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D-Index
92
Citations
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225
National Ranking
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Vladimir E. Romanovsky 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 Vladimir E. Romanovsky sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 396 publications — 94th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Vladimir E. Romanovsky 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 Vladimir E. Romanovsky sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 98th percentile

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

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Earth Science in United States Leader Award

Overview

Vladimir E. Romanovsky is affiliated with the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work predominantly focuses on Atmospheric Science, with additional contributions to Environmental Chemistry, Geology, General Health Professions, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main research topics covered by Romanovsky include:

  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological Studies and Exploration
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Romanovsky has published in a range of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences
  • The Cryosphere

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Romanovsky are:

  • "The changing thermal state of permafrost," 2022, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
  • "Changes in precipitation and air temperature contribute comparably to permafrost degradation in a warmer climate," 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Consequences of permafrost degradation for Arctic infrastructure - bridging the model gap between regional and engineering scales," 2021, The Cryosphere
  • "Degrading permafrost and its impacts," 2021, Advances in Climate Change Research
  • "Sub-aerial talik formation observed across the discontinuous permafrost zone of Alaska," 2022, Nature Geoscience

Romanovsky's frequent co-authors include:

  • Dmitry Nicolsky
  • Louise Farquharson
  • Donald A. Walker
  • Ketil Isaksen
  • Uma S. Bhatt

Best Publications

  • Climate change and the permafrost carbon feedback

    E. A. G. Schuur;A. D. McGuire;C. Schädel;C. Schädel;Guido Grosse

  • OBSERVATIONAL EVIDENCE OF RECENT CHANGE IN THE NORTHERN HIGH-LATITUDE ENVIRONMENT

    M. C. Serreze;J. E. Walsh;F. S. Chapin;T. Osterkamp

  • Vulnerability of Permafrost Carbon to Climate Change: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle

    Edward A. G. Schuur;James Bockheim;Josep G. Canadell;Eugenie Euskirchen

  • Permafrost is warming at a global scale

    Boris K. Biskaborn;Sharon L. Smith;Jeannette Noetzli;Heidrun Matthes

  • Evidence and implications of recent climate change in northern Alaska and other arctic regions.

    Larry D. Hinzman;Neil D. Bettez;W. Robert Bolton;F. Stuart Chapin

  • Northern Hemisphere permafrost map based on TTOP modelling for 2000–2016 at 1 km2 scale

    Jaroslav Obu;Sebastian Westermann;Annett Bartsch;Nikolai M. Berdnikov

  • Permafrost thermal state in the polar Northern Hemisphere during the international polar year 2007–2009: a synthesis

    Vladimir E. Romanovsky;Sharon L. Smith;Hanne H. Christiansen

  • Winter Biological Processes Could Help Convert Arctic Tundra to Shrubland

    Matthew Sturm;Josh Schimel;Gary Michaelson;Jeffrey M. Welker

  • Pan-Arctic ice-wedge degradation in warming permafrost and its influence on tundra hydrology

    Anna K. Liljedahl;Julia Boike;Ronald P. Daanen;Alexander N. Fedorov

  • Key indicators of Arctic climate change : 1971–2017

    Jason E. Box;William T. Colgan;Torben Røjle Christensen;Torben Røjle Christensen;Niels Martin Schmidt

  • Evidence for warming and thawing of discontinuous permafrost in Alaska

    T. E. Osterkamp;V. E. Romanovsky

  • The changing thermal state of permafrost

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  • Thermal state of permafrost in Russia

    V. E. Romanovsky;D. S. Drozdov;N. G. Oberman;G. V. Malkova

  • Degrading permafrost puts Arctic infrastructure at risk by mid-century

    Jan Hjort;Olli Karjalainen;Juha Antero Aalto;Sebastian Westermann

  • Circumpolar distribution and carbon storage of thermokarst landscapes

    D. Olefeldt;S. Goswami;Guido Grosse;D. Hayes

  • Thermal State of Permafrost in North America: A Contribution to the International Polar Year

    S.L. Smith;V.E. Romanovsky;A.G. Lewkowicz;Christopher Burn

  • Dependence of the evolution of carbon dynamics in the northern permafrost region on the trajectory of climate change.

    A. David McGuire;David M. Lawrence;Charles Koven;Joy S. Clein

  • Effects of unfrozen water on heat and mass transport processes in the active layer and permafrost.

    V. E. Romanovsky;T. E. Osterkamp

  • Vulnerability of high-latitude soil organic carbon in North America to disturbance

    Guido Grosse;Jennifer W. Harden;Merritt Turetsky;A. David McGuire

  • The impact of the permafrost carbon feedback on global climate

    Kevin Schaefer;Hugues Lantuit;Hugues Lantuit;Vladimir E Romanovsky;Edward A G Schuur

  • Importance of recent shifts in soil thermal dynamics on growing season length, productivity, and carbon sequestration in terrestrial high-latitude ecosystems

    E. Euskirchen;A. D. McGuire;David W. Kicklighter;Q. Zhuang

  • Evidence and Implications of Recent Climate Change in Northern Alaska and Other Arctic Regions

    L. D. Hinzman;N. Bettez;W. R. Bolton;F. S. Chapin

Frequent Co-Authors

Guido Grosse
Guido Grosse Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Donald A. Walker
Donald A. Walker University of Alaska Fairbanks
Benjamin M. Jones
Benjamin M. Jones University of Alaska Fairbanks
Larry D. Hinzman
Larry D. Hinzman University of Alaska Fairbanks
A. D. McGuire
A. D. McGuire University of Alaska Fairbanks
Hugues Lantuit
Hugues Lantuit University of Potsdam
Edward A. G. Schuur
Edward A. G. Schuur Northern Arizona University
Martha K. Raynolds
Martha K. Raynolds University of Alaska Fairbanks
Howard E. Epstein
Howard E. Epstein University of Virginia
Christopher D. Arp
Christopher D. Arp University of Alaska Fairbanks

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