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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 38 6414 5938 45 44 212 6324

Damien Delvaux publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Damien Delvaux between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Damien Delvaux published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2016. 6 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2016. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 51 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 3 publications
1992 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Damien Delvaux: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 4
1997 4
1998 10
1999 2
2000 4
2001 3
2002 6
2003 6
2004 0
2005 3
2006 1
2007 8
2008 5
2009 7
2010 7
2011 3
2012 11
2013 9
2014 3
2015 13
2016 51
2017 15
2018 10
2019 7
2020 5
2021 6
2022 8
2023 5
2024 3
2025 3
Total 229
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Damien Delvaux 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 Damien Delvaux 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, 208–217 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: 212 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
198–207 333
208–217 292 212
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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Damien Delvaux 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 Damien Delvaux 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% 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 38
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
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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Overview

Damien Delvaux is a researcher affiliated with the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Belgium, specializing in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on geophysics, earth-surface processes, and geology, with additional contributions in artificial intelligence and geochemistry and petrology.

The scientist's research encompasses various topics, including:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials

Delvaux has published numerous papers, with notable recent works including:

  • The Congo Basin: Stratigraphy and subsurface structure defined by regional seismic reflection, refraction and well data (2020) in Global and Planetary Change
  • Seismogenic Fault Reactivation in Western Central Africa: Insights From Regional Stress Analysis (2022) in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems
  • Flower structures in sandstones of the Paleozoic Inkisi Group (Brazzaville, Republic of Congo): evidence for two major strike-slip fault systems and geodynamic implications (2020) in South African Journal of Geology
  • Thickness of sediments in the Congo basin based on the analysis of decompensative gravity anomalies (2021) in Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Exhumation of the passive margin of the DR Congo during pre- and post- Gondwana breakup: Evidence from low-temperature thermochronology, geology and geomorphology (2021) in Geomorphology

The researcher frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Francesca Maddaloni
  • Magdala Tesauro
  • Carla Braitenberg
  • Hardy Medry Dieu-Veill Nkodia
  • Florent Boudzoumou

Delvaux publishes regularly in scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Geotectonics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems

Among their academic contributions is a book published in the Geologica Belgica conference proceedings titled Géologie et ressources naturelles en Afrique centrale, impact sociétal et développement durable (2024), addressing geology and natural resources in Central Africa with implications for societal development and sustainability.

Best Publications

  • Paleostress reconstructions and geodynamics of the Baikal region, Central Asia, Part 2. Cenozoic rifting

    Damien Delvaux;Rikkert Moeys;Gerco Stapel;Carole Petit

  • New aspects of tectonic stress inversion with reference to the TENSOR program

    D. Delvaux;B. Sperner

  • African stress pattern from formal inversion of focal mechanism data

    Damien Delvaux;Andreas Barth

  • Present-day kinematics of the East African Rift

    E. Saria;E. Calais;D. S. Stamps;D. S. Stamps;D. Delvaux

  • Tectonic stress in the Earth’s crust: advances in the World Stress Map project

    B. Sperner;B. Müller;O. Heidbach;D. Delvaux

  • Palaeostress reconstructions and geodynamics of the Baikal region, Central Asia, Part I. Palaeozoic and Mesozoic pre-rift evolution

    D. Delvaux;R. Moeys;G. Stapel;A. Melnikov

  • Strain accommodation by slow slip and dyking in a youthful continental rift, East Africa

    Eric Calais;Nicolas d'Oreye;Julie Albaric;Anne Deschamps

  • Meso- and Cenozoic Tectonics of the Central Asian Mountain Belt: Effects of Lithospheric Plate Interaction and Mantle Plumes

    N. L. Dobretsov;M. M. Buslov;D. Delvaux;N. A. Berzin

  • Present‐day stress field changes along the Baikal rift and tectonic implications

    Carole Petit;Jacques Déverchère;Frédérique Houdry;Vladimir A. Sankov

  • Structure and geological history of the Congo Basin: an integrated interpretation of gravity, magnetic and reflection seismic data

    E. Kadima;D. Delvaux;S. N. Sebagenzi;L. Tack

  • Geodynamic significance of the TRM segment in the East African Rift (W-Tanzania): Active tectonics and paleostress in the Ufipa plateau and Rukwa basin

    D. Delvaux;F. Kervyn;A.S. Macheyeki;E.B. Temu

  • CENOZOIC PALEOSTRESS AND KINEMATIC EVOLUTION OF THE RUKWA - NORTH MALAWI RIFT VALLEY (EAST AFRICAN RIFT SYSTEM)

    Damien Delvaux;Kirill Levi;Julius Sarota

  • Spatial variation of present-day stress field and tectonic regime in Tunisia and surroundings from formal inversion of focal mechanisms: Geodynamic implications for central Mediterranean

    Abdelkader Soumaya;Noureddine Ben Ayed;Damien Delvaux;Mohamed Ghanmi

  • Denudation history of the Malawi and Rukwa Rift flanks (East African Rift System) from apatite fission track thermochronology

    Peter Van der Beek;Evelyne Mbede;Paul Andriessen;Damien Delvaux

  • Seismic triggering of landslides, Part A: Field evidence from the Northern Tien Shan

    H.-B. Havenith;A. Strom;D. Jongmans;D. Jongmans;A. Abdrakhmatov

  • Basin evolution in a folding lithosphere: Altai-Sayan and Tien Shan belts in Central Asia

    D. Delvaux;D. Delvaux;S Cloetingh;F. Beekman;D. Sokoutis

  • AGE OF LAKE MALAWI (NYASA) AND WATER LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS

    D. Delvaux

  • The Rwenzori Mountains, a landslide-prone region?

    Liesbet Jacobs;Liesbet Jacobs;Olivier Dewitte;Jean Poesen;Damien Delvaux

  • Tectonic history of the Irtysh shear zone (NE Kazakhstan): new constraints from zircon U/Pb dating, apatite fission track dating and palaeostress analysis.

    S. Glorie;J. De Grave;D. Delvaux;M.M. Buslov

  • Early Cretaceous denudation related to convergent tectonics in the Baikal region, SE Siberia

    P.A. Van Der Beek;D. Delvaux;P.A.M. Andriessen;K.G. Levi

Frequent Co-Authors

M.M. Buslov
M.M. Buslov V.S. Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy
Olivier Dewitte
Olivier Dewitte Royal Museum for Central Africa
Hans-Balder Havenith
Hans-Balder Havenith University of Liège
Matthieu Kervyn
Matthieu Kervyn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Eric Calais
Eric Calais École Normale Supérieure
Carla Braitenberg
Carla Braitenberg University of Trieste
Nathalie Fagel
Nathalie Fagel University of Liège
Sierd Cloetingh
Sierd Cloetingh Utrecht University
Taras Gerya
Taras Gerya ETH Zurich

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