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104
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36471
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297
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Ulf Riebesell publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ulf Riebesell sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 574 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Ulf Riebesell D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ulf Riebesell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ulf Riebesell is affiliated with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a significant focus on Oceanography and related subfields.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their subfields of study commonly cover:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Riebesell's research topics include:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Biogeosciences
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Nature
  • Limnology and Oceanography
  • Global Change Biology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ulf Riebesell include:

  • "Stability of alkalinity in ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) approaches - consequences for durability of CO 2 storage" (2023), published in Biogeosciences
  • "Enhanced silica export in a future ocean triggers global diatom decline" (2022), published in Nature
  • "Extreme Levels of Ocean Acidification Restructure the Plankton Community and Biogeochemistry of a Temperate Coastal Ecosystem: A Mesocosm Study" (2021), published in Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Factors controlling plankton community production, export flux, and particulate matter stoichiometry in the coastal upwelling system off Peru" (2020), published in Biogeosciences
  • "Exploring biogeochemical and ecological redundancy in phytoplankton communities in the global ocean" (2020), published in Global Change Biology

Riebesell frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Jan Taucher
  • Lennart T. Bach
  • Javier Arı́stegui
  • Andrea Ludwig
  • Joaquín Ortiz

Best Publications

  • Reduced calcification of marine plankton in response to increased atmospheric CO2.

    Ulf Riebesell;Ingrid Zondervan;Björn Rost;Philippe D. Tortell

  • Ocean acidification due to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide

    J Raven;K Caldeira;H Elderfield;O Hoegh-Guldberg

  • Enhanced biological carbon consumption in a high CO2 ocean

    Ulf Riebesell;Kai G. Schulz;R. G. J. Bellerby;R. G. J. Bellerby;Mona Botros

  • Synthesis of iron fertilization experiments: From the iron age in the age of enlightenment

    Hein J.W. de Baar;Philip W. Boyd;Kenneth H. Coale;Michael R. Landry

  • Guide to best practices for ocean acidification research and data reporting

    Ulf Riebesell;Victoria J. Fabry;Lina Hansson;Jean-Pierre Gattuso

  • Carbon dioxide limitation of marine phytoplankton growth rates

    U. Riebesell;U. Riebesell;Dieter Wolf-Gladrow;Victor Smetacek

  • Adaptive evolution of a key phytoplankton species to ocean acidification

    Kai T. Lohbeck;Ulf Riebesell;Thorsten B. H. Reusch

  • Carbon acquisition of bloom-forming marine phytoplankton

    Björn Rost;Ulf Riebesell;Steffen Burkhardt;Dieter Sültemeyer

  • Species-specific responses of calcifying algae to changing seawater carbonate chemistry

    Gerald Langer;Markus Geisen;Karl-Heinz Baumann;Jessica Kläs

  • Coccolithophores and the biological pump: responses to environmental changes

    Björn Rost;Ulf Riebesell

  • Effects of CO2 Enrichment on Marine Phytoplankton

    Ulf Riebesell

  • Experimental strategies to assess the biological ramifications of multiple drivers of global ocean change – a review

    Philip W Boyd;Philip W Boyd;Sinead Collins;Sam Dupont;Katharina Fabricius

  • Effects of growth rate, CO2 concentration, and cell size on the stable carbon isotope fractionation in marine phytoplankton

    Steffen Burkhardt;Ulf Riebesell;Ingrid Zondervan

  • Polysaccharide aggregation as a potential sink of marine dissolved organic carbon

    Anja Engel;Silke Thoms;Ulf Riebesell;Emma Rochelle-Newall

  • Decreasing marine biogenic calcification: A negative feedback on rising atmospheric pCO2

    Ingrid Zondervan;Richard E. Zeebe;Björn Rost;Ulf Riebesell

  • Rising CO2 and increased light exposure synergistically reduce marine primary productivity

    Kunshan Gao;Juntian Xu;Juntian Xu;Guang Gao;Yahe Li

  • CO2 and HCO3 ߚ uptake in marine diatoms acclimated to different CO2 concentrations

    Steffen Burkhardt;Gabi Amoroso;Ulf Riebesell;Dieter Sültemeyer

  • Sensitivities of marine carbon fluxes to ocean change

    Ulf Riebesell;Arne Körtzinger;Andreas Oschlies

  • Rising Arctic Ocean temperatures cause gas hydrate destabilization and ocean acidification

    Arne Biastoch;Tina Treude;Lars H. Rüpke;Ulf Riebesell

  • Lessons learned from ocean acidification research

    Ulf Riebesell;Jean-Pierre Gattuso

  • Enhanced biological carbon consumption in a high CO 2 ocean

    Ulf Riebesell;Kai Schulz;C. Neill;G. Nondal

Frequent Co-Authors

Kai G. Schulz
Kai G. Schulz Southern Cross University
Anja Engel
Anja Engel GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Lennart T. Bach
Lennart T. Bach University of Tasmania
Bruno Delille
Bruno Delille University of Liège
Thorsten B.H. Reusch
Thorsten B.H. Reusch GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Jean-Pierre Gattuso
Jean-Pierre Gattuso Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Eric P. Achterberg
Eric P. Achterberg GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
Richard G. J. Bellerby
Richard G. J. Bellerby East China Normal University
Thorsten Dittmar
Thorsten Dittmar Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Dieter Wolf-Gladrow
Dieter Wolf-Gladrow Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research

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