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Christel Gervais

Christel Gervais

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
60
Citations
10976
World Ranking
7169
National Ranking
196

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11014
World Ranking
9412
National Ranking
339

Christel Gervais publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christel Gervais sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 221 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Christel Gervais D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christel Gervais sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christel Gervais is affiliated with Sorbonne University in France and has a research profile primarily focused on materials science and chemistry. Their work spans 74 publications in materials science and 41 in chemistry, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches within these fields.

The scientist's subfields of expertise include materials chemistry, spectroscopy, electrical and electronic engineering, ceramics and composites, and inorganic chemistry.

The research topics covered extensively by Christel Gervais feature:

  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
  • NMR spectroscopy and applications

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on solid-state NMR, nanofiltration membranes, isotopic labeling schemes, catalysis, and electrode materials. Notable recent publications include:

  • Higher Magnetic Fields, Finer MOF Structural Information: 17O Solid-State NMR at 35.2 T, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • High-surface-area functionalized nanolaminated membranes for energy-efficient nanofiltration and desalination in forward osmosis, 2023, Nature Water
  • Unveiling the Structure and Reactivity of Fatty-Acid Based (Nano)materials Thanks to Efficient and Scalable 17O and 18O-Isotopic Labeling Schemes, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Investigation of polymer-derived Si-(B)-C-N ceramic/reduced graphene oxide composite systems as active catalysts towards the hydrogen evolution reaction, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Self-supporting carbon-rich SiOC ceramic electrodes for lithium-ion batteries and aqueous supercapacitors, 2021, RSC Advances

Christel Gervais frequently collaborates with peers such as Danielle Laurencin, Christian Bonhomme, Zhehong Gan, Ivan Hung, and Thomas-Xavier Métro.

Their work is regularly published in specialized venues, including:

  • Faraday Discussions
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry
  • Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Best Publications

  • First-principles calculation of NMR parameters using the gauge including projector augmented wave method:a chemist's point of view

    Christian Bonhomme;Christel Gervais;Florence Babonneau;Cristina Coelho

  • Magnesium incorporation into hydroxyapatite

    Danielle Laurencin;Neyvis Almora-Barrios;Nora H. de Leeuw;Christel Gervais

  • Hydrothermal carbon from biomass: structural differences between hydrothermal and pyrolyzed carbons via 13C solid state NMR.

    Camillo Falco;Fernando Perez Caballero;Florence Babonneau;Florence Babonneau;Christel Gervais;Christel Gervais

  • Ab Initio Study of the Hydroxylated Surface of Amorphous Silica: A Representative Model

    Frederik Tielens;Christelle Gervais;Jean François Lambert;Francesco Mauri

  • Enhanced sieving from exfoliated MoS 2 membranes via covalent functionalization

    Lucie Ries;Eddy Petit;Thierry Michel;Cristina Coelho Diogo

  • Combined first-principles computational and experimental multinuclear solid-state NMR investigation of amino acids.

    Christel Gervais;Ray Dupree;Kevin J. Pike;Christian Bonhomme

  • Thermal cross-linking and pyrolytic conversion of poly(ureamethylvinyl)silazanes to silicon-based ceramics

    Ya-Li Li;Edwin Kroke;Ralf Riedel;Claudia Fasel

  • High-Field 17O MAS NMR Investigation of Phosphonic Acid Monolayers on Titania

    Florence Brodard-Severac;Gilles Guerrero;Jocelyne Maquet;Pierre Florian

  • Organically Modified SiO2−B2O3 Gels Displaying a High Content of Borosiloxane (B−O−Si⋮) Bonds

    Gian Domenico Sorarù;Nicola Dallabona;Christel Gervais;Florence Babonneau

  • High-Surface-Area Nanoporous Boron Carbon Nitrides for Hydrogen Storage

    David Portehault;Cristina Giordano;Christel Gervais;Irena Senkovska

  • A rare example of a porous Ca-MOF for the controlled release of biologically active NO

    Stuart R. Miller;Elsa Alvarez;Lucie Fradcourt;Thomas Devic

  • Nanocrystalline mesoporous gamma-alumina powders "UPMC1 material" gathers thermal and chemical stability with high surface area

    Cédric Boissière;Lionel Nicole;Christelle Gervais;Florence Babonneau

  • Structural investigations of borosilicate glasses containing MoO3 by MAS NMR and Raman spectroscopies

    D. Caurant;O. Majérus;E. Fadel;A. Quintas

  • New Insights on the High-Temperature Nanostructure Evolution of SiOC and B-Doped SiBOC Polymer-Derived Glasses

    Raquel Pena-Alonso;Gino Mariotto;Christel Gervais;Florence Babonneau

  • A General Solution Route toward Metal Boride Nanocrystals

    David Portehault;Sarala Devi;Patricia Beaunier;Christel Gervais

  • Chemically Derived BN Ceramics: Extensive 11B and 15N Solid-State NMR Study of a Preceramic Polyborazilene

    Christel Gervais;Jocelyne Maquet;Florence Babonneau;Christophe Duriez

  • Leaching of inorganic contaminants from cement-based waste materials as a result of carbonation during intermittent wetting

    F. Sanchez;C. Gervais;A. C. Garrabrants;Radu Barna

  • Connecting defects and amorphization in UiO-66 and MIL-140 metal–organic frameworks: a combined experimental and computational study

    Thomas D. Bennett;Tanya K. Todorova;Emma F. Baxter;David G. Reid

  • Synthesis and characterization of poly(aminoborane) as a new boron nitride precursor

    Dong-Pyo Kim;Kyo-Tae Moon;Joong-Gon Kho;James Economy

  • Effect of molybdenum on the structure and on the crystallization of SiO2-Na2O-CaO-B2O3 glasses.

    Daniel Caurant;Odile Majérus;Edward Fadel;Marion Lenoir

  • Liquid-Feed Flame Spray Pyrolysis of Metalloorganic and Inorganic Alumina Sources in the Production of Nanoalumina Powders

    T. Hinklin;B. Toury;C. Gervais;F. Babonneau

Frequent Co-Authors

Florence Babonneau
Florence Babonneau Sorbonne University
Mark E. Smith
Mark E. Smith University of Southampton
Samuel Bernard
Samuel Bernard University of Limoges
Philippe Miele
Philippe Miele Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Francesco Mauri
Francesco Mauri Sapienza University of Rome
Clément Sanchez
Clément Sanchez Collège de France
Etienne Balan
Etienne Balan Sorbonne University
Frederik Tielens
Frederik Tielens Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Dominique Massiot
Dominique Massiot Conditions Extrêmes et Matériaux Haute Température et Irradiation
Rénal Backov
Rénal Backov University of Bordeaux

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