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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 49 3611 3305 27 27 368 8774

Eric Deleersnijder publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Eric Deleersnijder between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Eric Deleersnijder published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2011. 16 of the 464 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2011. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 8 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 25 publications 2011: 32 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 2 publications
1987 2025

464 publications in total across all disciplines

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Eric Deleersnijder: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 3
1989 6
1990 3
1991 1
1992 8
1993 8
1994 6
1995 6
1996 9
1997 5
1998 8
1999 5
2000 4
2001 6
2002 13
2003 15
2004 8
2005 16
2006 20
2007 22
2008 24
2009 21
2010 25
2011 32
2012 17
2013 20
2014 26
2015 19
2016 18
2017 21
2018 19
2019 7
2020 10
2021 4
2022 9
2023 3
2024 14
2025 2
Total 464
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Eric Deleersnijder 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 Deleersnijder 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, 368–377 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: 368 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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 60 368
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 Deleersnijder 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 Deleersnijder 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% 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 49
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

Eric Deleersnijder is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Their work spans several subfields, particularly Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's research focuses on a wide array of topics related to oceanographic and atmospheric processes. These include ocean waves and remote sensing, meteorological phenomena and simulations, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, marine and coastal ecosystems, reservoir engineering and simulation methods, as well as radioactive contamination and transfer.

Eric Deleersnijder has published numerous papers in several specialized journals. Among the recent publications are:

  • Global warming decreases connectivity among coral populations, 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • Timescale Methods for Simplifying, Understanding and Modeling Biophysical and Water Quality Processes in Coastal Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review, 2020, Water
  • An implicit wetting-drying algorithm for the discontinuous Galerkin method: application to the Tonle Sap, Mekong River Basin, 2020, Environmental Fluid Mechanics
  • Hydrodynamic and sediment transport modelling in the Pearl River Estuary and adjacent Chinese coastal zone during Typhoon Mangkhut, 2022, Continental Shelf Research
  • Understanding the circulation in the deep, micro-tidal and strongly stratified Congo River estuary, 2021, Ocean Modelling

Their frequent co-authors include Jonathan Lambrechts, Insaf Draoui, Amit Ravindra Patil, Vincent Legat, and Fabricio Fiengo Pérez, reflecting collaborative work across multiple publications.

The scientist often publishes in venues such as:

  • Water
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Fluid Mechanics
  • Ocean Modelling
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Eric Deleersnijder's contributions cover both theoretical developments and applied modeling, including work on hydrodynamic and sediment transport processes, as well as numerical methods suited for aquatic ecosystems and coastal zones. Their presence in environmental fluid mechanics and ocean modeling underscores a significant engagement with the dynamics of natural water bodies and their interaction with atmospheric conditions.

Best Publications

  • Lagrangian ocean analysis: Fundamentals and practices

    Erik van Sebille;Erik van Sebille;Stephen M. Griffies;Ryan Abernathey;Thomas P. Adams

  • Carbon and nitrogen cycling within the Bering/Chukchi Seas: Source regions for organic matter effecting AOU demands of the Arctic Ocean

    J. J. Walsh;C. P. McRoy;L. K. Coachman;J. J. Goering

  • The concept of age in marine modelling I. Theory and preliminary model results

    Eric Deleersnijder;Jean Michel Campin;Eric J. M. Delhez

  • Description of the Earth system model of intermediate complexity LOVECLIM version 1.2

    Hugues Goosse;Viktor Brovkin;Thierry Fichefet;R Haarsma

  • Toward a general theory of the age in ocean modelling

    Eric J.M. Delhez;Jean-Michel Campin;Anthony C. Hirst;Eric Deleersnijder

  • Residence time in a semi-enclosed domain from the solution of an adjoint problem

    Éric J.M. Delhez;Arnold W. Heemink;Éric Deleersnijder

  • Oceanic inflow from the Coral Sea into the Great Barrier Reef

    R. Brinkman;E. Wolanski;Eric Deleersnijder;F McAllister

  • A fully implicit wetting-drying method for DG-FEM shallow water models, with an application to the Scheldt Estuary

    Tuomas Kärnä;Benjamin de Brye;Olivier Gourgue;Jonathan Lambrechts

  • A multi-scale model of the hydrodynamics of the whole Great Barrier Reef

    Jonathan Lambrechts;Emmanuel Hanert;Eric Deleersnijder;Paul-Emile Bernard

  • Presentation of a family of turbulence closure models for stratified shallow water flows and preliminary application to the Rhine outflow region

    Patrick J. Luyten;Eric Deleersnijder;José Ozer;Kevin G. Ruddick

  • An efficient Eulerian finite element method for the shallow water equations

    Emmanuel Hanert;Daniel Y. Le Roux;Vincent Legat;Eric Deleersnijder

  • Three-dimensional island wakes in the field, laboratory experiments and numerical models

    Eric Wolanski;Takashi Asaeda;Akihiro Tanaka;Eric Deleersnijder;Eric Deleersnijder

  • The water residence time in the Mururoa atoll lagoon: Sensitivity analysis of a three-dimensional model

    B Tartinville;Eric Deleersnijder;J Rancher

  • Sensitivity of a global coupled ocean-sea ice model to the parameterization of vertical mixing

    Hugues Goosse;Eric Deleersnijder;Thierry Fichefet;MH England

  • Residence time, exposure time and connectivity in the Scheldt Estuary

    Anouk de Brauwere;Anouk de Brauwere;Benjamin de Brye;Sébastien Blaise;Eric Deleersnijder

  • Tidal impact on the division of river discharge over distributary channels in the Mahakam Delta

    Maximiliano G. Sassi;A. J. F. Hoitink;Benjamin de Brye;Bart Vermeulen

  • The concept of age in marine modelling II. Concentration distribution function in the English Channel and the North Sea

    Eric J. M. Delhez;Eric Deleersnijder

  • Large amplitude, leaky, island-generated, internal waves around Palau, Micronesia

    E. Wolanski;P. Colin;Jaya Naithani;Eric Deleersnijder

  • On the practical advantages of the quasi-equilibrium version of the Mellor and Yamada level 2.5 turbulence closure applied to marine modelling

    Eric Deleersnijder;Patrick Luyten

  • A finite-element, multi-scale model of the Scheldt tributaries, river, estuary and ROFI

    Benjamin de Brye;Anouk de Brauwere;Anouk de Brauwere;Olivier Gourgue;Tuomas Kärnä

  • Description of the Earth system model of intermediate complexity LOVECLIM version 1.2

    H. Goosse;V. Brovkin;T. Fichefet;R. Haarsma

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Legat
Vincent Legat Université Catholique de Louvain
Eric Wolanski
Eric Wolanski James Cook University
Jean-François Remacle
Jean-François Remacle Université Catholique de Louvain
Jean-Marie Beckers
Jean-Marie Beckers University of Liège
Anne Mouchet
Anne Mouchet University of Liège
Thierry Fichefet
Thierry Fichefet Université Catholique de Louvain
Hans Burchard
Hans Burchard Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research
Hugues Goosse
Hugues Goosse Université Catholique de Louvain
Pierre Servais
Pierre Servais Université Libre de Bruxelles
Véronique Dehant
Véronique Dehant Royal Observatory of Belgium

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