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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 92 225 191 118 99 396 41694

Vladimir E. Romanovsky publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vladimir E. Romanovsky between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vladimir E. Romanovsky published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 11.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2016. 8 of the 420 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2016. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 36 publications 2016: 38 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 2 publications
1990 2025

420 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vladimir E. Romanovsky: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 1
1997 2
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 6
2002 10
2003 13
2004 9
2005 6
2006 11
2007 15
2008 14
2009 19
2010 22
2011 15
2012 16
2013 15
2014 22
2015 36
2016 38
2017 20
2018 26
2019 25
2020 22
2021 13
2022 15
2023 9
2024 6
2025 2
Total 420
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Vladimir E. Romanovsky publications per year - data summary

  • Vladimir E. Romanovsky, a Earth Science scholar from University of Alaska Fairbanks, has 420 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 38 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 36 years in the span carry no publications at all (1991 and 1993).
  • The rate of publication averages 11.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.4 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 45 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2001: 21 publications (1.8 per year); 2002-2013: 165 publications (13.8 per year); 2014-2025: 234 publications (19.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

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, 388–397 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: 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.

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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
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50 396
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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Vladimir E. Romanovsky 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.
  • Vladimir E. Romanovsky, a Earth Science scholar from University of Alaska Fairbanks, records 396 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Vladimir E. Romanovsky, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Vladimir E. Romanovsky 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).

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.

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, 92 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: 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.

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
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 92
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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Vladimir E. Romanovsky 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.
  • Vladimir E. Romanovsky, a Earth Science scholar from University of Alaska Fairbanks, records 92 D-Index - the 98th percentile of the discipline.
  • 98% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Vladimir E. Romanovsky, and about 2% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Vladimir E. Romanovsky 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 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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