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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 45 4408 4055 321 302 193 8508

Christophe Colin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christophe Colin between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christophe Colin published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2024. 34 of the 275 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2024. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 14 publications
1993 2025

275 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christophe Colin: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 3
1995 3
1996 2
1997 4
1998 2
1999 2
2000 0
2001 2
2002 1
2003 4
2004 1
2005 5
2006 6
2007 9
2008 8
2009 8
2010 13
2011 13
2012 12
2013 5
2014 12
2015 6
2016 10
2017 16
2018 16
2019 15
2020 16
2021 17
2022 13
2023 15
2024 20
2025 14
Total 275
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Christophe Colin publications per year - data summary

  • Christophe Colin, a Earth Science scholar from University of Paris-Saclay, has 275 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 20 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2002 and 2004, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 33 years in the span carries no publications at all (2000).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 8.6 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 79 publications, 29% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 25 publications (2.3 per year); 2004-2014: 92 publications (8.4 per year); 2015-2025: 158 publications (14.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Christophe Colin 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 Christophe Colin 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, 188–197 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: 193 publications — 60th percentile

60% 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
188–197 401 193
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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Christophe Colin publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 38–47 to 603+ publications.
  • Christophe Colin, a Earth Science scholar from University of Paris-Saclay, records 193 publications - the 60th percentile of the discipline.
  • 60% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Christophe Colin, and about 40% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 168–177 publications range, and Christophe Colin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 128–137 publications, holding 557 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 178–187 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 603 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Christophe Colin 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 Christophe Colin 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, 45 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: 45 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% 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
44 248
45 257 45
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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Christophe Colin D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,176 Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 77 ranges running from 30 to 106+ D-Index.
  • Christophe Colin, a Earth Science scholar from University of Paris-Saclay, records 45 D-Index - the 53rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 53% of ranked Earth Science scientists score the same or lower than Christophe Colin, and about 47% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Christophe Colin ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 36 D-Index, holding 389 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 62% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Christophe Colin is affiliated with the University of Paris-Saclay in France and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily spans atmospheric science, earth-surface processes, geochemistry and petrology, oceanography, and geology, with a strong focus on geology and paleoclimatology research, geological formations and processes, and geochemical and elemental analysis.

The scientist has authored numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • "Climate-Driven Weathering Shifts Between Highlands and Floodplains" (2020) published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • "A global palaeoclimatic reconstruction for the Valanginian based on clay mineralogical and geochemical data" (2020) in Earth-Science Reviews
  • "Expansion of C4 plants in South China and evolution of East Asian monsoon since 35 Ma: Black carbon records in the northern South China Sea" (2023) in Global and Planetary Change
  • "Paleoenvironmental evolution of South Asia and its link to Himalayan uplift and climatic change since the late Eocene" (2021) in Global and Planetary Change
  • "Past African dust inputs in the western Mediterranean area controlled by the complex interaction between the Intertropical Convergence Zone, the North Atlantic Oscillation, and total solar irradiance" (2020) in Climate of the past

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Christophe Colin include:

  • Shiming Wan
  • Zhaojie Yu
  • Arnaud Dapoigny
  • Zhifei Liu
  • Franck Bassinot

Their work has been published repeatedly in specific venues, indicating areas of focus and contribution. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Marine Geology

Christophe Colin's research interests and topics cover a range of scientific areas related to Earth sciences and environmental studies:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Marine and environmental studies

Best Publications

  • Source-to-sink transport processes of fluvial sediments in the South China Sea

    Zhifei Liu;Yulong Zhao;Christophe Colin;Karl Stattegger

  • Climatic and tectonic controls on weathering in south China and Indochina Peninsula: Clay mineralogical and geochemical investigations from the Pearl, Red, and Mekong drainage basins

    Zhifei Liu;Christophe Colin;Wei Huang;Khanh Phon Le

  • Clay mineral distribution in surface sediments of the northeastern South China Sea and surrounding fluvial drainage basins: Source and transport

    Zhifei Liu;Christophe Colin;Xiajing Li;Yulong Zhao;Yulong Zhao

  • Erosional history of the Himalayan and Burman ranges during the last two glacial–interglacial cycles

    C. Colin;L. Turpin;Jacques Bertaux;A. Desprairies

  • Clay mineral assemblages in the northern South China Sea: implications for East Asian monsoon evolution over the past 2 million years

    Zhifei Liu;Alain Trentesaux;Steven C Clemens;Christophe Colin

  • Detrital fine-grained sediment contribution from Taiwan to the northern South China Sea and its relation to regional ocean circulation

    Zhifei Liu;Shouting Tuo;Christophe Colin;James T. Liu

  • Chemical weathering in Luzon, Philippines from clay mineralogy and major-element geochemistry of river sediments.

