World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Environmental Sciences
France
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
102
Citations
38074
World Ranking
332
National Ranking
7

Gilles Billen 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 Gilles Billen sits on this spectrum.

41–50 publications: 21 scientists 51–60 publications: 62 scientists 61–70 publications: 133 scientists 71–80 publications: 257 scientists 81–90 publications: 361 scientists 91–100 publications: 440 scientists 101–110 publications: 492 scientists 111–120 publications: 541 scientists 121–130 publications: 617 scientists 131–140 publications: 544 scientists 141–150 publications: 541 scientists 151–160 publications: 539 scientists 161–170 publications: 444 scientists 171–180 publications: 444 scientists 181–190 publications: 400 scientists 191–200 publications: 377 scientists 201–210 publications: 318 scientists 211–220 publications: 283 scientists 221–230 publications: 263 scientists 231–240 publications: 220 scientists 241–250 publications: 217 scientists 251–260 publications: 180 scientists 261–270 publications: 181 scientists 271–280 publications: 155 scientists 281–290 publications: 130 scientists 291–300 publications: 127 scientists 301–310 publications: 130 scientists 311–320 publications: 85 scientists 321–330 publications: 106 scientists 331–340 publications: 80 scientists 341–350 publications: 83 scientists 351–360 publications: 75 scientists 361–370 publications: 69 scientists 371–380 publications: 52 scientists 381–390 publications: 54 scientists 391–400 publications: 56 scientists 401–410 publications: 44 scientists 411–420 publications: 40 scientists 421–430 publications: 36 scientists 431–440 publications: 25 scientists 441–450 publications: 25 scientists 451–460 publications: 32 scientists 461–470 publications: 29 scientists 471–480 publications: 21 scientists 481–490 publications: 26 scientists 491–500 publications: 25 scientists 501–510 publications: 17 scientists 511–520 publications: 18 scientists 521–530 publications: 15 scientists 531–540 publications: 22 scientists 541–550 publications: 12 scientists 551–560 publications: 15 scientists 561–570 publications: 11 scientists 571–580 publications: 19 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 9 scientists 601–610 publications: 7 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 5 scientists 631–640 publications: 5 scientists 641–650 publications: 6 scientists 651–660 publications: 3 scientists 661–670 publications: 3 scientists 671–680 publications: 4 scientists 681–686 publications: 3 scientists 687+ publications: 100 scientists
41 publications 687+

This scientist: 441 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gilles Billen 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 Gilles Billen sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 12 scientists 31 D-Index: 26 scientists 32 D-Index: 51 scientists 33 D-Index: 88 scientists 34 D-Index: 123 scientists 35 D-Index: 163 scientists 36 D-Index: 206 scientists 37 D-Index: 267 scientists 38 D-Index: 265 scientists 39 D-Index: 275 scientists 40 D-Index: 321 scientists 41 D-Index: 343 scientists 42 D-Index: 305 scientists 43 D-Index: 336 scientists 44 D-Index: 330 scientists 45 D-Index: 348 scientists 46 D-Index: 291 scientists 47 D-Index: 275 scientists 48 D-Index: 272 scientists 49 D-Index: 273 scientists 50 D-Index: 263 scientists 51 D-Index: 232 scientists 52 D-Index: 266 scientists 53 D-Index: 217 scientists 54 D-Index: 199 scientists 55 D-Index: 177 scientists 56 D-Index: 202 scientists 57 D-Index: 204 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 177 scientists 60 D-Index: 166 scientists 61 D-Index: 152 scientists 62 D-Index: 143 scientists 63 D-Index: 150 scientists 64 D-Index: 124 scientists 65 D-Index: 119 scientists 66 D-Index: 120 scientists 67 D-Index: 118 scientists 68 D-Index: 82 scientists 69 D-Index: 98 scientists 70 D-Index: 94 scientists 71 D-Index: 105 scientists 72 D-Index: 74 scientists 73 D-Index: 84 scientists 74 D-Index: 70 scientists 75 D-Index: 67 scientists 76 D-Index: 78 scientists 77 D-Index: 60 scientists 78 D-Index: 59 scientists 79 D-Index: 52 scientists 80 D-Index: 47 scientists 81 D-Index: 38 scientists 82 D-Index: 48 scientists 83 D-Index: 42 scientists 84 D-Index: 42 scientists 85 D-Index: 43 scientists 86 D-Index: 29 scientists 87 D-Index: 37 scientists 88 D-Index: 29 scientists 89 D-Index: 30 scientists 90 D-Index: 34 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 22 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 19 scientists 95 D-Index: 24 scientists 96 D-Index: 21 scientists 97 D-Index: 20 scientists 98 D-Index: 24 scientists 99 D-Index: 17 scientists 100 D-Index: 17 scientists 101 D-Index: 21 scientists 102 D-Index: 25 scientists 103 D-Index: 18 scientists 104 D-Index: 26 scientists 105 D-Index: 19 scientists 106 D-Index: 15 scientists 107 D-Index: 10 scientists 108 D-Index: 13 scientists 109 D-Index: 15 scientists 110 D-Index: 12 scientists 111 D-Index: 8 scientists 112 D-Index: 7 scientists 113 D-Index: 9 scientists 114 D-Index: 6 scientists 115 D-Index: 12 scientists 116 D-Index: 7 scientists 117 D-Index: 8 scientists 118 D-Index: 3 scientists 119 D-Index: 5 scientists 120 D-Index: 7 scientists 121 D-Index: 2 scientists 122 D-Index: 4 scientists 123 D-Index: 8 scientists 124 D-Index: 7 scientists 125+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in France Leader Award

