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Alain Dassargues

Alain Dassargues

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 4934 4553 35 35 603 7373

Alain Dassargues publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Dassargues between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Dassargues published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 14.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2012. 3 of the 792 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2012. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 7 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 19 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 24 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 30 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 38 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 39 publications 2010: 31 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 37 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 40 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1970 2025

792 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Dassargues: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 7
1984 5
1985 3
1986 4
1987 5
1988 9
1989 8
1990 4
1991 13
1992 14
1993 11
1994 19
1995 15
1996 12
1997 24
1998 7
1999 12
2000 15
2001 13
2002 17
2003 26
2004 30
2005 34
2006 38
2007 29
2008 30
2009 39
2010 31
2011 25
2012 42
2013 26
2014 37
2015 31
2016 21
2017 16
2018 40
2019 23
2020 15
2021 23
2022 8
2023 6
2024 2
2025 1
Total 792
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Alain Dassargues 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 Dassargues 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, 603+ 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: 603 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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+ 100 603
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Alain Dassargues 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 Dassargues 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279 43
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 Dassargues is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium and has contributed extensively to environmental science, earth and planetary sciences, and engineering. Their research spans multiple subfields, including environmental engineering, geophysics, civil and structural engineering, geochemistry and petrology, and water science and technology.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics such as groundwater flow and contamination studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, soil and unsaturated flow, groundwater and watershed analysis, hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, geothermal energy systems and applications, and CO2 sequestration and geologic interactions.

Recent publications by Dassargues cover diverse subjects and have appeared in various scientific journals. Selected papers include: "Site-selection criteria for the Einstein Telescope" (2020, Review of Scientific Instruments), "Underground Pumped-Storage Hydropower (UPSH) at the Martelange Mine (Belgium): Underground Reservoir Hydraulics" (2020, Energies), "Continuous Dissolved Gas Tracing of Fracture-Matrix Exchanges" (2020, Geophysical Research Letters), "Underground Pumped-Storage Hydropower (UPSH) at the Martelange Mine (Belgium): Interactions with Groundwater Flow" (2020, Energies), and "Heat Tracing in a Fractured Aquifer with Injection of Hot and Cold Water" (2021, Ground Water).

Coauthorship is a significant aspect of their research activity. Frequent collaborators include Philippe Orban, Pascal Goderniaux, Richard Hoffmann, Estanislao Pujades, and Agathe Defourny. These partnerships have contributed to advancing knowledge across the environmental and earth sciences.

Dassargues publishes regularly in specialized venues, with multiple contributions to the Open Repository and Bibliography of the University of Liège, Energies, Geological Society London Special Publications, Water, and Ground Water. This distribution highlights a consistent engagement with interdisciplinary and applied research outlets.

  • Site-selection criteria for the Einstein Telescope (2020, Review of Scientific Instruments)
  • Underground Pumped-Storage Hydropower (UPSH) at the Martelange Mine (Belgium): Underground Reservoir Hydraulics (2020, Energies)
  • Continuous Dissolved Gas Tracing of Fracture-Matrix Exchanges (2020, Geophysical Research Letters)
  • Underground Pumped-Storage Hydropower (UPSH) at the Martelange Mine (Belgium): Interactions with Groundwater Flow (2020, Energies)
  • Heat Tracing in a Fractured Aquifer with Injection of Hot and Cold Water (2021, Ground Water)

  • Philippe Orban
  • Pascal Goderniaux
  • Richard Hoffmann
  • Estanislao Pujades
  • Agathe Defourny

  • Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège)
  • Energies
  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Water
  • Ground Water

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Engineering

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geophysics
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Water Science and Technology

  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions

Best Publications

  • Current trends and future challenges in groundwater vulnerability assessment using overlay and index methods

    RC Gogu;Alain Dassargues

  • Main concepts of the "European approach" to karst-groundwater-vulnerability assessment and mapping

    Donald Daly;Alain Dassargues;David Drew;S. Dunne

  • Large scale surface – subsurface hydrological model to assess climate change impacts on groundwater reserves

