2026 Aline Dia: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	44	6838	6569	297	294	111	6546

Overview

Aline Dia is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France, contributing extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans various interconnected topics including Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis, Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing, and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

The scientist's work prominently features studies on Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Heavy Metals in the Environment, Iron Oxide Chemistry and Applications, and Extraction and Separation Processes. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach that crosses into subfields such as Geochemistry and Petrology, Pollution, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability, and the Environment.

Aline Dia has a record of frequent collaboration with researchers including Mélanie Davranche, Rémi Marsac, Mathieu Pédrot, Julien Gigault, and Maxime Pattier. These collaborations have supported their research output, which is published in several scientific venues.

Common publication venues for Aline Dia include:

Chemical Geology
Environmental Science & Technology
SSRN Electronic Journal
Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
Goldschmidt2021 abstracts

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Aline Dia include:

"Nanoplastics on the coast exposed to the North Atlantic Gyre: Evidence and traceability" (2020) published in NanoImpact
"Modeling rare earth elements binding to humic acids with model VII" (2021) published in Chemical Geology
"Investigating the remediation potential of iron oxide nanoparticles in Cu-polluted soil-plant systems: coupled geochemical, geophysical and biological approaches" (2021) published in Nanoscale Advances
"Metal-binding processes on nanoplastics: rare earth elements as probes" (2022) published in Environmental Science Nano
"Prediction of nanomagnetite stoichiometry (Feii/Feiii) under contrasting pH and redox conditions" (2022) published in Environmental Science Nano

Aline Dia has also contributed to academic literature through book publications, notably with Frontiers Media, where they are credited with the book "Women in Biogeochemical Dynamics Research: 2022" issued in 2024.

Best Publications

Loess geochemistry and its implications for particle origin and composition of the upper continental crust

Sylvain Gallet;Bor-ming Jahn;Brigitte Van Vliet Lanoë;Aline Dia

510
Citations
The distribution of rare earth elements in groundwaters: assessing the role of source-rock composition, redox changes and colloidal particles

Aline Dia;Aline Dia;Gérard Gruau;Gwenaelle Olivié-Lauquet;Christine Riou

431
Citations
Rare earth elements complexation with humic acid

Olivier Pourret;Mélanie Davranche;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

318
Citations
Adsorption of REE(III)-humate complexes onto MnO2 : Experimental evidence for cerium anomaly and lanthanide tetrad effect suppression

Mélanie Davranche;Olivier Pourret;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

229
Citations
Release of trace elements in wetlands: role of seasonal variability.

Gwenaelle Olivie-Lauquet;Gerard Gruau;Aline Dia;Christine Riou

227
Citations
Insights into colloid-mediated trace element release at the soil/water interface

Mathieu Pédrot;Aline Dia;Mélanie Davranche;Martine Bouhnik-Le Coz

215
Citations
Are nanoplastics able to bind significant amount of metals? The lead example

Mélanie Davranche;Cloé Veclin;Anne-Catherine Pierson-Wickmann;Hind El Hadri

175
Citations
Seawater Sr isotope variation over the past 300 kyr and influence of global climate cycles

A. N. Dia;A. S. Cohen;R. K. O'Nions;N. J. Shackleton

175
Citations
Controls on the distribution of rare earth elements in shallow groundwaters.

G Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia;Gwenaelle Olivié-Lauquet;Mélanie Davranche

155
Citations
New insights into cerium anomalies in organic-rich alkaline waters

Olivier Pourret;Mélanie Davranche;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

155
Citations
Impact of humate complexation on the adsorption of REE onto Fe oxyhydroxide

Mélanie Davranche;Olivier Pourret;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

153
Citations
Competition between humic acid and carbonates for rare earth elements complexation

Olivier Pourret;Mélanie Davranche;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

153
Citations
How does organic matter constrain the nature, size and availability of Fe nanoparticles for biological reduction?

Mathieu Pédrot;Ange Le Boudec;Mélanie Davranche;Aline Dia

150
Citations
A Compilation of Silicon and Thirty One Trace Elements Measured in the Natural River Water Reference Material SLRS-4 (NRC-CNRC)

Delphine Yeghicheyan;Jean Carignan;Michel Valladon;Martine Bouhnik Le Coz

150
Citations
Rare earth element patterns: A tool for identifying trace metal sources during wetland soil reduction

Mélanie Davranche;Malagorzata Grybos;Gérard Gruau;Mathieu Pédrot

150
Citations
Competitive binding of REE to humic acid and manganese oxide: Impact of reaction kinetics on development of cerium anomaly and REE adsorption

Mélanie Davranche;Olivier Pourret;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

148
Citations
Geochemical modeling of Fe(II) binding to humic and fulvic acids

Charlotte Catrouillet;Mélanie Davranche;Aline Dia;Martine Bouhnik-Le Coz

144
Citations
Trinidad mud volcanoes: Where do the expelled fluids come from?

A.N Dia;M Castrec-Rouelle;J Boulègue;P Comeau

142
Citations
Organic complexation of rare earth elements in natural waters: evaluating model calculations from ultrafiltration data

Olivier Pourret;Mélanie Davranche;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

132
Citations
Metal loading effect on rare earth element binding to humic acid: Experimental and modelling evidence

Rémi Marsac;Mélanie Davranche;Gérard Gruau;Aline Dia

117
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gérard Gruau University of Rennes

Bernd Nowack Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

Jacques Boulègue Sorbonne University

Guillaume Morin Sorbonne University

Bernard Dupré Paul Sabatier University

Anthony S. Cohen The Open University

Claude J. Allègre Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

François Chabaux University of Strasbourg

Robert Duran University of Pau and the Adour Region

Catherine Chauvel Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

External Links

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