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Denis-Didier Rousseau

Denis-Didier Rousseau

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 52 3101 2830 212 196 218 8409

Denis-Didier Rousseau publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Denis-Didier Rousseau between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Denis-Didier Rousseau published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2016. 10 of the 280 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2016. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 17 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 3 publications
1984 2025

280 publications in total across all disciplines

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Denis-Didier Rousseau: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 2
1986 3
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 5
1991 2
1992 5
1993 1
1994 5
1995 2
1996 1
1997 3
1998 6
1999 8
2000 5
2001 8
2002 12
2003 10
2004 3
2005 3
2006 7
2007 7
2008 13
2009 12
2010 6
2011 2
2012 4
2013 12
2014 10
2015 1
2016 17
2017 14
2018 14
2019 12
2020 10
2021 17
2022 14
2023 10
2024 7
2025 3
Total 280
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Denis-Didier Rousseau 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 Denis-Didier Rousseau 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, 218–227 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: 218 publications — 69th percentile

69% 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
218–227 290 218
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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Denis-Didier Rousseau 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 Denis-Didier Rousseau 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% 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
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182 52
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Denis-Didier Rousseau is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research primarily spans the domain of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong emphasis on several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Anthropology, Economics and Econometrics, and Earth-Surface Processes.

Their work covers diverse topics, focusing on Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Ecosystem dynamics and resilience, Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis, Tree-ring climate responses, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, and Aeolian processes and effects.

Denis-Didier Rousseau has published extensively in various academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Scientific Reports
  • Climate of the past
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent papers by Rousseau illustrate a focus on paleoclimate and abrupt climate transitions. Notable publications include:

  • "Dansgaard-Oeschger-like events of the penultimate climate cycle: the loess point of view" (2020), published in Climate of the past
  • "Abrupt climate changes and the astronomical theory: are they related?" (2022), published in Climate of the past
  • "How dusty was the last glacial maximum over Europe?" (2021), published in Quaternary Science Reviews

Rousseau frequently collaborates with other researchers. Prominent coauthors include:

  • Witold Bagniewski
  • Michael Ghil
  • Pierre Antoine
  • Christine Hatté
  • France Lagroix

Among Rousseau's recognized contributions to their field is membership in Academia Europaea, awarded in 2012.

Best Publications

  • High-resolution record of the last Interglacial–glacial cycle in the Nussloch loess–palaeosol sequences, Upper Rhine Area, Germany

    Pierre Antoine;Denis Didier Rousseau;Denis Didier Rousseau;Ludwig Zöller;Andreas Lang

  • Selecting models to predict the timing of flowering of temperate trees: implications for tree phenology modelling

    I. Chuine;P. Cour;D. D. Rousseau;D. D. Rousseau

  • Rapid and cyclic aeolian deposition during the Last Glacial in European loess: a high-resolution record from Nussloch, Germany

    Pierre Antoine;Denis Didier Rousseau;Denis Didier Rousseau;Olivier Moine;Stéphane Kunesch

  • Fitting models predicting dates of flowering of temperate‐zone trees using simulated annealing

    I. Chuine;P. Cour;D. D. Rousseau;D. D. Rousseau

  • How long and how stable was the last interglacial

    George Kukla;Jerry F. McManus;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Isabelle Chuine

  • High-resolution record of the environmental response to climatic variations during the Last Interglacial-Glacial cycle in Central Europe: the loess-palaeosol sequence of Dolní Věstonice (Czech Republic)

    Pierre Antoine;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Jean-Philippe Degeai;Olivier Moine

  • Abrupt millennial climatic changes from Nussloch (Germany) Upper Weichselian eolian records during the Last Glaciation.

    Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Pierre Antoine;Christine Hatté;Andreas Lang

  • High-resolution record of the last climatic cycle in the southern Carpathian Basin (Surduk, Vojvodina, Serbia)

    Pierre Antoine;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Markus Fuchs;Christine Hatté

  • Paleoclimate changes during the last 100,000 yr from a record in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest region and interhemispheric comparison

    M.-P. Ledru;M.-P. Ledru;D.-D. Rousseau;F.W. Cruz;F.W. Cruz;C. Riccomini

  • δ13C of Loess Organic Matter as a Potential Proxy for Paleoprecipitation

    Christine Hatté;Pierre Antoine;Michel Fontugne;Andreas Lang

  • High-resolution chronologies for loess: comparing AMS 14C and optical dating results

    Andreas Lang;Christine Hatté;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Pierre Antoine

  • Last interglacial‐glacial climatic cycle in loess‐palaeosol successions of north‐western France

    Pierre Antoine;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Jean-Pierre Lautridou;Christine Hatté

  • δ13C variations of loess organic matter as a record of the vegetation response to climatic changes during the Weichselian

    Christine Hatté;Michel Fontugne;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Pierre Antoine

  • Paléoenvironnements pléistocènes et peuplements paléolithiques dans le bassin de la Somme (Nord de la France)

    Pierre Antoine;Nicole Limondin-Lozouet;Patrick Auguste;Agnès Lamotte

  • Long-distance pollen transport from North America to Greenland in spring

    Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Patrick Schevin;Jackie Ferrier;Dominique Jolly

  • The impact of Last Glacial climate variability in west-European loess revealed by radiocarbon dating of fossil earthworm granules

    Olivier Moine;Pierre Antoine;Christine Hatté;Amaëlle Landais

  • Link between European and North Atlantic abrupt climate changes over the last glaciation

    Denis Didier Rousseau;Adriana Sima;Pierre Antoine;Christine Hatté

  • Paleoclimatology of the Achenheim series (middle and upper pleistocene, Alsace, France) A. malacological analysis

    Denis-Didier Rousseau

  • Late Pleistocene Environments of the Central Ukraine

    Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Natalia Gerasimenko;Zhanna Matviischina;George Kukla

  • The loess sequence of Dolní Věstonice, Czech Republic: A new OSL-based chronology of the Last Climatic Cycle

    Markus Fuchs;Sebastian Kreutzer;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Pierre Antoine

  • Climatic transfer function from quaternary molluscs in European loess deposits

    Denis-Didier Rousseau

  • Ocean circulation, ice shelf, and sea ice interactions explain Dansgaard-Oeschger cycles.

    Niklas Boers;Michael Ghil;Denis-Didier Rousseau;Denis-Didier Rousseau

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Hatté
Christine Hatté University of Paris-Saclay
Pierre Antoine
Pierre Antoine Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Markus Fuchs
Markus Fuchs University of Giessen
Ludwig Zöller
Ludwig Zöller University of Bayreuth
Michael Ghil
Michael Ghil École Normale Supérieure
Andreas Lang
Andreas Lang University of Salzburg
Michel Fontugne
Michel Fontugne Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
George Kukla
George Kukla Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Dominique Jolly
Dominique Jolly University of Montpellier
Fabien Arnaud
Fabien Arnaud Université Savoie Mont Blanc

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