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59
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Christian Pin 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 Christian Pin sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 169 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Christian Pin 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 Christian Pin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christian Pin is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics and its intersections with Artificial Intelligence and Geochemistry. The scientist's work contributes to various subfields, including Inorganic Chemistry, Geochemistry and Petrology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of geological and chemical processes with particular attention to:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • High-pressure geophysics and materials
  • Earthquake and tectonic studies
  • Radioactive element chemistry and processing
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Christian Pin has published several papers in well-regarded scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Geochemical and Nd isotopic signature of felsic volcanic rocks as a proxy of volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW, Spain): The Paymogo Volcano-Sedimentary Alignment," 2020, Ore Geology Reviews
  • "Late Neoproterozoic-Silurian tectonic evolution of the Rödingsfjället Nappe Complex, orogen-scale correlations and implications for the Scandian suture," 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications
  • "Revised stratigraphy in the eastern Meguma terrane, Nova Scotia, Canada, and variations in whole-rock chemical and Sm-Nd isotopic compositions of the Goldenville and Halifax groups," 2022, Atlantic Geoscience
  • "Reconstruction of the thermal history of the northwestern part of the Brunovistulicum," 2021, International Journal of Earth Sciences
  • "Tholeiitic- and boninite-series metabasites of the Nové Město Unit and northern part of the Zábřeh Unit (Orlica-Śnieżnik Dome, Bohemian Massif): petrogenesis and tectonic significance," 2020, International Journal of Earth Sciences

Their frequent co-authors include Teodosio Donaire Romero, Emilio Soler Pascual, Michael A. Hamilton, Manuel Toscano, and Abdelmouhcine Gannoun. Christian Pin's work appears regularly in venues such as the International Journal of Earth Sciences, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, Ore Geology Reviews, Geological Society London Special Publications, and Atlantic Geoscience.

Best Publications

  • Sequential separation of light rare-earth elements, thorium and uranium by miniaturized extraction chromatography: Application to isotopic analyses of silicate rocks

    Christian Pin;Jose Francisco Santos Zalduegui

  • Concomitant separation of strontium and samarium-neodymium for isotopic analysis in silicate samples, based on specific extraction chromatography

    Christian Pin;Danielle Briot;Chantal Bassin;Franck Poitrasson

  • Single-stage method for the simultaneous isolation of lead and strontium from silicate samples for isotopic measurements

    Catherine Deniel;Christian Pin

  • Evaluation of a strontium-specific extraction chromatographic method for isotopic analysis in geological materials

    Christian Pin;Chantal Bassin

  • Granites, Granulites, and Crustal Differentiation

    D. Vielzeuf;J. D. Clemens;C. Pin;E. Moinet

  • Microgranular enclaves as evidence of rapid cooling in granitoid rocks: the case of the Los Pedroches granodiorite, Iberian Massif, Spain

    Teodosio Donaire;Emilio Pascual;Christian Pin;Jean-Louis Duthou

  • A mantle-derived bimodal suite in the Hercynian Belt: Nd isotope and trace element evidence for a subduction-related rift origin of the Late Devonian Brévenne metavolcanics, Massif Central (France)

    Christian Pin;Jean-Louis Paquette

  • Early Ordovician continental break-up in Variscan Europe: NdSr isotope and trace element evidence from bimodal igneous associations of the Southern Massif Central, France

    Christian Pin;François Marini

  • Rapid, simultaneous separation of Sr, Pb, and Nd by extraction chromatography prior to isotope ratios determination by TIMS and MC-ICP-MS

    Christian Pin;Abdelmouhcine Gannoun;Alain Dupont

  • Granulites and related rocks in variscan median Europe: A dualistic interpretation

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  • Petrogenesis of Mafic to Felsic Plutonic Rock Associations: the Calc-alkaline Quérigut Complex, French Pyrenees

    Malcolm P. Roberts;Christian Pin;John D. Clemens;Jean-Louis Paquette

  • Deciphering the petrogenesis of deeply buried granites: whole-rock geochemical constraints on the origin of largely undepleted felsic granulites from the Moldanubian Zone of the Bohemian Massif

    Vojtěch Janoušek;Fritz Finger;Malcolm Roberts;Jiří Frýda

  • Variscan oceans: Ages, origins and geodynamic implications inferred from geochemical and radiometric data

    Christian Pin

  • U-Pb dating of an early paleozoic bimodal magmatism in the french Massif Central and of its further metamorphic evolution

    Christian Pin;Joël Lancelot

  • Nature and Composition of the Lower Continental Crust in Central Spain and the Granulite–Granite Linkage: Inferences from Granulitic Xenoliths

    C. Villaseca;H. Downes;C. Pin;L. Barbero

  • The Brunovistulian: Avalonian Precambrian sequence at the eastern end of the Central European Variscides?

    F. Finger;P. Hanžl;C. Pin;A. von Quadt

  • Episodic and short-lived granitic pulses in a post-collisional setting: evidence from precise U–Pb zircon dating through a crustal cross-section in Corsica

    Jean-Louis Paquette;René-Pierre Ménot;Christian Pin;Jean-Baptiste Orsini

  • The Relationship between Petrology and Nd Isotopes as Evidence for Contrasting Anorogenic Granite Genesis: Example of the Corsican Province (SE France)

    Franck Poitrasson;Jean-Louis Duthou;Christian Pin

  • Cambrian ensialic rift-related magmatism in the Ossa-Morena Zone (Evora-Aracena metamorphic belt, SW Iberian Massif): Sm-Nd isotopes and SHRIMP zircon U-Th-Pb geochronology

    M. Chichorro;M.F. Pereira;M. Díaz-Azpiroz;I.S. Williams

  • The Central-Sudetic ophiolites (SW Poland): Petrogenetic issues, geochronology and palaeotectonic implications

    Ryszard Kryza;Christian Pin

  • High‐pressure granulites from the Sudetes (south‐west Poland): evidence of crustal subduction and collisional thickening in the Variscan Belt

    R. Kryza;C. Pin;D. Vielzeuf

  • Composite origin of an early Variscan transported suture: Ophiolitic units of the Morais Nappe Complex (north Portugal)

    Christian Pin;Jean-Louis Paquette;B. Abalos;F.J. Santos

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Louis Paquette
Jean-Louis Paquette University of Clermont Auvergne
Franck Poitrasson
Franck Poitrasson Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jacqueline Vander Auwera
Jacqueline Vander Auwera University of Liège
Friedrich Finger
Friedrich Finger University of Salzburg
John D. Clemens
John D. Clemens Stellenbosch University
Philippe Telouk
Philippe Telouk École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Bernard Charlier
Bernard Charlier University of Liège
Michael A. Hamilton
Michael A. Hamilton University of Toronto
Richard E. Ernst
Richard E. Ernst Carleton University
Greg R. Dunning
Greg R. Dunning Memorial University of Newfoundland

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