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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 43 4954 4572 239 217 151 7110

Benoit Rivard publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Benoit Rivard between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Benoit Rivard published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2018. 3 of the 186 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2018. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1986 2025

186 publications in total across all disciplines

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Benoit Rivard: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 4
1993 1
1994 1
1995 5
1996 2
1997 2
1998 1
1999 1
2000 0
2001 4
2002 5
2003 5
2004 6
2005 10
2006 8
2007 3
2008 6
2009 10
2010 6
2011 6
2012 9
2013 8
2014 11
2015 9
2016 8
2017 8
2018 15
2019 11
2020 7
2021 4
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
Total 186
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Benoit Rivard 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 Rivard 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, 148–157 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: 151 publications — 39th percentile

39% 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
148–157 495 151
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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Benoit Rivard 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 Rivard 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 Rivard is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada. Their research contributions are primarily situated within the field of Engineering, with a focus on subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Analytical Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Media Technology.

The main topics addressed in their work span a variety of applied geoscience and engineering domains:

  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Mineral Processing and Grinding
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Remote-Sensing Image Classification
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture

Rivard has published multiple scientific articles, including recent papers such as:

  • "Shortwave infrared hyperspectral imaging as a novel method to elucidate multi-phase dolomitization, recrystallization, and cementation in carbonate sedimentary rocks" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Characterization of Mineralogy in the Highland Valley Porphyry Cu District Using Hyperspectral Imaging, and Potential Applications" (2020, Minerals)
  • "Identification of spectral features in the longwave infrared (LWIR) spectra of leaves for the discrimination of tropical dry forest tree species" (2021, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation)
  • "New insights into organic matter accumulation from high-resolution geochemical analysis of a black shale: Middle and Upper Devonian Horn River Group, Canada" (2021, Geological Society of America Bulletin)
  • "Mapping amorphous SiO2 in Devonian shales and the possible link to marine productivity during incipient forest diversification" (2023, Scientific Reports)

Several frequent coauthors have been identified in Rivard's publications, reflecting collaborative work across multiple studies:

  • Jilu Feng
  • Derek A. Russell
  • Michael Lipsett
  • Cole A. McCormick
  • Hilary Corlett

The scholar's research has been published repeatedly in specific journals and venues, including:

  • Minerals
  • Scientific Reports
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
  • Geological Society of America Bulletin

Best Publications

  • Validation of global moderate-resolution LAI products: a framework proposed within the CEOS land product validation subgroup

    J.T. Morisette;F. Baret;J.L. Privette;R.B. Myneni

  • Integration of spatial–spectral information for the improved extraction of endmembers

    D.M. Rogge;B. Rivard;J. Zhang;A. Sanchez

  • Spectroscopic determination of leaf water content using continuous wavelet analysis

    T. Cheng;B. Rivard;A. Sánchez-Azofeifa

  • Intra- and inter-class spectral variability of tropical tree species at La Selva, Costa Rica: Implications for species identification using HYDICE imagery

    Jinkai Zhang;Benoit Rivard;Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;Karen Castro-Esau

  • Dynamics in landscape structure and composition for the Chorotega region, Costa Rica from 1960 to 2000

    Juan Pablo Arroyo-Mora;G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;Benoit Rivard;Julio C. Calvo

  • Recent primary production increases in arctic lakes

    Neal Michelutti;Alexander P. Wolfe;Rolf D. Vinebrooke;Benoit Rivard

  • Iterative Spectral Unmixing for Optimizing Per-Pixel Endmember Sets

    D.M. Rogge;B. Rivard;Jinkai Zhang;Jilu Feng

  • Continuous wavelet analysis for the detection of green attack damage due to mountain pine beetle infestation

    T. Cheng;B. Rivard;G.A. Sánchez-Azofeifa;J. Feng

  • Ecological fingerprinting of ecosystem succession: Estimating secondary tropical dry forest structure and diversity using imaging spectroscopy

    M. Kalacska;G.A. Sanchez-Azofeifa;B. Rivard;T. Caelli

  • Secondary Forest Detection in a Neotropical Dry Forest Landscape Using Landsat 7 ETM+ and IKONOS Imagery1

    Juan Pablo Arroyo‐Mora;G. Arturo Sánchez‐Azofeifa;Margaret E.R. Kalacska;Benoit Rivard

  • Continuous wavelets for the improved use of spectral libraries and hyperspectral data

    B. Rivard;J. Feng;A. Gallie;A. Sanchez-Azofeifa

  • Experimental calibration of lake-sediment spectral reflectance to chlorophyll a concentrations: methodology and paleolimnological validation

    Alexander P. Wolfe;Rolf D. Vinebrooke;Neal Michelutti;Benoit Rivard

  • Monitoring secondary tropical forests using space-borne data: implications for Central America

    K. L. Castro;G. A. Sanchez-Azofeifa;B. Rivard

  • Dynamics of tropical deforestation around national parks: Remote sensing of forest change on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica

    G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa;Benoit Rivard;Julio Calvo;Inian Moorthy

  • The mineral chemistry, near-infrared, and mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy of phengite from the Olympic Dam IOCG deposit, South Australia

    Michelle C. Tappert;Benoit Rivard;David Giles;Ralf Tappert

  • Comparison of spectral indices obtained using multiple spectroradiometers

    K.L. Castro-Esau;G.A. Sánchez-Azofeifa;B. Rivard

  • Effects of Season and Successional Stage on Leaf Area Index and Spectral Vegetation Indices in Three Mesoamerican Tropical Dry Forests1

    Margaret E. R. Kalacska;G. Arturo Sánchez‐Azofeifa;Julio C. Calvo‐Alvarado;Benoit Rivard

  • Differences in leaf traits, leaf internal structure, and spectral reflectance between two communities of lianas and trees: Implications for remote sensing in tropical environments

    G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa;Karen Castro;S. Joseph Wright;John Gamon

  • Deriving leaf mass per area (LMA) from foliar reflectance across a variety of plant species using continuous wavelet analysis

    Tao Cheng;Benoit Rivard;Arturo G. Sánchez-Azofeifa;Arturo G. Sánchez-Azofeifa;Jean-Baptiste Féret

  • Foliar spectral properties following leaf clipping and implications for handling techniques

    Sheri Foley;Benoit Rivard;G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa;J. Calvo;J. Calvo

Frequent Co-Authors

Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa University of Alberta
Mauricio Quesada
Mauricio Quesada National Autonomous University of Mexico
Rolf D. Vinebrooke
Rolf D. Vinebrooke University of Alberta
Daniel H. Janzen
Daniel H. Janzen University of Pennsylvania
Alexander P. Wolfe
Alexander P. Wolfe University of Alberta
Martin Sharp
Martin Sharp University of Alberta
Edward A. Cloutis
Edward A. Cloutis University of Winnipeg
Stéphane Jacquemoud
Stéphane Jacquemoud Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris
Susan L. Ustin
Susan L. Ustin University of California, Davis
Ralph Dubayah
Ralph Dubayah University of Maryland, College Park

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