B. Hansen

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

B. Hansen is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Hansen has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Oceanography and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in B. Hansen's work include Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (14 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (11 papers) and Climate variability and models (7 papers). B. Hansen is often cited by papers focused on Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics (14 papers), Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes (11 papers) and Climate variability and models (7 papers). B. Hansen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Faroe Islands and Denmark. B. Hansen's co-authors include Svein Østerhus, Hjálmar Hátún, Karin Margretha Húsgarð Larsen, Toby Sherwin, Jens Meincke, Svend‐Aage Malmberg, William R. Turrell, Johan Blindheim, Jan Arge Jacobsen and Helge Drange and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Geophysical Research Letters and Chemical Geology.

In The Last Decade

B. Hansen

22 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

North Atlantic–Nordic Seas exchanges 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. North Atlantic–Nordic Seas exchanges
    2000 753 citations B. Hansen, Svein Østerhus Progress In Oceanography profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Hansen Norway 13 1.3k 1.2k 832 383 328 22 1.8k
N. Penny Holliday United Kingdom 32 1.5k 1.2× 2.0k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 336 0.9× 392 1.2× 79 2.6k
Frank J C Peeters Netherlands 22 1.8k 1.4× 1.3k 1.1× 454 0.5× 470 1.2× 909 2.8× 38 2.3k
Gerold Siedler Germany 27 1.3k 1.0× 2.0k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 220 0.6× 359 1.1× 74 2.6k
Cathy Stephens United States 5 1.0k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.6× 174 0.5× 458 1.4× 10 2.2k
Agatha M. de Boer Sweden 21 1.4k 1.1× 779 0.7× 540 0.6× 388 1.0× 313 1.0× 50 1.7k
André Paul Germany 26 1.9k 1.4× 645 0.6× 584 0.7× 349 0.9× 713 2.2× 81 2.2k
A. Koutavas United States 13 1.9k 1.5× 427 0.4× 506 0.6× 433 1.1× 902 2.8× 21 2.1k
Bernadette M. Sloyan Australia 30 1.6k 1.2× 2.6k 2.3× 1.8k 2.2× 190 0.5× 352 1.1× 83 3.1k
Héðinn Valdimarsson Iceland 30 2.0k 1.6× 2.0k 1.7× 1.6k 2.0× 456 1.2× 467 1.4× 61 3.0k
Curtis A. Collins United States 25 694 0.5× 1.8k 1.5× 1.1k 1.3× 120 0.3× 422 1.3× 91 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Hansen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Hansen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Hansen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Hansen based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. Hansen. B. Hansen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Olsen, Steffen M., B. Hansen, Svein Østerhus, Detlef Quadfasel, & Héðinn Valdimarsson. (2016). Biased thermohaline exchanges with the Arctic across the Iceland–Faroe Ridge in ocean climate models. Ocean science. 12(2). 545–560. 11 indexed citations
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Olsen, Steffen M., B. Hansen, Svein Østerhus, Detlef Quadfasel, & Héðinn Valdimarsson. (2015). Biased thermohaline exchanges with the arctic across the Iceland-Faroe Ridge in ocean climate models. INFM-OAR (INFN Catania). 2 indexed citations
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Hansen, B., et al.. (2015). Increasing transports of volume, heat, and salt towards the Arctic in the Faroe Current 1993–2013. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4 indexed citations
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Hansen, B., et al.. (2015). Transport of volume, heat, and salt towards the Arctic in the Faroe Current 1993–2013. Ocean science. 11(5). 743–757. 50 indexed citations
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Berx, Barbara, B. Hansen, Svein Østerhus, et al.. (2013). Combining in situ measurements and altimetry to estimate volume, heat and salt transport variability through the Faroe–Shetland Channel. Ocean science. 9(4). 639–654. 85 indexed citations
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Reinert, Jákup, Eilif Gaard, B. Hansen, et al.. (2011). Sandeel as a link between primary production and higher trophic levels on the Faroe shelf. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 438. 185–194. 35 indexed citations
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Hansen, B., et al.. (2010). Stability and forcing of the Iceland-Faroe inflow of water, heat, and salt to the Arctic. Ocean science. 6(4). 1013–1026. 43 indexed citations
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Hátún, Hjálmar, Mark Payne, Grégory Beaugrand, et al.. (2009). Large bio-geographical shifts in the north-eastern Atlantic Ocean: From the subpolar gyre, via plankton, to blue whiting and pilot whales. Progress In Oceanography. 80(3-4). 149–162. 187 indexed citations
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Holliday, N. Penny, Sarah L. Hughes, Sheldon Bacon, et al.. (2008). Reversal of the 1960s to 1990s freshening trend in the northeast North Atlantic and Nordic Seas. Geophysical Research Letters. 35(3). 216 indexed citations
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Geyer, Florian, Svein Østerhus, B. Hansen, & Detlef Quadfasel. (2006). Observations of highly regular oscillations in the overflow plume downstream of the Faroe Bank Channel. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 111(C12). 31 indexed citations
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Hansen, B., et al.. (2003). The Iceland–Faroe inflow of Atlantic water to the Nordic Seas. Progress In Oceanography. 59(4). 443–474. 59 indexed citations
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Kuijpers, Antoon, B. Hansen, Veit Hühnerbach, et al.. (2002). Norwegian Sea overflow through the Faroe–Shetland gateway as documented by its bedforms. Marine Geology. 188(1-2). 147–164. 36 indexed citations
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Liebetrau, Volker, Anton Eisenhauer, Robert Frei, et al.. (2001). Baltic Mn/Fe precipitates:a record of 4300 years of natural and anthropogenic Pb isotope variations. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2001. 1 indexed citations
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Blindheim, Johan, et al.. (2000). Upper layer cooling and freshening in the Norwegian Sea in relation to atmospheric forcing. Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers. 47(4). 655–680. 163 indexed citations
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Hansen, B. & Svein Østerhus. (2000). North Atlantic–Nordic Seas exchanges. Progress In Oceanography. 45(2). 109–208. 753 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rachold, Volker, Anton Eisenhauer, H.‐W. Hubberten, B. Hansen, & Hanno Meyer. (1997). Sr Isotopic Composition of Suspended Particulate Material (SPM) of East Siberian Rivers: Sediment Transport to the Arctic Ocean. Arctic and Alpine Research. 29(4). 422–422. 10 indexed citations
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Holmstrup, Martin, et al.. (1996). Note on the incubation of earthworm cocoons at three constant temperatures. Pedobiologia. 40(5). 477–478. 6 indexed citations
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Obel, Niels, Merete Storgaard, B. Hansen, & H Zachariae. (1994). Normal oxidative activity and chemotaxis of circulating neutrophils in patients treated with photopheresis. Archives of Dermatological Research. 286(1). 18–20. 1 indexed citations
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Hansen, B., et al.. (1981). The faroese wave- and current-measuring project. Coastal Engineering. 5. 111–123. 3 indexed citations
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Hansen, B. & Jens Meincke. (1979). Eddies and meanders in the Iceland-Faroe Ridge area. Deep Sea Research Part A Oceanographic Research Papers. 26(9). 1067–1082. 60 indexed citations

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