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André Nel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by André Nel between 1988 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. André Nel published across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025, averaging 26.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 88 publications in 2022. 108 of the 1,004 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1988 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 88. Peak 88 publications in 2022. 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 20 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 25 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 41 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 60 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 38 publications 2017: 40 publications 2018: 61 publications 2019: 49 publications 2020: 68 publications 2021: 68 publications 2022: 88 publications 2023: 55 publications 2024: 65 publications 2025: 43 publications
1988 2025

1,004 publications in total across all disciplines

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André Nel: publications per year, 1988 to 2025
Year Publications
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 8
1997 6
1998 3
1999 9
2000 6
2001 4
2002 20
2003 17
2004 25
2005 15
2006 17
2007 23
2008 41
2009 22
2010 60
2011 25
2012 32
2013 30
2014 29
2015 29
2016 38
2017 40
2018 61
2019 49
2020 68
2021 68
2022 88
2023 55
2024 65
2025 43
Total 1,004
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André Nel publications per year - data summary

  • André Nel, a Environmental Sciences scholar from French National Museum of Natural History, has 1,004 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1988 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1988 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 88 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 1990 and 1993, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 38 years in the span carry no publications at all (1989, 1991 and 1992).
  • The rate of publication averages 26.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 28.7 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 319 publications, 32% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1988-2000: 40 publications (3.1 per year); 2001-2013: 331 publications (25.5 per year); 2014-2025: 633 publications (52.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

André Nel 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 André Nel 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, 611–620 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: 617 publications — 99th percentile

99% 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
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 11 617
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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André Nel publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 66 ranges running from 41–50 to 690+ publications.
  • André Nel, a Environmental Sciences scholar from French National Museum of Natural History, records 617 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than André Nel, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 161–170 publications range, and André Nel ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 121–130 publications, holding 617 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 67% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 690 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

André Nel 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 André Nel 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, 46 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: 46 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 46
47 275
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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André Nel D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,676 Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 30 to 126+ D-Index.
  • André Nel, a Environmental Sciences scholar from French National Museum of Natural History, records 46 D-Index - the 39th percentile of the discipline.
  • 39% of ranked Environmental Sciences scientists score the same or lower than André Nel, and about 61% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 51 D-Index range, and André Nel ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 45 D-Index, holding 348 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 54 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more, 92 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

André Nel is affiliated with the French National Museum of Natural History in France. Their research primarily spans the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Their work incorporates elements of Genetics, Paleontology, Ecology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work heavily emphasizes several major research topics, including fossil insects preserved in amber, plant and animal studies, and Lepidoptera biology and taxonomy. Additionally, their research covers freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, plant diversity and evolution, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny.

Their recent publications include:

  • The mid-Miocene Zhangpu biota reveals an outstandingly rich rainforest biome in East Asia, 2021, Science Advances
  • Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding "Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data": Myanmar amber, 2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift
  • Comment on the letter of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) dated April 21, 2020 regarding "Fossils from conflict zones and reproducibility of fossil-based scientific data": the importance of private collections, 2020, Paläontologische Zeitschrift
  • Revising dating estimates and the antiquity of eusociality in termites using the fossilized birth-death process, 2021, Systematic Entomology
  • Including fossils in phylogeny: a glimpse into the evolution of the superfamily Evanioidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita) under tip-dating and the fossilized birth-death process, 2021, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Their frequent co-authors include Corentin Jouault with 77 joint publications, Romain Garrouste with 57, Diying Huang with 39, Michael S. Engel with 38, and Valérie Ngô-Muller with 26 collaborative works.

André Nel's work is published extensively in various academic venues. The notable publication venues where they have contributed the most include:

  • Palaeoentomology (82 publications)
  • Historical Biology (36 publications)
  • Cretaceous Research (30 publications)
  • Zootaxa (20 publications)
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility (19 publications)

Best Publications

  • Phylogeny of Dictyoptera: Dating the Origin of Cockroaches, Praying Mantises and Termites with Molecular Data and Controlled Fossil Evidence.

    Frédéric Legendre;André Nel;Gavin J. Svenson;Tony Robillard

  • The earliest known holometabolous insects

    André Nel;Patrick Roques;Patricia Nel;Patricia Nel;Alexander A Prokin

  • Un nouveau gisement à ambre insectifère et à végétaux (Albien terminal probable) : Archingeay (Charente-Maritime, France)

    Didier Néraudeau;Vincent Perrichot;Jean Dejax;Edwige Masure

  • Phase contrast X-ray synchrotron imaging: opening access to fossil inclusions in opaque amber.

    Malvina Lak;Didier Néraudeau;André Nel;Peter Cloetens

  • Traits and evolution of wing venation pattern in paraneopteran insects

    André Nel;Jakub Prokop;Patricia Nel;Patricia Nel;Philippe Grandcolas

  • Un gisement sparnacien exceptionnel à plantes, arthropodes et vertébrés (Éocène basal, MP7): Le Quesnoy (Oise, France)

    André Nel;Gaël de Plöeg;Jean Dejax;Didier Dutheil

  • Laying the foundations of evolutionary and systematic studies in crickets (Insecta, Orthoptera): a multilocus phylogenetic analysis

    Ioana C. Chintauan-Marquier;Frédéric Legendre;Sylvain Hugel;Tony Robillard

  • Thrips pollination of Mesozoic gymnosperms.

