2026 Denis Andrault: Earth Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Earth Science	52	3090	2819	210	194	188	8726

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Denis Andrault is affiliated with the University of Clermont Auvergne in France. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular expertise in geophysics and materials under high-pressure conditions.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

High-pressure geophysics and materials
Geological and geochemical analysis
Earthquake and tectonic studies
Planetary science and exploration
Metallurgical processes and thermodynamics
Methane hydrates and related phenomena
Geological studies and exploration

Denis Andrault publishes frequently in the following venues:

Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Physics and Chemistry of Minerals
Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
Nature Communications

Some recent papers associated with Denis Andrault include:

"Formation of bridgmanite-enriched layer at the top lower-mantle during magma ocean solidification," 2020, Nature Communications
"In situ X-ray diffraction of silicate liquids and glasses under dynamic and static compression to megabar pressures," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Direct Viscosity Measurement of Peridotite Melt to Lower-Mantle Conditions: A Further Support for a Fractional Magma-Ocean Solidification at the Top of the Lower Mantle," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
"A mushy Earth's mantle for more than 500 Myr after the magma ocean solidification," 2020, Geophysical Journal International
"Mantle rain toward the Earth's surface: A model for the internal cycle of water," 2021, Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors who have contributed to multiple publications, including:

Longjian Xie
Geeth Manthilake
Yuji Higo
Nicolas Guignot
J. Monteux

Denis Andrault was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2020.

Best Publications

Synthesis of superhard cubic BC2N

Vladimir L. Solozhenko;Denis Andrault;Guillaume Fiquet;Mohamed Mezouar

653
Citations
The chemical composition of the Earth: Enstatite chondrite models

M. Javoy;Edouard Kaminski;François Guyot;Denis Andrault

493
Citations
Ultimate metastable solubility of boron in diamond: synthesis of superhard diamondlike BC5.

Vladimir L. Solozhenko;Oleksandr O. Kurakevych;Denis Andrault;Yann Le Godec

365
Citations
Thermoelastic properties and crystal structure of MgSiO3 perovskite at lower mantle pressure and temperature conditions

G. Fiquet;A. Dewaele;D. Andrault;M. Kunz

336
Citations
Solidus and liquidus profiles of chondritic mantle: Implication for melting of the Earth across its history

Denis Andrault;Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova;Giacomo Lo Nigro;Mohamed Ali Bouhifd

324
Citations
Pressure-Induced Landau-Type Transition in Stishovite

Denis Andrault;Guillaume Fiquet;François Guyot;Michael Hanfland

285
Citations
P-V-T EQUATION OF STATE OF MGSIO3 PEROVSKITE

Guillaume Fiquet;Denis Andrault;Agnès Dewaele;Thomas Charpin

247
Citations
The Orthorhombic Structure of Iron: An in Situ Study at High-Temperature and High-Pressure

D. Andrault;D. Andrault;G. Fiquet;G. Fiquet;M. Kunz;M. Kunz;F. Visocekas;F. Visocekas

224
Citations
Thermal expansion of forsterite up to the melting point

M. A. Bouhifd;D. Andrault;G. Fiquet;P. Richet

179
Citations
Solid-liquid iron partitioning in Earth/'s deep mantle

Denis Andrault;Sylvain Petitgirard;Giacomo Lo Nigro;Jean-Luc Devidal

169
Citations
P‐V‐T equation of state of periclase from synchrotron radiation measurements

Agnès Dewaele;Guillaume Fiquet;Denis Andrault;Daniel Hausermann

168
Citations
Equation of state of stishovite to lower mantle pressures

Denis Andrault;Ross J. Angel;Jed L. Mosenfelder;Tristan Le Bihan

166
Citations
Melting of subducted basalt at the core-mantle boundary.

Denis Andrault;Giacomo Pesce;Mohamed Ali Bouhifd;Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova

158
Citations
Experimental evidence supports mantle partial melting in the asthenosphere

Julien Chantel;Geeth Manthilake;Denis Andrault;Davide Novella

154
Citations
Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure

Guillaume Fiquet;François Guyot;Martin Kunz;Jan Matas

149
Citations
Metal–silicate partitioning of sulphur, new experimental and thermodynamic constraints on planetary accretion

Asmaa Boujibar;Asmaa Boujibar;Denis Andrault;Denis Andrault;Mohamed Ali Bouhifd;Mohamed Ali Bouhifd;Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova;Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova

148
Citations
The Earth's core composition from high pressure density measurements of liquid iron alloys

Guillaume Morard;J. Siebert;Denis Andrault;N. Guignot

136
Citations
182W evidence for core-mantle interaction in the source of mantle plumes

Hanika Rizo;Denis Andrault;Neil Bennett;Munir Humayun

134
Citations
Equation of state of lower mantle (Al,Fe)-MgSiO3 perovskite

Denis Andrault;Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova;Nicolas Guignot

130
Citations
MELTING AND PREMELTING OF SILICATES : RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION OF LI2SIO3 AND NA2SIO3

Pascal Richet;Bjorn O. Mysen;Denis Andrault

121
Citations
Melting of Fe–Ni–Si and Fe–Ni–S alloys at megabar pressures: implications for the core–mantle boundary temperature

Guillaume Morard;Denis Andrault;Nicolas Guignot;Julien Siebert

111
Citations
In situ determination of Fe-Fe3S phase diagram and liquid structural properties up to 65 GPa

Guillaume Morard;Guillaume Morard;Denis Andrault;Nicolas Guignot;Nicolas Guignot;C. Sanloup;C. Sanloup

98
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathalie Bolfan-Casanova University of Clermont Auvergne

Mohamed Mezouar European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Guillaume Fiquet Sorbonne University

Daniele Antonangeli Sorbonne University

François Guyot French National Museum of Natural History

Julien Siebert Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

Pascal Richet Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris

François Farges Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Philippe Gillet École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Yanbin Wang University of Chicago

External Links

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