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2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
98
Citations
33136
World Ranking
421
National Ranking
12

François Forget 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 François Forget sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 684 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

François Forget 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 François Forget sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award

Overview

François Forget is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France and has a significant publication record in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research spans various subfields, including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Physiology. The primary focus areas include Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

Their work appears extensively in notable scientific journals and venues, such as:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Icarus
  • The Planetary Science Journal

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ehouarn Millour
  • Aymeric Spiga
  • Franck Montmessin
  • Oleg Korablev
  • Аlexander Trokhimovskiy

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by François Forget highlight diverse topics in planetary atmospheres and exploration:

  • The atmosphere of Mars as observed by InSight (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • Stormy water on Mars: The distribution and saturation of atmospheric water during the dusty season (2020, Science)
  • Revealing the Mysteries of Venus: The DAVINCI Mission (2022, The Planetary Science Journal)
  • Crustal and time-varying magnetic fields at the InSight landing site on Mars (2020, Nature Geoscience)
  • The TRAPPIST-1 Habitable Atmosphere Intercomparison (THAI). II. Moist Cases-The Two Waterworlds (2022, The Planetary Science Journal)

The scope of research also addresses topics such as Space Exploration and Technology, Spaceflight effects on biology, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics. Through their published work and collaborations, François Forget contributes to expanding knowledge on planetary atmospheres, magnetic fields, and habitable environments beyond Earth.

Best Publications

  • Global Mineralogical and Aqueous Mars History Derived from OMEGA/Mars Express Data

    Jean-Pierre Bibring;Yves Langevin;John F. Mustard;François Poulet

  • Improved general circulation models of the Martian atmosphere from the surface to above 80 km

    François Forget;Frédéric Hourdin;Richard Fournier;Christophe Hourdin

  • Warming Early Mars with Carbon Dioxide Clouds That Scatter Infrared Radiation

    François Forget;Raymond T. Pierrehumbert;Raymond T. Pierrehumbert

  • Eight-year climatology of dust optical depth on Mars

    L. Montabone;L. Montabone;L. Montabone;F. Forget;E. Millour;R. J. Wilson

  • Formation of Recent Martian Debris Flows by Melting of Near-Surface Ground Ice at High Obliquity

    F. Costard;F. Forget;N. Mangold;J. P. Peulvast

  • Habitability on Early Mars and the Search for Biosignatures with the ExoMars Rover

    Jorge L. Vago;Frances Westall;Andrew J. Coates;Ralf Jaumann

  • Formation of Glaciers on Mars by Atmospheric Precipitation at High Obliquity

    F. Forget;R.M. Haberle;Franck Montmessin;Benjamin Levrard

  • A chemical survey of exoplanets with ARIEL

    Giovanna Tinetti;Pierre Drossart;Paul Eccleston;Paul Hartogh

  • Origin and role of water ice clouds in the Martian water cycle as inferred from a general circulation model

    Franck Montmessin;Francois Forget;Pascal Rannou;Michel Cabane

  • A climate database for Mars

    Stephen R. Lewis;Matthew Collins;Peter L. Read;François Forget

  • Perennial water ice identified in the south polar cap of Mars

    J.-P. Bibring;Y. Langevin;F. Poulet;A. Gendrin

  • OMEGA: Observatoire pour la Minéralogie, l'Eau, les Glaces et l'Activité

    J. P. Bibring;A. Soufflot;M. Berthé;Y. Langevin

  • Global modelling of the early Martian climate under a denser CO2 atmosphere: Water cycle and ice evolution

    Robin Wordsworth;F. Forget;E. Millour;J.W. Head

  • 3D modelling of the early Martian Climate under a denser CO2 atmosphere: Temperatures and CO2 ice clouds.

    François Forget;R. Wordsworth;Ehouarn Millour;Jean-Baptiste Madeleine

  • Increased insolation threshold for runaway greenhouse processes on Earth-like planets

    Jérémy Leconte;Francois Forget;Benjamin Charnay;Robin Wordsworth

  • 3D climate modeling of close-in land planets: Circulation patterns, climate moist bistability and habitability

    Jérémy Leconte;Francois Forget;Benjamin Charnay;Robin Wordsworth

  • Modeling the Martian dust cycle, 1. Representations of dust transport processes

    Claire E. Newman;Stephen R. Lewis;Peter L. Read;François Forget

  • Observed variations of methane on Mars unexplained by known atmospheric chemistry and physics

    Franck Lefèvre;François Forget

  • Amazonian northern mid-latitude glaciation on Mars: A proposed climate scenario

    Jean-Baptiste Madeleine;François Forget;James W. Head;Benjamin Levrard

  • 3D climate modeling of close-in land planets: Circulation patterns, climate moist bistability and habitability

    J. Leconte;F. Forget;B. Charnay;Robin Wordsworth

  • Density and temperatures of the upper Martian atmosphere measured by stellar occultations with Mars Express SPICAM

    François Forget;Franck Montmessin;Jean-Loup Bertaux;Francisco González-Galindo

  • The atmosphere and climate of Mars

    Robert M. Haberle;R. Todd Clancy;Francois Forget;Michael D. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Franck Montmessin
Franck Montmessin University of Paris-Saclay
Aymeric Spiga
Aymeric Spiga Sorbonne University
Miguel Lopez-Valverde
Miguel Lopez-Valverde Spanish National Research Council
Franck Lefèvre
Franck Lefèvre Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Loup Bertaux
Jean-Loup Bertaux Atmospheres Laboratory Environments, Observations Spatiales
Stephen R. Lewis
Stephen R. Lewis The Open University
Peter L. Read
Peter L. Read University of Oxford
James W. Head
James W. Head Brown University
Anna Fedorova
Anna Fedorova Space Research Institute
Jean-Pierre Bibring
Jean-Pierre Bibring University of Paris-Saclay

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