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2023

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Environmental Sciences 102 324 303 23 23 221 75522

Corinne Le Quéré publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Corinne Le Quéré between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Corinne Le Quéré published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2013. 14 of the 296 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2013. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

296 publications in total across all disciplines

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Corinne Le Quéré: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 4
1997 1
1998 0
1999 1
2000 2
2001 3
2002 5
2003 3
2004 1
2005 4
2006 9
2007 7
2008 9
2009 11
2010 15
2011 6
2012 8
2013 30
2014 11
2015 17
2016 9
2017 12
2018 12
2019 9
2020 15
2021 16
2022 20
2023 26
2024 14
2025 13
2026 1
Total 296
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Corinne Le Quéré publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Corinne Le Quéré sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 66 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 41–50 to 690+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 617. Most scientists, 617, have 121–130 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 221–230 publications, is where this scientist sits. 41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 282 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 26 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 19 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–689 publications: 4 scientists 690+ publications: 100 scientists
41–50 publications 690+

This scientist: 221 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
41–50 21
51–60 62
61–70 133
71–80 257
81–90 361
91–100 440
101–110 492
111–120 541
121–130 617
131–140 544
141–150 541
151–160 539
161–170 444
171–180 444
181–190 400
191–200 377
201–210 318
211–220 282
221–230 263 221
231–240 220
241–250 217
251–260 180
261–270 181
271–280 155
281–290 130
291–300 127
301–310 130
311–320 85
321–330 106
331–340 80
341–350 83
351–360 75
361–370 69
371–380 52
381–390 54
391–400 56
401–410 44
411–420 40
421–430 36
431–440 25
441–450 25
451–460 32
461–470 29
471–480 21
481–490 26
491–500 26
501–510 17
511–520 19
521–530 15
531–540 22
541–550 12
551–560 15
561–570 11
571–580 19
581–590 9
591–600 9
601–610 7
611–620 11
621–630 5
631–640 5
641–650 6
651–660 3
661–670 3
671–680 4
681–689 4
690+ 100
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Corinne Le Quéré D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Corinne Le Quéré sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 126+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 348. Most scientists, 348, have 45 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 102 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 198 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 20 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125 D-Index: 9 scientists 126+ D-Index: 92 scientists
30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

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Number of Environmental Sciences scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,676 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 12
31 26
32 51
33 88
34 123
35 163
36 206
37 267
38 265
39 275
40 321
41 343
42 305
43 336
44 330
45 348
46 291
47 275
48 272
49 273
50 263
51 232
52 266
53 217
54 198
55 177
56 202
57 204
58 166
59 177
60 166
61 152
62 143
63 150
64 124
65 119
66 120
67 118
68 82
69 98
70 94
71 105
72 74
73 84
74 70
75 67
76 78
77 60
78 59
79 52
80 47
81 38
82 48
83 42
84 42
85 43
86 29
87 37
88 29
89 30
90 34
91 20
92 22
93 17
94 19
95 24
96 21
97 20
98 24
99 17
100 17
101 21
102 25 102
103 18
104 26
105 20
106 15
107 10
108 13
109 15
110 12
111 8
112 7
113 9
114 6
115 12
116 7
117 8
118 3
119 5
120 7
121 2
122 4
123 8
124 7
125 9
126+ 92
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Ecology
  • Climate change
  • Carbon dioxide

Corinne Le Quéré mostly deals with Carbon dioxide, Atmospheric sciences, Carbon cycle, Fossil fuel and Biosphere. Her Carbon dioxide research integrates issues from Global warming and Climatology. Corinne Le Quéré has included themes like Climate change, Carbon sink, Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere, Greenhouse effect and Greenhouse gas in her Atmospheric sciences study.

Her Climate change course of study focuses on Atmosphere and Goods and services. Her research in Fossil fuel intersects with topics in Emerging markets, World economy and Low-carbon economy. The study incorporates disciplines such as Photosynthesis, Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll in addition to Biosphere.

Her most cited work include:

  • Contributions to accelerating atmospheric CO2 growth from economic activity, carbon intensity, and efficiency of natural sinks (1569 citations)
  • Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (1466 citations)
  • Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (1466 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Corinne Le Quéré spends much of her time researching Oceanography, Climate change, Climatology, Atmospheric sciences and Phytoplankton. Her studies deal with areas such as Marine ecosystem, Ecosystem and Biogeochemical cycle as well as Oceanography. Her Climate change study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Environmental resource management, Ocean heat content, Carbon cycle and Greenhouse gas.