    Enrique Peñalver;Conrad C. Labandeira;Eduardo Barrón;Xavier Delclòs

  • New Psychodids from the Cretaceous Ambers of Lebanon and France, with a Discussion of Eophlebotomus connectens Cockerell, 1920 (Diptera, Psychodidae)

    D Azar;Vincent Perrichot;D. Neraudeau;Andre Nel

  • Geochemical characteristics of Jurassic coal and significance for the evolution of the environment, Yanqi Basin, China

    Huang Diying;André Nel;Shen Yanbin;Paul A. Selden

  • Cretaceous African life captured in amber

    Alexander R Schmidt;Vincent Perrichot;Matthias Svojtka;Ken B. Anderson

  • A reassessment of the Cretaceous amber deposits from France and their palaeontological significance

    Vincent Perrichot;Didier Neraudeau;Andre Nel;Gael De Ploeg

  • New fossil insect order Permopsocida elucidates major radiation and evolution of suction feeding in hemimetabolous insects (Hexapoda: Acercaria).

    Di-Ying Huang;Günter Bechly;Patricia Nel;Michael S. Engel;Michael S. Engel

  • Amber from western Amazonia reveals Neotropical diversity during the middle Miocene.

    Pierre Olivier Antoine;Dario De Franceschi;John J. Flynn;André Nel

  • Earliest Evidence of Insect Endophytic Oviposition

    Olivier Béthoux;Jean Galtier;André Nel

  • Comparative morphology of the mouthparts of adult Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera)

    A. Nel;C. H. Scholtz

  • Diverse transitional giant fleas from the Mesozoic era of China

    Diying Huang;Michael S. Engel;Chenyang Cai;Hao Wu

  • A complete insect from the Late Devonian period

    Romain Garrouste;Gaël Clément;Patricial Nel;Michael S. Engel

  • The most ancient bark beetle known: a new tribe, genus and species from Lebanese amber (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Scolytinae)

    Alexander G. Kirejtshuk;Dany Azar;Roger A. Beaver;Mikhail Yu. Mandelshtam

  • Synchrotron X-ray imaging of inclusions in amber

    Carmen Soriano;Carmen Soriano;Mike Archer;Dany Azar;Dany Azar;Phil Creaser

  • The mid-Miocene Zhangpu biota reveals an outstandingly rich rainforest biome in East Asia

    Bo Wang;Gongle Shi;Chunpeng Xu;Robert A. Spicer;Robert A. Spicer

  • Fossil evidence for the early ant evolution

    Vincent Perrichot;Sébastien Lacau;Didier Néraudeau;André Nel

  • The oldest ant in the Lower Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime (SW France) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Andre Nel;G. Perrault;Vincent Perrichot;Didier Néraudeau

  • New fossil ants in French Cretaceous amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

    Vincent Perrichot;André Nel;Didier Néraudeau;Sébastien Lacau

  • Schizopterid bugs (Insecta : Heteroptera) in mid-cretaceous ambers from France and Myanmar (burma)

    Vincent Perrichot;André Nel;Didier Néraudeau

  • The French ambers: a general conspectus and the Lowermost Eocene amber deposit of Le Quesnoy in the Paris Basin

    Andre Nel;G. De Ploëg;J. Millet;J.-J. Menier

  • The oldest fossil of a melittid bee (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) from the early Eocene of Oise (France)

    Denis Michez;Andre Nel;Jean‐Jacques Menier;Pierre Rasmont

  • Updating the Phylogenetic Dating of New Caledonian Biodiversity with a Meta-analysis of the Available Evidence.

    Romain Nattier;Roseli Pellens;Tony Robillard;Hervé Jourdan

  • Insect mimicry of plants dates back to the Permian

    Romain Garrouste;Sylvain Hugel;Lauriane Jacquelin;Pierre Rostan

  • Amber fossils of sooty moulds

    Alexander R. Schmidt;Christina Beimforde;Leyla J. Seyfullah;Sarah-Elena Wege

  • New fossil evidence of the early diversification of bees: Paleohabropoda oudardi from the French Paleocene (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini)

    Denis Michez;Thibaut De Meulemeester;Pierre Rasmont;André Nel

  • A new genus and species of fossil mole cricket in the Lower Cretaceous amber of Charente-Maritime, SW France (Insecta: Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae)

    Vincent Perrichot;Didier Néraudeau;Dany Azar;Jean-Jacques Menier

  • Termite coprolites (Insecta: Isoptera) from the Cretaceous of western France : A palaeoecological insight

    Jean-Paul Colin;Didier Neraudeau;André Nel;Vincent Perrichot

Frequent Co-Authors

Dany Azar
Dany Azar Lebanese University
Michael S. Engel
Michael S. Engel University of Kansas
Vincent Perrichot
Vincent Perrichot University of Rennes
Torsten Wappler
Torsten Wappler Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Didier Néraudeau
Didier Néraudeau University of Rennes
Laure Desutter-Grandcolas
Laure Desutter-Grandcolas French National Museum of Natural History
Philippe Grandcolas
Philippe Grandcolas French National Museum of Natural History
Paul Tafforeau
Paul Tafforeau European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Conrad C. Labandeira
Conrad C. Labandeira Smithsonian Institution
Peter Cloetens
Peter Cloetens European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

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