M. Steinacher

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

M. Steinacher is a scholar working on Oceanography, Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Steinacher has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Oceanography, 10 papers in Atmospheric Science and 10 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in M. Steinacher's work include Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (9 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (8 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (8 papers). M. Steinacher is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (9 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (8 papers) and Marine and coastal ecosystems (8 papers). M. Steinacher collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. M. Steinacher's co-authors include Fortunat Joos, Thomas L. Frölicher, Scott C. Doney, Gian‐Kasper Plattner, Laurent Bopp, Joachim Segschneider, Birgit Schneider, Marion Gehlen, Patricia Cadule and Renato Spahni and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Geophysical Research Letters and Nature Climate Change.

In The Last Decade

M. Steinacher

21 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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. Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis
    2010 499 citations M. Steinacher, Fortunat Joos et al. Biogeosciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Steinacher Switzerland 17 1.3k 1.1k 721 545 222 22 2.2k
Momme Butenschön United Kingdom 24 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 275 0.4× 545 1.0× 136 0.6× 51 1.9k
Javier Ruiz Spain 30 1.5k 1.1× 975 0.9× 279 0.4× 692 1.3× 287 1.3× 72 2.5k
James G. Titus United States 21 552 0.4× 719 0.6× 542 0.8× 786 1.4× 67 0.3× 33 1.9k
Stephen Crooks United States 21 848 0.7× 649 0.6× 368 0.5× 2.4k 4.3× 103 0.5× 35 2.8k
Florence Sevault France 25 1.7k 1.3× 1.7k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 430 0.8× 59 0.3× 45 2.6k
Jaime B. Palter United States 24 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 926 1.3× 324 0.6× 170 0.8× 48 1.9k
Brent M. Lofgren United States 24 260 0.2× 1.1k 1.0× 714 1.0× 486 0.9× 192 0.9× 53 1.8k
E. Fraile‐Nuez Spain 25 957 0.7× 564 0.5× 304 0.4× 710 1.3× 162 0.7× 75 1.8k
Alf B. Josefson Denmark 27 2.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.1× 223 0.3× 1.1k 2.0× 323 1.5× 47 2.7k
Cécile S. Rousseaux United States 18 1.6k 1.2× 980 0.9× 279 0.4× 971 1.8× 99 0.4× 31 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Steinacher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Steinacher

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Steinacher. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Steinacher 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 M. Steinacher. M. Steinacher is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Battaglia, Gianna, M. Steinacher, & Fortunat Joos. (2016). A probabilistic assessment of calcium carbonate export and dissolution in the modern ocean. Biogeosciences. 13(9). 2823–2848. 38 indexed citations
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Steinacher, M. & Fortunat Joos. (2015). Earth system responses to cumulative carbon emissions. 6 indexed citations
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Acevedo‐Trejos, Esteban, Gunnar Brandt, M. Steinacher, & Agostino Merico. (2014). A glimpse into the future composition of marine phytoplankton communities. Frontiers in Marine Science. 1. 23 indexed citations
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Joos, Fortunat, M. Steinacher, Thomas L. Frölicher, et al.. (2013). Oxygen and indicators of stress for marine life in multi-model global warming projections. Biogeosciences. 10(3). 1849–1868. 142 indexed citations
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Spahni, Renato, Fortunat Joos, Benjamin D. Stocker, M. Steinacher, & Zicheng Yu. (2013). Transient simulations of the carbon and nitrogen dynamics in northern peatlands: from the Last Glacial Maximum to the 21st century. Climate of the past. 9(3). 1287–1308. 81 indexed citations
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Spahni, Renato, et al.. (2013). Impact of an abrupt cooling event on interglacial methane emissions in northern peatlands. Biogeosciences. 10(3). 1963–1981. 21 indexed citations
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Steinacher, M., Fortunat Joos, & Thomas F. Stocker. (2013). Allowable carbon emissions lowered by multiple climate targets. Nature. 499(7457). 197–201. 90 indexed citations
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Tinner, Willy, Danièle Colombaroli, Oliver Heiri, et al.. (2013). The past ecology of Abies alba provides new perspectives on future responses of silver fir forests to global warming. Ecological Monographs. 83(4). 419–439. 193 indexed citations
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Stocker, Benjamin D., R. Roth, Fortunat Joos, et al.. (2013). Multiple greenhouse-gas feedbacks from the land biosphere under future climate change scenarios. Nature Climate Change. 3(7). 666–672. 190 indexed citations
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Spahni, Renato, et al.. (2012). Impact of an 8.2-kyr-like event on methane emissions in northern peatlands. 2 indexed citations
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Spahni, Renato, Fortunat Joos, Benjamin D. Stocker, M. Steinacher, & Zicheng Yu. (2012). Transient simulations of the carbon and nitrogen dynamics in northern peatlands: from the Last Glacial Maximum to the 21st century. 6 indexed citations
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Vogt, Meike, Masahiko Fujii, Hiroya Yamano, et al.. (2012). Ocean acidification limits temperature-induced poleward expansion of coral habitats around Japan. Biogeosciences. 9(12). 4955–4968. 48 indexed citations
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Steinacher, M., et al.. (2011). Fingerprints of changes in the terrestrial carbon cycle in response to large reorganizations in ocean circulation. Climate of the past. 7(1). 319–338. 54 indexed citations
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Steinacher, M., Fortunat Joos, Thomas L. Frölicher, et al.. (2010). Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis. Biogeosciences. 7(3). 979–1005. 499 indexed citations breakdown →
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Steinacher, M., Fortunat Joos, Thomas L. Frölicher, Gian‐Kasper Plattner, & Scott C. Doney. (2009). Imminent ocean acidification in the Arctic projected with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model. Biogeosciences. 6(4). 515–533. 371 indexed citations
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Steinacher, M., Fortunat Joos, Thomas L. Frölicher, et al.. (2009). Projected 21st century decrease in marine productivity: a multi-model analysis. 33 indexed citations
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Frölicher, Thomas L., Fortunat Joos, Gian‐Kasper Plattner, M. Steinacher, & Scott C. Doney. (2009). Natural variability and anthropogenic trends in oceanic oxygen in a coupled carbon cycle–climate model ensemble. Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 23(1). 141 indexed citations
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Orr, James C., Sara Jütterström, Laurent Bopp, et al.. (2009). Amplified acidification of the Arctic Ocean. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 6(46). 462009–462009.
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Steinacher, M., Fortunat Joos, Thomas L. Frölicher, Gian‐Kasper Plattner, & Scott C. Doney. (2008). Imminent ocean acidification projected with the NCAR global coupled carbon cycle-climate model. 35 indexed citations

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