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Denis Gapais 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 Gapais sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 134 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.

Denis Gapais 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 Gapais sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 94+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.

Overview

Denis Gapais is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences through multiple publications. Their work spans across several subfields, including geophysics, artificial intelligence, earth-surface processes, and geochemistry and petrology.

Their research addresses key topics such as geological and geochemical analysis, high-pressure geophysics and materials, earthquake and tectonic studies, geochemistry and geologic mapping, geological formations and processes, and geochemistry and elemental analysis.

Notable recent publications by Denis Gapais include:

  • "Precambrian deformation belts in compressive tectonic regimes: A numerical perspective" (2020, Tectonophysics)
  • "Oroclinal buckling and associated lithospheric-scale material flow - insights from physical modelling: Implication for the Mongol-Hingan orocline" (2020, Tectonophysics)
  • "The Rosebel gold mining district (Trans-Amazonian belt, Suriname), a new structural framework" (2021, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France)
  • "The transition from ancient to modern-style tectonics: Insights from lithosphere dynamics modelling in compressional regimes" (2021, Gondwana Research)
  • "Comment on: The La Lucette Sb-Au-(W) vein-deposit (Armorican Massif, France): New time and genetic constraints to decipher the 310-295 Ma Sb-Au metallogenic peak in the Variscan Belt by" (2024, Ore Geology Reviews)

Denis Gapais has frequently collaborated with co-authors including Jonathan Poh, Philippe Yamato, Thibault Duretz, Patrick Ledru, and Ondřej Krýza.

The venues where Denis Gapais has published most frequently feature journals such as Tectonophysics, Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, Gondwana Research, and Ore Geology Reviews.

Best Publications

  • Deformation of leucogranites of the crystalline Main Central Sheet in southern Tibet (China)

    J.P. Burg;M. Brunel;D. Gapais;G.M. Chen

  • Shear structures within deformed granites: Mechanical and thermal indicators

    Denis Gapais

  • Flow of ultra-hot orogens: A view from the Precambrian, clues for the Phanerozoic

    Dominique Chardon;Dominique Chardon;Denis Gapais;Florence Cagnard

  • Style and history of Andean deformation, Puna plateau, northwestern Argentina

    Isabelle Coutand;Peter R. Cobbold;Marc de Urreiztieta;Pierre Gautier

  • Quartz fabric transition in a cooling syntectonic granite (Hermitage massif, France)

    D. Gapais;B. Barbarin

  • Strain pattern in the Aar Granite (Central Alps): orthogneiss developed by bulk inhomogeneous flattening

    Pierre Choukroune;Denis Gapais

  • Bulk kinematics from shear zone patterns: some field examples

    Denis Gapais;Pascal Bale;Pierre Choukroune;Peter R. Cobbold

  • Orientations préférentielles du quartz et orthogneissification progressive en régime cisaillant : L'exemple du cisaillement sud-armoricain

    Didier Berthé;Pierre Choukroune;Denis Gapais

  • Cenozoic crustal thickening, wrenching and rifting in the foothills of the southernmost Andes

    M. Diraison;P.R. Cobbold;D. Gapais;E.A. Rossello

  • Sedimentary basins and crustal thickening

    P.R. Cobbold;P. Davy;D. Gapais;E.A. Rossello

  • Analogue models of laccolith formation

    Teresa Roman-Berdiel;D. Gapais;J.P. Brun

  • Tectonic significance of fault-slip data

    Denis Gapais;Peter R. Cobbold;Olivier Bourgeois;Delphine Rouby

  • The Flamanville Granite (Northwest France): An unequivocal example of a syntectonically expanding pluton

    J. P. Brun;D. Gapais;J. P. Cogne;P. Ledru

  • Analogue models of transpressive systems

    A.M. Casas;D. Gapais;T. Nalpas;K. Besnard

  • Granite intrusion along strike-slip zones in experiment and nature

    T. Roman Berdiel;D. Gapais;J. P. Brun

  • Shear criteria and structural symmetry

    P. Choukroune;D. Gapais;O. Merle

  • Strain localisation in the subcontinental mantle — a ductile alternative to the brittle mantle

    Jacques Précigout;Frédéric Gueydan;Denis Gapais;C.J. Garrido

  • Crustal thickening and lateral flow during compression of hot lithospheres, with particular reference to Precambrian times

    Florence Cagnard;Nicolas Durrieu;Denis Gapais;Jean-Pierre Brun

  • Paleomagnetic evidence for Cenozoic block rotations in the Tadjik depression (Central Asia)

    J.-C. Thomas;A. Chauvin;D. Gapais;M. L. Bazhenov

  • Partitioning of transpressive motions within a sigmoidal foldbelt: the Variscan Sierras Australes, Argentina

    P.R. Cobbold;D. Gapais;E.A. Rossello

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Pierre Brun
Jean-Pierre Brun University of Rennes
Philippe Boulvais
Philippe Boulvais University of Rennes
Peter R. Cobbold
Peter R. Cobbold University of Rennes
Gilles Ruffet
Gilles Ruffet University of Rennes
Marc Poujol
Marc Poujol University of Rennes
Dominique Chardon
Dominique Chardon Paul Sabatier University
Jean-Noël Proust
Jean-Noël Proust Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Annick Chauvin
Annick Chauvin University of Rennes
Pierre Choukroune
Pierre Choukroune University of Rennes
Michel Ballèvre
Michel Ballèvre University of Rennes

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