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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 41 5451 5042 397 376 109 7721

David Labat publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Labat between 1999 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Labat published across 28 years, from 1999 to 2026, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2019. 8 of the 143 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

143 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Labat: publications per year, 1999 to 2026
Year Publications
1999 3
2000 3
2001 1
2002 3
2003 0
2004 2
2005 4
2006 3
2007 3
2008 1
2009 4
2010 4
2011 6
2012 5
2013 6
2014 6
2015 8
2016 6
2017 7
2018 9
2019 11
2020 9
2021 3
2022 10
2023 11
2024 7
2025 7
2026 1
Total 143
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David Labat 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 David Labat 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, 108–117 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: 109 publications — 16th percentile

16% 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
108–117 484 109
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
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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David Labat 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 David Labat 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 41
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

David Labat is affiliated with Géosciences Environnement Toulouse in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a particular emphasis on karst systems and hydrogeology. Their work encompasses hydrology and watershed management studies, groundwater and isotope geochemistry, as well as groundwater flow and contamination studies.

The main research topics covered by Labat include:

  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
  • Groundwater flow and contamination studies
  • Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Climate variability and models

Frequent publication venues for Labat's work involve journals specializing in water resources and earth science, such as:

  • Water
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Scientific Data
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Communications Earth & Environment

Labat has collaborated repeatedly with a group of co-authors, which include:

  • Vianney Sivelle
  • Gabriele Chiogna
  • Daniel Bittner
  • Andreas Hartmann
  • Matthieu Fournier

Their recent published papers demonstrate ongoing contributions to karst hydrology and related environmental processes:

  • "Global karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world's fastest-flowing groundwater", 2020, Scientific Data
  • "Analyzing multi-scale hydrodynamic processes in karst with a coupled conceptual modeling and signal decomposition approach", 2020, Journal of Hydrology
  • "A Review of the Application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) in Karst Watersheds", 2023, Water
  • "Coupling SKS and SWMM to Solve the Inverse Problem Based on Artificial Tracer Tests in Karstic Aquifers", 2020, Water
  • "Temporal Scale-Dependent Sensitivity Analysis for Hydrological Model Parameters Using the Discrete Wavelet Transform and Active Subspaces", 2021, Water Resources Research

The scope of Labat's research integrates earth-surface processes, environmental engineering, water science and technology, geochemistry and petrology, and global and planetary change as key subfields. Their work aligns closely with environmental and hydrological modeling, providing insights into karst aquifer behavior and watershed management under variable climatic conditions.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for global runoff increase related to climate warming

    David Labat;Yves Goddéris;Jean Luc Probst;Jean Loup Guyot

  • Recent advances in wavelet analyses: Part 1. A review of concepts

    David Labat

  • Changes in climate and land use have a larger direct impact than rising CO2 on global river runoff trends.

    Shilong Piao;Pierre Friedlingstein;Philippe Ciais;Nathalie de Noblet-Ducoudré

  • Rainfall-runoff relations for karstic springs. Part II: Continuous wavelet and discrete orthogonal multiresolution analyses.

    D. Labat;R. Ababou;A. Mangin

  • High sensitivity of the continental-weathering carbon dioxide sink to future climate change

    E. Beaulieu;Y. Godderis;Yannick Donnadieu;D. Labat

  • Contrasting regional discharge evolutions in the Amazon basin (1974–2004)

    Jhan Carlo Espinoza Villar;Jean Loup Guyot;Josyane Ronchail;Gérard Cochonneau

  • Recent advances in wavelet analyses: Part 2—Amazon, Parana, Orinoco and Congo discharges time scale variability

    David Labat;Josyane Ronchail;Jean Loup Guyot;Jean Loup Guyot

  • Cross wavelet analyses of annual continental freshwater discharge and selected climate indices.

    David Labat

  • OZCAR: The French Network of Critical Zone Observatories

    J. Gaillardet;I. Braud;F. Hankard;S. Anquetin

  • Rainfall runoff relations for karstic springs. Part I: convolution and spectral analyses

    D. Labat;R. Ababou;A. Mangin

  • Modelling weathering processes at the catchment scale: The WITCH numerical model

    Yves Goddéris;Louis M. François;Anne Probst;Jacques Schott

  • Wavelet analysis of the annual discharge records of the world’s largest rivers

    David Labat

  • Basin-scale analysis of rainfall and runoff in Peru (1969–2004): Pacific, Titicaca and Amazonas drainages

    Waldo Sven Lavado Casimiro;Josyane Ronchail;David Labat;Jhan Carlo Espinoza

  • Trends in rainfall and temperature in the Peruvian Amazon-Andes basin over the last 40 years (1965-2007).

    Waldo Sven Lavado Casimiro;Waldo Sven Lavado Casimiro;David Labat;Josyane Ronchail;Jhan Carlo Espinoza

  • Rainfall–runoff relations for karstic springs: multifractal analyses

    David Labat;Alain Mangin;Rachid Ababou

  • Regionalization of rainfall over the Peruvian Pacific slope and coast

    Pedro Rau;Luc Bourrel;David Labat;Pablo Melo

  • Wavelet analysis of Amazon hydrological regime variability

    David Labat;Josyane Ronchail;Jacques Callede;Jean Loup Guyot

  • Introduction of wavelet analyses to rainfall/runoffs relationship for a karstic basin: the case of Licq-Atherey karstic system (France).

    David Labat;Rachid Ababou;Alain Mangin

  • A physically-based parsimonious hydrological model for flash floods in Mediterranean catchments

    Hélène Roux;Hélène Roux;David Labat;David Labat;Pierre-André Garambois;Pierre-André Garambois;Marie-Madeleine Maubourguet;Marie-Madeleine Maubourguet

  • KarstMod: A modelling platform for rainfall - discharge analysis and modelling dedicated to karst systems

    Naomi Mazzilli;Vincent Guinot;Hervé Jourde;Nicolas Lecoq

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Loup Guyot
Jean-Loup Guyot Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Josyane Ronchail
Josyane Ronchail Sorbonne University
Hervé Jourde
Hervé Jourde University of Montpellier
Yves Goddéris
Yves Goddéris Paul Sabatier University
Boris Dewitte
Boris Dewitte Center for Advanced Studies in Arid Zones (CEAZA)
Frédéric Frappart
Frédéric Frappart Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Anne Probst
Anne Probst Paul Sabatier University
Jean-Luc Probst
Jean-Luc Probst Paul Sabatier University
Naziano Filizola
Naziano Filizola Federal University of Amazonas
Jhan Carlo Espinoza
Jhan Carlo Espinoza Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

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