Her Climatology study combines topics in areas such as Trend surface analysis, Effects of global warming and Climate model. Her Atmospheric sciences research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Atmosphere, Biosphere, Carbon sink, Fossil fuel and Carbon dioxide. She interconnects Subtropics, Tropics, North Atlantic oscillation and Diatom in the investigation of issues within Phytoplankton.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Oceanography (60.93%)
  • Climate change (38.41%)
  • Climatology (35.10%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Climate change (38.41%)
  • Atmospheric sciences (27.15%)
  • Carbon cycle (25.17%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary scientific interests are in Climate change, Atmospheric sciences, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide and Fossil fuel. Her Climate change research includes themes of Climatology, Sustainability and Greenhouse gas. Her research integrates issues of Biosphere, Carbon sink, Sink and Fossil fuel combustion in her study of Atmospheric sciences.

Her Carbon cycle research incorporates themes from Land use, land-use change and forestry and Land use. Her Fossil fuel research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Development economics, Efficient energy use, Renewable energy and Environmental protection. Her research investigates the connection with Biogeochemical cycle and areas like Total organic carbon which intersect with concerns in Oceanography and Biogeochemistry.

Between 2015 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Global Carbon Budget 2018 (614 citations)
  • Global Carbon Budget 2016 (611 citations)
  • Global Carbon Budget 2017 (564 citations)

Best Publications

  • Global Carbon Budget 2016

    Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Josep G. Canadell;Stephen Sitch

  • Carbon and Other Biogeochemical Cycles

    P. Ciais;C. Sabine;G. Bala;L. Bopp

  • Global Carbon Budget 2015

    C. Le Quéré;R. Moriarty;R. M. Andrew;J. G. Canadell

  • Contributions to accelerating atmospheric CO2 growth from economic activity, carbon intensity, and efficiency of natural sinks

    Josep G. Canadell;Corinne Le Quéré;Michael R. Raupach;Christopher B. Field

  • Global carbon budget 2014

    C. Le Quéré;R. Moriarty;R. M. Andrew;G. P. Peters

  • Global carbon budget 2013

    C. Le Quere;G.P. Peters;R.J. Andres;Robbie M Andrew

  • Global and regional drivers of accelerating CO2 emissions

    Michael R Raupach;Gregg Marland;Philippe Ciais;Corinne Le Quéré

  • Trends in the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide

    Corinne Le Quéré;Corinne Le Quéré;Michael R. Raupach;Josep G. Canadell;Gregg Marland

  • Global Carbon Budget 2018

    Corinne Le Quéré;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

  • Three decades of global methane sources and sinks

    Stefanie Kirschke;Philippe Bousquet;Philippe Ciais;Marielle Saunois

  • Temporary reduction in daily global CO2 emissions during the COVID-19 forced confinement

    Corinne Le Quéré;Robert B. Jackson;Matthew W. Jones;Adam J. P. Smith

  • Global Carbon Budget 2020

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Michael O'Sullivan;Matthew W. Jones;Robbie M. Andrew

  • Observations: Oceanic Climate Change and Sea Level

    N. L. Bindoff;Jürgen Willebrand;V. Artale;A. Cazenave

  • The carbon cycle and atmospheric CO2

    IC Prentice;GD Farquhar;Mjr Fasham;ML Goulden

  • Global Carbon Budget 2019

    Pierre Friedlingstein;Pierre Friedlingstein;Matthew W. Jones;Michael O'Sullivan;Robbie Andrew

  • Carbon emissions from land use and land-cover change

    Richard A. Houghton;J.I. House;J. Pongratz;J. Pongratz;G. R. van der Werf

  • Betting on negative emissions

    Sabine Fuss;Josep G. Canadell;Glen P. Peters;Massimo Tavoni

  • Global Carbon Budget 2017

    Corinne Le Quere;Robbie M. Andrew;Pierre Friedlingstein;Stephen Sitch

  • The challenge to keep global warming below 2 °C

    Glen P. Peters;Robbie M. Andrew;Tom Boden;Josep G. Canadell

  • Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO2 Sink Due to Recent Climate Change

    Corinne Le Quéré;Christian Rödenbeck;Erik T. Buitenhuis;Thomas J. Conway

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik T. Buitenhuis
Erik T. Buitenhuis University of East Anglia
Josep G. Canadell
Josep G. Canadell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Glen P. Peters
Glen P. Peters Center for International Climate and Environmental Research
Pierre Friedlingstein
Pierre Friedlingstein University of Exeter
Robbie M. Andrew
Robbie M. Andrew University of Oslo
Laurent Bopp
Laurent Bopp École Normale Supérieure
Robert B. Jackson
Robert B. Jackson Stanford University
Christian Rödenbeck
Christian Rödenbeck Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Bronte Tilbrook
Bronte Tilbrook CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Andrew Lenton
Andrew Lenton Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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