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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 78 604 532 30 27 283 17073

Eric Calais publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric Calais between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric Calais published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 8.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2010. 11 of the 316 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2010. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 19 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 9 publications
1989 2025

316 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric Calais: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 4
1991 1
1992 3
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 2
1997 2
1998 5
1999 1
2000 7
2001 10
2002 19
2003 18
2004 9
2005 9
2006 13
2007 6
2008 9
2009 17
2010 20
2011 7
2012 9
2013 10
2014 16
2015 9
2016 18
2017 10
2018 13
2019 11
2020 7
2021 5
2022 15
2023 12
2024 2
2025 9
Total 316
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Eric Calais 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 Eric Calais 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, 278–287 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: 283 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
278–287 128 283
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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Eric Calais 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 Eric Calais 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, 78 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: 78 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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
78 37 78
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

Eric Calais is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France and specializes primarily in Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a strong focus on Geophysics. Their research spans several subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Atmospheric Science, and Applied Mathematics, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to geoscientific challenges.

The main topics of Eric Calais's research encompass earthquake and tectonic studies, geological and geophysical studies worldwide, and more specifically in Latin America. Their work also addresses seismic waves and analysis, earthquake detection and analysis, seismology and earthquake studies, and landslides and related hazards. This broad thematic coverage indicates a comprehensive engagement with both the physical processes and hazard aspects of earth sciences.

Recent publications by Eric Calais include:

  • Citizen seismology helps decipher the 2021 Haiti earthquake, 2022, Science
  • A Socio-Seismology Experiment in Haiti, 2020, Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Strain Partitioning within the Caribbean-North America Transform Plate Boundary in Southern Haiti, Tectonic and Hazard Implications, 2022, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Eric Calais are:

  • Steeve Symithe (16 joint publications)
  • Dominique Boisson (8 joint publications)
  • Tony Monfret (7 joint publications)
  • Françoise Courboulex (7 joint publications)
  • A. Deschamps (7 joint publications)

The primary publication venues for Eric Calais's research include Geophysical Journal International and Tectonophysics, with three publications each. Other notable venues with multiple publications are Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Frontiers in Earth Science, and Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.

Best Publications

  • GPS detection of ionospheric perturbations following the January 17, 1994, Northridge Earthquake

    Eric Calais;J. Bernard Minster

  • Crustal motion in Indonesia from Global Positioning System measurements

    Y. Bock;L. Prawirodirdjo;J. F. Genrich;C. W. Stevens

  • GPS geodetic constraints on Caribbean-North America plate motion

    Charles DeMets;Pamela E. Jansma;Glen S. Mattioli;Timothy H. Dixon

  • Geodetic Measurements of Crustal Deformation in the Western Mediterranean and Europe

    J. M. Nocquet;E. Calais

  • The use of Global Positioning System techniques for the continuous monitoring of landslides: application to the Super-Sauze earthflow (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France)

    Jean-Philippe Malet;Olivier Maquaire;E. Calais

  • GPS measurements of crustal deformation in the Baikal-Mongolia area (1994–2002): Implications for current kinematics of Asia

    Eric Calais;Mathilde Vergnolle;Vladimir San'kov;Andrei Lukhnev

  • Present-day kinematics of the East African Rift

    E. Saria;E. Calais;D. S. Stamps;D. S. Stamps;D. Delvaux

  • A kinematic model for the East African Rift

    D. Sarah Stamps;Eric Calais;Elifuraha Saria;Chris Hartnady

  • Oblique collision in the northeastern Caribbean from GPS measurements and geological observations

    Paul Mann;Eric Calais;Jean Claude Ruegg;Charles DeMets

  • Geophysical constraints on the dynamics of spreading centres from rifting episodes on land

    Tim J. Wright;Freysteinn Sigmundsson;Carolina Pagli;Manahloh Belachew

  • Deformation of the North American plate interior from a decade of continuous GPS measurements

    E. Calais;J. Y. Han;C. DeMets;J. M. Nocquet

  • Crustal velocity field of western Europe from permanent GPS array solutions, 1996–2001

    J.-M. Nocquet;E. Calais

  • Transpressional rupture of an unmapped fault during the 2010 Haiti earthquake

    Éric Calais;Andrew M. Freed;Glen S. Mattioli;Glen S. Mattioli;Falk Amelung

  • Interseismic Plate coupling and strain partitioning in the Northeastern Caribbean

    D. M. Manaker;E. Calais;A. M. Freed;S. T. Ali

  • Current strain regime in the Western Alps from continuous Global Positioning System measurements, 1996–2001

    E. Calais;J.-M. Nocquet;F. Jouanne;M. Tardy

  • Strain accommodation by slow slip and dyking in a youthful continental rift, East Africa

    Eric Calais;Nicolas d'Oreye;Julie Albaric;Anne Deschamps

  • A new paradigm for large earthquakes in stable continental plate interiors

    E. Calais;T. Camelbeeck;S. Stein;M. Liu

  • Evidence for a post-3.16-Ma change in Nubia Eurasia North America plate motions ?

    E Calais;C DeMets;J.-M Nocquet

  • Implications of deformation following the 2002 Denali, Alaska, earthquake for postseismic relaxation processes and lithospheric rheology

    Andrew M. Freed;Roland Bürgmann;Eric Calais;Jeff Freymueller

  • Dual continental rift systems generated by plume-lithosphere interaction

    Alexander Koptev;Alexander Koptev;Éric Calais;Éric Calais;Evgenii Burov;Evgenii Burov;Sylvie Leroy;Sylvie Leroy

  • Relative motion between the Caribbean and North American plates and related boundary zone deformation from a decade of GPS observations

    Timothy H. Dixon;Frederic Farina;Charles DeMets;Pamela Jansma

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacques Déverchère
Jacques Déverchère Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jennifer S. Haase
Jennifer S. Haase University of California, San Diego
Tim J. Wright
Tim J. Wright University of Leeds
Jean-Mathieu Nocquet
Jean-Mathieu Nocquet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Sylvie Leroy
Sylvie Leroy Sorbonne University
Andrew M. Freed
Andrew M. Freed Purdue University West Lafayette
Seth Stein
Seth Stein Northwestern University
Cynthia J. Ebinger
Cynthia J. Ebinger Tulane University
Taras Gerya
Taras Gerya ETH Zurich

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