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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 5094 4708 84 82 145 5557

Arnau Folch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arnau Folch between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arnau Folch published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 7.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2016. 6 of the 213 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2016. 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1998 2026

213 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arnau Folch: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 2
2005 5
2006 5
2007 3
2008 10
2009 6
2010 9
2011 7
2012 11
2013 10
2014 12
2015 12
2016 23
2017 7
2018 6
2019 8
2020 15
2021 10
2022 21
2023 10
2024 7
2025 5
2026 1
Total 213
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Arnau Folch 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 Arnau Folch 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, 138–147 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: 145 publications — 36th percentile

36% 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
138–147 491 145
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
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Arnau Folch 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 Arnau Folch 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

Arnau Folch is a researcher affiliated with the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Spain. Their work primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Other notable subfields of their research include Environmental Engineering, Geophysics, and Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design.

The main topics of Arnau Folch's research include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Wind and Air Flow Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Climate variability and models, and Cryospheric studies and observations.

The scientist has contributed to multiple papers published in various venues. Their recent publications include:

  • Anak Krakatau triggers volcanic freezer in the upper troposphere, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Physical Characterization of Long-Lasting Hybrid Eruptions: The 2021 Tajogaite Eruption of Cumbre Vieja (La Palma, Canary Islands), 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • FALL3D-8.0: a computational model for atmospheric transport and deposition of particles, aerosols and radionuclides - Part 1: Model physics and numerics, 2020, Geoscientific model development
  • Enabling dynamic and intelligent workflows for HPC, data analytics, and AI convergence, 2022, Future Generation Computer Systems
  • FALL3D-8.0: a computational model for atmospheric transport and deposition of particles, aerosols and radionuclides - Part 2: Model validation, 2021, Geoscientific model development

Arnau Folch's frequent co-authors include Antonio Costa, Giovanni Macedonio, Leonardo Mingari, Jacopo Selva, and Laura Sandri.

The researcher's work has appeared in several publication venues multiple times. These venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Scientific Reports
  • Future Generation Computer Systems

Arnau Folch's research spans various computational modeling and atmospheric transport topics, contributing to the development and validation of models like FALL3D-8.0. Their interdisciplinary approach connects environmental science with advances in data analytics and AI convergence related to high-performance computing workflows.

Best Publications

  • A three-dimensional Eulerian model for transport and deposition of volcanic ashes

    A. Costa;G. Macedonio;A. Folch

  • FALL3D: A computational model for transport and deposition of volcanic ash

    A. Folch;A. Costa;G. Macedonio

  • A review of tephra transport and dispersal models: Evolution, current status, and future perspectives

    A. Folch

  • Future developments in modelling and monitoring of volcanic ash clouds: outcomes from the first IAVCEI-WMO workshop on Ash Dispersal Forecast and Civil Aviation

    Costanza Bonadonna;Arnau Folch;Susan Loughlin;Herbert Puempel

  • Quantifying volcanic ash dispersal and impact of the Campanian Ignimbrite super-eruption

    Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;A. Folch;G. Macedonio;B. Giaccio

  • Volcanic ash over Europe during the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull on Iceland, April–May 2010

    Baerbel Langmann;Arnau Folch;Martin Hensch;Volker Matthias

  • Results of the eruptive column model inter-comparison study

    Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;Y. J. Suzuki;M. Cerminara;B. J. Devenish

  • Relationship between caldera collapse and magma chamber withdrawal: An experimental approach

    A. Geyer;A. Folch;J. Martí

  • Ash fallout scenarios at Vesuvius: Numerical simulations and implications for hazard assessment

    G. Macedonio;A. Costa;A. Folch

  • A model for wet aggregation of ash particles in volcanic plumes and clouds: 1. Theoretical formulation

    Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;Arnau Folch;Giovanni Macedonio

  • Volcanic ash forecast during the June 2011 Cordón Caulle eruption

    Estela Collini;María Soledad Osores;Arnau Folch;José G. Viramonte

  • A model for wet aggregation of ash particles in volcanic plumes and clouds: 2. Model application

    A. Folch;A. Costa;A. Costa;A. Durant;A. Durant;G. Macedonio

  • Validation of the FALL3D ash dispersion model using observations of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash clouds

    Arnau Folch;Antonio Costa;Antonio Costa;Sara Basart

  • THE GENERATION OF OVERPRESSURE IN FELSIC MAGMA CHAMBERS BY REPLENISHMENT

    A. Folch;J. Martı́

  • Density-driven transport in the umbrella region of volcanic clouds: Implications for tephra dispersion models

    Antonio Costa;Arnau Folch;Giovanni Macedonio

  • Ash-plume dynamics and eruption source parameters by infrasound and thermal imagery: The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption

    M. Ripepe;Costanza Bonadonna;A. Folch;D. Delle Donne

  • FPLUME-1.0: An integral volcanic plume model accounting for ash aggregation

    Arnau Folch;Antonio Costa;Giovannin Macedonio

  • A parametric and comparative study of different tephra fallout models

    S. Scollo;A. Folch;A. Costa

  • A multi-scale risk assessment for tephra fallout and airborne concentration from multiple Icelandic volcanoes – Part 1: Hazard assessment

    S. Biass;C. Scaini;C. Bonadonna;A. Folch

  • Pressure evolution during explosive caldera-forming eruptions

    Joan Martı́;Arnau Folch;Augusto Neri;Giovanni Macedonio

  • Volcanic ash forecast – application to the May 2008 Chaitén eruption

    A. Folch;O. Jorba;J. Viramonte

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Costa
Antonio Costa National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Giovanni Macedonio
Giovanni Macedonio National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Costanza Bonadonna
Costanza Bonadonna University of Geneva
Joan Martí
Joan Martí Spanish National Research Council
Susan C. Loughlin
Susan C. Loughlin British Geological Survey
Joachim H Gottsmann
Joachim H Gottsmann University of Bristol
José Viramonte
José Viramonte National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Laura Sandri
Laura Sandri National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology
Francisco Sardà
Francisco Sardà Spanish National Research Council
Oriol Jorba
Oriol Jorba Barcelona Supercomputing Center

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