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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7369 6822 578 551 107 4053

Alain Burgisser publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Burgisser between 2001 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Burgisser published across 26 years, from 2001 to 2026, averaging 4.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2015. 4 of the 125 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2015. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 3 publications 2026: 1 publication
2001 2026

125 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Burgisser: publications per year, 2001 to 2026
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 1
2005 2
2006 4
2007 4
2008 2
2009 6
2010 8
2011 8
2012 11
2013 8
2014 3
2015 15
2016 8
2017 5
2018 1
2019 4
2020 7
2021 5
2022 0
2023 4
2024 12
2025 3
2026 1
Total 125
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Alain Burgisser 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 Burgisser 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, 98–107 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: 107 publications — 15th percentile

15% 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
98–107 404 107
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
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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Alain Burgisser 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 Burgisser 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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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 36
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
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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Overview

Alain Burgisser is affiliated with Université Savoie Mont Blanc in France, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences with a significant focus on Geophysics. Their academic contributions cover a range of topics related to geological and geochemical analysis as well as high-pressure geophysics and materials.

The areas of study in which Burgisser has produced work include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Geological formations and processes

Burgisser's research has been published in several key scientific venues, notably:

  • Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • Bulletin of Volcanology
  • Studies in Applied Mathematics
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Catherine Annen
  • Marielle Collombet
  • Alexandre Carrara
  • Mathieu Colombier
  • George W. Bergantz

Representative recent publications authored or coauthored by Burgisser include:

  • The role of oxides in the shallow vesiculation of ascending magmas, 2020, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
  • The architecture of intrusions in magmatic mush, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Modeling water exsolution from a growing and solidifying felsic magma body, 2020, Lithos
  • Evidence for deep gas loss in open volcanic systems, 2021, Bulletin of Volcanology
  • The 2013-2020 seismic activity at Sabancaya Volcano (Peru): Long lasting unrest and eruption, 2023, Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research

Best Publications

  • Redox evolution of a degassing magma rising to the surface.

    Alain Burgisser;Bruno Scaillet

  • A rapid mechanism to remobilize and homogenize highly crystalline magma bodies

    Alain Burgisser;George W. Bergantz

  • Open-system dynamics and mixing in magma mushes

    G. W. Bergantz;J. M. Schleicher;A. Burgisser

  • Experimental constraints on degassing and permeability in volcanic conduit flow

    Alain Burgisser;James E. Gardner

  • Reconciling Pyroclastic Flow and Surge: the Multiphase Physics of Pyroclastic Density Currents.

    Alain Burgisser;George W. Bergantz

  • Synchrotron X-ray microtomography and lattice Boltzmann simulations of gas flow through volcanic pumices

    Wim Degruyter;Alain Burgisser;Olivier Bachmann;Orestis Malaspinas

  • Bubble nucleation, growth and coalescence during the 1997 Vulcanian explosions of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat

    Thomas Giachetti;Thomas Giachetti;Thomas Giachetti;Timothy H. Druitt;Timothy H. Druitt;Timothy H. Druitt;Alain Burgisser;Laurent Arbaret

  • The effects of outgassing on the transition between effusive and explosive silicic eruptions

    Wim Degruyter;Olivier Bachmann;Alain Burgisser;M. Manga

  • Simulating the behavior of volatiles belonging to the C-O-H-S system in silicate melts under magmatic conditions with the software d-compress

    Alain Burgisser;Marina Alletti;Bruno Scaillet

  • Addressing complexity in laboratory experiments: the scaling of dilute multiphase flows in magmatic systems

    Alain Burgisser;Georges W. Bergantz;Robert E. Breidenthal

  • Equilibration Scales in Silicic to Intermediate Magmas—Implications for Experimental Studies

    Michel Pichavant;Fidel Costa;Alain Burgisser;Bruno Scaillet

  • Conditions for the growth of a long‐lived shallow crustal magma chamber below Mount Pelee volcano (Martinique, Lesser Antilles Arc)

    Catherine Annen;Michel Pichavant;Olivier Bachmann;Olivier Bachmann;Alain Burgisser

  • On the kinematics and dynamics of crystal-rich systems

    George W. Bergantz;Jillian M. Schleicher;Alain Burgisser

  • Generation of CO2-rich melts during basalt magma ascent and degassing

    Michel Pichavant;Michel Pichavant;Ida Di Carlo;Silvio G. Rotolo;Silvio G. Rotolo;Bruno Scaillet;Bruno Scaillet

  • Characterization of juvenile pyroclasts from the Kos Plateau Tuff (Aegean Arc): insights into the eruptive dynamics of a large rhyolitic eruption

    Caroline Bouvet de la Maisonneuve;Olivier Bachmann;Olivier Bachmann;Alain Burgisser

  • Controls on magma permeability in the volcanic conduit during the climactic phase of the Kos Plateau Tuff eruption (Aegean Arc)

    Wim Degruyter;Olivier Bachmann;Alain Burgisser

  • Distribution of dissolved water in magmatic glass records growth and resorption of bubbles

    I.M. McIntosh;I.M. McIntosh;E.W. Llewellin;M.C.S. Humphreys;M.C.S. Humphreys;A.R.L. Nichols

  • Insights into shallow magma storage and crystallization at Volcán Llaima (Andean Southern Volcanic Zone, Chile)

    C. Bouvet de Maisonneuve;M.A. Dungan;O. Bachmann;A. Burgisser

  • Mechanisms of bubble coalescence in silicic magmas

    Jonathan M. Castro;Jonathan M. Castro;Alain Burgisser;C. Ian Schipper;Simona Mancini

  • Strain-induced magma degassing: insights from simple-shear experiments on bubble bearing melts

    Luca Caricchi;Luca Caricchi;Anne Pommier;Anne Pommier;Mattia Pistone;Jonathan Castro;Jonathan Castro

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurent Arbaret
Laurent Arbaret University of Orléans
Bruno Scaillet
Bruno Scaillet University of Orléans
Timothy H. Druitt
Timothy H. Druitt University of Clermont Auvergne
George W. Bergantz
George W. Bergantz University of Washington
Clive Oppenheimer
Clive Oppenheimer University of Cambridge
Madeleine C. S. Humphreys
Madeleine C. S. Humphreys Durham University
Philip R. Kyle
Philip R. Kyle New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
James E. Gardner
James E. Gardner The University of Texas at Austin
Jonathan M. Castro
Jonathan M. Castro Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

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