Overview

Gilles Billen is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to subfields such as environmental chemistry, ecology, soil science, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and water science and technology.

Their work addresses topics including soil and water nutrient dynamics, phosphorus and nutrient management, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, marine and coastal ecosystems, agriculture and rural development research, and hydrology and watershed management studies.

Billen has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Reshaping the European agro-food system and closing its nitrogen cycle: The potential of combining dietary change, agroecology, and circularity (2021) in One Earth
  • Beyond the Farm to Fork Strategy: Methodology for designing a European agro-ecological future (2023) in The Science of The Total Environment

Other highly cited papers connected to the field include:

  • Crop production and nitrogen use in European cropland and grassland 1961-2019 (2021) in Scientific Data
  • Nitrogen dynamics in cropping systems under Mediterranean climate: a systemic analysis (2021) in Environmental Research Letters
  • Hydromorphology of coastal zone and structure of watershed agro-food system are main determinants of coastal eutrophication (2020) in Environmental Research Letters

Frequent co-authors in their research include Josette Garnier, Vincent Thieu, Luis Lassaletta, Eduardo Aguilera, and Alberto Sanz-Cobeña.

Billen's work is frequently published in venues such as HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), the Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles, Environmental Research Letters, The Science of The Total Environment, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Best Publications

  • Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & P fluxes for the drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human influences

    Robert Howarth;Gilles Billen;Dennis Swaney;Andrea Townsend

  • The European Nitrogen Assessment. Sources, Effects and Policy Perspectives

    Mark A. Sutton;Clare M. Howard;Jan Willem Erisman;Gilles Billen

  • Regional nitrogen budgets and riverine N & P fluxes for the drainages to the North Atlantic Ocean: Natural and human influences

    Unknown

  • 50 year trends in nitrogen use efficiency of world cropping systems: the relationship between yield and nitrogen input to cropland

    Luis Lassaletta;Gilles Billen;Gilles Billen;Bruna Grizzetti;Juliette Anglade

  • The fate of nitrogen and phosphorus at the land-sea margin of the North Atlantic Ocean

    S. W. Nixon;J. W. Ammerman;L. P. Atkinson;V. M. Berounsky

  • Global river nutrient export: A scenario analysis of past and future trends

    S. P. Seitzinger;E. Mayorga;E. Mayorga;A. F. Bouwman;A. F. Bouwman;C. Kroeze;C. Kroeze

  • Coupled biogeochemical cycles: eutrophication and hypoxia in temperate estuaries and coastal marine ecosystems

    Robert W. Howarth;Francis Chan;Daniel J. Conley;Josette Garnier

  • Nitrogen retention in rivers: model development and application to watersheds in the northeastern U.S.A.

