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Earth Science 57 2297 2086 156 143 181 10311

Fabrice Papa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Fabrice Papa between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Fabrice Papa published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 10.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2023. 36 of the 263 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2023. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 8 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 18 publications
2001 2025

263 publications in total across all disciplines

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Fabrice Papa: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 1
2003 8
2004 2
2005 7
2006 8
2007 2
2008 5
2009 4
2010 5
2011 8
2012 12
2013 6
2014 20
2015 12
2016 12
2017 12
2018 15
2019 10
2020 10
2021 19
2022 18
2023 30
2024 18
2025 18
Total 263
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Fabrice Papa 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 Fabrice Papa 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, 178–187 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: 181 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
178–187 414 181
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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Fabrice Papa 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 Fabrice Papa 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, 57 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: 57 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% 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 57
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

Fabrice Papa is affiliated with the Laboratoire d'Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales in France. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions in the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Ecology.

Their work covers several main research topics including Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models, and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing.

Some of Fabrice Papa's recent published papers include:

  • A global analysis of extreme coastal water levels with implications for potential coastal overtopping (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Water level changes, subsidence, and sea level rise in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • The Lake Chad hydrology under current climate change (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Water Resources in Africa under Global Change: Monitoring Surface Waters from Space (2022, Surveys in Geophysics)
  • Amazon Hydrology From Space: Scientific Advances and Future Challenges (2021, Reviews of Geophysics)

Fabrice Papa has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Ayan Santos Fleischmann
  • Rodrigo Cauduro Dias de Paiva
  • Adrien Paris
  • Sly Wongchuig
  • Frédéric Frappart

Frequent publication venues for their work comprise:

  • Nature Communications
  • Water Resources Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Surveys in Geophysics
  • Reviews of Geophysics

In addition to journal articles, Fabrice Papa has contributed to academic literature through books, including a publication with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique titled "Hidrologia da Amazônia vista do espaço: avanços cientificos e desafios futuros" (2023).

Best Publications

  • Contribution of anthropogenic and natural sources to atmospheric methane variability

    P. Bousquet;P. Bousquet;P. Ciais;J. B. Miller;J. B. Miller;E. J. Dlugokencky

  • Global inundation dynamics inferred from multiple satellite observations, 1993–2000

    C. Prigent;F. Papa;F. Aires;W. B. Rossow

  • Interannual variability of surface water extent at the global scale, 1993–2004

    F. Papa;Christophe Prigent;F. Aires;Chloé Jimenez

  • Development of a global inundation map at high spatial resolution from topographic downscaling of coarse-scale remote sensing data

    Etienne Fluet-Chouinard;Bernhard Lehner;Lisa Maria Rebelo;Fabrice Papa

  • Changes in land surface water dynamics since the 1990s and relation to population pressure

    Christophe Prigent;F. Papa;F. Aires;Chloé Jimenez

  • Satellite altimeter‐derived monthly discharge of the Ganga‐Brahmaputra River and its seasonal to interannual variations from 1993 to 2008

    Fabrice Papa;Fabien Durand;William B. Rossow;Atiqur Rahman

  • A global analysis of extreme coastal water levels with implications for potential coastal overtopping

    Rafael Almar;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Roshanka Ranasinghe;Erwin W. J. Bergsma;Erwin W. J. Bergsma;Harold Diaz

  • An attempt to quantify the impact of changes in wetland extent on methane emissions on the seasonal and interannual time scales

    Bruno Ringeval;Nathalie de Noblet-Ducoudré;Philippe Ciais;Philippe Bousquet

  • Ganga-Brahmaputra river discharge from Jason-2 radar altimetry: An update to the long-term satellite-derived estimates of continental freshwater forcing flux into the Bay of Bengal

    Fabrice Papa;Fabrice Papa;Sujit K. Bala;Rajesh K. Pandey;Fabien Durand

  • Present state of global wetland extent and wetland methane modelling: methodology of a model inter-comparison project (WETCHIMP)

    Rita Wania;Joe Melton;Joe Melton;EL Hodson;B Poulter

  • A modeling study of the processes of surface salinity seasonal cycle in the Bay of Bengal

    Valiya Parambil Akhil;Fabien Durand;Matthieu Lengaigne;Jérôme Vialard

  • Surface freshwater storage and dynamics in the Amazon basin during the 2005 exceptional drought

    Frédéric Frappart;Fabrice Papa;Joecila Santos da Silva;Guillaume Ramillien

  • The Lake Chad hydrology under current climate change

    Binh Pham-Duc;Binh Pham-Duc;Florence Sylvestre;Fabrice Papa;Fabrice Papa;Frédéric Frappart

  • Global off-line evaluation of the ISBA-TRIP flood model

    B. Decharme;R. Alkama;F. Papa;F. Papa;S. Faroux

  • Interannual variations of river water storage from a multiple satellite approach: A case study for the Rio Negro River basin

    Frédéric Frappart;Fabrice Papa;James S. Famiglietti;Catherine Prigent

  • Water level changes, subsidence, and sea level rise in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna delta

    Mélanie Becker;Fabrice Papa;Fabrice Papa;Mikhail Karpytchev;Caroline Delebecque

  • ENVISAT radar altimeter measurements over continental surfaces and ice caps using the ICE-2 retracking algorithm

    Benoit Legresy;Fabrice Papa;Frederique Remy;Gaetan Vinay

  • The Hydrological Modeling and Analysis Platform (HyMAP): Evaluation in the Amazon Basin

    Augusto C. V. Getirana;Aaron Boone;Dai Yamazaki;Bertrand Decharme

  • Amazon Hydrology From Space: Scientific Advances and Future Challenges

    Alice César Fassoni-Andrade;Alice César Fassoni-Andrade;Alice César Fassoni-Andrade;Ayan Santos Fleischmann;Fabrice Papa;Fabrice Papa;Rodrigo Cauduro Dias de Paiva

  • A new river flooding scheme for global climate applications: Off-line evaluation over South America

    B. Decharme;H. Douville;C. Prigent;F. Papa

  • The upper Bay of Bengal salinity structure in a high-resolution model

    Rachid Benshila;Fabien Durand;Sébastien Masson;Romain Bourdallé-Badie

Frequent Co-Authors

Frédéric Frappart
Frédéric Frappart Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Filipe Aires
Filipe Aires Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Stéphane Calmant
Stéphane Calmant Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
William B. Rossow
William B. Rossow City College of New York
Catherine Prigent
Catherine Prigent Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Frédérique Rémy
Frédérique Rémy Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Guillaume Ramillien
Guillaume Ramillien Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anny Cazenave
Anny Cazenave Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
Matthieu Lengaigne
Matthieu Lengaigne University of Montpellier
Jérôme Vialard
Jérôme Vialard Université Paris Cité

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