland and field size

    Steffen Fritz;Linda See;Ian McCallum;Liangzhi You

  • Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

    Steffen Fritz;Linda See;Tyler Carlson;Mordechai (Muki) Haklay

  • Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis

    Mario Herrero;Philip K Thornton;Philip K Thornton;Brendan Power;Jessica R Bogard;Jessica R Bogard

  • ESA WorldCover 10 m 2020 v100

    Daniele Zanaga;Ruben Van De Kerchove;Wanda De Keersmaecker;Niels Souverijns

  • A Global Forest Growing Stock, Biomass and Carbon Map Based on FAO Statistics

    Georg E. Kindermann;Ian McCallum;Steffen Fritz;Michael Obersteiner

  • Impacts of population growth, economic development, and technical change on global food production and consumption

    Uwe A. Schneider;Petr Havlik;Erwin Schmid;Hugo Valin

  • Global livestock production systems.

    T. Robinson;P. Thornton;G. Franceschini;R. Kruska

  • A land cover map of South America

    Hugh D. Eva;Alan S. Belward;Evaristo E. De Miranda;Carlos Marcelo Di Bella

  • Geo-Wiki.Org: The Use of Crowdsourcing to Improve Global Land Cover

    Steffen Fritz;Ian McCallum;Christian Schill;Christoph Perger

  • Geo-Wiki: An online platform for improving global land cover

    Steffen Fritz;Ian McCallum;Christian Schill;Christoph Perger

  • Mapping citizen science contributions to the UN sustainable development goals

    Dilek Fraisl;Dilek Fraisl;Jillian Campbell;Linda See;Uta Wehn

  • Crowdsourcing, citizen science or volunteered geographic information? The current state of crowdsourced geographic information

    Linda See;Peter Mooney;Giles Foody;Lucy Bastin

  • Shifting patterns of oil palm driven deforestation in Indonesia and implications for zero-deforestation commitments

    K.G. Austin;A. Mosnier;J. Pirker;I. McCallum

  • Areas of global importance for conserving terrestrial biodiversity, carbon and water

    Martin Jung;Andy Arnell;Xavier de Lamo;Shaenandhoa García-Rangel

  • A comparison of global agricultural monitoring systems and current gaps

    Steffen Fritz;Linda See;Juan Carlos Laso Bayas;François Waldner;François Waldner

  • A spatially explicit assessment of current and future hotspots of hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa in the context of global change

    Junguo Liu;Steffen Fritz;C.F.A. van Wesenbeeck;Michael Fuchs

  • A cultivated planet in 2010 – Part 2: The global gridded agricultural-production maps

    Qiangyi Yu;Liangzhi You;Ulrike Wood-Sichra;Yating Ru

  • Assessing the land resource-food price nexus of the Sustainable Development Goals.

    Michael Obersteiner;Brian Walsh;Stefan Frank;Petr Havlík

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda See
Linda See International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Ian McCallum
Ian McCallum International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Michael Obersteiner
Michael Obersteiner University of Oxford
Florian Kraxner
Florian Kraxner International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Dmitry Schepaschenko
Dmitry Schepaschenko International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Anatoly Shvidenko
Anatoly Shvidenko International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Petr Havlik
Petr Havlik International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Marijn van der Velde
Marijn van der Velde European Commission Joint Research Centre
Liangzhi You
Liangzhi You International Food Policy Research Institute
Martin Herold
Martin Herold Wageningen University & Research

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