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Tilman Spohn 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 Tilman Spohn sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 393 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Tilman Spohn 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 Tilman Spohn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2011 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Tilman Spohn is affiliated with the German Aerospace Center in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Chemistry. The subfields of their expertise include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Aerospace Engineering, and Spectroscopy. Their main topics of work cover areas such as Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Space Exploration and Technology.

Spohn has contributed to various recent scientific papers. These include the following publications:

  • Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • Constraints on the shallow elastic and anelastic structure of Mars from InSight seismic data (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • Upper mantle structure of Mars from InSight seismic data (2021, Science)
  • InSight Constraints on the Global Character of the Martian Crust (2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Planets)

Their frequent collaborators include Muriel Gargaud, William M. Irvine, Stéphane Tirard, Philippe Claeys, and Henderson James Cleaves.

Spohn's work appears regularly in several prominent publication venues. These are:

  • Space Science Reviews
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Nature Geoscience
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recognition of Tilman Spohn's work includes being named Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2012 and becoming a Member of Academia Europaea in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Magnetism and thermal evolution of the terrestrial planets

    David J. Stevenson;David J. Stevenson;Tilman Spohn;Tilman Spohn;Gerald Schubert;Gerald Schubert

  • Initial results from the InSight mission on Mars

    W. Bruce Banerdt;Suzanne E. Smrekar;Don Banfield;Domenico Giardini

  • Oceans in the icy Galilean satellites of Jupiter

    Tilman Spohn;Gerald Schubert

  • Subsurface oceans and deep interiors of medium-sized outer planet satellites and large trans-neptunian objects

    Hauke Hussmann;Frank Sohl;Tilman Spohn

  • The landing(s) of Philae and inferences about comet surface mechanical properties

    Jens Biele;Stephan Ulamec;Michael Maibaum;Reinhard Roll

  • Tidal dissipation, surface heat flow, and figure of viscoelastic models of Io

    M. Segatz;T. Spohn;M.N. Ross;G. Schubert

  • Constraints on the shallow elastic and anelastic structure of Mars from InSight seismic data

    Philippe Lognonné;Philippe Lognonné;W. B. Banerdt;W. T. Pike;Domenico Giardini

  • The interior structure of Mars: Implications from SNC meteorites

    Frank Sohl;Tilman Spohn

  • Implications from Galileo Observations on the Interior Structure and Chemistry of the Galilean Satellites

    F. Sohl;T. Spohn;D. Breuer;K. Nagel

  • The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight

    Don Banfield;Aymeric Spiga;Claire Newman;François Forget

  • Thermal-orbital evolution of Io and Europa

    Hauke Hussmann;Tilman Spohn

  • Early plate tectonics versus single-plate tectonics on Mars: Evidence from magnetic field history and crust evolution

    D. Breuer;T. Spohn

  • Thermal histories, compositions and internal structures of the moons of the solar system

    Gerald Schubert;Tilman Spohn;Ray T. Reynolds

  • Thermal history of Mars and the sulfur content of its core

    Gerald Schubert;Tilman Spohn

  • A seismic model of the lunar mantle and constraints on temperature and mineralogy

    Jeannine Gagnepain-Beyneix;Philippe Lognonné;Hugues Chenet;Denis Lombardi

  • Interior composition, structure and dynamics of the Galilean satellites

    G. Schubert;J. D. Anderson;T. Spohn;W. B. McKinnon

  • Thermal and mechanical properties of the near-surface layers of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

    T. Spohn;J. Knollenberg;A. J. Ball;M. Banaszkiewicz

  • Thermal Equilibrium States of Europa's Ice Shell: Implications for Internal Ocean Thickness and Surface Heat Flow

    Hauke Hussmann;Tilman Spohn;Karin Wieczerkowski

  • Mercury's thermal history and the generation of its magnetic field

    G. Schubert;M. N. Ross;D. J. Stevenson;T. Spohn

  • Mantle differentiation and thermal evolution of Mars, Mercury, and Venus

    Tilman Spohn

Frequent Co-Authors

Doris Breuer
Doris Breuer German Aerospace Center
Gerald Schubert
Gerald Schubert University of California, Los Angeles
Nicola Tosi
Nicola Tosi German Aerospace Center
Ralf Jaumann
Ralf Jaumann Freie Universität Berlin
Philippe Lognonné
Philippe Lognonné Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Véronique Dehant
Véronique Dehant Royal Observatory of Belgium
J. Oberst
J. Oberst Technical University of Berlin
Ana-Catalina Plesa
Ana-Catalina Plesa German Aerospace Center
Heike Rauer
Heike Rauer Freie Universität Berlin

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