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Earth Science 43 4946 4564 353 333 206 7196

Benoit Ildefonse publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Benoit Ildefonse between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Benoit Ildefonse published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 5.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2017. 6 of the 218 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2017. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 9 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1987 2025

218 publications in total across all disciplines

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Benoit Ildefonse: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 2
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 2
1999 1
2000 9
2001 4
2002 1
2003 1
2004 2
2005 4
2006 5
2007 6
2008 6
2009 19
2010 9
2011 10
2012 4
2013 7
2014 19
2015 2
2016 10
2017 22
2018 12
2019 14
2020 9
2021 16
2022 0
2023 4
2024 5
2025 1
Total 218
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Benoit Ildefonse 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 Benoit Ildefonse 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, 198–207 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: 206 publications — 65th percentile

65% 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
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333 206
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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Benoit Ildefonse 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 Benoit Ildefonse 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

Benoit Ildefonse is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Engineering, with a significant concentration in subfields such as Geophysics, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, and Artificial Intelligence.

Their work encompasses a variety of topics in geoscience and engineering, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Drilling and Well Engineering

Benoit Ildefonse has contributed to numerous publications, with recurrent contributions to venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts

Recent notable papers include:

  • "Magma-Mush Interactions in the Lower Oceanic Crust: Insights From Atlantis Bank Layered Series (Southwest Indian Ridge)", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Role of compaction in melt extraction and accumulation at a slow spreading center: Microstructures of olivine gabbros from the Atlantis Bank (IODP Hole U1473A, SWIR)", 2021, Tectonophysics
  • "Retrieving timescales of oceanic crustal evolution at Oceanic Core Complexes: Insights from diffusion modelling of geochemical profiles in olivine", 2020, Lithos
  • "Quantifying the Axial Magma Lens Dynamics at the Roof of Oceanic Magma Reservoirs (Dike/Gabbro Transition): Oman Drilling Project GT3 Site Survey", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Plastic Deformation of Plagioclase in Oceanic Gabbro Accreted at a Slow-Spreading Ridge (Hole U1473A, Atlantis Bank, Southwest Indian Ridge)", 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth

Benoit Ildefonse frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable co-authors including:

  • Natsue Abe
  • H. J. Dick
  • Lydéric France
  • Marguerite Godard
  • M. J. Cheadle

Best Publications

  • A long in situ section of the lower ocean crust: results of {ODP} Leg 176 drilling at the Southwest Indian Ridge

    Henry J.B. Dick;James H. Natland;Jeffrey C. Alt;Wolfgang Bach

  • Unraveling the sequence of serpentinization reactions: petrography, mineral chemistry, and petrophysics of serpentinites from MAR 15°N (ODP Leg 209, Site 1274)

    Wolfgang Bach;Wolfgang Bach;Holger Paulick;Carlos J. Garrido;Benoit Ildefonse

  • Oceanic core complexes and crustal accretion at slow-spreading ridges

    B. Ildefonse;D.K. Blackman;B.E. John;Y. Ohara

  • Accretion of Oman and United Arab Emirates ophiolite – Discussion of a new structural map

    A. Nicolas;F. Boudier;B. Ildefonse;E. Ball

  • Magma chambers in the Oman ophiolite: fed from the top and the bottom

    Françoise Boudier;Adolphe Nicolas;Benoiˆt Ildefonse

  • Onset and Progression of Serpentinization and Magnetite Formation in Olivine-rich Troctolite from IODP Hole U1309D

    J. S. Beard;B. R. Frost;P. Fryer;A. Mccaig

  • Effect of mechanical interactions on the development of shape preferred orientations: a two-dimensional experimental approach

    Benoît Ildefonse;Patrick Launeau;Jean-Luc Bouchez;Angel Fernandez

  • Hydrous partial melting in the sheeted dike complex at fast spreading ridges: experimental and natural observations

    Juergen Koepke;Benoit Ildefonse;Sarah B. Cichy

  • Geochemical and petrographic evidence for magmatic impregnation in the oceanic lithosphere at Atlantis Massif, Mid-Atlantic Ridge (IODP Hole U1309D, 30°N)

    Marion Drouin;Marguerite Godard;Benoit Ildefonse;Olivier Bruguier

  • Deformation around rigid particles: The influence of slip at the particle/matrix interface

    Benoît Ildefonse;Neil S. Mancktelow

  • Tectonic structure, evolution, and the nature of oceanic core complexes and their detachment fault zones (13°20′N and 13°30′N, Mid Atlantic Ridge)

    J. Escartín;C. Mével;Sven Petersen;D. Bonnemains

  • Primitive layered gabbros from fast-spreading lower oceanic crust

    Kathryn M. Gillis;Jonathan E. Snow;Adam Klaus;Natsue Abe

  • Mechanical interactions between rigid particles in a deforming ductile matrix. Analogue experiments in simple shear flow

    Benoît Ildefonse;Dimitrios Sokoutis;Neil S. Mancktelow

  • Variable crustal thickness in the Oman ophiolite: Implication for oceanic crust

    Adolphe Nicolas;FrançOise Boudier;Benoã®T. Ildefonse

  • Interactions between magma and hydrothermal system in Oman ophiolite and in IODP Hole 1256D: Fossilization of a dynamic melt lens at fast spreading ridges

    Benoit Ildefonse;Juergen Koepke

  • Seismic Anisotropy of Subduction Zone Minerals–Contribution of Hydrous Phases

    David Mainprice;Benoit Ildefonse

  • Flow mechanism and viscosity in basaltic magma chambers

    A. Nicolas;B. Ildefonse

  • Leg 209 summary : processes in a 20-km-thick conductiver boundary layer beneath the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 14°-16°N

    Peter Kelemen;Eiichi Kikawa;D. Jay Miller;Benoit Ildefonse

  • Drilling constraints on lithospheric accretion and evolution at Atlantis Massif, Mid‐Atlantic Ridge 30°N

    D. K. Blackman;B. Ildefonse;B. E. John;Y. Ohara

  • Past and Future Impact of Deep Drilling in the Oceanic Crust and Mantle

    Henry Dick;James Natland;Benoit Ildefonse

  • Fossil clams from a serpentinite‐hosted sedimented vent field near the active smoker complex Rainbow, MAR, 36°13′N: Insight into the biogeography of vent fauna

    Franck Lartaud;Marc de Rafelis;Graham Oliver;Elena Krylova

Frequent Co-Authors

Marguerite Godard
Marguerite Godard University of Montpellier
Damon A. H. Teagle
Damon A. H. Teagle University of Southampton
Donna K. Blackman
Donna K. Blackman University of California, San Diego
Christopher J. MacLeod
Christopher J. MacLeod Cardiff University
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi Nagoya University
Barbara E. John
Barbara E. John University of Wyoming
Peter B. Kelemen
Peter B. Kelemen Columbia University
Michael J. Cheadle
Michael J. Cheadle University of Wyoming
Philippe Pezard
Philippe Pezard University of Montpellier
David Mainprice
David Mainprice University of Montpellier

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