    Pascal Goderniaux;Serge Brouyère;Hayley J. Fowler;Stephen Blenkinsop

  • GIS-based hydrogeological databases and groundwater modelling

    Radu Constantin Gogu;Guy Carabin;Vincent Hallet;Valérie Peters

  • Climate change impacts on groundwater resources: modelled deficits in a chalky aquifer, Geer basin, Belgium

    Serge Brouyère;Guy Carabin;Alain Dassargues;Alain Dassargues

  • Conceptual model uncertainty in groundwater modeling: Combining generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation and Bayesian model averaging

    Rodrigo Rojas;Luc Feyen;Alain Dassargues;Alain Dassargues

  • Review of the use of Péclet numbers to determine the relative importance of advection and diffusion in low permeability environments

    Marijke Huysmans;Alain Dassargues

  • Comparison of aquifer vulnerability assessment techniques. Application to the Néblon river basin (Belgium)

    Radu Constantin Gogu;Vincent Hallet;Alain Dassargues;Alain Dassargues

  • Application of a multimodel approach to account for conceptual model and scenario uncertainties in groundwater modelling

    Rodriguo Rojas;Samalie Kahunde;Luk Peeters;Okke Batelaan

  • Application of multiple-point geostatistics on modelling groundwater flow and transport in a cross-bedded aquifer (Belgium)

    Marijke Huysmans;Alain Dassargues

  • Sensitivity analysis for the EPIK method of vulnerability assessment in a small karstic aquifer, southern Belgium

    Radu Constantin Gogu;Alain Dassargues

  • Quantitative temperature monitoring of a heat tracing experiment using cross-borehole ERT

    Thomas Hermans;Samuel Wildemeersch;Pierre Jamin;Philippe Orban

  • Assessing the contribution of electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) and self-potential (SP) methods for a water well drilling program in fractured/karstified limestones

    Tanguy Robert;Alain Dassargues;Serge Brouyère;Olivier Kaufmann

  • Modeling climate change impacts on groundwater resources using transient stochastic climatic scenarios

    Pascal Goderniaux;Pascal Goderniaux;Serge Brouyère;Stephen Blenkinsop;Aidan Burton

  • Migration of contaminants through the unsaturated zone overlying the Hesbaye chalky aquifer in Belgium: a field investigation.

    Serge Brouyère;Alain Dassargues;Vincent Hallet

  • Hydrogeological investigations at the Membach station, Belgium, and application to correct long periodic gravity variations

    M. Van Camp;Marnik Vanclooster;O. Crommen;T. Petermans

  • Underground pumped storage hydropower plants using open pit mines: How do groundwater exchanges influence the efficiency?

    Estanislao Pujades;Philippe Orban;Sarah Bodeux;Pierre Archambeau

  • Groundwater flow modelling of the regional aquifer of the Pampa del Tamarugal, northern Chile

    Rodrigo Rojas;Alain Dassargues;Alain Dassargues

  • Uncertainty Quantification of Medium‐Term Heat Storage From Short‐Term Geophysical Experiments Using Bayesian Evidential Learning

    Thomas Hermans;Frédéric Nguyen;Maria Klepikova;Alain Dassargues

  • Identification of groundwater quality trends in a chalk aquifer threatened by intensive agriculture in Belgium

    Jordi Batlle Aguilar;Philippe Orban;Alain Dassargues;Serge Brouyère

  • Migration of contaminants through the unsaturated zone overlying the Hesbaye chalky aquifer in Belgium : a field investigation. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology.72. Pp. 135-164.

    S Brouyere;A Dassargues;Vincent Hallet

Frequent Co-Authors

Okke Batelaan
Okke Batelaan Flinders University
Dirk Mallants
Dirk Mallants Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Frédéric Nguyen
Frédéric Nguyen University of Liège
Marnik Vanclooster
Marnik Vanclooster Université Catholique de Louvain
Luc Feyen
Luc Feyen Stanford University
René Therrien
René Therrien Université Laval
Hayley J. Fowler
Hayley J. Fowler Newcastle University
Ludo Diels
Ludo Diels Flemish Institute for Technological Research
Stephen Blenkinsop
Stephen Blenkinsop Newcastle University
Daniel Hunkeler
Daniel Hunkeler University of Neuchâtel

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