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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 77 635 32 474 18191

Didier Bourlès publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Didier Bourlès between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Didier Bourlès published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2014. 3 of the 509 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2014. 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 32 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 44 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 32 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1984 2025

509 publications in total across all disciplines

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Didier Bourlès: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 2
1985 2
1986 2
1987 2
1988 4
1989 2
1990 1
1991 1
1992 4
1993 1
1994 5
1995 2
1996 1
1997 3
1998 5
1999 4
2000 6
2001 4
2002 8
2003 13
2004 9
2005 11
2006 16
2007 11
2008 17
2009 16
2010 29
2011 24
2012 32
2013 29
2014 44
2015 23
2016 32
2017 22
2018 26
2019 21
2020 31
2021 26
2022 12
2023 3
2024 2
2025 1
Total 509
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Didier Bourlès 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 Didier Bourlès 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, 468–477 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: 474 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 30 474
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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Didier Bourlès 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 Didier Bourlès 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, 77 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: 77 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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
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 77
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

Didier Bourlès is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and focuses their research primarily within Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a substantial concentration in Atmospheric Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Anthropology, Geophysics, and Paleontology as subfields.

The scientist's body of work encompasses a variety of main research topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
  • Radioactive contamination and transfer
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Bourlès has published numerous papers across prominent scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Geomorphology
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Geoscience

Notable recent publications illustrate the scope and variety of their research:

  • "Steady erosion rates in the Himalayas through late Cenozoic climatic changes," 2020, Nature Geoscience
  • "Nonlinear forcing of climate on mountain denudation during glaciations," 2021, Nature Geoscience
  • "Cosmogenic 10Be production records reveal dynamics of geomagnetic dipole moment (GDM) over the Laschamp excursion (20-60 ka)," 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • "Antarctic-like temperature variations in the Tropical Andes recorded by glaciers and lakes during the last deglaciation," 2020, Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Glacier fluctuations during the Late Glacial and Holocene on the Ariège valley, northern slope of the Pyrenees and reconstructed climatic conditions," 2020, Mediterranean Geoscience Reviews

Their collaborations involve multiple frequent co-authors, contributing across many publications. Among these are:

  • Karim Keddadouche
  • Georges Aumaître
  • Régis Braucher
  • Jérôme Lavé
  • Irene Schimmelpfennig

Best Publications

  • Production of cosmogenic radionuclides at great depth: A multi element approach

    R. Braucher;S. Merchel;J. Borgomano;D.L. Bourlès

  • Evidence for two intervals of enhanced 10 Be deposition in Antarctic ice during the last glacial period

    G. M. Raisbeck;F. Yiou;D. Bourles;C. Lorius

  • The French accelerator mass spectrometry facility ASTER: Improved performance and developments

    Maurice Arnold;Silke Merchel;Didier L. Bourlès;Régis Braucher

  • 10Be and 9Be in marine sediments and their potential for dating

    D. Bourles;G.M. Raisbeck;F. Yiou

  • Slope instability in relation to glacial debuttressing in alpine areas (Upper Durance catchment, southeastern France): Evidence from field data and 10Be cosmic ray exposure ages

    Etienne Cossart;Regis Braucher;Monique Fort;D.L. Bourles

  • Cosmogenic nuclide dating of Sahelanthropus tchadensis and Australopithecus bahrelghazali: Mio-Pliocene hominids from Chad.

    Anne-Elisabeth Lebatard;Didier L. Bourlès;Philippe Duringer;Marc Jolivet

  • Slip rates of the Karakorum fault, Ladakh, India, determined using cosmic ray exposure dating of debris flows and moraines

    E. T. Brown;R. Bendick;D. L. Bourlès;V. Gaur

  • In situ produced 10Be measurements at great depths: implications for production rates by fast muons

    Regis Braucher;E.T. Brown;D.L. Bourles;F. Colin

  • Slip rate on the Dead Sea transform fault in northern Araba valley (Jordan)

    Y. Klinger;J. P. Avouac;N. Abou Karaki;L. Dorbath

  • Dominance of tectonics over climate in Himalayan denudation

    Vincent Godard;Didier L. Bourlès;Françoise Spinabella;Douglas W. Burbank

  • Sources of in-situ 36Cl in basaltic rocks. Implications for calibration of production rates

    Irene Schimmelpfennig;Lucilla Benedetti;Robert Finkel;Robert Finkel;Raphaël Pik

  • Age and Date for Early Arrival of the Acheulian in Europe (Barranc de la Boella, la Canonja, Spain)

    Josep Vallverdú;Palmira Saladié;Antonio Rosas;Rosa Huguet;Rosa Huguet

  • Late Pleistocene and Holocene glaciation in the Pyrenees: a critical review and new evidence from 10Be exposure ages, south-central Pyrenees

    Raimon Pallàs;Ángel Rodés;Régis Braucher;Julien Carcaillet

  • 10Be-derived Himalayan denudation rates and sediment budgets in the Ganga basin

    Maarten Lupker;Maarten Lupker;Pierre-Henri Blard;Jérôme Lavé;Christian France-Lanord

  • Cumulative right-lateral fault slip rate across the Zagros—Makran transfer zone: role of the Minab—Zendan fault system in accommodating Arabia—Eurasia convergence in southeast Iran

    V. Regard;O. Bellier;J.-C. Thomas;D. Bourlès

  • Slip rates along active faults estimated with cosmic-ray–exposure dates: Application to the Bogd fault, Gobi-Altaï, Mongolia

    J. F. Ritz;E. T. Brown;D. L. Bourlès;H. Philip

  • Determination of both exposure time and denudation rate from an in situ-produced 10Be depth profile: A mathematical proof of uniqueness. Model sensitivity and applications to natural cases

    R. Braucher;P. Del Castillo;Lionel Siame;A.J. Hidy

  • Long-term fluvial incision rates and postglacial river relaxation time in the French Western Alps from 10Be dating of alluvial terraces with assessment of inheritance, soil development and wind ablation effects

    G.Y. Brocard;P.A. van der Beek;D.L. Bourlès;L.L. Siame

  • Relationships between tectonics, slope instability and climate change: cosmic ray exposure dating of active faults, landslides and glacial surfaces in the SW Alps.

    G. Sanchez;Yan Rolland;M. Corsini;Regis Braucher

  • Slip history of the Magnola fault (Apennines, Central Italy) from 36Cl surface exposure dating: Evidence for strong earthquakes over the Holocene

    Luigi Palumbo;Lucilla Benedetti;Didier Bourlès;Aldo Cinque

  • Estimation of slip rates in the southern Tien Shan using cosmic ray exposure dates of abandoned alluvial fans

    Erik Thorson Brown;Didier L. Bourlés;Grant M. Raisbeck;Françoise Yiou

Frequent Co-Authors

Régis Braucher
Régis Braucher Aix-Marseille University
Lucilla Benedetti
Lucilla Benedetti Aix-Marseille University
Grant M. Raisbeck
Grant M. Raisbeck University of Paris-Saclay
Françoise Yiou
Françoise Yiou Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Maurice Arnold
Maurice Arnold Collège de France
Pierre-Henri Blard
Pierre-Henri Blard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Erik T. Brown
Erik T. Brown University of Minnesota
Julien Carcaillet
Julien Carcaillet Institut des Sciences de la Terre
Olivier Bellier
Olivier Bellier Aix-Marseille University
Nicolas Thouveny
Nicolas Thouveny Aix-Marseille University

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