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Sune Olander Rasmussen

Sune Olander Rasmussen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 51 3144 2871 31 30 173 23877

Sune Olander Rasmussen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sune Olander Rasmussen between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sune Olander Rasmussen published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2013. 21 of the 223 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2013. 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 9 publications
2002 2025

223 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sune Olander Rasmussen: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 3
2003 0
2004 2
2005 3
2006 8
2007 10
2008 12
2009 9
2010 1
2011 2
2012 13
2013 27
2014 14
2015 4
2016 7
2017 13
2018 16
2019 8
2020 10
2021 11
2022 11
2023 18
2024 12
2025 9
Total 223
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Sune Olander Rasmussen 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 Sune Olander Rasmussen 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, 168–177 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: 173 publications — 51st percentile

51% 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
168–177 490 173
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
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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Sune Olander Rasmussen 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 Sune Olander Rasmussen 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, 51 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: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 51
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

Sune Olander Rasmussen is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in Environmental Science as well. Within these fields, their work bridges several subfields including Atmospheric Science, Anthropology, Environmental Chemistry, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover extensive areas such as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Cryospheric studies and observations, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Climate variability and models, and Climate change and permafrost.

They have published extensively with significant papers including:

  • "Synchronous timing of abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period" (2020, Science)
  • "Bipolar volcanic synchronization of abrupt climate change in Greenland and Antarctic ice cores during the last glacial period" (2020, Climate of the past)
  • "Atmospheric CO2 control of spontaneous millennial-scale ice age climate oscillations" (2022, Nature Geoscience)
  • "Magnitude, frequency and climate forcing of global volcanism during the last glacial period as seen in Greenland and Antarctic ice cores (60-9 ka)" (2022, Climate of the past)
  • "The anatomy of past abrupt warmings recorded in Greenland ice" (2021, Nature Communications)

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Anders Svensson
  • Bo Vinther
  • Vasileios Gkinis
  • Dorthe Dahl-Jensen
  • Giulia Sinnl

Their work is often published in notable scientific venues such as:

  • Climate of the past
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Nature Communications
  • The Cryosphere
  • Journal of Glaciology

Sune Olander Rasmussen's research contributions predominantly examine climate dynamics during glacial periods, ice core data interpretation, and related environmental changes, with a strong emphasis on synchronizing data between Greenland and Antarctic ice cores to understand abrupt climate events. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates climate modeling, isotope geochemistry, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction within a broader Earth system context.

Best Publications

  • High-resolution record of Northern Hemisphere climate extending into the last interglacial period.

    K. K. Andersen;N. Azuma;J.-M. Barnola;M. Bigler

  • A stratigraphic framework for abrupt climatic changes during the Last Glacial period based on three synchronized Greenland ice-core records: refining and extending the INTIMATE event stratigraphy

    Sune O. Rasmussen;Matthias Bigler;Simon P. Blockley;Thomas Blunier

  • A new Greenland ice core chronology for the last glacial termination

    S. O. Rasmussen;Katrine Krogh Andersen;A. M. Svensson;J. P. Steffensen

  • A 60 000 year Greenland stratigraphic ice core chronology

    A. Svensson;K. K. Andersen;M. Bigler;H. B. Clausen

  • High-Resolution Greenland Ice Core Data Show Abrupt Climate Change Happens in Few Years

    Jørgen Peder Steffensen;Katrine K. Andersen;Matthias Bigler;Matthias Bigler;Henrik B. Clausen

  • The Greenland Ice Core Chronology 2005, 15-42 ka. Part 1: constructing the time scale

    Katrine K. Andersen;Anders Svensson;Sigfus J. Johnsen;Sune O. Rasmussen

  • Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records

    Mike Walker;Sigfus Johnsen;Sune Olander Rasmussen;Trevor Popp;Trevor Popp

  • A synchronized dating of three Greenland ice cores throughout the Holocene

    B. M. Vinther;H. B. Clausen;S. J. Johnsen;S. O. Rasmussen

  • Synchronisation of palaeoenvironmental events in the North Atlantic region during the Last Termination: a revised protocol recommended by the INTIMATE group

    John J Lowe;Sune O Rasmussen;Svante Björck;Wim Z Hoek

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core

    D. Dahl-Jensen;M. R. Albert;A. Aldahan;N. Azuma

  • Millennial-scale variability during the last glacial: The ice core record

    Eric W. Wolff;J. Chappellaz;T. Blunier;S.O. Rasmussen

  • The Antarctic ice core chronology (AICC2012): an optimized multi-parameter and multi-site dating approach for the last 120 thousand years

    D. Veres;D. Veres;L. Bazin;A. Landais;H. Toyé Mahamadou Kele

  • Holocene thinning of the Greenland ice sheet

    B. M. Vinther;S. L. Buchardt;H. B. Clausen;D. Dahl-Jensen

  • The Greenland Ice Core Chronology 2005, 15-42 ka. Part 2: comparison to other records

    Anders Svensson;Katrine Krogh Andersen;Matthias Bigler;Henrik B. Clausen

  • An optimized multi-proxy, multi-site Antarctic ice and gas orbital chronology (AICC2012): 120--800 ka

    L. Bazin;A. Landais;B. Lemieux-Dudon;H. Toyé Mahamadou Kele

  • Early Holocene climate oscillations recorded in three Greenland ice cores

    S. O. Rasmussen;B. M. Vinther;H. B. Clausen;Katrine Krogh Andersen

  • Consistently dated records from the Greenland GRIP, GISP2 and NGRIP ice cores for the past 104 ka reveal regional millennial-scale δ18O gradients with possible Heinrich event imprint

    Inger K. Seierstad;Peter M. Abbott;Matthias Bigler;Matthias Bigler;Thomas Blunier

  • Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) : two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries.

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;Max Berkelhammer;Svante Björck

  • Synchronization of the NGRIP, GRIP, and GISP2 ice cores across MIS 2 and palaeoclimatic implications

    S.O. Rasmussen;I.K. Seierstad;K.K. Andersen;M. Bigler

  • Synchronisation of palaeoenvironmental records over the last 60,000 years, and an extended INTIMATE event stratigraphy to 48,000 b2k

    Simon P.E. Blockley;Christine S. Lane;Mark Hardiman;Sune Olander Rasmussen

  • Eemian interglacial reconstructed from a Greenland folded ice core (SCI)

    D Dahl-Jensen;M R Albert;A Aldahan;N Azuma

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Svensson
Anders Svensson University of Copenhagen
Bo M Vinther
Bo M Vinther University of Copenhagen
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen University of Copenhagen
Matthias Bigler
Matthias Bigler University of Bern
Emilie Capron
Emilie Capron Grenoble Alpes University
Sigfus J Johnsen
Sigfus J Johnsen University of Copenhagen
Jørgen Peder Steffensen
Jørgen Peder Steffensen University of Copenhagen
Henrik Clausen
Henrik Clausen University of Copenhagen
Hubertus Fischer
Hubertus Fischer University of Bern
Frank Wilhelms
Frank Wilhelms Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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