| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earth Science | 44 | 4801 | 4424 | 341 | 322 | 279 | 6107 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Torsten Sachs between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Torsten Sachs published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 17.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2021. 42 of the 405 publications appeared in the last two years.
405 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 23 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 36 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 35 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 28 |
| 2025 | 14 |
| Total | 405 |
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 Torsten Sachs sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 279 publications — 84th percentile
84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.
| 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 | 279 |
| 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 |
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 Torsten Sachs sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 44 D-Index — 50th percentile
50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 44 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
L. Kutzbach;Judit Schneider;Torsten Sachs;M. Giebels
Susan M. Natali;Jennifer D. Watts;Brendan M. Rogers;Stefano Potter
Christian Wille;Lars Kutzbach;Torsten Sachs;Dirk Wagner
Torsten Sachs;Christian Wille;Julia Boike;Lars Kutzbach
Anna Maria Virkkala;Juha Aalto;Juha Aalto;Brendan M. Rogers;Torbern Tagesson;Torbern Tagesson
Gerhard Ehret;Philippe Bousquet;Clémence Pierangelo;Matthias Alpers
Torsten Sachs;Michael Giebels;Julia Boike;Lars Kutzbach
Kimberly P. Wickland;Kimberly P. Wickland;Robert G. Striegl;Jason C. Neff;Torsten Sachs;Torsten Sachs
Kyle B. Delwiche;Sara Helen Knox;Avni Malhotra;Etienne Fluet-Chouinard
Boris Radosavljevic;Boris Radosavljevic;Hugues Lantuit;Hugues Lantuit;Wayne Pollard;Paul Overduin
Sara Helen Knox;Sheel Bansal;Gavin McNicol;Karina Schafer
A.M.R. Petrescu;L.P.H. van Beek;J. van Huissteden;C. Prigent
Olli Peltola;Timo Vesala;Yao Gao;Olle Räty
Benjamin M. Jones;Louise M. Farquharson;Carson Baughman;Richard M. Buzard
Jaroslav Obu;Hugues Lantuit;Hugues Lantuit;Guido Grosse;Frank Günther
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George Tanski;George Tanski;Dirk Wagner;Christian Knoblauch;Michael Fritz
Sarah E. Chadburn;Tuula Aalto;Mika Aurela;Dennis Baldocchi
Yu Zhang;Torsten Sachs;Changsheng Li;Julia Boike
Daniela Franz;Franziska Koebsch;Eric Larmanou;Jürgen Augustin
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