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Gérard Hérail 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 Gérard Hérail sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 510+

This scientist: 114 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gérard Hérail 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 Gérard Hérail sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 31 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gérard Hérail is affiliated with the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement in France and has contributed to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences with a focus on various subfields including Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Geochemistry and Petrology.

Their research spans several main topics, notably:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis

Recent publications by Gérard Hérail provide insights into geological uplift patterns and basin infilling processes related to paleoclimate and mineralization in South America. These publications include the following:

  • "Late Miocene - Quaternary forearc uplift in southern Peru: new insights from 10Be dates and rocky coastal sequences," 2021, Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • "Neogene basin infilling from cosmogenic nuclides (10Be and 21Ne) in Atacama, Chile: Implications for palaeoclimate and supergene copper mineralization," 2021, Basin Research
  • "4 Ma uplift cycles of the southern Peruvian forearc since the late Miocene," 2022, Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America

Gérard Hérail frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Sébastien Carretier
  • Vincent Regard
  • Joseph Martinod
  • Marianne Saillard
  • Laurence Audin

Their work has appeared in publication venues such as:

  • Journal of South American Earth Sciences
  • Basin Research
  • Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America

Best Publications

  • Late Oligocene-early Miocene major tectonic crisis and related basins in Bolivia

    Thierry Sempere;Gérard Hérail;Jaime Oller;Michel G. Bonhomme

  • Controls on weathering and provenance in the Amazonian foreland basin: Insights from major and trace element geochemistry of Neogene Amazonian sediments

    Martin Roddaz;Jérôme Viers;Stéphane Brusset;Patrice Baby

  • Neogene shortening contribution to crustal thickening in the back arc of the Central Andes

    Patrice Baby;Philippe Rochat;Georges Mascle;Gérard Hérail

  • Late Cenozoic deformation and uplift of the western flank of the Altiplano: Evidence from the depositional, tectonic, and geomorphologic evolution and shallow seismic activity (northern Chile at 19°30′S)

    Marcelo Farías;Marcelo Farías;Reynaldo Charrier;Diana Comte;Joseph Martinod

  • Geometry and kinematic evolution of passive roof duplexes deduced from cross section balancing: Example from the foreland thrust system of the southern Bolivian Subandean Zone

    Patrice Baby;Gérard Hérail;René Salinas;Thierry Sempere

  • Gold grain morphology and composition as an exploration tool: application to gold exploration in covered areas

    Brian K. Townley;Gerard Hérail;Victor Maksaev;Carlos Palacios

  • Neogene to Quaternary tectonic evolution of the Patagonian Andes at the latitude of the Chile Triple Junction

    Yves Lagabrielle;Manuel Suárez;Eduardo A Rossello;Gérard Hérail

  • Non-steady long-term uplift rates and Pleistocene marine terrace development along the Andean margin of Chile (31°S) inferred from 10Be dating

    M. Saillard;S.R. Hall;L. Audin;D.L. Farber

  • Sediment provenances and drainage evolution of the Neogene Amazonian foreland basin

    Martin Roddaz;Jérôme Viers;Stéphane Brusset;Patrice Baby

  • Slope and climate variability control of erosion in the Andes of central Chile

    Sébastien Carretier;V. Regard;R. Vassallo;G. Aguilar

  • A geomorphological approach to determining the Neogene to Recent tectonic deformation in the Coastal Cordillera of northern Chile (Atacama)

    R Riquelme;J Martinod;J Martinod;G Hérail;G Hérail;J Darrozes

  • Fault-related folding, drainage network evolution and valley incision during the Neogene in the Andean Precordillera of Northern Chile

    Marcelo Garcia;Gérard Hérail

  • Renewed uplift of the Central Andes Forearc revealed by coastal evolution during the Quaternary

    Vincent Regard;Marianne Saillard;Joseph Martinod;Laurence Audin

  • Andean coastal uplift and active tectonics in southern Peru: 10Be surface exposure dating of differentially uplifted marine terrace sequences (San Juan de Marcona, ~ 15.4°S)

    Marianne Saillard;Marianne Saillard;S. R. Hall;Laurence Audin;Laurence Audin;D. L. Farber;D. L. Farber

  • Tectonic rotations within the Bolivian Altiplano: Implications for the geodynamic evolution of the central Andes during the late Tertiary

    Pierrick Roperch;Michel Fornari;Gérard Hérail;Georgina V. Parraguez

  • Late Cenozoic geomorphologic signal of Andean forearc deformation and tilting associated with the uplift and climate changes of the Southern Atacama Desert (26°S-28°S)

    Rodrigo Riquelme;Rodrigo Riquelme;Gérard Hérail;Joseph Martinod;Joseph Martinod;Reynaldo Charrier

  • Review of erosion dynamics along the major N-S climatic gradient in Chile and perspectives

    S. Carretier;V. Tolorza;V. Regard;G. Aguilar

  • Possible orogeny-parallel lower crustal flow and thickening in the Central Andes

    Muriel Gerbault;Joseph Martinod;Gérard Hérail

  • Strike-slip faulting, thrusting and related basins in the Cenozoic evolution of the southern branch of the Bolivian Orocline

    Gérard Hérail;Jaime Oller;Patrice Baby;Michel Bonhomme

  • THE FIRST CENOZOIC MAMMAL FAUNA FROM THE CHILEAN ALTIPLANO

    John J. Flynn;Darin A. Croft;Reynaldo Charrier;Gérard Hérail

  • Late Miocene–Holocene canyon incision in the western Altiplano, northern Chile: tectonic or climatic forcing?

    Marcelo García;Rodrigo Riquelme;Marcelo Farías;Gérard Hérail

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrice Baby
Patrice Baby Paul Sabatier University
Vincent Regard
Vincent Regard Paul Sabatier University
Reynaldo Charrier
Reynaldo Charrier University of Chile
Joseph Martinod
Joseph Martinod University of Savoy Mont Blanc - Chambery
Sébastien Carretier
Sébastien Carretier Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Laurence Audin
Laurence Audin Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Marcelo H. Garcia
Marcelo H. Garcia University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jean-Loup Guyot
Jean-Loup Guyot Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
John J. Flynn
John J. Flynn American Museum of Natural History
Pierrick Roperch
Pierrick Roperch University of Rennes

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