Jakob Schwander mostly deals with Ice core, Glacial period, Oceanography, Holocene and Climatology. His Ice core study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ice-sheet model, Ice age, European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica and Ice sheet. His research in Glacial period focuses on subjects like Physical geography, which are connected to Deglaciation. His research in the fields of Climate change overlaps with other disciplines such as Climate state. His Holocene research includes elements of Co2 concentration and Atmospheric methane. Climatology is closely attributed to Paleoclimatology in his research.