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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 75 693 612 3 3 349 27844

Tobias Bolch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Tobias Bolch between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Tobias Bolch published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 13.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2022. 40 of the 375 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2022. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 34 publications 2022: 37 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 23 publications
1999 2025

375 publications in total across all disciplines

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Tobias Bolch: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 2
2004 0
2005 4
2006 3
2007 3
2008 3
2009 2
2010 9
2011 20
2012 18
2013 21
2014 21
2015 17
2016 18
2017 22
2018 21
2019 33
2020 20
2021 34
2022 37
2023 26
2024 17
2025 23
Total 375
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Tobias Bolch publications per year - data summary

  • Tobias Bolch, a Earth Science scholar from Graz University of Technology, has 375 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 37 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1999, with 1 publication.
  • 4 of the 27 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004).
  • The rate of publication averages 13.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.3 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 137 publications, 37% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 13 publications (1.4 per year); 2008-2016: 129 publications (14.3 per year); 2017-2025: 233 publications (25.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Tobias Bolch 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 Tobias Bolch 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, 348–357 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: 349 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 87 349
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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Tobias Bolch publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Tobias Bolch, a Earth Science scholar from Graz University of Technology, records 349 publications - the 91st percentile of the discipline.
  • 91% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Tobias Bolch, and about 9% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Tobias Bolch ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Tobias Bolch 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 Tobias Bolch 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, 75 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: 75 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52 75
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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Tobias Bolch D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Tobias Bolch, a Earth Science scholar from Graz University of Technology, records 75 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Tobias Bolch, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Tobias Bolch ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Tobias Bolch is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science. Bolch's work spans multiple interconnected subfields, including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Water Science and Technology, and Aerospace Engineering.

The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Bolch has a significant record of publication in various scientific journals. Frequent venues for their research include:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Earth system science data
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Among their recent papers are:

  • "The imbalance of the Asian water tower" (2022) published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Response of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change: Trends, patterns, and mechanisms" (2020) published in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "High Mountain Asian glacier response to climate revealed by multi-temporal satellite observations since the 1960s" (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • "High Mountain Asia hydropower systems threatened by climate-driven landscape instability" (2022) published in Nature Geoscience
  • "Automated detection of rock glaciers using deep learning and object-based image analysis" (2020) published in Remote Sensing of Environment

Tobias Bolch's collaborative work involves frequent co-authors including Owen King, Atanu Bhattacharya, Guoqing Zhang, Tandong Yao, and Shiyin Liu. These collaborations have contributed to a body of interdisciplinary research intersecting cryospheric studies, climate change impacts, and remote sensing technologies.

Best Publications

  • The state and fate of Himalayan glaciers

    Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;A Kulkarni;Andreas Kääb;Christian Huggel;Christian Huggel

  • Importance and vulnerability of the world's water towers

    W W Immerzeel;A F Lutz;M Andrade;M Andrade;A Bahl

  • A Reconciled Estimate of Glacier Contributions to Sea Level Rise: 2003 to 2009

    Alex S. Gardner;Alex S. Gardner;Geir Moholdt;J. Graham Cogley;Bert Wouters;Bert Wouters

  • The Randolph Glacier inventory: a globally complete inventory of glaciers

    W Tad Pfeffer;Anthony A Arendt;Andrew Bliss;Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch

  • Climate change impacts on glaciers and runoff in Tien Shan (Central Asia)

    Annina Sorg;Annina Sorg;Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;Markus Stoffel;Markus Stoffel;Olga Solomina

  • Landsat-based inventory of glaciers in western Canada, 1985-2005

    Tobias Bolch;Brian Menounos;Roger Wheate

  • Response of debris-covered glaciers in the Mount Everest region to recent warming, and implications for outburst flood hazards

    D I Benn;D I Benn;Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;K Hands;J Gulley;J Gulley

  • On the accuracy of glacier outlines derived from remote-sensing data

    Frank Paul;N. Barrand;S. Baumann;E. Berthier

  • Response of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change: Trends, patterns, and mechanisms

    Guoqing Zhang;Guoqing Zhang;Tandong Yao;Tandong Yao;Hongjie Xie;Kun Yang;Kun Yang

  • Multi-decadal mass loss of glaciers in the Everest area (Nepal Himalaya) derived from stereo imagery

    T. Bolch;T. Bolch;T. Pieczonka;D. I. Benn;D. I. Benn

  • Planimetric and volumetric glacier changes in the Khumbu Himal, Nepal, since 1962 using Corona, Landsat TM and ASTER data

    Tobias Bolch;Manfred F Buchroithner;Tino Pieczonka;André Kunert

  • Substantial glacier mass loss in the Tien Shan over the past 50 years

    Daniel Farinotti;Laurent Longuevergne;Geir Moholdt;Doris Duethmann

  • Glacier changes in the Garhwal Himalaya, India, from 1968 to 2006 based on remote sensing

    Rakesh Bhambri;Tobias Bolch;Ravinder Kumar Chaujar;Subhash Chandra Kulshreshtha

  • Lake volume and groundwater storage variations in Tibetan Plateau's endorheic basin

    Guoqing Zhang;Guoqing Zhang;Tandong Yao;Tandong Yao;C. K. Shum;Shuang Yi

  • Climate change and glacier retreat in northern Tien Shan (Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan) using remote sensing data

    Tobias Bolch

  • The glaciers climate change initiative: Methods for creating glacier area, elevation change and velocity products

    Frank Paul;Tobias Bolch;Andreas Kääb;Thomas Nagler

  • Identification of glacier motion and potentially dangerous glacial lakes in the Mt. Everest region/Nepal using spaceborne imagery

    Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;Manfred F Buchroithner;J Peters;M Baessler

  • A glacier inventory for the western Nyainqentanglha Range and the Nam Co Basin, Tibet, and glacier changes 1976-2009

    Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch;T Yao;S Kang;Manfred F Buchroithner

  • Extensive and drastically different alpine lake changes on Asia's high plateaus during the past four decades

    Guoqing Zhang;Guoqing Zhang;Tandong Yao;Tandong Yao;Shilong Piao;Shilong Piao;Tobias Bolch;Tobias Bolch

  • Status and change of the cryosphere in the Extended Hindu Kush Himalaya Region

    Tobias Bolch;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Joseph M. Shea;Shiyin Liu;Farooq M. Azam

  • Glacier mass changes on the Tibetan Plateau 2003-2009 derived from ICESat laser altimetry measurements

    N Neckel;J Kropáček;J Kropáček;T Bolch;T Bolch;V Hochschild

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Paul
Frank Paul University of Zurich
Tandong Yao
Tandong Yao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andreas Kääb
Andreas Kääb University of Oslo
Guoqing Zhang
Guoqing Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Horst Machguth
Horst Machguth University of Fribourg
Etienne Berthier
Etienne Berthier Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales
Holger Frey
Holger Frey University of Zurich
Markus Stoffel
Markus Stoffel University of Geneva
Joseph M. Shea
Joseph M. Shea University of Northern British Columbia
Anil V. Kulkarni
Anil V. Kulkarni Indian Institute of Science

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