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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 63 1599 1430 104 97 258 14036

Thomas Scholten publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Scholten between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Scholten published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2022. 33 of the 440 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2022. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 4 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 34 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 36 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 44 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 3 publications
1993 2026

440 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Scholten: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 4
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 2
2009 9
2010 14
2011 7
2012 18
2013 22
2014 21
2015 16
2016 23
2017 34
2018 30
2019 22
2020 36
2021 33
2022 44
2023 27
2024 36
2025 30
2026 3
Total 440
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Thomas Scholten 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 Thomas Scholten 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, 258–267 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: 258 publications — 80th percentile

80% 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
258–267 185 258
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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Thomas Scholten 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 Thomas Scholten 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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 63
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

Thomas Scholten is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, contributing extensively with 138 and 77 publications respectively.

Their subfields of study include Environmental Engineering, Soil Science, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, and Artificial Intelligence. Scholten's work engages deeply with key topics such as Soil Geostatistics and Mapping, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Soil and Unsaturated Flow, Soil Erosion and Sediment Transport, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology.

Scholten has a frequent presence in several publication venues, notably Remote Sensing, Geoderma, Agronomy, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, and SSRN Electronic Journal. Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Ruhollah Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, Steffen Seitz, Peter Kühn, Carsten W. Mueller, and Brandon Heung.

Recent papers by Scholten include:

  • Organic and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality, 2021, Science Advances
  • Iron mineral dissolution releases iron and associated organic carbon during permafrost thaw, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Improving the Spatial Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon Content in Two Contrasting Climatic Regions by Stacking Machine Learning Models and Rescanning Covariate Space, 2020, Remote Sensing
  • Land Suitability Assessment and Agricultural Production Sustainability Using Machine Learning Models, 2020, Agronomy
  • Improving the spatial prediction of soil organic carbon using environmental covariates selection: A comparison of a group of environmental covariates, 2021, CATENA

Best Publications

  • Impacts of species richness on productivity in a large-scale subtropical forest experiment.

    Yuanyuan Huang;Yuxin Chen;Nadia Castro-Izaguirre;Martin Baruffol;Martin Baruffol

  • Linking N2O emissions from biochar-amended soil to the structure and function of the N-cycling microbial community

    Johannes Harter;Hans Martin Krause;Stefanie Schuettler;Reiner Ruser

  • Predicting and Mapping of Soil Organic Carbon Using Machine Learning Algorithms in Northern Iran

    Mostafa Emadi;Ruhollah Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi;Ali Cherati;Majid Danesh

  • Multi-scale digital terrain analysis and feature selection for digital soil mapping

    Thorsten Behrens;A-Xing Zhu;A-Xing Zhu;Karsten Schmidt;Thomas Scholten

  • Designing forest biodiversity experiments : general considerations illustrated by a new large experiment in subtropical China

    Helge Bruelheide;Karin Nadrowski;Thorsten Assmann;Jürgen Bauhus

  • Tree species richness increases ecosystem carbon storage in subtropical forests

    Xiaojuan Liu;Stefan Trogisch;Jin-Sheng He;Pascal A. Niklaus

  • Digital soil mapping using artificial neural networks

    Thorsten Behrens;Helga Förster;Thomas Scholten;Ulrich Steinrücken

  • Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

    Ika Djukic;Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas;Inger Kappel Schmidt;Klaus Steenberg Larsen

  • Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests

    Andreas Schuldt;Thorsten Assmann;Matteo Brezzi;Matteo Brezzi;François Buscot

  • Spatial and vertical variation of soil carbon at two grassland sites — Implications for measuring soil carbon stocks

    Axel Don;Jens Schumacher;Michael Scherer-Lorenzen;Thomas Scholten

  • Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

    Helge Bruelheide;Martin Böhnke;Sabine Both;Teng Fang

  • Organic and conservation agriculture promote ecosystem multifunctionality.

    Raphaeel A. Wittwer;S. Franz Bender;Kyle Hartman;Sofia Hydbom

  • European small portable rainfall simulators: A comparison of rainfall characteristics

    T. Iserloh;J.B. Ries;J. Arnáez;C. Boix-Fayos

  • Rising Precipitation Extremes across Nepal

    Ramchandra Karki;Shabeh ul Hasson;Udo Schickhoff;Thomas Scholten

  • Iron mineral dissolution releases iron and associated organic carbon during permafrost thaw.

    Monique S. Patzner;Carsten W. Mueller;Miroslava Malusova;Moritz Baur

  • An approach to computing topographic wetness index based on maximum downslope gradient

    Cheng-Zhi Qin;A-Xing Zhu;Tao Pei;Bao-Lin Li

  • Pedogenesis, permafrost, and soil moisture as controlling factors for soil nitrogen and carbon contents across the Tibetan Plateau

    Frank Baumann;Jin-Sheng He;Karsten Schmidt;Peter Kühn

  • The spectrum-based learner: A new local approach for modeling soil vis–NIR spectra of complex datasets

    Leonardo Ramirez-Lopez;Leonardo Ramirez-Lopez;Thosten Behrens;Karsten Schmidt;Antoine Stevens

  • Soil-aggregate formation as influenced by clay content and organic-matter amendment

    Stephen Wagner;Stephen R. Cattle;Thomas Scholten

  • SoilTemp: A global database of near-surface temperature

    Jonas J. Lembrechts;Juha Aalto;Juha Aalto;Michael B. Ashcroft;Michael B. Ashcroft;Pieter De Frenne

  • Do Himalayan treelines respond to recent climate change? An evaluation of sensitivity indicators

    Udo Schickhoff;Maria Bobrowski;Jürgen Böhner;Birgit Bürzle

  • Community assembly during secondary forest succession in a Chinese subtropical forest

    Helge Bruelheide;Martin Bohnke;Sabine Both;Fang Teng

Frequent Co-Authors

Karsten Schmidt
Karsten Schmidt University of Tübingen
Peter Kühn
Peter Kühn University of Tübingen
Thorsten Behrens
Thorsten Behrens University of Tübingen
Helge Bruelheide
Helge Bruelheide Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Peter Kuhn
Peter Kuhn University of Southern California
Jin-Sheng He
Jin-Sheng He Peking University
François Buscot
François Buscot Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jürgen Böhner
Jürgen Böhner Universität Hamburg
Werner Härdtle
Werner Härdtle Leuphana University of Lüneburg

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