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Franck Gilbert publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franck Gilbert sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Franck Gilbert D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franck Gilbert sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 35 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Franck Gilbert is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on ecology, oceanography, and soil science, with a particular emphasis on marine biology and coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Gilbert's work spans a variety of topics, including:

  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Marine and Coastal Plant Biology
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics

They have authored and co-authored several recent papers, notable among them are:

  • "Depth distribution of soil organic matter and burrowing activity of earthworms-mesocosm study using X-ray tomography and luminophores" (2021), published in Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • "Variable temperature effects between heterotrophic stream processes and organisms" (2020), published in Freshwater Biology
  • "Mangrove microbiota along the urban-to-rural gradient of the Cayenne estuary (French Guiana, South America): Drivers and potential bioindicators" (2021), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "First Assessment of the Benthic Meiofauna Sensitivity to Low Human-Impacted Mangroves in French Guiana" (2021), published in Forests
  • "Sediment reworking by the burrowing polychaete Hediste diversicolor modulated by environmental and biological factors across the temperate North Atlantic. A tribute to Gaston Desrosiers" (2021), published in Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Their research has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • Freshwater Biology
  • Forests
  • Marine Environmental Research

Franck Gilbert collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Philippe Cuny
  • Emma Michaud
  • Cécile Militon
  • Léa Sylvi
  • Ronan Jézéquel

Their academic contributions integrate interdisciplinary approaches to studying environmental systems, with particular attention to the interactions between biological communities and their physical environments. This includes analyses of sediment reworking by marine invertebrates, the role of microbial communities in various ecosystems, and the impacts of urbanization gradients on coastal wetlands.

Best Publications

  • Quantifying uncertainty in high-resolution coupled hydrodynamic-ecosystem models

    J.I. Allen;P.J. Somerfield;F.J. Gilbert

  • Coupled anoxic nitrification/manganese reduction in marine sediments

    Stefan Hulth;Robert Curwood Aller;Franck Gilbert

  • Ecosystem dynamics at six contrasting sites: a generic modelling study

    J.C. Blackford;J.I. Allen;F.J. Gilbert

  • pH variability and CO2 induced acidification in the North Sea

    J.C. Blackford;F.J. Gilbert

  • Nitrogen removal in marine environments: recent findings and future research challenges

    Stefan Hulth;Robert Curwood Aller;Donald E. Canfield;Tage Dalsgaard

  • Influence of shellfish farming activities on nitrification, nitrate reduction to ammonium and denitrification at the water-sediment interface of the Thau lagoon, France

    Franck Gilbert;Philippe Souchu;Micheline Bianchi;Patricia Bonin

  • MACRO-INVERTEBRATE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS IN FRESHWATER AND MARINE SEDIMENTS: A COMMON MECHANISTIC CLASSIFICATION

    Magali Gérino;Georges Stora;Frédérique François-Carcaillet;Franck Gilbert

  • The influence of macrofaunal burrow spacing and diffusive scaling on sedimentary nitrification and denitrification: An experimental simulation and model approach

    Franck Gilbert;Robert Curwood Aller;Stefan Hulth

  • Effects of temperature on in vitro sediment reworking processes by a gallery biodiffusor, the polychaete Neanthes virens

    Daniel Ouellette;Gaston Desrosiers;Jean-Pierre Gagne;Franck Gilbert

  • Influence of bioturbation on denitrification activity in Mediterranean coastal sediments:an in situ experimental approach

    Franck Gilbert;Georges Stora;Patricia Bonin

  • Rapid assessment of metabolic activity in marine microalgae: application in ecotoxicological tests and evaluation of water quality

    Franck Gilbert;François Galgani;Yvon Cadiou

  • Seasonal and latitudinal dependencies of phytoplankton carbon-to-chlorophyll a ratios: Results of a modelling study

    A.H. Taylor;R.J. Geider;F.J.H. Gilbert

  • Imaging Oxygen Distribution in Marine Sediments. The Importance of Bioturbation and Sediment Heterogeneity

    Laura Pischedda;Jean-Christophe Poggiale;Philippe Cuny;Franck Gilbert

  • Effects of population density on the sediment mixing induced by the gallery-diffusor Hediste (Nereis) diversicolor O.F. Müller, 1776

    Eric Duport;Georges Stora;Pierre Tremblay;Franck Gilbert

  • Sediment reworking by marine benthic species from the Gullmar Fjord (Western Sweden): Importance of faunal biovolume

    Franck Gilbert;Stefan Hulth;Vincent Grossi;Jean-Christophe Poggiale

  • Effect of bioturbation on denitrification in a marine sediment from the West Mediterranean littoral

    Franck Gilbert;Patricia Bonin;Georges Stora

  • Impact of oil on bacterial community structure in bioturbated sediments

    Magalie Stauffert;Cristiana Cravo-Laureau;Ronan Jézéquel;Sandra Barantal

  • Particle reworking and solute transport by the sediment-living polychaetes Marenzelleria neglecta and Hediste diversicolor

    Jenny Elisabet Hedman;Jonas S. Gunnarsson;Göran Samuelsson;Franck Gilbert;Franck Gilbert

  • Benthic macrofauna and sediment reworking quantification in contrasted environments in the Thau Lagoon

    Eric Duport;Franck Gilbert;Jean-Christophe Poggiale;Karine Dedieu

  • Influence of bioturbation by the polychaete Nereis diversicolor on the structure of bacterial communities in oil contaminated coastal sediments

    Philippe Cuny;Gilles Miralles;Véronique Cornet-Barthaux;Monique Acquaviva

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Christophe Poggiale
Jean-Christophe Poggiale Aix-Marseille University
Christophe Rabouille
Christophe Rabouille University of Paris-Saclay
Martin Solan
Martin Solan University of Southampton
Patricia Bonin
Patricia Bonin Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography
Gaston Desrosiers
Gaston Desrosiers Université du Québec à Rimouski
Pascal Laffaille
Pascal Laffaille Ecolab (United Kingdom)
Robert C. Aller
Robert C. Aller Stony Brook University
Ronnie N. Glud
Ronnie N. Glud University of Southern Denmark
Robert Duran
Robert Duran University of Pau and the Adour Region
Ursula Witte
Ursula Witte University of Aberdeen

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