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Environmental Sciences 47 5861 5622 252 238 237 7359

Alain Royer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alain Royer between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alain Royer published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2012. 13 of the 255 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2012. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 8 publications
1981 2025

255 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alain Royer: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 2
1988 4
1989 6
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 6
1994 4
1995 2
1996 1
1997 6
1998 3
1999 4
2000 6
2001 3
2002 12
2003 6
2004 11
2005 4
2006 5
2007 4
2008 4
2009 8
2010 13
2011 6
2012 14
2013 10
2014 13
2015 12
2016 12
2017 14
2018 13
2019 3
2020 8
2021 10
2022 7
2023 1
2024 5
2025 8
Total 255
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Alain Royer publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Royer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 231–240 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 237 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263
231–240 220 237
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Alain Royer D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alain Royer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 47 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275 47
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Overview

Alain Royer is affiliated with Université de Sherbrooke in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Atmospheric Science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Ocean Engineering.

The primary topics of Royer's research include climate change and permafrost, cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, landslides and related hazards, soil moisture and remote sensing, geophysical methods and applications, and tree-ring climate responses.

Royer has published in multiple reputable scientific journals. Frequent publication venues consist of:

  • The Cryosphere
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • International Journal of Digital Earth
  • Communications Earth & Environment
  • Ecoscience

Selected recent papers highlight specific areas of their work:

  • "Improved Simulation of Arctic Circumpolar Land Area Snow Properties and Soil Temperatures", 2021, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • "New northern snowpack classification linked to vegetation cover on a latitudinal mega-transect across northeastern Canada", 2021, Ecoscience
  • "The Microwave Snow Grain Size: A New Concept to Predict Satellite Observations Over Snow-Covered Regions", 2022, AGU Advances
  • "Arctic and subarctic snow microstructure analysis for microwave brightness temperature simulations", 2020, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • "Characterizing tundra snow sub-pixel variability to improve brightness temperature estimation in satellite SWE retrievals", 2022, The Cryosphere

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthors such as:

  • Alexandre Langlois
  • Alexandre Roy
  • Ghislain Picard
  • Florent Dominé
  • Julien Meloche

Royer's contributions reflect a specialization in Arctic and subarctic environments focusing on snow properties, soil temperatures, and remote sensing techniques to improve understanding of cryospheric processes. Their work integrates observational data and modeling approaches to address environmental and climatic challenges in northern regions.

Best Publications

  • A Review of Antarctic Surface Snow Isotopic Composition : Observations, Atmospheric Circulation, and Isotopic Modeling

    V. Masson-Delmotte;S. Hou;A. Ekaykin;J. Jouzel

  • Modelling the Passive Microwave Signature from Land Surfaces: A Review of Recent Results and Application to the L-Band SMOS SMAP Soil Moisture Retrieval Algorithms

    J.-P. Wigneron;T.J. Jackson;P. O'Neill;G. De Lannoy

  • Ice age aerosol content from East Antarctic ice core samples and past wind strength

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  • Bimodal size distribution influences on the variation of Angstrom derivatives in spectral and optical depth space

    N. T. O'Neill;T. F. Eck;B. N. Holben;A. Smirnov

  • Retrieving landscape freeze/thaw state from Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) radar and radiometer measurements.

    Chris Derksen;Xiaolan Xu;R. Scott Dunbar;Andreas Colliander

  • Simulation of the microwave emission of multi-layered snowpacks using the Dense Media Radiative transfer theory: the DMRT-ML model

    G. Picard;G. Picard;Ludovic Brucker;Ludovic Brucker;A. Roy;F. Dupont;F. Dupont;F. Dupont

  • Measuring Leaf Area Index with the Li‐Cor LAI‐2000 in Pine Stands

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  • Aerosol optical depth over the oceans: Analysis in terms of synoptic air mass types

    A. Smirnov;Y. Villevalde;N. T. O'Neill;A. Royer

  • Variability and change in the Canadian cryosphere

    C. Derksen;S.L. Smith;M. Sharp;L. Brown

  • Evaluation of Spaceborne L-Band Radiometer Measurements for Terrestrial Freeze/Thaw Retrievals in Canada

    Alexandre Roy;Alain Royer;Chris Derksen;Ludovic Brucker

  • Optical properties of boreal forest fire smoke derived from Sun photometry

    N. T. O'Neill;T. F. Eck;B. N. Holben;A. Smirnov

  • Analysis of Temperature Emissivity Separation (TES) algorithm applicability and sensitivity

    V. Payan;A. Royer

  • Characterization of Atmospheric Aerosols across Canada from a Ground-based Sunphotometer Network: AEROCAN

    A.I. Bokoye;A. Royer;N.T. O'Neil;P. Cliche

  • Land degradation and erosion risk mapping by fusion of spectrally-based information and digital geomorphometric attributes

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  • Atmospheric Correction Validation of casi Images Acquired over the Boreas Southern Study Area

    N. T. O'Neill;F. Zagolski;M. Bergeron;A. Royer

  • Validation of GlobSnow-2 snow water equivalent over Eastern Canada.

    Fanny Larue;Fanny Larue;Alain Royer;Danielle De Seve;Alexandre Langlois

  • A study of the link between synoptic air mass type and atmospheric optical parameters

    A. Smirnov;A. Royer;N. T. O'Neill;A. Tarussov

  • Multisensor analysis of integrated atmospheric water vapor over Canada and Alaska

    A. I. Bokoye;A. I. Bokoye;A. Royer;N. T. O'Neill;P. Cliche

  • A 30000 year record of physical and optical properties of microparticles from an East Antarctic ice core and implications for paleoclimate reconstruction models

    A. Royer;M. De Angelis;J. R. Petit

  • Brightness Temperature Simulations of the Canadian Seasonal Snowpack Driven by Measurements of the Snow Specific Surface Area

    Alexandre Roy;Ghislain Picard;Alain Royer;Benoit Montpetit

  • Snow water equivalent retrieval in a Canadian boreal environment from microwave measurements using the HUT snow emission model

    V. Roy;K. Goita;A. Royer;A.E. Walker

  • Snow Microwave Emission Modeling of Ice Lenses Within a Snowpack Using the Microwave Emission Model for Layered Snowpacks

    Benoit Montpetit;Alain Royer;Alexandre Roy;Alexandre Langlois

  • Improvement of springtime streamflow simulations in a boreal environment by incorporating snow-covered area derived from remote sensing data.

    Alexandre Roy;Alain Royer;Richard Turcotte

  • New shortwave infrared albedo measurements for snow specific surface area retrieval

    B. Montpetit;A. Royer;A. Langlois;P. Cliche

  • Improved simulation of Arctic circumpolar land area snow properties and soil temperatures

    Alain Royer;Ghislain Picard;Céline Vargel;Alexandre Langlois

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandre Langlois
Alexandre Langlois Université de Sherbrooke
Ludovic Brucker
Ludovic Brucker National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chris Derksen
Chris Derksen Environment and Climate Change Canada
Ghislain Picard
Ghislain Picard Grenoble Alpes University
Michel Fily
Michel Fily Grenoble Alpes University
Aaron A. Berg
Aaron A. Berg University of Guelph
Arnaud Mialon
Arnaud Mialon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Juha Lemmetyinen
Juha Lemmetyinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Oliver Sonnentag
Oliver Sonnentag University of Montreal
Laurent Arnaud
Laurent Arnaud Grenoble Alpes University

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