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Brice Noël 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 Brice Noël sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 165 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Brice Noël 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 Brice Noël sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 51 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Brice Noël is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has made contributions predominantly in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research emphasizes Atmospheric Science, a subfield with a significant number of their publications, as well as topics related to cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, and climate change and permafrost.

The scientist's main research interests cover multiple topics including:

  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Winter Sports Injuries and Performance
  • Climate variability and models
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Brice Noël's recent papers demonstrate engagement with dynamic ice processes and mass balance studies. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat," 2020, Communications Earth & Environment
  • "Continuity of Ice Sheet Mass Loss in Greenland and Antarctica From the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Missions," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "GrSMBMIP: intercomparison of the modelled 1980-2012 surface mass balance over the Greenland Ice Sheet," 2020, The Cryosphere
  • "Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020," 2023, Earth system science data
  • "Ocean forcing drives glacier retreat in Greenland," 2021, Science Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • The Cryosphere
  • Nature Communications
  • Earth system science data

Brice Noël collaborates with several researchers regularly, including:

  • M. R. van den Broeke
  • Xavier Fettweis
  • Bert Wouters
  • Stef Lhermitte
  • Jan Melchior van Wessem

Best Publications

  • Mass balance of the Antarctic ice sheet from 1992 to 2017.

    Andrew Shepherd;Erik Ivins;Eric Rignot;Ben Smith

  • BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation.

    M. Morlighem;C. N. Williams;C. N. Williams;E. Rignot;E. Rignot;L. An

  • Forty-six years of Greenland Ice Sheet mass balance from 1972 to 2018

    Jérémie Mouginot;Jérémie Mouginot;Eric Rignot;Eric Rignot;Anders A. Bjørk;Anders A. Bjørk;Michiel van den Broeke

  • On the recent contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea level change

    Michiel R. van den Broeke;Ellyn M. Enderlin;Ian M. Howat;Peter Kuipers Munneke

  • Modelling the climate and surface mass balance of polar ice sheets using RACMO2 – Part 2: Antarctica (1979–2016)

    Jan Melchior Van Wessem;Willem Jan Van De Berg;Brice P.Y. Noël;Erik Van Meijgaard

  • Modelling the climate and surface mass balance of polar ice sheets using RACMO2 – Part 1: Greenland (1958–2016)

    Brice Noël;Willem Jan van de Berg;J. Melchior Van Wessem;Erik Van Meijgaard

  • Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat

    Michalea D. King;Ian M. Howat;Salvatore G. Candela;Myoung J. Noh

  • Distinct patterns of seasonal Greenland glacier velocity.

    Twila Moon;Twila Moon;Ian Joughin;Ben Smith;Michiel R. van den Broeke

  • Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from 1992 to 2020

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  • Continuity of Ice Sheet Mass Loss in Greenland and Antarctica From the GRACE and GRACE Follow-On Missions

    Isabella Velicogna;Isabella Velicogna;Yara Mohajerani;Geruo A;Felix Landerer

  • Rapid ablation zone expansion amplifies north Greenland mass loss.

    Brice Noël;Willem Jan van de Berg;S.L.M. Lhermitte;Michiel R. van den Broeke

  • Clouds enhance Greenland ice sheet meltwater runoff

    K. Van Tricht;S. Lhermitte;J. T M Lenaerts;I. V. Gorodetskaya

  • Evaluation of the updated regional climate model RACMO2.3: summer snowfall impact on the Greenland Ice Sheet

    B. Noël;W. J. van de Berg;E. van Meijgaard;P. Kuipers Munneke

  • GrSMBMIP: intercomparison of the modelled 1980-2012 surface mass balance over the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Xavier Fettweis;Stefan Hofer;Stefan Hofer;Uta Krebs-Kanzow;Charles Amory

  • A daily, 1 km resolution data set of downscaled Greenland ice sheet surface mass balance (1958–2015)

    Brice Noël;Willem Jan van de Berg;Horst Machguth;Horst Machguth;Horst Machguth;S.L.M. Lhermitte

  • Ocean forcing drives glacier retreat in Greenland.

    Michael Wood;Michael Wood;Eric Rignot;Eric Rignot;Ian Fenty;Lu An

  • Land Ice Freshwater Budget of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans: 1. Data, Methods, and Results

    J. L. Bamber;A. J. Tedstone;M. D. King;I. M. Howat

  • Substantial export of suspended sediment to the global oceans from glacial erosion in Greenland

    I. Overeem;Brian D Hudson;Brian D Hudson;James P. M. Syvitski;Andreas B. Mikkelsen

  • Nonlinear rise in Greenland runoff in response to post-industrial Arctic warming

    Luke D. Trusel;Luke D. Trusel;Sarah B. Das;Matthew B. Osman;Matthew J. Evans

  • A high‐resolution record of Greenland mass balance

    Malcolm McMillan;Amber Leeson;Andrew Shepherd;Kate Briggs

  • Firn meltwater retention on the Greenland Ice Sheet: a model comparison

    Christian R. Steger;Carleen H. Reijmer;Michiel R. van den Broeke;Nander Wever

Frequent Co-Authors

Michiel R. van den Broeke
Michiel R. van den Broeke Utrecht University
Bert Wouters
Bert Wouters Utrecht University
Xavier Fettweis
Xavier Fettweis University of Liège
Willem Jan van de Berg
Willem Jan van de Berg Utrecht University
Jan T. M. Lenaerts
Jan T. M. Lenaerts University of Colorado Boulder
Ian M. Howat
Ian M. Howat The Ohio State University
Eric Rignot
Eric Rignot University of California, Irvine
Jeremie Mouginot
Jeremie Mouginot Grenoble Alpes University
Dirk van As
Dirk van As Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

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