    Zhifei Liu;Yulong Zhao;Christophe Colin;Fernando P. Siringan

  • MINERALOGY AND SEDIMENTOLOGY OF PLEISTOCENE SEDIMENT IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA (ODP SITE 1144)

    Pleistocene Sediment;S. Boulay

  • 7000 years of paleostorm activity in the NW Mediterranean Sea in response to Holocene climate events

    Pierre Sabatier;Pierre Sabatier;Laurent Dezileau;Christophe Colin;Louis Briqueu

  • Sediment sources and East Asian monsoon intensity over the last 450 ky. Mineralogical and geochemical investigations on South China Sea sediments

    S. Boulay;Christophe Colin;A. Trentesaux;N. Frank

  • Erosional history of the eastern Tibetan Plateau since 190 kyr ago: clay mineralogical and geochemical investigations from the southwestern South China Sea

    Zhifei Liu;Christophe Colin;Alain Trentesaux;Dominique Blamart

  • Climatic and tectonic controls on chemical weathering in tropical Southeast Asia (Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and Sumatra)

    Zhifei Liu;Hao Wang;Wahyoe S. Hantoro;Edlic Sathiamurthy

  • Evolution of weathering patterns in the Indo‐Burman Ranges over the last 280 kyr: Effects of sediment provenance on 87Sr/86Sr ratios tracer

    C. Colin;L. Turpin;D. Blamart;N. Frank

  • Magnetic properties of sediments in the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea: impact of rapid North Atlantic Ocean climatic events on the strength of the Indian monsoon

    C Colin;C Kissel;D Blamart;L Turpin

  • Late Quaternary climatic control on erosion and weathering in the eastern Tibetan Plateau and the Mekong Basin

    Zhifei Liu;Christophe Colin;Alain Trentesaux;Giuseppe Siani

  • Northeastern Atlantic cold-water coral reefs and climate

    Norbert Frank;André Freiwald;Matthias López Correa;Claudia Wienberg

  • Sedimentary responses to the Pleistocene climatic variations recorded in the South China Sea

    Sébastien Boulay;Christophe Colin;Alain Trentesaux;Stéphane Clain

  • Clay minerals in surface sediments of the Pearl River drainage basin and their contribution to the South China Sea

    ZhiFei Liu;Christophe Colin;Wei Huang;Zhong Chen

  • GEOTRACES intercalibration of neodymium isotopes and rare earth element concentrations in seawater and suspended particles. Part 1: reproducibility of results for the international intercomparison

    Tina van de Flierdt;Katharina Pahnke;Katharina Pahnke;Hiroshi Amakawa;Hiroshi Amakawa;Per Andersson

  • Impact of the East Asian monsoon rainfall changes on the erosion of the Mekong River basin over the past 25,000 yr

    Christophe Colin;Giuseppe Siani;Marie-Alexandrine Sicre;Zhifei Liu

  • 20,000 years of Nile River dynamics and environmental changes in the Nile catchment area as inferred from Nile upper continental slope sediments

    Marie Revel;E. Ducassou;C. Skonieczny;C. Colin

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhifei Liu
Zhifei Liu Tongji University
Norbert Frank
Norbert Frank Heidelberg University
Eric Douville
Eric Douville Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Shiming Wan
Shiming Wan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dominique Blamart
Dominique Blamart Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Alain Trentesaux
Alain Trentesaux University of Lille
Giuseppe Siani
Giuseppe Siani Université Paris Cité
Francis Delannay
Francis Delannay Université Catholique de Louvain
Frank Bassinot
Frank Bassinot University of Paris-Saclay
Veerle A.I. Huvenne
Veerle A.I. Huvenne National Oceanography Centre

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