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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 50 3453 3162 241 227 227 8274

Timm John publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Timm John between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Timm John published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2022. 31 of the 297 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2022. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 19 publications
1999 2025

297 publications in total across all disciplines

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Timm John: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 4
2004 5
2005 4
2006 7
2007 10
2008 10
2009 16
2010 12
2011 11
2012 7
2013 8
2014 9
2015 8
2016 14
2017 16
2018 22
2019 21
2020 21
2021 16
2022 24
2023 20
2024 12
2025 19
Total 297
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Timm John 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 Timm John 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, 218–227 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: 227 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
218–227 290 227
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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Timm John 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 Timm John 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% 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 50
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
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

Timm John is a researcher affiliated with Freie Universität Berlin in Germany, specializing primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a strong focus on geophysics. Their academic contributions span multiple subfields including geophysics, astronomy and astrophysics, artificial intelligence, atmospheric science, and geochemistry and petrology.

The scientist's work covers a range of research topics, notably geological and geochemical analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, high-pressure geophysics and materials, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geology and paleoclimatology research, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, and CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions.

Timm John has contributed to an extensive number of publications, including notable papers such as:

  • Uncovering and quantifying the subduction zone sulfur cycle from the slab perspective, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Instantaneous rock transformations in the deep crust driven by reactive fluid flow, 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • Months-long thousand-kilometre-scale wobbling before great subduction earthquakes, 2020, Nature
  • Slab-derived devolatilization fluids oxidized by subducted metasedimentary rocks, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • The role of brucite in water and element cycling during serpentinite subduction - Insights from Erro Tobbio (Liguria, Italy), 2020, Lithos

The researcher frequently collaborates with other scientists, including Johannes C. Vrijmoed, Stefan M. Schmalholz, Esther M. Schwarzenbach, Xin Zhong, and Jilei Li.

Key publication venues for their work include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Lithos
  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Best Publications

  • Mobilization of Ti Nb-Ta during subduction : Evidence from rutile-bearing dehydration segregations and veins hosted in eclogite, Tianshan, NW China

    Jun Gao;Timm John;Timm John;Reiner Klemd;Xianming Xiong

  • Volcanic arcs fed by rapid pulsed fluid flow through subducting slabs

    Timm John;Nikolaus Gussone;Yuri Y. Podladchikov;Gray E. Bebout

  • Trace-element mobilization in slabs due to non steady-state fluid-rock interaction: Constraints from an eclogite-facies transport vein in blueschist (Tianshan, China)

    Timm John;Timm John;Reiner Klemd;Jun Gao;Carl-Dieter Garbe-Schönberg

  • Trace element fractionation during fluid-induced eclogitization in a subducting slab: trace element and Lu-Hf-Sm-Nd isotope systematics

    Timm John;Timm John;Erik E. Scherer;Karsten Haase;Volker Schenk

  • An evaluation of reactive fluid flow and trace element mobility in subducting slabs

    Thomas Zack;Timm John;Timm John

  • Generation of intermediate-depth earthquakes by self-localizing thermal runaway

    Timm John;Timm John;Sergei Medvedev;Lars H. Rüpke;Torgeir B. Andersen

  • Replacement Processes in the Earth's Crust

    Andrew Putnis;Timm John

  • Changes in dip of subducted slabs at depth: Petrological and geochronological evidence from HP-UHP rocks (Tianshan, NW-China)

    R. Klemd;T. John;E.E. Scherer;S. Rondenay;S. Rondenay

  • Dehydration of subducting serpentinite: Implications for halogen mobility in subduction zones and the deep halogen cycle

    Timm John;Timm John;Marco Scambelluri;Matthias Frische;Jaime D. Barnes

  • Timing and PT Evolution of Whiteschist Metamorphism in the Lufilian Arc–Zambezi Belt Orogen (Zambia): Implications for the Assembly of Gondwana

    Timm John;Volker Schenk;Klaus Mezger;Francis Tembo

  • Partial eclogitisation of gabbroic rocks in a late Precambrian subduction zone (Zambia): prograde metamorphism triggered by fluid infiltration

    Timm John;Volker Schenk

  • Fluid escape from subduction zones controlled by channel-forming reactive porosity

    Oliver Plümper;Oliver Plümper;Timm John;Yuri Y. Podladchikov;Johannes C. Vrijmoed;Johannes C. Vrijmoed

  • Trace-element mobilization during Ca-metasomatism along a major fluid conduit: Eclogitization of blueschist as a consequence of fluid–rock interaction

    Andreas Beinlich;Reiner Klemd;Timm John;Timm John;Jun Gao

  • Evidence for a Neoproterozoic ocean in south-central Africa from mid-oceanic-ridge type geochemical signatures and pressure-temperature estimates of Zambian eclogites

    Timm John;Volker Schenk;Karsten Haase;Erik Scherer

  • Blueschist-facies rehydration of eclogites (Tian Shan, NW-China): Implications for fluid–rock interaction in the subduction channel

    François van der Straaten;Volker Schenk;Timm John;Jun Gao

  • Fast intraslab fluid-flow events linked to pulses of high pore fluid pressure at the subducted plate interface

    Stephan Taetz;Timm John;Michael Bröcker;Carl Spandler

  • Nb–Ta fractionation by partial melting at the titanite–rutile transition

    Timm John;Reiner Klemd;Stephan Klemme;Jörg A. Pfänder

  • The metamorphic evolution of the Paleoproterozoic (Birimian) volcanic Ashanti belt (Ghana, West Africa)

    Timm John;Reiner Klemd;Wolfgang Hirdes;Geoffrey Loh

  • Uncovering and quantifying the subduction zone sulfur cycle from the slab perspective.

    Ji-Lei Li;Ji-Lei Li;Esther M. Schwarzenbach;Timm John;Jay J. Ague

  • Fluid-mediated metal transport in subduction zones and its link to arc-related giant ore deposits: Constraints from a sulfide-bearing HP vein in lawsonite eclogite (Tianshan, China)

    Ji-Lei Li;Ji-Lei Li;Jun Gao;Timm John;Reiner Klemd

  • Distribution of halogens between fluid and apatite during fluid-mediated replacement processes

    Christof Kusebauch;Timm John;Martin J. Whitehouse;Stephan Klemme

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Schenk
Volker Schenk Heidelberg University
Yuri Y. Podladchikov
Yuri Y. Podladchikov University of Lausanne
Torgeir B. Andersen
Torgeir B. Andersen University of Oslo
Loïc Labrousse
Loïc Labrousse Sorbonne University
Jun Gao
Jun Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Addi Bischoff
Addi Bischoff University of Münster
Reiner Klemd
Reiner Klemd University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Martin J. Whitehouse
Martin J. Whitehouse Swedish Museum of Natural History
Erik E. Scherer
Erik E. Scherer University of Münster
Marco Scambelluri
Marco Scambelluri University of Genoa

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