    Sybil P. Seitzinger;Renée V. Styles;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Richard B. Alexander

  • Sources of nitrate in rivers draining sixteen watersheds in the northeastern U.S.: Isotopic constraints

    Bernhard Mayer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Christine Goodale;Norbert A. Jaworski

  • Human alteration of the global nitrogen and phosphorus soil balances for the period 1970–2050

    A. F. Bouwman;A. F. Bouwman;A. H. W. Beusen;G. Billen

  • Determination of the biodegradable fraction of dissolved organic matter in waters

    Pierre Servais;Gilles Billen;Marie Claude Hascoët

  • Impacts of European livestock production: nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and greenhouse gas emissions, land-use, water eutrophication and biodiversity

    Adrian Leip;Gilles Billen;Josette Garnier;Bruna Grizzetti

  • Phaeocystis blooms and nutrient enrichment in the continental coastal zones of the North sea

    Christiane Lancelot;Gilles Billen;A. Sournia;T. Weisse

  • Where did all the nitrogen go? Fate of nitrogen inputs to large watersheds in the northeastern U.S.A.

    N. Van Breemen;E.W. Boyer;Christine Goodale;Norbert Jaworski

  • Seasonal succession of diatoms and Chlorophyceae in the drainage network of the Seine River: Observation and modeling

    Josette Gamier;Gilles Billen;Michel Coste

  • Nitrous oxide emissions from secondary activated sludge in nitrifying conditions of urban wastewater treatment plants: effect of oxygenation level.

    Gaëlle Tallec;Josette Garnier;Gilles Billen;Michel Gousailles

  • Modelling phytoplankton development in whole drainage networks: the RIVERSTRAHLER Model applied to the Seine river system

    Gilles Billen;Josette Garnier;Philippe Hanset

  • The European Nitrogen Assessment

    Adrian Leip;Beat Achermann;Gilles Billen;Albert Bleeker

  • Nitrogen fluxes from the landscape are controlled by net anthropogenic nitrogen inputs and by climate

    Robert Howarth;Dennis Swaney;Gilles Billen;Josette Garnier

  • Food and feed trade as a driver in the global nitrogen cycle: 50-year trends

    Luis Lassaletta;Gilles Billen;Bruna Grizzetti;Josette Garnier

  • River basin nutrient delivery to the coastal sea: Assessing its potential to sustain new production of non-siliceous algae

    Gilles Billen;Josette Garnier

  • Sources of nitrate in rivers draining sixteen watersheds in the northeastern U.S.: Isotopic

    Bernhard Mayer;Elizabeth W. Boyer;Norbert A. Jaworski;Nico Van Breemen

Frequent Co-Authors

Josette Garnier
Josette Garnier Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Pierre Servais
Pierre Servais Université Libre de Bruxelles
Christiane Lancelot
Christiane Lancelot Université Libre de Bruxelles
Luis Lassaletta
Luis Lassaletta Technical University of Madrid
Bruna Grizzetti
Bruna Grizzetti Université Paris Cité
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
Albert Bleeker
Albert Bleeker Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Alexander F. Bouwman
Alexander F. Bouwman Utrecht University
Penny J Johnes
Penny J Johnes University of Bristol
Bruno Mary
Bruno Mary INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in Environmental Sciences, exploring related online degree options can open diverse career pathways. Many professionals pursue advanced credentials like online doctoral programs without dissertation requirements, allowing for a more flexible and streamlined path to a doctorate while balancing work and life commitments.

Those looking to deepen their expertise in education and leadership might consider the best eds to edd programs, which provide a smooth transition from a master's to a doctoral degree. These programs are ideal for environmental educators seeking advanced roles in academic or community settings.

Social work intersects significantly with environmental issues, especially in areas like community health and environmental justice. Affordable options like online dsw programs in social work offer a practical route to advance skills and impact policy development related to environmental challenges.

For individuals prioritizing budget-friendly options, exploring budget friendly online general studies degree programs can provide a broad educational foundation with flexible scheduling. This can be a great starting point before specializing in environmental sciences or related disciplines.

Exploring these related pathways allows students and professionals to tailor their education to match career goals, making environmental science studies in the USA even more accessible and impactful.

Best Scientists Citing Gilles Billen

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles