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Daniel Beaufort

Daniel Beaufort

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 36 7211 6669 557 530 155 5118

Daniel Beaufort publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Daniel Beaufort between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Daniel Beaufort published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2010. 5 of the 166 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2010. 1983: 4 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
1983 2025

166 publications in total across all disciplines

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Daniel Beaufort: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 4
1984 1
1985 3
1986 2
1987 4
1988 4
1989 3
1990 5
1991 2
1992 4
1993 2
1994 2
1995 1
1996 3
1997 3
1998 1
1999 2
2000 4
2001 1
2002 4
2003 7
2004 2
2005 7
2006 5
2007 3
2008 5
2009 4
2010 9
2011 2
2012 2
2013 3
2014 5
2015 5
2016 6
2017 4
2018 7
2019 7
2020 5
2021 8
2022 4
2023 6
2024 2
2025 3
Total 166
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Daniel Beaufort 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 Daniel Beaufort 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, 148–157 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: 155 publications — 42nd percentile

42% 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
148–157 495 155
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
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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Daniel Beaufort 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 Daniel Beaufort 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, 36 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: 36 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 36
37 366
38 344
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

Daniel Beaufort is affiliated with the University of Poitiers in France and is active in the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a particular focus on geophysics, geochemistry, petrology, mechanics of materials, biomaterials, and inorganic chemistry. Their research spans multiple main topics including geological and geochemical analysis, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, clay minerals and soil interactions, geochemistry and elemental analysis, radioactive element chemistry and processing, geochemistry and geologic mapping, as well as earthquake and tectonic studies.

Beaufort has contributed to scientific literature with noteworthy papers such as:

  • Facies associations, detrital clay grain coats and mineralogical characterization of the Gironde estuary tidal bars: A modern analogue for deeply buried estuarine sandstone reservoirs (2020), published in Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Diagenesis and reservoir quality evolution of the Lower Cretaceous turbidite sandstones of the Agat Formation (Norwegian North Sea): Impact of clay grain coating and carbonate cement (2022), published in Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Mobility of daughter elements of 238U decay chain during leaching by In Situ Recovery (ISR): New insights from digital autoradiography (2020), published in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
  • Fate of dioctahedral smectites in uranium roll front deposits exploited by acidic In Situ Recovery (ISR) solutions (2020), published in Applied Clay Science
  • Authigenic berthierine and incipient chloritization in shallowly buried sandstone reservoirs: Key role of the source-to-sink context (2021), published in Geological Society of America Bulletin

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Patricia Patrier (16 publications)
  • Benjamin Brigaud (7 publications)
  • Éric Portier (7 publications)
  • Michaël Descostes (5 publications)
  • Fares Azzam (4 publications)

Daniel Beaufort's research has appeared in several scientific venues, notably:

  • Marine and Petroleum Geology (4 publications)
  • Minerals (4 publications)
  • Journal of Sedimentary Research (2 publications)
  • Geothermal Energy (2 publications)
  • Applied Clay Science (1 publication)

Best Publications

  • Authigenic kaolin and illitic minerals during burial diagenesis of sandstones: a review

    B. Lanson;D. Beaufort;G. Berger;A. Bauer

  • Chlorite and chloritization processes through mixed-layer mineral series in low-temperature geological systems – a review

    D. Beaufort;C. Rigault;S. Billon;V. Billault

  • Kaolinite-to-dickite reaction in sandstone reservoirs

    D. Beaufort;A. Cassagnabere;S. Petit;B. Lanson

  • Application of chemical geothermometry to low-temperature trioctahedral chlorites

    Atsuyuki Inoue;Alain Meunier;Patricia Patrier-Mas;Cecile Rigault

  • A nanopetrographic and textural study of grain-coating chlorites in sandstone reservoirs

    V. Billault;D. Beaufort;A. Baronnet;J.-C. Lacharpagne

  • Kinetic constraints on illitization reactions and the effects of organic diagenesis in sandstone/shale sequences

    Gilles Berger;Jean-Claude Lacharpagne;Bruce Velde;Daniel Beaufort

  • Illitization of Diagenetic Kaolinite-to-dickite Conversion Series: Late-stage Diagenesis of the Lower Permian Rotliegend Sandstone Reservoir, Offshore of the Netherlands

    Bruno Lanson;Daniel Beaufort;Gilles Berger;Julien Baradat

  • Clay minerals related to the hydrothermal activity of the Bouillante geothermal field (Guadeloupe)

    Antoine Mas;Delphine Guisseau;Patricia Patrier Mas;Daniel Beaufort

  • Corrensite; A single phase or a mixed-layer phyllosilicate in saponite-to-chlorite conversion series? A case study of Sancerre-Couy deep drill hole (France)

    Daniel Beaufort;Alain Baronnet;Bruno Lanson;Alain Meunier

  • Significance of aluminum phosphate-sulfate minerals associated with U unconformity-type deposits : the Athabasca basin, Canada.

    Stéphane Gaboreau;Michel Cuney;Dave Quirt;Daniel Beaufort

  • Influence of Synthesis pH on Kaolinite ``Crystallinity'' and Surface Properties

    Claire-Isabelle Fialips;Sabine Petit;Alain Decarreau;Daniel Beaufort

  • ILLITE-SMECTITE MIXED-LAYER MINERALS IN FELSIC VOLCANICLASTIC ROCKS FROM DRILL CORES, KAKKONDA, JAPAN

    Atsuyuki Inoue;Alain Meunier;Daniel Beaufort

  • Clay Mineralogy and Chemical Composition of Bentonites from the Gourougou Volcanic Massif (Northeast Morocco)

    Mohamed Ddani;Alain Meunier;Mohamed Zahraoui;Daniel Beaufort

  • ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE-SULFATE MINERALS ASSOCIATED WITH PROTEROZOIC UNCONFORMITY-TYPE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE EAST ALLIGATOR RIVER URANIUM FIELD, NORTHERN TERRITORIES, AUSTRALIA

    Stéphane Gaboreau;Daniel Beaufort;Philippe Vieillard;Patricia Patrier

  • Role of permeability versus temperature in the distribution of the fine (< 0.2 μm) clay fraction in the Chipilapa geothermal system (El Salvador, Central America)

    P. Patrier;P. Papapanagiotou;D. Beaufort;H. Traineau

  • Clay Alteration Associated with Proterozoic Unconformity-Type Uranium Deposits in the East Alligator Rivers Uranium Field, Northern Territory, Australia

    D. Beaufort;P. Patrier;E. Laverret;P. Bruneton

  • On the connected porosity of mineral aggregates in crystalline rocks

    Paul Sardini;Marja Siitari-Kauppi;Daniel Beaufort;Karl-Heinz Hellmuth

  • Supergene Vermiculitization of A Magnesian Chlorite: Iron and Magnesium Removal Processes

    Dominique Proust;Jean-Paul Eymery;Daniel Beaufort

  • Chemical variations in assemblages including epidote and/or chlorite in the fossil hydrothermal system of Saint Martin (Lesser Antilles)

    D. Beaufort;P. Patrier;A. Meunier;M.M. Ottaviani

  • Ion exchange reactions of major inorganic cations (H+, Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+) on beidellite: Experimental results and new thermodynamic database. Toward a better prediction of contaminant mobility in natural environments

    Valentin Robin;Valentin Robin;Emmanuel Tertre;Daniel Beaufort;Olivier Regnault

  • A new method for quantitative petrography based on image processing of chemical element maps: Part I. Mineral mapping applied to compacted bentonites

    Dimitri Prêt;Stephane Sammartino;Daniel Beaufort;Alain Meunier

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Meunier
Alain Meunier University of Poitiers
Sabine Petit
Sabine Petit University of Poitiers
Gilles Berger
Gilles Berger Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Bruno Lanson
Bruno Lanson Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Thierry Allard
Thierry Allard Sorbonne University
Julien Mercadier
Julien Mercadier French National Centre for Scientific Research
Nicolas Dacheux
Nicolas Dacheux University of Montpellier
Norbert Clauer
Norbert Clauer University of Strasbourg
Michel Cuney
Michel Cuney University of Lorraine
Stéphane Gin
Stéphane Gin University of Montpellier

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