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D-Index
38
Citations
5316
World Ranking
6518
National Ranking
496

Alain Prinzhofer 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 Prinzhofer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 90 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Alain Prinzhofer 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 Prinzhofer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • Genetic and post-genetic molecular and isotopic fractionations in natural gases

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  • Discovery of a large accumulation of natural hydrogen in Bourakebougou (Mali)

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  • Carbon isotopic and molecular constraints on the formation and the expulsion of thermogenic hydrocarbon gases

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  • Structural classification of chromite pods in southern New Caledonia

    D. Cassard;A. Nicolas;M. Rabinovitch;J. Moutte

  • Residual peridotites and the mechanisms of partial melting

    Alain Prinzhofer;Claude J. Allègre

  • Cumulative or Residual Origin for the Transition Zone in Ophiolites: Structural Evidence

    Adolphe Nicolas;Alain Prinzhofer

  • Isotopically light methane in natural gas: bacterial imprint or diffusive fractionation?

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  • Natural hydrogen continuous emission from sedimentary basins: The example of a Brazilian H2-emitting structure

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  • Stochastic melting of the marble cake mantle: evidence from local study of the East Pacific Rise at 12°50′N

    Alain Prinzhofer;Eric Lewin;C.J. Allègre

  • Samarium-neodymium evolution of meteorites

    A. Prinzhofer;D. A. Papanastassiou;G. J. Wasserburg

  • Natural Molecular Hydrogen Seepage Associated with Surficial, Rounded Depressions on the European Craton in Russia

    Nikolay Larin;Viacheslav Zgonnik;Svetlana Rodina;Eric Deville

  • Reduced gas seepages in ophiolitic complexes: Evidences for multiple origins of the H 2 -CH 4 -N 2 gas mixtures

    Christèle Vacquand;Eric Deville;Valérie Beaumont;François Guyot

  • Geochemical Characterization of Natural Gas: A Physical Multivariable Approach and its Applications in Maturity and Migration Estimates

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  • Long-term monitoring of natural hydrogen superficial emissions in a brazilian cratonic environment. Sporadic large pulses versus daily periodic emissions

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  • Seafloor geological studies above active gas chimneys off Egypt (Central nile deep sea fan)

    Stéphanie Dupré;John Woodside;Jean-Paul Foucher;Gert de Lange

  • The origin and processes of mud volcanism: new insights from Trinidad

    E. Deville;A. Battani;R. Griboulard;S. Guerlais

  • Gas Isotopes Tracing: an Important Tool for Hydrocarbons Exploration

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  • Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of Amba Dongar and adjacent areas, Deccan Igneous Province, Gujarat, India: 1. Geology, petrography and petrochemistry

    L. G. Gwalani;N. M. S. Rock;W. J. Chang;S. Fernandez

  • Characterization of the spontaneously recharging natural hydrogen reservoirs of Bourakebougou in Mali

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  • Structures in the new caledonia peridotites-gabbros: Implications for oceanic mantle and crust

    A. Prinzhofer;A. Nicolas;D. Cassard;J. Moutte

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Lawrence M. Cathles
Lawrence M. Cathles Cornell University

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