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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8550 7943 688 660 154 6910

Dimitri Lague publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dimitri Lague between 1998 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dimitri Lague published across 28 years, from 1998 to 2025, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2020. 17 of the 197 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2020. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 14 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 12 publications
1998 2025

197 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dimitri Lague: publications per year, 1998 to 2025
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 1
2002 2
2003 7
2004 1
2005 4
2006 2
2007 2
2008 8
2009 5
2010 6
2011 3
2012 9
2013 9
2014 5
2015 1
2016 14
2017 10
2018 10
2019 15
2020 18
2021 15
2022 18
2023 12
2024 5
2025 12
Total 197
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Dimitri Lague 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 Dimitri Lague 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, 148–157 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: 154 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
148–157 495 154
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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Dimitri Lague 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 Dimitri Lague 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% 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 32
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
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

Dimitri Lague is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research covers a broad spectrum of topics related to landscape evolution, sediment transport, and hydrological processes.

Their recent publications include work on landscape evolution modeling, hydrodynamic flood mapping, and geomorphological inventory techniques. Notable papers are:

  • HyLands 1.0: a hybrid landscape evolution model to simulate the impact of landslides and landslide-derived sediment on landscape evolution, 2020, Geoscientific Model Development
  • Performance of automated methods for flash flood inundation mapping: a comparison of a digital terrain model (DTM) filling and two hydrodynamic methods, 2021, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
  • Beyond 2D landslide inventories and their rollover: synoptic 3D inventories and volume from repeat lidar data, 2021, Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Sediment flux-driven channel geometry adjustment of bedrock and mixed gravel-bedrock rivers, 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Use of terrestrial photosieving and airborne topographic LiDAR to assess bed grain size in large rivers: a study on the Rhine River, 2020, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Philippe Davy
  • Philippe Steer
  • Thomas Bernard
  • Marine Le Minor
  • Aurélie Davranche

Lague's research is often published in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Earth Surface Dynamics
  • Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Earth Surface
  • Geoscientific Model Development

Their work spans several subfields including Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. The main research topics focus on:

  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies

Best Publications

  • Accurate 3D comparison of complex topography with terrestrial laser scanner: Application to the Rangitikei canyon (N-Z)

    Dimitri Lague;Dimitri Lague;Nicolas Brodu;Jérôme Leroux

  • Links between erosion, runoff variability and seismicity in the Taiwan orogen

    Simon J. Dadson;Niels Hovius;Hongey Chen;W. Brian Dade

  • 3D terrestrial lidar data classification of complex natural scenes using a multi-scale dimensionality criterion: Applications in geomorphology

    Nicolas Brodu;Dimitri Lague

  • The stream power river incision model: evidence, theory and beyond

    Dimitri Lague

  • Discharge, discharge variability, and the bedrock channel profile

    Dimitri Lague;Dimitri Lague;Niels Hovius;Philippe Davy

  • Analyzing High Resolution Topography for Advancing the Understanding of Mass and Energy Transfer Through Landscapes: A Review

    Paola Passalacqua;Patrick Belmont;Dennis M. Staley;Jeffrey D. Simley

  • Cover effect in bedrock abrasion : A new derivation and its implications for the modeling of bedrock channel morphology

    Jens M. Turowski;Jens M. Turowski;Dimitri Lague;Dimitri Lague;Niels Hovius

  • Fluvial erosion/transport equation of landscape evolution models revisited

    Philippe Davy;Dimitri Lague

  • Laboratory experiments simulating the geomorphic response to tectonic uplift

    Dimitri Lague;Dimitri Lague;Alain Crave;Philippe Davy

  • Distribution of erosion across bedrock channels

    Jens M. Turowski;Niels Hovius;Hsieh Meng-Long;Dimitri Lague

  • Constraints on the long-term colluvial erosion law by analyzing slope-area relationships at various tectonic uplift rates in the Siwaliks Hills (Nepal)

    Dimitri Lague;Dimitri Lague;Philippe Davy

  • Reduction of long‐term bedrock incision efficiency by short‐term alluvial cover intermittency

    Dimitri Lague

  • Rapid post-seismic landslide evacuation boosted by dynamic river width

    Thomas Croissant;Dimitri Lague;Philippe Steer;Philippe Davy

  • Experimental channel response to tectonic uplift

    Jens M. Turowski;Dimitri Lague;Alain Crave;Niels Hovius

  • Fluvial incision into bedrock: Insights from morphometric analysis and numerical modeling of gorges incising glacial hanging valleys (Western Alps, France)

    Pierre G. Valla;Peter A. van der Beek;Dimitri Lague

  • Response of bedrock channel width to tectonic forcing: Insights from a numerical model, theoretical considerations, and comparison with field data

    Jens M. Turowski;Dimitri Lague;Niels Hovius

  • Estimating uplift rate and erodibility from the area-slope relationship: Examples from Brittany (France) and numerical modelling

    D Lague;P Davy;A Crave

  • HyLands 1.0: a hybrid landscape evolution model to simulate the impact of landslides and landslide-derived sediment on landscape evolution

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  • Seismic cycles, earthquakes, landslides and sediment fluxes: Linking tectonics to surface processes using a reduced-complexity model

    Thomas Croissant;Thomas Croissant;Philippe Steer;Dimitri Lague;Philippe Davy

  • Coulomb mechanics and relief constraints explain landslide size distribution

    Louise Jeandet;Philippe Steer;Dimitri Lague;Philippe Davy

  • River self-organisation inhibits discharge control on waterfall migration

    Edwin R. C. Baynes;Edwin R. C. Baynes;Dimitri Lague;Mikaël Attal;Aurélien Gangloff

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Davy
Philippe Davy University of Rennes
Niels Hovius
Niels Hovius University of Potsdam
Jens M. Turowski
Jens M. Turowski University of Potsdam
Jakob Wallinga
Jakob Wallinga Wageningen University & Research
Eric Gaume
Eric Gaume Université Gustave Eiffel
Tim Davies
Tim Davies University of Canterbury
Patrick Launeau
Patrick Launeau University of Nantes
Christophe Delacourt
Christophe Delacourt University of Western Brittany
Charles Perrin
Charles Perrin University of Paris-Saclay
Véronique Ducrocq
Véronique Ducrocq Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

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