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Alain Bernard 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 Alain Bernard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 99 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Alain Bernard 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 Alain Bernard sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Alain Bernard is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Geochemistry and Petrology, Atmospheric Science, Ecology, History and Philosophy of Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's main research topics encompass Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Bernard has contributed to a selection of papers published in a variety of scientific venues. Notable recent works include:

  • Carbon Dioxide in Taal Volcanic Lake: A Simple Gasometer for Volcano Monitoring (2020), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • Alunite and kaolinite as geochemical markers in active acid sulfate alterations of southern Italy (Panarea, La Solfatara and Ischia) (2024), published in Geochemistry
  • Understanding Zinc and Strontium isotopic signatures in volcanic lakes (2021), published in Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Alunite and Kaolinite as Geochemical Markers in Active Acid Sulfate Alterations of Southern Italy (Panarea, La Solfatara and Ischia) (2024), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Understanding zinc isotopic signatures in volcanic lakes (2024), published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Their frequent co-authors include Julien Robic, Edgardo Villacorte, Corentin Caudron, Raymond Patrick R. Maximo, and Ma. Antonia Bornas. Bernard's publications appear in venues such as Geophysical Research Letters, Geochemistry, Goldschmidt2021 abstracts, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

Best Publications

  • Geochemistry, mineralogy and chemical modeling of the acid crater lake of Kawah Ijen Volcano, Indonesia.

    Pierre Delmelle;Alain Bernard

  • Geochemistry of the magmatic–hydrothermal system of Kawah Ijen volcano, East Java, Indonesia

    Pierre Delmelle;Pierre Delmelle;Alain Bernard;Minoru Kusakabe;Tobias Fischer

  • Volatile transport and deposition of Mo, W and Re in high temperature magmatic fluids

    Alain Bernard;Robert B. Symonds;W. I. Rose

  • Native gold in mineral precipitates from high-temperature volcanic gases of Colima volcano, Mexico

    Yuri A. Taran;Alain Bernard;Juan-Carlos Gavilanes;Fatima Africano

  • Acid alteration in the fumarolic environment of Usu volcano, Hokkaido, Japan

    Fatima Africano;Alain Bernard

  • Anhydrite-bearing pumices from Mount Pinatubo: further evidence for the existence of sulphur-rich silicic magmas

    Alain Bernard;Daniel Demaiffe;Nadine Mattielli;Raymundo Punongbayan

  • A new method for sampling and analyzing volcanic sublimates: Application to Merapi volcano, Java

    François Le Guern;Alain Bernard

  • Chemistry and mineralogy of high-temperature gas discharges from Colima volcano, Mexico. Implications for magmatic gas–atmosphere interaction

    Y.A. Taran;A. Bernard;J.-C. Gavilanes;E. Lunezheva

  • Tank study of physico-chemical controls on gas content and composition during growth of young sea ice

    Jean-Louis Tison;Christian Haas;Marcia M. Gowing;Suzanne Sleewaegen

  • Downstream composition changes of acidic volcanic waters discharged into the Banyupahit stream, Ijen caldera, Indonesia

    Pierre Delmelle;Alain Bernard

  • Deposition of trace elements from high temperature gases of Satsuma-Iwojima volcano

    F. Africano;G. Van Rompaey;A. Bernard;F. Le Guern

  • Bathymetric and geochemical investigation of Kawah Ijen Crater Lake, East Java, Indonesia

    Boku Takano;K Suzuki;K. Sugimori;Takeshi Ohba

  • Space- and ground-based measurements of sulphur dioxide emissions from Turrialba Volcano (Costa Rica)

    Robin Campion;Maria Martinez-Cruz;Thomas Lecocq;Corentin Caudron

  • Petrology and geochemistry of the 1991 eruption products of Mount Pinatubo

    A. Bernard

  • Investigating crater lake warming using ASTER thermal imagery: Case studies at Ruapehu, Poás, Kawah Ijen, and Copahué Volcanoes

    Laura Trunk;Alain Bernard

  • Carbon dioxide dynamics in Kelud volcanic lake

    Corentin Caudron;Corentin Caudron;Agnès Mazot;Alain Bernard

  • Soufrière of guadeloupe 1976–1977 eruption — mass and energy transfer and volcanic health hazards

    F. Le Guern;A. Bernard;R. M. Chevrier

  • Origin of the Mount Pinatubo climactic eruption cloud: Implications for volcanic hazards and atmospheric impacts

    Sébastien Dartevelle;Gérald G.J. Ernst;John Stix;Alain Bernard

  • The Remarkable Chemistry of Sulfur in Hyper-Acid Crater Lakes: A Scientific Tribute to Bokuichiro Takano and Minoru Kusakabe

    Pierre Delmelle;Alain Bernard

  • The injection of sulfuric acid aerosols in the stratosphere by the El Chichón volcano and its related hazards to the international air traffic

    A. Bernard;William I. Rose

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Delmelle
Pierre Delmelle Université Catholique de Louvain
Omar Saddiqi
Omar Saddiqi University of Hassan II Casablanca
Tobias P. Fischer
Tobias P. Fischer University of New Mexico
Pierre-François Coheur
Pierre-François Coheur Université Libre de Bruxelles
Gilles Ruffet
Gilles Ruffet University of Rennes
Vinciane Debaille
Vinciane Debaille Université Libre de Bruxelles
Yuri Taran
Yuri Taran National Autonomous University of Mexico
Giuseppe Salerno
Giuseppe Salerno National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
William I. Rose
William I. Rose Michigan Technological University
Daniel Demaiffe
Daniel Demaiffe Université Libre de Bruxelles

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